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Mayor Matt Mahan lent an extra pair of hands to put some of the first screws in a new automatic license plate reader camera at the intersection of King Road and Wilshire Boulevard, which city officials said will function as …

Sunnyvale is now home to 90 units of new affordable housing. Local government and community housing leaders gathered on Tuesday for the grand opening of Meridian, which consists of seven townhomes facing Charles Street and a four-story multifamily building facing …

By Jacques Billeaud and Jonathan J. Cooper | Associated Press PHOENIX — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that …

Looking to buy a home in Alameda County? Now is your last chance to apply for an interest-free loan from a local program that helps first-time homebuyers afford a down payment. AC Boost, a $50 million county effort launched in …

SAN FRANCISCO — This is not what the Giants anticipated every fifth day when they signed Blake Snell. Week after week, the Giants’ worst days have been the ones on which their $62 million free-agent prize was scheduled to start. …

By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, calling it …

A Pasadena radiologist was hearing footsteps and suffering from delusions about the nation’s fentanyl crisis, the war in Ukraine and the possibility of his children being kidnapped the day his family’s Tesla plunged off Highway 1 last year near Devil’s …

OAKLAND – Four-time state champion Michael Peters has ended his retirement after four months and will coach the McClymonds football team again.   Peters, 55, had told his players and media in December that the Warriors’ loss in the 3-A NorCal …

Renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz is listing her picture-perfect coastal farm in Bolinas for $8.995 million. Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz is listing her coastal farm in Bolinas for $8.995 million. (Jacob Elliott)  Coincidentally, the barn on the 65-acre property was once …

Last Saturday, the smell of barbecue suffusing the air drew a long line of customers through the doors at Antioch’s new BBQ Dunn Right, which opened just three weeks ago. It was 4/20, and hungry customers helped the restaurant sell …

Alvvays delivered one of the best sets of the 2023 Outside Lands music festival, delighting thousands of fans who turned out to see the super-cool Canadian indie-pop act perform at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Now, the band is …

Those who enjoy fishing and who seek trout and salmon in particular were reminded Wednesday by California Department of Fish & Wildlife officials that they should keep their dogs away from the uncooked fish. A parasitic flatworm called Nanophyetes salmincola …

From Dance Week to a pair of fun ’80s bands and a celebration of Oakland’s Creative Growth workshop, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend. Here’s a partial rundown. Dance Week ready to …

For some, it’s time for the wedding schadenfreude. Billionaire Getty oil heiress Ivy Love Getty has filed for divorce, a little more than two years after she married photographer Tobias Engel in a lavish wedding in the rotunda of San …

A month after declaring that his popular West Oakland barbecue joint was damaged beyond repair from a fire and other hazards, owner Matt Horn said Wednesday the restaurant has found a new home a couple of miles away. Horn Barbecue, …

Linda Gassenheimer | Tribune News Service Here’s a quick sheet pan dinner. I coated halibut fillet with a mayonnaise sauce and chopped pecans, which added a nice crunch and flavor to the fish. The halibut bakes on the sheet pan …

Would-be carjackers attacked a rideshare driver’s vehicle early Monday in an attempt to steal it, but the driver escaped unharmed, Palo Alto police said. The victim was not injured. Authorities said in a news release Wednesday that the man had …

SAN JOSE — Following one of the worst seasons in franchise history, David Quinn on Wednesday was fired as coach of the San Jose Sharks. “After going through our end-of-the-season process of internal meetings and evaluating where our team is …

Alexis Gabe disappeared on Jan. 26, 2022, kicking off a massive search, homicide investigation, and outpouring of grief and assistance from the East Bay community, which closely followed the controversial whodunit every step of the way. Gabe, a 23-year-old Oakley …

SAN FRANCISCO — Blake Snell made a brief appearance in the Giants’ clubhouse Wednesday morning. He stopped by his locker, checked his phone and dashed out the door. Blink, and you’d miss him. The left-hander was scheduled to make his …

By Larry Madowo | CNN At least 32 people have been killed and two are missing after flash floods swept through almost half of Kenya. Some 103,500 people in all have been affected. Kenya has registered heavy rain since mid-March …

Voters in two Bay Area school districts have received ballots for special May 7 elections on parcel taxes to help fund operations. Rather than placing the measures on the primary election or general election ballot, as most school districts do, …

The rapidly expanding West Coast Sourdough chain has opened its first San Jose sandwich shop, and renovation work is under way for a location in the city’s Willow Glen area. For its first foray into the South Bay, the company …

It has been almost three years since Arizona State acknowledged an NCAA investigation into possible recruiting violations, 18 months since the school revealed a multi-million-dollar buyout of former coach Herm Edwards and one day since a published report indicated Edwards …

REDWOOD CITY — A 35-year-old woman was arrested after she stole a tow truck before leading authorities on a wild chase where she stopped once to burglarize a home and stopped again to assault her boyfriend before being apprehended, police …

The NFL Draft starts on Thursday and it’s a vital one for John Lynch and the San Francisco 49ers. Sure, the Niners might be the reigning NFC Champions and the team to beat going into 2024, but this offseason — …

By Amy Chillag | CNN Atlanta  — The plight of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped New York’s Central Park Zoo last year, showed just how tough it is to survive in a world altered by humans. The gorgeous creature …

By Sophie Austin | Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO — Arizona doctors could give their patients abortions in California under a proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom to circumvent a ban on nearly all abortions in that state. It …

The price keeps going up for Brandon Aiyuk. And they have the Detroit Lions, last year’s NFC Championship Game foe, to thank for it. While the Lions are still heartbroken over blowing a 17-point halftime lead and losing 34-31 to …

As the calendar inches closer and closer to May and the light of Memorial Day — the unofficial start of summer — begins to creep in at the end of the tunnel, the weather seems determined not to cooperate in …

PLEASANTON — A woman who fatally shot a Home Depot loss prevention officer a year ago has reached a plea deal with prosecutors on a charge of second-degree murder, resulting in a negotiated sentence of 19 years to life in state …

FREMONT — Tesla has decided to slash thousands of jobs in the Bay Area, including layoffs at the company’s electric vehicle factory in Fremont, staffing reductions that are poised to jolt the region’s employment market. Related Articles Economy | Dunn-Edwards …

By Fatima Hussein | Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds. About 1 …

Megan Thee Stallion is heading for San Francisco. The Grammy-winning hip-hop star has added a Chase Center date on June 23 to her worldwide Hot Girl Summer Tour. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. April 26, megantheestallion.com. The Hot …

By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a $95 billion war aid measure that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force …

Confession: I grew up eating bland foods and never developed a taste for spiciness. My wife, children and friends, who all love spice in its myriad forms, enjoy taunting me to try different foods, usually by claiming something like, “It’s …

“Anyone But You” star Glen Powell is finally coming clean about what fans of his hit rom-com with Sydney Sweeney kinda-sorta suspected. It is that he and Sweeney staged flirtatious off-screen moments in order to generate buzz about “Anyone But …

OAKLEY — A policy to guide council members in their personal social media postings passed its first hurdle Tuesday. Though Oakley City Attorney Derek Cole cautioned the city cannot control a councilmembers’ speech on personal social media and has “limited …

Reggie Bush is finally getting his Heisman Trophy back. The Heisman Trust will announce Wednesday, as first reported by ESPN, the formal “reinstatement” of the trophy won by Bush 14 years after he was stripped of the award and forced …

By EDITH M. LEDERER | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. Credible …