Local congressional leaders are speaking out against a flurry of controversial executive orders from President Trump related to a crackdown on immigration and a potential federal funding freeze, saying such decisions will harm the well-being of people both at home …
Bay Area congressional leaders raise concerns about Trump’s immigration, federal funding orders Read MoreBefore President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term signed an executive order rescinding DEI policies in the federal government, Los Gatos community members were working to protect diversity, equity and inclusion. Los Gatos’s recently formed Diversity, …
Los Gatos community rallies to protect DEI rights in face of Trump administration Read MoreThe midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport that killed 67 people has reignited a years-long concern over a national shortage of air traffic controllers and an increase of near-collisions at airports. In Southern California, airport officials said Friday, Jan, …
Midair collision reignites national concerns over air traffic controller shortage Read MoreKwynn Perry described it as “ick,” the cringy feeling she got when approached in line at the post office by a guy from a law firm trying to sign her up for litigation less than a week after her rental …
Pacific Palisades, Eaton wildfires spark ‘feeding frenzy’ among lawyers, ethics concerns Read MoreThe Los Angeles County Probation Department, citing a “significant void” in its supervision of dangerous probationers, is desperately calling on local law enforcement agencies to step in and take over key duties from its officers. Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa …
LA County, struggling to supervise ‘high-risk’ probationers, pleads for help Read MoreWide windowsills have always brought me comfort. This began when I was a small child and we would visit my Grandma Sarah in her tiny apartment in the Bronx. On the car ride from our home in Virginia, I would …
After the Eaton Fire, taking comfort in the safety of wide windowsills Read MoreOn his famous cross-country trek on foot in 1884-85, Charles Fletcher Lummis strode not only into history but, more to our purposes, through San Bernardino County. Lummis journeyed through Needles (and probably brambles) and across the arid Mojave Desert, reaching …
Charles Fletcher Lummis walked here (and ate an orange) 140 years ago Read MoreLOS GATOS — When Hudson Vye saw the ball in the air, time slowed down. “I saw the ball pop in the air, and I immediately went to catch it,” Leland’s senior linebacker said. “I had to hop over a …
50th edition of Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game features fumble recoveries, field goals, festive atmosphere Read MoreOAKLAND — Renia Webb has a story to tell, but its most twisted, off-putting elements would’ve probably dampened the vibes at her fledgling mayoral campaign’s Dec. 10 kickoff. So instead, Webb told the crowd of supporters only how the tale …
Oakland mayoral candidate Renia Webb tells a story of corruption. The facts don’t always add up. Read MoreDEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: My husband and I checked into a rental home in Branson, Missouri, that we booked through Booking.com for our seventh anniversary. It was a complete nightmare! The whole place smelled of dog odor; there was dog poop …
Travel Troubleshooter: Vacation rental is a complete nightmare with bugs and dog urine Read More“You have a pattern of inattention to human subjects protection requirements.” — Kaiser Permanente’s Institutional Review Board, an independent committee required by law to ensure patient safety in clinical studies, to two Kaiser researchers whose test of a fish-oil derived …
They said it: Failing to protect patients in treatment test Read MoreMason Minchen doesn’t speak much. But he communicates volumes. In the late afternoon light, Minchen sits in the living room spending time with his roommates and taking questions. Does he want to go on a walk? He sticks out his …
New South Bay home for disabled adults offers spark of hope amid shortage of care Read MoreMatt Mahan San Jose mayor secures a 6-vote majority on the 10-member city council after it picks engineering executive Carl Salas for District 3, following the arrest of former incumbent Omar Torres on child sex charges. …
Latest line: A good week for Matt Mahan, a bad week for Emily Cutrer Read MoreEl Camino Health on Jan. 29 announced a partnership with the San Jose Earthquakes designed to help Bay Area families live healthy, active lifestyles. Related Articles Health | Lifelong East Bay Elvis fan battling cancer gets surprise visit from ‘The …
El Camino Health kicks off partnership with San Jose Earthquakes Read MoreOne person was found dead after a house fire early Sunday in Roseland on the Far South Side. Emergency crews responded to a residential fire just after midnight in the 300 block of West 110th Place, according to Chicago police. …
1 found dead in Far South Side house fire Read MoreLOS GATOS — When Hudson Vye saw the ball in the air, time slowed down. “I saw the ball pop in the air, and I immediately went to catch it,” Leland’s senior linebacker said. “I had to hop over a …
50th edition of Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game features fumble recoveries, field goals, festive atmosphere Read MoreOAKLAND — Renia Webb has a story to tell, but its most twisted, off-putting elements would’ve probably dampened the vibes at her fledgling mayoral campaign’s Dec. 10 kickoff. So instead, Webb told the crowd of supporters only how the tale …
Oakland mayoral candidate Renia Webb tells a story of corruption. The facts don’t always add up. Read More“You have a pattern of inattention to human subjects protection requirements.” — Kaiser Permanente’s Institutional Review Board, an independent committee required by law to ensure patient safety in clinical studies, to two Kaiser researchers whose test of a fish-oil derived …
They said it: Failing to protect patients in treatment test Read MoreMason Minchen doesn’t speak much. But he communicates volumes. In the late afternoon light, Minchen sits in the living room spending time with his roommates and taking questions. Does he want to go on a walk? He sticks out his …
New South Bay home for disabled adults offers spark of hope amid shortage of care Read MoreMatt Mahan San Jose mayor secures a 6-vote majority on the 10-member city council after it picks engineering executive Carl Salas for District 3, following the arrest of former incumbent Omar Torres on child sex charges. …
Latest line: A good week for Matt Mahan, a bad week for Emily Cutrer Read MoreReading Time: 2 minutes As you likely know at this point, Taylor Swift shattered the record for highest-grossing concert tour last year. Already, however, we have two questions to ask: For how long will this record stand? Is Beyonce about …
Beyonce Announces “Cowboy Carter” Tour, Nearly Shuts Down the Internet Read MoreIt’s been three weeks since the devastating fires in Los Angeles County began. Efforts are under way to get families whose homes were destroyed to the sites to salvage what they can. The next chapter is clearing the debris, a …
Southern California fires: The daunting task of clearing the debris Read MoreOAKLAND – Facing California’s eventual all-time leading scorer, Fremont-Oakland boys basketball coach Scott Alexander tried every tactic in the book to slow down St. Joseph-Santa Maria wing Tounde Yessoufou in a mid-December matchup. He had his Tigers play zone and …
California has a new high school basketball scoring king. How Bay Area teams unsuccessfully tried to defend him Read MoreMany car brands were named after the inventor of their all-new automobile, but not Hudson. Eight Detroit business owners formed the company on Feb. 20, 1909, but needed a financial angel. Joseph L. Hudson, the founder and principal stockholder of …
Me & My Car: 1916 Hudson in East Bay big, comfortable unless it’s raining Read MorePEBBLE BEACH – Steve Young still thinks pretty highly of his junior varsity coach back at BYU in 1980, when Young arrived as the Cougars’ eighth-string quarterback. Actually, Young is more impressed by the year – and by each Super …
Steve Young in awe of Andy Reid’s evolution toward another Super Bowl Read MoreThe Spellman family basketball legacy began on a dirt court outside a house in south Phoenix, where Robert Spellman built his own hoop with wood salvaged from alleys around the neighborhood. There, Robert practiced for hours in the Arizona heat, …
Fueled by parents’ legacies, Mountain Vista’s Kennedy and Kiarra Spellman lighting it up as Colorado’s top scoring tandem Read MoreNEW YORK — Whenever the NBA introduces a new wrinkle to its traditions or floats a radical business idea, Michael Malone never neglects to credit the league for thinking proactively. Then he gets to his personal opinion on the matter. …
