Opa! restaurant group files for bankruptcy as company shuts its sites
SAN JOSE — Opa! Restaurant Group has filed to liquidate its assets in a move that would trigger a shutdown of all of the chain’s remaining restaurants in the South…
Heat advisory in place for Bay Area for Tuesday – The Mercury News
San Francisco Bay Shoreline, East Bay Interior Valleys, Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose and East Bay Hills as well as San Francisco County are under a heat advisory which…
SF Giants inch closer to elimination as Cardinals rough up Justin Verlander
SAN FRANCISCO — One game closer to elimination. Justin Verlander allowed six runs (four earned) on nine hits over 4 1/3 innings as the Giants (77-80) lost 6-5 to the…
Masked robbers commit armed robbery at San Ramon jewelry store
Twenty masked individuals committed an armed robbery at a jewelry store in San Ramon on Monday. Shots were fired by the robbers, but no one was injured. San Ramon Police…
Alameda County Public Defender responds to Oakland ICE courthouse raid
Alameda County public defender Brendon Woods is speaking out in response to a recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid inside a courthouse in Oakland. He says there needs to be…
SF Giants call top catching prospect Jesus Rodriguez to be on taxi squad
SAN FRANCISCO — A week after calling up top prospect Bryce Eldridge, the Giants have another prospect joining the big league team — albeit in a more limited capacity. Catcher…
What Kamala Harris book says about Gov. Newsom and what it might mean for 2028
In Kamala Harris’s newly released book “107 Days,” the former vice president lists the effusive reactions of numerous politicians to her phone calls seeking support for her 2024 presidential candidacy…
Archbishop Mitty guard Emma Cook commits to UCSD women’s basketball
Emma Cook, a key member of Mitty’s 2025 NorCal Open Division championship team, will stay within the state for college at UCSD. She is second Mitty senior to commit to…
Oakland man guilty of murder after simple marijuana transaction went awry
OAKLAND — An Oakland resident was convicted of murder for killing a man during a simple marijuana transaction between his nephew and the victim, according to court records. Redman Collins,…
Does Monday’s Bay Area earthquake increase the chances of a bigger one?
It’s a common question after an earthquake shakes the Bay Area and jolts people’s attention. Does this mean a bigger one is coming? Sometimes. But not usually, experts said Monday,…