Новости за 28.12.2017

Some new traffic safety improvements along Los Gatos-Almaden Road should help usher students safely back to classes at Leigh High School in the new year. Recently completed work included delineator pylons installed between the car and bike lanes on the northside of Los Gatos-Almaden Road, near the school’s passenger loading zone on the south side of the road, and bulbouts, striping and more pylons were added at the intersection of Los Gatos-Almaden and Lone Hill roads.

Behind the scenes, according to aides, lobbyists and fellow lawmakers, Toomey played a major role in shaping the Republican tax overhaul - pushing not only for a cut in the top individual rate but also helping slash rates for corporations and repeal a key provision of the Affordable Care Act.

SANTA CLARA — Year 2 of the 49ers reconstruction under Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch is rapidly approaching, and myriad free agents will be considered other than just quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo, however, appears the only lock to return among their 19 players scheduled for unrestricted free agency. Before we analyze each of the 49ers’ […]

Although the Valley Transportation Authority will be raising fares next year, riders who use bus and light rail heavily may end up saving some money through a new transfer system. Starting Jan. 1, single ride fares for adults will increase by a quarter to $2.25 and a one-way ride on an express bus will go […]

Social media is clobbering the U2 front man for what many are seeing as sexist remarks made during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. Read some of the responses here.

Permanent city manager, top engineer, fire chief and chief building official positions need to be filled.

John Tercheria, 71, took a plea deal that will put him in prison for at least the next 15 years, according to court records.

The damaged Warhol paintings were each valued at $500,000.

Even before the cold snap, the Department of Energy projected that heating costs were going to track upward this winter, and many people are keeping a wary eye on their fuel tanks to ensure they don't run out.

Redwood City man under investigation but not arrested after killing Mastiff while on a walk near Belmont, authorities said.

A circuit court judge ruled that officials cannot enforce because it "was enacted and enforced, not for a legitimate educational purpose, but for an invidious discriminatory racial purpose, and a politically partisan purpose - to shut down the [Tucson Mexican American studies program] - in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution."

The Cupertino City Council is working to follow the state’s lead in making it easier for people to create accessory dwelling units, also known as granny units. Even as it does so, however, some housing activists are saying that’s not enough. They’re urging the city to move beyond state requirements to encourage the use of […]

In Season 2, "The Crown" proceeds at a stately, predictable pace -- 10 episodes per season, each running about an hour -- but that’s simply not enough to get done everything this series is trying to do.

Opera San Jose's moving production of Kevin Puts' "Silent Night" topped a milestone-filled year in classical music.

The fountain at the new Concord shopping center puts on a puts on a musical light show every half hour.

Alabama already passed the sort of law the GOP argued was necessary, but the party's U.S. Senate candidate still claims there was fraud.

The taxman dashed the hopes of folks on the East Coast who were paying their estimated property taxes early. California's deductions should be safe since we've already been billed.

Trump said on Twitter that China had been "Caught RED HANDED," adding he was "very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea."

November marked the 68th straight month of year-over-year price increases.

Seven women who accused Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct have banded together to thank HBO host John Oliver for confronting him over the allegations.

They battle the opposition with flour, eggs and fireworks, impose ridiculous rules and throw the resisters into a town-square pokey.

Alameda County administrators estimate it could cost up to $21.4 million to upgrade and retrofit the Sheriff's Office Eden Township substation, which sits near an earthquake fault line.

An Islamic State suicide bomber struck a Shiite cultural center in Kabul on Thursday, underscoring the extremist group's growing reach in Afghanistan even as its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria has been dismantled.

People from the political right are fond of saying the definition of an idiot is trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results. We’ve tried trickle down economics three times now and it hasn’t worked out well for the middle class any time. It’s always the same. Throw the middle class a […]

Northern California Best-Sellers for week ending Dec. 24.