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SAN JOSE – A man died last week of injuries he suffered in a crash nearly a month earlier in San Jose, police said. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Fatal crash closes Highway 35 in Portola Valley Crashes and …

VALLEJO — Even though he has laid his roots in retirement elsewhere, the rough-and-tumble place CC Sabathia grew up and its characters who helped him along the way were still on his mind when the phone rang Tuesday afternoon with …

Donald Trump ended his first day as president Monday by posting a sneering message on his Truth Social platform, boasting how his team was hunting down more than 1,000 Biden appointees to give them a message, in the words of …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Khanna’s embrace of conspiracy troubling Re: “Death spurs theory of foul play” (Page A1, Jan. 19). As a strong supporter of my congressman, Rep. Ro …

MARTINEZ — It has all the makings of the Laci Peterson murder case, minus the accompanying media frenzy. A San Pablo father of two stands accused of murdering his wife and her mother simply because they became a nuisance for …

Five days after a huge fire at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Moss Landing, Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for an investigation into the blaze, which has jolted California’s renewable energy industry. “The governor believes there …

When the WNBA’s free-agent negotiating period began Tuesday, the Bay Area’s new team did not make an immediate splash. The Valkyries weren’t alone. As of late in the day, none of the league’s 13 teams had come to terms with …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Lee isn’t the change that Oakland needs Re: “Lee jumps into mayoral race” (Page A1, Jan. 9). I see that Barbara Lee has decided to …

Electro-pioneers Kraftwerk have announced more dates on the band’s 2025 tour. Fortunately for local fans, these Kraftwerk dates include a stop in the Bay Area.. Kraftwerk, featuring electro music icon Ralf Hütter, performs April 18 at the Greek Theatre in …

Anthony Tam has come a long way since 2016, much of which he spent burning the candle at both ends. By day, he worked a corporate job, and at night and in the early mornings, he made labor-intensive mille crepe …

San Jose city officials have narrowed the applicant field to temporarily fill the vacant District 3 City Council seat by selecting five candidates to advance to panel interviews. The City Council will interview land-use consultant Bob Staedler, engineer Carl Salas, …

OAKLAND — PG&E has landed a record-setting $15 billion federal loan guarantee in one of the final acts of Joe Biden’s presidency, an approval that could help the utility and its customers save money. The loan guarantee enables PG&E and …

Fans of the “Great British Baking Show” should be relieved to hear that filming for the next season of the much-loved baking competition show won’t be delayed due to the mystery “health issues” of one of its hosts, comedian Noel …

BERKELEY — Ohio State backup quarterback Devin Brown is transferring to California. Brown entered the transfer portal in December but stayed with the Buckeyes through their run to the national championship that ended with a win Monday night over Notre …

As part of its ambitious strategy to combat the homelessness crisis, San Jose has broken ground on a new interim housing site along the Guadalupe River to bring more homeless residents indoors and clean up the waterways. The new 136-bed, …

There’s an old fable about a frog in a boiling pot of water. It suggests that if you toss a frog into already hot water, it’ll jump out immediately. But if you instead put the frog in cold water and …

ANTIOCH — Antioch City Attorney Thomas Lloyd Smith resigned Jan. 17 following a special city council meeting held on the same day. Replacing Smith on an interim basis will be Derek Cole of Cole Huber LLP, the city said Tuesday …

While the future home for Sundance, the iconic indie film festival actor Robert Redford helped create, remains up for debate, there’s no argument about the 2025 lineup in Utah. It’s dynamite, and includes a smattering of films with Bay Area …

A Bay Area bookseller whose roots stretch back to the mid-19th Century has filed for bankruptcy, saying its in-store sales have yet to recover from their coronavirus-induced maladies. Books Inc. has filed to reorganize its finances under Chapter 11 of …

Justin Bieber continues to spark online speculation about the state of his mental health and his marriage to Hailey Bieber as he’s kept up with his practice of posting “bizarre” things on social media, including recent photos of himself smoking …

