Laurence Du Sault covers inequality and the income gap for The Mercury News as part of CalMatters' California Divide project. She has reported on child welfare and police misconduct at the ...

Stories about the death of Sophia Mason, a Hayward girl who died after social workers found no safety issues despite multiple reports of child abuse and neglect.

A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stealing around 2,800 feet of copper wire from across San Mateo County, police said in a news release.

One person has died and two have sustained major injuries after a crash in Los Altos Hills on Monday morning.

After allowing four runs in the eighth inning of Sunday’s loss, San Francisco (3-8) allowed four runs in the top of the ...

Will Smith’s third-period goal turned out to be the game-winner as the San Jose Sharks held on for a crucial 3-2 victory over ...

Surrounded by the sounds of light rail bells and the whir of drills, San Jose officials held a ground breaking ceremony ...

High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two 3-pointers all night ...

A man died early Sunday morning in San Jose after his car collided with construction barriers and caught on fire, authorities said. The collision occurred around 1:55 a.m. in the area of Capitol ...

An apparent dispute over an RV Monday morning in West Oakland left a 35-year-old woman shot multiple times and the vehicle ...

The lack of sufficient business really tells us it’s been hard for everybody. And we get it,” the co-owner says.

There was a time in his career when Bryce Harper was the up-and-comer who played with swagger and intensity. It was ...