It was a momentous day for the Bay Area's favorite pair of peregrine falcons, Archie and Annie, who welcomed their last 2 hatched chicks.
The perfect sunny spring weather and the location attracted hundreds of visitors to the free family event as a celebration of the San Francisco Bay local wildlife.
A family of four was killed in a solo-car crash in in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday night, officials said. The driver may have hit a tree, the Pleasanton Police Department said in a news release. The mother, father and two children under age 15 were killed in the crash that occurred at about 9 p.m. on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive in the East Bay suburb, the police said. The cause of the crash remained under investigation on Thursday night, but police said it appears the driver...
The annual dog surfing championship in Pacifica is in danger of being euthanized. Every year, people flock to the beaches of the San Mateo County city to watch canines catch waves for charity. But eight years after founding the event, its organizers worry that the competition might not happen, as costs for permits, fees and other requirements have increased more than 100% in the last three years. The group is asking for donations from the public to keep the event afloat. A GoFundMe page set up...
Stephen A. Smith committed the ultimate crime in the media’s eyes — defending Donald Trump — and instead of standing his ground, he’s backing down. The sports commentator had told Sean Hannity on Fox News just days ago that the persecution of Trump by the justice system has been “relatable” to the black community. And the “blacklash” that ensued inspired him to apologize. “A lot of folks in black America seem pretty pissed at me right now,” Smith told his audience, adding that his “words...
On Monday, the international community will celebrate the 54th anniversary of Earth Day with events across the globe. The first Earth Day took place April 22, 1970. A U.S. Senator from Wisconsin named Gaylord Nelson prompted a massive demonstration.. when he called for students to and communities to fight for the environment and oppose environmental degradation using the same energy and fervor that was shown during the Vietnam War demonstrations. An estimated 30 million people showed up and...
Authorities used heavy equipment to free protesters who chained themselves to 55-gallon drums filled with cement.
Campus leaders say there are now more than 70 tents at Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley.
In February 2001, someone walked into the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office in Santa Rosa holding a human skull. The person told deputies it was found on “Motorcycle Mountain” — a local nickname for a forested area off Duncan Road in Monte Rio, around 70 miles north of San Francisco. Sheriff’s deputies headed out to the woods, by the Russian River, but found no more remains. The skull had a gunshot wound to the forehead. Otherwise, it was in “good” condition, only missing a jawbone. Forensic...
More than 1,400 of the laid off Tesla employees work at the Fremont factory and several dozen work in Palo Alto.
Tesla’s massive, companywide layoff round is set to slam California, with 3,332 workers across four cities losing their jobs in June. The Elon Musk-led automaker revealed the timing and scope of the layoffs in WARN filings with California on Monday; such documentation is required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act in the event of mass layoffs. Tesla’s cuts are hitting its Fremont locations hardest, with 2,267 layoffs across a dozen job sites. More than 1,400 of them are...
After his latest Fox News appearance sparked outrage for seemingly defending Donald Trump comparing himself to the plight of Black Americans, Stephen A. Smith apologized. “I’m fully aware that I’ve been in the news the last few days, paraded all over social media as well, after comments I made on my appearance on Fox News’s