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MARTINEZ — Bracing for a budget shortfall blamed largely on federal cuts, Contra Costa County voters could be asked to help mitigate any financial impacts with a ballot measure this June that would raise the county’s sales tax rate and generate about...

The unit in the 4800 block of Pepperwood Way in San Jose was sold on Jan. 2, 2026 for $1,650,000 which represents a price per square foot of $1,481. The house, built in 1960, has an interior space of 1,114 square feet. The layout of this single-story...

A long-forgotten sound echoed across Northern California on Wednesday: the rustle of people digging through their closets to find umbrellas and raincoats.
The first significant storm in five weeks continued to douse the Bay Area with rain, bringing about 1 foot of snow to the Sierra at the higher elevations....

Facing a proposed ballot measure that could block efforts to add more housing, the Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday laid out a timeline to advance a downtown parking lot development project of mostly affordable units.
For the first time, city staff presented to the public a clear path for advancing the housing project, even as a November citizens initiative that could require voter approval for any future reductions in downtown parking threatens to derail it — a point...