San Jose Man Gets 25 years-to-life for Murdering His Infant Daughter
A judge has sentenced a 36-year-old San Jose man to 25 years-to-life in prison for killing his infant daughter by striking her so hard in the head that her brain shifted in her skull. A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury earlier this year found Jesse Manuel Figueroa guilty of...
Mystery Nevada Buyer Snags Los Altos Hilltop Maryknoll Estate For $43 Million
A century-old Catholic landmark perched above Highway 280 in Los Altos has changed hands in a blockbuster deal. County filings show the Maryknoll Residence, a 57-room complex built in 1926 at 23000 Cristo Rey Drive on roughly 29 acres, sold yesterday in an all-cash transaction for about $43 million. The deal ends nearl
Beach hazards statement issued for Bay Area coast
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A beach hazards statement has been issued for much of the Bay Area coastline Wednesday — just as a days-long heat spike descends on the region. The National Weather Service is warning of an increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents due to a long-period southerly swell. The statement
Chaos and infighting: Inside the implosion of Matt Mahan’s governor’s race
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan entered the California governor’s race pitching himself as the antidote to Sacramento’s dysfunction. By the time polls closed in the June 2 primary, according to close to a dozen sources, his campaign had devolved into its own form of chaos: bitter staff infighting, an overreliance on wealthy
Another body found in a Bay Area waste facility
(KRON) — For the second time this month, a body has been discovered in a Bay Area waste facility. The San Jose Police Department told KRON4 that officers responded to a report of a dead body at the Zanker Resource Recovery Facility in the 700 block of Los Esteros Road at around 12:50 p.m. Wednesday. […]
San Francisco home prices jumped 10.9% in a year while neighboring San Jose fell...
Homebuyers in the Bay Area are living through two sharply different markets separated by fewer than 50 miles. San Francisco home prices climbed 10.9% over the past year, according to Redfin data, while prices in neighboring San Jose dropped 5.6% during the same period. That 16.5-percentage-point gap stands as the wides
California woman hit, killed on I-75 in Rockcastle County while chasing escaped pet
A tragic crash in Rockcastle County leaves one woman dead. Troopers said she was struck Monday on I-75 while trying to catch a pet that had escaped.
San Jose Spotlight: South County Families Create Their Own Livestock Fair
Santa Clara County fairgrounds leaders caused an uproar this year for pushing the annual fair date to keep vendors happy and -- as a consequence -- some youth farmers out of contention for junior livestock shows. Article continues below this ad. The parents' response: Fine, we'll organize our own. Preparations...
We tasted Costco rosés for summer. The best bottle shocked us
Two of six Costco rosé wines stood out in a Chronicle blind tasting. All cost less than $20.
Century-old South Bay Catholic property is bought for $40 million-plus
LOS ALTOS — The century-old Maryknoll Residence that’s nestled on a South Bay hillside has been bought for more than $40 million by a group based in Nevada. The landmark 57-room residential complex in Los Altos fetched a purchase price of $43 million, according to documents filed on June 9 with the Santa Clara County R
