Brandin Cooks and teammates frosted cakes with Big Brothers Big Sisters pairs in San Jose, with winners scoring 49ers tickets.

A standardized estimate for 60,000 gallons of water in 2025 put San Jose Water at $1,416, the highest in the country, excluding wastewater charges.

Gill Memorial Park hosts crafts, face painting and a community ofrenda Oct. 24, plus a 5K; a separate art contest invites designs for comfort toys for abused kids.

A new poll finds 75% of Bay Area residents feel at home — while financial pressure and political alienation are among the forces pulling some residents away.

Lighthouse Food Rescue on North 17th Street says it will fight San Jose City Hall rather than close its doors.

Santa Clara County Parks brings free kayak rides, pumpkins for kids, and flu shots to Alviso on October 17.

A fundraiser took place at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton.

Registration for the beachside poodle parade caps at 500 dogs, and organizers say 2026 marks the finale of the Carmel tradition.

Krazy George Henderson and Earthquakes great Shea Salinas headline the 57th edition, with an all-day Sports Fan Zone in downtown Santa Clara.

University AME Zion Church in Palo Alto will replace the crumbling foundation of its 1920s Little House by spring 2027.

The celebration runs 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, with music, dance and food marking Mexican Independence Day at City Hall.

A Carmel Valley patient says her results never reached her doctor after a shuttered Monterey clinic lost its federal certification.

IHSS workers will reach $22.44 an hour by 2027, but nearly 62% still can't keep up with housing costs, a union poll found.