Nuggets Journal: Why Michael Malone was skeptical about Adam Silver’s 40-minute game idea Read MoreMartin Necas was in New York in the spring of 2017, preparing for the upcoming NHL draft, when an old friend offered him a unique opportunity. Martin Erat, who played more than 900 games in the NHL and still had …
Given new opportunity with Avalanche, Martin Necas is ready to take off: “Now you’re going to see Marty fully fly” Read MoreWith roughly three weeks left before the end of the Colorado prep basketball regular season, storylines are starting to take shape. Here’s a look at five each for the boys and girls. Boys 1. Rangeview redux: The Raiders and head …
Midseason Colorado prep basketball storylines: Rangeview and Ralston Valley on Class 6A collision course? Read MoreThe relationship between the mayors of Denver and Aurora, neighboring cities that are home to nearly 1 in 5 Coloradans, isn’t looking so neighborly these days. “Not good,” Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman told The Denver Post when asked to assess …
Icy relationship: Tension is building between the Denver and Aurora mayors — and not for the first time Read More“Murder in the Dressing Room,” by Holly Stars (Berkley Prime Crime) When Lady Lady, beloved owner of Lady’s Bar, is murdered by a poisoned chocolate, her favorite drag queen, Misty Divine, decides to solve the case. Misty is really Joe …
“The Note,” “Murder in the Dressing Room” and more mystery books you should be reading Read MoreBack when John Elway led the Denver Broncos, Monica David-Vickery had a little chat with one of his teammates. The intoxicated player was leaving a restaurant at that late hour when everyone who’s been drinking heads home. He was on …
Denver’s longest-serving police officer starts her 47th year on the job Read MoreNgima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of Nepal’s Khumbu region has reached the summit of the world’s tallest mountain two dozen times, third-most on the …
Prolific Everest climber visits Colorado’s growing Sherpa community Read MoreA majority of Colorado voters have a negative view of both the Democratic and Republican parties, according to a recent poll that also found they increasingly identify Republicans with the working class and solutions to economic problems. The poll comes …
In a warning for Colorado Democrats, a new poll shows their popularity slipping. Now what? Read MoreGraham Golas’ most memorable catch was a common carp. Keep that in mind. He thinks a little different for a 13-year-old. In early January Quinn Wunar messaged on X, “A good friend of mine, Graham “Red” Golas, was suffering from …
A teen, a “true angler,” fishes the variety of options around Chicago and the suburbs Read MoreOn the Fox News program Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Vice President JD Vance defended President Trump’s claim that DEI policies were to blame for the tragic fatal aircraft collision over the Potomac River on Wednesday. Trump has been …
JD Vance Claims Trump Stopped Biden “Scandal” Read MoreThe past week has been one of the most wild moments in Oscar-campaign history. Emilia Perez, a much-loathed and deeply problematic film, was already seen as unworthy of its thirteen Oscar nominations and it was already being targeted – in …
Karla Sofia Gascon deleted her Twitter after her repugnant old tweets came to light Read MoreI used to not care that much about Lily Collins, but she’s grown on me a lot because of Emily In Paris, one of my favorite “dumb shows.” Lily is adorable in it, and I like that she’s moved into …
Lily Collins & Charlie McDowell welcomed daughter Tove Jane via surrogacy Read MoreThe Invictus Games begin on Saturday, February 8th. I would imagine that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will make their way up to Vancouver and Whistler a few days beforehand, but there hasn’t been confirmation (that I’ve seen) of …
Prince Joachim & Chris Martin will attend the Whistler Invictus Games Read MoreEmbed from Getty Images Kerry Washington turned 48 years old on January 31st. First of all, that’s insane. She’s 48? My God. I didn’t know that she’s an Aquarius either. Apparently, Kerry is tight with Jessica Alba, and I can …
Duchess Meghan went to Kerry Washington’s b-day party, hosted by Jessica Alba Read More