2+ week, 1+ day ago   (185+ words) Oakland’s Laney College honored slain football coach John Beam Thursday as the team kicked off a new season. Players sported “JB” stickers on their helmets in honor of the legendary coach, who was shot and killed at Laney College’s field…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (236+ words) “Now is the time for USC,” according to NBC Sports College Football insider Nicole Auerbach. Can Lincoln Riley lead the Trojans to the playoff? Will Bob Chesney turn things around at UCLA? Two California college football teams are getting ready…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (218+ words) Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu is taking a break from figure skating. The 2026 Milan Cortina star announced on social media that she will take the rest of the 2026-27 figure skating season off before returning for the 2027-28 season. It's been a…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (196+ words) Another major EDM festival was underway Sunday at the same San Jose venue where 14 people were hospitalized on Friday. This time, the city says additional medical personnel are on site as thousands gather at Discovery Meadow. Authorities made the decision…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (144+ words) Ed Sheeran surprised Pokémon fans in San Francisco with a special performance as the Pokémon World Championships wrapped up Sunday night. The Grammy-winning singer took the stage at Chase Center to perform the Pokémon theme song during the final night…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (80+ words) College students are heading back to campus this week as the back-to-school season continues across the Bay Area. Tuesday marked the start of move-in day at San Francisco State University, which typically welcomes nearly 21,000 students each year, including thousands of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (102+ words) Final preparations are underway at the San Jose Convention Center for GalaxyCon. The three-day pop culture convention, which opens its doors Friday afternoon, celebrates movies, television comics anime and gaming. “Twilight” star Kellan Lutz, who will make an appearance at…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (369+ words) Jinny Lu has gone from runner-up to champion. The 6-year-old pug was crowned the winner of the 2026 World's Ugliest Dog Contest Friday night at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California. Jinny Lu's victory came on the heels of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (292+ words) This weekend’s 43rd Palo Alto Festival of the Arts will turn University Avenue into an open-air gallery with 250 fine-arts booths plus an Italian chalk art zone, a children’s Chalk-A-Lot area and — new this year — live demonstrations of oil painting, calligraphy and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (198+ words) The Palo Alto Festival of the Arts on Saturday and Sunday has an awful lot to offer, and admission doesn't cost a thing. The event, now in its 43rd year, will feature works by some 250 artists from throughout the West Coast,…...