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BERKELEY — A proposal marketed as a support line for start-up research and development companies struggling to stay afloat in Berkeley was unanimously approved Tuesday by the city council despite pushback from some who argue the measure is actually a …

Bay FC’s inaugural season was a success after making the playoffs, but coach Albertin Montoya wants more than a first-round loss. “Not going to lie to you, it hurts,” Montoya said at a season-ending news conference Wednesday. “But it hurts …

ANTIOCH — In a bid to reduce the surge of violent crime, officers from the Antioch Police Department will soon be paid double time for picking up extra shifts in hot spot areas of the city. The resolution, which was …

BERKELEY — A San Francisco man suspected of a half-dozen non injury shootings last month that began in a confrontation with some UC Berkeley students has been charged with nine felonies and a misdemeanor, according to authorities and court records. …

As Vice President Kamala Harris licks her wounds from a historic defeat last week, a new poll says almost half of Californians would consider electing her governor in 2026 if she ran. A week after the 2024 general election wrapped …

SANTA CLARA — As a rookie cornerback, Deommodore Lenoir helped cost the 49ers their last practice of rookie camp because he inadvertently posted video of himself on social media jamming a receiver too aggressively during a non-contact practice. A fifth-round …

Tom Tolbert, the former Warriors player who became a Bay Area afternoon sports-talk radio staple for nearly three decades, and popular mid-day co-host Jon Lund are out at KNBR. Tolbert was fired by the sports station on Wednesday shortly before …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, who served two Republican presidents as one of the country’s best known conservative lawyers and successfully argued on behalf of same-sex marriage, died Wednesday. He was 84. The law firm Gibson …

Anyone playing “20 Questions” probably won’t guess Torani’s new syrup flavor for 2025, unless they go hard on “mineral.” The flavor is called “Diamond.” Torani, the San Leandro-based company that makes more than 150 syrups and sauces to flavor coffee, …

Becky G is coming to your block. Well, maybe not exactly your block, per se. But the Latin music superstar, who first gained attention with the single “Becky from the Block,” is heading to the home of the SAP Center …

Veteran forward Barclay Goodrow admitted Wednesday he did not like how his tenure with the New York Rangers ended earlier this year when the organization abruptly put him on waivers, leading to him being claimed by the San Jose Sharks. …

Several weeks after famed editor and royal expert Tina Brown tore into Meghan Markle for having “the worst judgement in the world” and alluded to the failures of her post-royal experiment with Prince Harry, she’s turning her critical gaze onto …

The complaints came in three waves over roughly six hours, first from Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire, then San Jose State coach Ken Niumatalolo and, finally, from Utah athletic director Mark Harlan. They took turns blasting the officiating crews in …

By Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich has been away from the team because he suffered a mild stroke earlier this month, the San Antonio Spurs announced Wednesday. Popovich is in his 29th season as …

By Roxana Popescu, The San Diego Union-Tribune Here is a question for the full-time workers out there. If you added up all the minutes you squander or misallocate in a week, whether because you’re stuck on a call with a …

LOS ANGELES — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick Tuesday night during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Krasinski starred in “The …

Disneyland’s on again, off again sale of Magic Key passes is once again off as the Anaheim theme park has halted sales of all levels of the popular annual passes after just a week. Disneyland paused sales on Tuesday, Nov. …

Anaheim will pay $5 million to a man who sued the city after losing his leg following a 2020 police shooting that came about after the man broke into a home and tried to run away from police. Raul Sanchez, …

Two days before his jersey number gets raised into the rafters at SAP Center, San Jose Sharks legend Joe Thornton will officially be recognized with a special ceremony on Nov. 21 at San Jose City Hall. The ceremony, which begins …

A 25-year-old Fairfield man faces another court hearing early next week following his arrest Thursday on suspicion of running over an unidentified victim “multiple times,” causing the person’s death, then fleeing the scene. Vakautakava Tangitau remains without bail in Solano …

