A new study indicates that body mass index may not be the best indicator of health — and two very different Bay Area women agree. One, a doctor, the other, a web series host, both advocate for happiness at realistic body weights.

A program giving temporary legal status to young immigrants was in jeopardy during the presidential election. Now, local undocumented immigrants are rushing to fill out applications.

San Mateo County voters defeated a bond measure that would have benefited three community colleges.

Peninsula residents turned out to vote on a variety of local races and initiatives, including a failed attempt to pass a community college bond measure.

Authorities are still searching a Sunnyvale neighborhood where a gunman is believed to be hiding.