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Chess program at Novato school receives international recognition
A school in the North Bay has become the only one in the country that has received international recognition for its chess program and how its teaching the game to a new generation.Joshua Gonzalez found a new passion four years ago. "I like it. It's my favorite sport now," he told CBS News Bay Area. A rising 6th grader at Hamilton School in Novato, Gonzalez attests how strategy, creativity, and execution learned through countless hours of chess, have established his attitude in the classroom too. "It helps me with my mind. I like to study a lot. I like math,"...
Silicon Valley nonprofits mismanaged federal dollars
Dozens of uncashed checks. Expenditures that were not allowed. Tardiness in submitting quarterly performance reports. These are some of the issues found in an audit of local nonprofits providing housing assistance during the pandemic. The San Jose Housing Department contracted with accounting firm Pun Group to track whether nonprofits complied with federal grant requirements. In fiscal... The post Silicon Valley nonprofits mismanaged federal dollars appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Possibly armed person in custody after barricading inside an Oakland home
OAKLAND, Calif. - A possibly armed person suffering an apparent mental health crisis in Oakland is in custody after barricading inside a home, police say. The Oakland Police Department responded to the situation at a home on Elysian Field Drive and Royal Oak Road. Police said when they first arrived...
Social media post from Napa Valley Veterans Home resident decries power outage amid heat
A resident of the Veterans Home of California in Yountville caught attention Saturday when he posted on the social media platform Nextdoor. The 77-year-old resident, Mike McKee, said residents that day were “suffering” from the fifth “all-day” power outage — though he later clarified that the planned outage didn’t happen that day. The temperature was well into the 90s and had triggered a heat ...
Kenzie Smith, Oakland community activist and parks advocate, passed away over the weekend
Kenzi Smith, a cherished and prolific Oakland public figure and younger brother of rapper Mistah F.A.B., passed away at his home in Oakland on Saturday, July 20. Mistah F.A.B. first announced the passing of his younger brother on Instagram. “Sadden to wake up and share the news that my little brother passed yesterday,” read part of the caption.
Huge San Jose hospital project heads to key public development review
SAN JOSE — A massive project that will add a new hospital and medical center in San Jose is now available for the public to scrutinize, an environmental review that’s a crucial step in the project’s approval. Good Samaritan Hospital has proposed a big increase in the...
Staffer Fired By DA Brooke Jenkins Over Reply-All ‘Panties’ Email Sues City Over His Firing
An SF District Attorney’s Office employee who was fired for a reply-all email to his colleagues saying “what color panties you have on” is now suing, claiming the city and the DA’s office defamed him. It takes a fair amount of nerve to send a reply-all...
Latitude’s Food Allergy Treatment is Changing Lives for Families in Marin
Marin Mommies presents a sponsored article from Latitude Food Allergy Care in San Rafael. For hundreds of Marin families living with the anxiety of food allergies, Latitude Food Allergy Care in San Rafael has been life-changing. Latitude’s CEO and founder, Kimberley Yates, is a food allergy mom herself, working with an expert clinical team led by board-certified allergists.
2 men caught on camera putting skimmer on gas pump wanted by Fairfield PD
(KRON) — Police in Fairfield are looking for two men who were caught on camera placing a skimming device on a gas pump on Saturday. The skimmer, according to police, was placed on the pump at a local business at around 2:55 p.m. Only two customers used the pump before the device was removed, the […]
Video: San Francisco police officer shoots man from behind as he flees
Footage from a neighbor’s security camera, shared with The Standard, recorded an officer yelling “stop” before firing shots at the unidentified man as he ran down Willow Street toward Van Ness Avenue just before midnight. Four gunshots are heard and three muzzle flashes from the officer’s gun are seen in the video.
California College of the Arts Debuts a Unified Campus in San Francisco's Design District
It’s one of the biggest things to happen to the California College of the Arts in its 117-year Bay Area history. The last time something this significant occurred was in 1996, when the private art school, founded in Berkeley by Frederick Meyer, rolled into a former Greyhound maintenance building in San Francisco’s burgeoning Design District, transforming the expansive, light-filled structure into the institution’s main campus in time for that year’s fall semester.
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...
San Francisco tourism continues to inch toward pre-pandemic levels
San Francisco continues to see its tourism industry rebound, which is good news for local businesses, but it will still be a few years until it reaches pre-pandemic levels.Don McFarland started working in the heart of Fisherman's Wharf when he was 15 years old. It's a family business that's been around since 1927. "That's Frank Sabella and Lou La Torre. The founding partners, grandpa and cousin," said McFarland. Sabella and La Torre survived COVID restrictions, but the post-pandemic rebound has been slow. He's the owner, runner, bartender, and whatever role needs to be filled. "They would be proud but would say...
NBA Fans Concerned For Steph Curry After Bloody Photo Emerges Online
On Monday afternoon, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and Team USA pulled off a 92-88 win over Germany in the final game of the USA Basketball Showcase in London, England. The USA men's national basketball team finished with a perfect 5-0 record in its Olympic exhibition games. Curry had a ...
The 8th Annual Allman Betts Family Revival announces 2024 dates and initial lineups
GIBSON presents The 2024 Allman Betts Family Revival. Today, The Allman Betts Family Revival announced 2024 tour dates and initial lineup for their 8th annual celebration honoring Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, and The Allman Brothers' enduring music and legacy. The tour begins on November 30 in Saint Charles, IL, and concludes December 21 with a return to the historic Fillmore in San Francisco.
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