CCalifornia Read More How to watch tonight’s televised debate – The Mercury NewsFebruary 4, 2026 Seven of the 11 leading candidates for California governor will face off for a debate this evening in…
CCalifornia Read More Why Matt Mahan’s late entry reshapes California’s governor’s race – The Mercury NewsFebruary 1, 2026 It wasn’t a field-clearing name like former Vice President Kamala Harris or Attorney General Rob Bonta. But the…
SSan Jose Read More Walkouts, closures across Bay Area in protest against ICE crackdown – The Mercury NewsJanuary 31, 2026 Chanting “Abolish ICE” and “Sí se puede,” thousands of students across the Bay Area walked out of their…
OOakland Read More From Oakland to LA, California cities saw their lowest homicide rates in decades. It’s not clear why – East Bay TimesJanuary 29, 2026 By Nigel Duara, CalMatters For the second year in a row, Gov. Gavin Newsom is celebrating California’s declining…
SSan Jose Read More East Coast investors buy restaurant properties in South Bay, East BayJanuary 27, 2026 SAN JOSE — East Coast real estate investors who seek to own small-business properties have bought several restaurant…
OOakland Read More From Oakland to LA, California cities saw their lowest homicide rates in decades. It’s not clear why – The Mercury NewsJanuary 27, 2026 For the second year in a row, Gov. Gavin Newsom is celebrating California’s declining homicide rate while using…
SSan Jose Read More East Coast investors buy restaurant properties in South Bay, East BayJanuary 27, 2026 SAN JOSE — East Coast real estate investors who seek to own small-business properties have bought several restaurant…
CCalifornia Read More Assemblyman Matt Haney proposes law to quell ICE ‘reign of terror’January 27, 2026 As the country reels from another fatal shooting by immigration authorities over the weekend in Minnesota, a Bay…
SSan Jose Read More How do animals know it’s safe to eat mushrooms in Sunnyvale yard? January 26, 2026 DEAR JOAN: Recently I noticed mushrooms growing at the base of one of the juniper trees in the…
CCalifornia Read More California ranks among worst states to retire. Here’s whyJanuary 26, 2026 Maureen Spranza marked her retirement with a party in August 2024. By December of 2025, the 60-year-old was…
CCalifornia Read More Gov. Newsom has failed California’s schoolsJanuary 23, 2026 Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Newsom has failed…
OOakland Read More 9 bowls worth chasing downJanuary 21, 2026 It came late in the holiday season, so many might not’ve seen it, but the Bay Area received…