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How to spend a perfect day in Santa Cruz, based on your travel style

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:46 GMT

Nestled between sandy coastside beaches and dense redwood forests, the surfer-forward, student-friendly vibe of Santa Cruz can feel a world apart from many of the more bustling, urban Bay Area communities. But it’s only about 30 miles from downtown San José – which makes it an easy destination for the perfect summer day trip.Of course, planning the perfect summer day trip is a subjective art. Maybe you’re artsy, outdoorsy or a foodie. Perhaps you’re a traditionalist, dedicated to experiencing tried-and-true local institutions for yourself, or maybe you’re just trying to keep the kids entertained as school looms. Perhaps something that does not involve roller coasters and funnel cake?Consider this a choose-your-own, mix-and-match Santa Cruz adventure with 21 fantastic options.If you’re artsy…Santa Cruz offers all sorts of visual and performing arts temptations, from the Bard to indie concerts, fiber arts and literary events.Want to see Shakespeare in the park? Catch a San...

Pac-12 collapse: Our five-step guide to rebuilding the conference around the four schools left behind

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:46 GMT

It was the summer of devastation for the Pac-12, the summer the conference collapsed in ash and ruin.It was the summer of 1959.A pay-for-play scandal at four schools (UCLA, USC, Cal and Washington) led to the breakup of what was then known as the Pacific Coast Conference.From that carnage, the modern Pac-12 was born.What will the post-modern Pac-12 look like?As of next summer, only four schools will remain following the mass exodus late last week: Cal, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State.Will they stick together and reform the conference? Or is this the final year for a league created in a Portland hotel in 1915?Presenting our five-step guide to rebuilding the conference.Step 1: Clarity on Stanford (and Cal)Both Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Cal chancellor Carol Christ were surprised when the Pac-12 collapsed on Friday despite numerous warning signs, according to a conference source. Now, they are scrambling to find homes for their athletic departments.Stanford...

Outside Lands: Here’s our complete hour-by-hour guide to 2023 festival

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:46 GMT

Outside Lands is ready to celebrate 15 years of delighting music fans in Golden Gate Park.And the festival intends to so with three days — Aug. 11-13 — of top-notch music entertainment, ranging from Rock and Roll Hall of Famers the Foo Fighters and hip-hop great Kendrick Lamar to electronic-music giants Odesza and mesmerizing pop icon Lana Del Rey.Other top acts on the bill include Megan Thee Stallion, The 1975, Janelle Monae, Zedd, J.I.D and Maggie Rogers.In all, there are dozens upon dozens of acts set to perform across multiple stages. And there’s no possible way to catch them all — although some will certainly try.Clearly, one might need to do a little advance planning to make the most out of the festival.Or you can just leave the advance planning to us.Here is our hourly guide to the festival, providing an precise roadmap to where to be — and who to see — during your three days in the park.We’re keeping the recommendations strictly to music, ...

San Jose: Homicide detectives investigating deaths of woman, child at apartment

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:46 GMT

SAN JOSE — Homicide detectives continue to investigate the deaths of an elderly woman and a child whose bodies were found in an apartment Friday following a police welfare check, authorities said.Police officers were called at 10:06 a.m. Friday to an apartment in the 1600 block of Parkmoor Avenue, site of the Vista luxury apartment complex, after being asked to check on the welfare of at least one resident.They discovered two bodies, of the woman and child. After the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office was summoned, police declared they were homicide victims.Neither their names nor their cause of death have been publicly disclosed pending their formal identification and notification of their next of kin by the coroner’s office.Authorities confirmed that the victims were an elderly woman and a child, but released no other details. A message from the apartment complex sent to tenants confirmed that the two were residents there, but police have not co...

Preseason all-Bay Area News Group high school football 2023: Defensive line

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:46 GMT

PRESEASON ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUP DEFENSIVE LINE(Listed in alphabetical order)Jeremiah Bailey, Moreau Catholic, 6-0, 240, seniorThe leader of both the defensive and offensive lines. The strongest player on the team. Student-body president with a 4.0 GPA. First-team all-league in 2022.Romeo Castillo, Wilcox, 6-3, 245, seniorFirst-team all-league and honorable mention all-Bay Area News Group last season. Will also play guard for the Chargers this fall.Delon Craft Jr., Salesian, 6-6, 260, juniorTwo-year starter on both the offensive and defensive line. First-team all-TCAL Rock last season. Will be among the team’s leaders.Nalesoni Fakava, San Mateo, 6-0, 280, seniorCo-defensive lineman of the year in the PAL Ocean and all-BANG honorable mention pick last season. Had 48 tackles, a team-best nine for loss, and two blocked FG attempts in 2022.Aseli Fangupo, Sacred Heart Prep, 5-10, 270, juniorA two-way player was a second-team all-BANG selection last season as an offensive lineman. Also r...

