Looking for ways to contribute to your favorite animal charity, beyond making a cash donation? Here are some generous alternatives to consider when you want to support a nonprofit cause you love. Bequests for wills or trustsBequests are simple to imple…
Noose found at Stanford University being investigated as a hate crime
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A noose was found hanging from a tree Sunday on the Stanford University campus, prompting a hate crime investigation, according to the university. About 7:45 p.m., Stanford’s student affairs got a report of a noose hanging from a tre…
Warriors take 2-1 series lead vs. Grizzlies after dominant Game 3 win
The Warriors responded from a terrible shooting performance in Game 2 with one of their best in Game 3 Saturday night at Chase Center.SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors responded from a terrible shooting performance in Game 2 with one of their best in Game 3…
Google will finish vast revamp of Hangar One in Mountain View by 2025
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Google and NASA are poised to harvest wide-ranging tech, space, and aviation synergies once a revamp of the iconic Hangar One in Mountain View is complete in 2025, officials said Friday. The tech titan’s Planetary Ventures u…
Dieter Kurtenbach: Warriors-Grizzlies is a war no one will truly win
SAN JOSE, Calif. — While there is certainly some beauty and entertainment to be found in the level of physicality of the Warriors and Grizzlies in their second-round playoff series, the truth is that is a war of attrition and there will be no winner. I…
Sharks icon Patrick Marleau expected to announce retirement next week
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patrick Marleau, the NHL’s all-time leader in games played, will make an announcement next week regarding the future of his hockey career, the Sharks said Friday. Indications are Marleau, 42, will officially announce his retirement f…
Newsom: Gas rebate delayed until October under Legislature plan
SAN JOSE, Calif. — After a flurry of proposals from Sacramento in March to send money back to Californians, a rebate check could still be nearly five months away under plans promoted by legislative leaders, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned, as he argued that h…
Dieter Kurtenbach: One game? Dillon Brooks deserved a longer suspension for his bush-league foul on Gary Payton II.
The NBA announced Thursday that Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks has been suspended for Game 3 of Memphis and Golden State’s Western Conference semifinal series for breaking Gary Payton II’s elbow on Tuesday. It’s not enough. He deserved to miss the rest o…
Doerrs give $1.1 billion to Stanford for new climate school
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr, an early investor in Google, Amazon and other leading tech companies, and his wife, Ann, have agreed to donate $1.1 billion to Stanford University to set up a new school devoted to the st…
Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green honored by reputation, vows never to change
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Warriors weren’t surprised by the NBA’s decision to not downgrade Draymond Green’s Flagrant 2 foul from Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Grizzlies on Sunday. Ultimately, neither was Green. And don’t expect th…