Quietly accessible furniture helps people age in place with safety, style
Knees get cranky, backs get stiff, and balance isn’t what it used to be as...
At Home: When you become ‘unhinged’ over door hardware, it’s probably time to replace
There comes a time when all good homeowners need to replace their outdoor hardware. The...
Save the neighborhood or build for the future? San Jose approves historic designation despite conflicting resident views
San Jose has approved historic designation status for a neighborhood for the first time since...
Dumpster Day provides free disposal Saturday in San Jose
Rubbish bins will be set up for free large-item disposal on Saturday, Sept. 14, in...
Saratoga teams with San Jose nonprofit to subsidize residential tree planting
The city of Saratoga has teamed with the San Jose nonprofit Our City Forest to...
This San Jose couple moved to Italy to save their marriage. Here’s how that worked out
By Silvia Marchetti | CNN Buying and renovating a home in a different country is...
Berkeley artist’s floral images land on Postal Service stamps
Berkeley native Harold Davis has put his stamp on, well, stamps — U.S. Postal Service...
New succulent species named by UC Santa Cruz botanist
SANTA CRUZ — Emeritus Director of Research at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic...
Wildflower season begins in Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve
Say what you will about Sunol — that unincorporated community in Alameda County that once...
A guide to California’s poisonous plants
When my husband told me he saw a woman picking a bouquet of oleander, I...