San Diego, CA San Diego church-goers tackle woman holding baby, waving gunThe Mercury News - Reuters (Reuters) – Church-goers tackled a woman who held a 10-month-old baby, waved a gun and threatened to blow up the building at an Easter Sunday service …
California A drastic step in dealing with sea lion problemThe Mercury News - Tom Garlinghouse OREGON — The sea lion population has steadily increased in the past several decades, but it has come with a cost, one being paid by already imperiled …
Coachella Festival Coachella 2019: Mysterious ‘Surprise Guest Lady Gag’ sign throws festival into a frenzyThe Mercury News - Kristine Malicse Festival goers enjoying Weekend 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival went into a frenzy after a special message appeared on one of its …
California Police agencies forfeit millions after new law chokes off funds from asset seizuresThe Mercury News - Teri Sforza Jewels worth $7.2 million were seized in Los Angeles. Fine art worth $4.1 million was seized in Signal Hill. U.S. currency totaling $30.8 million was …
Kanye West Coachella 2019: Kanye West’s Easter Sunday Service is happening and we’re thereThe Mercury News - Vanessa Franko The final day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has coincided with Easter before, but there’s a bit of a twist for 2019 — rapper Kanye …
San Jose, CA Letter: San Jose shouldn't have booming tech firms alongside homeless campsThe Mercury News - Letters To The Editor SJ has booming tech firms alongside homeless camps I am currently a junior at the Harker School in San Jose. What is being done to address the housing …
Climate Change Letter: Wildfire threat raised by climate change a five-alarm emergencyThe Mercury News - Letters To The Editor Wildfire threat raised by climate change a five-alarm emergency Re: “Who’s Next?” and “Climate change a problem: Santa Clara County may ramp up …
California Letter: Montclair road closures put residents in harm's wayThe Mercury News - Letters To The Editor Montclair road closures put residents in harm’s way Re: “Plan to fix Montclair roads full of potholes” (Eastbaytimes.com, April 4): Snake Road has now …
San Jose, CA H-1B: Meet the attorneys behind the tech industry's favorite visaThe Mercury News - Leonardo Castañeda Marco Satala is an H-1B superstar. He filed 9,338 new visa applications in the past fiscal year — roughly one an hour if he worked every hour of …
USC Students of the college scandal: Who knew, who didn't and why so many ended up at USCThe Mercury News - John Woolfolk It’s been called the largest college admissions cheating scandal in U.S. history. And with some of the accused parents expected to formally plead …
Play buttonCalifornia Humane Society head wrote the book on Mutual RescueThe Mercury News - Michelle Pitcher The video, a little over six minutes long, has been viewed more than 100 million times. It tells the story of Eric O’Grey, who, facing a grim …
Whales They said it: What scares 'Jaws'?The Mercury News - Bay Area News Group “After orcas show up, we don’t see a single shark.” — Scot Anderson, shark expert at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, on a study that found great white …
California Letter: What if it's determined later that the suspect's gun isn't real?The Mercury News - Letters To The Editor Whether force is ‘necessary’ is often unknown till after the fact Re: “California use-of-force bill advances: AB 392 would make it easier to file …
California Walters: Why is California's achievement gap so stubborn?The Mercury News - Dan Walters, CALmatters California has poured tens of billions of additional dollars into its public schools this decade on the assumption – or hope – that they would close …
California You're recycling wrong. Here's howThe Mercury News - Erin Baldassari MOUNTAIN VIEW — Paper egg cartons, clamshell containers for berries or fruit, black plastic to-go containers: These are just a few of the items you …
California Highway Patrol Second motorcyclist in a week dies in South Bay freeway crashThe Mercury News - Nico Savidge A motorcyclist was killed in a crash that shut down the northbound lanes of Highway 101 in San Mateo County early Saturday morning, authorities …
San Francisco 49ers 49ers scout Reggie Cobb passes awayThe Mercury News - Cam Inman SANTA CLARA — Reggie Cobb, a 49ers scout the past decade and a former NFL running back, died unexpectedly Saturday, the team announced. He was 50. “We …
Citizenship Trump administration says immigrants working in legal marijuana industry lack 'moral character' for citizenshipThe Mercury News - The Washington Post By Colby Itkowitz | The Washington Post Immigrants who use marijuana or who work in the cannabis industry can be denied citizenship, even if they are …
San Jose, CA Police ask for help finding missing San Jose womanThe Mercury News - Nico Savidge Authorities are looking for a 61-year-old San Jose woman whose medical condition may put her at risk. Police say Chunyu Pu was last seen around 5 p.m. …
Short-term Rentals Monterey takes aggressive stand against short-term rentalsThe Mercury News - Dennis L Taylor To thwart homeowners from renting out their houses for short periods of time and consequently taking them off the market for long-term renters, the …
San Francisco Bay Area Richmond-San Rafael Bridge studies to assess shelf life of decksThe Mercury News - Will Houston A series of studies could determine how many years the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge has left until its decks would be replaced. State transportation …
California Stabbing at Oakland homeless camp leaves man in critical conditionThe Mercury News - Harry Harris OAKLAND — A 35-year-old man was in critical condition Saturday after he was stabbed multiple times Friday evening at a homeless camp, authorities …
California 'We let the public down': Outrage swirls after man convicted of 1985 Richmond murder freed from Death RowThe Mercury News - Nate Gartrell MARTINEZ — A February plea deal that set a man free from Death Row 33 years after he was convicted of raping and beating an 84-year-old widow to …
San Jose, CA Zoom celebrates IPO with downtown San Jose outdoors partyThe Mercury News - George Avalos SAN JOSE — Zoom Video Communications partied Friday evening in downtown San Jose like it was, well, 2019. The cloud-based video and web conferencing …
California Meet the woman trying to save the DMVThe Mercury News - Erin Baldassari SACRAMENTO — She’s been called a “Jedi knight” when it comes to slashing bureaucratic red tape, a benevolent Svengali skilled at breaking down …
California Coachella 2019: Twitter gives two thumbs down to ‘Coachella Curated’ YouTube streamThe Mercury News - Kristine Malicse YouTube gave viewers unable to watch the Weekend 1 stream of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival a special gift: “Coachella Curated.” Instead …
Northern California Success and failure of protected species in CaliforniaThe Mercury News - Kurt Snibbe The 2019 theme for Earth Day is ‘protect our species’ so today we look at some that are threatened or near extinction in California. The California …
California Here’s what California marijuana smokers think about driving while highThe Mercury News - Kurt Snibbe Many cannabis-culture celebrations will take place on 4/20 (April 20), so here’s a look at some pot smokers’ opinions on driving and tips to …
David Turpin Turpin children ‘working toward forgiveness’ of parents in California torture caseThe Mercury News - Ryan Hagen The children of David and Louise Turpin gave their first public statements Friday, April 19, about the man and woman sentenced to at least 25 years …
