After losing both matches during Friday’s afternoon session of the 2025 Laver Cup, Team World was looking to even things up during the nightcap at Chase Center in San Francisco. To do so, however, Team World would have to get by the best men’s tennis player on the planet — world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz…
How divided are America’s feelings about California? Ponder a curious poll of 1,000 American adults conducted for Clever Real Estate, which asked about various traits of the 50 states. My trusty spreadsheet’s review of this popularity contest dug into the nation’s love-hate relationship with the Golden State. For example, the survey took a curious route…
There’s a certain irony in the fact that President Donald Trump announced his silly $15 billion defamation suit against The New York Times scant days after a federal appellate court dismissed a similar claim against Fox News. That lawsuit was filed by Nina Jankowicz, the former head of the Biden administration’s short-lived Disinformation Governance Board….
SAN JOSE — When Cecilia Zandalasini’s fading jumper from the right wing bounced off the back of the rim as the final buzzer sounded, the roar from the Ballhalla crowd momentarily turned into a sigh. As the visiting Minnesota Lynx celebrated what became a comeback victory for the ages to advance to the playoff semifinals,…
SAN JOSE — A security guard was arrested last week on suspicion of assaulting an unhoused person with a firearm in San Jose, police said. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 in the area of West San Carlos Street and Leland Avenue, in the city’s Burbank neighborhood, according to San Jose police…
El Cerrito native Justin Tipping is kicking it in the big times now and credits his first indie feature, 2016’s Oakland-set “Kicks,” with Mahershala Ali, for paving the way to his biggest career milestone yet — directing and co-screenwriting the provocative new horror film “HIM,” a dark look at American football and fame. “The reason…
Sometimes one sentence can be immensely clarifying. Several years ago, when I worked at National Review, I was speaking to my colleague Michael Brendan Dougherty on a podcast about a familiar and depressing topic: partisan blindness. Why, when we can see the evil in the opposition so clearly, are we blind to our own faults?…
The saga of Benicia’s Valero Refinery may finally have an official end date. Despite legislators working around the clock to reverse the decision, Benicia City Manager Mario Giuliani told the Times-Herald on Monday that, “Benicia can now proceed with the closure of the refinery in April or possibly sooner.” RELATED: California in talks to pay hundreds…
Bay Area News Group girls volleyball Top 15 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-0) Previous ranking: 1 Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 3-1, St. Ignatius 3-1 Up next: Tuesday at Riordan, 5:30 p.m. No. 2 ST. FRANCIS (4-2) Previous ranking: 2 Last week: Beat Burlingame 3-0, Riordan 3-0 Up…
PHOENIX — Taylor Rashi thought Bryce Eldridge got one. In the top of the seventh, Rashi tried to sneak an 88.9 mph four-seam fastball past Eldridge for a strike. Eldridge sent the heater 407 feet to left-center field, the crack of the bat reverberating throughout Chase Field. Rashi lifelessly hunched over, likely believing he’d be…