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Breaking News Golden State Warriors | VTA, union leaders summoned to appear in court next week as transit strike continues Sports NBA Golden State Warriors Analysis, News Analysis, News Based on factual reporting, although it Incorporates the expertise of the author/producer and may offer interpretations and conclusions., Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Warriors big logged four blocks and two steals Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) passes the ball after blocking a shot to Milwaukee Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma (18) in the first quarter of an NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) By Danny Emerman | demerman@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: March 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM PDT Draymond Green held Giannis Antetokounmpo to his worst shooting night of the season. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here.

High school softball rankings, March 19, 2025: Bay Area News Group top 20 Bay Area prep softball: St. Francis, Willow Glen, Bishop O’Dowd lead the way in second high school rankings Amador Valley High’s Sarah Candland (55) is safe at the plate as California High catcher Shayla Santolucito (24) takes the throw during their NCS semifinal game against California High at California High School in San Ramon, Calif., on Tuesday, May 22, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) St. Francis, Willow Glen, Bishop O’Dowd, St. Ignatius, Archbishop Mitty lead the way as high school softball rankings make their return for the spring. Originally Published: March 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM PDT

Santa Clara County leaders warn of disastrous impacts if massive cuts are made to Medicaid Congressional Republicans are looking to make $880 billion in cuts over the next decade – including to Medicaid Hoang Truong, of San Jose, speaks while holding his daughter Joann Truong, 11 months, during a press conference at Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Without Medi-Cal, he would be spending half his family’s income on health insurance. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Congressional Republicans are looking to make $880 billion in cuts over the next decade — including to Medicaid. Originally Published: March 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM PDT

The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Kaiser Permanente and Special Olympics Northern California for a floor hockey match. Team Black played Team White with each team having about 15 players plus three Sharks players. Team Black acquired Sharks’ Barclay Goodrow, Mario Ferraro, and Collin Graf while Team White had Sharks’ Tyler Toffoli, Alexander Wennberg, and Ty Dellandrea. Team White was able to pull off a 6-4 win despite a goal by Team Black’s Ferraro. Sharks’ head coach Ryan Warsofsky donned a referee shirt and whistle and officiated the game and only had to break up one fight, between S.J. Sharkie and Team Black’s Graf. Sharks broadcasters Drew Remenda, Randy Hahn and Dan Rusanowsky called the game in the Santa Clara High School gymnasium. The Sharks Foundation and Kaiser Permanente donated $30,000 to the Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey program. San Jose Sharks’ Ty Dellandrea (53), with Team White, high-fives the Team White bench before the start of their game against Team Black for their Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday

At 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued an updated lake wind advisory valid between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area. The NWS Reno NV says to anticipate, “Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph and waves 1 to 3 feet.” “Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve,” according to the NWS. “Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.” Originally Published: March 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM PDT Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans. Our data comes from publicly available information. You can report errors to content@bayareanewsgroup.com

TODAY’S WORD — NEOGENESIS (NEOGENESIS: nee-oh-GEN-ih-sis: The regeneration of tissue.) Average mark 23 words Time limit 40 minutes Can you find 36 or more words in NEOGENESIS? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY’S WORD — HOSTILITY: hilt hoist holy host hotly oily otitis shot silo silt silty slit slot sloth soil stilt this tilt titi toil list lost 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 have two children from a previous relationship, and I have been in my current relationship for five years. My 11-year-old son isn’t the most masculine fella or sporty fella, and he has trouble making friendships. My boyfriend completely blames me for these situations as I “babied” him too much. I definitely babied him, but he shines like a diamond in anything school-related. Of course, my boyfriend takes credit for all of that. My 8-year-old daughter is the star player of her soccer team and softball team, and is great in school. Yep, you guessed it, he takes full responsibility for all of her upbringing. Recently I put my son in therapy for low self-esteem issues. They recommended family counseling. My son immediately declined if my boyfriend was going to be involved (we all live together). He said there have been situations where my boyfriend tells him that I want my kids to go live with one of their aunts. Then he made my kids pick which aunt. My son said my boyfriend said if they told me they’ll be in big trouble.