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A new report puts the blame for Hugh Jackman’s divorce from his longtime wife Deborra-lee Furness squarely on his alleged backstage affair with Sutton Foster, his co-star in the hit Broadway revival of “The Music Man.” “Sutton and Hugh’s relationship …

I’m no stranger to roasting turkeys. I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner at 21, and in the decades to follow, I’ve tried just about every imaginable technique for cooking that holiday bird. Well, I never deep fried it, but year …

No matter how esteemed and popular a musician might be in their homeland, breaking into the U.S. market often requires an insider to provide connections and open doors. San Francisco singer Sandy Cressman has played that essential role for the …

For the second time in as many trial days, Marco Antonio Quintanilla, charged with being an accessory to an October 2021 killing in Fairfield involving his sister, testified Tuesday in Solano County Superior Court, with the prosecutor pressing him about …

SAN JOSE — PG&E, a big developer and top San Jose officials are eyeing eco-friendly housing towers and data centers to help pave pathways of innovation that can create a green energy downtown. Westbank, a mega-developer with a global reach, …

As Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker stands trial for allegedly leaking a confidential civil grand jury report to the San Francisco 49ers, his attorneys have zeroed in on emails from former team executive Rahul Chandhok claiming he received the document …

A one-day break from wet weather is set to end on Wednesday, with the second in a series of storm patterns moving its way into the region from the Alaskan gulf. As it was earlier this week, the real heavy …

Bay Area consumer prices show inflation in the region is starting to ease a bit — although costs for electricity and gas services such as those provided by PG&E soared in October. Consumer prices in the Bay Area rose in …

There’s a star-studded lineup ahead for the 2025 Festival La Onda, which is set to return to downtown Napa on May 31 and June 1. Marco Antonio Solis, Banda MS, Pepe Aguilar, Carin León and Grupo Firme are the headliners …

Three of the top names in contemporary Christian music are combining forces for one big Bay Area show. TobyMac, MercyMe and Zach Williams — a trio of chart-topping, platinum-selling concert headliners — will share the bill on Nov. 23 at …

SAN FRANCISCO — An apparent fatal stabbing outside a San Francisco BART station early Wednesday closed down the system during the morning commute, officials said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Man serving lengthy sentence for pimping teen girl …

St Francis will win the Central Coast Section Open Division championship, our high school crew of Joseph Dycus, Nathan Canilao, Christian Babcock, Mike Lefkow and Darren Sabedra says. Turns out, that was the only division our guys picked unanimously. In …

“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: Once again, California was found to be the high-rent state. The source: Rentometer’s third-quarter report looked at rents in 757 US cities for three-bedroom single-family houses. The pinch …

Hush puppies, once a staple on Red Lobster’s menu, are coming back. Related Articles Restaurants, Food and Drink | Saratoga’s vice mayor lauds restaurateur for helping city’s economic vitality efforts Restaurants, Food and Drink | Executive chef at Gardenia Los …

For my brewery tour this month, I headed toward Half Moon Bay, where a half-mile stretch of coast near famous Mavericks Beach is home to three breweries, not to mention restaurants and other diversions — plus spectacular ocean views. These …

The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection that includes the Mountain West and the former Pac-12 schools now scattered across the ACC, Big …

SANTA CRUZ — A judge on Tuesday sentenced a Santa Cruz man convicted of involuntary manslaughter to two years of probation and jail time served. Todd Koblias (Carla Melan – Contributed)  Joseph Young pleaded no contest in September to fatally …

Movie theater fixtures are carted away from the Cinemark Century Northgate in San Rafael, Calif. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. The theater closed Nov. 10. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) Movie theater seats are stacked in a disposal bin outside the …

The Tamalpais Union High School District is threatening to cancel Tam High football games if the program has more incidents of racism. In a letter sent to football players and their families, Kelly Lara, an assistant district superintendent, said two …