Detached house sells for $2.4 million in San Jose

1510 Teresita Drive – Google Street View The property located in the 1500 block of Teresita Drive in San Jose was sold on March 5, 2024. The $2,410,000 purchase price works out to $1,535 per square foot. The house, built in 1959, has an interior space of 1,570 square feet. This single-story home has three bedrooms and two baths. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the house comes with a two-car garage, allowing for convenient vehicle storage and additional storage space. The property encompasses a generous 0.3-acre of land. Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include: A 1,570-square-foot home on the 5000 block of Lassen Avenue in San Jose sold in April 2023, for $1,761,000, a price per square foot of $1,122. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. In July 2023, a 1,402-square-foot home on Crespi Drive in San Jose sold for $1,975,000, a price per square foot of $1,409. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. On El Oso Drive, San Jose, in July 2022, a 1,399-square-foot home was sold for $1,960,000, a price

Prep roundup: Mitty softball extends win streak, Campolindo survives late Albany rally, Monte Vista beats Clayton Valley

Baseball Campolindo 8, Albany 7: Campolindo staved off an Albany comeback to get its fifth win in six games.  The Cougars looked like they had control of the game in the sixth inning after scoring five straight runs to take an 8-3 lead. But Albany came back in the bottom of the inning and answered with four runs of its own to cut the deficit to one. With the game on the line and Albany needing a run to send the game into extra innings, the pressure was on Campolindo senior pitcher Joey Cecchin to close out the game. After walking the leadoff hitter, Cecchin struck out three straight batters to seal the win for the Cougars.   Junior Miles Clayton batted 2 for 3 with two RBI while sophomore Luke McLeod had two hits, two RBI and a double for Campolindo (5-2). Joaquin Stuart , Sam Beynon , Evan Carrubba-Rice each recorded a home run for Albany, which dropped to 7-3.  Monte Vista 7, No. 5 Clayton Valley 2: Giovanni DeMarinis had a dominant performance on the mound, allowing just two hits and two runs

Warriors beat down at home by short-handed Knicks

SAN FRANCISCO — Late in the third quarter, after Josh Hart went coast-to-coast for a layup, Draymond Green’s inbounds pass hit an unsuspecting Trayce Jackson-Davis in the back of the head for a turnover. If it wasn’t already clear it wasn’t the Warriors night, that moment made it certain. The Warriors started slow and never led the short-handed Knicks. Miles McBride, who averages 6.5 points per game and had started nine career games before Monday, played 47 minutes and dropped a career-high 29 — including a dagger 3 over Draymond Green. Jalen Brunson went off for 34 points and Josh Hart added a triple double, exacerbating Golden State’s season-long home woes. The Knicks, who don’t take nights off under coach Tom Thibodeau, knocked the Warriors (35-32) back down to the 10-seed with their 119-112 win. “They took it to us,” Steve Kerr said postgame. “They were physical, they played with great force…We knew they were going to come in and play hard after we got them a couple weeks ago. That’s kind of their identity.” Even without starters Julius Randle and OG Anunoby — plus

San Jose insurance agent charged with ‘good student’ discount fraud

SANTA CLARA COUNTY – A former auto insurance agent has been charged with submitting fraudulent documents to obtain lower rates for his clients, as well as rack up thousands of dollars in commissions for himself, according to South Bay prosecutors. Thomas Truong, 61, of San Jose, was scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. If convicted, he will likely be ordered to pay restitution and serve a county jail sentence. Truong allegedly submitted “good student” forms from Mission College in Santa Clara to his employer, Farmers Insurance, to get discounts for at least 10 clients, according to prosecutors. Eight had never attended college and the others did not attend during the dates listed on the forms. Prosecutors said a California Department of Insurance investigator found Truong fraudulently altered a total of 10 college diplomas, 14 high school report cards and 10 school official statements. When shown the altered documents, each client told the investigator they had never seen them before, according to prosecutors. Many of the clients also said they were not aware they

Kurtenbach: Blake Snell is coming to San Francisco and suddenly the Giants make a whole lot more sense

