Silicon Valley economy faces strain despite growth, AI boom, venture capital surge
Silicon Valley remains the global center of technological innovation, drawing billions in investment, producing breakthrough technologies and powering…
Oakland audit finds troubling gaps it business tax collection system
article OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland finance officials have failed to collect millions in business taxes over the years,…
Mass deportations could jolt Bay Area economy and trigger job losses
Mass deportations could jolt the Bay Area economy, erode the region’s already shaky job market, undermine federal, state…
Oakland has an unlikely ally in push for environmental justice: the A’s
OAKLAND — Long after leaving Oakland, the A’s are still fighting in court and the California Legislature to…
Bay Area tech workers continue to lose jobs but recovery may be in view
As Bay Area tech companies continue to shed jobs, signs have emerged that point to an overall easing…
California has one of the nation’s weakest job markets
California’s booming economy is one of the world’s largest, but a peek behind the curtain exposes the forbidding…
East Bay students say immigration enforcement protests will continue
OAKLAND, Calif. – Students from across the East Bay walked out of class on Wednesday in the latest…
Violence of Trump administration is creating fear
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Trump administration’s violence…
NTSB releases preliminary report on Hayward house explosion; gas detected after initial leak reported capped
Federal investigators released an initial report on the explosion and fire that destroyed a home in an unincorporated…
PG&E to lower electric, gas rates in the new year
article SAN FRANCISCO – PG&E will lower its electric and natural gas rates beginning on January 1, marking…
‘Hateful’ graffiti targeting Israel condemned in Albany – The Mercury News
ALBANY — A recent surge in anti-Israel graffiti has been met with condemnation from the city’s mayor who…
Bay Area food banks wrestle with taking California National Guard help
For the Second Harvest of Silicon Valley food bank in Santa Clara County, the California National Guard were…