It was late at night when Allen Larson and Heather Gioia heard a loud bang coming from outside their house in Pleasanton.

By Ilina Mukherjee In 2023, Alameda County reached a $40 million settlement with multiple major companies who have been seen ...

By Erika Rayo This video was produced as part of a program to educate youth and others about Alameda County’s opioid crisis, ...

By Hakimuddin Radhanpurwala The first thing you can imagine is a trembling mother, curled up on a stained couch, pitching ...

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Ameer Habeeb Ameer Habeeb is Environmental Services Director for PRIDE Industries at the California ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Protesters gather over Highway 101 in downtown Los Angeles in support of the “Day Without Immigrants” march on Feb. 3, ...

By Prisha Sharma Skateboarding provides stress relief and increases endorphins, both natural mood enhancers, which can reduce the temptation to turn to substances like opioids for emotional support.

By Priscilla Tenorio To know how opioids affect communities all around us, we must first know what opioids are and how we are affected by them even in ways we do not realize. According the American ...

By Tanmayi Parepalli Alameda County’s opioid crisis has escalated fast. In fact, the California Syringe Exchange Programs Coalition states that overdose deaths rose over 60% in just one year, from ...

By Ritvik Misra In Oakland, the opioid crisis has deepened, with fentanyl deaths skyrocketing across neighborhoods in the 94612 ZIP code, like Uptown and Lakeside. In 2021, these neighborhoods ...

By Prisha Patel  Opioid abuse cases and deaths have surged across Alameda County in the past few years. This crisis is not only a distant problem reported in the media, but a life-threatening reality ...

By Sue Yeon Park The path to healing can start with a tune. Music can be a very effective tool in providing relief from struggles. Through my experiences volunteering to play music for those with ...