The Giants wanted to make a splash this offseason. Well, the offseason ended weeks ago, but the Giants have certainly made a splash. To start off March, San Francisco signed All-Star, Gold-Glove third baseman Matt Chapman — one of the top free-agent position players on the market. And on Monday, they went even bigger, signing the reigning National League Cy Young winner, Blake Snell. The New York Post reported that the Giants and Snell agreed to a two-year deal (with an opt-out after 2024) worth $62 million. Add those two big-time pickups to a team that already added centerfielder Jung Hoo Lee (at a more traditional time), and the Giants have done pretty well for themselves. It took a while, but this team makes some sense now. In a league where so many teams are simply playing to be a bit better than mediocre — 83 or 84 wins should land a Wild Card spot — San Francisco should be expected to rise above that morass with Snell and Chapman in the fold. The Giants are no longer a team that is simply hoping to

SF Giants make another late splash, add Cy Young winner Blake Snell: reports

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With less than two weeks until Opening Day, the Giants reportedly made one of their biggest additions of the offseason Monday evening. Blake Snell, the reigning National League Cy Young winner, will reunite with manager Bob Melvin and shore up a depleted starting rotation, according to multiple reports. The deal, first reported by the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, is for a reported two years and $62 million with an opt out after this season. Pending a physical, the deal has not been officially announced by the team. Snell, 31, joins third baseman Matt Chapman as an exclamation point on the Giants’ offseason, bringing their total commitments north of $300 million, second only to the Dodgers. Like Chapman, Snell is a client of superagent Scott Boras who didn’t receive the nine-figure deal he was originally seeking. Playing the waiting game paid off for the Giants, who now feature the top two finishers in last year’s National League Cy Young voting at the top of their rotation. A two-time Cy Young winner, Snell should slot into the No. 2 spot in the rotation

Down to the wire: Joe Simitian leads Evan Low by 12 votes in race to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo

After nearly two weeks of counting ballots, Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian leads state Assemblymember Evan Low by just 12 votes in California’s Congressional District 16 race. The two veteran lawmakers are vying for a spot in the November general election to face former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, who safely secured first place last week among the crowded field wanting to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo. Simitian started out ahead on election night, but last week, Low was able to close the gap and move into second place. Yet another lead change occurred on Friday when Simitian surpassed Low. As of Monday evening, the margin between the two — less than one-tenth of a percent — was at its smallest to date. San Mateo County said Monday that it had 20 ballots left to count in addition to 680 challenged ballots that will need to be cured by April 2. Santa Clara County did not release an update on unprocessed ballots on Monday, but the county could have as many as 1,200 challenged ballots that had signature issues or other problems that will

San Jose exorcism death: Detective testimony about child ritual opens preliminary hearing

SAN JOSE — Three people facing charges of killing a 3-year-old girl during an alleged exorcism at a San Jose church had believed she was “possessed by a demon,” so they engaged in a ritual to “liberate” the child, a police lieutenant testified Monday. One reason the girl could have been possessed, the lead police investigator said on the stand, was that her family believed she might have seen something sinister on her mother’s cell phone. The hours-long testimony of San Jose Police Department Lt. J.J. Vallejo began a preliminary hearing to determine whether a case against Claudia Hernandez, Rene Trigueros Hernandez and Rene Hernandez Santos — the girl’s mother, grandfather and uncle, respectively — should proceed to trial. The hearing before Judge Hanley Chew in a San Jose courtroom is expected to last several days. All three are charged with felony child abuse resulting in death related to the Sept. 24, 2021 death of Arely Naomi Proctor at a 25-member Pentecostal church south of downtown led by Trigueros Hernandez. Arely’s mother was first arrested in early 2022, followed a few months later by Trigueros Hernandez and

Oakland mayor touts public safety successes as stats tell a somewhat encouraging story

