A’s salvage winning homestand against Rangers behind Gelof, Tarnok, Ruiz
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Athletics had every reason to slink out of town after halting the momentum of their two-game sweep of the Giants, which featured enthusiastic, packed houses at the Coliseum. Three rookies helped flip the script against the A.L. West-leading Texas Rangers on Wednesday. In a 2-0 win over the Rangers in front…
Five position battles to watch in 49ers’ scrimmages vs. Raiders
The 49ers’ familiarity hasn’t bred contempt after 11 training camp practices. They’re all in it together, confident that coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have put together one of the best rosters in the NFL. But it will be nice to break up the monotony with a couple of practice sessions against the…
Are they students or employees? Stanford joins surge in graduate student unions across the country
When Jason Anderson, a fifth-year PhD student, volunteered for a pop-up food pantry on Stanford University’s campus, he saw hundreds of grad students standing in long lines in the middle of their workday, sometimes with a wagon in one hand and a child in the other. “Once a month, the administration would show up at…
‘This is hell’: Repeat outages mar PG&E’s wildfire safety shift from tree trimming to circuit breakers
Laurel Adams Ferns awoke Monday to find her Walnut Creek home without power, necessitating a trip to a nearby cafe for an internet connection to get through her fourth outage in less than a month, each lasting more than 10 hours. Pacific Gas & Electric Co., which has been blamed for devastating wildfires caused by…
Mailbag: Cash available for the ‘Pac-4,’ the rules of withdrawal, options for WSU and OSU, Kliavkoff’s strategy and more
The Hotline mailbag is usually published on Fridays. Given the extraordinary events that led to the Pac-12’s demise, we are planning a series of mailbags (beginning today) in the hopes of addressing all of our readers’ concerns. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com with the subject line’mailbag’. Alternatively, you can reach me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Please keep…
High school football 2023 preview: TCAL Stone Division
Tri-County Athletic League Stone Division (Predicted order of finish) No. 1 ST. MARY’S-BERKELEY Coach: John Trotman Jr. 2022 record: 11-1 What to expect: The Stone Division appears to be in good working order. Any of the four teams could win the championship. So why not go with the defending champion? The Panthers won 11 straight games before falling to…
Stanford, Cal in limbo as ACC presidents don’t vote on western expansion
The Atlantic Coast Conference presidents chose not to vote Wednesday night on whether to admit Stanford and California to the league, leaving the schools in limbo as they seek an alternative to the collapsing Pac-12, according to two people familiar with the situation. The individuals spoke on the condition of anonymity because neither the ACC…
Lawsuit alleges wrongdoing in Bay Area police shooting — will Alameda County DA Pamela Price charge the officers?
According to a federal lawsuit, Pleasanton police officers botched an incident last year with a domestic violence suspect, fatally shooting him in the head after he walked out of an apartment building carrying a kitchen knife. According to Ben Nisenbaum, a civil rights attorney and partner at the Oakland firm Burris Nisenbaum Curry & Lacy,…
Police raid ‘heavily fortified’ Brentwood home, seize 1,888 marijuana plants, firearm
BRENTWOOD, CALIFORNIA — California Department of Cannabis Control officers raided a “heavily fortified” home in a quiet suburb here, seizing nearly 2,000 cannabis plants and a gun, according to authorities. The Aug. 2 raid netted 1,888 marijuana plants, $22,300 in cash, and a loaded pistol discovered directly behind the residence, on a sidewalk frequented by…
