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Judge sentences man convicted of acting as People’s Republic of China agent
A Hayward resident was sentenced in federal court in Oakland Monday to four years in prison for acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China. Xuehua Peng,...Read More
Four of 234 evacuees quarantined at Travis exhibit coronavirus symptoms
A second flight of evacuees from the heart of China’s novel coronavirus outbreak arrived overnight at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, according to U.S. government officials. At about...Read More
Voter registration reaches all-time high, yet gaps persist among non-white voters
Voting rights activists remain worried about persistent gaps in voter participation based on race and ethnicity.Read More
Delay in crab season erases local Dungeness from holiday menus
The start of commercial Dungeness crab season, originally set to start Friday, has been delayed until Dec. 15.Read More
Governor signs ‘landmark’ bill to reclassify independent contractors as employees
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed Assembly Bill 5 into law to reclassify workers for ride-hailing services and other companies as employees instead of independent contractors starting in 2020....Read More
Federal judge blocks administration’s new asylum rule
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking a new government rule that would prohibit almost all migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including...Read More
Michigan man pleads guilty to $1M ’empty box’ Apple fraud scheme
A 25-year-old Michigan man pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose Monday to a so-called “empty box” refund scheme that defrauded Cupertino-based Apple Inc. of $1 million. Van-Seyla...Read More
Grace Cathedral hosts night of opera, symphony and choir in solidarity with Notre Dame
The San Francisco Opera will collaborate with the French Consulate and Grace Cathedral to hold a solidarity concert in San Francisco for the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral on...Read More
Trump targets trio of California laws in court
The Trump administration, seeking to force a defiant California to cooperate with its agenda of stepped-up immigrant deportations, went to federal court Tuesday to invalidate three state laws.Read More
Sharks pile seven goals on Blackhawks
Martin Jones stuck out his right pad and denied Anthony Duclair on a breakaway after Joakim Ryan coughed up the puck deep inside his own zone. Read More
Study confirms pesticides threaten honey bees
A new, comprehensive report from European scientists confirms what many researchers have already been warning about: a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids poses a danger to wild bees and...Read More
Drinking straws targeted in proposed bill
For California Assemblyman Ian Calderon, it was apparently the last straw. Read More
High-speed rail price tag surges past $10 billion
The estimated cost of building 119 miles of bullet train track in the Central Valley has jumped to $10.6 billion.Read More
Feinstein drops Fusion GPS Senate testimony
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday released the full transcript of the panel's interview with Glenn Simpson.Read More
Study: Seagull bellies packed with trash
Seagulls examined in a new study had stomachs full of glass, metal, and even building materials.Read More
Feds move to expand coastal oil drilling
The Trump administration proposed to open for exploration the largest expanse of the nation's offshore oil and natural gas reserves ever, including waters off the coast of California.Read More
San Jose cracks down on pot-smoking Rastafarian church
Services at the Coachella Valley Church begin and end with the Lord’s Prayer. In between, there is the sacrament. “Breathe deep and blow harder,” intoned Pastor Grant Atwell.Read More
Trump AG reopens door on pot prosecution
Attorney General Jeff Sessions will allow federal prosecutors in states where pot is legal to decide how to enforce the federal ban on marijuana sale or possession.Read More
Raiders dump Del Rio as Gruden rumors swirl
The Oakland Raiders fired coach Jack Del Rio following a 30-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday that ended a disappointing 6-10 season.Read More
Eastern Washington upends Stanford at Maples
Bogdan Bliznyuk scored 23 points as Eastern Washington upended Stanford 67-61 on Tuesday night at Palo Alto's Maples Pavilion.Read More