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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...

Dear Eric: I am a female executive employed by a large global corporation.Related ArticlesAsking Eric: I warned my daughter...

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...

North Coast Section baseball playoffsDivision ITuesday’s gamesNo. 1 Granada 5, No. 16 San Ramon Valley 2No. 9 Casa Grande 5, No. 8 Dubli...

CONCORD — A woman died in a two-vehicle collision that also injured two others Tuesday, according to a social media post from the California...

PACIFICA — A San Jose man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly indecently exposing himself on three separate occasions, according to a press...

SAN JOSE — Two caregivers have been charged with elder abuse and fraud for allegedly abusing residents at an unlicensed care home while rece...

By MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts’ owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stad...

OAKLAND — An Alameda County jury began deliberating Wednesday whether an Oakland man beat his one-time fiancé to death five years ago, befor...

An East Bay Democrat in the state Legislature announced the details Wednesday of a hard-fought partnership between California and Google to...

In an ominous sign for an already struggling project, state officials on Wednesday said they are unhappy with the lack of progress over plan...

HAYWARD — The Hayward City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to place City Manager Ana Alvarez on paid administrative leave, less than si...

SAN FRANCISCO — How long can the Giants keep this up?They have a middling offense and defense (both ranked 18th by FanGraphs’ metrics), whi...

SAN FRANCISCO — Ace pitcher Logan Webb took the brunt of the punishment Wednesday as the Giants fell 8-4 to the Kansas City Royals to conclu...

It’s hard to imagine a time when Broadway star Sutton Foster would open up to now-disgraced influencer Hilaria Baldwin about her efforts to...

A longtime California pediatrician has surrendered his medical license after facing more than two decades of accusations that he sexually ab...

In a series of moves set to shape Gilroy’s elections for years to come, the City Council has chosen the final map for its districts and laid...