As I travel across my district, all eyes are on Central California’s alarming wildfire season following the onset of the ...

Donald Trump said he wants the government or insurers to pay for in vitro fertilization treatments. For those lacking ...

Jim Mathews, who died this summer at age 77, often performed in community theater productions near his home in San Mateo. His ...

Proposition 36 is not perfect. Again, voters cannot predict all the consequences. But with the increasing drug, theft and homeless problems Californians now face, it is worth the risk of taking ...

There was a time when a homeowner could return from a long vacation or a lengthy stay in a hospital and never worry about ...

Lawsuits from an environmental group allege that Bakersfield's approval of zone changes for parcels across the city violated state law by exempting the changes from environmental review.

In a recent letter Raymond Reed did an excellent job of showing that in different cultures or desperate circumstances, cats and dogs could be eaten. Sure — lots of things could happen. Russia could ...

Banned Books Week begins today and runs through Sept. 28. This year's theme is "Freed Between the Lines." Since 1982, the ...

Spirits are high Saturday morning during a commemoration of International Day of Peace at the Sister City Gardens at Mill ...