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The pay increase, if approved on second reading, would be the first for the council since 2007 when current rates were set, costing the city an additional $117,984 annually.

The pay increase, if approved on second reading, would be the first for the council since 2007 when current rates were set, costing the city an additional $117,984 annually.

UC Berkeley law student Adel Asad was at home with his family in Pakistan during winter break when he received an email from the university encouraging

The market and its merchants, who sell ice cream, churros and fresh produce, are still evolving. As is the neighborhood, thanks in part to the work of the Unity Council, a nonprofit behind the Frui…

The Trump Administration is threatening to prosecute “local actors” who defy its policies.

LA HONDA — A suspect believed to be connected to two separate burglaries at the same La Honda home has been arrested and booked into a San Mateo County jail, authorities announced Sunday.

Richmond's Burnt Ramen, both loved and opposed, meets its end in early morning fire Sierra Lopez | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group

A fire in the early hours of Jan. 12 largely gutted the place, but venue owner Michael Malin said Burnt Ramen’s heyday had long been over.

RICHMOND — Burnt Ramen, an underground venue that served as a sanctuary for East Bay punks and metalheads, recently went up in flames, a poetic ending for a venue shuttered following the Ghost Ship fire of 2016.

RICHMOND — Julie Perez, a longtime police reform advocate following the death of her son Pedie Perez by the hands of a former Richmond police officer, died Jan. 22 after a battle with cancer.