San Jose risks penalties after plan to add more than 60,000 new homes fails to meet state requirements
San Jose is the last of the big Bay Area cities without a final housing plan California regulators say San Jose’s proposal to build more than 60,000 new homes over the next decade is inadequate, leaving the city as the only one of the Bay Area’s three largest cities without a finalized state-mandated housing plan.…
Oakland A’s prospect Soderstrom back in the majors as MLB rosters expand for September
Tyler Soderstrom is back after eight games at Triple-A; season-ending surgery for rotation hopeful On Friday, the A’s recalled top prospect Tyler Soderstrom and left-hander Sam Long as teams increased their rosters from 26 to 28 players. Soderstrom did not start the first game of the A’s weekend homestand against the Los Angeles Angels, but…
Inside an FBI interrogation room: Here’s what happened after a Boogaloo follower showed up to confess role in Oakland federal cop killing
When the FBI turned up the heat, he pled stupidity Robert Alvin Justus Jr. had had enough. He needed the FBI to help him get something off his chest. Justus had driven an unmarked white van past the federal building in Oakland two weeks earlier, in May 2020, while his acquaintance, a U.S. Air Force…
Alleged Pittsburg gang member convicted of killing teen in drive-by shooting
Shooting was over Bully Boys/Midtown Rivalry — MARTINEZ A Contra Costa jury convicted a 20-year-old man of murder and conspiracy in the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy in a case that was partly based on messages between gang members in an Instagram group chat. Anthony McCoy was convicted Thursday of murder and conspiracy to…
Two dead, three injured in three separate Oakland shootings
The two people killed in unrelated shootings were 40-year-old women, according to authorities OAKLAND, Calif. — According to authorities, two women were killed and three others were injured in three separate Oakland shootings on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. The first incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Linden Street in West Oakland’s 90 block.…
The CFB Hot 25 rankings: The most influential (behind-the-scenes) people in the sport, from media executives to labor lawyers
We included conference commissioners but not coaches or ADs Welcome to the Hotline’s first Hot 25 ranking, a look at the 25 most influential people in college football with a twist. Behind the scenes, these are the key players. With one exception, athletic directors, coaches, players, and front-facing media members were not considered. Did we…
Larry Magid: Managing privacy on Facebook
Features allow you to take control of what others can see There’s an old adage that goes, “Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody seems to do anything about it.” The same could be said about Facebook privacy, but unlike the weather, you have control over how Facebook uses and shares your information. I’m not…
Rare Sunday game will get San Jose State back on CBS for first time in 41 years
The Spartans’ home opener against Oregon State is part of the network’s college football doubleheader SAN JOSE, Calif. — When San Jose State last appeared on a nationally televised regular season game on CBS, the number one song in America was “Abracadabra” by the Steve Miller Band, and the highest-grossing film was “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”…
New cities in the East Bay? Alameda County report considers incorporation
Unincorporated areas are rethinking what the county is providing their residents Alameda County is one of the most densely populated and urbanized areas in the country, but recent research indicates that county services fail many people who live in unincorporated areas. As residents seek solutions, a new report has reignited a long-running debate in the…
