OAKLAND — The room fell silent Tuesday when Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city’s mayor. After a rousing standing ovation, ...

BART service between the Lake Merritt station in Oakland and the Dublin and Berryessa stations was shut down Tuesday morning ...

The performer later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in such shows as “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf.” ...

New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake ...