Letter: Boycott firms backing Trump with our dollars
Boycott firms backingTrump with our dollars Re: “Boycott In-N-Out? Some say yes after company gives $25,000 to California GOP” (Mercurynews.com, Aug. 30): I support the boycott against In-N-Out burger...
View ArticleFinally, a Hall of Fame tribute that Terrell Owens agrees to attend
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device Circle November 1 on your calendar, 49ers fans. Terrell Owens has. Owens, the Hall of Fame receiver best known for his time...
View ArticleLottery ticket worth almost $84,000 sold in Berkeley
BERKELEY — Whether it is a UC Berkeley student or another person is not known yet, but someone won almost $84,000 Wednesday night playing a California Lottery game at a Berkeley mini mart, officials...
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What you can rent in Dublin with a budget of $2,300 per month
Curious just how far your dollar goes in Dublin? We’ve rounded up the latest rental listings via rental site Zumper to discover what you can rent in Dublin with a budget of $2,300 per month. (Note:...
View ArticleLetter: Kids and helpful strangers are too afraid of one another
Kids, helpful strangersscared of one another Re: “Boy, 5, walks 2.6 miles home alone” (Page A1, Aug. 30): I feel very disturbed by the account of little Jackson Kirby walking home from school alone....
View ArticleICE agents visit dairy farm that employed suspect in Mollie Tibbetts slaying
By RYAN J. FOLEY | The Associated Press BROOKLYN, Iowa — Immigration enforcement agents and state criminal investigators on Thursday visited the Iowa dairy farm that employed and housed the man charged...
View ArticleSearch on for missing San Leandro woman
SAN LEANDRO — Authorities searched Thursday morning for a woman who went missing from an unincorporated part of the city. Kimberly Del Toro, hasn’t been seen since 8 p.m. on Wednesday at her residence...
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How Jason Kidd and Steve Nash traveled Bay Area path to Basketball Hall of Fame
SANTA CLARA — Three times back in the early 1990s, two prolific assist machines dueled on the same Bay Area college basketball stage. You might say they were just passing through. Jason Kidd was the...
View ArticleTSA’s new 3-D scanner highlighted at Oakland airport’s security checkpoint
OAKLAND — A state-of-the-art scanner that creates a 3-D image for carry-on luggage was highlighted Thursday at Oakland International Airport’s Terminal 2. In a media briefing, Transportation Security...
View Article‘He thought he was going to die,’ murder trial attorney says in self-defense...
OAKLAND — Both the defense attorney and prosecution agree on one thing in the murder trial of Veelewrance Harrison: He killed Juan Hernandez the night of Nov. 16, 2015. “Mr. Harrison killed Hernandez,...
View ArticleOpinion: Where sports consultant says A’s will build their ballpark
Baseball’s most amazing story this season is playing out in the most reviled stadium in Major League Baseball, located at the 66th Avenue exit on Interstate 880 in Oakland. The A’s and their emerging...
View ArticleCal football: Five things to watch against BYU
Cal’s quest to start the football season with three nonconference victories for the second year in a row faces a serious obstacle on Saturday night at Provo, Utah. It wasn’t supposed to be this way....
View ArticleLetter: ‘Invisible kid,’ his family and his walk charming
‘Invisible kid,’ his familyand his walk charming Re: “The Invisible Kid: How did he do it?” (Page A1, Sept. 2): Though the story discussed the alleged negligence of HUSD and the perils of children in...
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Bay Area Preps HQ newsletter: Sept. 6, 2018
First and 10 Five big questions heading into Week 4 1. What will playing De La Salle tell us about St. Francis? The odds of winning are steep — as is the norm against De La Salle — but playing the...
View ArticleLetter: ‘Invisible Kid’ matters, and he can do difficult things
‘Invisible Kid’ matters, andhe can do difficult things Re: “The Invisible Kid: How did he do it?” (Page A1, Sept. 2): This is what his walk tells us about Jackson Kirby: He is resourceful, observant,...
View ArticleEx-Cal football star charged with insider trading is back in court
Say this about Mychal Kendricks — he’s consistent. Charged with insider trading in August, the former Cal football standout acknowledged his crime. Kendricks on Thursday pleaded guilty in a federal...
View ArticleThe Ocean Clean Up set to head for the Pacific
ALAMEDA — It’s launching time for The Ocean Clean Up, the ambitious effort to collect the massive vortex of plastic drifting in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii. A nonprofit from the...
View ArticleFear of drone drug drops at Santa Rita Jail prompt Dublin law
DUBLIN — In an effort to prevent drones from dropping drugs and weapons from the sky into or near Santa Rita Jail, Dublin has banned the devices within half a mile of government facilities. Authorities...
View ArticlePedestrian with major injuries after being hit by pickup truck in Union City
UNION CITY — A pickup truck driver hit a man walking in a marked crosswalk early Friday, sending him to a hospital with major injuries, police said. The driver stayed at the scene, cooperated with...
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Ghost Ship fire: New trial date set for Almena, Harris
OAKLAND — Two Ghost Ship warehouse tenants facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter are headed to trial in April, a month after a judge pulled the plug on a plea deal. Alameda Superior Court Judge...
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