Pac-12 picks: Washington and USC roll, Utah and Colorado struggle and Oregon State looks vulnerable at SJSU
Conference favored in eight games against FBS foes as anticipated season begins The Pac-12’s final season (at least in its current form) begins Thursday with four consecutive days of games. The conference is favored in eight of nine games against FBS opponents, including Utah’s crucial clash with Florida. Eight victories combined with three wins over…
High utility bills? California regulators must do more to protect consumers, auditor says
Column: Everyone loves to hate on the Public Utilities Commission. Officials say they’re working on it Is your electric bill shocking? Is your natural gas bill starting to burn? The California Public Utilities Commission, critics say, has rarely met a rate increase it didn’t like. The state auditor’s investigation of the CPUC and its in-house…
Florida’s already-volatile insurance industry is bracing for aftermath of Hurricane Idalia
The average homeowners policy is $6,000 a year and experts expect that to rise New York City — Hurricane Idalia’s arrival in the disaster-prone Sunshine State may serve as a litmus test for Florida’s increasingly volatile and expensive insurance landscape. Despite the fact that several insurance companies have left Florida, experts say residents are still…
Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ roster cuts revealed this team’s biggest secret
San Francisco 49ers: In years past, the Niners would jettison NFL-worthy players — even starters — on cut-down day. That didn’t happen this year. Around Santa Clara, roster cut-down day used to be a stressful event. Making the 49ers the 53rd team necessitated the release of NFL-caliber players. The rest of the NFL was watching…
Crime victims assail bill they say could free some of California’s worst killers
San Jose lawmaker’s bill is one in a wave of criminal justice reform measures ruling Democrats have pushed recently Vanetta Perdue’s mother had desperately tried to leave her abusive husband, but he refused. In 1982, he broke into their home near Monterey, doused Perdue’s mother in gasoline, and set her on fire, leaving their children…
Inman: Three biggest issues with 49ers’ 53-man roster
A glaring omission to the 49ers’ initial 53-man roster is Nick Bosa, because he’s yet to report amid a contract dispute SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The evolution of the 49ers’ roster from today to Feb. 11 will be fascinating, especially if they do play in the Super Bowl at the end of the season in…
SF Giants’ Alex Cobb comes within one out of a no-hitter against Reds
SF Giants’ Alex Cobb was one out away from a no-hitter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As dusk turned to night, the blue supermoon rose over the horizon at McCovey Cove, a lunar event so rare that it isn’t expected to happen again until 2037. So two rarities in one night would have been incredible. That…
Should the SF Giants get in on the Los Angeles Angels fire sale?
SF Giants are still in the playoff picture. Could they use some of the Angels’ discarded players? SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Angels responded to Shohei Ohtani’s UCL injury and the team’s exit from the playoff picture with a stunning salary dump fire sale. According to ESPN, the team waived starter…
Thought San Jose’s 2022 mayor’s race was expensive? Experts say brace yourself.
A $20k limit on candidates reimbursing their campaign loans was nixed in response to a SCOTUS ruling from last year Last year’s contentious mayoral race in San Jose between Matt Mahan and Cindy Chavez was a costly battle between business and labor interests, shattering the city’s all-time campaign spending record by more than $8 million.…
