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SAN FRANCISCO – With one swing, Patrick Bailey belted the ball over the right field wall and should have erased any doubts that San Francisco made the right choice when deciding to roll with Bailey as the everyday catcher. With …

HAYWARD — Three men have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out 11 armed robberies over seven months in the East Bay, authorities announced Friday. Related Articles April 26, 2024 Crime and Public Safety | Oakland ‘Rookie of the Year’ …

By The Associated Press Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate …

On Friday, the 49ers added two more players to their roster, selecting Florida State cornerback Renardo Green and Kansas offensive lineman Dominick Puni with their second- and third-round picks in the NFL Draft. Alongside first-round pick Ricky Pearsall, the Niners …

It took the A’s awhile to get Mason Miller a lead on Friday night, but it was worth the wait. Abraham Toro doubled home the tying run in the top of the ninth inning, and Brent Rooker’s double scored Shea …

SAN FRANCISCO – Standing near the first base line on a blustery Friday afternoon and across from the Giants dugout that Pirates catcher Joey Bart intermittently called home for four seasons, the former top pick recalled the whirlwind experience of …

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers finished out the NFL Draft’s second round Friday night by first swinging a trade — not involving one of their heralded wide receivers — before drafting defensive back Rendardo Green in the No. 64 overall …

By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown | Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. — A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison and was sentenced to 14 months in jail and probation on Friday in the Black …

Mystery, sniping and challenged ballots — all swirl around the extraordinary recount in the Congressional District 16 race as it drags into its third week. Who will emerge the victor — if anyone — between Assemblymember Evan Low and Santa …

By Jocelyn Noveck | Associated Press NEW YORK — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again. So …

BERKELEY — Berkeley residents living in District 7 have a new city council representative in Cecilia Lunaparra, whose victory in an election of fewer than 500 votes was certified Friday. Lunaparra, a UC Berkeley undergraduate studying history and urban studies and …

SANTA CLARA — Ricky Pearsall Sr. clutched an official NFL football in his right arm, an initial memento from the 49ers upon his son’s arrival Friday at Levi’s Stadium as this year’s first-round draft pick. “This came from the locker …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Take the pressure off school competition Re: “Schools’ shift from community to competition harms our youth” (Page A6, April 25). I wholeheartedly agree with this …

By Josh Funk and Heather Hollingsworth | Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Alameda County recall is a waste of money Re: “DA Price to face recall election” (Page A1, April 17). The current situation of increased crime, …

OAKLAND — East Bay Regional Park District police allegedly tased a man who was standing in knee-deep water at an East Oakland shoreline earlier this month, causing him to nearly drown after he fell face-first into the bay, the man’s …

Either Meghan Markle or her handlers at WME thought they could show that she enjoys the backing of Hollywood A-listers by having Chrissy Teigen go on Instagram this week to reveal that she was one of the privileged 50 to …

OAKLAND — A Vallejo man has been charged with five felonies for allegedly trafficking a woman since last February, court records show. Deshawn Johnson, 26, was charged with pandering, pimping, human trafficking, domestic violence and making criminal threats. He was …

CASTRO VALLEY — The year that Jordan Wingate started at the Oakland police academy, he asked his father, then a veteran captain on the force, to pack him sandwiches — as Randy Wingate would do when his son was in …

Morgan Hill is slated to receive about $2 million in federal funds for transit, the city announced this week. The funds, secured by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, will help the city plan for rail and highway expansion, which officials say are …

The first Bay Area location of Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, a nearly 80-year-old national ice cream brand, has just opened in Walnut Creek. Handel’s began as a neighborhood scoop shop started by Alice Handel in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1945. It …

RICHMOND — Ivan Gutzalenko was struggling to breathe in March 2021 as two Richmond police officers restrained him after stopping him for allegedly being intoxicated and bleeding from his hand. Gutzalenko told the officers they were hurting him, and bucked …

The Pacifica Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in an arson investigation. Pacifica police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in an arson investigation. The subject is …

By Matthew Perrone and Zeke Miller | Associated Press WASHINGTON — For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden’s administration has delayed a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but …

The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter/X: @WilnerHotline. Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Of the 10 departing Pac-12 schools, are any coaches on …

By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin …

OCEANSIDE — A stubborn fire at the end of a landmark wooden pier on the Southern California coast was contained early Friday, authorities said. The fire erupted at 3 p.m. Thursday on the seaward end of the pier in the …

The NHL Draft Lottery, perhaps the biggest event on the San Jose Sharks’ calendar this year, will be held on May 7, the league announced Friday. The lottery will take place at the NHL Network’s studio in Secaucus, N.J., and …

In February, Lynn Magnoli announced she was putting her Icing on the Cake bakery up for sale — after 39 years — with the goal of finding “a quality successor to keep this gem of a bakery thriving and evolving.” …

HAYWARD — One man has been sentenced to 22 years and four others have been released from jail after accepting plea deals in a beating that one judge called a “brutal” and “ferocious” show of dominance by a local gang. …

OAKLAND — Authorities here have released the name of a Modesto man shot and killed during a late-night argument on International Boulevard last month. Donya Spivy, 20, was shot inside his car on March 14 while arguing with the occupants …

SAN RAMON — An arrest by officers nearly six months ago has led to the recovery of more than $325,000 in stolen retail products, police said. Officers from the San Ramon Police Department and California Highway Patrol’s Organized Retail Crime …

By BRIAN NIEMIETZ | bniemietz@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Hundreds of musicians including Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews, Duran Duran, Cyndi Lauper, the Pixies and Blue Oyster Cult petitioned Congress on Thursday to regulate concert ticket pricing. “We are joining together to say that …

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival are annual traditions at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. While the festivals share the month of April and happen on consecutive weekends, they usually have some similarities and differences. …

By Bernard Condon | Associated Press NEW YORK — Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable. Just ask a hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors who have collectively made tens of millions of dollars …

  2019 was a good year for residential solar in California. Households served by the three large investor-owned utilities — Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric — installed 14% more electricity generation capacity …

SANTA CLARA — General manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan were doing their best Thursday night to sell the idea that the 49ers could not only draft Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in the first round but keep Brandon …

The 49ers nailed their first-round pick on Thursday, selecting Florida’s Ricky Pearsall, my favorite receiver in the draft. But why stop the good times now? The 49ers still have nine picks remaining, and with dozens of high-level prospects remaining on …

As the creator of “Jaws,” “E.T.” and Indiana Jones, Steven Spielberg can rightly be called one of America’s greatest living storytellers, cinematic or otherwise. Now, a new report says that the Oscar-winning filmmaker will use his creative gifts to help …

WALNUT CREEK — A 27-year-old transient has been charged with sex crimes following an attempted kidnapping at the downtown library earlier this month, authorities said. Police arrested the man on April 16, five days after the incident at the library …