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Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Simple message for constituents: Thank you In this, the Thanksgiving season, my message to your readers is simple: thank you. Thank you for the opportunity …

OAKLAND — Joseph Carroll Jr., the 38-year-old gang leader who slammed his fists and openly wept as a jury convicted him of three murders, has been sentenced to multiple life terms in state prison. Carroll, 38, was convicted last August …

A well-known nonprofit director was hit with more charges alleging that he sexually abused a minor when he formerly worked as a youth pastor, following a separate case alleging sexual abuse against another minor was filed in April. Brett Bymaster …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Airport officials shirk growing responsibly Re: “Port of Oakland Commission certifies environmental report for Oakland Airport expansion” (Page B1, Nov. 24). Your article suggests that …

While the chance of a heated political discussion at your Thanksgiving table might be extra high this year, the chance of getting COVID at your family gathering is lower than it has been in the past several years. That’s even …

The San Carlos City Council voted unanimously on Monday evening to pass a resolution of “no confidence” in embattled San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, a move that follows the release of a scathing 400-plus page independent audit that details …

Christmas in the Park, San Jose’s beloved holiday tradition for more than 40 years, will open as usual Friday night at downtown’s Plaza de Cesar Chavez with the lighting of its 65-foot high tree at 6 p.m. But there are …

OAKLAND — The city will be thoroughly reshaped by the almost-final Nov. 5 election results, which included a successful recall of Mayor Sheng Thao and victories by three new City Council candidates, with another replacement likely on the way. The …

CONCORD — Several hooded and masked suspects armed with hammers robbed a Sunvalley Shopping Center jewelry store Monday evening, police said. The robbery happened about 6:10 p.m. Monday at Valliani Jewelers. Police said several suspects, wearing hoods and masks and …

PLEASANTON — Foster City police Chief Tracy Avelar is leaving the Peninsula to become Pleasanton’s new top cop, officials announced Monday. Avelar, who joined the Foster City Police Department in 2002, will begin her new job in the Tri-Valley on …

By Riazat Butt | Associated Press ISLAMABAD — Supporters seeking the release of imprisoned Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan broke through a ring of shipping containers blocking off the capital on Tuesday, and battled security forces despite a government …

After a very “painful” three years since he accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his Western “Rust” in 2021, Alec Baldwin was supposed to enjoy the opportunity to celebrate his career this week by being …

If you’re of a certain age, you may remember a classic 1978 episode of “WKRP in Cincinnati” that featured the radio station’s Thanksgiving promotion of dropping turkeys from a helicopter into a shopping center parking lot. The only problem was …

SACRAMENTO — Months after he was convicted of ordering murders throughout the California prison system, an imprisoned leader of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang allegedly attacked two corrections officers who were escorting him back to his cell. Ronald Dean Yandell, …

The famous blueberry coffeecake has finally arrived in downtown San Jose. In Silicon Valley, blueberry coffeecake means one thing: Hobee’s, the locally owned restaurant group founded 50 years ago in Mountain View. This month, owners Camille and Daniel Chijate opened …

A man on the FBI’s list of “Most Wanted Terrorists” for more than a decade after three Bay Area bombings more than 20 years ago has been arrested in the United Kingdom, authorities announced Tuesday. Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46 …

SAN JOSE — Work crews are expected to complete by year’s end the cleanup of a notorious downtown San Jose lot where fires, worsening blight and a gunshot attack have alarmed neighbors. The demolition permit for the parcels – at …

By Llazar Semini | Associated Press TIRANA, Albania — Albanian opposition lawmakers and their supporters blocked the capital’s main streets for hours Tuesday accusing the government of corruption and demanding it be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet until 2025 …

Bay Area News Group girls volleyball Top 15 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (29-7) Previous ranking: 1 Season end: Lost in CIF Open Division state championship game to Cathedral Catholic-San Diego 25-21, 25-20, 25-16 No. …

People with non-violent misdemeanor warrants may be able to resolve their cases without jail time through a program offered by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The program is called Operation Second Chance. Starting Dec. 1 until the end of …

