Latest line: A good week for Jerry McNerney, a bad week for EV drivers
Jerry McNerney East Bay state senator, a key opponent of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to build a $20 billion Delta tunnel to more easily move water south, wins months-long battle as Newsom shelves plans...
View ArticleThey said it: Harris on backing Biden’s reelection bid
“I think it was recklessness.” — Former Democratic Presidential Nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris in excerpts from her upcoming book about the 2024 presidential campaign she lost to Republican...
View ArticleLatest line: A good week for Intel, a bad week for Joel Engardio
Intel Struggling Santa Clara tech giant gets a big win as rival Nvidia agrees to invest $5 billion in a partnership between both companies to make AI chips for PCs and data centers. Intel stock jumps...
View ArticleThey said it: A friendship ends tragically
“I understand I took a life. You know, he’s my oldest friend.” Dave Gold, 69, a San Jose soccer coach, on fatally shooting Ronald Morriss in his home in June. He said Morriss was drinking and attacked...
View ArticleLatest line: A good week for Jimmy Kimmel, a bad week for Pamela Price
Jimmy Kimmel The Hollywood late night host, blasted by President Trump and suspended from ABC for his comments after the Charlie Kirk shooting, returns to TV, drawing record ratings and free speech...
View ArticleThey said it: Youth more accepting of political violence?
“My students were there. One of them said, ‘We should just punch everybody who is in attendance.’ It was a real moment of reflection for me. I thought something has really changed.” — Kevin Wallsten,...
View ArticleLatest line: A good week for Santa Clara, a bad week for Toni Atkins
Santa Clara It has fewer people than Sunnyvale, Fremont or San Jose, but the South Bay city is heading for the global spotlight — finalizing plans to host the Super Bowl on Feb. 8 and the World Cup...
View ArticleThey said it: Finding Mr. Right when dating apps don’t deliver
“This has felt to me like the beginning of a romcom, except so far, it’s been all com and no rom. I hope that that changes soon.” — Lisa Catalano, 42, of San Mateo, on launching her MarryLisa.com...
View ArticleLatest line: A good week for UC Berkeley, a bad week for Katie Porter
UC Berkeley Venerable East Bay university wins two Nobel Prizes — Omar Yaghi for chemistry and John Clarke for physics — bringing Cal’s total number of faculty Nobel winners to 28 since 1934 with five...
View ArticleThey said it: The limits of free speech
“They called me ‘the Jew.’ They yelled at me that I was a murderer and that Jews were terrorists. I was made fun of, harassed, and followed around.” — Ella Miller, a Jewish student from Santa Clara...
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