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DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a “friend” who contacts me only when she needs something. She will text or call, acting like she wants to check in on me and then, like clockwork, she almost immediately tells me about something that she is doing and how I can support her. I didn’t figure out her pattern for some time, but now it is obvious to me. Sometimes I don’t have a problem with it, as I like to help people, but it’s clear now that she isn’t really a friend. I’m having a party soon and making the guest list. It is not a large event — mostly close friends. She is on the periphery of this group. I don’t really want to invite her, but I know she will find out about it. Should I add her to the list just to avoid hurt feelings? — Guest List DEAR GUEST LIST: If your party is for good friends, review the potential list of attendees and cross off anyone who doesn’t fit that category — period. Why add her if she doesn’t deserve to be on

Simple Saturday columns focus on basic technique and logical thinking. Today’s North-South reach 6NT in four rounds of bidding. South’s two hearts — a “reverse” — promises extra strength. (Some pairs, especially those who play a two-over-one response as game forcing, treat it otherwise.) When West leads the ten of clubs, South starts by counting sure winners. He has two spades, a heart, four diamonds and four clubs. What chances does South have for a 12th trick? In what order should he try his chances? THIRD SPADE If East holds the queen of spades, South can get a third spade trick by leading from dummy toward his jack. He can get a second heart trick by finessing with his queen successfully. But if South finesses in hearts first, losing, he goes down; to get three spade tricks, he must lose one. Declarer should win the first club in dummy and lead the deuce of spades. When East has the queen, declarer is safe. If West had it, declarer would probably finesse in hearts. DAILY QUESTION You hold: S A K 6 2 H 7 3

Bishop O’Dowd celebrates their 35-27 victory over James Logan’s in a West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division football game in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) By Nathan Canilao | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: November 1, 2024 at 11:54 PM PDT O’Dowd quarterback Devin Wilson tosses four touchdowns as O’Dowd captures Mission Valley/West Alameda Foothill Division league title. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY The latest installment in the rivalry of South Bay public school titans went to Wilcox thanks to gutsy play calling and a Herculean effort from senior Brayden Rosa. Wilcox High’s Brayden Rosa (2) runs for a first down before being tackled by Los Gatos High’s Andrew Sandoval (6) in the first quarter of their football game in Los Gatos, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) PUBLISHED: November 1, 2024 at 11:37 PM PDT The latest installment in the rivalry of South Bay public school titans went to Wilcox thanks to gutsy play calling and a Herculean effort from Brayden Rosa.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY Acalanes clinches at least share of league title, can win its first outright league championship in 43 years with a victory next week against Las Lomas Acalanes’ students rush the field after defeating Campolindo at Campolindo High School in Moraga, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Acalanes defeated Campolindo 21-12. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Acalanes clinches at least share of league title, can win its first outright league championship in 43 years with a victory next week against Las Lomas Originally Published: November 1, 2024 at 11:35 PM PDT

Two Hayward police officers who used deadly force against a man in 2018 cannot be held criminally liable for their actions, found the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Public Accountability Unit after re-reviewing the case that had been previously considered by the prior administration, according to a news release from Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. The PAU found that Hayward Police Officers Phillip Wooley and Michael Clark, who fatally shot Agustin Gonsalez on Nov. 15, 2018, could not be held criminally liable because the prosecution could not prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the shots fired were not in self-defense, according to the news release. This was one of six police shooting cases Price slated for reconsideration by her newly-formed PAU shortly after taking office in 2023. Last month, an Alameda County judge threw out involuntary manslaughter charges against two of three officers accused in the death of Mario Gonzalez in 2021, the only other case of the six that has been reinvestigated. Price filed charges against the officers in April after they had initially been cleared of wrongdoing by Price’s predecessor. Around 9:19

Central Coast Section Open/Division I First round No. 1 St. Ignatius 45, No. 8 Salinas 7 No. 2 St. Francis 24, No. 7 Valley Christian 14 No. 6 Soquel (8-2) at No. 3 Riordan (6-4), Saturday, 1 p.m. No. 5 Los Gatos (8-2) at No. 4 Serra (5-5), Saturday, 1 p.m. Open final No. 2 St. Francis (9-2) vs. No. 1 St. Ignatius (9-2) at San Jose City College, Friday, 7 p.m. Division I semifinal No. 5 Los Gatos or No. 4 Serra vs. No. 6 Soquel or No. 3 Riordan, TBA Note: The first-round winners in the top half of the bracket will play for the Open Division championship in Week 2 of the playoffs. The loser of the Open Division championship will play the winner of the bottom half of the bracket for the Division I championship in Week 3 of the playoffs. Division II First round No. 6 Menlo 21, No. 3 Christopher 14 No. 7 Palma 28, No. 2 Sacred Heart Cathedral 19 No. 4 Menlo-Atherton 35, No. 5 Monterey 7 No. 1 Wilcox 36, No. 8 Santa Teresa 3 Semifinals