Deep in Trump Country, Biden plan creates hundreds of green jobs
Courtland’s papermill is no longer in operation. Cherokee also has a railcar factory. People in north Alabama are tired of seeing good jobs disappear. “We’ve been beaten on and on and on,” says Bobby Burch, who has lived here his entire life. That’s why what’s going on off State Route 20 these days is so…
Buy boomers, sell millennials is Bank of America’s way to play this market
With high interest rates fattening their savings accounts, baby boomers are flush. Young Americans are struggling with debt, skyrocketing rents, and mortgage rates that make home ownership even more out of reach. This is driving Bank of America Corp.’s new trade recommendation, which aims to capitalize on the growing generational wealth gap: Buy old people’s…
Wobbly downtown Oakland office market torpedoes tower project plan
A veteran developer abandons tower plans and sells the Oakland project site to a nonprofit. OAKLAND, Calif. — Due to a shaky office market in downtown Oakland, a veteran developer has abandoned plans for a proposed office tower and instead sold the project site to an East Bay nonprofit. The 11-story downtown Oakland office tower…
Snow time 2023: Get ready for another epic season at Tahoe and beyond
There’s so much new! Now that the pandemic fear has subsided, California ski resorts are looking forward to another epic year, one that will extend the ski season until midsummer. The snow is already falling, an El Nino event is expected to bring massive precipitation this season, and resorts are preparing for anticipated opening dates…
How the Michigan scandal could impact Pac-12 football, and what it says about the future of the sport
The ramifications may be felt across the country this season and for many years to come. The Michigan sign-stealing scandal is unfolding thousands of miles away from the Pac-12 footprint and is simple for fans to follow on a cursory basis, despite its unprecedented scope and detail. After all, the conference’s only known connection to…
Here’s the first glimpse of who is spending money to oust Alameda County DA Pamela Price
The most generous donor is a ‘angel investor’ from Lafayette. OAKLAND, Calif. — According to newly released campaign filings, real estate moguls, technology executives, retirees, and former Alameda County prosecutors are among the early backers of the effort to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. The recall’s financial backers were identified for the first…
Homeless shelters break ground in Palo Alto, Richmond
More than 200 people are expected to live at the Palo Alto site. Two new homeless shelters in the Bay Area are under construction: a prefabricated project in Palo Alto for more than 200 people and a tiny home village in Richmond for more than a dozen young adults. Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian…
Playoff prep roundup: St. Francis and Mitty cruise in CCS Open volleyball semifinals, Foothill and Head-Royce advance in NCS
WCAL cross country championships top performers, Newark Memorial and Clayton Valley Charter advance to the NCS water polo playoffs. Female Volleyball PLAYOFFS IN THE CCS On Saturday, the two best girls volleyball teams in the Bay Area will compete for the Central Coast Section Open Division title. Archbishop Mitty defeated Sacred Heart Prep 3-0, and…
Interstate 880 repaving through Fremont may be delayed into next year: Roadshow
In addition, Interstate 680 southbound will be closed this weekend. Q: I read earlier this year that Caltrans intended to resurface Interstate 880 north of Fremont in September. We’re already in November, and nothing has changed. The stretch between Stevenson Boulevard and Thornton is atrocious. I am a “gentle” driver, but I broke an axle…
