The REALLY Big One: New research indicates that a quake on the Hayward Fault could be bigger than anyone has speculated.

Charges filed: A Union City man is suspected of shooting and wounding a teenager last week.

Lettuce eat: Whaddya do when you want salad in winter? Make one without leaves, of course.

Blub blub blub: Ducks drown Sharks in 7-4 San Jose matchup.

Losing ground: California’s gross state product growth is lagging, and experts blame the small-business sector.

Mail call: Read today’s Letters to the Editor. Want to send one? Click here.

Today’s boredom buster: Do a search for “Nowak” in the news portion of Google, and check out the breadth of coverage today on the bizarre tale of an astronaut love triangle.