Is this finally San Jose’s moment for downtown to realize its potential as a vital and beautiful urban community?

Some see the e-scooters as gentrifying techie-mobiles, but the on-demand devices could drastically improve transit in the South Bay.

In this installment, we reflect on a cameo by 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and Brent Burns’ return to form for the Sharks.

This week, we explain why the 49ers have a legitimate shot to win against their arch-nemesis and take a look at the Sharks’ losing streak.

In this week’s The Rundown, the 49ers do something unusual by winning a game while the Sharks surge by winning six of seven.

When someone voluntarily goes missing, personal rights and legal restrictions make it nearly impossible for their family to find them.

In this week’s installment of The Rundown, we take a look at the surging San Jose Sharks and the San Francisco 49ers new signal-caller.

In this week’s installment, we look at why the 49ers should tank, the return of former Shark Patrick Marleau and the Earthquakes’ playoff exit.

In this installment, we look at the playoff-bound Earthquakes, a pseudo NFL franchise in Santa Clara and the steady play of Sharks winger Tomas Hertl.

We take a look at the surging Earthquakes, the historic losing streak of the 49ers and the uncertain future of the Sharks.

In our new feature, Emanuel Lee poses several pressing questions as we look at what’s going on in local sports and what’s to come.

If Danny O’Regan comes off as hungry, it’s because the Sharks have been rationing his tastes of the NHL.

Still just 23 years old, Tomas Hertl of the San Jose Sharks already considers himself a grizzled vet staring down a make-or-break season.

Last week, Cafe Stritch held an event to build excitement for the massive light tower project. The results were encouraging.

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

A recent column in the Mercury News listed the best and worst local decisions in the last 50 years. Here’s a few more to add to the pile.