SAN JOSE — Bay FC coach Albertin Montoya isn’t sure exactly what happened early in the first half of his squad’s Saturday night match against the Washington Spirit. “It’s a great question,” Montoya said. “I don’t know.” By the time Bay FC found some answers, the club was already in a 2-0 hole after just […]
Who is police oversight serving? Taser issue fuels ideological rift in Santa Clara County
SAN JOSE — Civil rights and social justice groups have been adamantly opposed to Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies being equipped with Tasers — and said so during a Board of Supervisors meeting in May reviewing such a proposal. The board voted to cautiously move ahead with outfitting deputies with Tasers, ordering a report due […]
New Museum Los Gatos explores ‘Boundaries’ with 74 local artists
‘Boundaries’ at NUMU A new art exhibit at the New Museum Los Gatos will feature the work of 74 local artists from July 19 to Oct. 6. NUMU’s fourth annual experimental exhibit, called “Boundaries,” is a partnership with genARTS Silicon Valley and features works in mediums from photography to fiber. Artists were asked to submit […]
Stanford Blood Center shows gratitude to donors in July
To help cover the ongoing need for all blood types, especially type O, Stanford Blood Center is running one of its most well-loved promotions during the month of July. Everyone who donates blood at the South Bay Donor Center in Campbell will receive this year’s “Grateful for Life” collectible tie-dye, featuring a colorful 1960s Fillmore […]
Cupertino Library hosts Summer Music in the Courtyard
Summer Music in the Courtyard continues July 14 at the Cupertino Library with the Charged Particles. The funky Latin jazz quartet mixes complex classical orchestration with freewheeling improvisation. The band brings a similar approach to playing their own arrangements of jazz standards, each played with a new twist. The concert starts at 2 p.m. The […]
Woman’s £173,000 home damaged by bamboo growing ‘five inches a day’
Alice Isaac and her dog Gigi at their home in Gloucestershire, where a neighbour’s bamboo has apparently worked its way into Alice’s property (Picture: Marc Gildings) The stress of battling invasive and rapidly growing bamboo has pushed a homeowner almost to the brink of illness. Financial analyst Alice Isaac, 42, bought her property in rural […]
Latest line: A good week for Mike McGuire, a bad week for Patelco
Mike McGuire State Senate leader, a Sonoma County Democrat, gets the rare opportunity to serve as governor and sign bills to put measures on the ballot, while Gov. Gavin Newsom and Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis are out of state. Patelco The Dublin-based credit union, the Bay Area’s third largest, is hit with […]
Major motorway closed due to huge fire causing travel chaos for drivers
Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a waste processing facility in Portsmouth (Picture: Hampshire Search and Rescue) The M275 in remains closed in Portsmouth after a huge fire cloaked the motorway in clouds of smoke. Roughly 40 firefighters had arrived at nearby TJ Waste site in Tipner yesterday morning, where flames consumed […]
Erik ten Hag sends message to Matthijs de Ligt over Manchester United transfer
Manchester United are pushing hard to sign Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich (MB Media/Getty) Erik ten Hag has told Matthijs de Ligt that he plans to play him alongside Lisandro Martinez for Manchester United, according to reports. United are in the market for at least one new centre-back in the summer transfer window and […]
They said it: Evacuating in Oroville
“It’s a little exhausting. I don’t want to say we’re getting used to it. But we’ve all gotten really good at evacuating. The community comes together.” — Trevor Smith, owner of Big Red’s California BBQ in Oroville, where thousands this week fled the Thompson Fire amid windy, brutally hot weather. Butte County has suffered multiple […]
Why Bay Area athletes are chasing container ships, at great peril
Surfing the industrial-size waves of a giant ship in San Francisco Bay is a thrilling experience: smooth, silent and sublimely fast. It can also be extraordinarily dangerous. And illegal. “The ship can suck you in, drag you under and chop you up like a Cuisinart,” said David Wells of the San Francisco Boardsailing Association, which […]
I want to divorce my husband after his prank on our wedding day
Smashing cake in the bride’s face isn’t always the way to go (Picture: Getty Images) Hilarious, isn’t it – smashing a freshly-baked cake in your bride’s face and ruining her make-up? No matter that they both probably cost hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds. Oh and your bride specifically asked you not to prank her […]