DEAR HARRIETTE: My twin sister just got engaged. She met her fiance about two years ago. He is close friends with some of our cousins who live in New Jersey. We live in Florida and have our whole lives, meaning for the entire time they were dating, they were long-distance. They’d see each other every three or four months, which isn’t often enough in my opinion. Of the two of us, people usually say I’m more reserved or more cautious, but I have valid concerns. I want to be happy for my sister, but I want her to take her time in making a decision that will impact the rest of her life. How do I share my concerns without sounding like the jealous twin who’s not ready to lose her sister? — Concerned Twin DEAR CONCERNED TWIN: You cannot control your sister’s behavior. What you can do is talk to her. Without showing any worry — that may drive her away — ask her about their plans for the future. Where does she plan to live? What do they want for their lives together?

SAN FRANCISCO – When the Golden State Warriors traded for Jimmy Butler in February, the team acquired a talent it believed was still capable of carrying a team with title aspirations to improbable wins.  With Steph Curry on the sidelines in stylish street clothes and sitting out for rest purposes , the Warriors needed Butler to do just that against Milwaukee at Chase Center on Tuesday night.  The star wing delivered in Golden State’s 104-93 victory over the Bucks  The 35-year-old Butler scored 24 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed eight rebounds, asserting himself in the second half and helping stave off a Milwaukee team that had mounted a third-quarter rally from down 14 at halftime.  The Warriors (40-29) shook off Monday’s disappointing loss to Denver and remained in sixth place in the West, while Milwaukee (38-30) fell to fifth in the East. The day after Kerr deemed Curry “exhausted,” the superstar point guard sat out the second night of a back-to-back.  That allowed other Warriors reserves – not just Butler – to have an expanded role in the offense.  The Warriors jumped out

North Bay Interior Mountains and North Bay Interior Valleys are under an updated frost advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 9:31 p.m. The advisory is valid for Wednesday, Mar. 19 between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. The NWS San Francisco CA adds to expect, “Temperatures as low as 33 degrees will result in frost formation.” “Cold conditions will be hazardous to sensitive populations such as unhoused individuals. Cold conditions can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure,” the NWS said. “Be sure to cover or tend to sensitive plants and vegetation as they may be damaged by frost.” Where to find winter weather shelters in your county: Winter weather shelters in Santa Clara County: San Jose operates the Overnight Warming Location program. Winter weather shelters in Alameda County: List of winter shelters operated in Alameda County, from Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless. Winter weather shelters in San Mateo County: San Mateo County residents in need of shelter should visit their local Core Service Agency in order to seek access to the Inclement Weather Program or other shelter programs.

DUBLIN – An investigation is underway into the death of a 37-year-old inmate at the Santa Rita Jail, according to authorities. Just before midnight Monday, Alameda County sheriff’s deputies found Oakland resident Elias Angel Rivera unresponsive in his cell with visible injuries after his cellmate activated the emergency call button, Sgt. Roberto Morales said in a news release. Rivera was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 1:10 a.m. Tuesday. The death is being investigated as a homicide, Morales said, adding that the cause is under investigation. The sheriff’s office notified the county district attorney’s office about the in-custody death and will submit a report to the California Attorney General’s Office, according to Morales. California Highway Patrol officers arrested Rivera on suspicion of murder on May 21, 2022. He was booked into the jail the same day and housed in a maximum-security unit. Check back for updates.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Spring training stats should always be taken with a massive grain of salt. Small sample sizes, indeed, are never a match for the law of large numbers. That said, it’s hard to ignore how well the Giants’ front end trio of Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and Justin Verlander has fared down in the desert. A day removed from Verlander’s five scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox, Ray allowed one run (none earned) over five frames as the Giants beat the San Diego Padres, 4-3, on Tuesday night at Scottsdale Stadium. Collectively, the trio of Ray, Verlander and Webb has a 2.16 ERA with 56 strikeouts over 50 innings in Cactus League play. “I feel like we’re all in really good spots,” Ray said. “It’s been fun to watch and watch those guys go about their business every day and bounce some things off of each other.  It’s nice to have two other veteran guys that have been around for a while. So, it’s definitely exciting. I feel like if we go out and compete like we know how to — like

