Kurtenbach: Studs and duds from the 49ers’ brilliant season-opening win over the Steelers
San Francisco 49ers: Brock Purdy and Brandon Aiyuk have big days in the 49ers’ blowout win over the Steelers. What a way to start the season. Under Kyle Shanahan, the 49ers have been slow starters in recent years, feeling out the season before going on a late run. This season began with one of the…
Pac-12 rewind: Goodbyes and gutsy rallies, no-calls, nifty T shirts and intense heat highlight successful Saturday
WSU honored its former coach in the Cougars’ home opener Recapping the best and worst of Week 2 Pac-12 action… This week’s theme is “sizzling success.” The Pac-12 has won seven of its ten non-conference games and has a 20-3 record outside of league play, which is the best in the Power Five. Week 2…
Nearly 60% of California voters oppose reparation payments for Black residents
But the majority of voters agree on slavery’s lasting, troubling impact The concept of reparations, which would compensate descendants of American slaves, has gained some traction across the country in recent years. A state task force recently recommended that California make cash reparations a reality. Despite this, voters in California oppose it by a nearly…
This Monterey Bay deep-sea creature is the ‘sister’ that took its own evolutionary path
Northern California researchers’ genetic analysis anoints mysterious comb jelly in scientific debate We don’t know what the first animal looked like, but scientists believe it arose 700 million years ago from a soup of single-celled organisms floating in the ocean. The multicellular creature thrived, multiplied, and evolved, eventually separating into two distinct species. One species…
From the Roadshow archives: Crazed by your commute? There’s always Bismarck
Look back at when Mr. Roadshow went on the road to the town with the least stressful commute in the nation Mr. Roadshow wanted to share some of his favorite columns and stories from his more than 30 years of informing, entertaining, and changing things for drivers in the Bay Area (and beyond). He’ll be…
‘Not a lot of silver linings’ after Cal Golden Bears let another one get away in 14-10 loss to Auburn
Cal suffers 13th loss of seven points or fewer since 2020 and heads into this week unsure of the status of star running back Jaydn Ott BERKELEY, CA — Cal’s road ahead became more difficult after it reverted to a recent trend in a 14-10 loss to Auburn in front of 44,141 fans at Memorial…
Lopsided loss to No. 6 USC gives young Stanford Cardinal something to shoot for
“We’re still learning about our team. Who we are … hasn’t been defined. It’s one day,” says head coach Troy Taylor While Stanford’s season-opening victory over Hawai’i demonstrated what the Cardinal could become under new coach Troy Taylor, a 56-10 loss to No. 6 USC on Saturday night demonstrated how far the Cardinal still has…
High school football roundup: Sacred Heart Prep, Menlo School among Saturday’s winners
SHP turns back Palo Alto and Menlo routs Watsonville. In the East Bay, Salesian, Kennedy-Richmond win. Saturday On Saturday night, Sacred Heart Prep traveled to Palo Alto and returned home with a 28-14 victory and a 2-1 record. After scoring 14 points in the first quarter, the visitors never trailed. The Gators led 14-7 at…
Walters: Shipping needs are at odds with California’s climate goals
The machinery of logistics — ships to trucks to locomotives — produces tons of particulate emission In retrospect, Southern California’s political and civic leaders may have made a mistake a half-century ago when they decided that developing a massive logistics industry centered on the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach would be critical…
