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…
SSan Jose Read More Bay Area celebrates 40th MLK Day with volunteer events amid divisive national politicsJanuary 20, 2026 At the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto, children in neon T-shirts and grandmothers in worn…
OOakland Read More Northern California magic clubs to meet soon in OaklandJanuary 20, 2026 Is there anyone who doesn’t love magic? You know you’re being tricked; but try as you might, you…
SSan Jose Read More Older San Jose dog’s late-night barking keeping her owners awakeJanuary 19, 2026 DEAR JOAN: Stella, our 14-year-old Havanese dog, has always been an easy dog to live with but she…
SSan Jose Read More Older San Jose dog’s late-night barking keeping her owners awakeJanuary 19, 2026 DEAR JOAN: Stella, our 14-year-old Havanese dog, has always been an easy dog to live with but she…
CCalifornia Read More California’s schools are faltering — and candidates for governor disagree on whyJanuary 19, 2026 Education is California’s largest state expense, consuming more than a third of the state budget through K-12 schools…
OOakland Read More Decades-old Bay Area rape cases linked through DNA to Texas manJanuary 17, 2026 Berkeley police announced Friday that a multiagency, multistate investigation had linked a series of rapes and kidnappings in…
SSan Jose Read More Are ‘hot’ California housing markets a good thing? – East Bay TimesJanuary 14, 2026 California has a surprising number of what Zillow calls “hot” markets. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the real estate…
SSan Jose Read More San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan considers run for California governorJanuary 13, 2026 San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who has increasingly waded into statewide issues in recent years, is reconsidering his…
SSan Jose Read More How Newsom aims to close California’s $2.9 billion budget shortfallJanuary 11, 2026 Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday released his annual budget proposal to close the state’s projected $2.9 billion shortfall…
OOakland Read More Bay Area and California rebound with job gains after months of lossesJanuary 10, 2026 The Bay Area and California both had robust job gains in November 2025 that represented rebounds from months…