SAN FRANCISCO — In over 30 years of filmmaking, Nelson George has been to a lot of movie premieres. But Sunday night’s advanced screening of the documentary “Say Hey, Willie Mays!” at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco was one-of-a-kind. “This was ver…
San Jose Sharks’ third period collapse leads to another frustrating loss
SAN JOSE, Calif. – A six-game San Jose Sharks homestand ended with a third-period collapse and another frustrating loss. After losing a two-goal lead late in the third period, and following a scoreless overtime, the Sharks were outscored 3-2 in the sho…
Meet the Silicon Valley dad who has Elon Musk’s ear. His gushing tweets prove it
SAN JOSE, Calif. — There was the tweet last month from @EvasTeslaSPlaid that praised him for being “fit, ripped & healthy” and asked, “Hey, @elonmusk what’s your secret?” The world’s richest man’s response: fasting and a diabetic drug that promotes wei…
New film blasts Emmett Till’s accuser, who’s 88, living in hospice and ‘always felt like a victim’
Carolyn Bryant Donham was never held legally responsible for her alleged role in the horrific kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi, and, at 88, has reportedly lived out her final years in relative tranquility in Kentucky. In …
Biotech and tech job cuts widen in Bay Area as companies chop workers
NEWARK, California — Employers have decided to eliminate hundreds of biotech and tech jobs in the East Bay with layoffs at companies in Emeryville and Newark, a fresh round of unsettling job cuts during uncertain economic times. An estimated 254 jobs a…
Elizabeth Holmes to try forcing key prosecution witness to talk about his mental health
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes wants to force a key prosecution witness — who testified against her last year, then showed up at her home after her fraud conviction this year — to discuss his mental health as part of her bid for a new trial. Holmes,…
Bay Area the only region in California where homes are selling for less than a year ago
Perhaps it was inevitable — what goes up, up, up, must come down eventually. Homes in the Bay Area are now selling for less than they were a year ago, the only part of California where that is true, as rising interest rates continue to throw cold water…
Angelina Jolie’s Oscar bid: Playing the famously tragic Maria Callas
It looks like Angelina Jolie wants to get serious about her acting career again by signing on to play Maria Callas, the famously tragic opera star who was known for her great talent, temperamental behavior and doomed love affair with Greek shipping tyc…
Christian McCaffrey ecstatic over ‘surreal, special’ trade to 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Christian McCaffrey sauntered through the 49ers’ locker room Friday with a gold, 49ers’ helmet in his right hand, along with his new, No. 23 jersey. Rather than go straight to his locker next to George Kittle, McCaffrey spotted de…
Bay Area loses jobs in September, California gains slow to a crawl
California’s Bay Area lost jobs during September, while the state’s employment gains slowed to a crawl, a report released on Friday showed, an ominous yellow flag for the once-booming economies in the region and statewide. The unsettling employment rep…