Katherine Monahan

Oakland Unified School District started its academic year Monday, with many students in the district coming back to campus for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.

BART service is ramping up to near pre-pandemic levels, including the return of late-night trains.

If you’ve ever been on the rivers of the Sierra foothills, you may have noticed some folks with shovels and buckets. Turns out, they are looking for gold in what was once Gold Country. We meet a few of them as part of our @WORK series.

Several groups have organized a weekly protest on wheels in front of Oakland’s City Hall. They’re asking the city to designate a free public skate court.

Creeks and springs at Point Reyes National Seashore haven't completely dried up, but they're looking parched. Park staff started providing water last week to ensure tule elk get enough to make it through what could be an unprecedented drought.

Tuesday is World Ocean Day. In recognition, a ceremony to mark the deaths of a dozen whales that have washed up on Bay Area shores this year will be held at Crissy Field in San Francisco.