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City will tweak land use provisions, building codes and procurement decisions to get interim shelters up and running faster

The college students were walking along the scenic Pacific Coast Highway at 8:30 p.m. when the driver of a BMW lost control and sideswiped a...

The storm's center was expected to move farther inland over southern Mexico and dissipate by Wednesday night. Heavy rains between 4 and 8 in...

No one would blame Padres fans for chewing on the suddenly uncomfortable thought that manager Bob Melvin slipping off to the Giants could be...

An East San Jose gas station sold a jackpot Fantasy 5 ticket on Tuesday, earning the lucky winner a six-figure payout.

Kenneth McIsaac, 32, walked away from a California hotel room where he'd been staying as part of a mental health diversion program in his ki...

The California Assemblymember and local officials surveyed affordable and market-rate housing built or planned near BART stops.

Vince Maiorana won league titles throughout the 1960s and 1970s as he built the program at Contra Costa College.

Some people look at the ocean and see a pretty view. Taku Kondo sees horseneck-clam sashimi, crunchy kelp pickles and sea-urchin pasta serve...

Taku Kondo of YouTube's "Outdoor Chef Life" gives his recipe for healthy, delicious seaweed chips using seaweed harvested right from the Pac...

An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to bagged, precut onions has sickened at least 73 people in 22 states, including 15 who were hosp...

Panera says its 30-ounce size of Charged Lemonade contains 390 mg of caffeine -- similar to a 16-ounce Starbucks blonde roast, two shots of...

An Oakland homeless camp shooting Tuesday left two men wounded.

As sick season approaches, a California biology professor probes a fascinating mind-body connection.

Serra is so good this season that one of our experts says the 2023 Padres might be Bay Area's all-time best team. Yes, he's heard of De La S...

A new restaurant in Los Altos aims to help its visitors feel — and eat — like they're on a Grecian isle.

"Having a haven like this means the world, especially given the challenges in Palestine," says Abdulrahim Harara.

An auction of the property earlier this year saw zero bidders step forward.

The work will improve El Camino's road surface and increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists along this route.

NHL: San Jose Sharks will be looking for their first victory of the season Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

After years of blood transfusions, "they think getting cured is totally normal," said Alissa Finlayson.

Prep roundup: Albany volleyball, Oakland Tech flag football, Castro Valley water polo among winners

Joe Burrow and the Bengals will be coming off a bye when they visit the 49ers

The company is expected to show off new iMac computers boasting the new powerful chipset in a move that should also boost Mac sales. Mac sal...

Students here remain far behind in educational skills, while federal program for kids in military families excels.