Maybe Melania Trump was the one holding the camera. That’s one way to explain the absence of Donald Trump’s wife from a curious new election-night […]
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See how Trump’s win got a boost from shrinking paychecks
A decline in the purchasing power of American paychecks helped put Donald Trump back in the Oval Office. To gauge the economic slice of the […]
Bay Area has 3 of the most expensive US cities for renting a home
Once again, California dominated a high-housing-cost list. Rentometer, a Massachusetts-based online resource for rent analysis, just tracked prices and annual growth rates for single-family homes. […]
Pixel phones have updated hardware and integrated AI
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks using Google’s new Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL Android smartphones and am generally impressed. The […]
Vegas trip led to Cisco manager’s firing, but what happened in Vegas?
What happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas, and it cost former Cisco manager John Dorrian his job. But Dorrian claims in a lawsuit against […]
San Jose staffing firm co-owner pleads guilty to H-1B visa fraud scheme
A Santa Clara man pleaded guilty this week to fraud for illegally obtaining H-1B visas to use for his company that provides workers for Bay […]
Consumer tip: Order your free weekly credit report
Increasingly, many lending institutions like your credit history to be spotless. There are many ways to enhance your ability to get credit, but one of […]
Nearly a decade after pleading guilty, ‘Fat Leonard’ is sentenced in massive Navy bribery scandal
The Malaysian contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” who bribed dozens of high-ranking U.S. Navy officers in the service’s worst-ever corruption scandal, was sentenced Tuesday in […]
Lyft fined for duping would-be drivers over potential pay
When COVID vaccines started becoming widely available in early 2021 and demand for ride-hailing services began to recover, Bay Area company Lyft launched a nationwide […]
From Chevron to Uber, these companies are giving the most to California legislative candidates
Nearly $100 million has been spent this year by corporate- and labor-funded committees in California legislative races, including more than $42 million in just the […]