Polls released earlier this week showed some separation of three candidates – Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer and Republican Steve Hilton – from the others, and the trio were on the receiving end of most of the barbs at the May 14 debate. 

Media mogul Florence Fang has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit, which claims her house is not only tacky but a safety hazard.

Police are still searching for a woman suspected of stabbing a Mercury News reporter at his Willow Glen home early Friday.