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Crews battle brush fires in Gilroy, East Bay
Firefighters across the Bay Area were trying to get the upper hand on multiple fires across the region on Saturday. In Gilroy, close to 7 acres burned and threatened the homes of many on Saturday. As the fire moved quickly through the tinder brush neighbors said they were concerned. At...
Historic Bay Area theatre where Zendaya got her start to shut down if they don't raise $350,000
ORINDA, Calif. - A staple in Bay Area theater, Cal Shakes is on the verge of shutting down because of financial difficulties. Clive Worsley, the programs executive director, told KTVU they have to raise $350,000 by Aug. 13, or they will shut off their lights for good and be forced to make layoffs.
Parchester mural project: It takes a village to color a community
Dipping his brush into light blue paint, Peter Bakke filled numbered panels with the color. The sea was taking shape Saturday on the long wall in front of him, where dozens of other volunteers were applying shades of blue with careful strokes. Working all morning and much of the afternoon,...
2024 Santa Clara Infrastructure Bond Details
At the July 16, 2024 City Council meeting, Council voted unanimously to place a $400 million general obligation bond on the November 2024 ballot to address the City’s over $600 million in unfunded infrastructure needs. While the most immediate infrastructure needs total more than $600 million over the next...
Bay Area Temperatures to Cool This Weekend Before Warming Trend Resumes, NWS Sacramento Reports
Bay Area residents can expect a slight respite from the recent heat as temperatures are set to take a dip this weekend, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Sacramento. Forecasts show a cooler trend with gradual warming to start again by the middle of the upcoming week. An increase in humidity and decrease in wind speeds are also expected to help in lowering fire weather risks.
Hope 100 Golf Marathon back … with new option
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sign-ups are underway for the 10th annual Hope 100 Golf Marathon in Pleasanton benefiting Hope Hospice, with organizers introducing a new skills challenge as an alternative for golfers who want to participate in the event but don’t have time for 5-1/2 rounds worth of holes in one day.
UC Berkeley official leaves, cancels negotiations concerning student housing rent hikes
(KRON) - One of University of California, Berkeley's student housing complexes has been enduring a game of ping-pong between its landlords and tenants regarding recent rent hikes and the alleged violation of some residents' union contracts. After allegedly "abruptly leaving" the Zoom conference call for negotiations, University Village's Associate Vice Chancellor canceled the meeting. Now, […]
Little league: Petaluma Valley Juniors’ run continues with rout
The Petaluma Valley Juniors kept their regional campaign going, beating Bend North 23-1 in five innings to advance. PVLL wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, scoring 11 runs on two hits. Noah Holley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs at the plate, got the scoring started with an RBI single. “We were given a few runners in the inning, including some errors, but some ...
Agricultural Leaders Defend Pesticide Practices Amid Calls for Exact Location Notifications
Several farmworkers and environmental activists gathered at the Shafter Youth Center on Tuesday to demand the exact location of planned pesticide applications. The public hearing, hosted by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, was intended to address proposed modifications to the first-of-its-kind pesticide application notification system — SprayDays. The...
HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE: Biden administration policies have tribe’s trinity river coho fishery on path to extinction
Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe (7/25/24):. Today, following American Rivers named California’s Trinty River to its top-ten list of endangered American rivers. https://www.americanrivers.org/media-item/trinity-river-named-among-americas-most-endangered-rivers-of-2024/, the Hoopa Valley Tribe (Hoopa) charged the United States Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“CDFW”) with violation of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”).
Report: Giants expect they could make cost-effective Conforto trade
Michael Conforto is among the names consistently mentioned in trade rumors if the Giants plan on selling before the July 30 MLB trade deadline, and San Francisco might be able to make a deal without eating any of the veteran's remaining salary. The Giants expect that they could trade Conforto...
This SF Man Stood Up to the Viral Predatory Towing Company. His Fight Continues
It’s impossible to know how many San Franciscans were scammed over the years by Jose Badillo and Abigail Fuentes, but February 2019 might have been the beginning of the end for their towing when a black 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser was towed from a Foods Co. parking lot in the Bayview.
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