Facing an eight-term incumbent Democrat in a predominantly Democratic district with virtually no money, the two challengers seeking to unseat Rep. Lynn Woolsey in the November election face an uphill battle, to say the least. Woolsey, D-Petaluma, is ...

1 E. First St. HOT ISSUE: The council will consider transferring its former fire station at 495 S. Morrill St. to its redevelopment agency and then authorizing the agency to sell the property. The proceeds would support the homeless services campus ...

Is Republican presidential nominee John McCain the key player in the behind-the-scenes maneuvers which may turn the East Bay into California’s first urban gambling resort? Sunday’s New York Times featured a major investigation of the ties of the ...

A new event at the Great Reno Balloon Race is a sort of convenience for those who brave the early start to see hundreds of balloons: The World's Largest Pajama Party. Starting at 5 a.m. Saturday, the party takes place in an on-site tent at Rancho San ...

As many as 7,000 low-income residents are expected to put their names on a waiting list this week for federally funded Marin County housing vouchers in the first sign-up of its kind in six years. Kimberly Carroll, a deputy director for the Marin ...

PHOENIX - (Business Wire) Planet Orange is going green. The Phoenix Suns, APS and the City of Phoenix announced today plans to install a major solar panel power project at US Airways Center. Suns guard Steve Nash, Suns General Manager Steve Kerr, APS ...

Blue Mire, American Economy, Dylan Cannon Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $3. "Bodog Battle of the Bands" 12 Galaxies. 9pm, $10. *Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Papercuts Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10. Maya Dorn, Eggplant Casino, Ramon and Jessica Hemlock ...

The City of Alturas has adopted a substantial rate fee increase for water and sewer service, and will have a public hearing on those increases for January 15, 6 p.m. at City Hall. The City has proposed a $15.61 base increase in the water rate, going ...