Category: Bay Area

FREMONT — A woman’s husband conspired with his brother-in-law to catch, kidnap and beat her and another man they alleged she had an affair with, according to authorities and court documents. The two suspects, a 44-year-old Fremont man who is said to be the woman’s husband and a 39-year-old Manteca man, were later arrested and charged with several felonies, including conspiracy to commit a crime, kidnapping, multiple counts of assault and criminal threats. Court records show that on July 10, the two men followed the woman and her alleged lover to a medical career college parking lot in Fremont, boxed in their vehicle and smashed its windshield, then dragged the woman’s partner out of the car and repeatedly punched and kicked him for several minutes. The woman was also allegedly struck in the face, causing her to bleed from her nose, records say. Police say video surveillance captured both the attack and kidnapping of the victims. The two men then forced the victim’s into their car, after which they were driven against their will to the 39-year-old’s residence in Manteca. The victims’ were told the two men

MILPITAS — Santa Clara County authorities are investigating a controversial Bay Area horseback riding company weeks after a horse under their care allegedly died from neglect. Chaparral Ranch — which has been at the center of animal abuse allegations for years — called the county’s Animal Control to their Milpitas grazing facility to assist with a downed horse. The responding officers issued a citation to ranch operators for criminal animal neglect, a first for the company, according to Lisa Jenkins, program manager for the county’s Animal Services Center. Spokesperson Aaron Kinney said the county cannot comment on any details regarding the case because it is an active investigation with the District Attorney’s Office. But those familiar with Chaparral’s animals claim the horse, a female named Honey, was being underfed in Milpitas and had to be euthanized after the county’s visit. Earlier this year, locals like Rebecca Misa had repeatedly flagged down animal services about Honey’s alleged neglect in facilities under Chaparral’s supervision. The San Jose resident, who had first met Honey when she was at the ranch’s Los Gatos stables, said the county did not

“The contract can be one club or six of something,” a club player growled to me. “The man will try for an overtrick.” Joe Overberry believes it’s nobler to go down in pursuit of overtricks than to make his bid. That costs him — and his hapless partners — tons of points. When Joe played at today’s five diamonds, he took the ace of spades and led a trump to dummy’s king. On the next trump, East discarded the ten of hearts. West won with the jack and shifted to a heart, and Joe was sure to lose a heart and two trumps. “Can’t you just make a vulnerable game?” North pleaded. HEART SHIFT Joe can afford to lose two trumps but not a heart also. He doesn’t want West to get in for an early heart shift through dummy. At Trick Two, Joe should lead a trump to dummy’s ten. As the cards lie, Joe makes his overtrick. But even if East had the jack, he couldn’t lead a heart effectively. Joe could ruff a spade return, force out the ace of trumps and

TODAY’S WORD — NEBULIZER (NEBULIZER: NEB-yoo-lye-zer: An instrument for converting liquid to a fine spray.) Average mark 29 words Time limit 45 minutes Can you find 38 or more words in NEBULIZER? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY’S WORD — VENTURE veer vent venue vertu enter enure erne even event ever evert nerve neuter never teen tenure tern tree true tune tuner tureen turn rent retune revue runt To purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last! RULES OF THE GAME: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed. 3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible. 4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed. Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.

Dear Eric: I am a youngish widow with an empty nest. Last year I moved to be near my daughter to help her with her young twins. My daughter and her husband have jobs that require them to leave home early. I arrive at their home at 6 a.m., and they leave. The kids are still sleeping. While I wait for them to wake up, I do a few chores. These are not deep cleaning, just things I would have loved to come home to as a working mom with young kids. I unload the dishwasher, clean up the kitchen, gather up any laundry, run a load of wash and fold whatever clean clothes are in the dryer. By this time the kids are waking up. They are 3 years old and not fully potty-trained. So I am busy changing, feeding, dressing them and then taking them to daycare. Sometimes the laundry doesn’t get folded “right.” By that I mean I put all the kids’ clothes in one stack, my son-in-law’s in a stack, my daughter’s in a stack and towels in another. Frequently the

