San Jose man arrested in connection with gaming console robbery
SAN JOSE – A man suspected of robbing another man of a gaming console earlier this year in San Jose is in custody, police said. The robbery happened May 9…
Voters can give El Cerrito the library it deserves
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Voters can give citylibrary it deserves Re: “Library is bustling, but cracks showing” (Page B1,…
Inside the $1,540,000 sale of a Contra Costa County home
114 Pearlgrass Court – Google Street View The property located in the 100 block of Pearlgrass Court in San Ramon was sold on June 12, 2025 for $1,540,000, or $940…
Oakland coffee shop owner fires back at ‘anti-Semitism’ lawsuit by feds
OAKLAND — Fathi Abdulrahim Harara had little to say Wednesday about alleged confrontations with Jewish customers that have placed his Telegraph Avenue café in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors. Instead,…
Prepare for thunderstorms and outflow in the Greater Lake Tahoe Area early Wednesday evening – The Mercury News
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. for thunderstorms and outflow in effect until 4:15 p.m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area. Residents…
$2.7 million for a four-bedroom home
3104 Sorrelwood Drive – Google Street View The spacious property located in the 3100 block of Sorrelwood Drive in San Ramon was sold on June 16, 2025. The $2,657,000 purchase…
‘Strategic’ Sydney Sweeney knew ‘Great Genes’ ad would be polarizing: experts
Ever since Sydney Sweeney catapulted to fame playing “a gratuitously topless” teenager on HBO’s “Euphoria,” she has been upfront in interviews about using her sexuality and star power to get…
Bessent says Trump law ‘a back door for privatizing Social Security’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — The children’s savings program included in President Donald Trump’s tax break-and-spending cut law “is a back door for privatizing Social…
What $2,100,000 bought on Fairview Avenue: A Alameda County home
68 Fairview Avenue – Google Street View The spacious historic property located in the first block of Fairview Avenue in Piedmont was sold on May 19, 2025 for $2,100,000, or…
‘Don Quixote’ boring? No way! Bring back the classics – The Mercury News
Editor’s Note: This article was written for Mosaic, an independent journalism training program for high school students who report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists. When I…