Pleasanton (Alameda, California)

BRAWLEY -- The proposed construction of a production facility that could emit hazardous air emissions must first get certification from an environmental review process before receiving a permit from the Air Pollution Control District, an official said...

Holding signs that said, "L.A. isn't Wisconsin," representatives of 62,000 unionized grocery store workers said Wednesday that they were very close to going out on strike against Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons supermarkets. At a news conference at the Los...

It is never too soon for folks who have given up their homes to start pointing to the day when they will once again decide to take the plunge. Whether you were able to persuade your lender to accept a payoff for less than what you owed and dump your...

There is not much time left. You may be 50, or 64 or 32 when it hits you in the gut that life is finite and if you're going to make a contribution to this world, you'd better start making it. In midlife, we reassess. We ask ourselves how we want to...

From the first time in early 1970 when William Ouellette saw the Dodge Challenger T/A in the North Star Dodge dealership in Brooklyn Park, Minn., he knew that was the car for him. Back in 1970, Ouellette was driving a well-worn 1965 Dodge Coronet 500...

In the early morning hours, San Francisco City Hall and Coit Tower glowed with orange lights. Black and orange balloons hung from lamp posts along Montgomery Street in the Financial District. And cable cars on California Street had celebratory signs......

According to Jon Fitch, he has no one to blame but himself for his current exclusion from the UFC’s welterweight title picture, and he wants to do something about it. The former Purdue wrestler, who is ranked No. 2 behind......

Jon Fitch: Jon Fitch missed the fights Saturday at UFC 123 in Auburn Hills, Mich., though had he’d known what a profound effect one of them had on his future, he would have tuned in....

The Southern California grocery labor talks apparently aren't going well -- still. On Wednesday, the region’s major grocery chains said they have presented the union representing 62,000 of their workers with an initial proposal for changes to...

Faced with a shrinking market, California's largest workers' compensation insurance company is scaling back its operations. The $21-billion, quasi-governmental State Compensation Insurance Fund announced Thursday that it was consolidating its statewide...

For 20 years, Maurie Ange of El Cerrito, Calif., suffered from chronic belly aches. A decade ago, she was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and told to exercise more and increase her fiber intake. But the pain, bloating and digestive issues...