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Single-family house sells in Palo Alto for $3.7 million
The property located in the 3100 block of David Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on Dec. 2, 2024 for $3,702,000, or $1,866 per square foot.
Letters: It’s up to all of us to get tough on crime
Also: Alcohol’s grip | Positive start | Oversized vehicles | Remember Jan. 6 | Housing scarcity. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Jan. 8, 2025.
McDonald: Brock Purdy is the 49ers’ leader now. They can’t afford to ‘wait and see’ on his extension
When should 49ers extend Brock Purdy? There’s no time like the present.
Silicon Valley homeless nonprofit sues Microsoft over disrupted email access
The nonprofit LifeMoves claims the disruption has made it difficult to connect homeless people with services.
New bill aims to bar high school transgender athletes from women’s sports
Assemblymember Kate Sanchez, a former high school athlete, said the Protect Girls’ Sports Act is an important bill to introduce now as women’s sports are increasingly becoming “unfair, disheartening and dangerous.”
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon pays $40 million for Melania Trump documentary
The choice by Bezos’s film and TV studio to pay such a sum to produce Melania Trump’s ‘vanity documentary’ represents the latest public effort by the Amazon founder to “warm up” to Trump after years of feuding, media observers say.
Sen. Warren presses Hegseth to answer questions about his past actions and statements
The Massachusetts Democrat asked Hegseth to respond no later than Friday to questions on allegations of past drinking, sexual assault and mismanagement of veterans organization finances — all of which he denies.
Oakland: Woman allegedly tried to sneak 51 lbs of marijuana on flight to Indianapolis
The woman simply dozens of bags containing cannabis flowers and gummies into her luggage, according to police.
A fanciful look ahead into 2025 for San Jose, Silicon Valley
Could we see mayoral fur suits, electric lowriders or a triple-bore BART tunnel in the coming year?
Three charged in scheme to steal from victims by cloning EBT cards
Prosecutors said at least 10 people were victimized.