Money will be on your mind this month (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Taurus season starts on April 19 and brings with it all of the pleasure-seeking, practical, materialistic energy of this sign. If nothing else, Taureans tend to love money. They are shrewd, pragmatic, ambitious, security-focused folk who will work as hard as it takes to reap […]
Five arrested after sit-in at Google headquarters protesting war in Gaza
Sunnyvale police on Tuesday arrested five Google employees for criminal trespassing after they refused to leave a company building to protest the tech giant’s work contract with Israel. Roughly 80 employees protested in the afternoon outside Google’s complexes, demanding the company drop Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract that provides computing services to the Israeli […]
Prep roundup: O’Dowd softball pulls off stunner, Benicia wins wild one, Gilroy baseball survives pitcher’s duel
SOFTBALL Bishop O’Dowd 2, No. 3 Alameda 1 Bishop O’Dowd took the short trip from Oakland to Alameda and handed the Hornets their first loss since Feb. 27. O’Dowd sophomore Tulip Barnes was 2 for 3 with and RBI, and senior Priya Kasling also scored a run for the Dragons. Freshman Zoe Bolick pitched five […]
LAPD shooting that killed rampaging man and teenage shopper is detailed in report
A shooting by a Los Angeles police officer in a department store killed a man who was on a violent rampage — and a 14-year-old girl who was Christmas shopping with her mother, says a newly released report on the 2021 incident. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Richmond watchdog to take San Jose […]
Sale closed in Palo Alto: $3 million for a four-bedroom home
682 Wildwood Lane – Google Street View The property located in the 600 block of Wildwood Lane in Palo Alto was sold on April 5, 2024 for $3,000,000, or $1,712 per square foot. The house, built in 1950, has an interior space of 1,752 square feet. This single-story home provides a generous living space with […]
Vallejo resident sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for child pornography charges
A Vallejo man charged with possession of child pornography has recently been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison. Jose Navarro Mendoza will also serve five years of supervised release after his prison term is completed, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern California District. The sentence was imposed on April 12. The 45-year old […]
Rockies’ rally falls short in 7-6 loss to Phillies, who finish three-game sweep
The Rockies were on the cusp of the most incredible comeback since Rocky Balboa decked Clubber Lang. An exaggeration? Of course. But the Rockies only needed to land one more punch in Rocky’s City of Brotherly Love. Alas, it never came, and the Phillies escaped with a 7-6 win Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park […]
Nikola Jokic on Nuggets-Lakers playoff rematch: “Strategy-wise, I think it’s gonna be really interesting”
Nuggets Podcast: A Lakers rematch and the path to back-to-back NBA championships in Denver Balkan spirits and Detroit-style slices were served to the various factions of the Denver Nuggets as they learned which opponent they would be facing in the playoffs. Jambalaya is officially off the table. It’s Nuggets vs. Lakers for the third time […]
Games Inbox: Are mobile games real video games, Shadow Of The Erdtree hype, and Stellar Blade combat
A game’s a game (Picture: YouTube) The Thursday letters page is appalled by the latest layoffs at Take-Two, as a reader feels they’re being trolled by Hollow Knight: Silksong. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Real talkWhat I’ve come to realise over the last few months of increasingly bleak news stories (Take-Two […]
Colorado lawmakers will drop plans to remake RTD’s board — for now — after facing blowback
Colorado lawmakers are abandoning plans to overhaul the Regional Transportation District’s governing board and change how its members are selected after transit officials blasted the plan. Reps. William Lindstedt and Meg Froelich said Wednesday that they are still set to pursue other RTD reforms through House Bill 1447. But they said they plan to drop […]
Paye ready to try and fill VanDerveer’s shoes — and chair — as Stanford’s women’s basketball head coach
STANFORD – Kate Paye’s first staff meeting as head coaching didn’t get off to a smooth start when she hesitated to sit in Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer’s chair. There are sure to be even bigger challenges when it comes to succeeding the coach with the most wins in college basketball history, but Paye […]
Man charged with vehicular manslaughter in 2022 Oakland hit-and-run
A man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter in the 2022 hit-and-run crash that killed an elderly Oakland woman. Jose Perez faces one count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of hit-and-run driving for the May 31 death of 73-year-old Emelia Martinez Roa. He also faces enhancements for prior convictions and violence […]