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Female firefighters make up 4.43% of fire crews in California — some of these women are combating the Lake Fire on the Central Coast
Female firefighters make up 4.43% of fire crews in California — Some of these women are combating the Lake Fire on the Central Coast The post Female firefighters make up 4.43% of fire crews in California — some of these women are combating the Lake Fire on the Central Coast appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Best Bets: Free Sf Shakespeare Fest Kicks Off Summer Season Of 'The Tempest'
Nothing says summer quite like free outdoor Shakespeare and one of the Bay Area's best-loved purveyors swings into action this weekend. The San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is embarking on its 42nd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park. This year's production, running Saturday through Sept. 8 at three outdoor sites, is "The Tempest." It's believed that the Bard penned the play around 1610-11, and that it represents one of the last plays he wrote on his own.
Smoke from California fires to bring more hazy skies through Saturday. See the map
As the winds pick up from the north, smoke from fires burning to the north in Siskiyou and Humboldt counties will make the skies above Redding hazy through the first part of this weekend. The skies above Redding this week have been intermittently smoky, though air pollution levels remained in...
SF officials say bulk of city IT systems spared in global tech outage
San Francisco officials said The City’s information-technology systems were spared from an overnight, global cybersecurity-services outage that grounded numerous airline flights. A faulty system update from the U.S. cybersecurity company CrowdStrike issued overnight and caused global outages to a range of online systems Friday. The effects were most prominent in Microsoft Windows computers. Officials from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management said The City’s IT systems were not affected...
San Francisco Adds Guard/Forward Veniamin Abosi
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Head coach Chris Gerlufsen and the University of San Francisco men's basketball program announced the addition of forward Veniamin Abosi (Heraklion, Greece) on Friday afternoon. "We are thrilled to announce the addition of Veniamin Abosi to our University of San Francisco family," said Gerlufsen. "Ben is...
The next generation of comedy superstars (maybe) are performing this month in Berkeley
Who knows? Some of the talented comedians starring in the Rep’s two-week special limited engagement of The Best of The Second City might be the next John Belushi, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Amy Poehler, Gilda Radner, Amber Ruffin or Jason Sudeikis. Yes, all these world-famous names got their start in skit and improv comedy at Chicago’s Second City.
Robbers Take $500,000 in Jewelry From Store in California
A group of armed robbers stole about $500,000 in jewelry from a store in Berkeley, CA. The crime happened Saturday afternoon at Bombay Jewelry Co., CBS News reports. The suspects — a group of seven or eight people with guns and sledgehammers — forced their way into the store, according to police.
Hot weather returns to bake Bay Area inland regions; triple-digit temps expected
The hottest day of the week in the Bay Area arrived on Friday bringing another round of triple-digit temperatures to inland areas but relief was coming as soon as the weekend.The National Weather Service said a Heat Advisory was in effect until 11 p.m. Friday for the Sonoma Coastal Range, North Bay interior mountains and valleys, East Bay Hills and interior valleys, Santa Clara Valley, and Eastern Santa Clara Hills. Areas along the San Francisco Bay shoreline and the coast were escaping the heat on Friday, although a Coastal Flood Advisory was issued for bay shoreline area from 9 p.m. Friday...
EX EVERYTHING And GREAT FALLS: Neurot Recordings Labelmates Announce August California Tour
Oakland post-hardcore quartet EX EVERYTHING and Seattle post-metal trio GREAT FALLS have teamed up for a five-city tour through California. The trek runs from August 7th through August 11th with shows in Bakersfield, San Diego, Fullerton, Atascadero, and San Francisco. Both bands continue to perform live in support of their...
Sam Altman sues builder over $27M flooded, sewage-hit 'lemon' of a mega-mansion
Serial entrepreneur and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman has made a bunch of lucrative moves in his time – but his $27 million mega-mansion certainly hasn't been one of them. His lawyers even called it a "lemon" in a recently filed lawsuit accusing the builder of negligence, fraud, and other failures.
Financial literacy class will soon be required to graduate high school in California
SAN DIEGO — More real-life education is coming to the California classroom. A personal finance course is being added to the list of high school requirements. Local lawmakers say the new legislation will allow young people to learn how to save for the future, invest and spend wisely. "That's...
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