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"You can walk into a clinic in Alameda County and leave with a free syringe, fentanyl test strip and naloxone kit with no questions asked. But if you ask for real treatment, you’ll be put on a ...

SPARC Theater is introducing a new adult education workshop series next week for those in the Tri-Valley intrigued by improvisation.

A classroom where inmates study to take the G.E.D. exam at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center on July 26, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters Let’s dive into some education news: Backed by Gov.

This year's Eugene O'Neill Festival is aiming to showcase the late playwright's melding of the personal and political with an original, contemporary production this year that has become all the more ...

Pippy the pup is petite, perky and perfectly precious. This sweet and snuggly sidekick lives for love, happily hopping into your heart with every tail wag. She adores walks, and always insists on ...

A vegetation fire burning in Sunol on Tuesday evening is at 15 acres and 50% containment, Cal Fire said in their latest update at 5:20 p.m.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A row of uniforms for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation hang at Halby’s in Blythe on May 8, ...