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Boys basketball Open Division Thursday’s opening round No. 1 De La Salle (25-4), bye No. 2 Salesian (25-2), bye No. 4 Dublin 65, No. 5 Liberty 47 No. 3 San Ramon Valley 77, No. 6 California 49 Wednesday’s semifinals No. …

EMERYVILLE — A suspect was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian in critical condition Wednesday afternoon in Emeryville, according to authorities. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Berkeley man sues Kaiser Permanente, accuses medical assistant …

By Melanie Lidman, Mohammad Jahjouh and Wafaa Shurafa | Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel — The remains of two child hostages have been identified but another body released by Hamas was not the boys’ mother, the Israeli military said early …

Amid a push by local leaders to conserve farmlands and open spaces in the Bay Area from future development, state senator David Cortese has introduced a bill that would shore up funding to preserve agricultural land throughout the state despite the …

The Trump administration has launched an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project in what could be the first step in clawing back the $4 billion promised by the Biden administration to build out the first section of the line, from …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. PG&E profits built on ratepayers’ backs Re: “PG&E reports profit of $2B-plus” (Page A1, Feb. 14). How can PG&E be allowed to post billions of …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Trump military decisions a foreign policy disaster Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi is troubled by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s “rookie mistake.” Being a rookie …

Robin Worthington’s journalistic legacy can be counted by the column — hundreds of them filled with newsy tidbits — and by the amount of sage advice and number of laughs she shared with readers. The longtime Alameda County edition columnist …

Eight years ago this week, after a series of drenching atmospheric river storms, Coyote Creek, the longest creek in Santa Clara County, flooded badly, forcing the emergency evacuation of 14,000 people in neighborhoods around downtown San Jose and $100 million …

Steve Jobs will be the face of California innovation on a $1 coin next year, and it’s hard to think of a better choice. The co-founder of Apple and longtime Palo Alto resident, who died in 2011, made an overwhelming …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants don’t have a ton of true positional battles as they enter Cactus League games. The majority of their starting lineup is set. Kyle Harrison and Hayden Birdsong headline the battle for the fifth rotation spot, …

SAN FRANCISCO — On the verge of returning to the court, Jonathan Kuminga still faces a major hurdle in his long recovery process from a severely sprained ankle. Kuminga, 22, participated in practice for a second straight day on Thursday …

While Kristin Juszczyk said she’s proud of her accomplishments as a fashion designer and of “so much female empowerment” in the NFL, she and Kylie Kelce despaired of a term that’s been affixed to women like them. Over the past …

Prosecutors in ex-Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker’s perjury case are recommending he serve “significant jail time,” arguing the former official has “failed to take any responsibility for his actions.” Becker was convicted of felony perjury and violating his duty …

OAKLAND — The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office’s chief of inspectors, who was hired two years ago despite questions over his truthfulness and credibility, is leaving his post, in the first significant staffing change since Ursula Jones Dickson took over …

San Jose State, having won seven games and gone to a bowl game in each of the last three years, announced a 2025 schedule Thursday that included a national blueblood power on the road as well as a regular-season finale …

By Eric Tucker | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about …

SAN JOSE – Goalies for the slumping San Jose Barracuda, the Sharks’ top minor league affiliate, are having difficulty staying healthy right now. Yaroslav Askarov, considered the Sharks’ top goalie prospect, was being examined Thursday after he left the previous …

College football, keeper of the best regular season in sports, has upped its offseason game in recent years. From conference realignment to transfer decisions to settlements of antitrust lawsuits, developments from February through August are increasingly impacting what transpires on …

SAN JOSE — Two Nevada residents will be extradited to San Jose after allegedly attempting to kidnap a bank employee with plans to commit a bank robbery, the San Jose Police Department announced Thursday. On Nov. 17, the two suspects …

Get ready for Hilaria Baldwin to not set the record straight in her new reality TV show on she, a Boston-born yoga teacher,  spent more than 10 years presenting herself as Alec Baldwin’s glamorous “Latina” wife from Spain, before internet …

