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7833 Foothill Knolls Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 7800 block of Foothill Knolls Drive in Pleasanton was s...

Darkhorse candidate Anthony Tordillos has taken a five vote-advantage over Matthew Quevedo for second place in the District 3 City Council r...

By BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) — Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one o...

As a months-long and sometimes contentious Oakland mayoral campaign ended Tuesday, voters in the special election chose between two familiar...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Despite guardrails,school tax a blank checkRe: “School di...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.San Jose’s threats areno help to homelessWith the recent...

There were cheers from many corners Monday at the ribbon cutting for the Townplace Suites by Marriott, a 176-room extended stay hotel that’s...

As Gene Hackman’s wife was apparently experiencing the symptoms of hantavirus, a rare, potentially deadly disease carried by rodents, she ma...

The state of college sports in eight days:April 7: A district court judge in California signals her willingness to approve the settlement t...

Despite calls from residents to delay the process, the Redwood City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to move forward with an environmental review...

Ryan Coogler’s memories of hanging out with his uncle, who grew up in Mississippi, while listening to the blues in their Oakland home partly...

Chef Roy Choi has always loved shrimp toast. Growing up, he writes in his new cookbook, “The Choi of Cooking,” it seemed to have a magical q...

OAKLAND — Two men have been charged with robbing a man at a local motel, in a case where the prostitute the victim hired may not have been h...

By Jaclyn DeJohn | CFP for SmartAssetA $100,000 salary may sound like a comfortable income but how far it goes varies largely depending on...

939 Portswood Circle – Google Street ViewA house located in the 900 block of Portswood Circle in San Jose has a new owner. The 1,649-square...

Advances in fingerprint technology have helped authorities identify the remains of a man found 43 years ago floating in a canal in rural San...

Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20(Mercury News & East Bay Times)(Records through Monday)No. 1 SERRA (16-3)Previous ranking: 1Since la...

Ice Cube is heading back to town.Hip-hop music icon Ice Cube, who is also a very successful actor, brings his Truth to Power: 4 Decades of...

2065 Barbara Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,357-square-foot house built in 1948 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 2000...

Easter — this year on April 20 — is a holiday for some businesses that are open most Sundays.Related ArticlesEast Bay shopp...

Two of hard rock’s most legendary acts — Alice Cooper and Judas Priest — are heading for the Bay Area.Alice Cooper and Judas Priest perform...

Two East Bay shopping centers that are each anchored by a Safeway grocery store have been bought in separate deals for a combined $88.9 mill...

By Laura Nahmias  | BloombergBillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has donated $250,000 to a super PAC supporting former New York Gove...

Video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park shows a herd of African elephants respond to the movement during Monday’s magnitude 5.2 earthquake,...

April 11GRAND THEFT: 6:54 p.m. at Sephora on University Avenue. Two suspects were reportedly loading bags of merchandise into a car. The ca...