OAKLAND — The city has witnessed continuous fallout from its struggles with crime, but somewhat encouraging recent data trends led Oakland’s leaders on Monday to suggest that their efforts to turn things around may be paying off. Mayor Sheng Thao’s office is especially keen on promoting the work being done to quell crime in the area near the city’s airport, which centers around Hegenberger Road. The commercial district has been plagued by a long history of burglaries and robberies that’s led businesses to shutter — including an In-N-Out burger location whose upcoming closure has drawn national headlines. But community leaders say the situation is starting to improve, and they credit a $250,000 investment by the city last year in the nonprofit group Black Cultural Zone, which pays 35 “safety ambassadors” to bolster foot traffic on sidewalks and offer resources to those in need. Meanwhile, an ongoing expansion into Oakland by the California Highway Patrol, which since last month has made 168 arrests throughout the city, has involved some focused enforcement on Hegenberger Road. More security cameras have been installed in the area, including at the

Leaving jail without bail? San Jose mom charged with murder in her baby’s fentanyl death expected to be released to await trial

In what prosecutors call a highly unusual development in a high-profile murder case, a San Jose mom is expected to be released from jail this week without posting bail as she waits for her trial in the fentanyl overdose death of her 18-month-old daughter, Winter Rayo. The conditions of Kelly Richardson’s release, including whether she will be required to attend an inpatient rehab program, will be discussed at a hearing Friday. Until then, Richardson, 28 will remain in custody. Winter was one of three Bay Area babies who died in a six-month span last year after being exposed to fentanyl while in the care of their parents. The toddler’s father, Derek Rayo, is also facing murder charges over the infant’s death last August but he will remain in jail as the case against the couple continues to progress. Adrienne Dell, right, attorney for Kelly Gene Richardson, left, mother of 1-year-old Winter Rayo, who died of a fentanyl overdose in August, speaks during Richardson’s arrangement on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at Santa Clara Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif. Sitting behind them is Derek Rayo, father

Hundreds of homes may replace part of huge Silicon Valley tech campus

SANTA CLARA — Several hundred homes could be built on a large chunk of a huge tech campus in the South Bay, a proposal that points to the ongoing and relentless shift in the Bay Area’s economy and real estate sector. The housing would be built on a section of the Oracle office and research campus that’s near the interchange of Montague Expressway and Lafayette Street in Santa Clara, according to documents on file with city planners. Approximately 584 residences are being eyed as part of the development, the Santa Clara city documents show. “Valley Oak Partners is excited to present this 38-acre residential development encompassing a diverse array of housing types connected by a sophisticated network of open spaces,” Valley Oak, a San Jose-based real estate firm, stated in a document on file with city officials. Some of the residences would be located in separate neighborhoods, according to the planning records. Here are the types of housing that are being considered for the project: — 416 townhomes in three distinct neighborhoods — 120 affordable apartments — 48 single-family homes The proposal is emerging with

Single-family residence sells for $2.4 million in San Ramon

301 Adelaide Hills Court – Google Street View A spacious house located in the 300 block of Adelaide Hills Court in San Ramon has new owners. The 3,223-square-foot property, built in 2003, was sold on March 1, 2024. The $2,425,000 purchase price works out to $752 per square foot. This two-story house offers a roomy layout with five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The property is equipped with central A/C. Additionally, the house features an attached two-car garage, providing ample room for vehicles and storage needs. Situated on a spacious 5,645-square-foot lot, the property offers ample outdoor space. Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include: In September 2022, a 3,223-square-foot home on Allanmere Drive in San Ramon sold for $2,129,000, a price per square foot of $661. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. A 3,984-square-foot home on the 500 block of Casella Court in San Ramon sold in June 2022, for $2,500,000, a price per square foot of $628. The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. On Allanmere Drive, San Ramon, in September 2022, a 3,223-square-foot home was sold for

Handicapping SF Giants’ top position battles heading into final week of spring training

