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By Terry Hacienda, The Fresh ToastTurkey has been in the news lately – so what about the country and marijuana?Turkey is in news for being...

SAN FRANCISCO — The tears that flooded the Coliseum last Sept. 26 have given way to grim resignation as the Athletics return to the Bay Area...

RICHMOND — Strapped for cash, the West Contra Costa Unified School District is preparing to pursue the renewal of a parcel tax that official...

San Jose calls itself the “Capital of Silicon Valley” and was ranked by WalletHub this year as the second happiest city in the United States...

The Golden State Valkyries are set to play their very first WNBA regular season game against the Los Angeles Sparks Friday at the Chase Cent...

America’s dangerous maritime decline threatens our security as international competition for trade, commerce and military power in the Pacif...

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The Tijuana River stinks.So what could be more fitting than renaming it for Donald Trump?Turning the sewage-filled Tijuana into the River...

Dear Eric: My wife and I uprooted from our rural community and bought a home to be nearer our grown children who had both settled near the c...

One of President Donald Trump’s most egregious acts has been his debasement of the Justice Department, transforming an agency designed to pr...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m currently caught in a battle between my sister and my wife.Related ArticlesHarriette Cole: I want our va...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter was married this past weekend.Related ArticlesMiss Manners: My wife’s habit makes me cringe....

Today is Friday, May 16, the 136th day of 2025. There are 229 days left in the year.Today in history:On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communis...

Canna-Yoga in the Park is quickly becoming one of the most intriguing and liberating trends in wellness. By blending cannabis consumption wi...

SAN JOSE – A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of intentionally hitting and killing another man with a vehicle Wednesday morning in...

SAN JOSE — Talk about getting hot at the right time.That’s certainly what the Bellarmine baseball team has done.‘Fifth-place finishers in...

As spring breathes new life into the world, cannabis enthusiasts are embracing the season with a fresh, adventurous twist—the Stoner Scaveng...

A riderless horse carried an empty boot as hundreds of law enforcement officers and citizens turned out for the Santa Clara County Office of...

If a proposed 6% sale of the 49ers goes through, the team would set a record for the highest of any global sports team in a transaction.The...

SAN JOSE — An elderly man died earlier this week of injuries he suffered in an assault and robbery near the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds,...

Last August, Gov. Gavin Newsom hailed a “major breakthrough in ensuring the survival of newsrooms” with the announcement of a deal in which...

SAN FRANCISCO — Like the rest of his Warriors teammates, Jonathan Kuminga sat down with general manager Mike Dunleavy and coach Steve Kerr o...

Tiffany Trump proudly announced Thursday that she had given birth to her first child with husband Michael Boulos, a baby boy they named Alex...

CONCORD — Immigrants navigating the justice system are falling victim to a federal campaign of fear mongering and misinformation in an attac...

Cache Bouren was celebrating earlier this week with longtime customers and former employees who dropped by for the 15th anniversary of Haber...