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Bay Area Olympic Athletes / Local Politicians React to Threats of Violence / SF Marathon
We learn about local athletes headed to the Paris Olympics from Ann Killion, sports journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle. We also delve into the increase in political polarization and violence and discuss what might be done to address it with California Assemblymember Mia Bonta, California Senator Scott Wiener, and San Francisco State University political science associate professor Jason McDaniel.
California secures federal assistance to support response to Hawarden Fire
SACRAMENTO – Working quickly to bring in additional funding and resources to help fight the rapidly burning Hawarden Fire, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the fire burning in Riverside County.
Builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.
Jonathon Yu is not a professional developer, but he is interested in building new housing. In 2023, the 29-year-old product manager submitted plans to Sunnyvale to raze the modest 1,000-square-foot bungalow he bought a year earlier and replace it with a three-story, five-unit multifamily building. He paid a few thousand...
Housing shortage has led South Bay farmworkers to live in desperate conditions; a new bill aims to help change that
GILROY — In the modest Gilroy two-bedroom home that farmworker Jesusita Ortiz shares with her family, the living room doubles as a storage space and a shared bedroom for her children, complete with a bunk bed and colorful anime posters lining the walls. The compact set up is a necessary arrangement for the growing family — nine in all, with a grandchild on the way.
A’s can’t complete sweep of Angels, allow five runs in disastrous eighth inning
OAKLAND, Calif. - With the Oakland A's leading by three runs heading into the top of the eighth inning, manager Mark Kotsay began to employ a familiar formula: Lucas Erceg for the eighth, All-Star Mason Miller for the ninth. Miller never took the mound. And it wasn't because Oakland tacked...
SF Zoo welcomes young female red panda named Little Mebo
An endangered young female red panda named Little Mebo has been welcomed to the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, officials said Friday. Little Mebo's name was chosen by San Francisco Zoological Society board member Kevin Xu in honor of his mother and to complement the animal's playful and curious nature.The youngster was flown to San Francisco from Memphis as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for Red Pandas, said Tanya Peterson, chief executive officer and executive director of the zoo.Zoological experts "study various factors before moving an animal to ensure the genetic diversity of a species,"...
July 7-13: Pittsburg Police Calls
The following is a sampling of the Pittsburg Police Calls reported between July 7-13 which focuses on the higher priority call responses in the City of Pittsburg. Homicide Case: Pittsburg Police Say 1 Dead in July 4 Shooting. Arson. 7/12 – 100 block Memorial Way. Assault – Deadly Weapon...
Tara VanDerveer, basketball trailblazer in Bay Area and beyond, looks back
If you want to find the winningest coach in the history of NCAA college basketball look no further than Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus. Tara VanDerveer, the recently retired head coach of Stanford women’s basketball, earned 1,216 victories and three NCAA titles over the course of her nearly five-decade career — a remarkable run. VanDerveer’s obsession with basketball started young. In the 1960s in upstate New York, where she grew up, there were no girls’ leagues, so VanDerveer played with the boys, which frustrated...
Proposed NBA Trade Has Warriors Land $60 Million 2-Time All-Star for Wiggins
The Golden State Warriors will look a bit different next season, and the team is hoping some of the youth on the roster can help return the franchise into being a contender. With NBA free agency winding down, the Warriors could turn to the trade market in order to improve the team.
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