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By Anthony Solorzano | Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Yosemite National Park announced it has opened reservations for summer camping in a number of its popular campgrounds after a new reservation system and staff cuts caused delays and questions …

By DAVE SKRETTA BOSTON (AP) — Alysa Liu skated around the ice in disbelief, her golden dress shimmering in the lights of TD Garden, and the appreciative roar from a sellout crowd reminded her why she had returned to the …

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL Vindaloo is an Indian dish of Portuguese influence that typically is associated with the state of Goa on India’s southwestern coast, but the curry is popular around the world. Made with pork, lamb or chicken, it’s notable …

Dave Phillips’ journey from a San Francisco screenprinter to the exclusive producer of rosin bags for Major League Baseball started with a love of pelicans. It was 2013 and Phillips was printing up t-shirts of old minor league teams that …

When grocery stores offer specials on fresh strawberries this time of year, I jump at the chance to make Strawberry Preserves with Balsamic Vinegar. The balsamic vinegar, aged in special fruitwood barrels, pairs with berries, resulting in a magical dish …

By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Steph Curry has a deal with a Random House Publishing Group imprint that you could call a 3-point play. The NBA superstar has agreed to release three books through One World, beginning Sept. …

RICHMOND — The Gyuto Foundation, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located in East Richmond Heights, and the U.S. Monlam Festival invite the community to celebrate the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the culmination of the three-day Monlam …

OAKLAND — The attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting his half-brother has raised a possible self-defense theory in a failed bid to get him released from jail. Matthew John, 21, was arrested and charged last month in the …

As the sun set, a Palestinian-owned coffee shop in Los Gatos lit up with life as dozens of people observing Ramadan stopped by to break their fasts last Saturday. Kenz Coffee Bar operates out of a trailer across the street …

MOUNTAIN VIEW — If at first you don’t succeed, get ‘em later in the week.  That’s the opportunity Serra baseball was afforded on Friday night in Mountain View three days after losing 4-0 to St. Francis in San Mateo. The …

Few things can spoil a day at the beach — with the glorious waves, soaring sea gulls and shimmering sand — faster than an unpleasant bathroom. Working to bring the dilapidated, malodorous toilet facilities at some of the Bay Area’s …

A debate over the redevelopment of three downtown parking lots in Menlo Park highlights the broader housing crisis in San Mateo County, pitting affordable housing advocates against business owners fearing revenue loss due to reduced parking. With a March 31 …

When the Womanhood Project launched its first effort in 2022, it created a model for creatively honoring and sharing the stories of women in Santa Clara County. The newest part of that effort, “A Journey Through Womanhood,” features 20 augmented …

When San Jose Earthquakes forward Ousseni Bouda  faces the Seattle Sounders Saturday night at PayPal Park, he may run to the sideline more than normal during breaks in the action to sneak some water or electrolytes. A practicing Muslim, Bouda …

Dozens of junior associates from three Bay Area law offices have joined a nationwide petition urging their bosses to fight back against the Trump Administration’s claims that their diversity hiring programs may violate federal civil rights laws. So far, the partners …

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a social media influencer. Related Articles Harriette Cole: I finally got a letter from the father I never knew, and I’m not impressed Harriette Cole: Why would you tell her to stay with a soul-sucking boyfriend? …

Dear Eric: My husband’s best friend of 18 years is married to “Martha,” who is bipolar. She self-medicates with THC. I’ve become uncomfortable being around her. Related Articles Asking Eric: How do I break it to them that I no …

DEAR ABBY: My husband is soon to have his first book published. We have both waited a long time for this moment and are thrilled that he’ll finally have this achievement under his belt. Related Articles Dear Abby: My husband …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my late 30s and childless, not by choice. Related Articles Miss Manners: It was my party, and this friend tried to take over Miss Manners: She had a dead man’s parking tag and a …

REDWOOD CITY — Mills softball was a good team last year. The Vikings finished the season with a record of 14-7, losing in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division IV tournament to Aragon. But this season, Mills has …

