A controversial bake sale sponsored by a Republican group at the at the University of California, Berkeley, raised hundreds of dollars Tuesday. The "Increase Diversity Bake Sale" was held to protest SB 185, a bill that would allow public universities in California to consider race when admitting applicants, according to a Facebook page for the event. The event's sponsors, the Berkeley College Republicans, argue the legislation would circumvent Proposition 209, a 1996 voter-approved ......

Nearly all Californians think the state is in a recession, and half believe that they or someone close to them could lose their job in the next year, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California. The poll also found that two-thirds of Californians say they feel the impact of state budget cuts. Mark Baldassare, president of PPIC, said the results show “the state budget ......

On the first day of classes, two Oakland public schools were placed on lockdown Monday in response to the mayhem that ensued after an assailant pointed a gun at a driver’s head in West Oakland and then stole his Jaguar in the middle of the day. The car was later spotted in East Oakland, at which point police gave chase, first in vehicles, then on foot, according to the Oakland ......

The Silva Sausage Company, which is based in Gilroy, announced Friday that it is recalling 28,782 pounds of chicken sausage due an undisclosed allergen, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The company issued the recall after USDA inspectors found that it failed to list cultured whey, a milk byproduct, as an ingredient in the sausage it made in July and August. Cultured why can cause ......

Planned Parenthood is returning to San Francisco in a new clinic that has started making appointments for next week, the Chronicle reported. The Bay Citizen reported last month that the clinic would be opening at 1650 Valencia St. Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, the group that used to cover San Francisco, lost its affiliation with the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in September due to management problems. The organization changed its name ......