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By Anthony Washington, The Fresh ToastSometimes you just want to cut loose and laugh – here  are some suggestion for when you consumeLet’s...

SAN MATEO COUNTY – An Oakland man was sentenced Monday to 394 years to life in prison for holding an elderly woman captive in a Belmont hote...

Rosalind Savoid and her son Emmanuel Mitchell (Courtesy Savoid) It’s something no mother, anywhere, should ever have to hear: A recording o...

RICHMOND — Chains have shackled the doors of Richmond’s Craneway Pavilion for weeks amid a dispute between the development company that leas...

Like thousands of other families, in January we lost our Pacific Palisades home to wildfire. Within minutes, every house on our side of the...

This just seems wrong: Californians overwhelmingly approved an anti-crime ballot measure in November. But our governor strongly opposed the...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rafael Nadal, 39; Anderson Cooper, 58; James Purefoy, 61; Deniece Williams, 75.Happy Birthday: Relax, conside...

I see Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a good man doing bad things, but perhaps he thinks even worse of me: He recently suggested that I wa...

Dear Eric: A friend of mine is a lovely woman, and a real animal lover. The problem is that she lives near some woods and feeds the wild ani...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m having a lot of issues with my roommate, and most of them seem to stem from how cheap she is.Related Articles...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A young cousin of mine graduated from high school this spring and will be going to college in the fall.Related Articles...

DEAR ABBY: My husband bought me a beautiful diamond ring for our 35th anniversary. People often ask how much it cost and why we would spend...

SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb pitched eight scoreless innings, matching his season high, but the Giants lost to the San Diego Padres, 1-0, in 1...

By Amy Hansen, The Fresh ToastCancer is devastating diagnosis, but here all the ways medical cannabis can helpOver 2 million people are di...

SAN FRANCISCO — In the midst of their offensive struggles, the Giants are getting a much-needed reinforcement.First baseman and corner outf...

389 Starlite Way – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 300 block of Starlite Way in Fremont was sold on April 1, 2025 for $1,878,...

There will be no shortage of Bay Area teams in this year’s California Interscholastic Federation Northern California regional baseball and s...

For years, the people living in old tents and decrepit RVs on the edges of San Jose’s Columbus Park have been fending off city officials try...

SANTA CLARA – The 49ers try, try, and try again to unearth a top-tier defensive end to pair with Nick Bosa. It’s an annual exercise, well-in...

In a major development affecting one of the most contentious land use battles in the Bay Area over the past decade, a Palo Alto environmenta...

OAKLAND — An Antioch man has been sentenced to six years in state prison for killing his sister and his boyfriend in what his lawyer called...

220 Highland Oaks Drive – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 200 block of Highland Oaks Drive in Los Gatos was sold on April 17,...

Our ridiculously early rankings for the 2025-26 season were initially published after the national championship game two months ago. Then ca...

250 Cerro Chico – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 200 block of Cerro Chico in Los Gatos was sold on April 23, 2025 f...

Rick & Ann’s Restaurant, a beloved Berkeley spot for comfort food that opened in 1989, is closing down. The final day will be Aug. 3, owner...