Uvalde school police chief a no-show at 1st city council meeting

Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo, who is newly elected to the panel, has been criticized for the law enforcement response during the mass shooting.

Oakland teen, who was told she would never walk on her own, walks the stage for graduation

Oakland teen Jordan DeBose Holman, who has spent most of her life in a wheelchair was told that she would never be able to walk on her own. But last month, she walked the stage to receive her diploma as she was celebrated for defying the odds and proving "the doubters wrong."

San Francisco COVID surge coincides with Pride month, NBA Finals

COVID rates are on the rise. SF's health department says now is a prudent time to resume wearing masks in indoor settings, choose outdoor gatherings over indoor gatherings whenever possible, and use rapid tests as needed to determine who is infected and should isolate.

California cheer team calls for removal of schools chief after Black mannequin scandal

The lawyers representing the California High “cheer family” are saying the mannequin photo is a result of a “disgruntled mother” whose Black daughter didn't make the team.

Details emerge about Berkeley High School teen's alleged plans for shooting, bombing

The teen police say had plans to carry out a mass shooting and bombing at Berkeley High School was arrested Monday, more than a week after police found weapons parts in his home.

Renegade summer classes begin at shuttered Oakland school

Parents and community members are offering summer school to neighborhood kids as protest in a closed Oakland school.

CSU under fire for allowing campus leaders to ignore sex harassment, racial complaints

Cal State's Board of Trustees is under fire for allowing campus leaders to ignore sexual harassment and racial discrimination complaints made by faculty and students across the 23-campus system.   

San Francisco Unified won't use the word 'chief' in job titles anymore

From now on, San Francisco Unified won't use the word "chief" in connection with any work level since members of the Native American community were concerned over the use of that word.

Cal High students aim to turn school shooting fears into preventative action

Students with the Sandy Hook Promise Club at California High School are honoring the Texas elementary shooting victims while also educating classmates on the warning signs to prevent future tragedies.

Amid bullying accusations, Cal places swim coach on leave
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Teri McKeever, coach of UC Berkeley's women's swim team, has been placed on paid administrative leave amid accusations from athletes that she was an abusive bully.

Oakland parents plan to 'liberate' Parker Elementary School

Parents of Parker Elementary School students and their allies are planning to assume control of the Oakland school starting Wednesday evening on the last day of school in the Oakland Unified School District, organizers said.

California's salamanders have amazing skydiving skills, UC study reveals

A UC Berkeley study has unveiled incredible gliding and parachuting skills that have evolved among the wandering salamander which dwells among towering Northern California coast redwood forests.

Fire at People's Park leads police to discover violent assault

Cal police are investigating a fire and aggravated assault that happened Tuesday morning in People's Park. The suspect is still at-large, authorities said.

Man convicted of killing UC Berkeley student to reveal motive

The man charged with the 2020 shooting and killing of a UC Berkeley student is expected to reveal the motive behind the incident on Monday.