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OAKLAND — In her first press conference since voters booted her from office last week, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price refused to answer questions about the outcome of the recall against her and gave no timeline for when she …

By Michelle R. Smith | Associated Press Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was building up a following with his anti-vaccine nonprofit group, Children’s Health Defense, and becoming one of the world’s most influential spreaders of fear …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Variety of factors led to Harris loss Re: “Election results indict American character” (Page A6, Nov. 13). Kamala Harris lost for a number of reasons. …

MORAGA — A local tennis instructor has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a teen girl he met on the court, court records show. Michael Roy Howard, 64, has been arrested on suspicion of four counts related to sexual …

A coalition of community and health advocacy groups are urging San Jose city leaders to secure health services commitments from HCA Healthcare as it seeks to rezone Good Samaritan Hospital’s campus in a rush to build new facilities to comply …

Don Vonk took a boat trip on the Neptune Society’s vessel the Naiad, leaving San Francisco and motoring out beneath the Golden Gate Bridge to the open sea, to scatter his father’s ashes. But according to a lawsuit against the …

The Giants announced on Thursday afternoon that president of baseball operations Buster Posey has named Randy Winn as the team’s vice president of player development. “We are excited to see Randy in this new role,” Posey said in a statement. …

SANTA CLARA – Brock Purdy, with a 5-0 record, has dominated the Seattle Seahawks more than any 49ers quarterback in history. Mind you, the Seahawks didn’t join the NFC West until 2002 realignment, but Purdy still is batting 1.000 in …

North American men’s soccer powerhouses the United States and Mexico are back on the pitch competing in separate matches in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals. The USMNT takes on Jamaica in the first of two matches Thursday, Nov. 14 at …

SAN JOSE — A judge has denied bail for Omar Torres, the disgraced former city councilmember who left office earlier this month under the cloud of two sexual misconduct investigations, including one alleging past serial abuse of an underage relative …

For Ryan Knolls, the busiest days of the year are the day before Thanksgiving and the eve of Christmas Eve. That’s when business doubles for TidyCasa, the Scottsdale-based house cleaning service he started almost 10 years ago. “The pre-holiday cleaning …

SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors shooting guard De’Anthony Melton suffered a sprained left ACL, the Warriors announced Thursday, sidelining him for at least Golden State’s Friday NBA Cup matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies. Melton will undergo further tests to determine the …

History San Jose CEO Bill Schroh Jr. wants to save the Sakauye farmhouse, a 1930s home that sits within a North San Jose orchard slated for development. Schroh even has the perfect spot picked out for it at History Park, …

College football fans need not worry about another low-key performance by Gus Johnson, the lead Fox play-by-play voice, as he watches Ohio State blast its opponent on the ‘Big Noon’ broadcast. The network’s top announcing crew won’t be with the …

ANTIOCH — After almost two years, Antioch is set to explore the possibility of having a police substation at the Sycamore Square shopping center to help beef up security and double as a community space for residents. The shopping center, …

Republicans will keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives, handing President-elect Donald Trump’s party full control of the federal government. That’s in part because Democrats so far have fallen short in their bid to flip enough battleground districts in …

A new resident is required to apply for a California driver’s license within 10 days. Related Articles Transportation | DMV knowledge test no longer required for California drivers 70 and older Transportation | Do I have to take the written …

Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood will look to continue his recent solid play Thursday when the San Jose Sharks face the New York Rangers in the third game of a four-game road trip. Four days after his 44-save shutout propelled the Sharks …

In Jeff Simon’s math class at Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, California, students are not only allowed but encouraged to use AI. Simon introduces students to artificial intelligence tools that explain, step by step, how to solve a math …

SAN JOSE — Fresh plans have emerged for a huge housing development that would produce several hundred homes in San Jose as the project enters crucial environmental and public review phases. The project would create an estimated 737 residential units …