SAN JOSE — Trudys Brides and Special Occasions is preparing to relocate to San Jose this year and exit its familiar location in Campbell’s Pruneyard Shopping Center in a move that enables the store to expand. The merchant, which has …

STANFORD, Calif.  — Rintaro Sasaki zooms up to the ballpark on an electric bike with a brown bag of food in hand, ready to grab a quick bite of lunch then get right to work in the batting cage. When …

This week, we’re reviewing a gritty Hulu period drama from the maker of “Peaky Blinders” and a melancholy look at three floundering middle-age marriages. Each offer rewards — read on. “A Thousand Blows”: Fans of Steven Knight’s catchy period crime …

by Carolyn Jones | CalMatters E., a mother of three in Salinas, is extra careful when she takes her kids to school. She switches up her routes, leaves at different times, and is always on the lookout for immigration agents, …

By Tim Reynolds | Associated Press San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama is not expected to play again this season after a blood clot condition was found in his right shoulder, a massive blow to the league and the second major …

By Tim Reynolds | Associated Press The NBA has suspended Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis Jr. for 25 games without pay because he tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, a violation of the league’s anti-drug program. Portis cannot play again until …

The California High-Speed Rail project, the troubled bullet train that would connect Northern and Southern California, will be investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, said Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation on Thursday, Feb 20. The current estimate for linking …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Landen Roupp will start the San Francisco Giants’ starting pitcher for their Cactus League opener on Saturday against Bruce Bochy’s Texas Rangers, manager Bob Melvin announced on Thursday morning. Roupp will likely throw two innings, depending on …

SANTA CRUZ — After a months-long trial to decide if 25-year-old convicted rapist and murderer Adrian “A.J.” Gonzalez should be released from the juvenile justice system or remain incarcerated, the jury reached a verdict Wednesday afternoon. In the packed courtroom, …

OAKLAND — A Kaiser Permanente patient filed a lawsuit last week against the medical provider, alleging that he was sexually abused during a surgery, according to a press release by Zinn Law Firm. The victim, 58-year-old Michael Bean of Berkeley, claims …

No one watching “SNL 50: The Anniversary Special” on Sunday night would think that Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively were caught off guard when Tina Fey and Amy Poehler jokingly asked  the “Deadpool” actor how he was doing amid his …

By BRUCE SCHREINER and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to …

At some point this spring, the rebuilt Pac-12 is expected to sign a media rights agreement to begin in 2026 and span the remainder of the decade. The rebuilt Mountain West is likely to do the same, creating a fascinating …

For most of the past decade, I used a CPA for my tax returns. Last year, I returned to doing it myself on TurboTax. My tax return is relatively complicated, but TurboTax walked me through it and made it pretty …

SANTA CLARA – Jon Feliciano, a starting guard on the 2023 49ers’ Super Bowl team, announced his retirement Thursday due to a knee injury that sidelined him this past season. Feliciano, 33, called that 2023 season the best of his …

Three Orange County residents charged in connection with the alleged abduction of a patient from a Novato health care facility pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. Michael Roberts, 49, of Capo Beach; Laura Boyle, 61, of Mission Viejo, and Paula Burkes, …

“Space Beach” is expanding once again — by welcoming a new company to the city. True Anomaly Inc., a defense technology company developing advanced space superiority systems, announced its expansion into Southern California with a 90,000-square-foot factory at Long Beach’s …

Potentially toxic lithium-ion batteries pried from burned-out electric vehicles in the Eaton fire and transported to a temporary hazardous waste collection site in Azusa for processing has raised concerns about toxic metals leaching into nearby sources of drinking water. The …

As an Orange County judge, who a short time earlier had admitted to fatally shooting his wife during a heated argument at their Anaheim Hills home, was being processed into police custody, his thoughts apparently took a turn toward how …