Future arrives for Cal and Stanford as ACC releases the 2024-30 football schedule rotation
The Bay Area teams will play three conference games on the East Coast every season The ACC announced on Monday a seven-year football schedule rotation that will begin next season, the first with Cal, Stanford, and SMU joining the 17-school behemoth. The unveiling provided a glimpse into the reality of competing in a conference based…
Gen Z is turned off by onscreen sex, wants no-mance over romance, a new study finds
LOS ANGELES (AP) — America’s youth have spoken, and when it comes to sex onscreen, they say “ewwwww.” According to the new UCLA “Teens and Screens” study, conducted by the Center for Scholars & Storytellers, young people ages 10 to 24 wanted to see platonic relationships between onscreen characters, and many felt sex wasn’t necessary…
CFP rankings and Pac-12 football teams as Halloween candy: It’s that time of year
The conference should place six teams in the initial top 25 With the release of the College Football Playoff rankings and an excuse to eat copious amounts of candy, Tuesday is one of the most anticipated days of the season. We’ll get to the candy in a minute. Let us begin with the CFP: What…
Will mortgage rates go down? Experts weigh in
According to Bankrate’s weekly national survey of large lenders, the average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages remained at generational highs this week, rising to 8.01% from 7.99% the previous week. According to Bankrate research, the average rate on 30-year home loans has reached its highest level since August 2000. That was before the September 11…
Pac-12 power ratings: Oregon’s on top, Utah slips and USC staggers through another week
What’s the matter with the Trojans? Our theory about their ailment Even for USC, the noise is at an all-time high these days. The Trojans have only two losses, but they’re being treated as if they have six. Fans and pundits alike are wondering whether defensive coordinator Alex Grinch will be fired, quarterback Caleb Williams…
Huge San Jose housing development is eyed at ex-Fry’s Electronics site
Hundreds of homes could spring up on prime San Jose real estate. SAN JOSE, Calif. — According to city documents, a massive housing development with hundreds of residences could be built on the site of the former Fry’s Electronics headquarters and one of the failed retailer’s most iconic stores. The potential residential project also represents…
No more attending classes: These community colleges let students learn at their own pace
Jaqueline Yalda, a campus police officer at El Paso Community College in Texas for the past decade, applied for a promotion earlier this year. But first, the department required her to take a college-level criminal justice course. Yalda hadn’t taken any college classes in many years. And, at the age of 38, she was a…
LA’s The Pie Hole co-founder Rebecca Grasley talks pies and Thanksgiving
In her new cookbook, “Pie is Messy,” she shares tips and tricks for making the best Thanksgiving pies you’ve ever made. Rebecca “Becky” Grasley had been a lifelong pie baker who worked as a nurse in rural Pennsylvania. She had hoped to open a pie shop while raising her children, but she never imagined she’d…
7 must-see spots in Southern California’s deserts
The deserts of California — the Mojave, the Colorado — may not be the most appealing places to visit in the middle of summer, when temperatures soar above 100 degrees. However, winter brings cooler temperatures and fewer crowds, while spring brings wildflowers. In other words, now is the ideal time to plan a sunny trip…
