Miss Manners: What’s the new greeting now that ‘how do you do’ is out?
A common answer is “Pleased to meet you.” Very few seem to remember, or care, how declasse that phrase was once considered.
Loma Mar: A historic mom-and-pop restaurant becomes a nonprofit
It’s one of only a handful of nonprofit restaurants in the nation. New Jersey’s JBJ Soul Kitchen community restaurant group, ...
Dear Abby: My kids like him, but I worry that he’s an inexperienced babysitter
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
A wet weather pattern is starting to settle into the Bay Area
“The hemispheric pattern is active, and the (system) is locking onto some water vapor,” NWS meteorologist Rick Canepa said ...
Police seek driver suspected of hitting bicyclist in Walnut Creek, leaving scene
WALNUT CREEK — Police are looking for witnesses after they said a suspected hit-and-run driver hit and injured a person ...
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco and makes it harder for EPA to police sewage discharges
A divided Supreme Court made it harder for environmental regulators to limit water pollution, ruling for San Francisco in a ...
Wall Street’s losing streak deepens as Trump’s tariffs kick in
Stocks are falling again on Wall Street as companies and investors react to President Donald Trump’s decision to impose ...
Brunch, bubbly and burgers on local menus this month
VinoCruz in Soquel has two tempting creations: The Bistro’s Best Burger with mushroom, bacon, arugula, smoked Swiss, tomato truffle oil and red pepper aioli; and the Vino burger, lavished with bacon, ...
Republican Tony Strickland declares victory in 36th State Senate District special election
Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland declared victory Monday in the special election race for California’s 36th ...
People Power in the Philippines: How the Bay Area helped fuel a revolution nearly 40 years ago
Journalists and Filipino American activists reflect on the revolt they helped shape, both in the Philippines and the Bay Area ...
Niman Ranch founders sue US over Point Reyes land deal
The government’s action will cause irreparable harm to the park’s “agricultural heritage, to the environment, to the ...