San Jose Mercury News

Farmers and developers destroyed more than 1 million acres of wetlands between 1985 and 1995 despite government vows to protect nature's delicate device for controlling floods and pollution, government officials...

Standing above the spectacular Links at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach Co. officials announced they would pursue a slightly shrunken version of their plan to build hundreds of homes and another...

Instead of moving up, Kathleen and Michel Rege of San Jose, Calif., built out their 900-square-foot $205,000 home. A trim and carpentry contractor, Michel Rege put in $35,000 worth of...

The question currently being debated in 49erville is entirely the wrong question. Of course, quarterback Steve Young shouldn't play Sunday. On a field of green concrete, behind that offensive line,...

Once upon a time, the NBA draft really mattered. Truly. No joke. When there were only 12 or 17 teams, the process of choosing up sides not only was fun,...

As the confetti came down and the United Center crowd chanted "M-V-P!" and the sound system blared "We are the Champions!" and his teammates came to hug him and workers...

One of the few remaining relics from Cannery Row's heyday will soon be gone, a victim of what some say is years of neglect and others say is civic shortsightedness....

In a decision that could make it tougher for government planners to protect environmentally sensitive land, the U.S. Supreme Court said that a Tahoe landowner could push ahead with her...

Hundreds of Redwood City, Calif., dog lovers are nipping at the heels of officials for a pooch exercise lot. Calling themselves "Shore Dogs,"300 residents are pushing for a half-acre, fenced...

There are millions of them. They may be the most underepresented and potentially powerful political and economic force in California. They've been financially bloodied by a squeaky-tight housing market, pushed...