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Nearly no-hit, SF Giants walked off by Rockies in dramatic, devastating loss
DENVER — Gabe Kapler broke one of his golden rules to dish out a dose of optimism before Friday’s game against the Rockies. The Giants’ analytically inclined manager doesn’t like small sample sizes. But his club’s past home stand provided an opportunity to highlight one. “We were a very productive offense,” he said. “It’s no…
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Pebble Beach Authors & Ideas a festival of words and wisdom
The Sun Valley Writers Conference began around a kitchen table in 1994, where four friends gathered to share ideas. A year later, the first conference took place in a tent, featuring four authors, speaking to 108 attendees, and launched with an opening talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam. It grew, exponentially, from there. Jim…
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Tom Walton: Memories of Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett might have been embarrassed to be called a legend, but if the flip-flop fits……. The man who gave us Margaritaville and helped us get there one grand and glorious night a year has played his last encore. Those of us who followed him across the country when he toured, those legions of loyal…
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Ashton Kutcher resigns from anti-sex abuse nonprofit after backlash to his support for Danny Masterson
Ashton Kutcher has stepped down from his role at Thorn, an anti-child sex abuse organization, after drawing criticism over letters of support he and his wife Mila Kunis wrote on behalf of Danny Masterson.
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Local boxer Ruben Villa IV challenges featherweight champion after earning 21st victory
Salinas native and professional boxer Ruben Villa IV earned a victory by unanimous decision on Friday in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe’s strict data privacy rules
European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine for failing to protect children’s privacy, the first time that the app has been punished for breaching Europe’s strict data privacy rules.
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Prosecutors seek narrow gag order on Trump in DC elections case after ‘inflammatory’ public comments
“Since the grand jury returned an indictment in this case, the defendant has repeatedly and widely disseminated public statements attacking the citizens of the District of Columbia, the Court, prosecutors, and prospective witnesses,” prosecutors wrote.
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AfroLatine Fest Kicks Off Hispanic Heritage Month
For Isabel Contreras, Hispanic Heritage month is all about honoring the multi-faceted origins of Latinx culture. “The AfroLatine festival was to bring black and brown communities together, but then to also highlight the conversation of black people in Latin America, and how that often goes under the radar,” Contreras says. “So just trying to educate…
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Carmel decides to wait on naming new school superintendent
Carmel Unified School District will press pause on a search for its next superintendent. The district’s governing board voted to not immediately engage in a search for the district’s next leader. Instead, the board will consider appointing a specific individual to the role at some point in the future. The five-member board spent an hour…
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Why SF Giants decided to make surprise move to send Kyle Harrison back to minors
DENVER — Kyle Harrison, the Giants’ top pitching prospect who was expected to bolster their rotation in the playoff chase, was optioned back to Triple-A Sacramento before Friday’s series opener against the Rockies in a surprising move intended to shore up their pitching staff ahead of four games in three days at Coors Field. Since…
