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The 8th Annual Allman Betts Family Revival Announces Lineup, Dates
The Allman Betts Family Revival, celebrating the musical legacy of Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts and the Allman Brothers Band, will hit the road for the eighth time in November and December. The tour begins November 30 in St. Charles, Illinois, and includes stops at Boston’s Orpheum, the Beacon in New...
Moby Grape Guitarist Jerry Miller Dead At 81
Jerry Miller, founding guitarist of the pioneering San Francisco psychedelic rock band Moby Grape, has died. Deadline reports that Miller passed away on Saturday in Tacoma, Washington. No cause of death has been reported. Miller was 81. Jerry Miller grew up in Tacoma, and he began playing guitar in area...
Caltrain to hold public hearing on reducing fares for youth
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Caltrain is set to hold the first of two public meetings on Monday on lowering fares for youth riders, according to a press release from last week. If the lowered youth fares are adopted, all zone one-way youth fares will be $1 on all...
Meet Babacar Diene, Mervin James, and Quinn Kinner: Rider University’s Top Male Athletes of 2023-24
Rider University named Babacar Diene, Mervin James, and Quinn Kinner as the 2023-24 Rider Male Athletes of the Year for their outstanding performances in soccer, basketball, and wrestling respectively. Diene led men's soccer with 13 goals and 29 points, becoming an All-East Region Third Team and All-MAAC First Team honoree.
Oakland Post: Week of July 17 -23, 2024
To enlarge your view of this issue, use the slider, magnifying glass icon or full page icon in the lower right corner of the browser window. Community Celebrates Historic Oakland Billboard Agreements — We, the Oakland Billboard Economic Development Coalition, which includes Oakland’s six leading community health clinics, all ethnic chambers of commerce, and top community-based economic development organizations – celebrate the historic billboard agreements approved last year by the Oakland City Council. We have fought for this opportunity against the billboard monopoly, against Clear Channel, for five years. The agreements approved by Council set the bar for community benefits – nearly $70 Million over their lifetime, more than 23 times the total paid by all previous Clear Channel relocation agreements in Oakland combined.
What to know about San Francisco's District 3 supervisor race
Six people are running to represent District 3 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after incumbent Aaron Peskin termed out this year.State of play: District 3 includes North Beach, Chinatown and Russian, Nob and Telegraph Hills.Its residents are more likely to live below the poverty line compared to the citywide average.By the numbers: Sharon Lai, whom Peskin has endorsed alongside Moe Jamil, currently leads the fundraising race with over $146,000 raised (about $60,000 in public financing), campaign filings show.Danny Sauter is second with more than $134,000 raised (also $60,000 in public financing).Meet the candidates: Axios San Francisco asked each...
The Future of Water Tech Comes Together to Address Water Challenges and Provide Solutions
Solutions for Water’s Greatest Challenges at Imagine H2O Demo Day. Imagine H2O fast-tracked our access to industry leaders with whom we wouldn’t have otherwise connected.”. — Russell Schindler, founder and president of SampleServe. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – Amid pressing global water challenges, nonprofit organization, Imagine H2O,...
SF pledged $120M to help Black residents. The money’s gone in some strange directions
No city in the country has made a bigger monetary investment in its Black community than San Francisco since the racial reckoning of 2020, which saw millions of people across the country take to the streets to protest the police killing of George Floyd. In February 2021, Mayor London Breed...
Will SF public school closures save money? Not much. And not quickly.
At the beginning of “Fiddler on the Roof,” when Tevye is introducing the audience to the denizens of Anatevka, a student asks the rabbi if there’s a proper blessing for the czar. “A blessing for the czar?” asks the bemused rabbi. “May God bless and keep the...
News | Saluki Athletics announces 2024 Hall of Fame class
CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Department of Athletics announced its 2024 Saluki Hall of Fame class today. The distinguished class will be formally inducted in a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 11, and then make public appearances during Homecoming festivities on Saturday, Oct. 12. The 2024 six-person class...
Advocate triumphantly reflects on fight for Golden Gate Bridge suicide nets
The Golden Gate Bridge has finally erected a suicide barrier after years of inertia, controversy, and opposition, with local, state and federal officials commemorating its completion earlier this month. Nearly 50,000 people died by suicide in the U.S. in 2022, the last year for which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published provisional estimates. It was the highest total ever recorded in the country, according to the agency. ...
Public Defender Comments on San Francisco Pretextual Stops, Effort to Remedy Racial Disparities
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Brian Cox, a public defender from the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, discusses how San Francisco is deprioritizing certain traffic infractions to mitigate the racial harassment Black people face from pretextual stops, according to an X post in the San Francisco Chronicle, which links to an article on its website.
East San Jose Hospital Won’T Close Trauma Center Amid Scrutiny
East San Jose may keep its only medical trauma center after all -- just not in the same form. Regional Medical Center -- the private hospital owned by for-profit company HCA Healthcare -- is walking back the planned closures of its trauma, heart attack and stroke care services which have kept residents alive in that part of town. The company announced today it would downgrade its Level 2 trauma center to a Level 3 center. It also says it's "revamping" the acute heart attack program to feature around-the-clock cardiologist availability and a daytime catheterization laboratory. The stroke center will address the needs of "97% of stroke patients," with the remaining cases managed and transferred to acute care providers, the company said.
Michigan continues to build with transfer Robbie Hamchuk from San Jose State
After a few weeks of silence from Michigan coach Tracy Smith, he added his fifth transfer with outfielder Robbie Hamchuk from San Jose State. Hamchuk announced his commitment on X Thursday to join the Wolverines after spending his first four years with the Spartans. Hamchuk enters the Michigan dugout with one year left of eligibility looking to provide depth both at the plate and in the outfield.
Thousands walk to remember people who died from AIDS, fundraise for better treatments
SAN FRANCISCO - Thousands of participants walked a 5K in Golden Gate Park Sunday morning for the annual AIDS walk. The event has a rich history in San Francisco. It started in 1987 and has raised $96 million since then. Just this year, fundraisers collected nearly $1 million more to benefit multiple Bay Area organizations.
Darren Waller has faith Daniel Jones can return to his 2022 form
Daniel Jones won’t have Darren Waller to throw to this season after the tight end retired this offseason. The Giants quarterback, though, does have Waller’s support. Waller expects Jones to bounce back from the torn ACL that ended his 2023 season. He threw two touchdowns and six interceptions in six games before going onto injured reserve.
Photos: Free rave draws thousands to Embarcadero. ‘It’s getting everybody pumped’
Thousands descended on the San Francisco Embarcadero Sunday afternoon for a free electronic music festival curated by house-and-techno label Dirtybird Records and featuring acts such as Deron Delgado and Moody Jones. Orlando Blancarge, a Fresno native and San Francisco resident, ventured from his apartment on Sixth Street to join the...
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