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Stanford has named Tara VanDerveer’s replacement a week after the record-setting basketball coach revealed she was retiring, although Tuesday’s announcement that Kate Paye will lead the program came as no surprise and was never in doubt. Paye, who was born …

By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, …

RICHMOND — The trial date has been set for a man who’d been off parole in a manslaughter case less than a year when he allegedly shot and killed a 26-year-old Richmond man. A judge held 38-year-old Bobby Dee Dozier …

SUNNYVALE — A group of disappointed and angry Google employees protested outside a company building on Tuesday after it was reported that the search giant had deepened a contract with the Israeli government. Googlers in New York City and Sunnyvale …

When New York City restaurateur Keith McNally called James Corden a “tiny Cretin of a man” in 2022, he was able to count on swaths of support among people who tend to agree that the former late-night host is one …

The downtown San Jose home of Camino Brewing Company, which announced its closing last week, shouldn’t be vacant for very long. That’s the word from Garden City Construction CEO Jim Salata, who owns the building on South First Street where …

SANTA CLARA — A month ago, Trent Taylor was vacationing in the Caribbean with former 49ers teammates George Kittle and Kyle Juszczyk, along with their respective wives. On Tuesday, Taylor officially signed up for a reunion with the 49ers organization …

OAKLAND — Jack hammers, saws and drills were out in force on Interstate 880, but it wasn’t a construction project on Monday: The California Highway Patrol had to figure out how to remove protesters from the freeway who had used …

By Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Since he was drafted in 2011, the Warriors are the only organization Klay Thompson has known. His 13-year tenure has included two head coaches and two home arenas. It has spanned 951 games, four championships and two …

By Marshall Cohen and Oliver Darcy | CNN Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News said Tuesday that they had settled a defamation lawsuit stemming from the outlet’s lies about the 2020 election. “The case has been resolved …

Adam Ant and the English Beat are two of the many reasons why people still love the ’80s. And they are both set to perform on April 28 at the Fox Theater in Oakland. The evening’s headliner, Adam Ant (whose …

DUBLIN — A Seaside man is being held in federal custody here, pending extradition to Indiana, where he faces charges of repeatedly threatening university officials on the social media platform X, court records show. Nicholas Wheeler, 27, was charged in …

FREMONT — An affordable housing project that could produce hundreds of homes is being eyed on empty land near a BART station in Fremont, city documents show. The housing development, which would consist of apartments, is being proposed on a …

Hailey Branson-Potts | (TNS) Los Angeles Times For Nelly Vaquera-Boggs, the plastic tarps that cover strawberry fields in Monterey County, California, when they are being fumigated with toxic chemicals offer little comfort — especially when those fields are close to …

By Sylvia Hui | Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking was expected to clear its first hurdle Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within …

Wendy Powitzky thought she’d finally found a way off the street in Orange County. The former hairdresser had spent years sleeping in her car and parks around Anaheim, near the suburban salons where she used to work. One day a …

Oakland-born filmmaker Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and co-director Tyler Gillett spill a lot, and we mean a lot, of blood in “Abigail,” a lightning-paced comic/horror film landing in theaters on April 19. But that is what fans have come to expect from …

Chef-restaurateur Bruno Chemel, a longtime holder of two Michelin stars in Palo Alto, has announced he will open a French bistro in San Francisco this summer. His planned project, Le Parc Bistrobar, will return a French menu to the restaurant …

Emily Alpert Reyes | (TNS) Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Inside a clinic wedged next to a smoke shop in a South Los Angeles strip mall, Dr. Mohamad Yaghi operated on a 28-year-old woman who had traveled from Las …

SAN JOSE — In its selection for a new civilian police watchdog, San Jose ultimately landed about 50 miles north. Eddie Aubrey, currently head of the Office of Professional Accountability in the Richmond Police Department, has been appointed to lead …

By Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step …

By Mark Bayer and Rod McGuirk | Associated Press SYDNEY — A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and a priest during a church service in the second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, …

In announcing TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 54th season, artistic director Giovanna Sardelli acknowledged the help the company received to make it possible. A fundraising drive last year raised more than $3 million to keep TheatreWorks afloat. “We are so immensely grateful …

Santa Clara-based sommelier Angie An knows a thing or two about wine. She’s spent her career in that world,  first as a sommelier at Alexander’s Steakhouse, then in wine distribution and retail. Today, she’s carved out a niche as a …

Athletic departments at the 10 public universities in the Pac-12 experienced an $81 million shortfall last year, with only five schools reporting an operating surplus. And that’s the good news on money matters across the conference. The situation gets much …

Meghan Markle’s socialite friends are helping her roll out her first product under her new America Riviera Orchard brand: strawberry jam, for which only 50 jars have apparently been produced. Fashion designer Tracy Robbins and Argentine socialite Delfina Blaquier posted …

Meghan Markle has years of experience doing public appearances, and the TV actor-turned-duchess supposedly can hire the best publicists to help her stage manage important photo ops. Related Articles World News | What time is the 2024 WNBA draft?: Cameron …

OAKLAND — A 24-year-old man was shot Monday night in West Oakland, authorities said. The man was in stable condition at a hospital where he is being treated for a wound to his leg. The shooting happened about 7:13 p.m. …

Q. I really enjoy seeing hummingbirds in my yard every summer. Do you have any suggestions for making my garden more attractive to them? Many people like to put out feeders filled with sugar water to attract these fascinating little …

UNION CITY – A United States Postal Service letter carrier was injured in an armed robbery over the weekend in Union City, according to police. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Man wounded in Oakland shooting Crime and Public …

SAN JOSE — The auctions of several downtown San Jose condominiums have spawned a widening legal war now that a troubled China-based real estate firm has filed a new lawsuit in the increasingly tangled case. A growing number of legal …

By Silvia Marchetti | CNN Ditching the US and relocating close to the French Pyrenees wasn’t part of Taylor Barnes’ life plan. But as the cost of living in the US increased, and the Los Angeles artist, in her 60s, …

Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) (Records through Monday) No. 1 ACALANES (16-0) Previous ranking: 2 Since last ranking: Beat Northgate 9-3, 9-2 Up next: Tuesday vs. College Park, 4 p.m. No. 2 …

In response to his daughter receiving a swastika on social media, a California Jewish lawmaker is pushing for a bill that would give school administrators authority to suspend or expel students if they cyberbully fellow students away from school and …

MIAMI — As Thairo Estrada rounded third after his first of two home runs this week at Tropicana Field, he gestured to a contingent in Giants orange in the seats behind the visitors’ dugout. There was his wife, Lorena, and …

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Melissa Alonso | CNN What was supposed to be a time of celebration for Asna Tabassum – the University of Southern California’s 2024 valedictorian – has turned to disappointment after the university denied her the chance …

The matchups for Tuesday’s play-in tournament game between the Warriors and Kings are tantalizing. Steph Curry against De’Aaron Fox. Draymond Green vs. Domantas Sabonis. Steve Kerr vs. Mike Brown. But there’s one player for whom the other team cannot account. …

BIG SUR – The three landslides on Highway 1 south of the slip-out near Rocky Creek Bridge continue making progress on Caltran’s road to reopening roadway between the Monterey Peninsula and the San Luis Obispo County line later this year. …

By Samantha Murphy Kelly | CNN Apple’s smartphone sales tumbled a stunning 10% last quarter, according to market research firm IDC. The main cause: iPhone sales in China fell sharply. The company has lost momentum in China as nationalism, a …