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BERKELEY — Nonprofit consultant Adena Ishii has pulled ahead of Councilmember Sophie Hahn in the race for Berkeley mayor with the two separated by just more than 1,000 votes, according to the most recent ballot update. As of 4:10 p.m. …

Winter rains have started. Temperatures are dropping. Is California’s fire season over? It depends where you live, experts say. Much of the northern part of the state, generally from Interstate 80 to Oregon, has seen multiple storms in recent weeks …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Urge Republicans not to repeal IRA Re: “Port of Oakland receives $322M in funding for its push to become a zero-emission site” (Page A1, Nov. …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Tech honchos will rule in Washington We who are distraught over Donald Trump’s electoral victory should focus more on two deeper causes than voter stupidity …

DUBLIN — Ten of the 11 Alameda County sheriff’s deputies and jail clinicians charged in the 2021 death of Maurice Monk have turned themselves in to authorities, Santa Rita Jail records show. All of the men booked at the Santa …

SANTA CLARA — Left tackle Trent Williams and defensive end Nick Bosa have not missed a start amid the 49ers’ rocky 5-4 start this season. Neither star is a lock to suit up Sunday, but Williams’ situation looks more dire ahead …

PITTSBURG — Securing large investments to boost the local economy, creating jobs and providing quality public amenities were key accomplishments this year, according to city leadership. In a State of the City video presented on Thursday night, Mayor Juan Antonio …

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks assigned forward prospect Kasper Halttunen to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League on Friday. Halttunen attended training camp with the Sharks but had been with the San Jose Barracuda for the …

In the first month of its electric train service, Caltrain saw over 753,000 passengers — a 54% increase from October 2023 and its best ridership numbers since the coronavirus pandemic, according to new figures released by the transit agency. Total …

SAN FRANCISCO — The founder of a children’s charity in Vallejo has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison in a case where prosecutors say he engaged in lewd chats with one real girl and one undercover cop posing …

PALO ALTO — Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault at knifepoint near the downtown transit center earlier this month. A woman went to the Newark Police Department on Wednesday to report an attack that took place Nov. …

The cold snap that permeated the Bay Area earlier this week and made the rain seem a bit chillier than usual may seem like nothing more than a mild cooldown by the time the weekend dawns, according to the National …

SACRAMENTO — Brant “Two Scoops” Daniel spent years fighting his racketeering case until last December, when he pleaded guilty to murdering a man in a Soledad prison yard. Now his only wish is to leave the state prison yards he’s …

OAKLAND — Special elections for flashy political jobs usually invite an especially crowded field of candidates — and that is proving no different as a growing list of names emerges to replace Sheng Thao as the mayor of Oakland. But …

Days after San Mateo County released a scathing report accusing Sheriff Christina Corpus of abuse of power and other wrongdoing, her acting assistant sheriff Matthew Fox resigned Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office said. Fox was promoted to the position in September …

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SAN JOSE — San Jose State’s task Saturday is to do what no other team has been able to accomplish this season: stop Ashton Jeanty. “All of our attention is going to be on him to make sure that we …

BRENTWOOD — A 17-year-old Brentwood resident has been charged with assaulting and robbing a man in a confrontation that followed a road rage incident earlier this month, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Man fatally shot in …

BERKELEY — A 78-year-old man died Thursday night after he was struck by a vehicle while walking across a street in North Berkeley, authorities said. The name of the man, a Berkeley resident, was not immediately released pending notification of …

Race and class bubble over in the pressure cooker of life for an immigrant in America in the fiery hot-button comedy “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.” Welcome to a bustling Harlem hair salon in Jocelyn Bioh’s bittersweet 90-minute romp, directed by …

SAN RAMON — There was no quit in Alameda on a rainy Thursday night in San Ramon.  Even when it looked as if the Hornets were on the brink of falling apart, the defense found ways to make an improbable …

OAKLAND – A 37-year-old man was fatally shot in downtown Thursday, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | What does 10 years of BART crime data tell us? Crime and Public Safety | Alameda County DA Pamela Price …

Erik Soliván, San Jose’s new housing director, has a big job ahead of him. In addition to overseeing the city’s efforts to alleviate its chronic housing shortage, Soliván has been tasked with shepherding ambitious plans to add new tiny home …

Hollywood hopes to spice up the holiday season after a rather flat fall at the box office. “Joker: Folie à Deux” didn’t exactly wield aces. “Venom: The Last Dance” fared better worldwide but didn’t take a huge bite out of …

BERKELEY — Cal senior defensive end Xavier Carlton says there’s nothing quite like the feeling he gets after sacking the quarterback. “It’s a thrill getting on the corner of those tackles and pushing by and getting the quarterback on the …

PALO ALTO — The bye week might have come at just the right time for Stanford. The Cardinal has lost six in a row and is roughly a three-touchdown underdog against No. 22 Louisville on Saturday at Stanford Stadium. But …

Girls volleyball NorCal Division I No. 10 Campolindo 3, No. 15 Los Gatos 2 A hard-fought five-set classic ended with the Cougars extending their stellar season for another game. Campolindo is now 29-9 this season after surviving a tight battle …

SANTA CLARA — As much as the 49ers are energized by having Christian McCaffrey back in the lineup, let’s not pretend his presence is the be-all and end-all when it comes to running the ball in the manner that coach …

Two frightening attacks in and around BART in San Francisco have rekindled long-simmering concerns about public safety on the regional transit system and the effectiveness of recent measures it has taken to crack down on crime. BART statistics indicate that …

Sacred Heart Cathedral volleyball player Doris Cheung is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Nov. 4-9. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Cheung finished with 27.92% of the votes. El …

Once again, California voters demonstrated in this fall’s voting season that they are liberal – but not so far left as many of the politicians they usually elect. The vast majority of those politicians, as in the last three decades, …

Menlo School water polo player Hunter Coleman is the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athlete of the week for Nov. 4-9. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Coleman finished with 33.96% of the vote. Alameda …

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend keeps telling others about my private business, and it’s starting to feel like a real betrayal. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: You told the exhausted mother to ask her doctor about a 6th pregnancy? Advice …

Dear Eric: A few months ago, a close friend and I got into a disagreement over text. This is a person who tends to be rude and quite vile to anyone she disagrees with, but we had never had this issue. …

DEAR ABBY: What would you say about a man who offered his wife’s siblings an all-expense-paid trip to Paris, knowing that his wife could not consider going on such a trip because of mobility issues? Related Articles Advice | Dear …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My fiance and I are getting married this fall. It will be a very small wedding, with just our immediate families in attendance, and no formal reception. Related Articles Advice | Miss Manners: Her baby’s hand-me-downs landed …

MORGAN HILL — A 35-year-old Morgan Hill man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon near Morgan Hill, according to the California Highway Patrol. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Suspect charged with running red light at 80 mph, …

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco-based autonomous car company Cruise LLC has admitted to filing a false report to influence a federal probe into a crash last year in which a pedestrian was run over and dragged more than 20 feet, …

San Jose State University’s women’s volleyball team is at the center of a new legal action over transgender women competing in women’s college sports. A lawsuit filed Wednesday by team co-captain Brooke Slusser and others seeks a court-ordered injunction banning …

By Sean Murphy | Associated Press The purchase of Alex Jones ‘ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction by the satirical news publication The Onion is the latest twist in a yearslong saga between the far-right conspiracy theorist and families of …