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Sebastopol voters to weigh 1/2-cent sales tax increase in November
Following much hemming and hawing late into the night, Sebastopol's city council this week unanimously agreed to place a half-cent sales tax increase before the small city's voters in November. According to city officials, Sebastopol had little choice. Without a bump in revenue, budget deficits would consume reserves in a...
‘Yoga on Center’ Comes Back to Town
Healdsburg’s only full-time yoga studio, the nearly 20-year-old Yoga on Center, is moving back to the downtown area this summer—two-and-a-half years after the owners say they got kicked out of their original location at 401 Center St. It was a light-filled space overlooking one of Healdsburg’s most bustling...
Prune Packers Clinch #1 Seed
The Prune Packers sealed the No. 1 seed for the league playoffs last week, with three weeks yet to go in the season. Their record as of Sunday, July 14, was 18-2, eight full games ahead of runner-up Lincoln Potters (9-9). The Potters, however, are still on tenterhooks as to their No. 2 seed position—right behind them are the surging Humboldt Crabs with their 8-9 record.
San Jose Police Recover Stolen Puppy and Seize Firearms, Suspect Arrested After Armed Robbery
San Jose residents experienced a dramatic end to a harrowing ordeal as local law enforcement safely recovered their stolen Shih Tzu puppy. On Wednesday evening, the San Jose Police Department responded to a distressing armed robbery involving a couple who were forcibly separated from their four-month-old puppy at gunpoint. The details of the incident, which unfolded approximately at 8:00 PM, were shared by the department's official communications.
"Very Aggressive" Homeless Crackdown to Begin Next Month in San Francisco, Following Landmark Supreme Court Decision
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced plans to initiate a "very aggressive" crackdown on homeless encampments starting in August, following a Supreme Court ruling that broadens the authority of cities across the country to enforce encampment regulations. During an election debate hosted by the firefighter's union, Breed stated that the enforcement could include "criminal penalties," a shift from the city's previous compassionate stance, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Tips on Applying For College
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — College is a big leap for everyone to get a higher education after high school. It all starts with applying to the right schools, which can be challenging for some at first. But with the right guidance, students can take their first steps towards a brighter future.
Fremont Firebirds Football Eyes First Place Prize
While the calendar still only reads July, the Fremont Firebirds varsity football squad isn’t shy about its goals for the upcoming season. The squad features a number of returners from last season, including third-year varsity quarterback Henry Buenrostro. Now in his senior year, the two-time 1st-team all-league player is...
Sentence handed down in bizarre eBay cyberstalking conspiracy
(KRON) — A San Jose man who was part of a group of eBay employees who cyberstalked victims was sentenced Thursday, federal prosecutors announced. Brian Gilbert, 56, of San Jose, was senior manager for eBay's global security team when he and other eBay employees carried out a bizarre cyberstalking campaign targeting a married couple. Gilbert […]
Thursday Morning What's Up: Mick Jagger Cracks Bay Area Jokes at Levi’s Stadium Stones Show
The month of June saw San Francisco’s lowest number of fatal drug overdoses in two years, according to the SF Medical Examiner’s Office. Data released this week showed 48 people died from accidental overdoses in June, which is down 15% from the 57 such deaths in June 2023, and the lowest monthly SF overdose death total since the 43 recorded in July 2022. [KQED]
3.4 magnitude earthquake strikes in Santa Clara County
(KRON) — A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck in Santa Clara County on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the earthquake is between Jumpoff Creek and East Fork Coyote Creek, in the east part of Santa Clara County. It is about 15.5 miles northeast of Morgan Hill. The quake happened at […]
Vallejo man pleads guilty to assaulting federal officers with deadly weapon
SACRAMENTO, California — Sean Thomas Delapp, 37, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty to assaulting federal officers with a deadly weapon, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Delapp assaulted two FBI special agents by pursuing them with his car, pulling up alongside them, and aiming a firearm at them through the window, making a recoil motion with the firearm. A subsequent search warrant at his residence resulted in the discovery of a Glock 29 firearm, ammunition, and various firearm parts. Delapp is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he was previously convicted of a felony evasion offense.
A rash of tech billionaires are pivoting to Trump — but not because they’re MAGA bros
The Bay Area has long been, and remains, a hippie-dippie bastion of Democrats who voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. But there’s a small, powerful sect of Silicon Valley billionaires who are carving a path for the maybe-Trumpers and the MAGA-curious in the tech world.
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