Review: Two legendary classic rock acts delight fans in decidedly different ways
The two acts are from opposite ends of the classic rock spectrum: one specializes in polished top 40 material, while the other produces scrappy guitar-driven songs. They do, however, have one thing in common: the ability to put broad smiles on thousands of people’s faces. Rod Stewart and Cheap Trick emphasized that point on Tuesday…
East Palo Alto: Four indicted in 2022 park shootout that killed cousin of Raiders receiver
PALO ALTO, EAST — The last suspect in a deadly 2022 shootout in a city park teeming with children has been apprehended, authorities said, after several criminal indictments were handed down in connection with the daytime gun battle. The shooting occurred on the evening of May 17, 2022, at Jack Ferrell Park, with several men…
Preseason all-Bay Area News Group high school football 2023: Wide receivers/tight ends
PRESEASON ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUP WIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS Wide receivers Daven Amos, Clayton Valley, 6-3, 190, senior According to 247Sports, he is a three-star prospect. Had a strong junior year, catching 86 passes for 1,164 yards and 12 touchdowns. Brooks Davis, Heritage, 6-0, 170, senior Three stars with multiple offers. After catching five touchdown passes…
Human remains found in Alameda are those of woman; death being investigated as homicide
ALAMEDA, FLORIDA — Police said Wednesday that human remains discovered along the shoreline near the Bay Farm Island Bridge last month were those of a woman, and her death is being investigated as a homicide. Authorities believe the woman is between the ages of 20 and 40, but she has yet to be identified. According…
How much are you spending on back-to-school shopping for your kid? Is $800 enough?
According to a new Deloitte Consumer Industry Center report, Bay Area parents expect to spend $805 per child on back-to-school shopping for their children, the most of any region. That figure is 35% higher than the national average of $597, with technology products accounting for the majority of the difference. According to the survey, parents…
Stanford coach Taylor amid Pac-12 collapse: ‘I can’t imagine’ playing outside Power 5
SAN FRANCISCO – When the Stanford football team walked off the field after practice Tuesday night, one of the players saw the assembled media and exclaimed, “We’re going Independent!” He quickly clarified that he was joking, but it was a reference to the program’s uncertain future after five Pac-12 teams announced last week that they…
Senior East Bay tenants’ battle: Cockroaches, water leaks, maintenance problems
Bonnie McCord, 83, of Oakley, would put on her rubber gloves every evening and spend hours meticulously scrubbing her apartment, hoping to get rid of the cockroaches that would scamper across her floors, in her cupboards, on her walls, and across her arms as she sat in her recliner. “I was washing everything, mopping the…
Palo Alto: Meyhouse opens long-awaited flagship restaurant
Omer Artun and Koray Altinsoy, two entrepreneurs from Turkey, had a dream of opening a meyhane — a lively Turkish tavern — in Silicon Valley. They began with a pop-up, then expanded to a 55-seat restaurant in Sunnyvale, where fans of their mesquite-grilled meats, dolma, and other meze flocked. There was clearly a market for…
Steve Kerr’s son is Warriors’ next G League coach; ex-NBA big man Hayes joins front office
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is currently preparing USA Basketball for the FIBA World Cup later this month. A family celebration is in order when he returns from that overseas tournament. The Warriors announced WednesAday morning that Nicholas Kerr will be the next head coach of their G League team in Santa Cruz. Kerr, 30,…
