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33+ min ago (514+ words) The countdown is on toward the Jewish festival of lights and all that Hanukkah entails. This year, the holiday runs Dec. 14-22. Here are a few Hanukkah happenings lined up around the Bay Area. This year, you can find gourmet duck-fat latkes in San Francisco, make your own menorah in San Rafael or hear a concert of Christmas songs written by Jewish songwriters among other festivities. DIY Menorah Session: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, ARTT, 1033 C St., San Rafael. $50. Another Reclaimed Treasure from Trash (ARTT) hosts a workshop teaching visitors how to make a menorah from upcycled and craft supplies. arttca.org Festival of Lights: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. Shop wares from local makers, hear a choir and student rock bands, enjoy arts and crafts, nosh on sweet and savory treats, and celebrate the traditions of Hanukkah. Free. eventbrite.com…...

35+ min ago (530+ words) The troubled 50-year-old Brooklyn woman who is refusing to say where her autistic son is and has claimed she doesn't have a child, told a police officer that she is a single mother before reversing course and describing herself as a single female, according to new court records released this week. She also told investigators searching for 11-year-old Jacob Pritchett that the toys they spotted in her apartment were hers. The disclosures occurred during an Oct. 1 visit to the Brownsville apartment of Jacqueline Pritchett as cops and the Administration for Children's Services searched for young Jacob,The boywasn't there, but both NYPD Officer Maksim Kolesnyak and ACS caseworker Gabriel Martindale testified in Family Court on Oct. 10 that they saw two mattresses in the apartment and various children's toys. Kolesnyak said that when he had a conversation with Pritchett she told…...

37+ min ago (250+ words) A man accused of helping steal 85 koi from a pond at a Yucaipa restaurant has pleaded guilty to grand theft. The colorful fish can sell for $50 to $1,500 each. When David Smith was arrested following the June 21 theft from the Oak House restaurant on Yucaipa Boulevard, only five were recovered, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said. Smith was originally charged with felony theft of fish, but because it was difficult to determine whether the value met the $950 threshold for a felony, the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor grand theft count, said Jacquelyn Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for the District Attorney's Office. Smith, 42, pleaded guilty on Nov. 21 and was sentenced to 300 days in jail. He was given credit for 150 days time served, which by state law was doubled to 300 days. Smith was released that day, according to Superior Court records. A…...

41+ min ago (423+ words) WASHINGTON" " The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices will hear Trump's appeal of a lower-court ruling that struck down the citizenship restrictions. They have not taken effect anywhere in the country. The case will be argued in the spring. A definitive ruling is expected by early summer. The birthright citizenship order, which Trump signed Jan. 20, the first day of his second term, is part of his Republican administration's broad immigration crackdown. Other actions include immigration enforcement surges in several cities and the first peacetime invocation of the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act. The justices also are weighing the administration's emergency appeal to be allowed to deploy National Guard…...

52+ min ago (986+ words) A mandate from the football gods usually arrives written in complex hieroglyphics " tiebreakers involving strength of victory, common opponents, and the phases of the moon. But for the San Francisco 49ers, the message couldn't be simpler. Win, and you're in. That's it. That's the math. If the Niners manage to win a single game over the final four games of the season, they'll have 10 wins total and a ticket to the dance. And considering they come off the bye week to face the Tennessee Titans " a franchise currently serving as the NFL's designated "get right" game for struggling offenses " that playoff berth feels like a formality. The bar is so low in San Francisco right now that the team might trip over it, sure. But I don't expect that to happen, and you shouldn't either. After months of scrapping " just surviving…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (198+ words) Join our live commentary of the final draw to define the groups for the 2026 World Cup today at 9 a.m. from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. (Find live updates at the bottom, including our expected Bay Area participants based on previous FIFA schedule configurations.) The Bay Area is hosting six of these games at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Based on current information and how FIFA has structured prior schedules, these are the potential matchups: For the draw, FIFA distributed all 48 teams in four different pots, defined by ranking (with the exception of the three host cities, which are in Pot 1, and the pending teams, all of which are in Pot 4). One team from each pot will be allocated to each of the 12 groups: Group A: Mexico, A2, A3, A4 Group C: C1, C2, C3, C4 Group E: E1, E2, E2. E2 Group F: F1, F2, F3, F4 Group G: G1, G2, G3, G4 Group H: H1, H2, H3, H4 Group I: I1, I2, I3, I4 Group K: K1, K2, K3, K4 Group L: L1, L2, L3, L4 Follow our live coverage of the 2026 World Cup…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (719+ words) The Archbishop Riordan bench reacts to a basket against California in the fourth quarter of their game at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Archbishop Riordan defeated California 82-66. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) RIORDAN: ROAD BACK TO OPEN STATE FINAL STARTS NOW Archbishop Riordan has made its expectation clear this season: Get back to the Open Division state title game. Through two games, the San Francisco school has shown that it has more than enough to make another run. Riordan has opened the season with wins over La Mirada and California, doing so with multiple key transfers not playing. "This is an opportunity for us to get better, so we have to take advantage of it," Riordan coach Joey Curtin said. "The guys that are not playing are really supporting the guys that…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (215+ words) The Giants announced on Friday morning that former players Javier L'pez and Curt Casali will join the team's front office as advisors to baseball operations. Additionally, Paul Bien has been promoted to assistant general manager of baseball analytics after spending the last four seasons as the team's vice president to baseball analytics. L'pez, 48, was a member of the Giants' "Core Four" along with Sergio Romo, Santiago Casilla and Jeremy Affeldt, helping lead the Giants to World Series titles in 2010, '12 and '14. The left-hander spent seven seasons of his 14-year major-league career in San Francisco from 2010-16, posting a 2.47 ERA over 446 appearances with the Giants in the regular season and a 1.38 ERA over 25 games in the postseason. L'pez, who also serves as a broadcaster, won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2007 as well. Casali, 37, appeared in 159 games for the Giants…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago (519+ words) U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa is no longer considering leaving San Diego County to run for Congress in Texas, he said Thursday, capping days of speculation about the future of the longest-serving member of the county's congressional delegation. The Republican said that he would run for re-election in California after all, following a Wednesday meeting with President Donald Trump. "I think I can hold this seat in spite of the governor's gerrymandering, and my intention is to stay right where I am, and more importantly help the whole team," he told San Diego TV station KUSI in an interview. Issa's prospects for winning his current seat have dimmed now that the district is gerrymandered to favor Democrats following voters' recent passage of a redistricting ballot measure, Proposition 50. "I'm not quitting on California, and neither should anyone else," he said in a separate…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (180+ words) Murillo placed second in the Division II race at the CIF cross country state championships Branham cross country runner Alijah Murillo is the Bay Area News Group's boys high school athlete of the week for Nov. 24-29. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Murillo finished with 54.1% of the votes. Miramonte football player Lane Dalton took second with 44.9%. Congratulations to all the candidates for this week's recognition. Murillo, a senior, placed second in the Division II race at the CIF cross country state championships with a time of 14:49.1. To nominate an athlete for next week's poll, email [email protected] by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results. [Polls closed: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week] [Polls closed: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week] [Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Emma Tran, James…...