Construction has restarted on the much-anticipated Whole Foods Market near the corner of Almaden Expressway and Blossom Hill Road, and it is expected to open in August 2010, company representatives said. Full Story »
And boy, are they fast! In blue and white tights, these military veterans look like a racing team, but cycling for them is therapy for post traumatic stress disorder. Full Story »
Google is acquiring mobile ad startup AdMob. Electronic Arts is cutting 1,500 jobs and buying social networking game maker Playfish. Silicon Valley tech stocks surge higher along with the Dow and Nasdaq. Full Story »
It began with ninjas and it ended with tofu, and somewhere in the middle, hundreds of amateur sushi rollers set a new world record. Full Story »
Top-ranked competitive eater Joey Chestnut has won the first-ever Martorano's Masters Meatball Eating Championship in Las Vegas. Full Story »
A San Francisco woman has been arrested in what police described as the domestic-violence slaying of a 41-year-old man bludgeoned to death in a Sixth Street hotel, authorities said today. Cameron Miller was found in his room at the Henry Hotel at 106 Sixth... Full Story »
Berkeley's City Council will decide Tuesday whether to hire Seattle police Capt. Michael Meehan as the city's new police chief. Meehan, 48, was selected by a recruitment committee consisting of residents, city staff and police officers. A 23-year veteran of... Full Story »
Three more cars were torched in west Contra Costa County over the weekend, bringing to at least 14 the number of vehicles that have been set on fire since Wednesday, authorities said. The most recent fire was reported at about 10:50 p.m. Saturday, when... Full Story »
A truck driver died early today after losing control on the Bay Bridge S-curve and plummeting in his big rig 200 feet to Yerba Buena Island, the most serious crash since the new detour was installed, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash happened... Full Story »
High school students in their bright band uniforms, former prisoners of war, bikers and horse riders streamed through downtown San Francisco on Sunday morning during the city's annual Veterans Day parade. "It's a good cause because of their sacrifices and... Full Story »
In my own garden, I prefer to grow everything in the ground. Pots and planters simply require a little more attention than I want to give them. Full Story »
Cupertino Middle School runner Giorgio Liatono posted the fastest time of any competitor at the Silicon Valley middle school cross country championships, Oct. Full Story »
One night a couple of weeks ago, while sitting in some late-evening commute traffic, I caught a piece of a radio talk show . Full Story »
Every once in a while when I drive past Moffett Field on Highway 101, I see their hangars and think of them. Full Story »
I counted my son's soccer trophies the other day. Buried under a thick layer of dust and boyhood detritus on his bookshelf were 23 trophies in various shapes and sizes. Full Story »
Contra Costa Health Services is reminding county residents that an H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccination clinic that had been planned for Saturday has been canceled due to logistical issues. Full Story »
A judge has decided to remove the attorney defending Nancy Garrido from allegations that she kidnapped, raped and held Jaycee Dugard captive for 18 years. Full Story »
Electronic Arts is reporting a loss for its fiscal second quarter in what's been a difficult year for the video game industry. Full Story »
A Hayward man was killed Monday morning when the big-rig he was driving went out of control and plunged over the side of the Bay Bridge, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. Full Story »
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that she doesn't think there's any basis for Iran to file any charges against three University of California at Berkeley graduates who have been detained for more than 100 days. Full Story »
Dr. Peter Chi, of Livermore, faces more than 60 criminal counts. Full Story »
The Bay Area News Group had sued to obtain the documents relating to the attempted firing of a Peralta Community College District employee who was investigated after the news group published articles about Chancellor Elihu Harris. Full Story »
By 2015, district hopes to standardize equipment for each classroom and ensure 60 percent of students are proficient in technology use. Full Story »
School board meets Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. Full Story »
WE WINCE whenever the Bay Area Toll Authority makes news. The agency's logo should be an outstretched hand reaching from the Bay Bridge into our pockets. Full Story »
