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Kalitta posts quickest NHRA run of the year on Friday at Sonoma
Reigning Top Fuel world champ Doug Kalitta made the quickest run of the 2024 NHRA season on Friday at Sonoma Raceway, setting the track record and taking the provisional No. 1 spot at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Bob Tasca III (Funny Car), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) and Chase Van Sant (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers.
Local with Lisa | 4th of July Parade in Piedmont
Moonlighting as a churro vendor for our city’s iconic event, I met and chatted up all the happy folks along the way. Insights, stories and interviews about homeownership and living in the East Bay. From a Piedmont native, Emmy award-winning television journalist-turned-home matchmaker, part-time radio anchor, UCLA graduate, wife...
Oakland’s First Garba Dance Festival Arrives in Chinatown
Garba (pronounced gehr-buh) is probably something you haven’t publicly encountered in Oakland before. That’s because, well, there isn’t really anywhere that it formally happens. Reetu Mody, a second-generation Indian American who grew up in Concord, hopes to change that. For Mody, who was raised around garba (a...
Oakland Police Seek Help in Search for At-Risk Missing 71-Year-Old Melody Lo
The Oakland Police Department has issued an urgent call for assistance in locating a missing person, 71-year-old Melody Lo, who disappeared yesterday. According to the Oakland Police Department, Lo is considered at risk due to her advanced age and medical challenges. Last seen in the 2900 block of Fruitvale Avenue...
Ignite Institute Welcomes Maurice “Mo” King (MAST ’24) as New Director of Growth for Kwaray
Ignite Institute is delighted to announce that Maurice “Mo” King has joined Pacific School of Religion (PSR) as our new Director of Growth effective July 29th. This role will oversee Kwaray, the community-based learning platform dedicated to equipping rising faith leaders that is powered by PSR. Mo is...
Bernal residents bemoan height of 50-ft. affordable housing proposal
One hears often about the excessive cost of housing in San Francisco. At a Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center meeting on Wednesday, the gripe was a rare one: That home values on the lower western slope of Bernal Heights could plummet. The cause? A proposed 100 percent affordable development at the...
Thousands of ex-college athletes eligible for damages ranging from pennies to more than $1 million under NCAA settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of ex-college athletes eligible for damages ranging from pennies to more than $1 million under NCAA settlement. News Channel 3-12 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation. Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines...
Rohnert Park youth baseball league targeted by vandals
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. - A youth baseball league in the North Bay is struggling to recover after its concession stand was destroyed by vandals. Around 11 p.m. Monday, vandals broke in and set the concession stand on fire at Benicia Park. The stand is operated by the Rohnert Park Cal Ripken Baseball League.
Cal Named ITA All-Academic Team
The 2023-24 California men's tennis team was named an ITA All-Academic Team and five Golden Bears – rising seniors Alex Chang, Derrick Chen and Mikey Wright and rising freshmen Alex Aney and Timofey Stepanov – claimed ITA Scholar-Athlete distinction, the college tennis governing body announced this week. This marks the second consecutive ITA Scholar-Athlete honor for Wright and the first such accolade for his four teammates. Cal has garnered the ITA team award for the third straight season.
Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco Shifts to Appointment-only Shopping
Saks Fifth Avenue, in an unprecedented maneuver, is switching its San Francisco department store to an appointment-only format.Axel Arigato Opens Second London Store to Mark 10th Anniversary The switch, which happens on Aug. 28, comes amid a string of recent store closings in San Francisco due to crime, and declining sales, traffic and occupancy. Saks San Francisco and other stores including Neiman Marcus have been hit by snatch-and-grab robberies in the past, but Saks is not giving up on the city. Shifting to by appointment only may help reduce the chances of further robberies at the store. The decision by Saks is believed...
Walnut Creek Set to Launch Online Permit Portal For Planning Permits
The City of Walnut Creek is preparing to transition to having all planning permits submitted electronically, effective Monday, July 29. Paper applications will no longer be accepted. With the launch of the new online permit portal last April, all submittals for building permits and site development permits began to occur...
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