McDonald: 49ers are the apple of the football world’s eye. What issues could bite them against the Rams?
Basking in a sea of praise, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan realizes there’s plenty of corrections that need to take place SANTA CLARA, Calif. — I ran into one of the Faithful the other day who is concerned about the 49ers for reasons that have nothing to do with the team itself. Neil, the fan, felt…
California issues $267 million in grants to combat epidemic of retail and other thefts
‘Enough with these brazen smash-and-grabs,’ said Gov. Gavin Newsom State grants totaling more than $267 million will be distributed to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in 51 cities and counties to aid in the prosecution of blatant retail, motor vehicle, catalytic converter, and cargo thefts. In the midst of an epidemic of such thefts, many…
Case against notorious California priest could be 1st in new wave of sexual abuse trials
A case involving a priest who was one of Orange County’s most notorious predators is expected to be among the first of a massive wave of lawsuits filed against Roman Catholic dioceses statewide that are set to go to trial next year. More than fifteen years after a string of dioceses, including Orange County and…
MLB to vote on A’s relocation to Las Vegas in November, but Oakland is seen as possible expansion city
Dave Stewart: Oakland ownership group would need to emerge immediately The A’s may be gone, gone, gone, but Major League Baseball may return to Oakland soon. An industry source confirmed to the Bay Area News Group on Thursday that MLB owners will vote in November to give A’s owner John Fisher final approval to move…
Sudden retirement of San Jose police watchdog came after drunken clash with officers
‘I am ashamed for the conduct I displayed’: Former Independent Police Auditor Shivaun Nurre SAN JOSE, Calif. — The sudden retirement of San Jose’s civilian police watchdog was the result of an encounter at a community festival in which she drunkenly accosted police officers working security, she admitted publicly Thursday, three months after leaving the…
At Home: Artificial Intelligence — AI — can do home decor?
Emerging technologies could take some of the stress out of home buying, selling and remodeling Consider Geek Squad crossed with The Property Brothers. Last month, at a National Association of Realtors summit in Miami, innovators, investors, and real estate professionals chatted like chatbots about PropTech. That’s the cool insider phrase for “property technology.” Just as…
Gov. Newsom signs bill replacing California’s state travel ban over LGBTQ laws with outreach funding
Travel ban expanded to 26 states in July Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that effectively ends California’s travel ban to more than half of the United States due to their LGBTQ laws, admitting that it was more trouble than it was worth and replacing it with a plan to fund educational outreach to those…
Appeals court rules San Jose school district violated student athletes’ religious freedom
An appellate court found San Jose Unified School District violated the rights of a Christian student athlete club by revoking its status due to its leaders’ affirmation of their faith’s teachings that marriage must be between a man and a woman, in a ruling hailed as a religious freedom victory. The ruling was based on…
Long COVID study will dig into treatment options. ‘I think a lot of people are really desperate’
CHICAGO (AP) — Debbie Tumbarello’s wedding seemed like the pinnacle of romance at first, a Valentine’s Day whirlwind straight out of “Sleepless in Seattle,” she said. Tumbarello, who lives in Inverness, Illinois, married her husband on February 14 in Las Vegas. She left Vegas remembering a Beatles tribute show and a rooftop ceremony. She did,…
