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By John Leicester, Tom Nouvian and Marine Lesprit | Associated Press AVIGNON, France — Gisèle Pelicot spoke of her “very difficult ordeal” after 51 men were convicted Thursday in the drugging-and-rape trial that riveted France and turned her into an …

SAN LORENZO — A house fire Thursday afternoon left six residents displaced and two dogs dead, officials said. The fire was reported about 12:22 p.m. in the 1600 block of Brandoni Avenue. When Alameda County Fire Department firefighters got on …

With San Jose struggling to build homes and already behind in meeting the state’s expectations for production, the City Council is making it easier to construct housing on unused or underutilized urban areas. Under a new streamlined review policy, planning …

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks do not have the luxury of facing a handful of fellow rebuilding teams before they begin their Christmas break. The Sharks play the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night to close a three-game homestand, …

As we close the calendar on 2024, we come to my year-end ritual, the one where we look back at the past 50 columns, at the trials, tribulations, tips and takeaways, and pull one bit of advice from each month that …

At $9.1 billion, the Warriors are the most valuable NBA franchise and the second-highest valued organization in all of U.S. professional sports, according to an annual valuation from Sportico. Only the Dallas Cowboys are worth more than Golden State, according …

SANTA CLARA – Of all the 49ers experiencing a twisted tale of two seasons, Brock Purdy is under the brightest spotlight, and it’s one that’s illuminated something within him. “I need to get better and get back to playing with …

OAKLAND — During the early stages of her burgeoning rap career, Alliana Green spread a false rumor that she’d killed an abusive ex and been cleared by police. The tragic, bitter irony is that prosecutors now say Green — known …

SAN JOSE — Mackenzie Blackwood didn’t have much time to say goodbye. Fortunately for him, he didn’t have to wait long to come back. The former Sharks goaltender found out on Dec. 9 — his 28th birthday — that he …

By Brenda Goodman | CNN As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. Bird flu infections …

SAN JOSE — A jury this week convicted a man of kidnapping an Oakridge Mall employee more than three decades ago, after a cold-case investigation implicated him through DNA evidence obtained while he was in state prison for an unrelated …

“Is there anything better than sinking your teeth into a crispy fried potato pancake with sour cream?” says blogger and author Jessie-Sierra Ross in her new cookbook. “Maybe only if it’s topped with a delicious cooked-fruit compote.” Ross, the food …

SAN JOSE – The greatest soccer player of all time is set to play in San Jose this season. Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will play at PayPal Park on May 14 in the highlight of the Quakes’ schedule, released by …

California’s population grew this year by nearly a quarter of a million residents, bouncing back close to the record-high population levels the Golden State had reached before the pandemic, but growing more slowly than the country as a whole and …

By Adam Harrington | WBBM CHICAGO — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned stores and restaurants around the country not to sell or serve oysters from British Columbia, Canada, that may be contaminated with the norovirus. California was among …

By Matt O’Brien | Associated Press CLONDALKIN, Ireland — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome …

OAKLAND — A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a recent Oakland shooting, court records show. Donald Palmer, of Oakland, was charged with murder in the shooting death of 37-year-old Dejuan Davis, who was …

By MEG KINNARD Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the …

FOLSOM – An inmate serving a sentence for a 2018 Contra Costa County conviction was fatally stabbed Monday at California State Prison, Sacramento, officials said. Another inmate was detained in both the fatal stabbing and the non-fatal stabbing of a …

Welcome to a new weekly feature on the Hotline. We’ll break down Big 12 basketball using key metrics (NET rankings, KenPom ratings, etc.), our observations and a dose of old-fashioned sarcasm (when needed) — all in the name of providing …

Former ballerina Jessie-Sierra Ross — the voice behind the “Straight to the Hips, Baby” blog — knows a thing or two about the art of presenting something beautiful. Growing up, she writes, she loved helping her mom bake and observing …

“Swift swings” takes a quick peek at one economic trend. The number: California homebuying in November took its biggest one-year leap since June 2021. The source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at the California Association of Realtors’ latest home sales report. …

By HALELUYA HADERO | Associated Press Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters union to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period. The Teamsters said the workers, …

OAKLAND – A 54-year-old Castro Valley man who worked as a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent for 12 years is facing charges of cyberstalking, witness tampering and obstruction of a criminal investigation by bribery, according to prosecutors. Related Articles Crime …

In a column published in July, I wrote about the Mitsubishi mini-split heating/air conditioning system that was just installed in my house. In addition to the required outdoor heat pump, there is a 9,000 BTU unit upstairs, which did a …

SAN JOSE — A housing development with about 100 units that would replace a big north San Jose office building is making progress and is poised to use a builder’s remedy to smooth the project’s path to approval. The project’s …

Cal’s 24-13 loss to No. 24 UNLV Wednesday night in the LA Bowl wasn’t pretty.  Unlike most of the Bears’ shootout defeats this season, the game dragged on as Cal failed to find any rhythm offensively, despite a solid performance …

SANTA CLARA — It was Deommodore Lenoir’s 12th birthday, and his youth football teammates were scheming a preadolescent rite of passage. Traveon Anderson, still one of Lenoir’s closest friends, recalled a “boys will be boys” plan that would result in …

By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas official who is an informal adviser to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on immigration issues doesn’t expect mass deportations to prompt arrests of migrants at sensitive locations such as schools …

The change seems mind-boggling even to the California Highway Patrol. How exactly did one of the most dangerous highways in the East Bay — and certainly No. 1 in Contra Costa County — show such a startling reduction in fatal …

Even though Katrina Watters’ 15-year-old nonverbal son Matthew doesn’t have the words to express how he feels about attending the Pacific Autism Center for Education, she knows he’s happy. Matthew has been attending the nonpublic school for five years now …

SANTA CRUZ — A 68-year-old Los Gatos motorcyclist died Wednesday morning in a collision with an SUV on Soquel San Jose Road. The motorcyclist was driving a blue 2012 BMW southbound on Soquel San Jose Road, north of Old Turnpike …

SANTA CRUZ — With less than five weeks to go before President-elect Donald Trump makes his return to the White House, Santa Cruz County has declared itself a “sanctuary county” for local immigrant communities as part of an effort to …

We knew their names because they were our neighbors. Some of them served our communities, others were leaders of business and industry, played or coached for the region’s sports teams, or entertained us at popular events. And in 2024, we …

With its crackling fires and holiday cheer, winter is a warm and fuzzy time. What better to match it than a wintry cocktail that makes you warm and fuzzy inside? Dylan O’Brien is a longtime bartender and East Bay lifer …

The Temecula school board voted to rescind two controversial policies after a state agency said they were participating in unfair labor practices. In a 5-0 vote during closed session Tuesday, Dec. 17, the Temecula Valley Unified School Board rescinded its …

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accepted a plea deal Tuesday, Dec. 17, after following a transgender man last year for nearly two miles, beating him in a parking lot because he flipped the deputy off and lying about …

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By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters Starting Jan. 1, California employers won’t be able to require workers to attend any meetings related to their political or religious views — or how their bosses feel about unions. That’s according to a new …

The Diocese of Orange has agreed to pay a $3.5 settlement to a man who alleged he was sexually abused as a young teen decades ago while attending Mater Dei High School by former Monsignor Michael Harris, attorneys said Wednesday. …