Opponents of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit train apparently have failed in their attempt to force a repeal election on the sales tax that is the agencys major source of funding.
Sonoma County is seeking job applications for the executive director position of the countys First 5 commission.
Calpine workers at The Geysers in Sonoma County have voted against union representation, the National Labor Relations Board said Friday.
Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.
ALAMEDA — Hiring a new coach has become almost commonplace for the Raiders, who will have their seventh coach in the past 10 seasons in 2012. As the first coach hired in the post-Al Davis era in Oakland, Dennis Allen will have a much different task than his predecessors.
Sebastopols small but popular library will close Saturday for three to four months for a long-awaited renovation. The closure will leave a gap in the daily life of the community, a librarian says.
A Willits man who admitted setting 19 fires last summer was sentenced Friday to 20 years in state prison.
When Facebook makes its debut as a public company, it will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world.
In the brutal world of online commerce, where a competing product is just a click away, retailers need all the juice they can get to close a sale.
The Raiders formally announced Friday that former Denver defensive coordinator Dennis Allen will be Oaklands new head coach.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.s failure to conduct required gas leak surveys on nearly 14 miles of its distribution system in eastern Contra Costa County - including one Danville neighborhood ignored for two decades -...
(01-27) 16:35 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Friday flatly denied a Washington Post report that he was deeply involved in the company that produced provocative, racially charged...
A San Jose State University student who broke into four female students dorm rooms and groped them early Friday has been arrested, campus officials said. Michael Escobar, 21, is being held at Santa Clara County Jail on...
Kenneth Warren gave his uncle a playful tap on the leg Thursday night as the two men finished a shift at Dons Headquarters barbershop in south Berkeley. Ill see you tomorrow, Uncle Donnie, Warren, 35, said before he...
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(01-27) 07:33 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal governments plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans civil...
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