Hooked on Books: The gift-wrapped package for a bibliophile doesn’t have to...
FOR THOSE FRIENDS and family members on your holiday season gift list who are avid readers, that spellbinding best-seller or the nonfiction work that speaks to one of their other passions is an obvious...
View ArticleMounting research shows COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including...
FROM THE VERY early days of the pandemic, brain fog emerged as a significant health condition that many experience after COVID-19.Brain fog is a colloquial term that describes a state of mental...
View ArticleNovato public safety grant will help improve officer training, reduce...
The Novato Police Department has been awarded a $119,000 state grant for traffic safety enforcement, according to officials.The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will support...
View ArticleTruckin’ into Christmas: Sonoma celebrates the season with 2nd Lighted...
Ablaze with red and green lights, Christmas trees and all manner of decorations, a procession of rather unconventional vehicles will circle the city of Sonoma’s downtown plaza Saturday.It’s the Second...
View ArticleNewsom vows to reinstate EV rebate program if new administration ends federal...
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to reinstate California’s rebate program for zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs, if a federal tax credit for them is eliminated by the incoming Trump Administration.As part...
View ArticlePanto in the Presidio brings a wild ‘Peter Pan’ to San Francisco for the...
Since 2021, the local theater troupe Panto in the Presidio has made it a holiday tradition to take beloved characters—Aladdin once, Sleeping Beauty twice—and drop them into wacky shows set in...
View ArticlePiedmont turns annual Thanksgiving event into memorial for three killed in...
PIEDMONT’S NORMALLY JOYFUL annual Turkey Trot began Thursday morning as a memorial for three young people who died in a car crash Wednesday.“A longstanding and beloved tradition benefitting local youth...
View ArticleChristmas in the Park going dark? SJ holiday tradition needs spirit of giving...
DOZENS OF PEOPLE crowd around hundreds of trees wearing Santa hats and reindeer antlers, hanging ornaments and laughing. San Jose’s beloved Christmas in the Park is about to enchant Plaza de Cesar...
View ArticleDelta ferry suffers another major breakdown, leaving Ryer Island travelers...
A free ferry that provides a critical link in state Highway 84 across the Sacramento River between Rio Vista and Ryer Island is out of commission again, this time because of unexpected engine...
View ArticleBreed’s newly appointed airport director tasked with leading SFO to new heights
San Francisco International Airport will have a new director starting in early 2025.San Francisco Mayor London Breed appointed Mike Nakornkhet on Tuesday to take on the role upon the retirement of...
View ArticleUC Berkeley hosting new website offering information and advice on school...
A new resource hub will offer extensive information on all aspects of California school facilities. The National Center on School Infrastructure is housed at the University of California, Berkeley’s...
View ArticleOnline obsession drove suspect to fly from Canada in plot to kill rival,...
What started as a casual house party ended with three people stabbed in what Monterey County Sheriff’s investigators now believe was the violent culmination of an online obsession that crossed...
View ArticleSF supervisors approve expansive new home for museum showcasing city’s LGBTQ...
A new home in the Castro for the nation’s first dedicated LGBTQ+ history museum has received the official blessing of the city and county of San Francisco.The GLBT Historical Society Museum will move...
View ArticleA stable environment: Los Gatos equestrian facility to remain open amid...
MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE, some who traveled all the way to Los Altos from San Martin and Woodside, piled into a packed meeting recently, decked out in multi-colored plaid, cowboy hats and boots. They...
View ArticleElection results all but final, East Palo Alto’s new council members eager to...
Three candidates have emerged as the winners in the race for East Palo Alto City Council where nine contenders vied to secure one of the three spots up for grabs.Incumbent Carlos Romero, startup...
View Article’Tis the Season for Science: Live animal visits add yuletide flair to...
TWO YOUNG REINDEER lounging in their pen the Saturday before Thanksgiving — the day of their big holiday season premiere at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco — were taking a break...
View ArticlePass the Remote: Gore and more at Another Hole in the Head; Fleetwood Mac...
Around this time every year, movie buffs suffer from serious sugar overload due to the abundance of extra-sweet cinematic holiday-themed confections available to stream. To restore a semblance of...
View ArticleIs San Jose animal shelter going to the dogs? City report documents...
A CRITICAL CITY report highlighting deteriorating conditions at the San Jose animal shelter echoes concerns advocates and former volunteers have raised for years.San Jose’s Animal Care Center is the...
View ArticleDecember 2024 author events: Cher, Mark Oshiro, Jacqueline Winspear, Joanna...
Debut titles, memoirs, books for kids and some seasonal holiday events are on the bill this month. (To submit an event to the calendar, email books@baycitynews.com.) Dec. 3 Book Passage All-Stars...
View ArticleCashing in his chips: Intel CEO retires after ‘challenging year’ for Silicon...
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired from the Silicon Valley-based tech giant and effectively stepped down from its board of directors on Sunday.Intel announced that executive vice president and chief...
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