Jennifer Aniston roasted after accusing Jamie Foxx of antisemitism; turns off Instagram comments

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:46 GMT

It looks like Jennifer Aniston was right when she once said, “I hate social media. I’m not good at it.”Over the weekend, the “Friends” star found herself embroiled in a social media “fiasco” and turned off her Instagram comments after she inserted herself into an earlier social media controversy involving Jamie Foxx, her co-star in the 2011 film, “Horrible Bosses.” On Friday, Foxx, who has been in a long recovery from an unspecified “medical complication,” posted a message that was initially deemed by some to be antisemitic.Foxx wrote in the since-deleted message: “THEY KILLED THIS DUDE NAME JESUS… WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY’LL DO TO YOU???! #fakefriends #fakelove.”Just Mercy actor Jamie Foxx is interviewed by the media at the Mill Valley Film Festival Opening event in Mill Valley on Thursday. (Douglas Zimmerman/Special to Marin Independent Journal) While the post received thousands of likes, ...

Two more men go missing in the Kern River

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:46 GMT

Two men went missing in the Kern River on Saturday, the latest in a string of disappearances and drownings on that river.The first of Saturday’s disappearances was reported around 12:50 p.m. near Lake Ming Campground, 5 miles east of Bakersfield. A 32-year-old man who had been swimming had reportedly started to struggle, then went underneath the surface and did not emerge, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said.Last month, a Los Angeles man also disappeared in the river near Lake Ming. His body was found four days later about 15 miles downstream.On Saturday evening, around 5:40 p.m., an emergency call reported that a man in his 30s had been swept away in the Kern River near Sandy Flat Campground, 7 miles downstream from Lake Isabella.  The last sighting of him by search crews was at 6:54 p.m. The search continued on Sunday, the sheriff’s office said.Since the start of July, six men have drowned or disappeared in the 50-mile stretch of the Kern River between Kernvill...

Brandon Crawford, SF Giants look forward to Bruce Bochy’s Oracle Park return

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — There isn’t much question how Bruce Bochy will be received by Giants fans when he makes his first return to Oracle Park as a manager next week.“He’s a hero. He’s loved. He’s Bochy,” said longtime broadcaster Marty Lurie. “He’s going to be a Hall of Famer and is a World Series champion. And the fan base still loves him.”Bochy, 68, spent 13 seasons as the Giants manager, winning 1,052 games and three World Series.This is Bochy’s second trip to the Bay Area this season, but the first time facing the Giants since he and the team parted ways after the 2019 season.In May, he brought his new team, the Texas Rangers, to Oakland for a four-game series. They are back in Oakland for a three-game series that starts Monday. On Friday, they open a three-game series in San Francisco.Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford has caught glimpses of Bochy in the Rangers’ colors, either on TV or when the team played in spring training. But for the first time in hi...

Jill On Money: Club Medicare

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:46 GMT

On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law. The program was intended to provide medical care and health insurance to most Americans age 65 or older and has evolved in the near six decades since its inception.Related ArticlesBusiness | Be aware: Someone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care Business | Airfares are back to normal — so why do they feel so high? Business | The busiest days to fly around Labor Day 2023 Business | FHA 203(k) loans: What they are and how they work Business | Don’t let your credit scores retire The first major addition occurred in 1972, which was an expansion to Americans under 65 with certain disabilities and anyone with permanent kidney disease requiring dialysis or transplant and those with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).The next major change to the Medicare program occurred in December 2003, when Congress added outpatie...

City workers vote to authorize strike in San Jose

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:45:46 GMT

(KRON) -- The voting is done and 4,500 San Jose city workers have voted to authorize a strike, according to an announcement made by city leaders on Monday. Angus Cloud's death not a suicide, mother says Though the workers are not on strike yet, they have voted to authorize a strike if they feel it's necessary. If the city workers do go on strike, they could do so as early as next week.The workers are looking for a pay raise. The city is offering a five percent raise for the first year but the workers say that's not hardly enough The workers including 911 dispatchers, librarians, airport workers and city inspectors Right now the two sides are about 20 million dollars apart. The announcement on whether they will go on strike will take place at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.