A New York Times investigation recently revealed that California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara struck a secret deal with insurance companies, giving them regulatory favors while allowing them to dump tens of thousands of policyholders. It was a bombshell. But for those of us …
Opinion: Here’s why L.A. fire survivors want Ricardo Lara’s resignation Read MoreSan Francisco Bay Shoreline and San Francisco County are under a dense fog advisory which was released by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 3:38 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. The NWS San Francisco CA …
Dense fog advisory for San Francisco Bay Shoreline and San Francisco County until Tuesday midday Read MoreSANTA CLARA — Here is how the 49ers (8-4) graded in Monday night’s 20-9 home win over the Carolina Panthers (6-6): PASS OFFENSE: D+ Interceptions on three consecutive drives? Yikes! Did Brock Purdy’s Week 1 toe injury impact his mechanics? …
49ers report card vs. Panthers: Stellar defense erases offensive mistakes Read MoreOAKLAND — The city’s police department is no closer to ending two decades of direct oversight by a federal judge, having failed once again to investigate enough complaints against officers within a timeframe set by the court. Between January and …
Oakland police again dinged by federal official for investigating misconduct too slowly Read MoreAll 20 cities in San Mateo County have joined the county in suing the state, accusing officials of withholding more than $38 million in promised funding and demanding the money be restored. The lawsuit, originally filed in August in San …
San Mateo County cities join county’s lawsuit against state over withheld $38 million Read MoreMore than a year and a half after a group of pro-Palestinian activists were accused of causing extensive property damage at Stanford University’s executive offices, five of the original defendants are set to stand trial next month on felony vandalism …
Felony trial for pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters set to begin next month Read MoreTen days before 31-year-old newspaper editor Ralph Sidney Smith was shot and killed by an angry reader on the streets of Redwood City, he enjoyed a final visit to his favorite place on Earth. In November of 1887, as editor …
The murder that ended a young Bay Area editor’s crusade to save the redwoods Read More“A thick blanket of fog greeted Thanksgiving in Berkeley today,” the Berkeley Daily Gazette reported a century ago on Nov. 26, 1925. “At an early hour this morning, the grey mists stole into the city, and when daylight dawned familiar …
Berkeley, a Look Back: Dense fog engulfs Bay Area on Thanksgiving 1925 Read MoreSan Francisco Bay Shoreline and San Francisco County are under a dense fog advisory which was released by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 3:38 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. The NWS San Francisco CA …
Dense fog advisory for San Francisco Bay Shoreline and San Francisco County until Tuesday midday Read MoreMore than a year and a half after a group of pro-Palestinian activists were accused of causing extensive property damage at Stanford University’s executive offices, five of the original defendants are set to stand trial next month on felony vandalism …
Felony trial for pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters set to begin next month Read MoreThis month students across the Alameda Unified School District are engaged in multiple efforts to help the members of our community, including food drives, warm coat drives, toy collections, gift card donations and community efforts to support specific families who …
AUSD Notes: Alameda’s Ruby Bridges Elementary visited by its namesake Read MoreTen days before 31-year-old newspaper editor Ralph Sidney Smith was shot and killed by an angry reader on the streets of Redwood City, he enjoyed a final visit to his favorite place on Earth. In November of 1887, as editor …
The murder that ended a young Bay Area editor’s crusade to save the redwoods Read More“A thick blanket of fog greeted Thanksgiving in Berkeley today,” the Berkeley Daily Gazette reported a century ago on Nov. 26, 1925. “At an early hour this morning, the grey mists stole into the city, and when daylight dawned familiar …
Berkeley, a Look Back: Dense fog engulfs Bay Area on Thanksgiving 1925 Read MoreOpen Society Chair Alex Soros, son of billionaire philanthropist — and MAGA bogeyman — George Soros, called out the DOJ indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James as “complete [expletive]” and “simple political …
Soros Warns Trump’s Comey, Letitia James Prosecutions Will Continue, “Simple Political Retribution” Read MoreEvery so often, I think about the “Before Times” of streaming TV, and how we’d watch shows on network television. Usually, you’d tune into one network on a certain night and watch a solid lineup. Now, I have to remind …
Mike Schur closes the door on a ‘Parks and Rec’ revival: we moved on Read MoreTwo months ago, Donald Trump ordered his Justice Department to go after two of his biggest “enemies,” former FBI Director James Comey and New York’s AG Letitia James. Neither Comey nor James had committed any crimes in general or against …
The indictments against James Comey & Letitia James were dismissed Read MoreEarlier this month Michelle Obama and her White House stylist Meredith Koop published The Look, a coffee table book detailing Michelle’s impeccable fashion and styling as First Lady. The significance shouldn’t be underestimated; Michelle’s was the most consequential FLOTUS wardrobe …
Jane Fonda: The fact that I’m almost 88 is astonishing to me Read MoreNext year is the Semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary, of the Declaration of Independence. It’s a huge deal, or it would be a huge deal if we weren’t living under a fascist authoritarian regime. Incidentally, I’m watching the excellent Ken Burns’ …
King Charles is planning a state visit to the US ahead of the Semiquincentennial Read MoreEmbed from Getty Images I enjoy a good soup, and if I’m buying canned soups, it’s always going to be Campbell’s or Progresso. Especially around the holidays, people are buying soups for their casseroles or side-dishes (Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom …
A Campbell’s soup VP made racist comments & said their soup is for poor people Read MoreThere’s some chatter on social media about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Christmas plans and whether or not King Charles even bothered to invite the Sussex family to come to Sandringham for Christmas. While we aren’t getting many stories …
Prince William & Kate are in talks to visit Washington DC next July Read More