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SAN RAMON — Chevron is seeking to sublease a large amount of office space at an East Bay business hub in a move that would reduce the oil an...

Off the busy Interstate 280 in Woodside, past a metal gate and down a winding road wedged between grassy fields is one of the Bay Area’s bes...

13-year-old Oscar Omar Hernandez, a Sun Valley Magnet School student who was reported missing and eventually found dead in April, died of ac...

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New state laws going into effect on Tuesday will protect tech customers from shady auto-renewal subscriptions, the sale of stolen goods via...

With the devastating Los Angeles blazes still fresh in memory, cities across the Bay Area region are developing plans to lower the climate-h...

Donald Trump has finally met his match.The Iranian Supreme Leader lies just as boldly, with just as much bombast, as the American Supreme L...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Liv Tyler, 48; Missy Elliott, 54; Pamela Anderson, 58; Dan Aykroyd, 73.Happy Birthday: Play fair; live by the...

Republicans in the Senate may be on the verge of their most consequential capitulation to President Donald Trump so far — and I am not talki...

DEAR HARRIETTE: As we all know, there’s a lot of controversy happening in the world lately, which often makes for heated discussions.Relate...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a family member who has done well for herself. She and her partner are in their early 50s and never had kids. They...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 56-year-old divorcee after a 30-year marriage. I have been dating a man for the past 2½ years.Related Articles...

DUBLIN – A magnitude 3.0 earthquake jolted the East Bay late Monday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Related Articles...

SAN JOSE – A U.S. District Court judge on Monday afternoon issued a temporary retraining order barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement f...

FAIRFIELD – An attorney who once served on elected and appointed Oakland boards has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle contraband...

PHOENIX — The Giants and Diamondbacks both stumbled into their four-game set against one another at Chase Field. San Francisco had just lost...

2010 Versailles Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 2000 block of Versailles Avenue in Alameda was sold on April...

PHOENIX — The Giants are already missing their starting third baseman. For roughly the next week, they’ll be without their backup.The team...

6190 Contra Costa Road – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 6100 block of Contra Costa Road in Oakland has a new owner. The 2...

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is lagging far behind his campaign pledge to build millions more homes, was poised Monday evening to sign the most si...

1635 Amherst Court – Google Street ViewA spacious, recently built house located in the 1600 block of Amherst Court in Palo Alto has a new ow...

Monday marked the end of more than two decades under state oversight for the Oakland Unified School District.The district said Friday it ha...

A San Mateo County civil grand jury has formally accused embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus of corruption and misconduct, starting a rare le...

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State Sen. Scott Wiener is officially getting ready to make his next political move, filing paperwork to run for Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelos...