8 Bay Area trick-or-treat neighborhoods have abundant candy, wild decor
In our age of smartphones and anxious parents, it’s easy to feel nostalgic for the low-tech Halloweens of…
San Jose man wonders why his dog licks him but no one else
DEAR JOAN: Why does my dog lick me? He doesn’t do it all the time, but sometimes when…
8 Bay Area trick-or-treat neighborhoods have abundant candy, wild decor
In our age of smartphones and anxious parents, it’s easy to feel nostalgic for the low-tech Halloweens of…
New California laws aim to ease ongoing home insurance crisis
California has approved a package of new laws meant to stabilize the state’s faltering home insurance market and…
Bay Area Burning Man Decompression event comes to Oakland
OAKLAND — Burning Man Decompression 2025 is a celebration of the arts, bringing elements of Black Rock City…
San Jose State’s late-game issues continue in latest heartbreaking loss
The heartbreaking losses keep piling up for San Jose State. Friday night, the Spartans rallied from an eight-point…
Late-game issues cost San Jose State in its 30-25 loss to Utah State
A string of missed opportunities on its final two drives helped send San Jose State to its fourth…
Man charged with making death threats to Mayor Barbara Lee
OAKLAND — An El Cerrito man who allegedly sent threatening and racist emails to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee,…
11 shows and concerts to catch this weekend
From Oakland Symphony’s new season to a pair of Chicago comedians and a salty exhibit, there is a…
Season’s first big rainstorm drenches the Bay Area
Flood advisories are in effect across the Bay Area as a storm system moves through the region this…
How insurance errors endanger California patients
By Kristen Hwang, CalMatters Mary Kuhn at her home in Lafayette on Oct. 10, 2025. Kuhn had urgent…
Bay Area organizers of Saturday’s “No Kings” protests expect biggest crowds yet – The Mercury News
“Blind submission to authority,” or “favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally…