Best times to drive, fly over Thanksgiving
This year’s Thanksgiving travel season is predicted to be the busiest in the past two decades, with 7.5 million Californians expected to travel over the next 10 days, according to …
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Traffic calming measures part of moving toward San Jose’s carbon-neutral goal
Q: The striping and light at Hamilton Place need to be fixed as soon as possible. I saw another near miss this week with someone in the confusing straight-to-left turn …
Biden touts progress smoothing trade, China relations at San Francisco APEC CEO summit
SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden affirmed the United States’ role as a “Pacific nation” Thursday, committing to providing stability and economic opportunity across the region and to working cooperatively …
Can I keep out-of-state plates as part-time resident if I take property tax exemption?
Q: I moved from California to the Midwest over a decade ago. Starting next year, my wife and I plan to spend winters in San Jose and the other time …
Silicon Valley school district considers a plan to save Japanese at Lynbrook High
Just a few months ago, one of the country’s most renowned high school Japanese programs was at risk of extinction. Struggling with declining enrollment, the Fremont Union High School District …
Protests erupt in San Francisco as Biden, Chinese leader meet for APEC trade summit
Hundreds of protesters marched, waved signs and flags and occasionally scuffled Wednesday in San Francisco where President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping were attending an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation …
‘Teeth-rattling’ connector ramps at 87 and 280 need to be smoothed out: Roadshow
Q: Outstanding resurfacing of northbound and southbound Highway 87. You wrote in recent columns that Caltrans said they’re going to finish off- and on-ramps, many of which they have done …
How Silicon Valley will put airships back in flight
It’s longer than three Boeing 737s. Someday it could carry up to five tons of cargo and float from San Francisco to Chicago. Long hidden in a dark hangar at …
Should you get a ticket for being briefly solo in the car pool lane?
Q: I commute northbound on San Tomas Expressway to Walsh Avenue, then turn right. Due to the slope of the road over the Caltrain tracks and with many vehicles merging …
Oakland’s new fire chief promises better mental-health care
OAKLAND — Living at his family’s home after college graduation and coming to accept that an NBA career was out of the question, Damon Covington was restless about how his …