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After 35 years of helping grocery stores sell products off the shelves, Danville resident Mike Wickman has gotten a close-up view of the hottest consumer trends. Knowing that people want products they can buy online and have delivered to their …

“By putting Oakland first, we’re really claiming our right to the Bay.” — Craig Simon, director of aviation for the Port of Oakland, which operates Oakland International Airport, on a proposed new name for OAK — Oakland San Francisco Bay …

Looking to escape? Here’s a recent trip a local reader took across three countries in Europe. Check it out, then find more reader travel inspiration at www.mercurynews.com/tag/wish-you-were-here/. FRANCE, ITALY, SWITZERLAND: After training for several months on Bay Area trails like …

Canadian-born venture capitalist and Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has been vocal with his support of U.S. President Donald Trump. On Fox News on Saturday, O’Leary responded to Trump ending talks with Canada reportedly over the latter’s imposition of a …

At this point, it’s just sad. You can’t even be upset or ticked off anymore. Sorrow is the only emotion left. Soon Noa Essengue, 18, is going to slide himself into a Bulls uniform, all 6-9, 198 pounds of him. …

DEAR ABBY: When my ex-wife died recently, she left our two children (in their 20s and 30s) a home that was in her name. My son has a good job; my daughter works periodically as a model. Losing her devastated …

Before the pandemic, I was asked to join a local nonprofit’s board of directors. I supported the organization and was already friends with several of the board members and even some of the staff. Without too much thought, I agreed …

California taxpayers and parents should be alarmed. A deeply flawed bill, Assembly Bill 84, is moving through the Legislature — expanding bureaucracy, draining public resources, and punishing public charter schools that are offering families educational alternatives they want and need. …

537 aerial weapons were launched at Ukraine overnight (Picture: AFP) Russia launched its biggest aerial attack on Ukraine overnight, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has dashed hopes for a ceasefire. One of the F-16 warplanes Ukraine received from its western partners to …

Anthony Tordillos Google engineer and San Jose planning commission chairman defeats labor-backed Gabby Chavez-Lopez, head of the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley, in the District 3 San Jose City Council race special election.       Larry Stone Veteran Santa …

MILPITAS– There isn’t much storage space in Lanette Quiroz’s apartment at Hillview Court. Everything she and her boyfriend own in the former hotel room-turned supportive housing unit is nestled tightly in there: from clothes and toiletries to memorabilia collected from their …

Thousands of Bay Area students could soon face a new hurdle when it comes to paying for college: deep cuts to federal financial aid. Republican lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are considering proposals to cap some federal loans and dramatically limit …

Thousands of Bay Area students could soon face a new hurdle when it comes to paying for college: deep cuts to federal financial aid. Republican lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are considering proposals to cap some federal loans and dramatically limit …

MILPITAS– There isn’t much storage space in Lanette Quiroz’s apartment at Hillview Court. Everything she and her boyfriend own in the former hotel room-turned supportive housing unit is nestled tightly in there: from clothes and toiletries to memorabilia collected from their …

Anthony Tordillos Google engineer and San Jose planning commission chairman defeats labor-backed Gabby Chavez-Lopez, head of the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley, in the District 3 San Jose City Council race special election.       Larry Stone Veteran Santa …

The apprehension and two-week detention of Caroline Dias Goncalves was a waste of federal resources and a violation of human decency. Goncalves, a nursing student from the University of Utah, has not been charged with any crime, and because the …

Rick Williams, the leader of an American Indian group called People of the Sacred Land, reacted with disbelief this month upon learning signs were posted at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in southeastern Colorado that critics are taking …

Ben Tenzer spent enough hours at his friend’s house for it to qualify as a second residence by high school. When he would eventually return to his actual home, his parents would ask how his day was. The replies always …

Lafayette’s mayor, JD Mangat, can’t afford a house in the city he leads. On a salary as a middle school social studies teacher, home prices in the Boulder County city of 30,000 are out of reach for the 29-year-old Lafayette …

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post …