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Curry-less Warriors squander big nights from Butler, Kuminga in Game 3 loss

Curry-less Warriors squander big nights from Butler, Kuminga in Game 3 loss

Warriors vs. Timberwolves Game 3: High scorers Jimmy Butler and Jonathan Kuminga combine for 63 points, but Wolves rally in the fourth quarter

Golden State Warriors’ Jimmy Butler III (10) looks to pass the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter of Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

A concrete baseball barrier adorns the front entrance of Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

East Bay high school baseball program faces heat after apparent racist taunts

Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski (2) reacts after missing a shot during the first half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

With Curry sidelined, Warriors need Podziemski, Moody to return to form

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Fire crews respond to blaze at two-story building in Oakland

A BART train won’t stop at the Rockridge BART station due to a systemwide closure that affected all BART stations early Friday, March 9, 2025, as seen from Oakland, Calif. The train ran an inspection to verify the systemwide before carrying passengers at BART stations before 9:20 am, when the closure ended. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

How a network connectivity issue caused BART to fully shut down for 5 hours

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BART service restarts after full-system shutdown lasts nearly five hours
BART service restarts after full-system shutdown lasts nearly five hours
East Bay high school baseball program faces heat after apparent racist taunts
East Bay high school baseball program faces heat after apparent racist taunts
Miss Manners: Am I petty to think my neighbors’ parties are unfair to single people?
Miss Manners: Am I petty to think my neighbors’ parties are unfair to single people?
Here’s where HOA fees have surged the most in the Bay Area
Here’s where HOA fees have surged the most in the Bay Area
Aryan Brotherhood members plucked from state prison into the federal system
Aryan Brotherhood members plucked from state prison into the federal system
One man killed, another wounded in Oakland shooting; suspect arrested
One man killed, another wounded in Oakland shooting; suspect arrested
Theranos felon Elizabeth Holmes loses again in court, options for early freedom narrow
Theranos felon Elizabeth Holmes loses again in court, options for early freedom narrow
Acalanes school district parcel tax ballot measure trailing in early election results
Acalanes school district parcel tax ballot measure trailing in early election results
Calicraft Brewing Co. moves Walnut Creek taproom entirely outdoors
Calicraft Brewing Co. moves Walnut Creek taproom entirely outdoors
Oakland men plotted robbery near nightclub, but the victim was armed, police say
Oakland men plotted robbery near nightclub, but the victim was armed, police say

Crime and Public Safety

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Fairfield travel agent sentenced to 9 years for defrauding South Asians

Iqbal Singh Randhawa was found guilty of 11 felony counts of grand theft by embezzlement and two felony counts of violating the Seller of Travel laws, prosecutors said.

Sports

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark addresses the media during the NCAA college Big 12 women’s basketball media day Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

This week in the West: Yormark’s extension, Trump’s commission, CFP expansion and Pac-12/Mountain West mediation

It was a busy week in college sports that included the Big 12 handing commissioner Brett Yormark a three-year contract extension.

Real Estate

Street-level view of part of a proposed site of a housing development at 1653 to 1641 El Dorado Street in the Alviso district of north San Jose.

Dozens of homes could sprout on a San Jose site in the Alviso district

Dozens of homes could sprout on a San Jose site in the city's Alviso district.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as pope and calls his election both a cross and a blessing

Leo will be formally installed as pope at a Mass on May 18, the Vatican said Friday, and will preside over his first general audience May 21.
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Things To Do

Artichokes for sale at the Artichoke Festival’s farmers market held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, Calif., on Sunday, June 9, 2024. In addition to featuring low prices on produce grown by local growers, the market also had an artichoke expert answering questions. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Monterey County: 2025 Artichoke Festival canceled without plans to return amid financial strain

Organizers said in a message on the festival's website that the board determined the costs...

Restaurants, Food and Drink

Weinerschnitzel’s BBQ Bird Dog features a chicken tender, a dill pickle spear and grilled onions in a hot dog bun, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Photo by Fielding Buck, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Wienerschnitzel gets into the chicken sandwich business with Bird Dogs

The chain, known for its chili cheese dogs, looked for a unique way to offer...

Opinion

FILE – A box containing free doses of naloxone, a nasal spray medication to reverse drug overdoses, is installed at Ontario Beach Park in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Letters: To honor mothers, do more to stem overdose deaths

Also: Regulate chemicals | Retrain miners | Early release | Keeping promises. East Bay Times...

Business

FILE – The CHS oil refinery is silhouetted against the setting sun, Sept. 28, 2024, in McPherson, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)

15 states sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his ‘energy emergency’ order

The order urges oil and gas expansion through eminent domain and the Defense Production Act.

Celebrities

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – MAY 08: Tom Cruise attends the Korea Premiere Red Carpet in support of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” at the Lotte World Ice Rink on May 08, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images for Paramount)

Would reported girlfriend Ana de Armas join Scientology for Tom Cruise?

Many questions swirl around Cruise's reported love affair with de Armas: What about the age...

Housing

The spacious property located in the 7000 block of Hollow Lake Way in San Jose was sold on April 2, 2025.

Single-family house in San Jose sells for $3.6 million

The spacious property located in the 7000 block of Hollow Lake Way in San Jose...

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