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SAN FRANCISCO — Sunday night in the Chase Center will be a test in how many people held onto their commemorative Klay Thompson captain’s hats or sold — at wild profit margins on Ebay — them. The Warriors were supposed …
As Warriors enjoy ‘silver lining’ schedule, Klay Thompson making extra homecoming Read MoreThe National Weather Service has lifted a tornado threat for San Francisco and northern San Mateo County Saturday morning. The NWS initially sent a Tornado Warning at around 5:56 a.m. for northern San Mateo County and portions of downtown San …
Tornado warning lifted for San Francisco Read MoreMARTINEZ — Meals on Wheels Contra Costa has a reputation among its clients of being a lifesaver a standard the organization takes with much pride. The mission of the 34-year-old organization, which serves some 800,000 free meals annually to 3,600 …
Share the Spirit: Meals on Wheels Contra Costa program provides vital connection Read MoreNear the huge sewage plant that treats San Jose’s wastewater at the southeast tip of the San Francisco Bay, wildlife biologist Phillip Higgins peers through binoculars. A powerline hums in the background while he scours the ankle-high grass ahead for …
How a surprising San Jose spot became a last refuge for the Bay Area’s burrowing owl population Read MoreLegal aid groups are suing four California county courts — including two in the Bay Area — to get the state Supreme Court to widen the use of electronic recordings in civil cases, arguing that indigent people are losing due …
Legal aid groups sue to get California Supreme Court to expand electronic recording for civil cases Read MoreSan Mateo County’s Board of Supervisors have approved a pilot program — one they call the first of its kind — guaranteeing income for survivors of domestic violence, aiming to help ease the financial burden of leaving an abusive situation. …
San Mateo County launches guaranteed income pilot for domestic violence survivors Read MoreFor more than four years, Angela Montoya lived in a gutted shuttle bus in suburban Mountain View. It was better than a tent, but the converted airport bus still lacked a bathroom or running water. And to avoid getting towed, …
Wish Book: Volunteers help find lasting homes for those on the street in Santa Clara County Read MoreOAKLAND – A 45-year-old Berkeley man is headed to prison for six years after he pleaded guilty to possessing guns and bullets as a convicted felon, according to prosecutors. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | BART Police release video …
Berkeley man pleads guilty to federal gun charges Read MoreThe San Jose Symphonic Choir has launched its 100th season in the past month, marking an amazing century of “ordinary people making extraordinary music,” as the group’s motto proclaims. Following a sold-out performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” last month in …
San Jose Symphonic Choir celebrating 100th season with special performance Read MoreDEAR HARRIETTE: I grew up as an army brat, and while there were many positives to that experience, it also came with significant challenges that I’m still grappling with as an adult. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m afraid …
Harriette Cole: I’m just realizing the repercussions of my unusual childhood Read MoreDear Eric: I’m a woman in a new relationship with a fabulous man who doesn’t seem to understand an issue I’ve brought to his attention. Related Articles Advice | Asking Eric: I’m hesitant to give my friend end-of-life power but …
Asking Eric: Is he flirting with young women or is it me misreading things? Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I recently ended an 18-year marriage that should have ended many years earlier. Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: My husband seems to be in a hurry to die Advice | Dear Abby: How can I stop resenting …
Dear Abby: My boyfriend is antsy to get married. I’ve been divorced only 6 weeks. Read MoreDEAR MISS MANNERS: I was brought up to always be polite to others, but as I reach 50, it seems that society cares less about this. Related Articles Advice | Miss Manners: She holds us captive with her performatively slow …
Miss Manners: I’m not trying to hit on you, I’m just being nice Read MoreMISSION VIEJO — Pittsburg’s magical season came to a heartbreaking end on Friday night. The Pirates gave all they could, but couldn’t finish the job as they fell to Lincoln-San Diego 28-26 in the CIF Division I-AA state championship game …
