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Photos: SF mega-mansion with full-size basketball court listed for $32 million
A 1905 Pacific Heights compound complete with a full-size basketball court has been listed for...
Tim Cook slammed for partying at Melania Trump’s movie after Pretti killing
While at a White House screening of the first lady's documentary, the Apple CEO posed...
European Union opens investigation into Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes
The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X on...
Camp Pendleton Marines hustling to add tiny, lethal drones to their warfighting repertoire
Some of the training is being done in the back country of Camp Pendleton, which...
Jill On Money: Car buying tips 2026
I am not a car person, but my car turns 12 years old this year,...
Famed writer Upton Sinclair’s former California house lists for under $2 million
Sinclair bought the neo-Mediterranean-style residence in 1942, shortly before he won the Pulitzer Prize for...
Air France rejected my baggage claim for the most ridiculous reason
A woman checks two bags in Bangalore but only receives one in Chicago. Air France's...
How Americans are using AI at work, according to a new poll
While frequent AI use is on the rise with many employees, AI adoption remains higher...
Deadline nears for closure of Point Reyes National Seashore ranches and dairies
The scene is changing rapidly in West Marin as husbandry winds down and residents move...
Taxpayers on the hook? Legal woes for Assessor Gus Kramer raise alarm in Contra Costa County
The embattled county official said he may run for another term as assessor.
California ranks among worst states to retire in. Here’s why
California's high cost of living drove the state's poor showing.
East Bay planning Commission backs industrial project despite fears over data centers
City officials assuaged concerns over the plan, noting that the exact tenants for the proposed...
Financier has one appeal left in his contentious Fremont gate dispute. What do his neighbors think about the controversy?
George, the president and CEO of local mortgage lender company CMG Financial, is locked in...
Kaiser says it will keep hospitals and offices open during strike
Kaiser said it will contact members in advance if their care is affected due to...
Upzoning plans in Berkeley could come at a major cost, shop owners warn
Nonprofit says there should be a balance between increasing the amount of available affordable housing...
California homebuying drops to 2nd-lowest level in 21 years
Statewide, 23,317 homes sold, down 8% over 12 months and 30% below average.
An iconic performing arts venue is back open. Can Oakland keep it alive?
the building's return is not just important for its nostalgic value: it's also a key...
San Jose doctor suing Los Gatos restaurant over spicy Dragon Balls cites overseas wedding, gets trial delayed
The lawsuit blamed Thai 'bird’s eye' chilis for making the chicken meatballs allegedly 'unfit for...
Bay Area gains jobs in December, but losses for the year jolt California
The Bay Area gained thousands of jobs in December, primarily because of big gains in...
Intel suffers worst decline in 17 months after bleak forecast
Intel Corp. shares plunged about 17% after Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan gave a lackluster...
Too much? 17% of California homes are owned by investors
California has 1.3 million of investor-owned homes, No. 2 among the states and 8% of...
Low-income student housing in Berkeley poses health risk
Cooperative-owner seeks buyer for building.
Berkeley apartment complex is foreclosed at sharply discounted value
A Berkeley apartment complex that's a short distance from the UC campus has been foreclosed.
California couple facing criminal charges, SEC suit over alleged $100 million pump-and-dump scheme
Brett and Deborah Rosen, through RB Capital Partners, allegedly ran complicated pump-and-dump scheme involving penny-stock...
Southern California businesses report they are struggling under ICE raids and tariffs, new survey says
The study was a joint effort between Second District Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento's office and the...
Help! A $1,400 Frigidaire cooktop catastrophe sent me through a customer service maze
A noisy, cracked induction cooktop from Frigidaire leaves a woman chasing repairs, dealing with missed...
Tesla Cybertruck sales down by nearly 50% in 2025: report
Tesla Cybertruck sales dropped by nearly 50% last year, despite 2025 2being the second-best year...
Are California businesses overregulated?
Sarah Bohn with the Public Policy Institute of California found states with stricter regulations had...
You can blame me for all those em dashes in AI-generated text
'Affectless language, the lack of anything like a writer’s idiosyncratic style, is the dead giveaway...
The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed
Deal made one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump
Campbell’s Pruneyard getting a new brewery restaurant
Rock Bottom closed last July after a three-decade run.
Steve Wozniak honored at Tech for Global Good ceremony
The Apple co-founder's philanthropic efforts earned the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award at the...
