Ever since King Charles has been out of commission while receiving his cancer treatment, Queen Camilla (formerly Camilla Parker Bowles) has stepped up her engagements and appeared solo in place of her husband when needed. On March 28, the king’s wife attended the annual Royal Maundy Service in Worcester, England. Maundy Thursday is the Christian […]
Ex-Caltrain employee, contractor charged with building secret homes at train stations
REDWOOD CITY — A former employee and former contractor for Caltrain have been charged with felonies after the transit agency uncovered a scheme in which they secretly spent taxpayer funds to build themselves small apartments inside two Peninsula train stations, according to authorities and court records. Joseph Vincent Navarro, 66, formerly of the Bay Area […]
Alameda County man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit nuclear submarine, aircraft and missile parts
An Alameda County man pleaded guilty Thursday to selling millions of dollars in counterfeit parts for U.S. nuclear submarines, missiles and aircraft laser systems, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Steve H.S. Kim pleaded guilty to wire fraud and trafficking in counterfeit goods after federal prosecutors said he sold $3.5 million in counterfeit fan […]
East Bay man convicted of throwing bombs at police during high-speed chase
SAN FRANCISCO — A Concord man was convicted after he threw pipe bombs strapped to gasoline containers at police more than once during a high-speed chase from San Francisco to the East Bay last October, prosecutors said Thursday. Daniel Garcia, 42, was found guilty by a jury of three counts of detonating an explosive device […]
Liverpool ‘abandon’ Xabi Alonso pursuit with new manager hunt down to two choices
The Spaniard will stay at Bayer Leverkusen for one more season (Picture: Getty) Xabi Alonso will not succeed Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool’s next manager, with the Merseysiders ending their pursuit and whittling down their shortlist to two other targets. The Bayer Leverkusen boss, who played for the Reds during a glittering career, quickly emerged as […]
Letters: Reflection of failure | Empty homes | Appeal to progressives | Originalists needed | Get tough | Goldie’s Act
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Bills reflect failure of PG&E, CPUC If you are reading this in the Bay Area, then you were likely aghast at the size of your February PG&E bill. In this moderate climate, our $600-plus bill belied how cold we kept […]
New California bill proposes lowering school speed limits to 20 mph
Seventeen months after a third-grader was hit and killed in a crosswalk on his way to school, parents, educators and a state lawmaker gathered at Castlemont Elementary School on Thursday to remember Jacob Villanueva whose death has become a catalyst to make school zones safer across California. State Assembly member Marc Berman said 8-year-old Jacob’s […]
Cupertino ‘accounting error’ leads to affordable housing dollars paying off lawsuit
Cupertino paid fees related to a recent housing lawsuit using more than $100,000 worth of funds earmarked for affordable housing, a mistake staffers are correcting, the city said. Between 2023 and this year, Cupertino tapped into its below-market-rate housing fund, which is money allocated by the city for affordable housing units, to pay for a […]
New year, same tough luck for Logan Webb as SF Giants drop Opening Day game to Padres
SAN DIEGO — Taking the mound Thursday afternoon for his third career Opening Day start, Logan Webb could look behind him and see a new center fielder, Jung Hoo Lee. He could shift focus and see Nick Ahmed at shortstop, turn his head slightly and Matt Chapman at third base next to him. Straight ahead, […]
UN court orders Israel to open up more land crossings for Gaza aid
By Mike Corder and Josef Federman | Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued […]
Man takes Harley-Davidson dealership motorcycle on test drive and crashes to death
The crash at a Harley-Davidson dealership in Titusville, Florida, happened on Monday afternoon (Picture: Getty Images) A man’s test drive of a Harley-Davison motorcycle at a Florida dealership ended tragically. Richard Peach, 68, took a 2014 motorcycle on a drive within the Titus Landing parking area when he ‘lost control, and crashed into the rear exterior […]
Murder, other charges filed in El Cerrito burglary case where fleeing suspect caused fatal wrong way traffic collision
EL CERRITO — Murder and five other felony charges have been filed against the suspected driver of a burglary getaway truck involved in a fatal wrong-way crash in the MacArthur Maze on March 19, authorities said Thursday. The suspected accomplice in the burglary was char ged in two of the crimes. The alleged driver, Patrick […]