This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Frustrated by the slow adoption of one of ...

On a quiet street in Oakland, a teenager counts money from a small bag of pills he never plans to take. This scenario is an example that reflects patterns researchers are observing across economically ...

For many people recovering from opioid addiction, something as simple as moving their bodies can help them regain the confidence they thought they had lost. It is important for people in recovery to ...

Originally intended to treat pain, opioids have instead become the center of a national public health crisis. Addiction rates have surged since the 1990s as opioid prescription medications and illicit ...

Throughout Alameda County, a dangerous new trend is emerging. The consumption of fentanyl-laced vapes is increasing, deepening addiction among minors by introducing new, highly dangerous substances to ...

With the new year, I spontaneously decided to pick up the hobby of jigsaw puzzles, where I soon learned of its positive impact on the mind and, subsequently, health. Its purpose isn’t productivity but ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two months past a statutory deadline, California’s top fire safety regulator published a report Monday on whether and ...

Students, teachers and volunteers in the Dominican Republic with the Wheelchair Foundation’s "From the Heart" school program took a short break from distributing wheelchairs to catch up on news from ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For more than a month, Republican lawmakers in California have blasted a legislative proposal to study alternatives to ...

While the fate of America's Finest Hemp Company remains uncertain months after it was forced to shutter due to changes in state law last year, the outcome of a discussion by the Danville Town Council ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Jenn Carson Jenn Carson is a violence prevention specialist, former school counselor and ...

BART's Board of Directors last week approved a sweeping contingency plan that would slash service, close stations and raise fares if the transit agency fails to secure new funding to close a projected ...