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Jorge Rodriguez pauses for just a brief moment when asked why he performs mariachi music.“Initially, it was because it made me happy. It ma...

SAN JOSE — Jon Wallace has stepped down after coaching the storied Archbishop Mitty girls volleyball program for the past four seasons, the...

The bird flu has taken a massive hit on egg production in California, causing many grocery store patrons to be left staring at empty egg she...

PITTSBURG – The Pittsburg City Council welcomed a new member Monday as Arlene Kobata was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Shanelle Scal...

Bay Area News Group girls soccer Top 10(Mercury News & East Bay Times)No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTYPrevious ranking: 1Since last ranking: Beat...

Bay Area Home Report2892 Newark Way – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 2800 block of Newark Way in San Jose was sold on Dec....

An app built on an off-the-grid ranch in rural Sonoma County, supported by solar panels, satellite internet service and a small nonprofit te...

Ah, Oakland’s Chinatown: one of the oldest in North America and a waypoint for luminaries as diverse as Amy Tan, Bruce Lee and Feng Ru, the...

Inflation eased in the Bay Area during December as consumer prices moderated, although PG&E-linked electricity and gas utility costs remaine...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Dove Cameron, 29; Regina King, 54; Chad Lowe, 57; Mario Van Peebles, 68.Happy Birthday: Pick up extra work, s...

The daily lineups for the 2025 BottleRock Napa Valley have been released.Bay Area pop-rock act Green Day is set to headline on Day 1 (May 2...

Evidence of Mumbai’s colonial past can be found in the city’s chawls, rickety tenement flats stacked upon each other like depressing LEGO bl...

SAN JOSE — An empty large store property within a San Jose retail center has been bought by a Bay Area investor for more than $9 million.Th...

By Jenn Harris, ColumnistLos Angeles Times Is it a chicken tender, finger or strip?Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink |...

The wooden house on the hill is haunted, and those who once endured its wrath are now the ones holding the doors wide open.Come inside, and...

As a torrent of mud, timber and boulders roared through Foreman Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Dec. 13, 2021, video later posted to Yo...

OAKLAND – The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Thursday are expected to begin the consequential task of selecting a permanent replacem...

Ultimately, responsibility for the fatal fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose of 3-month-old baby Phoenix, and for Santa Clara County’s bro...

Fashioning a budget for a state as large and diverse as California is a fraught process under the best of circumstances, involving not only...

Late-night comedians have had a field day with Donald Trump’s musings about his administration possibly seizing Greenland and the Panama Can...

Neither the Eaton nor the Palisades fire expanded through Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 14, with firefighters catching a break thanks to the less-...

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATTHEW LEE, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is promising to implement President-elect Don...

Dear Eric: “Jim” and I had a daughter, “Helena,” who was 12 years old when her father died of cancer.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am currently dating someone who is the youngest of 10 siblings. He recently introduced me to his oldest sister, and I got...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My neighbor, with whom I have friendly chats, sent a group text to several women, including me, inviting us all to meet f...