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m 32 and faced a profound dilemma after cheating on my husband, who is often away due to his successful business. I am an attractive woman, but I have personal issues to deal with. Loneliness led me to commit adultery, and after months of misery because of guilt, I confessed. Though he forgave me, I feel his lingering bitterness in his remarks, and his taking pleasure in my misfortunes at work or with family. It’s been a year, and this continues to strain us. Out of frustration, I suggested giving him a “free pass” to even the score, but now I fear he might take me up on it. What should I do? — Troubled Wife DEAR TROUBLED WIFE: Go back to your husband and tell him what you really want. If that is to repair your marriage, ask him if he wants that as well. Apologize again for straying. Tell him how much you love and miss true intimacy with him. Ask him if he will consider going to therapy with you to work through your issues. Beyond that, work together to

LIVERMORE – Firefighters on Thursday night were battling a brush fire in the Altamont Pass. The Flynn Fire broke out around 9:45 p.m. near Interstate 580 and North Flynn Road, according to the Cal Fire Santa Clara Unit, which was fighting the fire with the Alameda County Fire Department. “The fire is now at 100 acres with a moderate rate of spread,” the fire department said in a social media post around 10:20 p.m. The fire was 0% contained, according to Cal Fire. “The fire is wind driven and terrain is making for difficult access,” Cal Fire said in a social media post around 10:50 p.m. Alameda County fire spokesperson Cheryl Hurd said the fire did not appear to be threatening any structures. Around 11:45 p.m., Hurd said the fire had grown to at least 400 acres, but crews were “making good progress.” People were asked to avoid the area. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Originally Published: July 25, 2024 at 10:51 p.m.

LIVERMORE — Authorities on Thursday announced the arrests of two men and two boys in connection with a gang-related car-to-car shooting last week in Livermore. Around 11 p.m. on July 15, the victim called police to report he had just left a gym with his mother and sister and was being followed by a black truck, the Livermore Police Department said in a news release. The occupants of the truck fired several shots at the victim’s car when they reached the intersection of Park and North I streets, police said. No one in the car was injured. Officers found the truck at a home in Tracy and identified the suspects, police said. An 18-year-old Tracy man and a 16-year-old Livermore boy were arrested on July 16 and an 18-year-old Livermore man and a 17-year-old Livermore boy were arrested on July 18, police said. All four were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Police said a handgun was also recovered. “The victim and suspects are familiar with each other,” police said. “Police believe the shooting is gang-related.” The case has been turned over to the Alameda

Bay Area Home Report 1364 Woodelf Drive – Google Street View The property located in the 1300 block of Woodelf Drive in San Jose was sold on July 10, 2024. The $1,150,000 purchase price works out to $726 per square foot. The house, built in 1975, has an interior space of 1,584 square feet. This single-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and two baths. On the exterior, the home features tiles on the roof. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with a heating system and central A/C. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage. The lot size of the property measures an impressive 6,000 square feet. Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby: In May 2024, a 1,964-square-foot home on Brandywine Drive in San Jose sold for $1,180,000, a price per square foot of $601. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. On Brandywine Drive, San Jose, in May 2024, a 1,886-square-foot home was sold for $1,470,000, a price per square foot of $779. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. A 2,368-square-foot home on

PALO ALTO — An investigation is underway into a suspicious death in downtown Palo Alto, according to police. A passer-by discovered a body around 12:15 p.m. Thursday on the first floor of a parking garage in the 400 block of Bryant Street, the Palo Alto Police Department said in a news release. The body belonged to a man in his 60s who appeared to be unhoused, according to police. Evidence found at the scene suggested the death was suspicious in nature, police said. A police dog was used to search the area for additional evidence and possible suspects. The manner of death was not immediately known and police did not have any suspect information. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will continue the investigation into how exactly the man died, according to police. The coroner’s office will also release his identity once it is confirmed and his next of kin is notified. Anyone with information related to the case can contact the Police Department at 650-329-2413; those wishing to remain anonymous can call or text 650-383-8984 or email paloalto@tipnow.org.

RICHMOND — A 77-year-old man was beaten unconscious when he confronted an alleged package thief Wednesday in Richmond, police said. The incident happened just after 2:45 p.m. in the 1000 block of Lassen Street, said Richmond police spokesperson Lynnelle Sanchez. The victim was walking his dog when he spotted a man in his early 20s who was trying to steal packages from a neighbor’s porch. Sanchez said the victim confronted the suspect, who then attacked him, leaving him unconscious. The victim was taken to an area hospital. He reported that his cell phone and digital camera were missing, Sanchez said. An investigation is underway into the incident. Sanchez said detectives are searching for surveillance video and speaking with neighbors for more details on the suspect’s description. Anyone with information related to the case can contact the Police Department at 510-233-1214.

