Opinion

Californians shouldered the eighth-highest per capita tax burden in the nation last year, paying $2,183.96 per person, U.S. Census data released Tuesday shows. -more-

SAN DIEGO — A Thai religious guru who was granted political asylum in the United States last year could face jail and eventually deportation for his involvement in a fatal traffic accident in Minnesota. -more-

Pacific Bell Park isn’t the only stadium in town with a Bay view. -more-

LIVERMORE – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory officials got some good news from Congress this week as funding for the lab’s troubled superlaser was boosted to offset cost overruns. -more-

The capoeiristas flipped and twisted their way into downtown Thursday as part of the Berkeley downtown merchant-supported Fall for the Arts series. -more-

SAN FRANCISCO — Dancers and artists pranced on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday to a driving drum tattoo, protesting rising rents and dwindling rehearsal space and demanding more from the city they’ve helped define. -more-