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SAN JOSE — Construction of a new state-of-the-art Kaiser Permanente hospital is getting underway in San Jose, an ultra-modern complex that will replace the health care provider’s aging medical center nearby. The hospital is being built at 275 Hospital Parkway on …

With a week to go, here’s our roundup of everything you’ll need for your holiday dinner. The Turkey: America’s Test Kitchen recipe involves short brining and herb paste. Bonus recipes: mashed potatoes and gravy. Vegetarian entree: Pumpkin pot roast can …

Do our “compostable” bags, utensils and containers really return to nature? Hailed as a solution to the plastic problem, a growing number of new materials — marketed as biodegradable, sustainable, earth-friendly, decomposable or plant-based — promise to break down naturally …

For the second year in a row, a record-breaking number of Chinook Salmon have returned to the Mokelumne River — the 95-mile waterway that runs through Northern California — to spawn, signaling hope for the species’ restoration and the return of …

The lineup for the 2025 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which you normally don’t expect for another two months, arrived like an early Christmas present on Wednesday, Nov. 20, and our initial reaction is this: How …

By MARTHA MENDOZA, BRIAN SLODYSKO and JULIET LINDERMAN | Associated Press SANTA CRUZ — A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel …

The Riverside Unified School District violated two high school girls’ rights by ordering them to remove or conceal T-shirts opposing the practice of transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports, a lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit, announced by a Murrieta-based conservative law …

For over 45 years, the attack and murder of a Riverside County girl found in a snowpack was unsolved. Using forensic genealogy, the Riverside County Regional Cold Case Homicide Team was able to close the case this year, identifying the …

This spring, a few days after his 2nd birthday, Brigland Pfeffer was playing with his siblings in their San Diego backyard. His mother, Lindsay Pfeffer, was a few feet away when Brigland made a noise and came running from the …

Ballots are still being counted in California, but it’s already clear that voter turnout throughout the state this election cycle is on track to be lackluster. And that may be part of a broader trend seen across the nation, particularly …

SANTA CLARA – Kyle Shanahan became the talk of the town again Sunday, a scoundrel who coached the 49ers to yet another division loss with a blown lead. So George Kittle went to talk to him. “I went and did …

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup is here early this year. Lady Gaga will headline on Friday evenings, Green Day on Saturday nights, and Post Malone will close out both weekends and Sundays at the annual festival at …

Del Taco has dressed up its menu for the end of the year with a helfty new burrito and a new soft drink blend. The Chipotle Carne Asada Steak Burrito weighs more than half a pound, according to a news …

DEAR HARRIETTE: Due to some recent financial struggles, I’m going to have to move in with my brother temporarily. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: Nobody understands why I won’t learn to drive Advice | Harriette Cole: My daughter wants …

Dear Eric: I’m gay and a dad. Recently, my 16-year-old’s phone was connected to the car display, and I noticed that he had changed his phone contact for me from Dad to my real name and changed my husband’s name …

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 64-year-old guy. I am single and have two daughters and four grandkids. Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: I tell them I won’t go out after 5 p.m., and still they pressure me Advice | Dear …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our town is a typical suburb of a large city. It was originally settled by German farmers, but over the years, it has become an affluent sprawl of subdivisions and strip malls. Related Articles Advice | Miss …

SAN FRANCISCO — Feeling Onyeka Okongwu wrapped around his ankles, Steph Curry picked up his head and flung a HORSE shot off the glass. Once he picked himself up from off the floor, right next to Okongwu, Curry high-fived a …

The San Jose Sharks fell behind by two goals by the midway point of the second period and never fully recovered in a 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday at American Airlines Center. With the game tied 1-1, …

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Two women who claim they were paid for sex by former Rep. Matt Gaetz provided House ethics investigators with “numerous” photos related to time they spent with the Florida Republican, a lawyer for the …

