The former top corporate lawyer for Cupertino technology giant Apple on Thursday pleaded guilty to insider trading. The scheme by Gene Levoff, 48, of San Carlos spanned five years, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Thursday. Levoff,…
California drought: ‘Smart’ water meters coming to San Jose, other Bay Area cities in latest effort to boost conservation
You’ve got a smart phone. Maybe a smart watch. Or even a smart doorbell. In the coming months and years as California struggles with worsening droughts, millions of Bay Area residents will soon be getting a smart water meter. Water meters — the clunky …
$5.3 billion: San Jose to San Francisco high-speed rail costs balloon by over 200%
Plagued by years of funding shortages and spiraling costs, California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project suffered another unexpected blow this month in a new report that more than tripled the cost estimate for the San Francisco-to-San Jose segment t…
Bay Area native picks up first MLB win as A’s avoid sweep by Royals
OAKLAND, Calif. – A’s left-hander Jared Koenig got the kind of run support Sunday that some of his fellow starting pitchers have only sparingly enjoyed. Seth Brown and Sean Murphy both homered to help lead the A’s to a 4-0 win over the Kansas City Roya…
Payton, Porter and Looney say they want to stay. Can the Warriors keep their big free agents?
SAN FRANCISCO — The champagne buzz is still wearing off from the party in Boston and a parade is planned in San Francisco Monday to celebrate the Warriors’ fourth NBA title in eight years. But the Warriors have one eye looking forward to free agency th…
More California homeowners now eligible for COVID mortgage relief
More struggling California homeowners now qualify for mortgage relief, after the state on Tuesday expanded a COVID-19 program designed to help those who have fallen behind on their payments during the pandemic. Homeowners who missed payments this year …
Warriors 1 win away from title after Andrew Wiggins seizes spotlight in Game 5 victory
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry didn’t turn in another legendary performance like his 43-point, 10-rebound effort in the Warriors’ Game 4 victory on Friday. But Golden State didn’t need that from Curry as a supporting cast led by Andrew Wiggins stepped u…
Abortion debate: Here are 13 ways California is preparing for influx of out-of-state patients
As the country braces for a Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade, California lawmakers are speeding ahead to expand abortion care and protect providers in the Golden State to meet an expected surge in demand for help from out-of-state…
Athletics’ bats can’t build on momentum, go silent until late in loss to Cleveland
The Athletics initially picked up where they left off Sunday but their bats quickly went quiet in a 6-3 road loss to the Cleveland Guardians. A first-inning home run by Ramon Laureano was cause for hope they could build on Saturday’s 10-5 win which sna…