Northern California
Parents Charged With Torture and Neglect After 10 Kids Rescued From Squalid Home
(FAIRFIELD, Calif.) — Police say they have removed 10 children from a squalid Northern California home and charged their parents with neglect and …
CaliforniaIf You Find Doughnuts and 900 Pounds of Bacon in the Woods of Michigan, Don't Touch It
There's a perfectly reasonable explanation for all of this.<p>If you’re walking through the northern part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula—in what would be the fingertips of its mitten-shaped landmass and you find a giant pile of doughnuts and bacon, it’s not the best kind of fever dream. It’s also not …
FoodThe 20 Essential Fruit Beers Any Serious Beer Drinker Should Know
These subtle and complex brews will challenge any preconceived notions you might have about this misunderstood category.<p>Some drinkers hear the term …
BeerGun `Right to Sell' Appeal Turned Away by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to endorse a constitutional right to sell firearms, rejecting an appeal by three men who were denied a permit to open …
GunsInside Puesto, Santa Clara’s $8 Million Taco Temple
Northern California will get its first taste of <b>Puesto</b>’s popular tacos on blue corn tortillas this Thursday, May 17, when the La Jolla-founded chain opens in the Bay Area.<p>The first local Puesto arrives at 2752 Augustine Drive in Santa Clara, with another bound for Concord down the line. And while …
Silicon ValleyCalifornia coastline stripped of plants prized in Asia
At least two other similar cases are pending.<p>Foy said he believes poachers in the last year have quietly been slipping into the country, targeting …
CoastlinesNorthern Californian parents, child, killed during Mother’s Day celebration
STOCKTON — Police in Northern California say a 5-year-old girl and her parents were killed when someone fired several shots into a Stockton home …
California1 dead, 1 arrested after stabbing in California dorm
Police say a man was stabbed to death inside a college dorm Sunday night in Northern California. Another man has been arrested.<p>The Press Democrat …
College & UniversityClass-action lawsuit claims Apple's 'butterfly' keyboard is defective
Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit over the recent redesign of the keyboards in its MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops.<p>Beginning with the 2015 …
Class ActionA Vintner’s Quest to Create a Truly American Wine
Randall Grahm’s iconoclastic obsession will involve breeding new varietals from scratch and growing them where grapes have never been grown before.<p>Many students have been driven to drink by the effort of understanding Martin Heidegger’s “Being and Time.” Only one, perhaps, has been driven to wine, …
Wine & SpiritsTesla driver in Utah crash says Autopilot was on and she was looking at her phone
The driver of a Tesla electric car that hit a Utah fire department vehicle Friday said Monday that the car's semi-autonomous Autopilot mode was engaged at the time of the crash.<p>Police in the Salt Lake City suburb of South Jordan said Monday that the driver also said in an interview that she was …
TeslaWhat Do You Want To Know About The 2018 Porsche 718 GTS Cayman And Boxster?
The 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS hardtop and Boxster GTS convertible are high-performance variants of the German automaker’s compact mid-engined …
California10 Kids Taken Into Protective Custody After Being Found in ‘Horrible’ Conditions; NorCal Mom Denies Abuse
A mother is denying abusing her 10 children, after police said they were rescued from what they describe as “horrible living conditions” in a …
CaliforniaHow Cities Are Reining in Out-of-Control Policing Tech
Local governments are demanding accountability, transparency, and community participation on law enforcement surveillance practices.<p>Since the turn of …
SurveillanceMonterey County is California's New Wine Mecca — The Press
Monterey County is best known as a tourist mecca — a coastal getaway that serves as an escape from the daily grind, and as a happy place for those …
Wine & SpiritsPraise Be, This Handmaid's Tale Actor Is Pregnant
May the Lord open... the URL to Yvonne Strahovski's Instagram feed so you may behold her baby bump bounty. <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i> actor announced the …
The Handmaid's TaleMagnitude 3.6 Quake Rattles East Bay
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A small quake struck along the Hayward Fault Monday evening.Will be updated(<b>COMPLETE QUAKE COVERAGE:</b> CBS Earthquake Resource …
CaliforniaWho Wins The 2018 Hangtown Motocross?
This weekend marks the start of the 2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, a twelve-round run through the summer months at some of the best …
MotorsportAfter losing home in wildfires, veteran lobbyist battles PG&E
Since last year’s Wine Country fires, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has been pushing hard in Sacramento for legislation to protect utility companies from full liability in case their wires accidentally spark a blaze.<p>And Patrick McCallum has been pushing back.<p>The veteran Sacramento lobbyist leads a …
North BayWinners of 2018 APME journalism awards
Here are the winners and honorable mentions in The APME Awards for 2018. The annual contest honors excellence and innovation in journalism, and …
BusinessThe Yoko Ono of Comics, on Her Own Terms
Among the few women making underground comics in 1970s San Francisco, the feminist infighting was fierce. Aline Kominsky (who would soon take the name of her famous and infamous boyfriend, Robert Crumb) was berated for drawing strips that female cartoonists in her collective thought were too crude …
The ArtsHow the UFC’s deal with ESPN changes the company’s business
The deal announced last week between the UFC and ESPN is a landmark deal when it comes to changing the economics of the company.<p>There are a number of …
MMA & UFCCoinbase Remains the Most Successful and Important Company in the Crypto Industry
Op-Ed<p><b>On its 6th birthday, Coinbase received high praise from Shapeshift’s Erik Voorhees. He Tweeted, “Coinbase remains the most successful and</b> …
BitcoinCalifornia Is Disenfranchising Thousands of Voters Based on Their Handwriting
And state officials are still defending the practice. Why?<p>California is not typically viewed as a hotbed of voter suppression, and not just because …
LawTrain Passing Through The Hills: Photo Of The Day
Patch loves photos! Share your photos with Patch and your work could be featured.<p>FREMONT, CA — There's beauty all around us if we'd just stop to look …
CaliforniaWarriors to take part in inaugural Sacramento summer league in July
The schedule has been released for the inaugural California Classic Summer League, which will feature a trio of games for the young Warriors.<p>Starting …
BasketballTesla Moves Dominate Auto News
Like many in the automotive press, I take notice when Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk generate news.<p>While the company doesn’t use traditional marketing …
TeslaCult favorite Halal Guys coming to Sunnyvale
A cult favorite in New York City for more than 25 years, the Halal Guys are spreading their addictive white sauce on beef gyros and chicken platters …
San Francisco Bay AreaGOP House midterm hopes rise in CALIFORNIA -- NATIONAL GUARD starts border training -- Services set for DEUKMEJIAN
<b>By David Siders ([email protected]) and Carla Marinucci ([email protected]) with Candice Norwood ([email protected])</b><p><b>THE BUZZ: Maybe things aren’t as bad as they look for Republican House members in California.</b> POLITICO's Rachael Bade writes this morning from Irvine, "Democrats boasted …
Stormy DanielsListening for aliens in Northern California
The cell phone service in Lassen County is spotty, but for a group of scientists, it makes for perfect conditions to listen for aliens.<p>Just below …
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