1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1384+ words) Dominic Foppoli, the former Windsor mayor and once a rising star in Sonoma County politics, on Friday, Sept. 11, was ordered to pay more than $13 million in damages to seven women who sued him over claims that he sexually assaulted each…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (612+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia – No worries, the 49ers enjoyed a season-opening win like no other in their 81-year history. This 27-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams came with all the pomp and circumstance befitting the NFL’s regular-season arrival in Australia, before a sold-out…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (603+ words) SAN FRANCISCO – Brett Harris, a 28-year-old journeyman from Arlington Heights, Illinois, had played for the Red Sox and Athletics before becoming the answer to a trivia question in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s stunning comeback victory over the Cardinals. By…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (379+ words) FREMONT — The 357-room Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley hotel was purchased for $53 million by an affiliate of Chicago-based Singerman Real Estate, documents filed on Sept. 8 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office show. The price for the 10-story hotel at 46100 Landing Parkway…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (229+ words) The San Francisco 49ers take on the division rival Los Angeles Rams in a Week 1 matchup in Melbourne, Australia. The game will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, Sep. 10 at 5:35 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed on Netflix,…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (337+ words) When it comes to star power, the gravitational force generated by the music and legends of John Coltrane and Miles Davis has warped the 2026 jazz calendar. Contrary to programmatic appearances, they weren’t the only jazz giants who arrived on Earth…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (258+ words) The Mercury News Amateur comedian busted after police link San Ramon theft footage to video of his standup routine SAN RAMON — If a local comic had taken the stage at Tommy T’s in a shirt with long sleeves instead of…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (354+ words) I’ve long had mixed feelings about the state of many of San Jose’s neon signs. It’s really great that some classics — the Stephens Meat dancing pig, Orchard Supply Hardware and Wings restaurant — have been restored and now have a home…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (342+ words) The Golden State Valkyries have already clinched a spot in the WNBA playoffs and have more four more regular-season games to capture the top seed, but fans are just about on the clock to get postseason tickets for games at…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1115+ words) Late last month, California’s legislators did the improbable: They stood up to the best-funded, most ruthless corporate lobbies in the state — the ones that spend millions on negative campaign ads when defied — and said, “No.” Assembly Bill 1776 was one among…...