SAN JOSE — Four police officers acted lawfully when they shot and killed an armed man outside a San Jose convenience store last September, according to prosecutors. Related Articles 19-year-old California man with pellet gun killed in police shooting Man …

MARTINEZ — A 34-year-old Lafayette man is facing a possible life sentence after a jury found him guilty of holding a family hostage in their apartment, according to prosecutors. Related Articles San Jose motorcyclist charged after passenger killed in train …

NEW ORLEANS — The pelvic contusion that knocked Steph Curry out for the prior two games before he returned to life the Warriors over New Orleans didn’t bother him, but he did feel it all game. “I’ll feel it for …

Ashley Hatch flirted with a hat trick for the Washington Spirit, while Bay FC had a pair of goals waved off and fell Friday night, 2-0. Hatch headed home both her goals in a three-minute span midway through the first …

NEW ORLEANS — Steph Curry returned after missing two games with a pelvic contusion, dropping 23 points to lift the Warriors in a sluggish game. Curry scored 13 second-quarter points to prevent a slow Warriors start from being disqualifying. He …

SAN FRANCISCO — Two days after overcoming a 16-point deficit to stun Arkansas in the Sweet 16, Texas Tech will face its biggest challenge of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.  The third-seeded Red Raiders will play top-seeded Florida, led by …

GILROY — The Gilroy Garlic Festival is returning six years after a mass shooting brought the annual tradition to an abrupt end. Related Articles Gilroy council planning highlights need for business, revenue Hero policewoman sues department over Gilroy Garlic Festival …

MARTINEZ — Citing “insufficient evidence,” the Contra Costa District Attorney’s office has declined to charge an East Bay tennis coach arrested in a sex abuse investigation last year. Michael Roy Howard, 65, was arrested last November after a girl’s mother …

Gayle King and her show, “CBS Mornings,” have been going pretty hard lately on promoting her upcoming participation in an “all-female” flight into space next month with Jeff Bezos’s fiancee Lauren Sanchez, aboard one of the billionaire’s Blue Origin rocket …

(CNN) — Elon Musk on Friday evening announced he has sold his social media company, X, to xAI, his artificial intelligence company, in a deal that values X at $33 billion, much less than he paid for it in 2022 …

SAO PAULO (AP / By MAURICIO SAVARESE) — Brazil coach Dorival Júnior was fired on Friday after 14 months amid poor results and disappointing performances from the national team. Júnior’s sacking by Brazilian Football Confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues came three …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Bay Area owes Cody thanks for swift action Re: “Public health: Officials lament breakdown in trust, but most would do it again in similar circumstances” …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Chronically underfunded schools need Measure T Re: “Voters should stop Acalanes’ latest tax hike” (Page A6, March 25). I am disheartened that the decision made …

NEW ORLEANS — Steph Curry returned for what head coach Steve Kerr has called the biggest game of the Warriors’ season. Curry, 37, missed the prior two games — losses in Atlanta and Miami — with a pelvic contusion. He …

SAN JOSE — Over the past three weeks, Abel Garcia, 42, walked back and forth across Santa Clara County so much that he had blisters on his feet. “I must have walked about 100 miles during the last couple of …

BLACKHAWK — She wore a “Love Pink” tank top as she browsed around the CVS on Camino Tassajara, loading tequila, paper towels, and Reese’s candy into her cart. But instead of paying for these items, she simply made a dash …

SAN JOSE – Defenseman Vincent Desharnais is questionable to play Saturday when the San Jose Sharks face the New York Rangers in the first game of a back-to-back situation. Desharnais is dealing with an upper-body injury he played through in …

The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. The Pac-12 is telling us that none …

CINCINNATI — Logan Webb was eight-years-old when Justin Verlander made his major-league debut on July 4, 2005. He doesn’t remember much about his life at the time, only that he was on summer vacation. An A’s fan growing up, Webb …

Sunnyvale Public Safety Chief Phan Ngo will hang up his belt this April, ending his 36-year career in law enforcement in Santa Clara County and prompting the city to search for a new head public safety officer. During his eight-year …