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(File photo) The Lakeport office of the DMV at 965 Parallel Drive.

All DMV offices are open for business today with precautions taken

June 11, 2020 at 6:44 a.m.

The Department of Motor Vehicles reopened all of its field offices on Thursday, easing the angst of thousands of drivers with expired licenses who have been unable to schedule appointments...

All DMV offices will open for business Thursday with precautions taken

June 10, 2020 at 8:29 a.m.

The Department of Motor Vehicles will reopen all of its field offices on Thursday, easing the angst of thousands of drivers with expired licenses who have been unable to schedule...

(File photo) Gas prices have spiked to nearly $4 a gallon in California

Gas prices near $4 a gallon in California

September 26, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

Going for a fill-up anytime soon? Well, get ready to pay $4 a gallon. Refinery problems this week have sent California prices to their highest level in almost seven years,...

A customer pumps gas into his SUV at the Shell gas station on El Camino Real and 5th Avenue in North Fair Oaks on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Gas prices jumped overnight by as much as 20 cents a gallon at some Bay Area stations. Prices will likely exceed all-time state records set in 2008, according to an AAA spokeswoman. (Kirstina Sangsahachart/ Daily News)

California gas tax to jump nearly 6 cents a gallon on July 1

February 20, 2020 at 1:50 p.m.

Why will the state gas tax increase 5.6 cents per gallon on July 1?

DMV eases REAL ID rules for California drivers

May 23, 2019 at 6:07 a.m.

SACRAMENTO—Holders who got their REAL ID cards when rules only required one form of residency instead of two are getting a needed break — and you most likely will not...

A California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) employee, right, helps people as they wait in line outside the facility in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. Earlier in the day, the DMV had a router issue that stalled transactions for a few hours at locations around the state. The issue was fixed at about 11 a.m.(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

DMV eases REAL ID rules for California drivers

May 22, 2019 at 9:43 a.m.

Holders who got their REAL ID cards when rules only required one form of residency instead of two are getting a needed break — and you most likely will not...

A view of the front of the Claremont Avenue DMV office is seen in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Certain DMV offices will be open on Saturdays starting in mid-June as the agency struggles to manage long lines of customers waiting to obtain the new Real IDs, and finding themselves stuck in line for hours. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Q&A: Confused by REAL ID? You are not alone

January 2, 2019 at 8:22 a.m.

Now hear this: In October 2020, you will need a REAL ID to board a plane in the United States.

No smoking pot when driving or riding in car

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

If you want to jump in a car and puff some pot on Monday when recreational use of marijuana becomes legal in California, think again.A new state law makes smoking...

Bataan Death March survivor Ramon Regalado of El Cerrito has died at 100 years old. - Cynthia Reuhlig

Bataan Death March survivor dies at 100

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

EL CERRITO >> Ramon Regalado, one of the Bay Area’s last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March in the Philippines during World War II and a face for the...

Hitting the road for Christmas? Avoid Friday

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

The worst day to travel anywhere during the holiday season is Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., according to Waze and Inrix, but any day before Christmas can be...

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