Allie Rasmus

About 3,00 teachers and other staff in the West Contra Costa Unified School District are preparing to go on strike Thursday after contract negotiations between the district and the educators’ union reached a standstill.

Ultra-processed items include boxed soups, frozen meals and products with long shelf lives — foods many Americans grew up eating in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.

Many Californians were waking up Friday to good news: Their EBT food assistance cards were full.

The FBI is investigating a shooting that occurred late Thursday night near the entrance to Coast Guard Island in Alameda — the same location where a day-long protest against a called-off federal immigration operation had taken place hours earlier.

A team of federal agents from multiple agencies began arriving Thursday at Coast Guard Island in Alameda as part of President Donald Trump’s continued crackdown on immigration across the U.S. Protesters gathered outside the base, holding signs and chanting for the agents to leave.

Under the agreement, Merck KGaA, a German-based drugmaker, will cut the price of some IVF medications by 84 percent.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie joined city law enforcement leaders Tuesday to push back against the idea of National Guard troops patrolling city streets — a proposal that drew attention after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff first suggested he’d welcome it.

California is the first state in the nation to officially define what counts as an "ultra-processed food" — a move supporters say could change what millions of kids eat in school cafeterias.

Despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, visitors will still be able to set foot on one of the Bay Area’s most famous landmarks – Alcatraz Island – thanks to help from a local nonprofit and private partners.

The Morgan Hill Unified School District and San Jose State University on Thursday announced a new partnership that guarantees eligible graduates a spot at the university starting next fall.