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SJSU quarterback battle still deadlocked as season approaches
The 2024 season is almost here and the San Jose State Spartans quarterback competition is still wide open. QB contender Emmett Brown said after Friday's practice, "I walked out here today and I was like, 'Dang, 13 days until Game 1." Brown, Walker Eget, and Xavier Ward all entered training...
CHP pulls over supercars during Monterey Car Week
(KRON) — Luxury Lamborghinis and classic Ferraris do not get a free pass for driving fast on Central Coast roadways leading up to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Monterey Car Week is an annual celebration of “automotive excellence,” event organizers said. Highlights include the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance car show, an exclusive gathering at The […]
Baine’s Nine: Nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Aug. 15-22
Here they are, nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead. It’s the school’s-starting-already? B9:. The next 10 days in Aptos and Watsonville are all about folklorico dancing, as a troupe of professional dancers from Veracruz open the festival with performances from traditions all over Mexico. Talking Heads fans...
Man arrested as police investigate Gilroy suspicious death
(KRON) — A man was arrested on Thursday while police were executing a search warrant in connection to the suspicious death of a woman earlier this month, the Gilroy Police Department said. Officers had initially responded to a home on the 7600 block of Rea Street on Aug. 6 for a death investigation involving a […]
Winning Mega Millions lottery tickets sold in California and New Jersey
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to $498 million. One ticket was sold in Newport Coast and is worth $1,016,356. Another ticket was sold matching...
Newsom Targets Retail Theft, Signs Bills with New Penalties, Enforcement Tools
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a package of bills intended to crack down on organized retail theft. Newsom, at a signing ceremony in a San Jose Home Depot, called the 10 bills “the most significant legislation to address property crime in modern California history.”. One of the bills,...
Brace for impact, California drivers! Car insurance rates set to skyrocket. Here's why
Auto insurance has been skyrocketing across the country, and California drivers need to brace for an even bigger jump by the end of the year, according to an online insurance broker.Insurify, which offers auto, home and other insurance products online, has released a study that finds the average automobile insurance rate nationwide has increased 15% in the first half of the year and predicts rates will continue to climb, reaching 22% by the end of this year.It only gets worse for California drivers. Insurify's study expects rates in the Golden State to jump by 54%, more than double the national...
New troupe shakes up Santa Cruz with musical ‘Heathers’
In the world of theater where name recognition is everything for a performance company, Renegade Theater is firmly stamping its signature on the Santa Cruz theater scene. Armed with talent, passion and a thirst for diversity, the theater troupe—founded by Kyle Vasquez (she/her) in September 2023—is clamoring its way into known stage-based circles while infusing life and bravado into material that begs to be revisited.
Debate between Newsom, California mayors over Prop. 36 heating up
The debate over Proposition 36, the ballot measure would allow felony charges and increased sentences for theft and drug crimes, is heating up between Gov. Gavin Newsom and California's mayors.Some mayors across the state are in support of it, including Mayor Matt Mahan of San Jose."We see that we have an epidemic of unaddressed, untreated addiction," said Mahan. "The answer is treatment."Mahan said Prop. 36 would help reduce retail crime, by mandating that drug-addicted individuals committing crimes get help."We have to have accountability for treatment," said Mahan. "We have to give judges the tools they need to mandate that people...
Tenants fight back: community land trusts offer rent relief
Happy Friday, Inequality Insights readers, thanks for reading. In case you missed it, California Divide’s Felicia Mello wrote earlier this month about California community land trusts. These organizations buy land and then sell or rent the buildings on it to low-income residents. According to the California Community Land Trust Network, their numbers have tripled in […]
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