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Whether you’re trying to treat this as a regular weekend or are already immersed in the holiday milieu doesn’t matter. The important thing i...

With its crackling fires and holiday cheer, winter is a warm and fuzzy time. What better to match it than a wintry cocktail that makes you w...

Even though Katrina Watters’ 15-year-old nonverbal son Matthew doesn’t have the words to express how he feels about attending the Pacific Au...

The change seems mind-boggling even to the California Highway Patrol. How exactly did one of the most dangerous highways in the East Bay — a...

CONCORD — For the first time in her life, Amelia Esteves soon won’t have her parents’ alarm clocks to rely on.The 17-year-old Northgate Hig...

SANTA CLARA — I’m making my list and checking it twice with all the 49ers fans’ questions in our social media mailbox. This mailbag may not...

Proposition 36, the popular new law that voters hope could free deodorant from locked drugstore displays, is now in effect.Related Articles...

The Diocese of Orange has agreed to pay a $3.5 settlement to a man who alleged he was sexually abused as a young teen decades ago while atte...

In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in private and public university admissions. Now a federal district court has...

TODAY’S WORD — TENSIVETENSIVE: TEN-siv: Of, relating to or causing tension.Average mark 20 wordsTime limit 30 minutesCan you find 23 or...

Dear Eric: I’ve been going to the same neighborhood nail salon for nearly 10 years. They are usually great, but about two years ago, I conti...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend and I recently got into a huge fight, and I’m still feeling upset about it.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was in college, a friend’s family graciously opened their home to me for a couple of months while I worked a summe...

DEAR ABBY: For the third time in my life, I am being shunned by long-term friends.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: I’m b...

For the second consecutive year, Cal has come up short in a bowl game. The Bears’ offense struggled throughout most of Wednesday’s game as...

MONTEREY — Rain and snow are slated to return this weekend to Northern California and will likely stick around through Christmas Day, foreca...

Bay Area Home Report2366 Fish Creek Place – Google Street ViewA 4,470-square-foot house built in 1987 has changed hands. The spacious prop...

Bay Area Home Report1741 Santa Lucia Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,562-square-foot house built in 1949 has changed hands. The spacious pro...

After a last-place finish in the MLS, the San Jose Earthquakes were bound to look different next season.With a high-profile new coach alrea...

The Bay Area Toll Authority approved new toll increases for Bay Area bridges on Wednesday, tacking on new charges for 2026 — despite an incr...

The locally based Starbird chicken restaurant group has just opened its fourth new Bay Area location of the year, and its first ever in Cupe...

When it comes to incorporating cannabis into your daily routine, understanding the difference between full-spectrum and isolate cannabis pro...

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks goalie Vitek Vanecek is out indefinitely after he was struck in the face by a puck that was unexpectedly redirect...

SANTA CLARA — Dre Greenlaw disproved one of the oldest cliches in professional sports.There are no moral victories.What Greenlaw did last...

I hear the conversations:Fire Kyle.Trade or low-ball Brock.It’s all ridiculous.But conversations like that are also why the NFL is the p...