By Lilit Marcus | CNN Seoul’s Incheon Airport has taken a major stance. Throughout the terminal, large signs in Korean and English warn about an American product whose presence in your luggage can result in police action — Trader Joe’s …

By Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times (TNS) Charles Manson may have killed people even before assembling his notorious “family.” In an audio recording featured in a new clip from the upcoming docuseries “Making Manson,” the deadly cult leader claims that he lived in Mexico in …

SAN JOSE — A real estate firm has paid more than $10 million to buy a San Jose site where a large affordable development project is in the works. Danco Group, which specializes in affordable housing projects, paid $10.5 million …

OAKLAND — A Bay Area man has been sentenced to six years and three months in federal prison for exchanging explicit content with dozens of teens he met online, according to court records. Robert Taunton, 36, of El Sobrante, pleaded …

Despite blue skies in many parts of the Bay Area, residents can still expect a small amount of rainfall by the end of Thursday paired with cool temperatures as a cold front enters the Bay Area and settles in Friday. …

The satirical news publication the Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the …

State officials announced Thursday that more than 300 California-based nonprofits, including synagogues, mosques and Black institutions, would receive more than $43.7 million in federal funding to help increase security against hate-based crime, according to a news release. The security enhancements …

A number of celebrities, from Cher to Sharon Stone, vowed to leave the United States if Donald Trump was elected to a second term as president, but Eva Longoria has already made good on her plan to make her home …

FREMONT — The Fremont City Council on Tuesday night unanimously passed a ban on RV parking, but by Wednesday morning nobody camping on Albrae Street had heard about it. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Sunnyvale City Council green-lights …

Washington State received a slight boost from the College Football Playoff selection committee this week but not from ESPN’s playoff predictor. The former moved the Cougars (8-1) up three spots in the rankings, to No. 18. The latter has essentially …

OAKLAND — A man has been charged with running a red light at an estimated 80 miles per hour on New Year’s Eve 2021, killing a local resident, court records show. Jamie White, 34, was charged with one count of …

In my more than 40 years covering the technology sector, I’ve never seen such rapid advancement as with Generative AI (GAI). It’s been about two years since ChatGPT emerged, and in that time, we’ve seen not only new competitors but …

California is barely a middle-of-the-pack performer when scoring the state’s business climate against the rest of the nation. Related Articles Business | AMD cutting almost 1,000 jobs to focus resources on AI push Business | Opinion: Trump is stuck with …

Linkin Park is finally heading back to Northern California. The multiplatinum-selling rap-rock outfit from Los Angeles County — which currently consists of Mike Shinoda, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Joe Hahn, Emily Armstrong and Colin Brittain — is set to perform Sept. …

By Dan Heching and Cheri Mossburg | CNN Legendary musician, composer and producer Quincy Jones died from pancreatic cancer, according to his death certificate. The document, a copy of which was obtained by CNN on Wednesday, listed no other contributing …

After 11 weeks of play, the sample size is large enough to separate the winners from losers on the field and in the casinos. There’s a distinctly Western vibe to the collection of Power Four teams that have rewarded the …

Welcome back to the Bay Area News Group’s high school football preview. Here, you’ll find the week’s top matchups and complete weekend schedule for teams in this news organization’s coverage area, which encompasses leagues based primarily in Alameda, Contra Costa, …

By David Voreacos and Olga Kharif | Bloomberg To his followers, Roger Ver is known as Bitcoin Jesus, a charismatic advocate of the cryptocurrency that is once again captivating investors with record-breaking gains. But to the Internal Revenue Service, Ver …

By Ian King | Bloomberg Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is shedding about a thousand jobs as part of an effort to refocus on newer markets like artificial intelligence chips. “As a part of aligning our resources with our largest growth …

In no-surprise vigorous closing arguments, lawyers in the Quintanilla siblings murder trial on Wednesday built vastly divergent views of the evidence and what it shows about an Oct. 2021 fatal shooting in Fairfield that led to the death of a …