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Facebook and Instagram must put kids on a clock under landmark $17 billion Meta deal
14+ hour, 32+ min ago (839+ words) California and dozens of other states won sweeping new restrictions on how Facebook and Instagram treat children Wednesday, including daily time limits, overnight lockouts and stronger parental controls, along with as much as $17 billion from Meta. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez…...
Contra Costa considers cutting ties with ICE. Its sheriff says no
15+ hour, 47+ min ago (902+ words) MARTINEZ — Despite public demands to fully end communication with federal immigration officials, Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston said his decision to continue to alerting ICE of inmates’ release dates is rooted in an obligation to public safety. The Sheriff’s…...
Sierra LaMar retrial: Charging doc alleges new attempted kidnapping as jury selection begins
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (398+ words) SAN JOSE — Jury selection is underway for the second murder trial for Antolin Garcia Torres in the notorious 2012 disappearance and presumed death of Sierra LaMar, and a newly unsealed court filing reveals that prosecutors are alleging publicly for the first…...
SF Giants meltdown in ninth, blow six-run lead and fail to complete season’s first three-game sweep
16+ hour, 7+ min ago (330+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — It was a day that started with anger. It was a day that ended with agony. Tony Vitello didn’t get through the top of the first before being told to scram, thrown out by home plate umpire Ryan…...
Fatal Oakland stabbing victim loved helping others
16+ hour, 45+ min ago (430+ words) OAKLAND — Whether you were a family member or friend, or an unhoused person at a park, Gonsalo Lopez would help you any way he could; but not any more. The 58-year-old Lopez was fatally stabbed just before 7:30 p.m. Monday at…...
SF Giants place Houser on injured list as pitching staff takes latest hit
19+ hour, 40+ min ago (363+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — A day after Adrian Houser left his start against the Cincinnati Reds due to injury, the Giants placed the right-hander on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain. Right-hander Braxton Roxby, acquired from the Reds last…...
‘He paid with his life’: Richmond murder trial centered on gang politics begins for rapper TearItOffGreezy
18+ hour, 13+ min ago (285+ words) RICHMOND — Just four months after he was arrested on murder charges, the murder trial started for a popular Bay Area rapper with a debate about DNA evidence, rap lyrics, and which gang truly had it in for the victim. The…...
California moves closer to approving plug-in solar
18+ hour, 50+ min ago (417+ words) By Todd Woody, Bloomberg California is the latest US state and the largest market to move toward a law allowing residents to install small plug-in solar systems on apartment balconies and in backyards to offset soaring electricity costs. Aside from…...
Deal is reached to sell Berkeley hotel facing loan foreclosure
18+ hour, 42+ min ago (258+ words) BERKELEY — The owner of University Inn & Suites in Berkeley struck a deal to sell the bankrupt hotel, an effort that could ward off a foreclosure proceeding. At 920 University Ave., the 113-room hotel defaulted in February 2025 on a $10.3 million loan owner…...
California lawmakers oppose insurance fire claims limits
22+ hour, 31+ min ago (435+ words) By Andrew Oxford and Michelle Ma, Bloomberg California lawmakers are lining up against Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to rewrite how the state assigns financial responsibility for wildfires sparked by equipment owned by publicly traded utilities. Insurance companies argue the plan…...