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One recent morning, I visited a cauliflower field in the Salinas Valley to talk to farmworkers. Over a couple hours, we chatted about their...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kelly Monaco, 49; Jewel, 51; Drew Carey, 67; Joan Collins, 92.Happy Birthday: Put yourself first; you’ll be b...

One of Gavin Newsom’s first acts as governor was to start rebuilding California’s water system differently than his predecessor.Yet Califor...

Dear Eric: My best friend of more than 35 years is waffling over attending my son’s wedding.Related ArticlesAsking Eric: My...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I overheard my girlfriend on the phone with someone discussing an important work event they were both meant to attend.Relat...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our group of friends is about 15 people large. We have known each other for over three decades.Related Articles...

Today is Friday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2025. There are 222 days left in the year.Today in history:On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Bonnie...

SAN JOSE — When a team sees another team four times in a season, there are no secrets. But that doesn’t mean there can’t still be a magical...

CIF NorCal boys volleyballThursday’s resultsDivision INo. 1 Archbishop Mitty 3, No. 4 Clovis 0Friday’s semifinalNo. 3 Clovis East at No...

A man found shot in the arm in Antioch on Thursday was in stable condition at a hospital, police said.According to an Antioch Police Depart...

A teacher at Parkway Heights Middle School in South San Francisco was arrested Thursday on charges of lewd acts with minors after police inv...

OAKLAND — A man was convicted Thursday of killing his ex-fiancée with his fists, before stuffing the woman’s body in the trunk of her car.A...

HALF MOON BAY – A man pleaded no contest Wednesday to threatening to execute four co-workers last year at the same mushroom farm that was th...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Funding housing isbad risk for taxpayersRe: “Cortese call...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Homeless law isunnecessary, unwiseRe: “San Jose, county c...

Milpitas is caught up in another round of back-and-forth debates about whether or not to permanently install pickleball courts at local park...

Remember last week, when it was first reported that the 49ers and quarterback Brock Purdy had agreed to a five-year, $265 million contract?...

SAN FRANCISCO – With the offseason in full swing, one of the Warriors’ regular starters had surgery on his shooting hand on Wednesday.The W...

By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) — Christian Pulisic is among a slew of regular starters who will be missing when the United States plays in nex...

OAKLAND — A busy development firm has collected another property that will become one of several Oakland sites expected to coalesce into a m...

OAKLAND — A man was wounded several times in a shooting in the San Antonio neighborhood on Thursday morning, police said.Related Articles...

SAN FRANCISCO – Draymond Green’s Hall of Fame legacy as one of the NBA’s all-time great stoppers was further solidified on Thursday morning....

By Clare Duffy, CNNNew York — Pleasanton-based tech firm Workday is facing a collective action lawsuit alleging that its job applicant scre...

SAN JOSE — Deommodore Lenoir vividly recalls last season’s 49ers opener, when he was dazzling at cornerback and Robert Saleh was entering hi...

SAN JOSE — A downtown San Jose site of blight where a student housing tower is proposed has been put up for sale, leaving the property’s fut...