The holidays can be a whirlwind of shopping, baking, meeting and greeting – all of it lovely, but at some point, we all need to stop, take a break, and listen to some music. And the music we hear this …

The Warriors won NBA championships in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022. During each of those seasons, Kendrick Lamar dropped a new album. A couple months before the Warriors’ first title of the Steph Curry era, Lamar released “To Pimp a …

A last-minute appeal by a San Jose State University women’s volleyball player to get her transgender teammate banned from a regional championship series starting Wednesday has been denied. A two-judge panel in Colorado federal appeals court on Tuesday morning rejected …

By ALICIA RANCILIO | Associated Press “Vanderpump Rules,” the Emmy-nominated Bravo reality show that launched countless memes, merch, podcasts, endorsement deals and scandals, is recasting its 12th season — apart from its namesake, Lisa Vanderpump. Bravo said in a press …

California’s two best known “progressive” prosecutors were doing what they promised the voters who elected them. Pamela Price, elected as Alameda County District Attorney in 2022, implemented a policy to guard against racial biases in sentencing enhancements and exposed the …

Bay Area News Group water polo Top 10 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) (Records through Monday) BOYS No. 1 SACRED HEART PREP (19-10) Final word: Beat De La Salle 9-7 to capture the CIF NorCal Division I title. SHP …

In the brief pause before the advent of what seems certain to be a tumultuous political era, dance offers a respite from anxiety, dread and depression. The holiday season in particular is laden with performances that provide more than delight …

By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga “A Woman of Substance” and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold …

The longest college football season in history will span 149 days from the season openers Aug. 24 to the national championship game Jan. 20. Yet with all that ground covered, there is a gaping hole in the schedule. Thanksgiving Eve. …

Dramatic change would be required to fix California’s homebuying affordability mess. Related Articles Housing | Morgan Hill welcomes 73 units of affordable housing to help farmworkers, homeless residents Housing | Big housing development with several hundred units is eyed in …

Mass deportations promised by President-elect Donald Trump could have a seismic economic effect in California — potentially inflicting billions of dollars in direct damages to a wide range of industries, including small business, agriculture, construction and child care, advocates and …

Liam Payne’s influencer girlfriend and others believe he “could have been saved” after watching “painful”  CCTV footage of him, high on drugs and being carried through the lobby of his Argentinian hotel, moments before he fell to his death from …

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks returned goalie Yaroslav Askarov to the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL on Tuesday morning and recalled defenseman Jack Thompson. Askarov, making his first start in San Jose, won his first game in …

The stage is set for a dramatic finish to the section high school football playoffs. Four championship games involving teams from the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area will be played Friday, five Saturday. The winners will advance to NorCal …

By Catherine E. Shoichet | CNN It’s rare to hear Elon Musk discuss the details of his own immigration journey. But the billionaire tech tycoon opened up about some of it over the weekend in a series of posts on the …

A woman whose car flipped into a Northern California irrigation ditch on Monday was rescued by a stranger — who, the CHP said, was also first on the scene at a fatal crash last month. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters …

A resolution reaffirming Los Gatos’s commitment to supporting community members regardless of their identity failed to receive the support it needed to be put on a future Town Council agenda during the Nov. 19 Los Gatos Town Council meeting. Councilmember …

By Eliyahu Kamisher, Keith Laing and David R. Baker | Bloomberg Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicles would be shut out from consumer rebates under a proposal by California Governor Gavin Newsom, pitting the prospective Democratic presidential hopeful against Republican power player …

Bay Area News Group Top 25 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 DE LA SALLE (12-0) Previous ranking: 1 Last week: Beat Pittsburg 10-7 in NCS Open final Up next: TBA No. 2 PITTSBURG (10-2) Previous ranking: 2 …

In one regard, the Pac-12 hasn’t splintered: All 12 schools remain tied to the bowls that have been affiliated with the conference in recent years. Exceptions are made for teams that qualify for the College Football Playoff as conference winners …