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A Palo Alto culinary couple stands accused by a popular Bay Area restaurant group of paella piracy and a tapas two-step.Restaurant group Te...

The New Year is full of new opportunities, resolutions and the sometimes painstaking task of getting rid of Christmas trees for thousands of...

The holiday season is all about adding a touch of sparkle and personality to your decor, and this year, why not shake things up with some ca...

ANTIOCH — A fire at a duplex early Thursday hospitalized a person, officials said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | F...

By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his family were given tens of thousands of dollars in gifts f...

OAKLAND — Police were recently called to an Oakland hospital after a man, complaining of pain, allegedly refused to leave the premises and b...

OAKLAND — Police here are investigating a robbery crew that uses the same modus operandi to target drivers around town by rear-ending them a...

OAKLAND — A 32-year-old driver died Wednesday afternoon after her vehicle crashed in East Oakland.The woman, an Oakland resident, was the o...

A cold front without a lot of punch from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to bring another round of light rain to the Bay Area on Friday befor...

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, is popping up everywhere—whether it’s in movies, social media, or even your local coffee shop sel...

BART commuters endured a rough morning Thursday, as the transit system briefly shut down service on all lines going toward the San Francisco...

The symbolism that Meghan Markle chose for her stunning New Year’s Day return to Instagram after five years could not be any more obvious.I...

The trucks in two fatal events on New Year’s Day — the attack in New Orleans and the explosion in Las Vegas — were both rented through Turo,...

I don’t have a crystal ball, but if I got one this year, it would almost certainly be equipped with AI, like an increasing number of gadgets...

By LISA MASCARO | Associated PressWASHINGTON  — Rep. Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firs...

At the start of a new year, I like to have lots of healthy options at the ready to get me back into the swing of my usual, non-holiday lifes...

Jimmy Carter’s economic legacy is cloudy, at best.The former president’s death on Dec. 29 put the performance of the business climate durin...

A glimpse of the bed through the kitchen of Unit 1. (Photo by Tiffany Angeles)The bathroom in Unit 1. (Photo by Tiffany Angeles)The eat-in...

The world’s fastest electric boat could soon navigate across Lake Tahoe in a bid to get cars off the region’s congested, winding and often i...

The Port of Oakland in November approved an environmental impact report for a plan to expand the number of gates at Oakland International Ai...

The last time a new “Grand Theft Auto” game launched, Barack Obama was president and Bruce Willis was still filming “Die Hard” movies. Since...

In October, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a ruling mandating the removal of all lead pipes supplying drinking water in the Unit...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate Bosworth, 42; Dax Shepard, 50; Taye Diggs, 54; Christy Turlington, 56.Happy Birthday: Take nothing for g...

Dear Eric: I just read the question about the person who always has something negative to say about what is going badly in her life (“Not Yo...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend broke up with me two weeks ago, and it left me feeling heartbroken and confused.Related ArticlesAdvice |...