Leaked Microsoft memo warns managers not to discuss its salary freeze during employee reviews, but to tie ‘rewards’ to an employee’s own ‘impact’
Microsoft is notifying employees this month about how their performance affects their paychecks. Notably, the company froze salaries this year and cut its budget for bonuses and stock awards. An internal guide tells managers how to answer when employees ask how those changes impact pay. Typically, Microsoft notifies employees if they have received a raise in August.…
Pac-12 preview: Assessing the impact newcomers (players and coaches) for the 2023 season
We dig into the quarterbacks and coordinators (and others) who could alter the season The Pac-12’s final season will feature three new coaching staffs and hundreds of new players recruited through traditional recruiting and the transfer portal. We can’t possibly evaluate every newcomer, but we’ve identified 15 who have the potential to significantly impact the…
ASU’s self-imposed postseason ban: The latest chapter in an epic administrative failure
Questions left unanswered after school kneecaps its football program before season opener The NCAA’s infractions committee will provide the epilogue in its own time. However, Arizona State University has published the final chapter of the Herm Edwards era. President Michael Crow and athletic director Ray Anderson co-wrote this tale of horror and hubris, destruction and…
Woman fatally shot in East Oakland on Sunday night
No arrests have been made as of Monday morning OAKLAND, Calif. — According to police, a woman died Sunday night after being shot in East Oakland. Just after 9 p.m., officers responded to a gunshot detection system alert in the 3400 block of 82nd Avenue, above MacArthur Avenue. They were unable to locate anyone at…
Yurosek aims to maintain Stanford tight end legacy in new coach Taylor’s offense
Benjamin Yurosek is the latest in a line of talented and bruising Cardinal tight ends SAN FRANCISCO – One group stands out among the nearly 100 Stanford football players whose portraits appear on the 2023 team roster. When taking individual portraits, the tight ends all wore thick black-framed glasses, a nod to the legacy of…
What’s happened to the barn owls in a Santa Clara neighborhood?
DR. JOAN: I used to see a lot of barn owls in my neighborhood. Most nights, I heard or saw one flying high overhead northwards, while other nights, I saw one flying around lower. But I haven’t seen or heard from them in over a year. What could have happened to them? Do barn owls…
Apartment construction in Silicon Valley grinds to a halt amid cost crunch
After adding thousands of apartments in recent years, development is slowing across the Bay Area If the Bay Area is to solve its housing crisis, it will need to construct many more apartment buildings. Construction, however, has come to a halt after adding thousands of units in recent years. According to CoStar, an international real…
Livermore makes list of hottest ZIP codes in U.S. for home buyers — but Bakersfield has it beat
The Tri-Valley city ranked 44th in new report; Bakersfield is ahead at No. 24 Despite rising mortgage rates, which have dampened sales of existing homes, at least one Bay Area city remains a buyer hotspot. According to a new Realtor.com report, Livermore is the 44th most desirable ZIP code in the country. The city of…
Who’d shoulder higher Bay Area bridge tolls to bail out transit? Backers say the rich, critics the poor. Who’s right?
Debate grows as lawmakers push bail out plan to next year The proposed toll increases at Bay Area bridges to pay for the bailout would wallop low-wage workers who cross those spans to get to work, according to state lawmakers who put the brakes on a plan to rescue BART and other ailing transit systems…
