SJPD, county DA's office to use state grant money to make shopping safer for holidays

San Jose police and Santa Clara County DA's Office, to use one-time state grants to add extra security at business corridors and shopping centers this holiday season.

Starbucks workers union calls for walkouts at hundreds of stores ahead of holiday season

The holidays are just around the corner, and that means Starbucks is gearing up to offer free drinks for its Red Cup Day promotion. It also means workers at hundreds of the coffee chain's locations will be AWOL. 

Alternative Thanksgiving meals: From vegan to cultural differences

As vegetarian and vegan diets become more of the norm, as well as celebrating holidays with multicultural families, your traditional menu may be calling out for something different this year.

Novato woman lost $1k helping Maui victims in gift card scam

A Marin County woman is frustrated after she sent $2,000 worth of Target gift cards to Maui families impacted by the wildfires over the summer, only for half of the gift cards to be declined at the store.

SF Union Square's safe-shopping initiative is back for the holiday season

San Francisco's Union Square is gearing up for the holiday season. City officials say the area is safe, clean and ready for shoppers.

Target makes low-cost Thanksgiving meal an option for customers

The Target deal consists of ingredients commonly used for Thanksgiving meals that cost under $25 total. It comes after Walmart and Aldi similarly lowered prices on holiday meals.

Alameda dad says kids came home from trick-or-treating with repurposed sauce packets

From fun-size to king-size, one of the best parts of Halloween is coming home to go through your treats, laying them out for everyone to see, then bargaining trades with your siblings and friends. But this Halloween, an Alameda dad had a good laugh about something different in his kids' bags.

Union Square holiday ice rink returns

The most wonderful time of the year is upon us, and San Francisco is opening up the season with its iconic Union Square Ice Rink. 

What was Heidi Klum for Halloween this year? See pics from her party

How many people does it take to pull off Heidi Klum’s Halloween costume? This year’s choice involved Cirque du Soleil performers and acrobatic stunts to pull off.