The Year of the Snake is upon us as communities across the Bay Area celebrate Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year or Tet. Here’s a sampling of ways to join in the celebrations. Children’s Fairyland Lunar New Year: Jan. 24-26, …

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Tuesday with 17 other states to halt an executive order by President Donald Trump that ends birthright citizenship for future children born in the U.S. to parents who are not citizens or …

Award-winning San Francisco chef Charles Phan, a trailblazer whose modern interpretations of Vietnamese cuisine captivated the Bay Area, died Monday of cardiac arrest. He was 62. When his famed Slanted Door first opened in 1994 in San Francisco’s Mission district, …

Even if Ivanka Trump has insisted that she doesn’t plan to move back to Washington, D.C., and take a prominent role in her father’s White House, she seized on her father’s second inauguration to once again cast herself in a …

I’ve spent the last couple of years exploring the Bay Area’s vibrant brewery scene, dropping in on taprooms from Santa Cruz to Walnut Creek. A few weeks ago, I headed south to Fremont and Hayward, where I found several breweries …

The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff began with a lopsided victory by Notre Dame (over Indiana) and concluded with the Irish losing by double digits (to Ohio State). If you have tracked CFP results over the years, the bookend beatings …

Phish, the world’s greatest jam band, has announced a West Coast tour for April. The trek brings the Vermont quartet — consisting of vocalist-guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman and keyboardist Page McConnell — to California for …

An empty plot of land at Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy is being transformed into California’s first accredited arboretum on a K-12 campus, a project aimed at addressing East Palo Alto’s low tree canopy coverage while fostering community engagement and environmental …

New wave icon Billy Idol is hitting the road with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. They will be performing at arenas and amphitheaters, from April 30 to September 12, on Idol’s It’s a Nice …

Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (12-3) Previous ranking: 1 Last week: Beat Presentation 74-9, lost to Sidwell Friends 53-40, Morris Catholic 61-57 Next game: Tuesday at Archbishop …

Ohio State won the national championship, but access was the greatest beneficiary of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. Tripling the size of the event allowed the CFP to accomplish its primary mission. The regular season was more meaningful to …

WASHINGTON D.C. — There was the aquaponics farmer from Half Moon Bay, the Sacramento Republican Assembly president who talked online about “going to war,” and the yoga studio owner from Gilroy. The Northern California residents were all named by federal …

 Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) (Records through Monday) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (13-1)  Previous ranking: 1 Since last ranking: Beat Serra 73-35, St. Francis 75-37 Up next: Tuesday at Mitty, 7:30 …

Over the past quarter century Jamie Baum has been in expansion mode, steadily adding new sounds, influences and players to her musical universe. Building on her long-running septet, the New York City flutist and composer started setting poetry to music. …

When the weather gets chilly, sure, you could just turn up the thermostat. But there’s something even better about tracking down a handheld, piping-hot packet of yum that’s even better at chasing those winter blues away. It’s a global tradition …

SAN JOSE — No one was injured after an unknown gunman opened fire on a group of police officers sitting in a parked car Monday night, according to the San Jose Police Department. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | …

Bay FC defender Jen Beattie is retiring from professional soccer, the NWSL club announced on Tuesday morning. A native of Glasgow, Scotland, Beattie’s decorated 18-year career has spanned four countries, includes 14 trophies and stints at some of the world’s …

By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News An incarcerated San Mateo man was one of five alleged gang members federally indicted on racketeering and drug offenses that were carried out by the Mexican Mafia prison gang, the U.S. Department …

OAKLAND — A 28-year-old man was fatally shot in East Oakland Saturday night, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | State court affirms Bay Area man’s conviction for killing work supervisor Crime and Public Safety | Alameda County …

Maria Benitez, from San Francisco, cheers during the “We Fight Back; Defeat Trump’s Extreme-Right Billionaire Agenda!” protest the day before Donald Trumps presidential inauguration at the Civic Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay …