'Tripledemic' prompts change to CDC masking guidance

At San Jose’s Christmas in the Park event, families enjoyed dazzling lights, kiddie rides, and festive performances. The outdoor event is a holiday favorite but this year, some people chose to enjoy the celebration masked up.

UC postdoc and academic researchers end strike; graduate students continue work stoppage

Postdoctoral workers and academic researchers at the University of California will return to work on Monday, partly ending a weekslong strike – the largest in UC history. 

Berkeley teacher wins $1K as part of inaugural 'Kindness Award,' aimed at celebrating acts of kindness

A grade school teacher was named the winner of the first ever Chris Kindness Award, an initiative created by a University of California at Berkeley professor to promote acts of kindness in his community.

Meet the 11-year-old football fanatic inspiring Cal's Golden Bears

Even in a sea of Berkeley blue and California gold, you would be hard-pressed to find a fan more focused on the Cal-Stanford game, than 11-year-old Bryson Thompson. 

Parents of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried not teaching at Stanford next quarter: report

Stanford Law professor and father of fallen cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried will not be teaching at the prestigious Palo Alto university next quarter, the Stanford Daily first reported.

Student stabbed at Skyline High School by another student

A student at an East Bay high school was stabbed by another student on campus Wednesday morning, authorities said.

UC Berkeley's new police chief used to lead US Capitol police

UC Berkeley's police department is getting a new police chief – the former acting police chief at the US Capitol.

Upsurge in staff COVID cases closes popular San Francisco restaurant

Zuni Café on Market Street in San Francisco is temporarily closed due to an upsurge in COVID cases amongst staff. Doctors say four respiratory viruses are currently circulating.

Biden's student loan forgiveness program remains blocked for now, Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court says the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices have agreed to take up the case in late winter.

'Whites only' and 'Blacks only' tagged in Alameda High restroom

Alameda High School officials said hate speech was etched into different areas of the school before the Thanksgiving break. The N-word, "whites only," "blacks only," and a swastika were found in a stairwell and a restroom on campus.

San Francisco couple transform liquor store into a community art studio

A couple in San Francisco said they're doing something to help improve their neighborhood. They've turned a former liquor store into a working studio, art gallery and community gathering spot. The couple said it's more than a business.

Beloved Stanford football coach David Shaw resigns

Well-respected, longtime Stanford football head coach David Shaw has resigned effective immediately.

Giving thanks: veterans at Stanford reflect on Pat Tillman's legacy

November is a month of giving thanks, and this year, three students at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business said they are grateful to Bay Area Army Ranger Pat Tillman 

As teen overdoses from opioid use skyrocket, many schools still unprepared for emergency

In 2021 alone, 36 teenagers died from opioid-related overdoses in the Bay Area, and according to the California Department of Public Health 224 teenagers statewide have overdosed fatally in the past two years

California gymnasts in anguish years after suffering abuse by college coach

KTVU spoke with 13 former SJSU gymnasts who all echoed the same message – they were abused by their coach and then failed by the very system put in place to protect them.