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Harris has the skills to win White House Re: “Biden bows out” (Page A1, July 22). I was worried about Joe Biden stepping aside. But now it seems to be going well. Kamala Harris certainly has the experience to put Donald Trump where he belongs — never to step into the White House again. Trump has taken away women’s rights. He got the Supreme Court to give him almost full immunity, which includes not being subject to the rule of law. We should all be aware of Trump’s Agenda 47 and his Project 2025. If those things come to pass, we will descend even further into an autocracy, which is all he wants: nothing for the American people, all for him. If we listen to Kamala Harris, then we can God bless America again. Gae Mora Concord Trump, Vance rants should be known to all Re: “Mallard Fillmore” (Page B9, July 24). Bruce Tinsley is whitewashing Donald Trump again. The East Bay Times should create a running list of Trump’s pronouncements

San Jose Unified School District’s board of trustees Wednesday night rejected critical findings in a Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury that assailed the South Bay’s largest school district over everything from student safety to board meeting access. The board voted unanimously to approve a response rejecting nearly all of the watchdog panel’s findings in a five-hour meeting rife with lengthy discussion, tension and, at times, scathing criticism of the grand jury itself as too old and white. “I am concerned about . . . the ethnic makeup of this grand jury,” said board president Wendi Mahaney-Gurahoo. “It does not represent the people we serve. I am concerned that it’s white people mostly telling us ‘we don’t like what you do.’ And I’m a white person.” Santa Clara County Superior Court, which recruits a civil grand jury each year to investigate complaints about problems with public agencies, said the grand juries’ findings are their own. The foreperson for the civil grand jury that issued the report did not respond to a request for comment. The district had 90 days from the civil grand jury report’s

DANVILLE — Police on Thursday were continuing to search for three gun-wielding men who robbed a Wells Fargo Bank branch Wednesday afternoon. The robbery happened about 12:28 p.m. Wednesday at the bank at 585 San Ramon Valley Blvd. in the Town and Country Shopping Center on the edge of downtown. Police said three men armed with handguns entered the bank and demanded cash from tellers and items from customers. No one was injured. Police said the suspects fled with cash in a gray Acura SUV which was later recovered in another city, although they did not say what city. Detailed descriptions of the robbers have not been released. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact Sgt. Dan Lynch at 925-314-3703.

By ANNE M. PETERSON NICE, France (AP) — Mallory Swanson scored a pair of goals just moments apart in the first half and the United States opened the Olympics with a 3-0 victory Thursday night over Zambia, giving new coach Emma Hayes a win in her first major tournament with the team. Trinity Rodman also scored for the United States, which is looking to add a record fifth gold medal to its Olympic collection. Zambia was hurt in the 33rd minute when Pauline Zulu was sent off with a red card and the team was limited to 10 players the rest of the way. Hayes took over the U.S. team in late May after finishing out the season with Chelsea in the Women’s Super League. She shook things up a bit with her Olympic roster, leaving star forward Alex Morgan, a veteran of three Olympics, at home. Hayes is charged with leading the Americans as they seek to distance themselves from the disappointment of last summer’s Women’s World Cup, when they crashed out in the round of 16. Rodman, making her Olympic debut, scored in

SANTA CLARA — No Trent Williams, no Brandon Aiyuk. No problem. Williams, the holdout left tackle, was placed on the did not report list. Aiyuk is presumably somewhere in the building although there was no sign of him on the field Thursday as the 49ers held their second practice of training camp. The 49ers, of course, have lots of talented players, and it’s not as if missing a left tackle — even one as good as Williams — is going to show up in a non-padded practice. So with heavy doses of running back Christian McCaffrey and wide receiver Deebo Samuel, the 49ers looked on track to be very good again offensively. Quarterback Brock Purdy continually found open receivers in short and medium range throws. McCaffrey looked as explosive as ever both as a rusher and receiver. And Samuel looked pretty much unguardable for the second straight day. Nick Sorensen, who replaced Steve Wilks as defensive coordinator, said saw good things as well others that need work. “It’s never perfect,” Sorensen said. “There’s always something that can be fixed. The effort I’ve liked — they’re

