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When ‘compostables’ are actually garbage
Designed to replace plastic, popular "compostables" can't always go into your green bin.
Milpitas allocates $700,000 to rent relief program
The city has allocated $700,000 of state funds to provide financial assistance for 140 residents struggling with housing-related costs.
Four sentenced to federal prison for $1.1 million San Ramon jewelry store robbery
The suspects initiated a takeover robbery of the jewelry store, and police think one of the men had someone in law enforcement feeding him information.
Photos: The thrill of victory, the agony of loss, a homecoming for Klay and so much more captured in photos
Photos of the week: The thrill of victory, the agony of loss, Klay Thompson's homecoming, and so much more captured in photos
Bombshell report that warned of Oakland facing bankruptcy is deleted, replaced
"Fecklessness and failure to take dramatic and immediate steps to reduce expenditures will almost certainly result in insolvency."
Tesla Cybertruck hit with sixth recall since November release
While many updates to Tesla vehicles are fixed via software updates not requiring a visit to a repair shop, the transistor issue, like four of the other recalls, requires an on-site fix.
Lawrence Livermore supercomputer is crowned world’s speediest
"El Capitan" takes top spot in global supercomputer race, helping tackle daunting challenges in national security and science.
Coyote Valley: 376 acres once planned for offices and parking lots to become public open space preserve
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority takes ownership of former corporate campus site
Berkeley councilmembers approve controversial tax cut for innovation industry start-ups
The measure is meant to help start-up research and development companies by allowing them to focus their limited grant dollars on their projects.
Prop 6: California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor
It's more evidence from this election that voters have lost their appetite for criminal justice reforms.
Bay Area surfer dudes, friends since daycare, build and live the dream with wetsuit company
Buzz Bonneau, a mechanical engineer, and Alex Salz, a designer, launched FERAL in 2015. At first, they kept their jobs, but now run FERAL full time. And it doesn't get in the way of their surfing.
Dirty tricks: Google lied and cheated, federal court judges in monopoly cases say
Google fighting desperate court battles against the federal government and many states to prevent its breakup over monopolistic behavior.
California ballot measures: Voters reject rent control, approve tougher criminal penalties
Five of the 10 measures remained too close to call as millions of ballots still needed to be counted.
Vegas trip led to Cisco manager’s firing, but what happened in Vegas?
Dinner at famed Japanese restaurant Nobu was followed by a trip to a nightclub -- then a co-worker's visit to a hospital, lawsuit says.
Harris, Trump turn to social media to lure young Bay Area voters
The Harris camp, in particular, has poured time and money into beefing up the vice president’s presence on popular social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
Goodwill of Silicon Valley opens new store at Elmwood Correctional Facility
The store provides incarcerated women with hands-on retail training and free clothes upon their release.
This ZIP code of Bay Area have less sufficient sleep
"California is not the best-slept state in the United States, and there are a lot of people in California who don't get enough sleep," said Jennifer Martin, a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Fed up with political text messages? Here’s how to stop the madness, California!
Political experts explain why your phone has become a perpetually pinging nightmare -- and how to stop the madness.