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‘What you see is what you get': Vice President Harris' Bay Area friends speak out
Vice President Kamala Harris was born in Oakland and grew up in Berkeley and has a number of longtime friends in the Bay Area. One of those is Derrick Johnson, owner of Home of Chicken and Waffles in Oakland, who says he’s been good friends with Harris for 44 years and believes she would make an excellent president.
For ‘unbanked’ Californians, cash is still king in an increasingly cashless society
As a mother of six who works in a Los Angeles Jack-in-the-Box, Anneisha Williams can’t afford to pay steep bank fees. For her, every dollar matters, and overdraft fees have left her frustrated and fed up with banks — to the point where she no longer even uses them.
Saia Expands Network with New Terminals in California and Iowa
Saia announced the opening of two new freight terminals, one in Stockton, California, and the other in Davenport, Iowa. These new terminals are part of Saia's growth strategy, which includes recent openings in Montana, New Jersey, Texas, and Utah. The company plans to open 18 to 21 terminals this year, and plans to spend its $1 billion capital expenditures budget on real estate, equipment, and IT projects.
Local girls water polo club team set for return trip to Junior Olympics
The Orcutt Polo Association girls water polo team will be going back to the Junior Olympics. The OPA Girls 18U team made it through the qualifying and will compete in Session 2 of the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics that will take place July 25-28 in the Bay Area. The...
Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for a new California city won’t be on the November ballot after all
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area on land now zoned for agriculture won’t be on the Nov. 5 ballot after all, officials said Monday. The California Forever campaign qualified for...
A Silicon Valley executive had $400,000 stolen by cybercriminals while buying a home. Here's her warning
Rana Robillard, chief people officer at software startup Tekion, was tricked into sending her life savings to a criminal. What happened to Robillard, a 25-year veteran of tech companies, speaks to the increasingly sophisticated nature of cybercrime. Real estate, with its large transaction sizes and frequent use of wire transfers,...
Chp Issues Silver Alert For Missing At-Risk Man
The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert for a missing at-risk man last seen Monday afternoon in San Leandro. The CHP said that Luis Miles, 71, was last seen around 3:30 p.m. Monday in the area of Juana Avenue and Santa Rosa Street in San Leandro. He is believed to be on foot.
Thousands of San Francisco Hotel Workers Ready for Strike Vote
After months of contract negotiations have yet to produce a deal, some of San Francisco’s largest hotel brands could have to contend with a strike by thousands of their workers as early as next month. About 3,000 employees at Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt hotels are set to hold a...
Man Arrested for Alleged Attempting Kidnapping at High School in Redwood City
Redwood City police recently arrested a man for an alleged brazen kidnapping attempt at an area high school. According to police, staff at Sequoia High School reported a suspicious person entering a classroom and attempting to pull a male student out of the room on the afternoon of July 18. A teacher intervened and the suspect fled.
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