California is known for its warm, sunny weather and beautiful beaches. Yet, warming centers are popping up around the Bay Area during the winter.  Warming centers are short-term emergency shelters...

Names are one of the first things you learn about a new person and often shape first impressions.  What exactly is in a name depends on who you ask. Many people place a lot of emphasis on the importance...

Lunar New Year, a holiday important to many Asian Americans, is being celebrated as a state holiday for the first time.  Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2596  in September 2022, which made...

8 billion people. The total number of people living on this planet. To think that just 12 years ago, the population made it to 7 billion.  According to the United Nations, the world population...

Critics have called the "Stop the Sexualization of  Children Act" a national version of the "Don't Say Gay" laws in Florida.  Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson introduced the "Stop the Sexualization of...

Hurricane Ian attacked Florida and South Carolina with an onslaught of torrential rain and wind, causing at least 14 deaths, reminding people of the ongoing climate crisis and the connection between hurricanes...