Heartbreaker: Pittsburg falls in Division I-AA state title game to Lincoln-San Diego Read MoreLONG BEACH – Amador Valley seemingly had Frontier-Bakersfield right where it wanted with 1:23 left in the fourth quarter of the CIF Division 3-AA state championship game at Long Beach City College on Friday night. The Dons’ offense, so clutch …
Amador Valley rally falls short in CIF Division 3-AA championship game defeat Read MoreBERKELEY — Stephen Curry wasn’t in the building on Friday night in Berkeley. But he might as well have been. On a night where Cal rained a program-record 18 3-pointers, the Bears beat Stanford 83-63 for the first time in …
Behind program-record 18 3-pointers, Cal takes down Stanford with largest Big Game margin of victory in 42 years Read MoreLOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader of a Southern California white supremacist group was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for inciting violence at California political rallies in 2017. Robert Paul Rundo, 34, pleaded guilty in September to …
Leader of California white supremacist group gets two years in prison Read MoreCIF state football championships OPEN DIVISION De La Salle (12-0) vs. Mater Dei-Santa Ana (12-0) at Saddleback College, Saturday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. DIVISION 1-AA Pittsburg (12-2) vs. Lincoln-San Diego (11-2) at Saddleback College, Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. DIVISION …
CIF state football championships: Friday’s scores, Saturday’s schedule Read MoreFULLERTON — Even though there was still almost 20 minutes left to play, Peyton Collins and Jalen Arnold decided to start Moreau Catholic’s state championship celebration in the third quarter. At the very end of Collins’ 80-yard interception return, the two …
No doubt about it: Moreau Catholic overwhelms Lindsay, captures 7-AA state crown Read MoreOAKLAND — Several clergy abuse victims confronted the Diocese of Oakland’s bishop in a U.S. bankruptcy courtroom on Friday, describing in searing detail how they were groomed, raped and “terrorized” for decades by Catholic priests across the East Bay. The …
‘A shell of my former self’: Catholic clergy abuse victims recall decades of abuse at hearing, call on Diocese of Oakland to ‘do the right thing’ Read MoreSANTA CLARA — A 66-year-old San Jose man was killed and two other people were injured when two vehicles collided Tuesday in Santa Clara, according to authorities. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Pedestrian dead after being hit by car …
San Jose man killed, two others injured in Santa Clara crash Read MoreSubmit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Sites project a threat to tribes, water quality Re: “Newsom supports Sites Reservoir project” (Page B1, Dec. 11). Gov. Newsom’s recent comments during his press …
Letters: Sites threat | Accessible outdoors | U.S. obligated | Supreme Court | Celebrate Harris Read MoreA 32-year-old woman shot by police as she fled a brief struggle last month bled profusely while continually asking a BART officer why he shot her, as rescuers — including the officer who fired — attended to her in the parking …
BART Police release video of officer shooting driver in East Bay parking lot Read MoreSubmit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Oakland should invest in young athletes’ dreams Oakland has a proud history of producing legendary athletes like Bill Russell, Rickey Henderson, Marshawn Lynch, Gary Payton …
Letters: Athletes’ dreams | Naïve advice | Person of the Year | Harris pride | End run Read MoreBy ZACH ALLEN Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss said Friday he is being treated for cancer in his bile duct between his pancreas and liver. In an appearance on Instagram Live, Moss, aided by a cane, …
Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss says he’s being treated for cancer in his bile duct Read MoreLong-time Cupertino City Councilmember Liang Chao is the city’s new mayor, with Councilmember Kitty Moore now serving as vice mayor after winning unanimous approval by their colleagues. Unlike nearby cities like Sunnyvale where residents vote for the next mayor, Cupertino’s …
Cupertino: Liang Chao elected mayor, Kitty Moore vice mayor Read MoreFREMONT — Kabir “Kabeezy” Kanhaya Singh’s friends and fellow comics remember him as a natural talent — someone with untold potential who could hilariously command any room he stepped into. Singh, who grew up in Fremont, died Dec. 4 at …
