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City Council fails to pass resolution making Dwight Triangle open, public space
At Tuesday’s city council meeting — which ran past 11 p.m. — District 7 Councilmember Cecilia Lunaparra’s resolution to approve the peaceful and lawful use of the Dwight Triangle as a public open space failed to pass after extensive discussion. The resolution comes after the closure...
News Briefs: SF Bay Water Board Unveils Major Nutrient Reduction Initiative
The San Francisco Bay Water Board recently announced new permitting regulations aimed at reducing nutrient loads, such as nitrogen, from roughly three dozen wastewater treatment plants around the bay. The initiative seeks to mitigate the propagation of harmful algae blooms...
Geeta Anand will step down after 5 years of journalism dean
Geeta Anand, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism’s first female dean and Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, will step down from her nearly five-year tenure and return to full-time teaching next summer. Anand began her role as interim dean during a critical period in 202o, leaving her distinguished career in journalism...
Dodgers Infielder Exits Game Early vs Giants With Apparent Leg Injury
After breaking up the San Francisco Giants' combined no-hit bid with a seventh-inning double, Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Chris Taylor exited the game with an apparent leg injury.
Wildfire burning north of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. - Cal Fire firefighters have gotten the upper hand on a 50-acre vegetation fire in Sonoma County on Wednesday evening. Forward progress has been stopped and the fire is 35% contained. The agency's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit is calling this the Flora Fire, located on both sides of the...
San Jose smoke shop owner shot, nearly killed in robbery over Rolex watch
A South Bay business owner is recovering after a violent store robbery and is now determined to get justice.Jai Patel, owner of neighboring businesses, Dab Society Glass Gallery & Smoke Shop and CBD Farmacy, was shot by masked robbers inside his San Jose business.His injuries were potentially life-threatening."I have about roughly 80 stitches on my body currently and broken bones of course," Patel said from his hospital bed, "My artery was - the main artery was shot at so, I lost a lot of blood, about 35 pints of blood."Patel said it happened around two in the afternoon on July...
Owner of Oakland gas station hit by flash mob robbery meets with mayor
Weeks after a flash mob ransacked an Oakland gas station store, Mayor Sheng Thao visited the store’s owner, vowing to help support the business and work on solutions to curb crime in the Hegenberger corridor after yet another burglary. In less than a month, Sam Mardaie’s store at the...
Former Cy Young winner to make Orioles debut vs. Dodgers
Robbie Ray is officially back from the injured list. San Francisco reinstated the southpaw from the 60-day IL to take the ball against the Dodgers. The Giants also added recent waiver claim Derek Hill to their active roster. San Francisco optioned Luis Matos and Randy Rodriguez to Triple-A Sacramento in corresponding moves. To open a spot on the 40-man roster for Ray, the Giants moved Keaton Winn to the 60-day IL.
PHOTO: NFL Fans Are Losing Their Minds After 49ers Star Nick Bosa Showed Off His Strange New Facial Hair During Training Camp Press Conference
San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa has social media buzzing after showing up to training camp with a brand new look. Nick Bosa is about to embark on his sixth season with the 49ers. The 2022 Defensive Player of the Year led San Francisco to a Super Bowl 58 appearance, where they dropped a heartbreaker to the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime.
Brock Purdy connects with unlikely target in 49ers training camp video
The 49ers on Wednesday had their first training camp practice of the year. With it came our first bits of practice footage. San Francisco posted on its official team account a video of quarterback Brock Purdy making a throw on a deep out. While there are a handful of stars who could’ve been on the receiving end of that toss, it was actually speedster Danny Gray who hauled it in.
Steph Curry's Wife Sends Him Six-Word Message After Recent Announcement
Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry recently announced the first look of his new series on Peacock, "Mr. Throwback." The 2024 Olympian shared the first-ever trailer for the series on Instagram, and his wife, Ayesha Curry, sent him words of praise regarding the show. The series will be a ...
San Mateo County offers free food, music, and entertainment at Inclusion Festival in Redwood City on Thursday, July 25
San Mateo County, California – San Mateo County welcomes the local residents at the 5th Annual Inclusion Festival this Thursday, July 25th, in honoring the diversity and spirit of its disabled community. This free-of-charge festival offers a day full of food, entertainment, and music at Red Morton Park in Redwood City.
Man who died in jail in January had seizure from opioid withdrawal
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A 23-year-old man who died in a Redwood City jail in January suffered a seizure that was due to complications of an opioid withdrawal, San Mateo County sheriff’s officials said Tuesday. Anthony Harding died on the morning of Jan. 14 after a staff...
Puente Announces Housing Solutions Subsidiary, Launches First Project to Preserve Farmworker Housing on Historic North Street Property in Pescadero
PRESS RELEASE. From Puente on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024. Donate. Pescadero, California: Local non-profit organization Puente de la Costa Sur today announced it has formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Puente Housing Solutions LLC (PHS), with a mission to advance and preserve affordable, safe, and dignified housing on San Mateo County’s South Coast.
Newsom issues executive order to remove homeless encampments in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday for the removal of homeless encampments in the state. Newsom's order would direct state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks. The order makes clear that the decision to remove the encampments remains in the hands of local authorities.The guidance comes after a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this summer allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces. The case was the most significant on the...
These 48 California Big Lots stores are closing. Here's what to know
Nearly 50 California Big Lots will close as the company struggles with a challenging consumer market. In an early July filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the discount retailer said it planned to close 35 to 40 stores this year and open three. The company reported 1,392 operating stores at the start...
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