Category: Bay Area

One of the key players in Saint Mary’s winning the men’s West Coast Conference this winter is headed out of Moraga. Aidan Mahaney, the hometown kid who starred at Campolindo, has entered the transfer portal, a source at the school confirmed Tuesday. Mahaney was a first-team all-WCC performer in his sophomore year, leading the Gaels at 13.9 points per game. He was a key figure to get them going in the WCC title game victory over Gonzaga, when he finished with 23 points including five 3-pointers. Fellow starter Joshua Jefferson, who averaged 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds before a knee injury ended his season in February, has also entered the portal. Mahaney’s scoring average was actually down from his freshman year, but he took on more of the load running the offense after veteran guard Logan Johnson graduated. Gaels coach Randy Bennett has known Mahaney since the guard was young, as he played alongside Bennett’s own sons in the East Bay throughout his development. Ahead of the Gaels’ third consecutive NCAA Tournament berth last month, Bennett and several Gaels players emphasized the culture at Saint

1415 Barlow Court – Google Street View The property located in the 1400 block of Barlow Court in Fremont was sold on March 7, 2024. The $1,925,000 purchase price works out to $993 per square foot. The house, built in 1977, has an interior space of 1,939 square feet. Nestled on a generous 6,888-square-foot lot, the property provides abundant outdoor space including a pool. These nearby houses have also recently been sold: In November 2022, a 2,325-square-foot home on Skelton Court in Fremont sold for $1,555,000, a price per square foot of $669. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. On Skelton Avenue, Fremont, in August 2022, a 1,874-square-foot home was sold for $1,420,000, a price per square foot of $758. A 1,874-square-foot home on the 1400 block of Skelton Avenue in Fremont sold in February 2024, for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $961.

LAFAYETTE — With the game on the line, Acalanes junior David Gonzales stepped up to the plate calm, cool and collected. The Dons had the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth with one out and a chance to complete an unlikely comeback against league rival College Park. When Gonzales glanced over at his team’s dugout before stepping into the batter’s box, his coach Connor Hornsby pointed to his temple and mouthed the words, “Be smart.” The outfielder simply nodded and five pitches later, he was jumping into his teammates’ arms. In stunning fashion, Acalanes came back from a three-run deficit late to beat College Park 4-3 on Tuesday and extend its unbeaten streak to 17 after Gonzales’ walk-off walk in extra innings. “We always have that comeback mentality,” Gonzales said. “We know if we’re ever going to get down, we know we can come back. We’re never out of a game.” Acalanes celebrates after winning against College Park 4-3 in the ninth inning at Acalanes High School in Lafayette, Calif., on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)  Acalanes junior Ando

SACRAMENTO – Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown wasn’t in a sentimental mood after his team routed Golden State 118-94 in a do-or-die play-in game on Tuesday night.  Sure, he spent six years as an assistant from 2016 to 2022 under Steve Kerr and helped the Warriors win three titles.  And yes, his former team faces a franchise-defining offseason as the dynastic trio of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson is in jeopardy of dissolving once Thompson reaches free agency. And of course those familiar players, who already looked awfully old and slow in the blowout, will only get older and slower as they approach the back half of their 30s. Even if they do come back, making the playoffs wouldn’t be easy.  So what did Brown think of his team possibly dealing the lethal blow to what was left of the famed “Death Lineup” he once coached? He had more important things to worry about. “The reality of it is, is that it’s not my problem, and it’s not my concern,” Brown said, more focused on planning for the Pelicans and the Kings’ second

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lance Lynn earned his first win for the St. Louis Cardinals in seven years, a 3-2 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night before a season-low crowd of 3,296 at the Oakland Coliseum. Lynn (1-0) allowed two runs — one earned — and five hits in seven innings, lowering his ERA to 2.18 in four starts. The 36-year-old right-hander went 72-47 for the Cardinals from 2011-17. After pitching for five other teams, he returned to St. Louis during the offseason for an $11 million, one-year contract. “From the get-go, they weren’t going to let me try to get to two strikes or get them in a strikeout situation,” Lynn said. “So then you just mix and match early and let them have some weak contact. We had some great plays behind me. All in all, that’s a good recipe.” JoJo Romero and Ryan Helsley each got three straight outs, with Helsley earning his major league-leading seventh save in eight chances. St. Louis won its second straight over the A’s and got back to .500 at 9-9. Masyn Winn and Jordan Walker

