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Report: San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel broke his foot
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel broke his foot "during a throwing session with teammates in Nashville," NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Thursday morning. → Read More
'Defund the Police'? Here's how much Bay Area cities spend on police departments
In a unanimous decision last week, the Minneapolis City Council announced their intention... → Read More
San Francisco Giants make confusing first-round pick at 2020 MLB Draft
Which makes the Giants' first-round pick in Wednesday night's MLB Draft all the more confusing. The Giants grabbed Patrick Bailey, a catcher from North Carolina State, with the 13th pick in the MLB Draft. As a college catcher, Bailey's path to the Majors is relatively short. And catchers aren't exactly like shortstops or center fielders - catchers generally do not have much positional… → Read More
This Bay Area city radically reformed its police department. Here's how it went.
A city dramatically reformed its police department around principles of community policing right here in the Bay Area, and it paid off. When Magnus left Richmond in 2015, the city had seen an overwhelming decline in the major crime indices. According to a USA Today profile of Magnus in 2015, Richmond had "38 homicides, 1,078 violent crimes and 7,090 property crimes" in 2004. In 2015, "those… → Read More
Marshawn Lynch has one question for police officers at Oakland protests
In a video posted to Facebook, former Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch criticized Oakland police for reportedly spraying tear gas as protesters gathered near his Beast Mode store in downtown Oakland on Monday night. → Read More
Warriors' Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Ayesha Curry join Oakland protest around Lake Merritt
Stephen and Ayesha Curry joined a peaceful protest against police brutality around Oakland's Lake Merritt on Wednesday afternoon, adding their names to the long list of prominent athletes and celebrities involved in demonstrations in the aftermath of George Floyd's death at the hands of law enforcement last week. → Read More
Kings announcer placed on leave after tweeting 'All Lives Matter' at DeMarcus Cousins
Sacramento Kings announcer Grant Napear is on administrative leave from KHTK after tussling with a phalanx of ex-Kings on Twitter on Monday night, the Sacramento Bee reports . → Read More
So ... what's the deal with George Kittle's contract extension?
As the San Francisco 49ers prepared for their Super Bowl 54 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, talk of an extension for superstar tight end George Kittle began to percolate. On an early February episode of "NFL GameDay," NFL Network reporter Mike Garafalo signaled that Kittle and the Niners were eager to make a deal. → Read More
'Extremely problematic:' BART director blasts section of 'Welcome Back' plan
BART director Rebecca Saltzman blasted a recent police enforcement strategy issued by BART staff during a Board of Directors meeting Thursday morning and asked general manager Robert Powers to revisit the language. → Read More
Longstanding Oakland dive bar Stork Club closes up shop
Stork Club, the longstanding dive bar and performance space in the Oakland neighborhood of Koreatown/Northgate, announced on their Facebook page on Tuesday that they'd be ceasing operations. → Read More
SFMTA plans to add temporary protected bike lane to well-trafficked stretch of Panhandle
On Monday evening, the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency announced plans for a protected bike lane on a busy stretch of Fell Street east of the Panhandle. In a post on their website , SFMTA wrote that the proposed lane would function as an "emergency response to COVID-19," labeling the lane a "temporary project." → Read More
Donald Trump 'announces' Bay Area transit funding that occurred weeks ago
On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump "announced" on Twitter that three Bay Area agencies would receive over $700 million in federal funds. In an email sent to SFGATE, BART Chief Communications Officer Alicia Trost confirmed that the president was referring to funds already allocated months ago from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. → Read More
Barry Zito wore a Dodgers hat on a television show and Giants fans are big mad
Former Oakland A's star and San Francisco Giants innings eater Barro Zito was on a television program titled "The Masked Singer" on Wednesday night, where he was evidently "unmasked" as "The Rhino" after his elimination from the program. At this point, nothing was amiss. But then Zito appeared on "The Masked Singer: After The Mask," "The Masked Singer" aftershow, and did something no Giants fan… → Read More
Marshawn Lynch hints at a return to the NFL — and a departure from the Bay Area
On Monday, Lynch told Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter that his agent is in conversation with the Seattle Seahawks on a potential contract. → Read More
One man's NFL QB TikTok is blowing up, and it features a funny 'Jimmy Garoppolo' cameo
On Monday, TikTok user Gus Ferrat, better known to his fans as @gusdaddy99, posted a short video titled "When You Ask An NFL QB To Pass You A Water Pt.2." By Thursday, the video had not only spread all over TikTok, but had managed to also go viral on Twitter, where NFL fans shared it with glee. → Read More
San Francisco supervisor threatens to take power to raise fares away from SFMTA
In an interview with Phil Matier of the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday , San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, angered by recently approved fare hikes, threatened to take the power to raise fares from the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency. → Read More
Andre Iguodala probably made so much money on his Zoom investment
In a feature published at The Athletic on Wednesday, Bill Shea spoke with Andre Iguodala, who discussed his early 2018 investment in the video conferencing software Zoom. → Read More
European city to become 'vast open air cafe' in response to COVID-19
In Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, restaurants and bars will be allowed to operate in "plazas, squares and streets" across the city, officials announced on Friday. The extra space will permit establishments to function while still adhering to strict social distancing guidelines. Already, hundreds of restaurants applied for space in the initial rollout. → Read More
San Francisco 49ers trade up in first round, select wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk
At the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday night, the San Francisco 49ers traded up in the first round to draft wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk with the 25th pick in the first round. → Read More
San Francisco 49ers draft defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw with the 14th pick of the 2020 NFL Draft
At the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday night, the San Francisco 49ers drafted defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw with the 14th pick in the first round. → Read More