What is a sideshow or street takeover?
People in urban communities of the Bay Area are likely already used to the screech of tires that can signal the presence of a nearby “sideshow” or street takeover. Although …
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USGA and LPGA to require female at birth under new policies
By DOUG FERGUSON | Associated Press Players must be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through male puberty to compete in LPGA tournaments or the …
Urgent deadline looms to save historic Sakauye farmhouse in San Jose
History San Jose CEO Bill Schroh Jr. wants to save the Sakauye farmhouse, a 1930s home that sits within a North San Jose orchard slated for development. Schroh even has …
PG&E blamed birds for Dublin’s October power outages
DUBLIN — Until now, the public has been largely in the dark about why 7,000 customers throughout the Tri-Valley have repeatedly lost power at seemingly random times throughout the last …
Community groups want health services commitments from Good Samaritan Hospital
A coalition of community and health advocacy groups are urging San Jose city leaders to secure health services commitments from HCA Healthcare as it seeks to rezone Good Samaritan Hospital’s …
Voyage past the Golden Gate to scatter dad’s ashes ends in bloody plunge: lawsuit
Don Vonk took a boat trip on the Neptune Society’s vessel the Naiad, leaving San Francisco and motoring out beneath the Golden Gate Bridge to the open sea, to scatter …
San Jose mayor says District 3 appointment proposal “reeks of politics”
The jockeying over how to fill Omar Torres’ soon-to-be vacant San Jose District 3 City Council seat has begun as Mayor Matt Mahan said a proposal to appoint a replacement …
Kamala Harris may be underperforming in California
A new poll just days before the Nov. 5 election shows Kamala Harris easily winning her home state of California but with less support than expected — a worrying sign …
Unpacking those confusing sales tax ballot measures. Here’s our take.
Click here for a complete list of our election recommendations. Nine cities in the East and South Bay areas have local sales tax measures on Tuesday’s ballot. Those taxes …
San Jose program could cut red-tape stifling major development projects downtown
In an effort to spur development downtown, San Jose officials are proposing streamlining the approval process for major innovative projects even though they may not completely conform to city regulations. …