San Jose CA

Weeknight after work, you don't want a scene. You want a counter seat, a hot bowl, maybe a small plate of something grilled, and out the door in 45 minutes. Santa Clara County quietly has one of the deepest ramen benches in California — Yelp put three spots from this area on its 2024 Top 100. Here is the solo weeknight short list, ranked by...

If you live in Sunnyvale and take your har gow 虾饺 seriously, the local options just don't cut it on a Saturday morning. You have to drive. Good news: Milpitas is a 15-20 min shot via 237, Cupertino is 10-15 min via 85 or Stevens Creek Blvd. For proper Cantonese dim sum, that's basically nothing.

So you've got 12 cousins flying in, or the whole Weibel parent crew wants to do a birthday dinner, and now you need a Chinese restaurant that can actually seat everyone without drama. The Sharma family has been to enough group dinners in the Tri-City area to know that not every place works — some are too tight, some rush you out, some can't...

Two San Francisco engineers quietly turned a roommate side hustle into one of California’s biggest cannabis distribution machines in less than a decade. What began as hand-delivered boxes from a Bay Area apartment has grown into a tech-driven wholesale marketplace, a fleet of delivery vans, and massive warehouses serving retailers across the state. Founders now say the company processes roughly $1 billion...

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged a San Jose man with murder, alleging that he drove drunk the wrong way down a Sunnyvale highway and killed a 52-year-old Mountain View woman on her way home from work at a Denny’s. Brian Burke, 34, is accused...

FREMONT, Calif. - Fremont police are raising awareness about a game played by high school seniors that authorities say poses serious public safety risks. The game – called "Assassins" – involves 12th-grade students using toy guns, such as water guns and Nerf guns, to target other students, according to the Fremont Police Department.

Rakhi Israni Surges to Commanding Lead in CA-14 Race with $2M Fundraising Haul: In a striking show of financial dominance, Rakhi Israni has established a commanding lead in the race for California’s 14th Congressional District, reporting a fundraising haul of over $2 million in just ten weeks. The total outpaces the rest of the candidate field combined for the East Bay’s open seat...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A cool and vigorous Pacific storm system is moving into the region, bringing a multi-day weather event to the Bay Area and significant snowfall to the Sierra Nevada. Meteorologists expect the storm to unfold in three distinct phases starting Monday. Phase 1: Monday. Light to moderate rain...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Authorities have dismantled an organized retail theft crew linked to more than 100 incidents across Northern California and Nevada. While officials have not publicly identified the suspects, investigators recovered more than $83,000 in stolen merchandise during searches of several San Jose properties. The recovered items included goods from Home Depot, TJ Maxx, and Burlington.

No American city literally checks your bank balance before you move in, but a few come surprisingly close once you look at the cost of buying a typical home. This is not really a story ... Read more