RICHMOND — A handful of city projects are receiving an influx of funding from unspent dollars from the last budget cycle, pushing plans for park, housing, street and other infrastructure improvements closer to completion. Nearly $7 million of one-time unspent …
Nearly $7 million of unspent money allocated to Richmond projects Read MoreCalifornia’s employment market came to a halt in January by producing zero job gains — and zero losses — last month, in a new government report that points to a drastic slowdown in statewide job creation. The total number of …
California employment market stalls in January with zero job gains — or losses Read MoreSix Flags Magic Mountain has quietly reclaimed the title for the world’s tallest drop tower after a sister park in New Jersey demolished a record-setting ride that stole the crown a decade ago — but Magic Mountain won’t have the …
Six Flags Magic Mountain reclaims drop tower record Read MoreBy Daniel Dale | CNN Washington — President Donald Trump keeps telling a story about how he sent fire-plagued Los Angeles the critical water he says California’s leaders foolishly refused to provide. But the story, which Trump delivered in an …
Fact check: Trump falsely claims ‘I invaded Los Angeles.’ His water releases didn’t go to LA Read MoreAlex Ovechkin comes to town in pursuit of one of hockey’s most hallowed records, making a late run at Wayne Gretzky’s NHL mark of 894 goals scored when the Washington Capitals visit the Sharks Saturday afternoon. Ovechkin, 38, has 886 …
When San Jose Sharks played host to Wayne Gretzky’s record-tying moment Read MoreThe Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Why is the ACC so bad? I …
Mailbag: The SEC’s basketball takeover, Pac-12 expansion obstacles, Big Ten Friday nights, the enrollment cliff and more Read More212 Mountain Avenue – Google Street View A spacious historic house located in the 200 block of Mountain Avenue in Piedmont has new owners. The 3,021-square-foot property, built in 1927, was sold on Jan. 2, 2025. The $3,495,000 purchase price …
Sale closed in Piedmont: $3.5 million for a three-bedroom home Read MoreBOYS DIVISION IV STATE FINAL: PRIORY VS. FRESNO CHRISTIAN Records: Priory 25-6, Fresno Christian 30-6 Tipoff: Saturday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, noon Storylines: Size will be the name of the game if Priory is able to pull off …
CIF Division IV boys state basketball final: Priory vs. Fresno Christian preview Read MoreOAKLAND — A jury has convicted ex-Antioch police officer Morteza Amiri of depriving one person of civil rights and falsifying reports, but acquitted him of the remaining charges, including conspiring with other cops to commit violence. The jury’s verdict on …
Jury delivers split verdict in rollercoaster police brutality trial of former Antioch K9 officer Read MoreDawn Robinson, a founding member of Oakland’s wildly popular ’90s R&B girl group En Vogue, stoked lots of dire “Hollywood True Story”-type headlines Thursday by revealing that she’s been living out of her “older car” for nearly three years. But …
Don’t cry for me, En Vogue’s Dawn Robinson says: ‘Car life’ is ‘freedom’ Read MoreDawn Robinson, a founding member of Oakland’s wildly popular ’90s R&B girl group En Vogue, stoked lots of dire “Hollywood True Story”-type headlines Thursday by revealing that she’s been living out of her “older car” for nearly three years. But …
Don’t cry for me, En Vogue’s Dawn Robinson says: ‘Car life’ is ‘freedom’ Read MoreTOKYO — Cubs players arrived at the Kanda Myoujin Shrine on Thursday night sporting traditional happi coats. Their wives and girlfriends had wrapped themselves in kimonos. And the festivities began. “It makes me very happy seeing my teammates, especially at …
Cubs forming ‘kizuna’ in Tokyo: Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki throw elaborate welcome party Read MoreTOKYO — Hideki Matsui crushed a long fly ball into the Tokyo Dome’s right-field stands, giving the Yankees a 5-1 lead over the Rays. And from inside the stadium, a 9-year old Seiya Suzuki watched the ball fly. “That stuck …
History could repeat itself as Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki returns home for Tokyo Series Read MoreEditor’s Note: A new presidential administration aims to shake up the way businesses are regulated through its economic policies on everything from tariffs to taxes. Against that backdrop, the Sun-Times reached out to 10 Chicago area entrepreneurs about their plans …
Fifth Star Funds sees crucial opportunity to support minority entrepreneurs amid corporate DEI cuts Read MoreThe death of a man found unresponsive on a sidewalk Wednesday morning in Austin was ruled a homicide from being shot. A Thursday autopsy determined Isiah Matthews, 58, died of complications of remote gunshot wounds, according to the Cook County …
Austin man, 58, dies after suffering complications from gunshot wounds Read MoreI had no idea when the Dodgers were scheduled to arrive in Japan until I walked out of Haneda Airport’s baggage claim area on Thursday afternoon. Fresh off an 11-hour flight — not including a connection through San Francisco — …
Postcards from Tokyo: Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is everywhere Read MoreThe daily fantasy sports debate is back in Illinois. Nearly a decade after Illinois officials tried — and failed — to clamp down on the popular sports lineup-building contests that some critics decry as illegal gambling, state regulators set their …
Illinois gambling regulators target PrizePicks, renewing daily fantasy sports debate Read MoreA Chicago police officer’s gun was found unattended in a public bathroom Thursday morning at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on the Southwest Side. The firearm was found around 10 a.m. Thursday in a sixth-floor women’s bathroom, the Cook County sheriff’s …
Chicago police officer left gun in courthouse bathroom, Cook County sheriff’s office says Read MoreGLENDALE, Ariz. — Not that Miguel Vargas should add the weight of expectations on his shoulders or anything, but knowing the White Sox parted with Erick Fedde, Michael Kopech and Tommy Pham to land him and two prospects from the …
White Sox’ Miguel Vargas is more confident after good offseason, spring training Read MoreI bought the hat because it made me laugh. But when I finally get around to taking it out of its plastic wrapper and wearing it in public, I don’t expect everyone to be amused. From a distance, the white …
This parody MAGA hat is just one sign of Muslim humor on the rise Read More