Sale prices in some counties in 2022 are increasing at half the rate of a year ago, and total home sales in the Bay Area in May were 11.5 percent lower than last year.

A bill negotiated by environmentalists, the plastics industry and lawmakers is keeping a California recycling measure off the ballot. After the bill sailed through the Assembly and the state Senate the next morning, the proponents withdrew the initiative just before the deadline.

Gov. Newsom and the Legislature cut a California cannabis tax, but not everyone is convinced it’s enough to stabilize the legal market. Social equity operators say the changes don’t do nearly enough to help them.

Gene Levoff,  senior director of corporate law at Apple until he was fired in late 2018, was charged in 2019 with using inside information about Apple’s financial results to trade stock before its public release. 

In addition to the Discovery Meadow at the San Jose Children’s Museum and Almaden Lake Park in San Jose, public fireworks displays are scheduled for sites in Cupertino, Gilroy, Milpitas, Mountain View, Morgan Hill and Santa Clara, according to county officials.

The upgrade will be a top-to-bottom, inside-and-outside revamp of the building that will include a new staircase on the south side of the tower, at 12 S. First St. next to East Santa Clara Street.

The amusement park owned by Cedar Fair LP could shut down as soon as six years from now — and no more than 11 years from now — under the terms of a real estate agreement filed Monday with federal regulators.

After weeks of talks, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announce a tax relief plan that includes refunds of as much as $1,050, part of a $300 billion budget deal announced Sunday night.

Without massive investments in clean energy, air board officials warned that more fossil fuels will be needed to power electric cars and ensure a reliable power grid under California’s sweeping new climate strategy.

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe decision, here are key takeaways of what to expect for abortion in California. They include the politics, more legislation, a possible influx of out-of-state patients and changes for health care providers.

The county parks system and its staff are still bringing back more in-person programs and events to local facilities. Such programming was cut off for months at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Supreme Court ruling overturning a strict New York law on who can carry concealed weapons will likely lead to a challenge of California gun laws.

The 60-acre property north of Morgan Hill is protected by the Open Space Authority.

The City Council voted Tuesday to build 400 more emergency interim housing units, buy Arena Hotel with state funds and finance 561 new affordable housing units.

Three sites, at the county Fairgrounds in San Jose, in San Martin and Mountain View, will offer vaccinations by appointment only this week.

Soccer’s showcase men’s world championship, the first edition with 48 teams, will visit Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara and 15 other cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada, including Los Angeles, Seattle and Vancouver on the West Coast.