SF Giants, D-backs will pit top two starters against each other in pivotal series with playoff implications
Alex Cobb, still battling a hip impingement, will pitch on seven days rest Tuesday, while Logan Webb will take the ball Wednesday DENVER (AP) — Alex Cobb’s last two starts have been postponed due to a hip injury. But the 35-year-old right-hander remains on track to start the Giants’ first game Tuesday in Arizona, and…
Pac-12 rewind: Colorado survives, UW and Oregon roll as epic non-conference performance continues
The Pac-12 should have eight teams ranked in the AP top-25 poll again this week Recapping the best and worst of Week 3 Pac-12 action… This week’s theme is blowouts. Only one of the nine Pac-12 wins on Saturday (Colorado over Colorado State) was closer than two touchdowns. What is the average margin of victory?…
Proposed project on Alberto Way is first in Los Gatos to use state streamlining law
Developers invoking SB330 to expedite permitting process Los Gatos has received its first official residential development project, which is in accordance with a state housing law intended to streamline the process. The planning commission approved the proposed 52-unit, mixed-use, multi-family development at 405 Alberto Way earlier this month, moving it past the pre-application stage. The…
New documents raise questions about hiring of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s boyfriend
The job that Antwon Cloird received was not publicly advertised, county officials say OAKLAND, Calif. — According to newly obtained records, Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price’s boyfriend was hired for a position within her office that was never publicly advertised, despite potential red flags about his tenure at a company that he then claimed to…
Latest line: A good week for Shannon Grove, a bad week for speeding drivers
Bakersfield Republican cracks down on sex traffickers, as cameras for speeders may be coming to Bay Area roads Shannon Grove After some Democrats blocked it, claiming it would increase incarceration rates, Bakersfield Republican state senator passes bill to increase prison time for minor sex trafficking, only to back down amid public outrage. Speeding drivers State…
49ers QB Brock Purdy is new face of regional Toyota commercials
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is joining Buster Posey and Steve Young as the new lead spokesman for Toyota’s/ Northern California commercials Brock Purdy has joined a club that is even more exclusive than the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterbacks: Toyota’s top pitchmen. Purdy is the new face of Toyota’s Northern California advertisements, becoming…
Me & My Car: Brentwood owner loves his 1947 Willys Jeep pickup truck
Bought from a friend about 15 years ago and having worked on it himself, he says he’ll ‘drive it until its wheels fall off’ When the United States’ involvement in WWII became clear, the Army desired a general-purpose four-wheel drive reconnaissance vehicle. The United States military contacted 135 companies and asked them to create a…
Swept in doubleheader, SF Giants give Rockies their first series win against NL West opponent all season
Giants officially eliminated from NL West contention, fall back to 2½ games out of NL wild card with 5-2 loss DENVER — There will be two four-game series. Two weaker National League West opponents. Two chances to gain ground in the crowded NL wild card race. The Giants botched both, and their playoff hopes are…
District investigating sideline incident at a South Bay high school football game
A video appears to show a coach on the Willow Glen High School sideline shoving a sideline official to the ground An investigation has been launched after a video emerged showing a South Bay high school football coach aggressively pushing a sideline official to the ground during a game on Friday night. A coach on…