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Sit on a committeeThe City of Cupertino is accepting applications to fill vacancies on several commissions and committees.The Economic Dev...

The reading gameThe Santa Clara County Library District is encouraging patrons to press “start” on its summer reading program, “Level Up at...

From screen to stageThe first North American tour of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” will hit the stage at the San Jose Center for the Performi...

When I look around Saratoga, I see a city shaped by the countless hours given by dedicated volunteers who have deeply invested in our commun...

In celebration of Pride Month, state Assemblymember Alex Lee recently honored LGBTQ+ leaders in his Assembly District 24, which includes Mil...

“I think it’s generational to some extent. They’re like, ‘She got disqualified for that?'”— PattiSue Plumer, a two-time Olympian now at UC...

Looking to escape? Here’s a recent trip a local reader took to explore Argentina and Antarctica. Check it out, then find more reader travel...

Monique LimónSanta Barbara Democrat, a favorite of environmentalists, wins caucus vote to become president pro tem of the California Senat...

Ever since President Trump sent the National Guard to Los Angeles to quell protests against an immigrant crackdown, California Gov. Gavin Ne...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Neil Patrick Harris, 52; Ice Cube, 56; Courteney Cox, 61; Helen Hunt, 62.Happy Birthday: Live, learn, adjust...

Dear Eric: Summer months are upon us and most students will soon be heading home from college for their vacations, except mine.Related Arti...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I recently moved out of state. His only living relative, a sister, recently came to visit.Related Articles...

LOS ANGELES — A night worth forgetting.Landen Roupp recorded five outs and allowed six runs, turning in the shortest start of his career. S...

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite being smaller at almost every position on the court, the Valkyries outmuscled the visiting Seattle Storm. Behind a...

LOS ANGELES — Justin Verlander took another step in his recovery from right pectoral tightness, throwing a bullpen session on Saturday after...

Thousands of people packed large protests in San Jose, Oakland and Walnut Creek, many waving signs and chanting as speakers took to micropho...

By Holly Meyer | Associated PressIn his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to f...

Bay Area residents opposed to the administration of President Donald Trump began pouring into parks and other sites as “No Kings” rallies ki...

Bay Area residents opposed to the administration of President Donald Trump began pouring into parks and other sites as “No Kings” rallies ki...

SAN FRANCISCO — A local resident was sentenced to two years in prison after he tried and failed to get his gun possession case thrown out si...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into politics by her husband’s assassination and stunne...

SFJAZZ is trying something new.And so far, so good.The organization’s longstanding San Francisco Jazz Festival — which some Bay Area music...

OAKLAND — A Berkeley man was sentenced to seven years in state prison for dousing a man’s head in gasoline and setting it on fire in what po...

SANTA CLARA – That’s a wrap on the 49ers’ minicamp and offseason program, one that lacked drama for a welcome change and instead introduced...

So far, the federal government is in large part failing the victims of Los Angeles County’s January firestorms that swept through the Pacifi...