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DEAR JOAN: One day my sister in Santa Clara was driving her car when she smelt something burning. She pulled over and popped the hood and sa...

The tide of uncertainty that’s roiled financial markets is raising new concerns about California’s underfunded retirement systems for millio...

RICHMOND — After a legal decision appeared to put an end to the dispute between Richmond and Riggers Loft Wine Company, councilmembers are p...

Kay Ochi’s parents were 21 and 22 years old when they were forced to leave San Diego, where they were born, and taken to an incarceration ca...

For months, the review board that investigates alleged misconduct by county law enforcement officers has been unable to investigate cases of...

April 18Best of SF Comedy Competition: Prepare for an evening of side-splitting laughter as the competition returns to The Bankhead. 3 p.m....

Ryan Warsofsky has what seems like a pretty simple fix for the San Jose Sharks.Find more players who care as much as Tyler Toffoli.“The go...

CARMEL – From the pandemic to a mudslide taking out a portion of the course last year, the Big Sur Marathon has faced a series of challenges...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Abigail Breslin, 29; Sarah Michelle Gellar, 48; Adrien Brody, 52; Brad Garrett, 65.Happy Birthday: Put a stra...

Dear Eric: I have a friend who I’ve known since childhood. Our relationship has always been platonic. Through the years we have gone our sep...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently went on vacation to Spain for a week with friends I’ve known for 20 years.Related ArticlesHarrie...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is dying. I’ve fixated on a stupid issue, probably because I don’t want to imagine life without him: What does...

DEAR ABBY: My partner and I have been together more than five years now. He has two adult children. I learned two days ago that I am pregnan...

SAN JOSE — Chicago Stars forward Ludmila’s two-goal first half handed Bay FC a 2-1 defeat Sunday, its first home loss and second loss of the...

The San Jose Sharks had one final chance to play spoiler on Sunday night and end the already precarious playoff hopes of the Calgary Flames....

SAN FRANCISCO – If the Warriors truly viewed Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Clippers as a playoff game, then the 124-119 overtim...

SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors will have only one day off between their regular season finale, a 124-119 overtime loss to the Clippers, and th...

By DOUG FERGUSONAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest moment of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet...

Got family in town for Easter? Head to The Fountain Restaurant at the Signia By Hilton Hotel in downtown San Jose, where Executive Chef Joe...

SAN FRANCISCO — Welcome to basketball purgatory, Warriors.Or should I say “Welcome back”?Yes, the Warriors will participate in the NBA’s p...

Giant donationsDonors to the Stanford Blood Center have the chance to win a pair of Giants luxury suite tickets during the month of April....

SAN FRANCISCO — While Stephen Curry likened the Warriors’ season finale against the Clippers to a Game 7, Steve Kerr was more measured, noti...

By Lisa Lerer, Tyler Pager, Shane Goldmacher and Erica L. Green | New York TimesKamala Harris felt compelled to speak out about what Presid...

SAN FRANCISCO – Entering overtime at Chase Center, the No. 6 seed was there for the taking on Sunday afternoon. But when presented with suc...

BERKELEY — Berkeley Police shot a man allegedly armed with a firearm outside an apartment Sunday morning after he threatened to shoot office...