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OAKLAND — Nearly two weeks after Election Day, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price conceded defeat in the unprecedented bid to recall her from office less than two years into her first term. “The voters have spoken, and while the …

UNION CITY — James Logan football coach James Barnes has resigned after one season, he told the Bay Area News Group on Monday.  Barnes’ decision to step down as head coach comes just days after Logan lost its North Coast …

Oregon State saved its worst performance for the most important game. That speaks volumes about the face plant at Air Force on Saturday afternoon, because the Beavers have offered several third-rate showings for our consumption. To retain any margin for …

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner. Pitcher Félix Hernández, outfielder Carlos González and infielders …

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks put center Nico Sturm on injured reserve on Monday morning and replaced him on their on their 23-man roster with top goalie prospect Yaroslav Askarov, who was recalled from the San Jose Barracuda. …

By Ashley R. Williams | CNN California is stripping the word “squaw” – a derogatory term for Indigenous women – from dozens of place names across 15 counties, state agencies recently announced. For decades, the names of more than 100 …

By BRIAN P. D. HANNON and JOHN HANNA | Associated Press A group of 32 students from the United States have been selected to attend the University of Oxford as part of the prestigious Rhodes scholar program in the coming …

The Bay Area has just won a coveted crown in computing, with a massive new machine at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory deemed the most powerful system in the world. Meet El Capitan, which churns through data at 1.742 quintillion calculations …

It’s time to bang your heads, dear rock fans, as Zakk Wylde brings the King of the Monstours to the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Dec. 1. The supremely talented rock guitarist, best known for his time supporting Ozzy …

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced on Thursday afternoon that the California Department of Insurance has submitted the final wildfire catastrophe modeling regulation to the Office of Administrative Law for approval. This regulation aims to strengthen Proposition 103 by establishing unprecedented …

The holiday season is officially underway, complete with jingle bells, Santa sightings, holiday light displays and outdoor ice rinks popping up everywhere. For generations of Bay Area denizens, the holidays aren’t complete without a trip to San Francisco’s Union Square …

By MATTHEW BROWN | Associated Press U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies under proposed changes to a sweeping forest management plan that’s been …

Bagged organic carrots from a California grower have been recalled because of an outbreak of E. coli that has infected dozens of people. One person has died. Related Articles Health | Walking pneumonia, whooping cough surge in Southern California Health …

Bay Area music fans might have to drive a bit farther than they want in order to catch the amazing Trans-Siberian Orchestra this holiday season. That’s because the symphonic rock act, which was by founded by producer-composer Paul O’Neill in …

Expansion of the College Football Playoff is arguably the greatest competitive change in the sport’s history — more significant than the move from the Bowl Championship Series to the four-team CFP a decade ago. Each week, the Hotline will dive …

Undulating deep in Monterey Bay, the translucent mystery mollusc defied characterization. On Tuesday, scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) announced their discovery of these ghostly creatures as the first member of a brand-new family of nudibranchs (sea …

SAN JOSE — A Mexican supermarket and retail chain will open its first Bay Area store by taking over a long-empty retail building in a high-profile shopping and restaurant complex in San Jose. Vallarta Supermarkets, founded nearly four decades ago …

BIG SUR – A property in Big Sur that was once owned by legendary early European settlers to the area, the Pfeiffer family, is listed for the first time in nearly 60 years for $100 million. The “Heart of Rancho …

Welcome back to Monday Morning Lights, our weekly feature that sheds more light on the high school football weekend and peeks ahead to the new week. If you haven’t already, please subscribe. Your contributions keep us going. PITTSBURG: COACH KNOWS PLENTY …

Deputy District Attorney Ilana Shapiro ended her rebuttal argument Thursday in Solano County Superior Court by telling jurors that Jessica Yesenia Quintanilla and Marco Antonio Quintanilla had “a huge incentive” to dispute the facts of the case involving an Oct. …

OAKLAND — An Oakland hotel has been bought at a price that suggests the high-profile property’s value has nosedived since the end of the coronavirus outbreak. Courtyard Oakland Downtown, a Marriott brand, was bought for $10.6 million, according to documents …

SANTA CLARA — One of the most error-prone 49ers teams in recent memory has just about exhausted its margin for error. The 49ers are 5-5, having lost their third NFC West game to an opponent they led in the fourth …

Of five House seats still undecided, two are in California — one a neck-and-neck race that could give the state its second blue flip. Related Articles National Politics | What’s taking California so long to count its ballots from Election …

The Golden State Warriors didn’t get what they wanted in the offseason. They didn’t make the ‘big splash’ acquisition they were aiming for. Paul George is in Philly in spite of the Warriors’ best efforts. Lauri Markkanen ended up being …

Even as Alameda County settled its scuffle over the release of voting records last week, larger questions remain for Bay Area counties’ efforts to increase election transparency as ranked-choice voting expands around the region. After drawing the ire of the …

More than 13 days after polls closed around the nation and Donald Trump was declared president-elect of the United States, California is still moving methodically through roughly 796,000 uncounted ballots that are holding up final tallies in several contests. As …

For centuries, the famed redwood tree El Palo Alto has towered over the birth and growth of its namesake city, a witness to prosperity. But something’s wrong: its official history. New research by Palo Alto resident Jeff Watt, an electrical …

SAN JOSE — For years, thousands of parked oversized vehicles — many of them RVs with people living inside them — have clogged San Jose city streets, creating safety hazards for surrounding residential neighborhoods and businesses. City leaders have finally …

Each year, Fodor’s Travel highlights fascinating destinations to consider for your next vacation — and 15 places travelers should avoid for a variety of reasons, from water shortages to the damaging impact of overtourism on fragile ecosystems. Consider these “Go” …

SAN JOSE — An investigation into a family disturbance led to police shooting and wounding a person, authorities said early Monday. The wounded suspect was in critical condition at a hospital, police said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | …

The holiday magic starts in the imagination, and the Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink at City Center Bishop Ranch is leaning into the fantasies this season. The tree-lighting ceremony on Friday set the scene for magical moments at the rink, …

DEAR JOAN: My neighbor found two dead turkey vultures in her yard.  She called the county to pick them up and was told it may possibly be bird flu (test results are not back yet).  Is there anything I should be …

Robert Sanchez sits in a truck cab surrounded by LED display screens that show him battery and hydrogen levels in the nearly year-old, zero-emission Nikola-made truck. His job on this day involves hauling containers from the congested TraPac terminal in …

San Diego County’s public health department warned local doctors Friday that the region is in the midst of a significant increase in walking pneumonia cases, especially among children age 2 to 4, echoing a national trend recently observed by the …

The family of a 12-year-old boy killed late Friday in a shooting at a party in an abandoned National City house is asking for the community’s help to find those responsible for the crime. National City police said that Elijah …

Memo to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: We can imagine how excited you must be to star in “Honey, I Shrunk the Government!” We suspect you’d frown upon the idea of a brand new agency, sprouting like a delicate green …

What’s at stake for immigrant-heavy communities under President-elect Donald Trump? While the answer to that question is not yet clear, few places in the country are likely to be as deeply impacted by a second Trump presidency as California, where …

SANTA CLARA – Here is how the 49ers (5-5) graded in Sunday’s 20-17 home loss to the Seattle Seahawks (5-5): PASS OFFENSE: D+ San Francisco 49ers’ Jauan Jennings (15) runs after a catch against Seattle Seahawks’ Coby Bryant (8) in …

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I recently rented a car with Sixt through Auto Europe near Lisbon, Portugal. A few days after I returned the car, I received a charge on my credit card for an extra $513. I was shocked by …