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By Anthony Washington, The Fresh ToastVideo games are so popular around 25% of the world population plays them…so which ones have the marij...

CHERRYLAND — An Alameda County firefighter was injured and two residents were displaced in a home fire here Monday night, officials said.Th...

Don’t let zombie music eat your brain.You might feel confident there’s little danger that aggressively bland tunes will infiltrate your pla...

After years of protests, pushback and delays, construction began this year on a UC Berkeley student housing project that will house 1,100 un...

OAKLAND — A Berkeley man has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography, but allegedly told police his sexual interest in c...

RICHMOND — An Oakland man was sentenced to 32 years in state prison to settle his murder case, court records show.Gregory Bonner, 50, plead...

OAKLAND — Juan Gaxiola-Chavez’s wounded body finally gave out, but his family will always remember his decades-long battle to stay alive.He...

The duo behind the 49ers’ two Super Bowl appearances over the past six years — coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch — will ret...

OAKLAND — A former Bay Area youth swim coach has accepted a three-year prison term and two sexual abuse convictions as part of a plea deal w...

BRENTWOOD — Police using an armored vehicle arrested two Brentwood teenagers suspected in a carjacking, kidnapping and robbery last week.In...

Bay Area Home Report215 Jo Drive – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 200 block of Jo Drive in Los Gatos was sold on Nov. 19, 2...

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers 2024 season was a disaster.But as the calendar flips to 2025, Kyle Shanahan’s team provided some reasons for future...

OAKLAND — A man was fatally shot Tuesday morning in West Oakland, the second killing in the city in 10 hours, authorities said.Related Arti...

By Amy Hansen. The Fresh ToastAfter the holidays, January is a tough with returning to a work routine and the weather…but there is somethin...

By Ramishah Maruf | CNNNew York — Historically, “Ladies’ Nights” have been great for business.The discounted drinks or meals tend to draw...

ANTIOCH — A drive-by shooting with what police said was more than 50 rounds of gunfire damaged five parked vehicles and a building Monday.R...

Dec. 28MUNI CODE VIOLATION: 4:51 p.m. at Vivere on Riviera Drive. A caller reported that five juveniles were gathered at an apartment witho...

At the annual Ski California Safety Day in January 2024, an English Shepherd puppy named Ripp bounded from a five-foot deep hole in the snow...

ANTIOCH — In an effort to increase the city’s usable water supply, the long-awaited nearly $100-million brackish desalination plant in Antio...

MARTINEZ — Meals on Wheels Contra Costa has a reputation for being a lifesaver — a quality the organization accepts with pride.The mission...

Cal’s star forward Karlie Lema, who won ACC Offensive Player of the Year honors after the Golden Bears’ first year in the conference, signed...

SANTA CLARA – Here is how the 49ers (6-10) graded in Monday night’s 40-34 home finale against the Detroit Lions (14-2):PASS OFFENSE: D+Bro...

SANTA CLARA — As the Detroit Lions wrapped up their 40-34 win over the 49ers on Monday Night Football, an unmistakable chant rang out at Lev...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Joey McIntyre, 52; Val Kilmer, 65; Bebe Neuwirth, 66; Anthony Hopkins, 87.Happy Birthday: It’s okay to do thi...

Dear Eric: For about 20 years, my husband and I and our two boys plus a dog traveled, usually by car, to visit my sisters. They never visite...