By Sarah Parvini | Associated Press Nvidia founder Jensen Huang kicked off the company’s artificial intelligence developer conference on Tuesday by telling a crowd of thousands that AI is going through “an inflection point.” At GTC 2025 — dubbed the “Super Bowl of AI” — Huang focused his keynote on the company’s advancements in AI and his predictions for how the industry will move over the next few years. Demand for GPUs from the top four cloud service providers is surging, he said, adding that he expects Nvidia’s data center infrastructure revenue to hit $1 trillion by 2028. Huang’s highly anticipated announcement revealed more details around Nvidia’s next-generation graphics architectures: Blackwell Ultra and Vera Rubin — named for the famous astronomer. Blackwell Ultra is slated for the second half of 2025, while its successor, the Rubin AI chip, is expected to launch in late 2026. Rubin Ultra will take the stage in 2027. In a talk that lasted at over two hours, Huang outlined the “extraordinary progress” that AI has made. In 10 years, he said, AI graduated from perception and “computer vision” to generative

Growing your own cannabis is like cultivating your very own green thumb oasis. Not only is it rewarding to see your plants thrive, but it also offers a sense of independence and control over the quality of your product. Plus, let’s face it—there’s something undeniably satisfying about tending to your own garden of green. So, whether you’re looking to cultivate for personal use, therapeutic benefits, or just to add a new gardening challenge to your list, here’s a fun and detailed guide to planning and growing your very own cannabis garden. Step 1: Check the Legalities First things first—know your laws! In the U.S., cannabis laws vary widely from state to state. As of 2025, 23 states have legalized recreational cannabis use, and many more allow medical use. However, restrictions on home cultivation differ. For example, states like California allow adults over 21 to grow up to six plants for personal use, whereas others may limit cultivation to registered medical users only (California Department of Cannabis Control, 2024). Always double-check your local regulations before getting your hands dirty. Step 2: Planning Your Garden Space Cannabis

There’s a thought-provoking new art gallery in downtown San Jose, but you need to hurry if you want to check it out because it won’t be around long. Curator Alexandra Stein calls “Wallflowers,” the pop-up art gallery on South First Street an “ExPop” — short for “experience pop-up,” the first of many installations she hopes to bring to Silicon Valley audiences. Real estate broker Alexandra Stein is the curator behind “Wallflowers,” a weeklong pop-up art gallery in downtown San Jose, that opened Monday, March 17, 2025. (Sal Pizarro/Bay Area News Group)  Inside the vacant storefront at 451 S. First St. — which was once home to both the Institute of Contemporary Art and the Works/San Jose gallery — Stein has showcased the work of several artists, including Matthew Rose, Alex Itin, Mila Libman and Jung Ran Bae. The gallery shares its name with “Wallflowers No. 2,” an installation by Alan Rath that is also on display in the two-level gallery, which will be open through March 22. Most of the pieces on display — and for sale — are static, but there’s one element at

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Shutdowns most hurt low-income kids Re: “Though the Bay Area population is returning to normal, the shutdown’s effects are lingering” (Page A1, March 16). The articles today on the COVID lockdowns make clear that California’s draconian approach to school closures will have huge negative effects stretching into the future. California students were already lagging the nation, and our school closures (among the longest in the country) only made matters worse. However, the articles practically omit the most damning aspect of the drawn-out school closures, namely that the impacts were much greater among low-income families. These students did not have a study room at home, did not have new computers and high-speed internet access, and were unlikely to have two “working from home” parents to coach and supervise them. They also lost their meals at school and their after-school programs which allowed mom and dad to try to continue to work. Students with limited English skills found keeping up with remote classes almost impossible. Mike Heller Walnut Creek Get blood tested