A Hayward man died early Monday morning as he attempted to get a load of pears into the City. Full Story »
"I don't care about the Cardinals," coach yells at media, "I care nothing about the Cardinals." Full Story »
Are union hotel workers going to get screwed in ongoing contract negotiations? Full Story »
Could horses be the next alternative transportation craze? Full Story »
Do increasing default rates in Saratoga and Los Gatos signal more million dollar foreclosures? Full Story »
By BLEWS W. ROSE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Construction of two miles of hiking trail into Montini Ranch pastureland, which forms the City of Sonoma's hillside backdrop, will start next year even though a nettlesome side issue of public access from an adjacent subdivision remains unresolved. Full Story »
By LORI A. CARTER THE PRESS DEMOCRAT In the past 13 years, volunteers have helped more than 400 homeowners with projects from replacing toilets and water heaters to replacing rotted-out floors and updating entire plumbing or electrical systems. Full Story »
By RANDI ROSSMANN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A bicyclist severely injured when he crashed into a tree on Fountaingrove Parkway remained hospitalized Monday in critical condition, according to Santa Rosa police. Jeffrey Clark, 49, of Santa Rosa was injured at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday as he rode down the west side of the steep hill near Round Barn Boulevard. Full Story »
By RANDI ROSSMANN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Fire destroyed a longtime Ukiah business Sunday and investigators Monday continued to look into what started the two-alarm blaze that caused $700,000 in damage. Full Story »
By RANDI ROSSMANN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Undercover Sebastopol police officers working Saturday at the annual Harvest Dance and Celebration arrested a man who offered to sell them marijuana, police reported. Chet Alan Jenkins, 39, of Santa Rosa allegedly was selling marijuana, concentrated cannabis and marijuana-laced food, reported police. Full Story »
A judge has decided to remove Nancy Garrido's lawyer the Jaycee Dugard case. Full Story »
Electronic Arts is reporting a loss for its fiscal second quarter in what's been a difficult year. Full Story »
The South San Francisco Police Department will soon begin a yearlong campaign to end drunken driving. Full Story »
Google is stepping up its push to sell advertising on cell phones and other mobile gadgets. Full Story »
Members of a Pittsburg church are suing their pastor and his appointed leaders. Full Story »
The Bay Area News Group had sued to obtain the documents relating to the attempted firing of a Peralta Community College District employee who was investigated after the news group published articles about Chancellor Elihu Harris. Full Story »
Backers say the practice exacts "excruciating pain'' on pets. Full Story »
A judge has decided to remove the attorney defending Nancy Garrido from allegations that she kidnapped, raped and held Jaycee Dugard captive for 18 years. Full Story »
Sheriff's Office, park district working on plan to erect signs in Big Break area near Oakley. Full Story »
OAKLAND — Alameda County Superior Court Judge Barbara J. Miller died of natural causes, police announced today after a preliminary autopsy found no signs of trauma. Full Story »
Most days, Carpe Diem Champagne, a 3-year-old Anatolian shepherd dog, spends her time herding goats on a 110-acre farm nestled in the Shasta County hamlet of Cottonwood. But over the weekend she traveled to Napa to strut her stuff in front of judges at the Napa Valley Exposition Center during Wine Country Kennel Club’s 53rd and 54th All Breed Dog Shows. Full Story »
Downtown Napa’s Veterans Day ceremonies will include a tribute to a ragtag group of armed men who swept through what is now Veterans Memorial Park in 1846, a year before the city’s founding. Full Story »
Is there a way for the county to share its regional housing allocations with cities? How many hotels are enough for Napa County? Full Story »
" Before taking the poll, please remind us, in addition to our property taxes, what are the assessments now and what are they for? Aren't half in support of education, and what, is that total amount? Full Story »
What a sight it was. Seven Model A Fords, wheezy icons of the American road of 80 years ago, putt-putted round and round the otherwise empty track at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma a week ago. Full Story »
A group of red parrot fish are displayed during the annual Taiwan International Aquarium Expo at the World Trade Center in Taipei. AFP/Sam Yeh
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