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School principal aims to bring educator’s perspective to Sequoia board
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mary Beth Thompson, the executive director of Summit Prep in Redwood City, is one of three candidates competing to replace Carrie Du Bois, a 13-year veteran of the Sequoia Union High School District board. Du Bois represents Area C, which includes parts of Redwood...
Titans Drop Road Match at No. 13 Stanford
STANFORD, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton men's soccer fell to No. 13 Stanford by a final score of 5-0 Thursday night at Cagan Stadium. With the loss the Titans drop to 0-3 on the year. Stanford took an early lead, scoring in the 14th minute of play after a...
City seeks to revive slumping retail scene
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Palo Alto has a peculiar dilemma when it comes to retail. There’s too much of it. And also not nearly enough. On the one hand, the city has an abundance of shopping areas, according to a recent study by the city’s economic consultant Streetsense. Stanford Shopping Center remains a hugely successful regional destination for high-end shopping, single-handedly accounting for roughly a quarter of the city’s sales tax revenues. Outside the mall, the city boasts two downtown areas centered on University and California avenues, commercial areas along El Camino Real and shopping plazas in Midtown and on Charleston Road that primarily serve the surrounding neighborhoods.
Water main break in Mountain View causes flooding, street closures
A large water main ruptured Thursday afternoon in Mountain View, and crews continued working on a fix Friday morning, according to police. Water leaks were first reported at about 2:15 p.m. Thursday in the area of Charleston Road and Joaquin Road, officials said. By 6:15 p.m., the city was reporting it was a broken water main.
In dramatic reversal, tech-funded art museum moves downtown for free rent
An art museum is leaving its home in Dogpatch for San Francisco’s beleaguered downtown, moving at essentially no cost into the five-story modernist building known as “The Cube,” among a lineup of Montgomery Street banks. The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco on Thursday signed a license...
Car break-ins down in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Police Department is expanding its use of high-tech tools to target auto break-ins and other crimes throughout the city. The department says its drones and automated license plate readers are proving to be successful tools, and they shared highly edited, dramatic video of a drone aiding police in finding three armed burglars breaking into parked vehciles along the Embarcadero last week.
Crusade to keep cars on Great Highway flouted campaign laws, complaint alleges
A complaint filed with the San Francisco Ethics Commission accuses a group campaigning against Proposition K, a ballot measure to close the Upper Great Highway to cars, of failing to properly register with the city and disclose its donors. According to the complaint, which was filed last week by a...
Miyoko Schinner to Co-Teach Plant Futures Challenge Lab at UC Berkeley
Help keep One Green Planet free and independent! Together we can ensure our platform remains a hub for empowering ideas committed to fighting for a sustainable, healthy, and compassionate world. Please support us in keeping our mission strong. This fall, UC Berkeley’s Plant Futures Challenge Lab will gain a notable...
Meet the candidates for Berkeley Unified School District school board
With school starting and the election season coming in November, five candidates are vying for two Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education positions. They will be entrusted with a district facing budget cuts and federal discrimination investigations. For the 2024-25 academic year, BUSD approved nearly $7 million...
‘California cuisine with German love’: Anja’s opens in Downtown Berkeley
Anja Voth, supported by her husband Kai Flache, is reigniting her culinary passion in Downtown Berkeley with a new venture: Anja’s. The German duo, known for their beloved restaurant Gaumenkitzel, is now serving up “California cuisine with German love.”. Located at 1966 University Ave, Anja’s had its soft...
Cruise, Waymo driving in opposite directions a year after watershed vote
Cruise and Waymo have navigated unpredictable and, at times, harmful roads as windy as the San Francisco streets the companies have made their sandbox. Alphabet-backed Waymo’s white sedans, topped with revolving cameras, have become staples on The City’s roads. Meanwhile, General Motors-owned Cruise has all but vanished from The City, and it’s unclear when — if ever — it will return. The two companies were on relatively equal footing on...
Council Approves Data Center In Spite of Planning Commission Objection
The Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved plans for a new data center on Bowers Avenue during its Tuesday night meeting, ignoring a recommendation from the Planning Commission in the process. During the presentation by city staff about the project at 2805 Bowers Ave., Reena Brilliot, Santa Clara’s acting Director...
In Los Angeles County and San Francisco, government reform is on the ballot
In long-term impact, the most significant measure on California’s Nov. 5 ballot may be one that, if passed, would overhaul governance in Los Angeles County, home to a quarter of the state’s nearly 40 million residents. The proposition would expand the county Board of Supervisors from five to...
1 dead in crash on Highway 580 in Oakland
A person died in a car collision Thursday night on westbound Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said that approximately 11:27 p.m., its officers were alerted to a crash between two vehicles on westbound I-580 near the 106th Avenue on-ramp. An occupant of one of the involved vehicles died in the crash, the agency confirmed. Due to the collision, three lanes of the highway's westbound lanes in the area were closed. There was no further information about the fatal collision immediately available.
Long touchdown scores saddle Broncs with the 20-14 loss
The Broncs defense surrounds the Oakland ball carrier as they attempt to bring him down in the first game of the season. Submitted Photo. You could tell Friday was the first game of the football season for the Broncs varsity team. This was evident by the sloppy play, the missed opportunities and the failure of the special team in the end.
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