Baseball No. 3 Serra 7, Bellarmine 0 Josiah Rodriguez had himself a game on Tuesday. The Serra standout hit two home runs, had three hits overall, knocked in four runs and scored three runs to lead the first-place Padres to a victory over visiting Bellarmine in a West Catholic Athletic League game. Serra led 2-0 through four innings. The Padres stretched the advantage to 3-0 with one in the fifth and 6-0 with four in the sixth as they upped their record to 16-3 overall and 7-1 in the WCAL. Sam Kretsch scattered eight hits and struck out eight while pitching a complete-game shutout for Serra. The Padres also got two hits apiece from Jake Downing and Ian Josephson. Bellarmine lost its fifth in a row to fall to 10-10, 3-5. Sawyer Stout had two hits for the Bells. No. 4 Valley Christian 3, St. Francis 1 Valley Christian completed a two-sweep of St. Francis, winning on the road behind 6 1/3 strong innings from ace Quinten Marsh and an RBI apiece from Jordan Ortiz and Brock Ketelsen. Marsh and Hunter Fujimoto each had two

SAN PABLO – A body pulled from an East Bay estuary last fall has been identified as an elderly San Pablo woman that authorities believe was killed by her son-in-law. A DNA profile of the body matched that of 74-year-old Que Thi Tran, the San Pablo Police Department said Tuesday. Tran’s son-in-law, 41-year-old San Pablo resident Phuc Hong Vo, has been charged with her murder, as well as the murder of his wife, 40-year-old Tho Ngoc Ly. Ly’s body has not been recovered. Authorities on Tuesday searched an estuary in the city of Alameda, where Tran’s body was found on Sept. 30, 2023, according to police. “This is an active and ongoing investigation and the location of victim Tho Ly’s remains are not confirmed,” police said. Tran and Ly were reported missing on Sept. 13. In December, police called on the public to help find them. A news release at the time said the mother and daughter “reportedly traveled to the Southern California region following a family argument.” Their most recent confirmed sighting was at the Sutter Avenue home where Vo and both victims lived.

19848 Veronica Drive – Google Street View The spacious property located in the 19800 block of Veronica Drive in Saratoga was sold on March 29, 2024. The $3,550,000 purchase price works out to $1,409 per square foot. The house, built in 1970, has an interior space of 2,520 square feet. This two-story house boasts a generous living space with five bedrooms and three baths. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage. The property occupies a sizable 9,775-square-foot lot. Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby: In March 2024, a 2,860-square-foot home on Kane Court in Saratoga sold for $3,475,000, a price per square foot of $1,215. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. A 2,479-square-foot home on the 19800 block of Kane Court in Saratoga sold in February 2024, for $4,050,000, a price per square foot of $1,634. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. On Garnett Court, Saratoga, in April 2023, a 2,687-square-foot home was sold for $3,550,000, a price per square foot of $1,321. The

1503 Albany Court – Google Street View A 1,682-square-foot house built in 1959 has changed hands. The property located in the 1500 block of Albany Court in Milpitas was sold on April 8, 2024, for $1,650,000, or $981 per square foot. This single-story house provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and two bathrooms. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage. The lot of the property covers a substantial area of 6,720 square feet. Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include: In February 2023, a 1,000-square-foot home on Solar Court in Milpitas sold for $1,350,000, a price per square foot of $1,350. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. On Solar Court, Milpitas, in September 2022, a 1,361-square-foot home was sold for $1,250,000, a price per square foot of $918. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. A 1,504-square-foot home on the first block of Lawton Drive in Milpitas sold in January 2024, for $1,420,000, a price per square foot of $944. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.

By Regina Garcia | Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Maduro and other presidents participating in a virtual meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States expressed their support for Mexico’s request to have the United Nations suspend Ecuador from the world body over the April 5 raid. But Maduro was the only one to announce the recall of a diplomatic mission. “The condemnation has been unanimous, total, absolute,” Maduro said, referring to the excoriation Ecuador’s move has drawn. “No one today in this world comes out to defend this barbaric act.” Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa had ordered authorities to raid the Mexican diplomatic outpost to arrest the country’s former Vice President Jorge Glas, a convicted criminal and fugitive who was holed up at the embassy since December. Mexico granted him asylum hours before the raid. The extraordinarily unusual use of force drew immediate condemnation from governments around

By Danny Freeman, Fabiana Chaparro and Chris Boyette | CNN An 81-year-old Ohio man is charged with murder after he shot a female Uber driver he mistakenly believed was working with a scammer and attempting to extort him, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. William Brock shot Loletha Hall several times outside his South Charleston home on March 25, according to a criminal complaint. Hall was taken to a local hospital where she died. Brock told police that prior to the shooting he had received threatening phone calls from a male caller who claimed one of Brock’s relatives was being held in jail, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. The caller then asked Brock to wire money for the relative’s bond, and when Brock resisted, the caller began threatening to harm him and his family. When 61-year-old Hall arrived in her Uber at Brock’s residence, he shot her multiple times, the release states. Brock believed Hall had a connection to the scam caller and would kill him and his family, according to a 911 call he made after shooting her, authorities said. Police