By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Brittney Griner settled into her seat on the Eurostar train and put on her headphones to watch “Vikings” — one of her favorite TV shows — during the 90-minute trip to France from London. It was an escape to help her forget her last time on a train. That occurred in 2022 when she was headed to a Russian prison after being sentenced to nine years in jail for drug possession and smuggling. “Walking up to the train I was fine,” Griner told The Associated Press. “When I sat down and looked out the window I was like, ‘Damn, last time I was here I was on my way to prison.’ Anxiety started to heighten up. Then I realized I was good, there were no bars. I’m going to win gold.” Griner turned to Netflix to calm her mind during a simple commute with her U.S. teammates to the Paris Olympics. “Everything was cool,” she said. The United States women’s National Basketball Team pose for photographs at St Pancras Station as they take the Eurostar train to Paris

PARIS (AP) — Athletes made some of their final preparations for the Paris Olympics on Thursday, the eve of the official start of the Games. Soccer and rugby action continued, while archery and handball competitions got underway. Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team practiced their routines ahead of qualifying this weekend. They will look to reclaim gold with Russia ineligible to take part in team sports. Reigning women’s soccer champion Canada beat New Zealand in the wake of a drone scandal that made headlines earlier in the week. The U.S. men won their rugby sevens opener, while Denmark, Brazil, South Korea and the Netherlands were victorious in handball. Shooting events are the only ones happening on Friday, with most of the city occupied with the opening ceremony taking place on the Seine River. Gabriel Medina, of Brazil, performs an aerial move as he surfs during a training day ahead the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)  Ana Gros, of Slovenia, left, controls the ball against Denmark during their preliminary handball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The feuding this week among officials in the Olympics, the anti-doping world and the United States government over eradicating drugs from sports is hardly new. They’ve been going at it for decades. The tension reached a new level on the eve of the Paris Games when the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City but inserted language in the contract demanding its leaders pressure the U.S. government to lobby against an anti-conspiracy law passed in 2020. There’s virtually no chance that either the law will be overturned or that the IOC would pull the rug from Salt Lake City. Still, the rhetoric keeps flowing. A look at the main characters and issues: What is WADA? The World Anti-Doping Agency was formed after the International Olympic Committee called for changes in the wake of some of sports’ most sordid drug-cheating episodes — among them, Ben Johnson’s drug-tainted ouster from the Seoul Games in 1988 and a doping scandal at the 1998 Tour de France. Canadian lawyer Richard Pound, a heavyweight in the Olympic movement, became WADA’s founding

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — The stream of threats, recriminations and anti-doping innuendo flowed freely again Thursday when tensions over a U.S. law designed to combat drugs in sports escalated on the eve of the Paris Olympics. It’s a fight that’s been simmering for a decade, sparked by Russia’s brazen doping scandal at the Sochi Olympics. The reaction from the World Anti-Doping Agency and IOC was criticized as too weak by many, including the United States. So much so, that the U.S. passed a law in 2020 giving federal authorities power to investigate sports doping and cover-ups. After details emerged about 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance – Chinese authorities blamed it on contamination from a hotel kitchen – but none were suspended and some went on to win medals at the Tokyo Olympics, the U.S. launched an investigation. The latest round of backlash played out in a trio of news conferences in Paris, the highlight of which came when leaders at WADA suggested they might sanction one of their biggest critics, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, over

The premise for Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” is gleefully campy, informed by heavy doses of sexual schlock. The stage version premiered in 1973, followed soon after by the 1975 film, arguably the standard bearer of the term “cult classic.” The film has its own monopoly on supplemental fun, encouraging audiences to serve as collaborators with costumes and call-outs that accentuate every piece of engaging off-color wit they can muster. But “Rocky Horror” was born for the stage, and when done right, the musical positively pops with delicious savagery in ways the movie cannot touch-a-touch. To that end, City Lights Theater Company has done it right. My, my, my, have they done it right. Under the sleek and slick stewardship of director Amber Smith and Stephanie Staszak’s crackling choreography, the company utterly has its way with this tale of sexual spirit. From the jump, every ounce of energy, skill, wit and wisdom oozes out of this thing like a laser. The show proves a hit for any audience type, from those who can appreciate the sexual liberation and gender fluidity of the story’s raunchy