FasTrak scams are among the latest scams targeting Bay Area residents. Victims have been led to believe they have an outstanding balance or extra penalties with FasTrak. Foreign scammers posing as FasTrak representatives have been sending text messages to victims stating there are unpaid charges on their account. The message provides a link to what […]
Netflix star slashes ticket sales and shocked fans have one-word response
Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause is doing a one-off show in London about her life (Picture: Netflix) Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause’s fans have reacted after tickets to her London show appeared on a seat-filler website. The real estate agent, 42, is coming to the Palladium for one night only on April 30 to share her […]
Apple still hasn’t fixed emoji bug at centre of ‘antisemitism’ row
A new Apple software update has caused controversy (Picture: Getty) Some iPhone users have spotted a controversial bug in the latest update, which suggests the Palestinian flag when typing in the word ‘Jerusalem’ in messages. Tech giant Apple said that it is aware of the bug within the predictive text emoji in the keyboard and […]
Walters: While California politicians skirmish over housing, shortage keeps growing
The current session of the California Legislature, like all recent sessions, has featured the state’s perpetual conflict over its acute shortage of housing. Gov. Gavin Newsom and most legislators are striving to eliminate perceived constraints on construction of new housing — particularly laws and zoning policies in cities — while local officials, neighborhood activists and some […]
These University Park properties are Denver’s latest historic district despite DU’s opposition
Two days after the University of Denver men’s hockey team made history, the City Council enshrined portions of the University Park neighborhood that was built around that school as the city’s latest historic district. In this case, university leadership was less thrilled. The administration sent a letter to the city opposing the establishment of the […]
Elias: California tenants surprisingly faring best in the pricey Bay Area
Rents are higher in Silicon Valley and the rest of the Bay Area than anywhere else in California, but the region’s generally higher salaries nevertheless give its tenants more disposable income than anywhere else in this state, even the far lower-priced Central Valley. Related Articles Local News | Elias: Californians, fellow Americans who want mutual […]
How to celebrate the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche playoffs
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Denver sports fans, and not because the Colorado Rockies are back on the field. Two of the Mile High City’s blockbuster teams are preparing to enter the playoffs. First is the Denver Nuggets, which clinched its first NBA Championship title in franchise history last year. The […]
High school softball rankings April 16, 2024: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group softball Top 20 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) (Records through Monday) No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (15-0) Previous ranking: 1 Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Mitty 6-0, 10-8 Up next: Tuesday vs. Salinas, 4 p.m. No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (11-3) Previous ranking: 2 Since last ranking: Lost to St., Francis 6-0, […]
California sues Huntington Beach over voter ID measure
California is suing Huntington Beach over its voter identification measure, recently passed by voters, hoping to stop the city from asking residents to present proof of identification when voting at in-person polling locations. “It is violative of California state election law, undermines that process and threatens the constitutionally protected right to vote,” said California Attorney […]
‘Godfather’ gets 54 years in $150 million California workers’ comp scheme
A man, who Riverside County Superior Court records say called himself “The Godfather,” was ordered to serve 54 years in state prison and pay $23 million in fines for masterminding a criminal organization that attempted to bilk the state out of $150 million in a workers’ compensation fraud, the District Attorney’s Office said on Monday, […]
Broncos draft preview: Denver’s pass rush could use more juice, potentially in first round
Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series of NFL draft previews as it relates to the Broncos. Previous previews: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, offensive linemen and defensive linemen. Today: edge rushers Broncos’ in-house moves: none Under contract: Nik Bonitto (two years), Jonathon Cooper (one year), Baron Browning (one year), Thomas Incoom (two […]
Former Marine gets 9 years for firebombing California Planned Parenthood
Chance Brannon, a U.S. Marine from San Juan Capistrano, had just finished up carrying out a firebombing attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa in the early morning of March 13, 2022, when he texted another young man to confirm he’d accomplished the deed. “It’s done,” Brannon said to Xavier Batten, a Florida […]