Time to cue up that old Martha & the Vandellas soul record: It feels like a heat wave. The mercury will rise this week, with temperatures topping 90 degrees by Thursday in San Jose.

A hundred cyclists who were apparently trying to remind motorists to share the road caused disturbances downtown and near the Municipal Wharf on Saturday night, marking the first time in recent years the occasional protest rides have become violent.

With two new turf fields, a renovated stadium, plenty of shady parking and happy neighbors, the Leland Sports Field Complex officially opened its gates Saturday - an oasis of green amid the fields-starved Almaden Valley.

I like Santa Clara Councilman Dominic Caserta. He can be a charming man, genuinely committed to teaching his students at Santa Clara High School.

Red Mango, the hot new frozen yogurt seen in the hands of Hollywood glitterati, is planning to open a store this summer in chic Santana Row.

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NOVATO - California Highway Patrol officers are looking for the driver of a gold, Honda Odyssey who may have struck and killed a man who just finished putting gasoline in his pick-up truck on northbound U.

A fan at Friday night's Giants game was killed when he struck his head on the ground after getting punched, police say.

The bankrupt East Bay city may be a test case for thousands of cities desperate to unload public employee contracts.

Brentwood, Home Of The Bust

The city added 40,000 people in the past 16 years. Now, at least 1 out of every 16 households has received default notices.

CFO pitches stadium idea to officials of the small city south of S.F., even as the team pursues Santa Clara deal. Matier & Ross.

Police and family are searching for a 50-year-old man who disappeared Thursday during a visit to S.F. with his group home.

Both sides have their eyes on the two battleground states that were crucial to Bush's presidential victories.