Prep football roundup: Sobrato edges Leigh, keeps league title hopes alive
Jack Stevens rushes for three touchdowns in Sacred Heart Prep’s triumph over Mountain View. Sam Shelby leads Piedmont past American. This season, Noah Taylor has done it all for Sobrato, helping the Morgan Hill school maintain its position near the top of the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa-Valley Division standings. Saturday was no exception.…
Will pilot’s bad trip be sobering setback for California quest to legalize psychedelic mushrooms?
San Francisco lawmaker plans to re-introduce bill that won bipartisan support but was vetoed by Newsom An East Bay pilot’s midair meltdown last week, in which he attempted to shut down the jet engines and later told police he’d been depressed and had recently taken magic mushrooms, may be a setback in California’s quest to…
Playoff volleyball roundup: Archbishop Mitty, St. Francis, Foothill advance to semifinals
CCS, NCS volleyball playoffs: Sacred Heart Prep, Campolindo, Amador Valley and Salesian also advance CCS Playoffs Archbishop Mitty 3, Palo Alto 0 The No. 1 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs, Archbishop Mitty, cruised to a 25-18, 25-14, 25-23 first-round victory over a Palo Alto team that had won 17 of its…
Me & My Car: Oakland man’s ’92 Allanté one of Cadillac’s unique models
Two-seat roadster sold from 1987 to 1993 was designed in Italy to be ‘the Cadillac of Cadillacs’ Have you ever heard a friend say, “I just bought a major appliance, maybe a new refrigerator,” and then add, “It’s the Cadillac of refrigerators?” This means there isn’t a better refrigerator on the market, according to that…
Driver dies in fiery solo crash in Mountain View
Vehicle burst into flames after striking Highway 85 concrete connector MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — According to the California Highway Patrol, a driver died early Friday morning after crashing into a concrete wall connector on Highway 85. The driver, who was traveling northbound toward the junction of Highway 85 and US 101, struck the connector for…
Bay Area high school football roundup 2023: Best of Week 10 action
Clayton Valley edges California, De La Salle tops Monte Vista, San Ramon Valley routs Foothill, St. Francis holds off Riordan, Live Oak stays unbeaten Welcome back to the high school football roundup from the Bay Area News Group. You’ll find all the details from the weekend’s action in this news organization’s coverage area, which includes…
Close call: Serra gets a challenge from Valley Christian but survives
In a season filled with blowouts, Serra led by just a point late in third quarter against Valley Christian before prevailing Even a strong team like Serra rarely goes through an entire season playing at its best in every game. The Padres had gone 8-0, winning by an average of 35 points per game. The…
How big is Bay Area boom in India-born residents? Together, they’d rank as the region’s fourth-largest city
Indian immigrants now make up 1 out of every 5 residents in some South and East Bay ZIP codes An update to an earlier version of this story has been added at the end of the piece. India overtook China as the world’s most populous country earlier this year. In the Bay Area, a similar…
Branham survives furious Silver Creek rally, clinches spot in CCS playoffs
Branham, with its balanced attack, amassed 253 rushing and 235 passing. SAN JOSE, Calif. — Branham won 35-28 over Silver Creek on Friday to clinch at least a share of the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa-Foothill Division title. Branham’s 35 points against Silver Creek were the fewest in any of its seven victories. The…
