How do animals know it’s safe to eat mushrooms in Sunnyvale yard?
DEAR JOAN: Recently I noticed mushrooms growing at the base of one of the juniper trees in the…
California ranks among worst states to retire. Here’s why
Maureen Spranza marked her retirement with a party in August 2024. By December of 2025, the 60-year-old was…
Facebook app owner Meta decides to chop hundreds of Bay Area jobs
BURLINGAME — Facebook owner Meta Platforms disclosed plans to slash hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area, reductions…
Gov. Newsom has failed California’s schools
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Newsom has failed…
XX cool concerts and shows to catch this week
From a Cajun music festival to the California Symphony celebrating Schubert San Francisco Art Week, there is a…
9 bowls worth chasing down
It came late in the holiday season, so many might not’ve seen it, but the Bay Area received…
Bay Area celebrates 40th MLK Day with volunteer events amid divisive national politics
At the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto, children in neon T-shirts and grandmothers in worn…
Northern California magic clubs to meet soon in Oakland
Is there anyone who doesn’t love magic? You know you’re being tricked; but try as you might, you…
Older San Jose dog’s late-night barking keeping her owners awake
DEAR JOAN: Stella, our 14-year-old Havanese dog, has always been an easy dog to live with but she…
Older San Jose dog’s late-night barking keeping her owners awake
DEAR JOAN: Stella, our 14-year-old Havanese dog, has always been an easy dog to live with but she…
California’s schools are faltering — and candidates for governor disagree on why
Education is California’s largest state expense, consuming more than a third of the state budget through K-12 schools…
Decades-old Bay Area rape cases linked through DNA to Texas man
Berkeley police announced Friday that a multiagency, multistate investigation had linked a series of rapes and kidnappings in…