Western Digital cuts scores of San Jose jobs
Western Digital Technologies has decided to eliminate scores of jobs in the Bay Area.
Tesla lost the most share last year in EV-stronghold California
Tesla Inc. squandered by far the biggest share of new-car sales in California last year,...
Apple expands hardware chief’s role in latest sign of CEO candidacy
Apple Inc. has expanded the job of hardware chief John Ternus to include design work,...
Silicon Valley pours out lobbying cash and flattery to win over deal-minded Trump
Silicon Valley has learned how to succeed in Donald Trump's Washington: Spend record amounts. Visit...
Facebook owner Meta chops hundreds more Bay Area jobs
Facebook app owner Meta Platforms has disclosed plans to slash hundreds of jobs in the...
Zyn is seeking FDA approval to say it’s less harmful than cigarettes
Videos from “Zynfluencers” have racked up tens of millions of views on social media platforms...
Waymo starts robotaxi service in Miami, airport tests underway
Waymo will start offering its robotaxi service in Miami to the public Thursday, the first...
Inflation report: Prices remain elevated, Americans keep spending
Thursday’s figures suggest that the Federal Reserve will be less likely to reduce its key...
Google lets users tailor AI search with data from photos, email
Alphabet Inc.'s Google is rolling out a new option to personalize search results by tapping...
Musk’s SpaceX lines up banks to lead IPO, Financial Times says
SpaceX has lined up four banks to lead its initial public offering, according to the...
Super Micro launches tech campus project at former San Jose Fry's site
Super Micro Computer has launched construction of a vast tech campus next to a former...
Magid: Avoiding 'tech neck' and other tech-related aches and pains
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a Computer Workstations eTool that recommends...
Is your Peet's Coffee shop closing? Here's what we know
The Berkeley-born coffee shop chain plans to close about 30 Bay Area locations this month.
Sonoma County winery plans its last vintage after more than two decades
Arista Winery, a Russian River Valley maker of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, says “the realities...
Data center is first project to be supplied with power under historic PG&E agreement
Equinix's data center project could generate $2.5 million in annual general fund revenues for the...
Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump for early prison release
Disgraced Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes has formally asked President Donald Trump to release her...
Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in iPhone, Mac chatbot to fend off OpenAI
Like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, Apple’s chatbot will allow users to search the web for...
US pensions lack strong climate strategies, Sierra Club says
Only five funds had environmental investment targets in place at the end of last year,...
More than half of California’s billionaires call the Bay Area home: Who are they?
California is home to some 200 billionaires who could be subject to a proposed wealth...
Why Silicon Valley’s billionaires are suddenly nervous
A proposed tax on California billionaires has ignited backlash in Silicon Valley and a fierce...
Best Buy preps shutdown in Santana Row ahead of fitness center opening
The Best Buy store at Santana Row in San Jose is preparing to close its...
FBI raids East Oakland lot where thieves allegedly sold stolen gas for cheap
The property is no stranger to local authorities, who raided the location amid a cargo...
Chick-fil-A to open Thursday at Walnut Creek shopping center
The new fast-food restaurant will open at the Citrus Marketplace Sopping Center on Oak Grove...
Apple starts to set up shop for San Jose expansion
Apple has begun to set up shop at its emerging campus in north San Jose,...
Napa museum puts 217-acre estate up for sale
After two decades of being a renowned art park, di Rosa Preserve was listed for sale...
OpenAI CFO defends ads in ChatGPT as ‘strong business model’
One of OpenAI's top executives defended the company's addition of ads to its popular chatbot...
US stocks rally as Trump rules out force in Greenland push
US stocks rallied after US President Donald Trump said he didn't want to use excessive...
Insurer Lemonade pitches Tesla drivers cheaper rates for ‘Full Self-Driving’ Use
The new plans will cut per-mile rates by about 50% when customers have Tesla’s FSD...
Billionaire-backed ‘California Forever’ signs largest construction labor deal ever
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute conducted an analysis of California Forever’s proposals for the...
Could this grape help California winemakers adapt to climate change?
UC Davis will host the first conference on hybrid wine grapes and their potential environmental...
Snap reaches settlement over social media addiction claims
The attorneys didn’t provide information in open court about the dollar value or other terms...
Silicon Valley-based drone delivery startup Zipline hits $7.6 billion valuation
Zipline’s P2 drone platform is designed for shorter distance home deliveries that use a tether...
