Poll shows support among likely voters for Measure A – The Mercury News
Santa Clara County’s Measure A has the support of likely voters who appear to favor a sales tax increase on the November ballot to fund the county’s health care system,…
California’s insurance commissioner targets Consumer Watchdog fees
The horrific string of wildfires that has plagued California in recent years, taking dozens of lives and destroying many billions of dollars in property, also created a crisis in property…
Donald Glover, take greater interest in your well-being
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Donald Glover, 42; Catherine Zeta-Jones, 56; Will Smith, 57; Michael Douglas, 81. Happy Birthday: Take greater interest in your finances, health and emotional well-being. It’s…
Wouldn’t I know if I had developed a Ukrainian accent?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work for a small, family-run restaurant. The owner is from Ukraine. She is fluent in English but speaks with a notable accent. I am from the…
Pea-sized hail foreseen with thunderstorms to hit Delta Thursday — gusts to hit 30 mph – The Mercury News
Carquinez Strait and Delta, Southern Sacramento Valley, Northern San Joaquin Valley and Motherlode are under a weather alert for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 12:27…
Crews battle three-alarm fire at home in Oakland
OAKLAND – A three-alarm blaze broke out Wednesday night at a home in East Oakland, according to fire officials. The fire was first reported around 9:10 p.m. in the 2100…
Newsom says customers of PG&E, other utilities, can expect bill credit
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that customers of PG&E and other utilities would see a climate credit on their October bills as part of a decade-old state program. At least…
Devers slugs first Splash Hit, SF Giants avoid sweep against Cardinals – The Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants hope there will plenty of splash hits over the course of Rafael Devers’ nine years at Oracle Park, and the left-handed slugger started the count…
Pea-sized hail predicted with thunderstorms in Monterey Bay Area Wednesday – The Mercury News
Northern Monterey Bay, Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast are the focus of an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms issued…
South Bay woman sentenced in pandemic relief funds fraud case
SANTA CLARA – A South Bay woman was sentenced Wednesday to 1½ years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $2.8 million in pandemic relief funds, prosecutors said. Cassie…