Santa Clara County, San Francisco and a national group of cities have asked a federal court to temporarily halt President Donald Trump’s plans to cut funding to immigration “sanctuaries” that limit the ability of local law enforcement officers to assist with deportations. Attorneys representing the cities and counties filed a motion Monday evening in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The motion seeks an immediate stay on Trump’s plans to cut or freeze funding to sanctuary jurisdictions. Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu argue in the motion that those plans “violate fundamental constitutional rights,” including the Tenth Amendment, “and run roughshod over bedrock principles of our democracy.” Quickly after taking office, Trump signed an executive order declaring that sanctuary jurisdictions interfere with federal law enforcement operations to remove illegal immigrations. He directed the U.S. Attorney General’s office and federal agencies to ensure that sanctuary jurisdictions “do not receive access to federal funds.” These plans to withhold funding are technically separate from his efforts to slash the size of the federal government with the assistance of

At 1:07 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued a lake wind advisory valid for Wednesday, Mar. 19 between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area. The NWS Reno NV says to anticipate, “Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph and waves 1 to 3 feet.” “Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve,” according to the NWS. “Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.” Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans. Our data comes from publicly available information. You can report errors to content@bayareanewsgroup.com

SAN JOSE — A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge denied the Valley Transportation Authority’s bid for a temporary restraining order to stop the ongoing strike Monday but granted an order requiring the union to appear in court and explain why their strike is legal, according to court documents. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 has entered its second week of striking after negotiations fell apart over issues of higher pay and guaranteed arbitration in early March, with a few sessions of mediation and negotiation resulting in little progress toward a resolution late last week and over the weekend. VTA filed the lawsuit on the first day of the strike claiming that the union violated a “no strike” clause in the previous collective bargaining agreement, while the union maintains that that previous agreement expired and the clause no longer applies. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Daniel T. Nishigaya granted the VTA’s application for an order to show cause — summoning union representatives to appear at a hearing to explain why the injunction should not be issued, according to court documents. The temporary restraining order was

509 Monterey Avenue – Google Street View The spacious property located in the 500 block of Monterey Avenue in Los Gatos was sold on Feb. 14, 2025. The $4,059,000 purchase price works out to $1,847 per square foot. The house, built in 1990, has an interior space of 2,198 square feet. This is a single-story house. Additionally, the house comes with type not specified. The lot of the property is substantial, measuring 9,300 square feet. Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby: On Thurston Street, Los Gatos, in May 2023, a 773-square-foot home was sold for $1,595,000, a price per square foot of $2,063. The home has 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom. A 846-square-foot home on the 200 block of Thurston Street in Los Gatos sold in November 2022, for $1,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,300. The home has 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom. In June 2023, a 1,931-square-foot home on Andrews Street in Los Gatos sold for $2,825,000, a price per square foot of $1,463. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot

The sounds are all deeply familiar, but also strangely disorienting, in that they are coming at me in ways and fashions that they never have before. The first ones float in from a variety of keyboard/synthesizers, twinkling like stars into a G minor chord that grows ever more evident, until the mighty Minimoog takes centerstage. It’s the genius of Richard Wright on full display, on the opening passage of “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” and I fully linger there, until David Gilmour’s piercing notes from his Fender Stratocaster hit like lighting as we further delve into this opening track from the 1975 Pink Floyd masterpiece “Wish You Were Here.” “When you hear music like that, it hits you on a deeper level,” says Christopher Willits, who is accustomed to seeing people have their minds blown as they experience albums — even albums they’ve heard dozens of times before — at the immersive listening environment known as Envelop SF. Opened in 2017 in the Midway in San Francisco, this nonprofit organization showcases music from a wide variety of great artists — from the Beach Boys and