Bay Area small businesses struggle with inflation as optimism slides
While big companies in this region get a lot of attention, a large majority of employers are small businesses with fewer than 20 employees.
Bodies recovered on Mount Whitney after 2 Northern California hikers go missing; victims were couple
The hikers were identified by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office as Andrew Niziol, 28, a resident of South Lake Tahoe, and Patty Bolan, who had just completed her doctoral studies in physics at UC Davis.
25 years to life for man who kidnapped, raped 11-year-old California girl 2 decades ago
Ismael Salgado, now 44, was sentenced for a series of sexual assaults over a 2-hour period in 1999.
Ex-Fatburger, Johnny Rockets CEO accused of ‘cover-up’ in $47 million scheme to avoid taxes
Andrew A. Wiederhorn used company funds for private-jet travel, vacations, a Rolls Royce Phantom, other luxury cars and jewelry, prosecutors said.
Bill would ban some production quotas for U.S. warehouse workers
Authors of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act want to prevent companies from forcing employees to skip lunch, bathroom breaks and to move at an unsafe pace.
Here’s a look at motherhood and pregnancy in the U.S.
Find out which states have the biggest families.
2 defendants in slaying of 6 during marijuana buy in California desert to face death penalty
The District Attorney's Office said it will seek life in prison without parole for the other three defendants if they are convicted as charged.
Single-family residence sells for $3.8 million in Los Gatos
The spacious property located in the 16400 block of Eugenia Way in Los Gatos was sold on April 23, 2024 for $3,768,000, or $1,138 per square foot. The house, built in 1970, has an interior space of 3,312 square feet.
Man shot, killed driving car on California freeway; motorcyclist is suspected gunman
A CHP sergeant said the motorcyclist was wearing all black clothing and a black helmet while riding a black Harley-Davidson-style motorcycle.
Human trafficking advocates insist exploited children shouldn’t be treated like criminals
Experts want the justice system to factor in forced criminality when it deals with some young people.