Trump signs order targeting institutional housing investors
The executive order details a multi-part process designed to limit institutional home purchases.
Nvidia’s CEO plans to visit China as he works to reopen market
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang is planning to travel to China in late...
San Jose, Oakland airports see further decline in passengers
The airports in San Jose and Oakland suffered a rough start to the crucial holiday...
H Mart plans flagship multi-level store with a food hall in Fremont
H Mart is planning a flagship store in Fremont that will serve as a prototype...
California hits milestone in electric vehicle sales
Through 2025, more than 2.5 million EVs have been sold statewide, with Santa Clara County...
Wall Street’s calm shattered by Greenland and Japan shocks
For weeks on Wall Street, markets were unusually subdued as President Donald Trump threatened the...
Netflix intensifies bid for Warner Bros making its $72 billion offer all cash
Netflix is now offering to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming business in all...
Palantir CEO says AI to make large-scale immigration obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass...
Musk asks if he should buy Ryanair as brawl with CEO runs on
The online brawl between Elon Musk and Ryanair Holdings Plc dragged into a second week,...
Home prices dip in 88% of California
In the 12 months ended in December, values were down in 14 of the 16...
Former Sonoma County winemaker saves historic East Bay vineyard from destruction
Century-old farmland and ancient vines are being removed across California. Matt and Erin Cline decided...
Site where popular South Bay pet store once operated goes back to the bank in foreclosure
The downtown San Jose site of a proposed but never-built housing development has been foreclosed.
Andreessen Horowitz makes a $3 billion bet that there’s no AI bubble
The venture capital firm, which goes by the nickname a16z, set up a dedicated $1.25...
Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, dies aged 93 in Rome
Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns — often in his trademark shade...
Meta overlooks ads from illegal gambling sites, says UK watchdog
Meta Platforms Inc. is turning a blind eye to illegal gambling sites that advertise on...
Jill On Money: Can Trump cap credit card interest rates?
A September 20205 analysis by Vanderbilt University found that a 10% cap “would produce over...
Billionaire tax plan draws fire from California top Democrats
Senator Bernie Sanders along with ally Congressmen Ro Khanna have endorsed the measure, prompting days...
Elon Musk seeks up to $134 billion damages from OpenAI, Microsoft
Musk’s lawyer detailed the damages request in a court filing Friday, a day after a...
How a simple car rental cancellation turned into a $52 annoyance on Expedia
A man cancels his Hertz rental through Expedia two days before pickup and receives an...
Trump pardons California businesswoman convicted of fraud after he granted her clemency once before
Trump granted full pardons to Adriana Camberos and her brother Thursday, as well as a...
California real estate mogul Rick Caruso will not run for LA mayor nor governor
“Though my name will not be on a ballot, my work continues,” Caruso said in...
Gene Hackman’s estate selling for $6 million less than 1 year after he and wife died there
Gene Hackman's sprawling Santa Fe estate is being sold for more than $6 million nearly...
Santa Cruz Mountains region loses two winemaking legends
Thomas Fogarty, Bob Mullen helped establish local viticulture.
After 36 years, Il Fornaio restaurant, a tech favorite, is closing
Silicon Valley power breakfasts on Cowper Street were legendary
Vacant Mountain View building red-tagged after transients start fire, police say
Three people, including a 16-year-old girl, had reportedly been living in the vacant North Shoreline...
Sunnyvale’s Off the Rails Brewing Co. shutters
The community-oriented beer hub's last day was Jan. 10.
Randy’s Donuts coming soon to the Bay Area
The iconic L.A. brand's expansion to Northern California has been in the works for years.
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck rolling into the Bay Area this month
Fremont, San Bruno stops planned for character who also has a brick-and-mortar cafe
Supreme Court to hear appeal by Roundup’s parent company to block thousands of lawsuits
The court in 2022 declined to hear a similar claim from Bayer in a case...
Oakland historic building owner facing foreclosure scouts for a buyer
The owner of a historic building in downtown Oakland that faces foreclosure has found a...
Canada, breaking with US, agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
By KEN MORITSUGU and ROB GILLIES BEIJING (AP) — Breaking with the United States, Canada...
Trump pushes for emergency power auction to fuel AI boom
The Trump administration laid out a plan intended to compel technology companies to effectively fund...
Homebuying burden quadrupled in California’s low-price counties
In 12 of California's more-affordable counties, homebuying's burden went from 20% of incomes to 83%.