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HAYWARD — It was evident from tip-off that No. 16 Head-Royce was outmatched.  On the other side of the floor was top-seeded Moreau Catholic – an East Bay powerhouse led by three-star Pacific commit Kellen Hampton.  At every position on …

SAN FRANCISCO – President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order calling for the swift elimination of the Presidio Trust, the federal agency that political rival Nancy Pelosi helped establish in 1996 to oversee The Presidio of San Francisco. …

SAN LEANDRO – A 51-year-old Oakland man was arrested on suspicion of robbing a San Leandro convenience store at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon, police said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Oakland: Suspect arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run Crime …

MILLBRAE – Two people were robbed at gunpoint over the weekend at a gas station in Millbrae, according to authorities. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | ‘Really bad luck’: Australian woman arrested with 44 pounds of meth in random …

SAN JOSE – A driver hit and injured a pedestrian Wednesday night in San Jose, according to authorities. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Americans’ confidence in air travel safety dips slightly after Washington plane crash: new poll Crashes and …

Boys basketball Open Division Thursday’s opening round No. 1 De La Salle (25-4), bye No. 2 Salesian (25-2), bye No. 4 Dublin (23-5) at No. 5 Liberty (24-2), 7 p.m. No. 6 California (23-5) at No. 3 San Ramon Valley …

SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Kerr isn’t worried about Draymond Green giving the rest of the league even more bulletin-board material on the Warriors than they already have. Green, the bombastic Warriors star, made headlines over the All-Star break by declaring …

REDMOND, Wash. — Anyone who has sat through a third-grade science class knows there are three primary states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Microsoft now says it has created a new state of matter in its quest to make …

BOYS: RIORDAN IS TOP DOG To no one’s surprise, Archbishop Riordan earned the section’s top seed in the Open Division. The Crusaders not only won every West Catholic Athletic League game, they did it in historic fashion. Riordan went a …

By Nick Paton Walsh | CNN Kyiv (CNN) — The suspicion this was personal always lingered. But there was hope the greater good of both the US and Ukraine would win out. The past 24 hours has seen US President …

OAKLAND – Authorities on Wednesday arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal hit-and-run earlier this month in Oakland. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Suspect named in 1990 rape and murder of woman jogging in Tilden Park Crime …

By Ben Finley and John Raby | Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. — Officials urged people to stay off the roads Wednesday in portions of Virginia and North Carolina where a storm dropped heavy snow and caused hundreds of accidents in …

Boys basketball Open Division Pool A Friday’s games No. 8 Archbishop Mitty (13-11) at No. 1 Archbishop Riordan (23-1), 7:30 p.m. No. 5 Menlo-Atherton (18-6) at No. 4 Valley Christian (17-7), 7 p.m. Monday’s games No. 5 Menlo-Atherton at No. …

SAN JOSE — PG&E is eyeing 10 projects that could curb intentional or accidental power failures in San Jose neighborhoods that are on the edges of high-risk wildfire zones. Some of that PG&E work was underway this week on Camden …

St. Ignatius is hiring interim head coach and offensive coordinator JaJuan Lawson as its permanent head coach, the San Francisco program announced on its Instagram page Wednesday afternoon. Lawson succeeds Lenny Vandermade, who worked wonders in his two short years …

SAN JOSE — San Jose Sharks forward William Eklund can envision himself on the biggest stage in international hockey, representing his home country of Sweden next year at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. “I dream about stuff like that,” …

A new federal audit says the Santa Clara County Office of Education misused more than $135,370 in federal funds under the previous superintendent. But county leaders disagree on whether the error was an intentional cover-up or a simple mistake, another …

By Heather Hollingsworth | Associated Press MISSION, Kan. — An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s …

There’s a powerful ingredient in many dishes that is racism; it’s known to chefs everywhere as monosodium glutamate. The racist part is when we apply its initials — MSG. To be clear, we’re not talking about MSG in hot dogs, …

Nearly six months after the stunning collapse of a $1.5 billion plan to enlarge Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County to provide more water to Bay Area residents, state officials are trying to figure out now what to do …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bob Melvin entered camp with four locks in the Giants’ starting rotation. There’s Logan Webb, the ace of staff. There’s Justin Verlander, the future Hall of Famer. There’s Robbie Ray, the former Cy Young Award winner. There’s …

