Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu’s return to Oakland will now be much, much sweeter.

The race to represent the 4th District on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors is heating up as the one-term incumbent prepares to fend off at least two prominent challengers.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has denied a request for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to lie in honor at the United States Capitol, citing past precedent over how the deaths of other high-profile ...