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Located in an old Original Mels, the pizzeria has special pies with fresh corn, corn tortillas, serrano peppers and Tajin aioli.

Injuries aren’t the only reason the quality of quarterback play has been substandard

Here’s what to know about the twice-yearly ritual.

Graveyards were built for the living to enjoy — some even offer tours and public recreation. Here are three to visit yourself.

The U.S.-led Pax Silica is contending with China’s World AI Cooperation Organization.

Warning: Major spoilers ahead.

Incumbent Raeena Lari will go head-to-head with Karla Dominguez-Vega, a student support specialist in Morgan Hill Unified School District for the Trustee Area 7 seat, while former Saratoga mayor and current Saratoga Councilmember, Yan Zhao,…

The Golden State Valkyries head back to Atlanta with a 3-2 advantage over the Dream.

Steph Curry was perfect from the field while Yaxel Lendeborg had the first 30-point game of his career.

Since Game 3, Reese has scored 15 points on 4-for-20 shooting. That comes on the heels of 51 points and 28 rebounds in Games 2 and 3 combined.

Kiah Stokes has 17 blocks, 53 rebounds, and complete psychological ownership of the WNBA Finals with Golden State one win from the title.

The Valkyries stretched their lead to 12 points with a 10-2 run in the first half of the fourth quarter and controlled the rest of the game from there.

The couple’s children were at home during the incident, and ran to a neighbor to call police at their mother’s request.

The decision sets up for another legal showdown on the matter Tuesday.

Santa Clara Valley Healthcare’s new facility aims to fill a gap in care for young people facing mental health crises.

Make your choice for the top performance among boys high school athletes from Oct. 19-24

Dinah Jones delivers beautiful version of national anthem at WNBA Finals game between Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream.

The would-be Aryan Brotherhood hitman died in prison after failing to carry out the murder, according to authorities.

The county said that the DOJ’s requests were unlawful and would require a judicial warrant.

Christian McCaffrey’s leg injury Sunday has been diagnosed as a mild hamstring strain as the 49ers head into their bye week with a first-place, 6-1 record.

Thao’s phone conversations offer rarely-seen peeks into the relationships and alliances behind the scenes at Oakland’s City Hall.

Mounting medical bills have made a Texan rethink her politics.

Make your choice for the top performance among girls high school athletes from Oct. 19-24.

The wedding of Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt took place over the weekend at the Florida church where he proposed two years ago.

Ethnic Studies has been highly controversial throughout the state, with California initially requiring schools to offer a course in ethnic studies beginning in the 2025-26 year.

Vernika Dunbar, wearing an ankle monitor, was allowed to attend her sister’s funeral.

The solution offered by these measures is to load taxpayers and home buyers with debt while delivering bonanzas to developers.

St. Ignatius’ coach lauds his quarterback’s play against vaunted Serra defense. MaxPreps’ latest computer rankings give San Ramon Valley little respect. Sequoia defensive tackle changes game against Aragon.

This is the 33rd sports equinox, the first since Oct. 27, 2025 and the fourth instance with women’s professional basketball included, according to Sportradar.

Increasingly, tensions have flared between the L.A.-based executives dedicated to movies and TV shows and its engineers and technologists in Silicon Valley.

The Dream is set to play all of its home games in the larger downtown arena next season, but this season it has been playing at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, about 10 miles southwest of downtown.

Vallarta Supermarkets expects to hire well over 100 workers at its new San Jose store.

The voluntary exit offer is available to 60,000 employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and India.

San Jose Sharks make changes as they get set to face the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday at SAP Center

Manufacturers and their customers are using materials made without the clouds of dust that have sickened workers in quartz-cutting shops.

The best genre in all of film just keeps getting better and better, thanks to flicks like these 10 fantastic horror movies.

Doja Cat concert tour stop, postponed due to Golden State Valkyries WNBA Finals, finally hit Chase Center in San Francisco on Oct. 25.

The vehicle was tracked to Treasure Island.

He’s charged with 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder.

If approved, the bank would not operate like a retail bank but would instead lend money through partner credit unions and community banks. The measure limits what could be financed to affordable housing, green energy and infrastructure, and…

When fall arrives and leaves start changing color, Mike Valladao, a systems engineer at a cybersecurity company, slips into his alter ego, “Farmer Mike,” also known as the “Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers.”

Who is liable for firefighting costs when a property owner’s prescribed burn turns into a wildfire? The Cooley Fire, near the border of Sonoma and Mendocino counties, could prove an intriguing local test case.

The filing sets up the San Francisco company for a Wall Street debut next month, potentially eclipsing the SpaceX initial public offering in June that raised a record $86 billion.

The 49ers (6-1) enter their bye week still brimming with confidence but in need of trade-deadline moves.

The filing sets up the San Francisco company for a Wall Street debut next month, potentially eclipsing the SpaceX initial public offering in June that raised a record $86 billion.

The startup says dogs are already ‘under development’ with puppies due in 2027. Anduril in Costa Mesa will equip the dogs with military gear.

Here’s how low the water level in Lake Mead was in recent months.

A coastal flooding advisory will extend to the Pacific Coast beginning Monday.

A former Benicia elementary school teacher was found guilty of 11 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with children under 14, stemming from allegations that he sexually abused 3 students in his classroom and another child during an Oakland…