Insurers in California have sounded the alarm: A warming climate has dramatically raised the risk of devastating wildfires, and with it the cost of providing coverage. But now a Peninsula lawmaker says those insurance companies should credit the state and homeowners for the work done to reduce our vulnerability to wildfires. State Sen. Josh Becker, a Menlo Park Democrat, has introduced a bill that would require insurers to consider the state’s efforts to thin flammable brush and trees as well as property owners’ steps to make their homes more fire resistant, such as covering vents and clearing vegetation. Those efforts would need to be incorporated into their risk modeling to determine coverage decisions and costs. “What we’re seeing is that in addition to the impact of home hardening, that forest treatment is going to have a big impact on wildfire risk, and that’s not being taken into account,” Becker said. “You have to take these into consideration.” Becker’s bill, SB 1060, comes as state officials scramble to prop up a home insurance market on the brink of collapse, with major insurers restricting coverage and refusing

Tom Cruise’s three ex-wives, Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes, probably would have a lot to say about being married to the famously intense mega-star and their time inside his beloved Church of Scientology. But these women have mostly kept Cruise’s secrets, with experts in the inner workings of Scientology saying that Kidman and Holmes, in particular, probably signed non-disclosure agreements when their marriages to the “Top Gun” actor ended. US actress Katie Holmes and daughter Suri Cruise arrive the opening night premiere of “In The Heights” during the Tribeca Festival at the United Palace Theatre on June 9, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)  But no such agreement probably applies to Cruise’s youngest child, Suri Cruise, from whom he’s long been estranged, Page Six reported. With Suri turning 18 on Thursday, she and her mother Katie Holmes should no longer receive the reported $400,000 a year Cruise paid as part of a divorce settlement. Cruise also agreed to pay Suri’s college and health care costs, Page Six added. As an adult

When New York City restaurateur Keith McNally called James Corden a “tiny Cretin of a man” in 2022, he was able to count on swaths of support among people who tend to agree that the former late-night host is one of today’s more annoying celebrities. But it looks like McNally, the owner of famed eatery Balthazar, has gone too far with one of his brash and provocative opinions about another famous person. In an Instagram post Monday, he called Lauren Sanchez “absolutely revolting” and said that she and her fiancé, multibillionaire Amazon fonder Jeff Bezos, make “an ugly and (expletive) smug-looking couple.” “Is this what having 1000 billion dollars does to people?” McNally asked. For some reason, McNally doesn’t seem to know that it’s not considered cool to comment on women’s looks. He also insulted a woman who is well-regarded by others in her elite social class, people who view her as a beautiful, kind, accomplished woman. Some of those people came to Sanchez’s defense on McNally’s Instagram, including Chrissy Teigen. The model and influencer is no stranger to the nastiness of social media, both

SUNNYVALE — A group of disappointed and angry Google employees protested outside a company building on Tuesday after it was reported that the search giant had deepened a contract with the Israeli government. Googlers in New York City and Sunnyvale took action with the activist group No Tech for Apartheid, demanding that the company drop a cloud contract with the Israeli military and government. They also called on the company to stop the harassment, intimidation and censorship of Muslim, Arab and Palestinian employees; and stop retaliation against workers who speak out against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud-computing project spearheaded by the Israeli government with collaboration from Google and Amazon Web Services. Emaan Haseem, a software engineer, said that working at Google and supporting human rights issues by speaking out against the war in Gaza should not be mutually exclusive. “To find out that your labor is being used for war still is very jarring to my coworkers and myself,” Haseem said. Google employee Emaan Haseem talks to the media as other demonstrators protest against the war in Gaza and Google’s work with the Israeli

RICHMOND — The trial date has been set for a man who’d been off parole in a manslaughter case less than a year when he allegedly shot and killed a 26-year-old Richmond man. A judge held 38-year-old Bobby Dee Dozier to answer on murder and gun charges after a March preliminary hearing. His trial has been set for Sept. 9, according to court records. Police say Dozier has addresses in Martinez, El Cerrito and Pinole. Authorities identified Dozier as the man who shot and killed 26-year-old Emari Cook on the night of July 14, 2022, near South 49th Street and Cutting Boulevard in Richmond. Police say that Cook purchased pizza with his girlfriend at a Little Caesars on San Pablo Avenue and was walking home when Dozier pulled up behind them in a Cadillac. Dozier allegedly got out holding a rifle and asked Cook, “Is that you?” Cook replied that his name was “Emak,” citing a stage name he used as a rapper, according to authorities. When Dozier approached, Cook grabbed the barrel of the rifle and attempted to wrestle it from Dozier’s hand, but

