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When the time came for Gabriela Flores to apply for a new teaching job in the Bay Area, the Scotts Valley resident had her heart set on one...

SAN FRANCISCO – The Chase Center court in San Francisco is, officially, 4,700 square feet of hardwood.But in the Warriors’ 104-93 Game 3 vi...

May 2Silicon Valley Oral History Workshop: Natalie J. Marine-Street will lead a workshop on developing oral interviews with a focus on Sili...

The U.S. cannabis industry has come a long way, blossoming into a market projected to surpass $50 billion in sales this year. However, benea...

A Southern California man accused of sex trafficking a woman addicted to fentanyl pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of sex traffi...

Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to be taking a friendlier tone regarding the petroleum industry, as two refineries recently announced they would clo...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jessica Alba, 44; Penelope Cruz, 51; Jay Leno, 75; Ann-Margret, 84.Happy Birthday: Worry less about time and...

Dear Eric: My mom, 75, has been living with me and my husband for five years.Related ArticlesAsking Eric: Years later, ther...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My 4-year-old son absolutely hates going to day care. Every morning is a struggle.Related ArticlesHarriette...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What’s happened to mealtime conversation?Related ArticlesMiss Manners: I was called a thief for getting...

DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my daughter went “no contact” with both sides of our family — parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins....

A Sonoma County woman is suing American Airlines, claiming staff blamed her after she was groped on a redeye flight from San Francisco Inter...

A Habitat for Humanity project that would make it possible for low- and moderate-income households to afford to purchase a home in Novato ha...

OAKLAND — After an eventful offseason, the Golden State Valkyries finally got to take the court on Sunday at their practice facility in Oakl...

Dre Greenlaw is hurt again, although it’s unclear how serious the injury is.The former 49ers linebacker, who played just 34 snaps last seas...

The 49ers added six undrafted free agents to the roster Sunday, giving them 18 rookies vying for roster spots.None of them are offensive ta...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have found a lot of different ways to win ballgames this season. Sunday was something new.Heliot Ramos hit a wal...

The Warriors beat the Rockets without Jimmy Butler on Saturday night and they may have to do it again Monday.Golden State coach Steve Kerr...

The San Jose Barracuda swept its best-of-three first-round playoff series with the Ontario Reign and will now start a best-of-five second-ro...

We’ll start our assessment of the 2025 NFL Draft at the end — not the very end, but mighty close. We’ll start early in the seventh round, wi...

Oakland Fire Department extinguished a fire at a sewing shop at 670 Ninth St. in downtown Oakland on Sunday, preventing the flames from spre...

Six years into its second tenure, the 2025 Land Rover Defender lineup maintains its boxy military appearance, but with modern design updates...

OAKLAND — A 71-year-old man has agreed to a six-year prison sentence for killing his neighbor over what police say was a misunderstanding.H...

Unsung heroesSeveral Milpitas community leaders were among the 27 Unsung Heroes of state Assembly District 24 honored at an April 11 awards...

SAN FRANCISCO – The Houston Rockets are all too aware that they blew a chance to gain the upper hand in their first-round playoff series aga...