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The Oakland Roots soccer team played their first game at their new venue, the former home of the Oakland Raiders and the Oakland Athletics....

The streak, one of the most remarkable in college basketball, is over.For the first time since 2014, there will be a Sweet 16 without Gonza...

WASHINGTON — Within the Trump administration’s Defense Department, Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty new way the P...

Three weeks before the April 15 special election for Oakland mayor, supporters of both Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor are searching for the wi...

Dead & Company finished up weekend 1 of its second annual Sphere residency in stellar fashion, delivering its third straight three-hour plus...

SAN FRANCISCO — Nancy Pelosi flicked her hand like she was shooing away a gnat.She had just been asked whether she was concerned about her...

What is a Defender? A Defender is an SUV built at Land Rover’s Nitra plant in Slovakia. The Nitra plant opened in 2018 and is one of several...

‘Dreamscapes’ come trueFour students from Campbell high schools will have artworks featured in ArtNow, the annual juried high school art ex...

Meet local elected officialsThe League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale is hosting its annual “Meet and Greet” for local elected offi...

Photography has the power to tell a story, and local photographer S. M. Lieu wants to help families learn how in a hands-on Family Photograp...

Rob BontaCalifornia attorney general wins a major gun case, as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds state ban on large-capacity...

“It’s rarely a good thing for a CEO or a brand to become the butt of jokes.”— Sam Singer, a prominent Bay Area crisis-management consultant...

After a twitching pinky finger led to a diagnosis of young-onset Parkinson’s disease, Keith Krehbiel, then 42, stopped at a bookstore on the...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The life of 23-month-old Jackson Stassi differs from that of his fellow toddlers. He works with a laundry list of therap...

Oakland’s top high school basketball player is going to Weber State. ArDarius Grayson, the Oakland Athletic League’s back-to-back MVP, has...

The last time I visited Sandbox VR was during the before times. This is prior to the pandemic and its monumental change around the company’s...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Michelle Monaghan, 49; Keri Russell, 49; Catherine Keener, 66; Chaka Khan, 72.Happy Birthday: Take initiative...

Dear Eric: My cousin (more like a sister) has been making some extremely rash and concerning choices over the last year.Related ArticlesA...

DEAR ABBY: My wife puts up with me, and I adore her for it. I have my challenges.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: My fri...

SAN JOSE – There was perhaps a time last year when new San Jose Sharks defenseman Lucas Carlsson doubted whether he could get back to the NH...

OAKLAND — Bip Roberts couldn’t stop smiling. For nearly eight hours, the 12-year MLB second baseman and Skyline alumni shook hands, greeted...

Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay an...

SAN JOSE – Defenseman Lucas Carlsson scored a go-ahead goal with 3:23 left in regulation time to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-1 win over...

SAN JOSE — For one night at least, all is well with Bay FC.The Bay Area’s second-year NWSL team beat Racing Louisville FC 2-0 at PayPal Par...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pep Biel had a goal and two assists to propel Charlotte FC to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Bank of Ameri...