Fremont comic Kabir ‘Kabeezy’ Singh remembered as a ‘Bay Area comedy legend’ Read MoreThe California Coastal Commission, a powerful state agency that regulates development along the state’s 1,100-mile coastline, can deny property owners permits to build seawalls if their homes or businesses were constructed after 1977, a state appeals court has ruled. The …
Court rules California Coastal Commission can limit construction of seawalls for thousands of property owners Read MoreHow does Keke’s Breakfast Cafe set itself apart in the morning and midday restaurant world? Makes plate-size pancakes and five versions of stuffed French toast. Grinds coffee beans every half-hour. Puts grits and cheese grits on the menu. And, in …
Sunnyvale: Florida breakfast cafe Keke’s finally comes to California Read MoreRICHMOND — He boasts that he can ring up Snoop Dogg on speed dial. Samuel L. Jackson depicted him in a Hollywood blockbuster. He commands speaking fees in all corners of the country, carrying trading cards and copies of his …
Coach Carter’s first game back at Richmond High underscores how times have changed Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO — A former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing the blockbuster artificial intelligence company facing a swell of lawsuits over its business model has died, authorities confirmed this week. Suchir Balaji, 26, was found dead inside his Buchanan Street apartment on …
OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment Read MoreThe 49ers will do everything they can to finish the 2024 season with a 9-8 record but coach Kyle Shanahan isn’t thinking beyond that. A 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams all but ended their playoff aspirations with games …
49ers’ Kyle Shanahan isn’t ready to talk about 2025 season yet Read MoreOAKLAND — Three men have accepted plea deals in the 2022 attack of a gambling den patron who was allegedly stripped nude and beaten to a pulp inside the illicit casino. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Homicide victim …
Three take plea deals in Oakland gambling shack beatdown Read MoreSomewhere over the rainbow there exists a magnificent movie version of Gregory McGuire’s 1995 wonderfully revisionist, not to mention delightfully feminist, fantasy novel “Wicked.” Alas, Jon M. Chu’s big, bland, and bloated journey through the glittering land of Oz is …
Here’s what a theater lover thinks about the ‘Wicked’ film Read MoreOAKLAND — More than two years after an accused East Bay serial rapist essentially agreed to a life sentence through a plea deal, a superior court judge has made a rare decision to allow him to backtrack, erasing the agreement …
An alleged East Bay serial rapist signed his life away, then asked his lawyer when he could go home. The plea deal unraveled from there Read MoreIn-N-Out Burger’s ugly Christmas sweater for 2024 supplies a new way for you to wear your lunch. The garment features a cheeseburger dangling off of its front and falling apart. The message reads, “Just trying to keep it together this Christmas.” …
In-N-Out Burger goes 3D with its 2024 ugly Christmas sweater Read MoreSANTA CLARA – A day after De’Vondre Campbell Sr. refused to play and walked off the job, coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear Friday that Campbell won’t be returning to the team. “We’re working through the semantics of exactly how …
49ers to sever ties with De’Vondre Campbell after Thursday night walkout Read MoreThe Port of Oakland, operator of Oakland International Airport, has appealed a district court ruling against changing the name of its airport to the “San Francisco Bay Oakland Airport” in an effort to attract more travelers to the East Bay transportation …
Accusations fly as Port of Oakland refuses to give up on fight to add “San Francisco Bay” to its name Read MoreWorking in a kitchen for hours isn’t most people’s idea of a merry little Christmas, according to Escoffier. Related Articles Restaurants, Food and Drink | New owner of beloved South Bay bakery dedicated to maintaining traditions Restaurants, Food and Drink …
Christmas 2024: These restaurants are selling take-home holiday feasts Read MoreAs fate would have it, a shifting of traditions at two leading Bay Area theater houses in 2024 has classic curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge saying, “Bye, humbug.” But not to fear, foggy London lovers. American Conservatory Theater’s beloved version of “A …
A tale of 2 ‘Christmas Carols’ in the Bay Area — one’s gone, the other is bidding farewell Read More