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The battlelines are drawn in the crowded, high-stakes San Jose District 3 City Council special election, with business and labor interests f...

The Warriors lost to the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, ending the Dubs’ incendiary five-game run through Western Conference competition....

Last year was the hottest yet recorded around the world, and in Santa Clara County 38 deaths were determined to be heat-related, after sever...

By Alexandra Skores and Marnie Hunter | CNNNew Jersey woman Lauren Mills is one of many Americans scrambling to get an updated driver’s lic...

By Stephanie Elam, CNNLos Angeles — Along some 70 miles of Southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacki...

A minke whale that had been swimming in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor for most of the past week was found dead Sunday morning, April 6.Offici...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Russell Crowe, 61; Jackie Chan, 71; John Oates, 77; Francis Ford Coppola, 86.Happy Birthday: Seize the moment...

Dear Eric: Many years ago, I was married to a woman who, after we divorced, admitted she cheated on me with a married man.Related Articles...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I love my friends, but I can’t help feeling like the least impressive one in the group.Related ArticlesHarr...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my late 20s and have been going gray since preschool.Related ArticlesMiss Manners: One of the gu...

DEAR ABBY: When I was still working, I decided not to tell anyone about the second home we purchased in 2018 as a weekend getaway.Related A...

SAN FRANCISCO – The clock might have been stopped with a minute left in the second quarter on Sunday evening, but Draymond Green and visitin...

SAN FRANCISCO — Steph Curry made only one basket during Golden State’s 106-96 loss to the visiting Houston Rockets on Sunday night, but it w...

SAN FRANCISCO – Facing a Houston lineup stocked with skyscraping centers and wings with enough athleticism to touch the clouds, Golden State...

OAKLAND — The former chief of staff to ex-Mayor Sheng Thao, who had stayed in her role to help guide the turnover between the city’s mayoral...

SAN JOSE — Twenty-nine years ago to the day, the San Jose Clash made history, facing off against DC United in Major League Soccer’s first ga...

Neither a warning track nor a foul-ball net could thwart one of the greatest catches ever at Oracle Park since the Giants’ home opened 25 ye...

SAN FRANCISCO – Red-hot Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green rightfully get most of the plaudits for the Warriors’ 21-5 record and c...

SAN JOSE — Same as it ever was.The San Jose Earthquakes, in their 30th year of existence, beat DC United, also in its 30th year, 6-1 on Sat...

SAN FRANCISCO – A sun-kissed, sellout crowd celebrated more than just another Giants’ win Sunday at Oracle Park.This 5-4 victory came in wa...

Bay Area beachgoers should be aware of potentially hazardous conditions along the coast through at least Monday, the National Weather Servic...

By DOUG FEINBERGTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending...

By Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-TelegramA second child with measles in Texas has died.The New York Times reported Sunday that records it...

By STEPHEN WHYNONEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect version of his signature one-timer that has defined his remarkab...

FREMONT —  One person was killed and three others were injured Sunday morning in a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex that left dozens o...