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Last week it was career guidance… now it’s time to help new college graduates manage their finances. (This advice can also help those who ar...

DEAR JOAN: I have had success with a fake dead crow in the past, not so with this single bird. I don’t know if it’s a he or her, but there d...

A pair of women from Marin are hoping to launch the county’s first-ever women’s sports bar, and they’re looking for local donations to fund...

San Jose Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky will not turn 38 until October, but he’s already amassed an impressive resume.Warsofsky has won two Ca...

May 30The Hogan Brothers: The East Bay-raised Hogan Brothers have played with leading figures in R&B, funk, hip-hop and Latin music. 7 p.m....

OAKLAND — Those walking by the 17th Street parking garage on Friday morning might have noticed a lonely sandwich board out front that reads,...

Memorial Day began as a tradition of honoring America’s fallen soldiers after the Civil War by placing fresh flowers upon their graves. Orig...

Just weeks ago, nonprofit outreach workers approached Robert Emmons and other unhoused residents living along Autumn Parkway to let them kno...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Helena Bonham Carter, 59; Lenny Kravitz, 61; Pam Grier, 76; Stevie Nicks, 77.Happy Birthday: Start something...

Dear Eric: My partner and I have been invited to a couple of get-togethers with some folks, and they’ve asked us to host the next one.Relat...

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my friends is newly engaged! I was over the moon for her when I heard that her partner had proposed.Related Articles...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a frequent tourist, I take lots of photos wherever I go.Related ArticlesMiss Manners: How insistent ca...

The Alameda Fire Department was on the scene of a large, masted vessel sinking in the Oakland Estuary Sunday evening, the department said.F...

BottleRock Napa Valley attendees who were hoping to sing along with “Club Can’t Handle Me,” “Good Feeling,” “Wild One,” “Whistle” and — of c...

“For over 70 years, Scouts around the country have been helping to honor our country’s fallen” according to the Scouting America Pacific Sky...

Alfred Uhry has seen a lot in his 88 years, but his musical “Parade” is living inside a renewed resonance he says is good for the material,...

WASHINGTON D.C. — Robbie Ray continued his recent stretch of excellence by allowing one run over six innings with seven strikeouts as the Gi...

Fans turned out to see Kate Hudson at BottleRock Napa Valley on Saturday (May 24) not knowing what to expect. Perhaps they were drawn simply...

Justin Timberlake’s mission was clear:Make this last one count.“Tonight is a monumental night for me,” Timberlake told the tens of thousan...

Set to open June 14 for the warm-weather season, the 23-acre water park formerly known as Raging Waters — now CaliBunga — is readying for it...

Oakland police are investigating the death of a man, 34, who was found shot on the 1400 block of 100th Avenue by officers at 10:43 p.m. Satu...

What is a Range Rover Sport? The Range Rover Sport is a midsize SUV built in the Solihull, UK assembly plant and sold worldwide by Land Rove...

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Earthquakes overcame a two-goal deficit to take the lead on Saturday night, but the game against Houston at PayPal P...

Ever since the end of pandemic restrictions, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has been looking for ways to bring people closer to the animals.Fo...

GILROY — Monta Vista’s Ryan Shen was nothing out of the ordinary last year as a sophomore jumper.Flash forward to Saturday’s Central Coast...