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San Francisco has been working under the same legislative set of rules for the past nearly 30 years.We're talking about the city's charter that dictates how things operate. In order to build a better Bay Area, most anyone in city government will tell you it's time to reform the city charter."What we have at this point, I think, is kind of a mess," according to Supervisor Rafael Mandelman because of how the city's governance is structured, based, in part, on that charter.Here's how the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, SPUR, explains it."Who's in charge and who...

Behind the proverbial top three of Virginia, Texas and Florida, the Stanford Cardinal emerged as the next-best women's NCAA team in our latest poll. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. SwimSwam Pulse is a recurring feature tracking and analyzing the results of our periodic A3 Performance Polls. You can cast...

STANFORD, Calif. – The college tennis fall slate is just over two weeks away, as the Cardinal begins competition on Sept. 21 at the ITA All-American Championships. The ITA event, held in Tulsa, Oklahoma and running through Sept. 28, is the first of eight tournaments for the Cardinal this fall. The top 10 singles players and four doubles teams at the tournament will earn bids to the NCAA Individual Championships. Stanford will then send student-athletes to the Tiburon Challenger (Sept. 28-Oct. 3), the UCSB Fall Classic (Oct. 4-6) and the Kunal Patel San Francisco Open (Oct. 9-13).

The Milpitas High School (MHS) Class of 1974 held its milestone 50th reunion at the end of August. Out of a class of 237 graduates, about 70 of them attended. A total of 125 people were on hand. The gathering was historic because this was the very first graduating class...

At the recent Hot Chips 2024 symposium in Stanford, California, Intel highlighted its latest advancements in AI technology, covering data centers, cloud computing, edge, and PC applications. A key moment was the introduction of the industry’s first fully integrated optical compute interconnect (OCI) chiplet, which is designed to enhance high-speed AI data processing. This is something the company has talked about previously.This new technology aims to improve AI data processing by offering increased bandwidth, lower power consumption, and better scalability for future computing infrastructures. The OCI chiplet, co-packaged with an Intel CPU, supports 64 channels of 32 Gbps data transmission over...

A South Bay teacher is at the heart of a lesson in giving. Esther Bono's family home was gutted by fire last week. Now some of her first grade students are looking to help her family get back on their feet. What started as an afternoon brush fire in South...

Last December we highlighted how the Cupertino City Council was making changes which would drastically alter the character of its Single Family Neighborhoods. Another risk to the single family neighborhoods is what is called Builder’s Remedy. Builder’s Remedy is a new interpretation of a California Housing Accountability Law (1990)...

After flying high against Monte Vista Christian last Friday, Piedmont Hills came back down to earth. The Piedmont Hills Pirates were outmatched by the Christopher Cougars on the road and fell 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 535th, while the Cougars are ranked 259th).

OneD Battery Sciences (Palo Alto, Calif.) announced the successful completion and commissioning of its SINANODE pilot production line in Moses Lake, Washington. This milestone marks an important step forward in scaling up the production of OneD’s silicon-graphite anode materials for the global battery market. Over the past 12 months,...

Meyler, who previously chaired the Faculty Senate’s Ad Hoc Committee on University Speech, will help develop and implement policies connected with the Faculty Senate’s Statement on Freedom of Expression at Stanford and its Institutional Statements Policy. (Previously published in Stanford Report on September 6, 2024.) This academic year,...

The Stanford Cardinal hosts the Cal Poly Mustangs on Saturday - here's what you need to know

A developer who has struggled over the past three years to get the city’s approval for a housing project on University Avenue has once again revised his plan and is banking on a contentious state law to override local objections. Smith Development this week filed a new application for...

Serra had knocked off the Spartans two straight years, but De La Salle responded with a resounding victory Friday night

Air Force hosts San Jose State on Saturday in the Mountain West opener. Kickoff: 5 p.m. Saturday at Falcon Stadium (ticket information) TV/stream: CBS Sports Network — in Colorado Springs on DirecTV 221, Dish Network 158 and Xfinity/Comcast 170/846 as well as through the CBS Sports streaming devices. Broadcast...

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released its preseason polls for the 2024-25 season. The Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Polls are headlined by Div. I, which is topped by the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal. Stanford is a unanimous No. 1 with former Pac-12 rival USC starting in the...

San José is hosting its third Viva CalleSJ event of the year this Sunday, September 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The "Parks to Roses" route will transform several city streets into a car-free playground, guiding participants through landmarks like the Municipal Rose Garden, The Alameda, and Japantown. This free event encourages residents to explore the city on foot or by bike in a relaxed, community-focused setting, according to the City of San José.

Santa Clara voters in November will weigh whether to replace half their elected officials and decide who should win a highly-competitive open seat. Voters will also be asked to cough up money to fix the city’s crumbling roads and buildings. The Santa Clara City Council has four seats up for election in Districts 1, 4,... The post Meet the candidates running for Santa Clara City Council appeared first on San José Spotlight.

Videos are auto-populated by an affiliate. This site has no control over the videos that appear above. The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their Week 1 contest against the New York Jets on Monday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Linebacker Dee Winters and defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos...

Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said in a statement Friday that among those infected by salmonella are 42 people in Wisconsin, where the eggs are believed to have been sold. “The eggs were distributed in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan through retail stores and food service distributors,” the department said. “The recall includes all egg types such as conventional cage-free, organic, and non-GMO, carton sizes, and expiration dates in containers labeled with ‘Milo’s Poultry Farms’ or ‘Tony’s Fresh Market.’” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed in a statement on its website that 65 people in nine states were infected by a strain of salmonella, with 24 hospitalizations and no deaths as of Friday. The states include Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Virginia, Colorado, Utah and California, the agency said.

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