By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” has died. He was 92. Cardinals spokesman Brian Bartow said Tuesday the team had been informed of his death by Herzog’s family. The team did not immediately have additional details about Herzog, who had been at Busch Stadium on April 4 for the Cardinals’ home opener. “Whitey Herzog devoted his lifetime to the game he loved, excelling as a leader on and off the field,” Jane Forbes Clark, chair of the Hall of Fame’s board of directors, said in a statement. “Whitey always brought the best out of every player he managed with a forthright style that won him respect throughout the game.” A crew-cut, pot-bellied tobacco chewer who had no patience for the “buddy-buddy” school of management, Herzog joined the Cardinals in 1980 and helped end the team’s decade-plus pennant drought by adapting it to the artificial surface and

OAKLAND — Jack hammers, saws and drills were out in force on Interstate 880, but it wasn’t a construction project on Monday: The California Highway Patrol had to figure out how to remove protesters from the freeway who had used large barrels and concrete to try to stay in place. There were demonstrators doing everything they could to keep the roadway blocked on one side, and a line of angry motorists, fuming at being trapped in traffic, on the other. As CHP spokesperson Officer Andrew Barclay summed up: “It was a day.” The protests against the war in Gaza, which gathered on northbound I-880 near the 5th Street exit in Oakland; on the 7th Street and frontage road on-ramp to southbound I-880; and on the Golden Gate Bridge ended with 38 people arrested. Twenty-six of them were on the bridge. The CHP arrested five people at the 7th Street protests, and seven in the area just south of 5th Street/Embarcadero. Those protesters shut the northbound direction of the freeway down for seven hours, after attaching themselves to barrels in each lane at 6:30 a.m. How

FREMONT — An affordable housing project that could produce hundreds of homes is being eyed on empty land near a BART station in Fremont, city documents show. The housing development, which would consist of apartments, is being proposed on a vacant parcel alongside the Warm Springs BART station. Vacant land at the corner of Warm Springs Boulevard and South Grimmer Boulevard near the Warm Springs BART station in Fremont, shown within the outline. Boundaries are approximate. (Google Maps) If built, the project would produce 240 units in what is being described as a “100% affordable, multifamily building” at the corner of Warm Springs Boulevard and South Grimmer Boulevard, according to the city documents. Maracor Development, a San Francisco-based real estate firm, has proposed the project, which would rise on a 2.9-acre site at 45021 Warm Springs Blvd. At present, a San Ramon-based group headed up by Joseph DePaoli owns the site. The housing would be developed in a six-story building with a parking garage and parking area. Three courtyards, a lobby and leasing office are also expected to be included in the building if it is

DUBLIN — A Seaside man is being held in federal custody here, pending extradition to Indiana, where he faces charges of repeatedly threatening university officials on the social media platform X, court records show. Nicholas Wheeler, 27, was charged in federal court March 20, and arrested five days later at his Seaside home. Police say they found six firearms during a search of the property, including one that appeared similar to one Wheeler allegedly posted on X with a selfie, alongside a post that read, “I’m coming back you ain’t gonna like me because I have my mg-m2 machine gun now,” according to the criminal complaint. At Wheeler’s most recent court hearing, lawyers confirmed he has a psychological evaluation scheduled for later this week. The social media posts cited in the criminal complaint contain explicit threats and racial slurs, but also rantings about how a professor paid $50,000 to have Wheeler assaulted and “sterilized” in his apartment, as well as demands for $500,000. “I have a full loaded 200 round MG-M2 machine gun. An uzi, an ar15, and a few glocks (sic). I’m gonna have revenge.

Adam Ant and the English Beat are two of the many reasons why people still love the ’80s. And they are both set to perform on April 28 at the Fox Theater in Oakland. The evening’s headliner, Adam Ant (whose real name is Stuart Leslie Goddard), has delivered a number of memorable songs and albums over the years, both as a solo artist and as the leader of Adam and the Ants. Of course, he’s best known for his debut solo single — the delightful dance-rock offering “Goody Two Shoes” — which propelled the parent album, 1982’s “Friend or Foe,” into the upper reaches of the pop charts. Yet, the Ant man also helmed such popular numbers as “Dog Eat Dog,” “Antmusic,” “Room at the Top,” “Stand and Deliver,” “Prince Charming” and “Desperate But Not Serious.” Then there’s the English Beat, the cool British ska act led by Dave Wakeling that will open the Fox Theater show. The group delivered two terrific albums in the early ’80s — the 1980 debut “I Just Can’t Stop It” and the band’s third album, 1982’s “Special Beat Service”