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H. W. McKevitt’s auto company was once a popular Volvo dealership and then a purveyor of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Alfa Romeo and Fiat.

In 1968, UC Berkeley graduate students Emma Gee and Yuji Ichioka coined the term “Asian American” when naming the student organization the Asian American Political Alliance, or the AAPA.

In 1968, UC Berkeley graduate students Emma Gee and Yuji Ichioka coined the term “Asian American” when naming the student organization the Asian American Political Alliance, or the AAPA.

The Berkeley Lawn Bowling Club’s membership has swelled in recent years. An unused green could become a public park.

They were all piled in Dick Beahrs dads big yellow Pontiac, like a bunch of kids going...

This weekend, San Diego County hit a record of nearly 50,000 new COVID-19 cases. KPBS health reporter Matt Hoffman speaks about the surge and how hospitals are faring. Plus, the impact of the omicron variant on the local economy and how the local economy could be impacted by Gov. Newsom’s budget proposal. Finally, California Report Magazine explores the rich history of the Rainbow Sign — a groundbreaking center in Berkeley for Black culture, politics and art.

The house at 449 Broad St. in Nevada City has a rich history, best known for having been home to Aaron and Ellen Sargent in the 1860s.

It was so putrid the city eventually stepped in to shut it down.

By Kathy Chouteau When it comes to Hollywood success stories, it’s hard to top the tale of a former Richmond newsman turned prominent executive producer of a current hit TV show. The critically acclaimed show in question is Miss Scarlet & The Duke on PBS’s Masterpiece, and the man is Harvey L. Myman—a creative force behind other hit series like Roseanne, Home Improvement, That 70’s Show and Everybody Loves Raymond. In an interview with the Standard Tuesday, Myman, whose new...

UFO Takes Mans Wife: When the Heavens Gate cult recruited in the Bay Area Katie Dowd As Robert Balch stepped into the Orinda post office in November 1975, he didn’t know what to expect. The cult members told him to search for a ZIP code book. Inside would be his next set of instructions. He found the book and hurriedly flipped the pages. There, on page 100, he found the words: “Meet us at the top of Mount Diablo.” Balch tells the story of his unlikely undercover operation ...