Wildfires Letter: Teens can act to reduce wildfires, climate changeThe Mercury News - Letters To The Editor I’m a student in Oakland researching wildfires in California. In 2018 and in 2017, we experienced the impact of climate change through devastating …
Ghost Ship ‘I thought I was going to burn alive on those stairs’ says last Ghost Ship fire survivorThe Mercury News - Angela Ruggiero OAKLAND — Sam Maxwell entered the courtroom Wednesday in a wheelchair, his right hand shaky as he raised it to be sworn in to testify in the Ghost …
Ayesha Curry Ayesha Curry slams body shamers who trash baby CanonThe Mercury News - Karen D'Souza Body shaming new mothers is bad enough but targeting their babies is just plain out of bounds. Of course Ayesha Curry is no stranger to social media …
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath comes back from the dead on SF stageThe Mercury News - Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent There are certain writers, particularly women writers, whose literary legacy is often overshadowed by certain details of their biography. Such is …
Airbnb Teen rented Airbnb for huge prom party: stripper poles, jello shots, bowls of bluntsThe Mercury News - CNN.com Wire Service PALM CITY, Fla. (WPTV) — Stripper poles, a refrigerator full of booze and bowls of marijuana blunts were reportedly found by Florida cops checking …
Oakland Athletics Montas shines as A's win 6th straightThe Mercury News - Mike Pettica, Correspondent CLEVELAND — Frankie Montas pitched six scoreless innings and the A’s rode a 13-hit attack to top the Indians, 7-2, on Wednesday, extending their …
Policing Suspect charged with murder in death of East Bay womanThe Mercury News - Rick Hurd ANTIOCH — A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death Sunday of an Antioch woman, authorities said. Authorities filed charges against …
Kevin Durant Durant burns Fox Sports reporter on Twitter for second time this weekThe Mercury News - Michael Nowels For the second time in three days, Durant is going after Fox Sports 1’s Chris Broussard on Twitter. Broussard said on FS1’s Undisputed that he and KD …
Senate Finance Committee New York passes law opening Trump's taxes to CongressThe Mercury News - The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers gave final passage to legislation Wednesday that would allow President Donald Trump’s state tax returns to be …
Pro-life Movement Letter: Will pro-lifers fight to save babies after they’re born?The Mercury News - Letters To The Editor The pro-life movement is celebrating bills passed at the state level to challenge Roe v. Wade in court. I’ve looked at various pro-life …
Play buttonCalifornia SF Zoo: Jahari's 'bellowing roar' has been silencedThe Mercury News - Patrick May Click here if you’re having trouble viewing these videos on a mobile device. It’s a sad day at San Francisco Zoo & Gardens. Their beloved male African …
Natalie Portman Natalie Portman calls out 'creepy' Moby over his claims that they datedThe Mercury News - Cicero Estrella Natalie Portman really wants to put some distance between herself and Moby. Her interview with Harper’s Bazaar covered important topics such as vegan …
Wendy Williams Wendy Williams' teen son arrested for his punching dad amid parents' nasty divorce, report sasThe Mercury News - Martha Ross Wendy Williams’ teenaged son Kevin Hunter Jr., dealing with his parents’ bitter divorce, his mother’s health and substance abuse problems and his …
Golden State Warriors Giannis or Kawhi? Draymond Green more concerned about winning another NBA titleThe Mercury News - Mark Medina Even as he nursed persistent pain in a toe in his right foot earlier in the regular season, Draymond Green initially insisted he felt fine to play. …
San Jose Sharks For the Sharks, an offseason of uncertainty beginsThe Mercury News - Curtis Pashelka ST. LOUIS — Joe Thornton wasn’t about to make any declarations about his future immediately after the Sharks lost the Western Conference Final to the …
San Francisco, CA Why NEA Jazz Masters awards just turned into a huge coup for San FranciscoThe Mercury News - Andrew Gilbert New York City is still the center of the jazz universe, but San Francisco’s gravitational heft just increased significantly, sending out ripples …
Donald Trump Analysis: What became of all those 'Infrastructure Week' plans?The Mercury News - The Washington Post This week, President Donald Trump twice returned to one of his favorite stalled agenda items: infrastructure. He once again declined to offer much …
Play buttonPolicing Video of fatal Richmond police shooting releasedThe Mercury News - Rick Hurd RICHMOND — An officer clearly ordered a 54-year-old man to drop a knife he was using to stab and slash his son before firing and killing him, video …
Oakland, CA Ronnie Lott appreciates the Warriors as only a mega-champion canThe Mercury News - Gary Peterson Ronnie Lott watched the Warriors punch their ticket to the NBA Finals on Monday. His appreciation for that triumphant moment came from a place that …
Klay Thompson Warriors' Klay Thompson finally honored for his defenseThe Mercury News - Jon Becker Klay Thompson, lauded for his defense throughout his eight-year NBA career, was finally honored for it Wednesday by landing on the All-Defensive team …
California Why stop with New Coke? Here's 10 retro products we'd like to see againThe Mercury News - Rex Crum If you hadn’t heard by now, New Coke is coming back. Yes, the version of Coke that the Coca-Cola Co. rolled out in 1985 that was intended to replace …
San Francisco Bay Area Outside Lands' epic lineup -- of food, beer, cocktails -- for 2019The Mercury News - Linda Zavoral We know you brave the August fog and crowds at Golden Gate Park for the always-stellar lineup of musical acts at Outside Lands. On Wednesday, the …
San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco now has the highest salaries in the world: ReportThe Mercury News - Karen D'Souza Living in the City by the Bay sure doesn’t come cheap but San Francisco’s super-sized salaries may well make up for its stratospheric real estate …
San Jose, CA The lowest priced rentals available now in downtown San JoseThe Mercury News - Hoodline Housing costs got you down? Though apartment hunting can be frustrating, there are deals to be had. So what does the low-end pricing on a rental in …
Tesla Tesla’s automatic lane-changing feature is ‘far less competent’ than a human driver, Consumer Reports saysThe Mercury News - The Washington Post The latest version of Tesla’s automatic lane changing feature may actually be less safe than a human driver, according to Consumer Reports. An April …
California Politics California lawmakers advance tougher vaccine rulesThe Mercury News - Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have advanced tougher rules for vaccinations even as opponents shouted “we will not comply” from the Senate gallery. …
San Jose, CA H-1B visa: Government says work ban for H-4 spouses coming this monthThe Mercury News - Ethan Baron After a series of delays, the federal government is now saying it will this month publish a long-promised rule to strip spouses of H-1B visa holders …
Oakland Raiders Raiders hope Tyrell Williams will reintroduce vertical game to offenseThe Mercury News - Jerry McDonald ALAMEDA — It happened about midway through the lone practice open to the media at the Raiders four-day organized team activity. Amid the drizzle and …
San Francisco Bay Area Lumentum buys big north San Jose office park where it will move HQThe Mercury News - George Avalos SAN JOSE — Lumentum, a telecommunications equipment company, has bought a big office park in north San Jose that will become the company’s new …
Pac-12 Conference Behind the scenes of the Pac-12's move to implement standards for non-conference basketball schedulesThe Mercury News - Jon Wilner One of the following is not true about the Pac-12’s new non-conference scheduling standards: * The head coaches were strongly in favor of tougher …