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The final week of Cactus League play is upon us and there are, by manager Bob Melvin’s estimation, at least two or three spots on the San Francisco Giants’ Opening Day roster that are yet to be decided. “But,” he said, “I think by the time we leave with 26, we’re going to feel very good about our team going into the season.” There’s optimism Keaton Winn can fill one hole in the rotation, but the fifth spot remains wide open. More injuries threw the bullpen battle into flux when the leading lefty, Ethan Small, strained his oblique. And the shortstop job that had Marco Luciano’s name on it? Well, Nick Ahmed has had something to say about that. Starting tonight against the Reds, the Giants have seven games left before they leave Arizona another three exhibitions in Sacramento, San Francisco and Oakland before they must cut their roster — currently at 47 players — down to 26 for Opening Day next Thursday in San Diego. Here’s a look at where things stand in the most-heated roster battles. The No. 5 starter

Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week

Editor’s note: We prohibit the use of bots and any other artificial methods of voting. Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll. No voting by email: Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted. Welcome to the Bay Area News Group ( Mercury News & East Bay Times ) girls Athlete of the Week poll. For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner. This week, we consider performances from March 11-16. Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting. Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted. Scroll to the bottom for the poll. Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections. Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge pedestrian lane may soon be removed after four-year pilot

RICHMOND — Bicycle advocates are bracing for a pedestrian and bike lane to be removed from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, a shift transportation officials hope will alleviate traffic as alternative changes are studied. This May, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission plans to seek approval from the Bay Conservation & Development Commission to remove the multipurpose lane Mondays through Thursdays, creating a shoulder for drivers to pull off to after collisions or breakdowns, said John Goodwin, MTC assistant director of communications. The lane would be reopened to cyclists and pedestrians Friday through Sunday, under the current plan. This comes about four years after the pedestrian lane opened as a pilot program. “It’s an attempt to balance legitimate competing interests,” Goodwin said. Officials broke the news to bike advocates in a meeting Thursday. Warren Wells, policy and planning director for the Marin County Bicycle Coalition, and Robert Prinz, advocacy director with Bike East Bay, said the update came as a surprise. Both organizations had expected the lane to remain as is until a final report on the pilot program could be finalized and released this summer. While Goodwin described use

Foo Fighters add Bay Area date to their big North American tour

Turns out that the Foo Fighters didn’t forget about the Bay Area after all. And the rock act is proving it by adding a local date on the North American leg of the Everything or Nothing at All Tour. Dave Grohl and company performs at Toyota Pavilion at Concord in Concord, CA on August 13. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. March 21, livenation.com. A presale for Citi card holders runs 10 a.m. March 19 to 10 p.m. March 20, citientertainment.com. For more presale info, visit foofighters.com. The Toyota Pavilion is one of the more intimate venues on Everything or Nothing at All Tour, which finds the group performing at Boston’s Fenway Park, Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark, Minneapolis’ Target Field, Seattle’s T-Mobile Park and a number of other stadiums. This is, in all likelihood, that biggest rock show to play Concord in many years. The tour supports the band’s 11th album, “But Here We Are.” FOO FIGHTERS EVERYTHING OR NOTHING AT ALL TOUR North America 2024 May 1 — Dallas TX – Dos Equis Pavilion ^ May 5 — Atlanta

Napa Valley weekend: Wineries, eateries and shopping abound in Yountville

Sometimes the itinerary calls for bougee amusements — and we can’t think of a better Napa Valley locale for indulgence than Yountville. A quaint stretch of wine country located mostly along a one-mile roadway, Yountville is home to some of the world’s most recognized restaurants, several of Napa Valley’s most distinguished tasting rooms and a couple of surprises that will quickly elevate your weekend away. Read on for an itinerary ripe with accessible luxury experiences in a town created with ease and comfort for locals and visitors alike. Plastered with large, white block letters that announce “Market” across the top, the delicious yet unpretentious Ciccio has changed hands without losing favor. It’s still under its original ownership, but Meadowood chef Christopher Kostow has taken charge. In a town known for Michelin stars — Thomas Keller’s famous French Laundry has three — standing out is no easy task, but Ciccio does it with ease, offering a down-to-earth approach to fine dining in Yountville. Yountville is dotted with wineries and tasting rooms, including Priest Ranch, Cornerstone Cellars, Handwritten Wines and more. (Courtesy Town of Yountville)  Don’t miss

