The Danville Town Council is set to decide Tuesday whether to give its members a 5% pay raise as the only action item on an ...

The San Ramon Planning Commission is poised to weigh in this week on a subdivision application for a commercial condominium ...

A team of Dublin High School students recently invented a sea urchin-capturing submarine in attempts to help protect kelp forests threatened by the purple critter.

By Kary Deng For some students, the hardest part of the school day isn’t a test or homework, it is getting through the weight of depression. In classrooms filled with laptops, lockers, and college ...

By Riya Upadhyaya Whether used as a social lubricant or simply a mood-lifter, teen substance use most often starts casually. Many teens fail to realize that one pill could mean the difference between ...

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 ...