The opening of San Jose’s latest tiny home community puts the city on track to triple its shelter system this year
Less than 10 months ago, San Jose city dignitaries and Santa Clara Valley Water District officials thrust their…
Why legendary football coach John Beam meant so much to Oakland
OAKLAND – On a nondescript September morning last fall, John Beam sat in his Laney College office, one…
New group, new name for former Cal Shakes theater – The Mercury News
When iconic Bay Area theater group California Shakespeare Theatre, or Cal Shakes, closed after 50 years last October,…
San Jose Sharks are for real. Jump on bandwagon as they climb NHL standings
The most exciting team in Bay Area sports right now isn’t the Warriors or the 49ers. It’s not…
Bay Area uncertain with food stamps
Oliver Alcazar, an unemployed construction worker who’s training for a desk job after injuring his foot, was relieved…
Bay Area restaurants offering free meals flooded with grateful SNAP families, donations – The Mercury News
In less than a week, Tony & Alba’s Pizza and Pasta served meals to 150 kids whose federal…
49ers sat out NFL trade deadline. Fans will eventually thank them
The NFL trade deadline is one of the great circuses of America’s preeminent entertainment product. It’s a day…
The 49ers need more than they can buy at the NFL trade deadline
The San Francisco 49ers are heading into Tuesday’s trade deadline needing more than a minor transaction. They don’t…
Newsom ordered California agencies to close more homeless camps last year. Then sweeps declined, data shows
In July 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered California agencies to “urgently” close homeless encampments on state property, aiming to show…
Bay Area restaurants offer food and deals
A growing number of restaurants and food trucks around the Bay Area are announcing their plans to provide…
Could Americans choose a California Democrat — Newsom or Harris — for president?
All the tingling chatter about a possible 2028 presidential primary face-off between California’s two marquee Democrats — Gov.…
California’s 2025 commercial Dungeness crab season delayed to protect whales
Again this year, California officials are delaying the state’s commercial Dungeness crab season because of the “numerous reports”…