On a warm, sunlit afternoon around Lake Merritt, just days after city leaders announced a sharp drop in crime, a KQED reporter and photographer approached Oakland residents with a simple question: In ...

The three leading candidates running to fill Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat after she retires squared off at a debate moderated by KQED’s Scott Shafer and Sydney Johnson this week. Those contenders ...

While problems continue to plague the rollout of an upgraded Clipper fare payment system, incurring significant costs and frustrating transit riders with outages and glitches, a full resolution of the ...

San Francisco supervisors plan to propose a policy directing local police to identify federal immigration agents conducting arrests in the city after a mother was arrested by plainclothes officers at ...

Protein supplements have become a daily habit for many Californians, who add them to smoothies, coffee and even oatmeal in hopes of boosting muscle recovery or managing weight. But unlike baby food or ...

Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated an amendment sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R), Ohio’s former secretary of state, to require voters to show photo ID when casting ballots in person or voting by ...

Someone better check the plumbing as March has been full of leaks. The Rivian R2 snuck out shortly before its big debut, while images of the BMW 7-Series and X5 quickly followed. Now, it’s Volkswagen ...

Seven days with Volkswagen’s electric crossover revealed that while the ID.4 has impressive technology and performance, arguably its greatest strength is how natural it behaves. I spent a week living ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

Democratic leaders say they don’t oppose voter ID laws, but they blocked a bill to impose a nationwide requirement Thursday. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, attempted to pass a standalone voter ID bill ...

California voters are split along party lines on two controversial proposed ballot measures — a billionaire tax and an initiative requiring voters to show government ID when they cast a ballot — ...