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The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to block California’s first-in-the-nation regulations that would ban the sale of new gasoline-powered pass...

BRENTWOOD — Two people died late Wednesday night when two cars on state Highway 4 apparently collided head-on, the California Highway Patrol...

By Mark Gurman and Shirin Ghaffary, BloombergOpenAI will acquire the AI device startup co-founded by Apple Inc. veteran Jony Ive in a nearl...

SAN MATEO — A Poplar Creek Golf Course restauranter sued the city of San Mateo this week, claiming city officials destroyed her thriving bus...

Some travelers like to stay in five-star resorts. Others prefer some grit with their lodging – motels with fun history, quirky charm and ple...

The three-hour drive from Walnut Creek to Fort Bragg turned out to be well worth it for the Las Lomas Knights and senior pitcher Alessandro...

The first 2026 FIFA World Cup match in the U.S. — to take place in California, Mexico and Canada — may be more than 12 months out, but some...

More than two years after an outgoing San Jose City Council councilmember refused to relinquish social media accounts to its successor, city...

A retired Marine Corps captain, who was caught with a kilogram brick of cocaine last year when the small plane he was learning to fly made a...

SAN FRANCISCO — It wasn’t pretty, but the Valkyries got it done.Despite shooting 31.9% from the field and 18.9% from the three-point line,...

SANTA CLARA – Brock Purdy, George Kittle and Fred Warner got paid as 49ers’ cornerstones, and the trickle-down economics already are paying...

BRENTWOOD — Just days after the Brentwood Planning Commission rejected plans for a new downtown fire station, a city councilmember filed an...

As House Republicans consider making deep cuts to Medicaid, Santa Clara County wants to transition to a “single plan” model for Medi-Cal man...

Millions watched on television in horror on April 15, 2019, as plumes of fire shot up from the Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the world’s oldes...

In 2018, San Jose voters wisely removed the power to set City Council salaries from the hands of elected officials and placed it with an ind...

I’m the opposite of a doom-looper. I believe that Oakland has the unparalleled talent, creativity and grit that can make us a spectacularly...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Amber Heard, 39; Sherri Shepherd, 58; Jeffrey Dean Morgan, 59; Jack Nicholson, 88.Happy Birthday: Pause, thin...

News and social media feeds inundate us with dramatic scenes of immigration policing.Viral videos of immigrant mothers picked up on sidewal...

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DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m on a strict budget. A lot has changed for me at home and at work, and as a result, I’ve been socializing much less.Rela...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One co-worker likes to host office parties with themed potlucks.Related ArticlesMiss Manners: I want to t...

DEAR ABBY: I see a psychiatrist and psychologist for generalized anxiety disorder, major depression disorder and borderline personality diso...

By STEPHEN HAWKINSDALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars powered their way to a series-opening victory in their Western Conference final rematch wi...

SAN FRANCISCO — A cold shooting night didn’t stop the Golden State Valkyries from making history on Wednesday night. In front of another se...

Associated PressWASHINGTON — Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening near a Jewish mu...