Jasmine Ramirez

Many Bay Area food banks are struggling amidst surging fuel prices that make it harder to deliver much-needed food to the many locals who need it.

If you have been wondering what's been going on with the encampments under Interstate Highway 880, you are not the only one. For our "Hey Area" series, one of our listeners wanted an update on the Caltrans sweeps. KALW’s Jasmine Ramirez hit the streets to find out more.

The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a nationwide warning about a spike in fentanyl-related mass overdoses.

The covid-19 was stressful on everybody. Luckily for Ryan Murray, he does his brightest work during the darkest of times.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday a $2.3 billion settlement from major drug distributors over their role in the ongoing opioid crisis. If finalized, more than 400 cities and counties nationwide could soon receive payouts.

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved a $95.5 million dollar expansion for the West County Detention Facility in North Richmond.

SamTrans partnered up this week with the San Mateo County Office of Education to launch a pilot program offering free fares to low-income students.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved the adoption of an ordinance that requires some large-scale businesses to recover and donate surplus, edible food.

California began vaccinating children ages 5 to eleven this week, with the state expecting to receive more than a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines during the first week.

Los Gatos city council officials have been subjected to harassment, intimidation, and racially charged bullying in recent town meetings.