The death of Cleo Laine Thursday at the age of 97 has inspired a slew of admiring headlines for the acclaimed English vocal and theater star, nearly all of them hailing her as a great jazz singer. It’s a description …
Was Cleo Laine, dead at 97, a great jazz singer? Not according to her. Read MoreBERKELEY — Road safety is often a major priority for cities but a new report on emergency evacuation times in Berkeley underscores the trade-offs that exist between calming day-to-day traffic and quickly moving people out of a dangerous area. The …
Day-to-day road safety tools at odds with evacuation times, new Berkeley study finds Read MoreIn an image taken from surveillance video, a burglar gets out of a van after using the vehicle to break into the Riko Zakka warehouse on Jersey Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga on July 18, 2025. More than $1 million worth …
$100,000 reward offered after $1 million jewelry burglary at California warehouse Read MoreA man called out on social media for hurling a racial slur while standing in line for a ride at Knott’s Berry Farm and then later getting into a fight has apparently lost his job with a Riverside County water …
Man berated on social media for using racial slur at Knott’s Berry Farm loses water district job Read MoreEnd of Life Act prescriptions and deaths (California Department of Public Health) California saw a 6.5% increase in the number of folks using its medical aid in dying law between 2023 and 2024. Still, the option sometimes referred to as …
California remains squeamish about medical aid in dying Read MoreDaniel Lurie New poll finds 73% of San Francisco voters approve the job their new mayor has done six months after he took office — a huge turnaround from a year ago when his predecessor London Breed was at 28%. …
Latest line: A good week for Daniel Lurie, a bad week for Mildred Garcia Read MoreTwo years ago, Terry Hernandez feared that a Pride flag would draw unwanted attention. So she marked her place with a Cinco de Mayo balloon and told those in the queer community to meet in the back of the now-defunct Chacho’s …
With Gilroy’s first Pride celebration, city takes a ‘scary’ leap forward for queer community Read MoreThe San Jose Earthquakes’ winless streak extended to six games Saturday night after an official’s controversial call helped lead to a late, game-deciding goal in a crushing 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah. Real Salt Lake’s Braian …
Slumping San Jose Earthquakes lose 2-1 to Real Salt Lake after controversial call Read MoreAn off-duty San Bernardino County Sheriff’s sergeant suspected of being drunk was arrested after his boat collided with another boat on the Colorado River in Needles, killing a La Verne man Friday night, July 25. “He has been placed on …
Off-duty California sheriff’s sergeant suspected of boating while intoxicated, arrested after crash kills man on Colorado River Read MoreU.S. home sales fell by the biggest amount in a year in May as an extended buying slump continues. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed nationwide transaction data from Attom, finding 341,477 closed sales of houses and condos, both existing properties and …
US home sales ran 15% below average in May with prices at record high Read MoreThe death of Cleo Laine Thursday at the age of 97 has inspired a slew of admiring headlines for the acclaimed English vocal and theater star, nearly all of them hailing her as a great jazz singer. It’s a description …
Was Cleo Laine, dead at 97, a great jazz singer? Not according to her. Read MoreBERKELEY — Road safety is often a major priority for cities but a new report on emergency evacuation times in Berkeley underscores the trade-offs that exist between calming day-to-day traffic and quickly moving people out of a dangerous area. The …
Day-to-day road safety tools at odds with evacuation times, new Berkeley study finds Read MoreIn an image taken from surveillance video, a burglar gets out of a van after using the vehicle to break into the Riko Zakka warehouse on Jersey Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga on July 18, 2025. More than $1 million worth …
$100,000 reward offered after $1 million jewelry burglary at California warehouse Read MoreA man called out on social media for hurling a racial slur while standing in line for a ride at Knott’s Berry Farm and then later getting into a fight has apparently lost his job with a Riverside County water …
Man berated on social media for using racial slur at Knott’s Berry Farm loses water district job Read MoreEnd of Life Act prescriptions and deaths (California Department of Public Health) California saw a 6.5% increase in the number of folks using its medical aid in dying law between 2023 and 2024. Still, the option sometimes referred to as …
California remains squeamish about medical aid in dying Read MoreDaniel Lurie New poll finds 73% of San Francisco voters approve the job their new mayor has done six months after he took office — a huge turnaround from a year ago when his predecessor London Breed was at 28%. …
Latest line: A good week for Daniel Lurie, a bad week for Mildred Garcia Read MoreTwo years ago, Terry Hernandez feared that a Pride flag would draw unwanted attention. So she marked her place with a Cinco de Mayo balloon and told those in the queer community to meet in the back of the now-defunct Chacho’s …
With Gilroy’s first Pride celebration, city takes a ‘scary’ leap forward for queer community Read MoreThe San Jose Earthquakes’ winless streak extended to six games Saturday night after an official’s controversial call helped lead to a late, game-deciding goal in a crushing 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah. Real Salt Lake’s Braian …
Slumping San Jose Earthquakes lose 2-1 to Real Salt Lake after controversial call Read MoreThe regular grillmaster’s pager buzzed: Someone was in a metro Denver hospital with an injury caused by violence, and that meant handing off responsibility for the grilled cheese and quesadillas. Jerry Morgan stepped in to work the grill in front …
Preventing youth violence in Denver with jobs, hospital visits — and quesadillas Read MoreAcross the globe, wildlife is in crisis. Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the unsung heroes of food production, are vanishing at alarming rates. One of the primary culprits behind this ecological unraveling is habitat loss, …
Restoring the web of life: How keystone native plants can help save our ecosystems Read More