SAN FRANCISCO -- A Hayward man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for his role in a $15 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved members of the Hell's Angels, a federal prosecutor said.
U.S. home resales rose in April to their highest annual rate in nearly two years and a falloff in foreclosures pushed prices higher, hopeful signs about the pace of recovery in the still-struggling housing sector.
Santa Clara County won permission to move and dispose of human remains from a forgotten pauper's grave unearthed during construction work. County officials invited those who believe their relatives are among the buried to provide identifying information, but said unidentified and unclaimed remains may be cremated.
MARTINEZ -- Martinez finally flipped the historic downtown building city leaders bought seven years ago. The City Council on Wednesday sold 630 Court St.
Two regional agencies select for environmental analysis an air-pollution reduction strategy to concentrate new jobs and housing along transportation corridors. Critics on the right denounced regional planning while those on the left sought more public investment in housing and transit for the poor.