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Two Riverside police officers — one who smashed a resident’s skateboard and another who photographed the damaged board in a crime recorded b...

Piedmont Hills softball player Isabella Paskert is the Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week for March 24-29.In online voting that...

Great gallantryApril 5th is known as Go for Broke Day. The term was the slogan for an Army unit comprised of Japanese Americans from Hawaii...

SAN JOSE – It’ll soon get to a point where the San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks will both be assured of a top-four pick in this June’s...

I’ll let others describe the economic carnage President Donald Trump’s tariffs have already begun to wreak. I want to describe the damage th...

The world should remember the name of Odai Al-Rubai. The 22-year-old Palestinian man joined protests in the Gaza Strip last week to demand a...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Robert Downey Jr., 60; David Cross, 61; Christine Lahti, 75; Craig T. Nelson, 81.Happy Birthday: Expand your...

Dear Eric: I am a 75-year-old professional woman married to a great 74-year-old Ph.D. who works in pharma, is in good health and has no desi...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently went to see a musical that I had been looking forward to for months. The theater was packed, and the performance...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I go out to dinner twice a month with a group of five friends. We always ask for separate checks, so there is never any q...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been with my husband for 19 years, and we have established a loving, stable relationship despite some very tumultuous times....

SAN JOSE – Getting some point production from their defense corps will no doubt help the San Jose Sharks as they try to finish what’s left o...

The term “4/20” has long been associated with cannabis culture, but over the years, several myths have clouded its true origins. Despite its...

LOS ANGELES – Floyd Mayweather, Trinity Rodman, Young Thug and beloved hometown hooper Pau Gasol were among the celebrities dotting the Cryp...

If you’re a cannabis enthusiast or industry professional, you’ve probably heard of Spannabis. This event, held in Barcelona, Spain, is one o...

OAKLAND – Oakland’s top administrator texted and visited with two key players in ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s alleged “pay to play” bribery...

LOS ANGELES – The Warriors’ best perimeter defender is almost ready to return to the lineup. Gary Payton II, who has missed the past three...

119 Plaza Circle – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 100 block of Plaza Circle in Danville was sold on March 7, 2025 for $1,875...

The Trump Administration has subpoenaed personal information of hundreds of UC Berkeley professors who signed petitions during escalating Is...

Silicon Valley technology giants’ stock values fell off a cliff amid a global selloff after President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon an...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Murray-Badal is bestfor Oakland councilIn a time when pol...

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Christina A. Cassidy | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday ag...

SAN JOSE – Viewers who want to see the San Jose Sharks play the Edmonton Oilers at SAP Center on Thursday night will either need a ticket or...

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A charmer about three people planning an island concert and a heartwarming gay rom-com top our roundup in a week that serves up a strong sla...