SAN FRANCISCO — De’Anthony Melton will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season with a sprained left ACL. Melton, 26, is scheduled to get surgery on his knee in the near future, the Warriors announced. While he has missed the …

All five San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office captains have formally asked for the resignation of embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus, according to an internal department email obtained by the Bay Area News Group. The email, addressed to Corpus, also calls for …

By some breathtakingly narrow margins, candidates in local Bay Area elections began to emerge victorious Wednesday after new results drew several tight races closer to a final outcome. The latest returns indicated that Nikki Fortunato Bas is likely to prevail …

SUNNYVALE — Google has unveiled its first mass timber office building, a cutting-edge and eco-friendly structure in Sunnyvale the search giant hopes will be a productive and healthy workspace for its employees. Over time, the five-story structure — built on …

RICHMOND — The Richmond Parkway, a 9-mile stretch of road connecting Highway 580 and Highway 80, has been targeted for major upgrades but Richmond councilmembers are concerned the projects would zap funding away from other roads in need of improvement. …

Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” had its world premiere at a film festival in Poland Wednesday, but the actor wasn’t present because he wasn’t invited. Baldwin’s presence would have been too “distracting,” said Kazimierz Suwała, the director of the international Energa …

Milpitas is gearing up to resurface popular roads near the Great Mall, part of ongoing-city plans to provide smoother and safer travel for residents. The areas in need of repair include the Great Mall Parkway between McCandless Drive and Montague …

Data extracted from Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker’s phone and presented in court this week showed the city official deleted Signal — an encrypted messaging app he allegedly used to leak the civil grand jury report — several months …

SAN MATEO — An attempted burglary early Tuesday led to the arrest of three East Bay residents, one a 16-year-old Oakland boy, and the discovery of thousands of dollars worth of stolen tools, authorities said. Police said Wednesday they have …

The first atmospheric river storm of the winter rainy season slammed into California on Wednesday. Driven by a powerful “bomb cyclone” off British Columbia, it brought heavy rains to Sonoma and Marin counties, dumping more than 6 inches in the …

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy will practice Wednesday, albeit with limitations due to shoulder soreness, a good sign as the 49ers prepare for their Week 12 game against the Green Bay Packers. Asked his level of concern for Purdy, coach …

OAKLAND — A 52-year-old man shot Tuesday morning outside his East Oakland apartment was in stable condition Wednesday and the suspect was still being sought by police, authorities said. The shooting happened about 11:18 a.m. Monday at an apartment complex …

From a star-studded Contemporary Christian pop show at Oakland Arena to the return of two big holiday shows and an all-world ukulele performer, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond. Here …

By JAIMIE DING | Associated Press LOS ANGELES  — Avid coin collectors jumped at the chance to get their hands on a rare $20 “double eagle” gold coin at a Southern California auction house Tuesday afternoon, but only one walked …

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Stephen Siegel sentenced a 24-year-old man to 18 years in prison related to a late-night shootout. Christian Meza-Reyes was among a group of defendants charged with attempted murder in a Sept. …

It’s already shaping up to be a huge year for concerts in 2025. So many biggie acts have announced shows in the Bay Area in the New Year. And these stadium/arena gigs collectively represent a wide array of musical genres …

Denzel Washington has come clean in a new interview about being “clean” for the past 10 years, adding his voice to the growing chorus of scientists, doctors and others who question the idea that regular consumption of wine is good …

Yaroslav Askarov’s San Jose Sharks debut will have to wait. But for perhaps not much longer. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood will start Wednesday when the Sharks face the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center to start a two-game road trip that …

The New York-born cult favorite Shake Shack opens its fourth South Bay burger emporium today near the eBay campus. The company undertook a major remodeling of the former Boston Market at Bascom Square on the Campbell/San Jose border, giving the …

The surprising firing of Santa Clara County’s superintendent of schools, Mary Ann Dewan, last month was the latest in a string of controversial resignations and firings within the county over the last decade. A 2018 Santa Clara County Civil Grand …