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BRENTWOOD — The Sand Creek Sports Complex project took an important step forward after the Brentwood City Council recently awarded a contrac...

Top professional sailors from around the world took to the bay on Friday to practice for this weekend’s Rolex SailGP Championship in San Fra...

With less than a week before the matter would have gone to litigation, Oakland Airport has reached a settlement over community noise complai...

As Oakland teeters on the edge of insolvency, voters will pick a replacement for recalled Mayor Sheng Thao and select a new councilmember to...

It’s likely that most Californians have never heard of the Levering Act, passed by the California Legislature in 1950, but it symbolized the...

LOS ANGELES — Here is a preview of Saturday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game at Galen Center pitting No. 8 California (28-5) vs. No. 9 Mis...

I had already interviewed Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, for his new book, “Antisemitism in America: A Warning,” when Presiden...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Reese Witherspoon, 49; Elvis Stojko, 53; Bob Costas, 73; William Shatner, 94.Happy Birthday: Look over your o...

Dear Eric: It’s time for me to update my will, and I’m struggling with the division of my assets.Related ArticlesAdvice | A...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a friendship that feels very one-sided. I am there for him, but when I need him, he is usually unavailable.Related A...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My elderly parents and I seldom talk or visit, per my father’s wishes.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Mann...

DEAR ABBY: How do I tell my friend I feel she needs a mental health evaluation?Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: I was pu...

George Foreman, a heavyweight boxing champion who returned to the sport to regain his title at the improbable age of 45, and parlayed his fa...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — A suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with several burglaries at a South San Francisco apartment complex, acco...

Serra might be best known these days for its football success, but the San Mateo school’s baseball history runs deep, too.Maybe more so tha...

By Amy Hansen, The Fresh ToastBoth are seen as vices, both have potential downsides, but the public views them differently.As public perc...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — With genetic testing company 23andMe facing an increasingly uncertain future, California Attorney General Rob Bonta on...

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SAN JOSE — One by one, they relived the pain they experienced in 1988 upon learning that their loved one, their college roommate or their de...

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks forward William Eklund was left off Sweden’s roster for last month’s 4 Nations Face-Off, with that country’s offi...

OAKLAND — The man wanted in a shooting last year at the East Oakland home of a likely FBI informant — mere days before bombshell federal rai...

LOS ANGELES — Cal forward Michelle Onyiah remembers the conversation, as brief as it was, in detail.She was successful enough at Eleanor Ro...

Saint Mary’s rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit and claimed a first-round win Friday in the NCAA Tournament for the third time in f...

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks have signed forward Cameron Lund, a second-round draft pick in 2022, to an entry-level contract.Lund, who tu...

2584 Boren Drive – Google Street ViewA house located in the 2500 block of Boren Drive in San Jose has new owners. The 1,418-square-foot pro...