Buena Vista News

Graduation is always memorable, but for Sophia Angeles and Angie Morales, their June 9 graduation from Lincoln High School was particularly memorable.

Efforts by citizens to require the developers of a proposed residential and retail complex at Meridian Avenue and W. San Carlos Street to adhere to conditions above and beyond what is required by the city of San Jose failed at the May 27 planning director's hearing.

A year has passed since a major wildfire has ignited in Santa Cruz County. On this day in 2008, the super-heated debris from a vehicle tailpipe ignited grasses on the side of Highway 1 near Buena Vista.

I have a dream. It is that people like Wiley Drake, people who harbor such virulent hatred in their heart for their fellow man, would stop referring to themselves as "Christian." It's nutjobs like him who cause all Christians to be painted with the same broad brush.

Edison Elementary School Tonight, the Alameda Unified School District as part of the Master Plan Process -- you too can be a Facebook Fan of this Master Plan -- will talk about what the school district will look like if the schools all become charter schools.

In this image released by Disney, "American Idol" winner Kris Allen, right, poses for a photo with Megan Fuchs at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Friday, May 29, 2009.

The good news is that Fallbrook High School's base Academic Performance Index score came back higher for 2008-2009 than the two previous school years; the bad news is that it is lagging compared to most high schools in the area.

A problem with the wording of legal notices for a May 12 public hearing gave both Santa Cruz County and Seacliff residents more time to debate a plan allowing high-density housing in the area.

It must have seemed like easy money. The state was delivering more water than ever to its customers, and in Kern County some of those customers sold some of it back, through a simple trade, at a higher price.

This leisurely walk starts at Chabot Road and College Avenue in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood.

Ricardo Kanakari has one foot in the vineyard and an eye on the silver screen. He's the executive producer of "Wine Nation: The Movie," a film set for an October release.

Whether or not voters shoot down the May 19 propositions -- a recent poll shows all but one failing -- schools are likely to face additional budget cuts.

Police said the driver usually got women to approach his car by asking women for directions.

San Jose Mercury News San Jose leaders are inching closer to a plan to concentrate shops and housing near public transit hubs, and some neighborhood leaders are trying to make sure their streets don't get clogged with traffic as new construction surrounds them.

When dinosaurs walked the earth, the San Joaquin Valley was under water, according to Chevron geologist and Buena Vista Museum of Natural History supporter Tim Elam.

Friday Westbound lane restriction for bridge inspection, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at westbound Highway 4 to northbound Interstate 5 connector ramp.

A bag with six to seven suspicious objects has been brought into the Santee sheriff's substation at Buena Vista and Cuyamaca.

The U.S. Supreme Court may have done something that Amador County couldn't manage in two years of legal battles.

Grab your dancing shoes and 'Swing into Spring.' The Tulare Historical Museum is hosting a brand new event you won't want to miss.

A seemingly endless line of cars flooded New York Ranch Road last Wednesday, filling a multi-layered parking structure and even causing a few to park along the side of the road as Jackson's casino experienced ...