As they have with all of his cases, Trump's lawyers vigorously argued to delay the proceedings, citing the political calendar and Trump's other cases, including one in Washington over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election that is effectively on hold pending the outcome of an appeal.

Mercury News Letters to the Editor for Feb. 16, 2024

MGM remains unsure where the A's stadium will be built.

The bill confers full parental rights on married same-sex partners with children. But it precludes gay couples from parenthood through surrogate mothers in Greece — an option currently available to women who can't have children for health reasons.

Police say Anand Henry shot his wife before killing himself; how their twin boys died remains a mystery.

A house that sold for $2.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Oakland in the past two weeks.

The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a Jan. 30 attack at a North San Jose hotel.

Dolezal was employed with the Catalina Foothills School District as an after-school instructor, but was let go this week after administrators were made aware of her apparent presence on OnlyFans, a social media subscription platform that caters to adult content.

Wood, Ross Stripling and Scott Alexander are all coming over from the Giants this season to the A's.

A new operator is expected to take over the Lake Cunningham Park attraction, which abruptly closed last September.