Former ranger Betty Reid Soskin, 102, honored with honorary doctorate

At 102, beloved former park ranger and Bay Area icon Betty Reid Soskin received an honorary degree at a graduation ceremony at Cal State East Bay in Hayward.

CSU tuition hike vote sparks protests

The roughly 460,000 undergraduate CSU students would be paying about 6% more each year in tuition. That works out to about $340 to $400 per student, per year.

East Bay professor announces run for Barbara Lee's congressional seat

An East Bay professor and Oakland resident is the latest candidate in the race for U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee's seat in Congress.   

California man incarcerated for 27 years graduates college

Forrest Jones spent over two decades in California state prisons, but on Sunday, he graduated from college.