A spacious, recently built house located in the 1600 block of Amherst Court in Palo Alto has a new owner.

When a school district runs out of money — like Oakland Unified did in 2003 — the state steps in and provides an emergency loan. But that loan comes with consequences, including the loss of local school board control and financial decision-making.

The feature was meant to underscore future war readiness. Also, the city’s paper reported on a local man’s experience in the recent Southern California earthquake.

The Mexican men’s national soccer team is coming to the South Bay to face Honduras in a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal on Wednesday at Levi’s Stadium.

Sheriff Christina Corpus likely the first in California to be targeted by two separate removal processes

The case was largely based on the word of a co-defendant to the robbery and homicide, who had credibility issues.

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Kevon Looney averaged 4.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in his 10th season with Golden State

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Wiener said he will run once the seat is vacant.