BRENTWOOD – Liberty coach Andrew Lonsdale was mildly annoyed by the commotion Oakland A’s pitcher Paul Blackburn caused at Thursday’s Bay Valley Athletic League game.  Yes, Liberty graciously switched up the home-and-away two-game series with crosstown rival Heritage to allow them to honor their famous alum on his day off. And Lonsdale and the Lions applauded as Blackburn posed for photos with family and friends.  Oakland A’s pitcher Paul Blackburn holds a sign commemorating his jersey number being retired during a pre-game ceremony at Heritage High School in Brentwood, Calif., on Th ..read more

SANTA CLARA COUNTY — A woman was killed and a man was injured when a big rig and a car collided Monday afternoon on State Route 25 in southern Santa Clara County, according to authorities. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Man killed, three children injured in South San Jose crash Crashes and Disasters | Driver dead in East Bay DUI crash Crashes and Disasters | Oakland man gets 6 years in prison for Hayward fatal car crash during 2020 civil unrest Crashes and Disasters | One killed, two injured in East Bay collision involving motorcycle and a vehicle Crashes and Disasters | Moped ..read more

SAN JOSE – A 38-year-old East Palo Alto man was killed and three young children were injured in a crash Wednesday night on State Route 85 in South San Jose, according to authorities. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Driver dead in East Bay DUI crash Crashes and Disasters | Oakland man gets 6 years in prison for Hayward fatal car crash during 2020 civil unrest Crashes and Disasters | One killed, two injured in East Bay collision involving motorcycle and a vehicle Crashes and Disasters | Moped rider killed in collision near Bay Bridge Crashes and Disasters | Boy killed in East Bay ..read more

ATLANTA — Making official what was previously reported, Onsi Saleh was officially hired Thursday by the Hawks as an assistant general manager, coming to Atlanta from Golden State. Saleh served last season as the Warriors’ vice president of basketball strategy and team counsel. He joins a front office that already includes assistant GM Kyle Korver, who is now working under general manager Landry Fields, a Stanford alum. Before joining Golden State in 2021, Saleh spent five years with the San Antonio Spurs, finishing as the team’s director of strategy and process, along with the role of chief of ..read more

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Gaza protests carry on a Cal tradition Today I ran a number of errands on my bike and then headed over to Cal. I wanted to see what was going on with the antiwar folks. At the north end of Sproul Plaza sits Sather Gate. Several young people were holding a large banner, proclaiming that UC has blood on its hands for its investment policies regarding Israel and symbolically blocking the gate. I spoke to three women holding the banner; one was wearing a Star of David. I started to tell them how proud I was of their a ..read more

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Gift to Stanford shows university’s hypocrisy Re: “Family gift to Stanford tells conservation tale” (Page A1, April 30). Nice to hear about the Doug and Kris Tompkins’ great work to create and expand 15 national parks in Chile. While I am glad to have their work archived for future research on environmental policy, it is really quite ironic that this should end up at Stanford, which has refused to divest from fossil fuels, the greatest threat to the very lands the Tompkins worked so hard to protect. Stanford with ..read more

ANTIOCH – The Antioch Unified School District supervisor accused of using a forklift to put an underling’s desk on a roof and other instances of bullying and harassment has been placed on administrative leave, officials confirmed to this news organization. The decision to place Kenneth Turnage II on leave comes as AUSD opens two independent investigations into the district’s alleged mishandling of complaints that first publicly surfaced last fall. Some employees who filed complaints against Turnage have accused Superintendent Stephanie Anello of turning a blind eye to the alleged misconduct be ..read more

A new street mural will be painted on San Pedro Street in downtown San Jose later this month, and hundreds of people will have a hand in creating it. It’s not too late to be part of it, either. San Jose artist and graphic designer Jim Fonseca, who might be better known as Jimmy Paints, created the colorful design, titled “Threads Woven,” which will be applied to more than 12,000 square feet of the street that’s now closed to vehicles. But that’s a lot of work for one person — or even a dozen — to cover. So Local Color, Adobe and the San Jose Downtown Association have teamed up on a plan to rec ..read more

It didn’t have to end this way. Thirteen Acalanes swimmers had their seasons cut short after the Lafayette school’s coach did not properly register them through an electronic form for this weekend’s North Coast Section championships. High school sports isn’t always about who wins or loses, but in this case, there is definitely no winner. But there is one person who is responsible: Sorry, coach, this one’s on you. Because of one error and strict adherence to the rules, seniors such as Taryn Veronda and Cale Hanson were denied an opportunity to swim on Friday at the Concord Community Pool and po ..read more

LIVERMORE — A man was being sought Thursday in the fatal shooting Saturday of two people at a hotel, police said. Livermore police said on Thursday, May 2, 2024 that they were seeking Yonston Vazquez, 30, of Oakland, as a suspect in a double homicide that happened about 6:45 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2024.  Police identified the suspect as 30-year-old Yonston Vazquez of Oakland. The shooting happened about 6:45 a.m. Saturday at the La Quinta Inn on Southfront Road, police said. Police said that inside a room at the motel, they found a 26-year-old Oakland woman and a 21-year-old Hayward man ..read more