Q&A: Ina Garten protégé Lidey Heuck debuts her first cookbook

When Lidey Heuck landed a dream job out of college working with Ina Garten of Barefoot Contessa fame, she was relatively new to cooking. She’s come a long way over the past decade. After immersing herself in kitchens and the world of recipe development, the New York Times recipe contributor has just released her first cookbook, “Cooking in Real Life: Delicious & Doable Recipes for Every Day” (Simon Element, $35). Whether you’re planning a special occasion dinner, such as Easter or Mother’s Day, there’s plenty of inspiration in its pages, from a slow-roasted salmon dish with lemon, asparagus and leeks to a lemon and rosemary olive oil cake. We recently caught up with Heuck to learn more about what goes into the craft of writing great recipes — and how to make some of those delicious things. Q: You started out doing social media work with Ina Garten. What do you find interesting about the prominence of cooking and food within social media? A: It’s changed so much since I started. It wasn’t even that long ago, but when I graduated from college, it was

This is the absolutely best concert tour news we have heard all year long

Electric Light Orchestra fans should be over the moon this morning, as Jeff Lynne’s ELO has announced plans for a 27-date North American tour in 2024. And, yes, it’s absolutely the best concert news that we have heard this year. The trek is dubbed the The Over and Out Tour, signifying this will be the acclaimed classic rock act’s final tour. And, no, that’s not great news for fans who were hoping to see the group for many more years to come. Yet, those Bay Area fans who want to see one of the greatest and most innovative rock bands of all time should definitely make plans to catch the group on Sept. 1 at Chase Center in San Francisco. We’re actually making plans to see ELO (at least) twice, since the group will swing back through Northern California later in the year for an Oct. 23 date at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. March 22. There is an artist presale that opens at 10 a.m. March 20. Visit livenation.com and jefflynneselo.com for more

How to stop ants from repeatedly swarming a cat food bowl in an Inverness home

DEAR JOAN: With all this rain, the local ants have sought shelter and sustenance inside. My usual method of putting the cat food bowl in water doesn’t seem to deter them. I have tried wiping down the area with white vinegar, but this doesn’t seem to work either. Any suggestions about how to keep them from swarming in the cat food bowl? I have to leave a little food for (my cat) overnight in his room, or else he howls bright and early in the morning. — Ellen, Inverness DEAR ELLEN: Placing pet food bowls in a shallow tray of water is the most common weapon in the anti-ant arsenal. The moats work well in theory — because ants can’t swim, they can’t reach the food bowl island, right? It should work, except that ants will use their dead, drowned brethren to create a bridge to the bowl. All’s fair in the pursuit of food for the colony, I guess. Pets add to the problem, accidentally dropping food in the water, which can then be used as stepping stones. Vigilance — regularly cleaning the moat and changing

July trial set for East Bay woman accused of 2021 killing in Fairfield

A Solano County Superior Court judge on Friday set a July jury trial for a 27-year-old San Pablo woman charged with a 2021 Fairfield murder. During the morning session, Judge Wendy Getty ordered Kamaria Isis Davison Strange, who appeared in Department 8 for a trial setting, to return to face jurors at 9 a.m. July 24 in the Justice Center in Fairfield. Getty also set some pretrial matters, including a readiness conference at 8:30 a.m. April 26 and a trial management conference at 8:30 a.m. July 19. Alternate Public Defender Jennifer Proctor represents Strange, who faced a two-day preliminary hearing last year in April. Strange, a previously convicted felon, had earlier pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and second-degree robbery for the killing of Michael Vincent Lopretta, 19, of Benicia. She was arrested Nov. 5, 2021, at the San Pablo Police Department, then booked into Solano County Jail later that night on suspicion of killing Lopretta in the 1000 block of Tyler Street. Fairfield Police Sgt. John Devine said at the time that dispatchers received a call at 12:19 p.m. Nov. 4 about “a man