Politicians, entertainers, sports stars and historical figures are among the famous people who died in 2023.

The long-established German store is "one last gem that the community appreciated and will be very sad to see go," says a regular customer.

The measure will ask whether voters want to change the police chief from an elected role to an appointed one.

In just over four years, Maintenance for Moms has helped 318 moms, paying for over 330 repairs, and gifting 44 used and donated cars.

The number of homeless students across the five-county region jumped by 4,313 children -- an increase of 28% throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Mateo combined.

The company had captured the public’s imagination since its founding in 2014, a year after Elon Musk released a white paper outlining a vision for hyperloop technology. The concept was a tantalizing promise of a new kind of transportation technology — and an end to traffic. 

Who is happy about the Chris Paul-Jordan Poole trade?

A Japan-based tech company will embark on a wide-ranging revamp of its San Jose campus.

Special edition of Mercury News and East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for Dec. 22, 2023

President Joe Biden is making thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia eligible for pardons. The White House says his action Friday is his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system. Biden is also granting clemency to 11 people serving what the White House called “disproportionately long” sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. Biden says these steps would help make the “promise of equal justice a reality.” Biden is reiterating his call on governors and local leaders to take similar steps to erase marijuana convictions.