Martha Stewart, 80, built an empire of homemaking knowledge that spanned from a magazine to several popular television shows. But after making her fortune under the Martha Stewart Living umbrella and ...

Martha Ross is a Bay Area News Group features writer for The Mercury News and East Bay Times who covers everything and anything related to popular culture, society, health, women’s issues and families ...

If a historical reckoning can happen in Mission San Juan Capistrano, it can happen anywhere. As we mark 250 years of this country, we need to push for more of these reckonings.

California’s Supreme Court will decide whether to allow electronic recordings of most civil court proceedings. A ruling in favor could fix a crisis but have unintended consequences.