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Boating season officially begins Memorial Day weekend.
Two astronauts will begin six-hour-plus mission at 5:15 a.m. Pacific time, which will be aired live on NASA TV.
Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia's measure was heard Wednesday in the State Capitol.
A study by the Center for Investigating Reporting found that 60 percent of Bay Area motorists suspected of being at fault in pedestrian fatalities weren't prosecuted.
Meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 8 to allow public to weigh in on proposed change that would raise rates by 10 percent in each of the next three fiscal years and by 9.5 percent in fiscal year 2016-17.
Open fires are banned.
A new U.S. Census Bureau map of migration patterns between counties shows Santa Clara County lost more than 14,000 residents between 2006 and 2010. You might be surprised where many of them moved.
Ron Simner has accused West Valley Collection and Recycling trucks of being responsible for the leakage.
What to do if you suspect you have bed bugs.
City is required to update its Housing Element and show how 438 units can be accommodated within the next eight years.
Limit would be increased from 20 to 26 feet at The Gateway Shopping Center on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road.
Event at 3 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 24 at Saratoga Library to highlight importance of preserving trees.
Area also has the seventh-lowest unemployment rate in the state.
Reps. Mike Thompson and Anna Eshoo hold town hall meeting in Palo Alto Saturday afternoon to continue to push for universal background checks and other gun safety measures.
Ceremonial gesture to remain in place until sunset Saturday, April 20.
Taxpayers are eligible for a six-month extension to file through Oct. 15, 2013.
Wondering what your options are for paying your taxes? Here are three ways to pay.
Winning designs will be distributed to the public during facility's party at noon Saturday, May 18.
With just a week left, the Franchise Tax Board offers some time-savers and money savers. One thing to remember: Everyone gets an automatic extension until Oct. 15 if you can't file on time, but you still have to pay what you owe.
Country's chief executive was in San Francisco Wednesday evening and is Atherton Thursday morning fundraising for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Tax time has arrived. Here's what the Franchise Tax Board can do to help you.
Annexation of about 223 acres of certain unincorporated islands will also be considered during 7 p.m. meeting at Civic Theatre/Council Chambers.
The countywide unemployment rate in February was the best it's been for that month in the past three years.
Farm Rich voluntarily announced a recall of products distributed nationwide in November.
Five positions need to be filled with terms ending June 30, 2014.
Weed abatement and Community Event Grant program allocation is on the agenda.
Perk for local youth is effective starting today, March 18 through May 18, with purchase of meal.
Parcel's value estimated at $86,000.
Residents who live near so-called commercial visitor and neighborhood commercial zones worry about structures getting taller with new developments.
City has waived removal permit fee.
Students in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to participate; deadline is 5 p.m. April 15.
Assemblymember Paul Fong bestows honor on longtime city leader as part of California Assembly District 28's observance of Women's History Month.
Tree regulations and sale of unused municipal property near Gardiner Park are on the agenda.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.
Of the 15,563 people in the Silicon Valley receiving a federal salary and/or benefits, more than half are retired federal employees.
George Shirakawa faces four felony counts of perjury and other charges in connection with alleged misuse of public and campaign funds.
Friday evening flicks will be family friendly and will be shown at Wildwood Park.
Zoning amendment would allow businesses to sell spirits of-site within any commercial zoning district under certain conditions.