Best times to drive, fly over Thanksgiving
This year’s Thanksgiving travel season is predicted to be the busiest in the past two decades, with 7.5 million Californians expected to travel over the next 10 days, according to …
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Alameda County D.A. Pamela Price delivers fiery rebuke to critics as she launches anti-recall campaign – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — In an evening marked by supporters’ well wishes and largely jovial vibes, there were certain moments during Pamela Price’s anti-recall campaign launch when the embattled district attorney channeled …
Antioch residents call for resignation of police chief, other supervisors
ANTIOCH — Multiple community organizers are calling for the city’s acting police chief and the president of its police officers’ union to step down amid revelations that they and other …
Starting Sunday, COVID protection may cost you
Starting this weekend, Californians may face additional costs for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and testing outside their health plan network — a potential unwelcome surprise for those who’ve put off that …
13 Vogue Editors on the Best Gifts of 2023—See What’s They’re Giving (and Asking for!) This Holiday Season
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If you, like many of our editors, are looking for the best gifts in 2023 to give and receive (yes, it’s totally acceptable to make your very own holiday wish list), …
Pioneering earthquake early warning app retires, but others still available
One of the pioneering companies that promoted the West Coast’s earthquake early warning system has retired its QuakeAlertUSA app, leaving one fewer option for those looking for a heads-up on …
Protesters demanding ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war gather at Port of Oakland
OAKLAND — Pounding drums and chanting “stop the occupation,” scores of protesters gathered Friday at the Port of Oakland to demand a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The protest began …
Porter, Schiff, still lead ‘wide open’ Senate race, but Lee, Garvey make gains
A poll Friday showed Southern California Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff still leading the race to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate, but fellow Democratic …
The Fall Boots Our Editors Love Most This Year—Shop Our Picks
We asked our editors to give us their take on the perfect boot—which ones stand up to the wear and tear of New York City’s unforgiving streets and which are …
250,000 live in Santa Clara, Alameda counties
A correction to an earlier version of this story has been appended to the end of the article. Earlier this year, in an epic shift, India became the world’s most …