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OAKLAND — Darrell Smith allegedly made himself a noticeable fixture at the FCI Dublin women’s prison — at least once swapping his guard’s un...

448 59th Street – Google Street ViewA 2,804-square-foot house built in 1913 has changed hands. The spacious historic property located in th...

Making vegan mousse can be tricky. Using chocolate is a common way to help structure and flavor it, but chef Katie Reicher struggled to with...

1609 Corte de Callas – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 1600 block of Corte de Callas in San Jose was sold on March 12, 2025....

CONCORD — Police officers shouted several warnings at a man and fired shots at him while he refused to drop a large sharp kitchen knife he w...

Those seeking a taste of Turkey — via Germany — can now grab an authentic doner kebab in Uptown Oakland.Black Forest Kitchen opened its doo...

SAN JOSE – Forward Quentin Musty, one of the Sharks’ two first-round draft picks in 2023, has arrived in San Jose and will begin practicing...

SAN JOSE — Second Harvest of Silicon Valley has won city approval to develop a modern headquarters and warehouse in San Jose, a complex that...

BRENTWOOD — With current City Manager Tim Ogden set to leave for Sacramento County, the city of Brentwood is searching for his replacement....

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The annual Breakthrough Prize was created more than a decade ago by Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin and other Silicon Valley tech moguls to hon...

SAN JOSE – Shakir Mukhamadullin’s upper body injury will keep him out of the San Jose Sharks’ final six games of the season and any playoff...

At Greens, a vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco, Executive Chef Katie Reicher waits eagerly each year for the potaotes to come in from t...

Los Angeles County officials announced the county has reached a $4 billion tentative settlement covering more than 6,800 sexual abuse claims...

Clem Burke, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer of Blondie, died Sunday from cancer.The artist — a drummer’s drummer whose performances...

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4989 Mayfield Drive – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 4900 block of Mayfield Drive in Fremont was sold on Feb. 21, 2025. The...

(Bloomberg / Davey Alba and Julia Love) — In March 2024, website owner Morgan McBride was posing for photos in her half-renovated kitchen fo...

SANTA CRUZ — When the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors agreed to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes late last year, it was the most s...

OAKLAND — An East Bay man has been charged with distributing child sexual abuse material to a woman who told police she didn’t want or ask f...

MONTEREY – After a one-day online poll with almost 30,000 participants, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has announced it is naming its newest resi...

By Jill SchlesingerHappy spring, or as I like to call it, shredder weather! This is my annual reminder to comb through your physical and el...

LOS GATOS — Santa Clara County authorities have shared the identities and causes of death of the two men that were found last week in an aba...

California tourism could lose billions of dollars because of President Donald Trump’s policies on tariffs, immigration and gender identity,...

DEAR JOAN: I’ve been reading a lot about the avian flu and the danger to domestic cats. I have two cats, now 4 years old, that I harness tra...