San Jose mayor blasts Pink Poodle strip club firefighter probe

“It does not feel like we’re getting the full story,” said Mayor Matt Mahan Mayor Matt Mahan said he was “disappointed” and “concerned” by the contents of the internal probe and how it was conducted in his first public remarks since the release of the investigative report on the infamous incident involving San Jose firefighters…

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Stanford and Cal still in limbo: Five thoughts as they desperately seek ACC or Big Ten invites

The schools need one ACC school to change its vote Two weeks after the Pac-12 disbanded, its illustrious academic institutions, Stanford and Cal, are still stranded in the merciless realignment game. Lifeboats can be seen in the distance, but the current is whipping up against the schools. While their former residence has been abandoned by…

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Alameda County DA shakes up leadership of civil rights and police accountability teams

No public explanation given for the changes OAKLAND — On Tuesday, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced a reorganization at the top of her civil rights and public accountability teams, naming new interim leaders for each unit without addressing what happened to the prosecutor she previously appointed to oversee them. According to a statement…

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Some cities are pushing for rent control. They’re meeting resistance

The policy has long divided economists and housing experts. By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org With rents skyrocketing since the COVID-19 pandemic reduced housing supply, more local governments are considering rent control to keep costs in check and, ideally, to protect struggling tenants whose incomes haven’t kept up. Simultaneously, some states are enacting legislation to prevent cities…

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Bay Area adventures: 4 day trips via a San Francisco Bay Ferry

Here’s where to eat, drink and play around the Bay Area’s ferry terminals in 2023. Sailing away on a Bay Area ferry is similar to having your own private party cruise, but much less expensive. The whistling of the ocean breeze in your ears, the cold beers with happy, Hawaiian shirt-clad strangers, the views of…

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