Express, a modern casual clothing retailer once considered a staple in American malls, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company plans to close most of its stores, including two in the Bay Area. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Ohio, Express announced Monday its intention to shut down 95 stores nationwide. The closures will include its outlets at Bay Street in Emeryville and Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara. Sixteen Express stores are slated for closure across California....
UPDATE: The Killers, Post Malone and Tyler, the Creator to headline Outside Lands 2024 Outside Lands has teased a few more acts expected to join this year’s lineup. The promoters of the annual outdoor concert in San Francisco, scheduled to return to Golden Gate Park from Aug. 9-11 for its 16th year, unveiled two new comic strips filled with hidden hints on Saturday, April 20, and Monday, April 22. Social media detectives, analyzing the panels of “Ranger Dave and Ranger Ruth’s Dreamy Adventure”...
Before Friday’s game at Oracle Park, former San Francisco Giants DH Joc Pederson, now with Arizona, dubbed the evening’s starting pitchers “the matchup of the left-handed late-comers,” but the Boras Battle also might have worked. Blake Snell, the last of the Giants’ major additions, has yet to flash his 2023 NL Cy Young form after signing only four days before the end of spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz. He gave up five runs Friday in San Francisco’s 17-1 loss and surrendered nine hits in 4⅔...
The ground heaved and shook, buildings collapsed, fires ignited and thousands of San Franciscans died. The city was nearly leveled. That was in 1906. But early Thursday morning, well before daybreak, dozens of people gathered on Market Street in front of Lotta’s Fountain to commemorate the 118th anniversary of the huge earthquake and fire that destroyed then reshaped San Francisco. The annual ceremony, which takes place leading up to 5:12 a.m. — the moment the earthquake struck — featured...
Google announced on Wednesday that it plans to lay off a significant number of employees and relocate some positions overseas. The layoffs will primarily affect Google’s finance and real estate departments. A spokesperson for the Mountain View company stated that these layoffs are part of a continuing restructuring initiative. Some impacted roles will be moved to developing hubs in India, Ireland and Mexico. “As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in our company’s biggest priorities and the...
NEW YORK — The WNBA held its most anticipated draft on Monday night, in what league commissioner Cathy Englebert calls “a transformational moment in sports.” But, as the world continues to affirm, this is much more than a single moment. It is something that continues to build. Continues to be felt in all corners of the basketball world. And that includes the Bay Area. The 2024 draft is the last to be held without the Bay Area’s new expansion team, which will begin play next year at Chase...
Brandon Crawford isn’t likely to get much playing time in his return to the Bay Area this week. He has started just four games so far with the St. Louis Cardinals and probably won’t start in his new team’s series against the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum. The longtime San Francisco Giants shortstop is in what looks very much like his final big-league season and he’s turned into a mentor to Masyn Winn more than a regular member of the lineup, a potentially tough transition for someone used to...
Cameron Brink’s WNBA career will begin in Los Angeles next month after the Sparks selected her with the No. 2 pick in Monday’s draft. Brink was a first-team All-American, Pac-12 Player of the Year and national Defensive Player of the Year at Stanford this season. She averaged 17.8 points and 11.9 rebounds and led the nation with 3.7 blocks per game. Her season — and collegiate career — ended in the Sweet 16 when she fouled out in a loss to North Carolina State. She finished with a player...
Gunshots were reported at multiple sideshows across Oakland early Sunday, turning major intersections into unruly scenes, police said. The sideshows were reported around 2 a.m. at several locations, including the intersections of Claremont and College avenues, Alcatraz and Telegraph avenues, Derby Avenue and East 12th Street, and Mandela Parkway and 7th Street, police said. It was unclear whether the sideshows occurred at the same time or back to back. The vehicles and spectators at the...
Stephen Curry and Draymond Green didn’t play for the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Sunday during their 123-116 victory over the Utah Jazz in their regular-season finale. A far more important game looms Tuesday for which their best will be all but required. The Warriors rolled past the Jazz to secure the Western Conference’s No. 10 seed without Curry and Green, who were scratched pregame with minor ailments to better prepare for their Tuesday matchup with the ninth-seeded Sacramento...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It has been four years since new San Francisco Giants lefty Blake Snell walked around Tropicana Field, but the hallways are so familiar that Snell couldn’t help but notice everything that has changed. The first thing he noticed: a makeshift barbershop set up near the home clubhouse. “Saw a lot of new additions,” Snell said. “The barber, that wasn’t here before. Just cool to see how many years have gone and what’s new.” Save for the Rays’ constantly changing roster, not...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Positive self-talk filled Stephen Curry’s brain while the Golden State Warriors slogged Thursday through the first three quarters against the Portland Trail Blazers in their final road game of the regular season. Twice, he changed his signature shoes — hoping to kick his shooting funk. “That’s more just fun,” he said, still in uniform after an unglamorous 100-92 victory. “Trying to experiment. But the rest of it is just, you’ve got to stay positive during your struggles because...