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CZU Fire Evacuees Worried About What’s Lost, But ‘Optimistic’

MILIPITAS, Calif.—Greg Oropeza climbed out of his white pickup in front of an evacuation resource center in Milipitas, ...

Northern California August 26, 2020

Demand for Used Vehicles Up After Pause in Auto Manufacturing

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Car dealers and market experts in California say used cars are in higher demand and their ...

Northern California August 21, 2020

Pro-Democracy Activists Call for Removal of Chinese Communist Flag in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO—About 100 pro-democracy activists gathered in Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square on Aug. 16 to call for the flag ...

Northern California August 18, 2020

Upscale California Mall Takes Its Shops Outside Amid Pandemic

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—In sweltering 102-degree weather, white and red tents stood in neat lines as a DJ played ...

Northern California August 16, 2020

Smaller Tech Repair Shops See Increased Business in Bay Area

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Because of the pandemic, people in the San Francisco Bay Area have been finding it harder ...

Northern California August 10, 2020

Chinese Fugitive Pleads Not Guilty, Hearing Set for September

Juan Tang, a former University of California, Davis (UC Davis) researcher, was arraigned on Aug. 10 before U.S. ...

Northern California August 10, 2020

Downtown Berkeley Struggles as University Implements Distance Learning

BERKELEY, Calif.—Right beside the University of California, Berkeley, is downtown Berkeley. Lined with small shops, cafes, and restaurants, ...

Northern California August 1, 2020

Fugitive Chinese Researcher Makes Initial Appearance in Federal Court

Juan Tang, a former researcher at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), made her initial appearance in ...

Northern California July 27, 2020

Recycling Industry Is Struggling, Bay Area Businesses Say

UNION CITY, Calif.—A long line of vehicles stretched along the road outside Tri-CED Community Recycling in Union City, ...

Northern California July 27, 2020

Falun Dafa Practitioners in California Mark 21 Years of Persecution

SAN LEANDRO, Calif.—Dressed in yellow and standing six feet apart, Falun Dafa practitioners in the San Francisco Bay ...

Northern California July 21, 2020

Parents Express Hope That Distance Learning Will Improve in Fall

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Next to a quiet street is an even quieter school. Normally thriving with students, it now ...

Northern California July 18, 2020

Hotel Owners See Benefits, Drawbacks in Housing Homeless

California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced that he’ll extend the state-run Project Roomkey that has brought homeless people ...

Northern California July 13, 2020

Castello di Amorosa: The Castle of Love

CALISTOGA, Calif.—Tucked away in the winery fields of the Napa Valley in California is a 13th-century Tuscan castle—or ...

Northern California July 10, 2020

Man Finds a Way to Return $80 in Cash to Its Owner

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—A Silicon Valley man found $80 in cash and returned it to the owner with the ...

Northern California June 24, 2020

California Governor, Lawmakers Reach Agreement on State Budget

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—California lawmakers announced on June 22 their agreement for the state’s budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal ...

Northern California June 23, 2020

World’s First Affordable Lie-Flat Economy Seat May Be Airlines’ Next Marketing Feature

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Airlines may consider investing in comfortable, budget-friendly seats for their economy travelers. The wow factor: People ...

Northern California June 19, 2020

Survey: 28 Percent of College Graduates Reconsider Career Path Due to COVID-19

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—According to a recent survey, some recent graduates may change their majors due to the Chinese ...

Northern California June 16, 2020

Silicon Valley Leaders Discuss Police Reform

SANTA CLARA, Calif.⁠—Leaders in California's Silicon Valley have made some reforms to law enforcement already following the calls ...

Northern California June 15, 2020

Study: Unvaccinated Children Have Better Health Than Their Vaccinated Peers

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—In a recent study, researchers found that children who were vaccinated in the early stages of ...

Northern California June 6, 2020

Remembering Tiananmen Square Anniversary With Creator of ‘Tank Man’ Short Film

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square student pro-democracy movement. The creator of ...

Northern California June 4, 2020

First Bay Area Restaurants Reopen for Dine-In, Navigate New Procedures

NAPA, Calif.—Clean tables and chairs waited expectantly in the shade in front of Tarla Mediterranean Bar and Grill ...

Northern California May 24, 2020

First San Francisco Bay Area Restaurant Reopens for Dine-In

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—California recently released new guidelines for restaurants to follow when opening for dine-in as part of ...

Northern California May 22, 2020

Bay Area Counties Make the Best of Graduation With Drive-In Ceremonies

It’s graduation season again, and counties in the San Francisco Bay Area have made adjustments so students can ...

Northern California May 18, 2020

Tesla Receives Support from New California Movement at a Rally for Freedom

FREMONT, Calif.—Supporters of the New California State movement, which aims to separate part of California from the rest ...

Northern California May 13, 2020

California Issues Guidelines for Reopening Dine-in Restaurants and Retail Stores

On May 12, Governor Gavin Newsom announced guidelines for restaurants looking to reopen for in-person seating. He also ...

Northern California May 12, 2020

12 Things You Can Do on Mother’s Day During Quarantine

As states and counties slowly ease restrictions and open up, people have a few more choices now for ...

Family & Home May 8, 2020

California’s First Virtual Wedding Takes Place Via Zoom

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The shelter-in-place order has canceled many plans for vacations and celebrations, but one California couple did ...

Northern California May 6, 2020