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7+ min ago (329+ words) A driver lost control of their car and crashed into an Ace Hardware store in Redwood City Monday evening, sparking a fire and forcing employees and customers to quickly evacuate the building. No one was injured, but the store did sustain some damage. "We heard a revving noise and then we look and the car went straight through the window," employee Ricky Pera said. Pera shared a video of an SUV catching fire inside the store where he was working the cash register moments before the car slammed into the building just a few feet away from him. Employees said the car crashed into an area with a lot of butane. "I froze in shock," Pera said. "I didn't really know what to do. I just ran out the building as fast as I could." Sarah Cortez, a customer at…...

14+ min ago (562+ words) By PAUL WISEMAN | Associated Press The unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, highest since 2021. Both the October and November job creation numbers, released Tuesday by the Labor Department, were late because of the 43-day federal government shutdown. The November job gains came in higher than the 40,000 economists had forecast. The October job losses were caused by a drop of 162,000 federal workers, many of whom resigned at the end of fiscal year 2025 on Sept. 30 under pressure from billionaire Elon Musk's purge of U.S. government payrolls. Labor Department revisions also knocked 33,000 jobs off August and September payrolls. Hiring has clearly lost momentum, hobbled by uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs and the lingering effects of the high interest rates the Federal Reserve engineered in 2022 and 2023 to rein in an outburst of inflation. American companies are mostly holding onto the employees they have. But they're reluctant…...

17+ min ago (755+ words) LIVERMORE "Marina Sims loves to make pork chops, enchiladas, quesadillas or a chuck roast at her mobile home in Livermore, and enjoys an order of Wendy's chili when she's feeling social and wants to go out with her friends. "It's a treat because you're going to have french fries," Sims said. But, she said, "I like Mexican food more than anything." Lately though, cooking at home is getting tougher for Sims, 75, who is handicapped and uses a wheelchair to get around. Thankfully, she is able to rely on Spectrum Community Services' Meals On Wheels program for homebound seniors, which provides her with hot and nourishing food each week. She has depended on Spectrum for the past two years, about the same time her son moved away for work. Rain or shine, Sims waits in anticipation for her favorite delivery driver,…...

27+ min ago (267+ words) OAKLAND " An Alameda County jury has acquitted a man of murder and manslaughter in a fatal shooting at a 2020 barbecue, after learning that the victim had been injected with a controversial sedative that has been linked to deaths around the United States. Patton responded by telling jurors to interpret the term "in a common sense logical manner." The jury returned its not guilty verdicts the following day, court records show. The report noted 16 such deaths in California, seven of which occurred in the Bay Area, all involving midazolam. The deaths were attributed to causes other than the sedative, and similar to the other cases across the U.S., some of them officially were attributed to "excited delirium," a controversial diagnosis that has been widely abandoned by medical professionals. In Arias" case, eyewitnesses testified that he and'Henriquez-Martinez had just come back from a…...

29+ min ago (88+ words) James Cameron likely won't ever get accused of being a subtle filmmaker, someone content with creating quiet, solemn moments. His films are meant to be viewed in movie theaters, and, oh, how movie theaters ever need him to keep packing "em in. "AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH' 3 stars out of 4 Rating: PG-13 (sequences of intense action and violence, language, suggestive material) Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Salda'a, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin Running time: 3 hours, 17 minutes When & where: Opens'Dec. 19 in theaters...

33+ min ago (841+ words) Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he isn't doing a good job. I'm inclined to believe him. Because right now, the Dubs aren't a basketball team. They are a desperation experiment. It's no longer "Strength in Numbers," it's "Throw Spaghetti at the Wall and Pray it Looks Like Art." Spoiler alert: It doesn't. It looks like a mess. And it reeks of panic. Steph Curry has scored 87 points in his first two games back from injury. Eighty-seven. He's playing at a First Team All-NBA level in his late 30s, defying physics, logic, and Father Time. And it hasn't mattered. This, friends, is what the terminal stage of a once-great dynasty looks like. When the "Save Us, Steph" button " the franchise's panic switch that has bailed them out of every jam since the Obama administration; the one that even Team USA used in…...

42+ min ago (1000+ words) St. Ignatius' Shermar Noriega (37) celebrates a tackle with St. Ignatius' Prince Babalola-Buchango (7) in the fourth quarter during the Division 3-AA state championship football game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) That's a wrap for the high school football season. Sixteen weekends. Hundreds of games. Spectacular performances. Heartbreaking defeats. Epic victories. The season began with De La Salle ranked No. 1 and Archbishop Riordan ranked No. 2 by the Bay Area News Group, and that did not change. Both went undefeated through the regular season and section playoffs before falling in CIF games. De La Salle's quest to halt a 10-year state championship drought ended with a humbling 47-13 loss to Santa Margarita in the Open Division state championship game on Saturday. Riordan's dreams of winning its first regional championship and…...

59+ min ago (197+ words) FILE " FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, awards President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File) FIFA said Tuesday that $60 tickets will be made available for every game at the tournament in North America, going to the national federations whose teams are playing. Those federations decide how to distribute them to loyal fans who have attended previous games at home and on the road. [2026 World Cup: Bay Area ticket prices currently among the "lowest" in the tournament] [FIFA accused of "monumental betrayal" over latest World Cup ticket prices] [Bay FC begins "next phase" with introduction of new coach Emma Coates] [FIFA peace prize for Trump draws ethics complaints about president Infantino] [How to watch Real Madrid vs Manchester City in…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago (259+ words) After more than four decades in business, a Mexican restaurant in East San Jose plans to close for good by the end of the month. After more than four decades in business, a Mexican restaurant in East San Jose plans to close for good by the end of the month. La Perla Taqueria owner Jose Guitron said this year foot traffic is down by about 30 to 50%, specifically among Latino customers. Guitron cites ongoing fears in the immigrant community amid previous Immigration and Customs Enforcement sightings in the area. "Things going with the government and issues with people being afraid to come to have dinner," Guitron said. The taqueria's last day in business will be Dec. 29. The restaurant is inviting people to a farewell party on Dec. 26 during business hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. After more than four decades in business, a Mexican…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (287+ words) (Bloomberg/Mark Bergen and Brody Ford) " Databricks is raising over $4 billion in a new funding round that values the software firm at $134 billion, another example of how some tech companies are achieving massive scale without going public. Unlike other large AI firms, like OpenAI and Anthropic, Databricks doesn't build chatbots or consumer products. Instead, it has focused on helping businesses make the most of the rush of features, apps and autonomous agents. That includes helping clients analyze and build AI apps and services with data from a variety of sources. Databricks plans to use the funds in part to allow its employees to conduct secondary share sales, according to the statement. It also expects to add thousands of new jobs, including AI researchers, expanding an AI lab that currently only employs about 100 people, Chief Executive Officer Ali Ghodsi told the…...