The Warriors’ roster is back to 14 players after a pair of 10-day deals. The Warriors inked both Kevin Knox II and Yuri Collins to 10-day contracts, giving both Santa Cruz Warriors a chance at providing depth. Knox, the ninth …

OAKLAND — A former Martinez resident who died by suicide last year in Oregon was the person who raped and killed a 32-year-old woman while she was jogging in Tilden Regional Park in November 1990, authorities announced Wednesday. Jon Lipari …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Spring training is the time of year when pitchers are well ahead of hitters. Even baseball’s best batters need a couple weeks to truly get going. For Willy Adames and Heliot Ramos, that hasn’t quite been the …

A new eatery specializing in grilled and deep-fried seafood has opened in the Public Market in Emeryville. Le Marine Fish & Grill debuted in early February in the spot formerly occupied by the short-lived La Vida Fish & Chips. However, …

By Khari Johnson | CalMatters California residents now pay the highest price for electricity in the continental U.S., state analysts reported last month. Costs have been driven in part by levies to prevent and insure against wildfires, but the analysts …

Movies adapted from Stephen King works have been either cursed or blessed. For every unforgettable one — Stanley Kubrick’s“ The Shining” (King despised it), Rob Reiner’s “Misery,” Brian DePalma’s “Carrie,” Rob Reiner’s “Stand By Me,” Andy Muschietti’s “It” and Frank …

By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky | CNN (CNN) — Some defense officials responsible for drafting lists of civilian Pentagon employees to be terminated as soon as this week are raising concerns with their superiors that the summary firings could …

The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection that includes the Mountain West and the former Pac-12 schools now scattered across the ACC, Big …

One wonders if the same Netflix employees who should have been vetting Karla Sofia Gascon’s social media for toxic, racist tweets before promoting “Emilia Perez” were similarly negligent in checking whether Meghan Markle could use “As Ever” as a replacement …

Welcome to a weekly feature on the Hotline. We’ll break down Big 12 basketball using key metrics (NET rankings, KenPom ratings, etc.), our observations and a dose of old-fashioned sarcasm (when needed) — all in the name of providing fans …

By Hanna Arhirova and Justin Spike | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump deteriorated rapidly Wednesday as Zelenskyy said Trump was living in a Russian-made “disinformation space” and Trump called …

Kevin Spacey came out swinging against Guy Pearce Tuesday after the Australian actor claimed he was “targeted” by the Oscar winner with sexually “aggressive” behavior while the two worked together on the set of the 1997 film “L.A. Confidential.” In …

By Sunlen Serfaty | CNN (CNN) — As federal workers get fired by the thousands, the news has sometimes come in unceremonious, callous ways. “Read this immediately,” – went the subject line of a termination email received by one worker. …

For Pixar’s first original series on Disney+, the Emeryville-based animated force dusts off one of the most reliable metaphors for this American life — baseball, or in this case, softball. With eight interconnected 20-minute-ish episodes, the characters ranging from a …

Apple on Wednesday announced a cheaper new version of the iPhone 16 called the iPhone 16e, signaling a renewed push into the budget smartphone market for the tech giant. Related Articles Technology | TikTok returns to Apple and Google app …

The Computer History Museum‘s search to succeed outgoing CEO Dan’l Lewin didn’t go quite to the reaches of space, but it did go as far as NASA. Silicon Valley’s answer to the Smithsonian announced Wednesday its new CEO will be …

By LEA SKENE, HOLLY RAMER and PATRICK WHITTLE | Associated Press CUMBERLAND, Md. — The leader of a cultlike group connected to six killings in three states was ordered held without bail Tuesday in Maryland, where she faces trespassing and …

WHERE WE LEFT OFF Granada had one of the most magical runs by a Bay Area high school team. The Matadors defeated De La Salle 1-0 in an all-time classic North Coast Section Division I championship game that went 14 …

Fans of the 49ers are on edge anticipating the arrival of a bookend pass rusher to complement defensive end Nick Bosa. There are some big names floating around, available by trade or when free agency opens on March 12. Spend …