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6+ min ago (43+ words) Folsom defenders hold Riordan Crusaders running back Adonyae Brown (32) to a short gain in the second half of the a CIF Northern California Regional Division 1-AA football championship game in Folsom on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Nathaniel Levine/The Sacramento Bee)...

48+ min ago (597+ words) The plaza behind San Jose City Hall was filled with Deadheads and DJs on Thursday night, as the city distinctively celebrated its historic connection to the Grateful Dead by illuminating City Hall in light show of swirling colors, with the legendary band's music ringing out in the courtyard. "There's no acid test tonight, but I'm thinking there might be a little acid reflux, looking around," emcee Kim Vestal, a longtime DJ now doing traffic for KCBS, told the well-seasoned crowd. There were a couple of surprise guests, too. Ira Meltzer was a San Jose State student who lived at the house and talked about the wild night, which had Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan and Bill Kreutzmann providing the music and Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters passing out the LSD-laced sugar cubes. Another guest speaker…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (350+ words) Today is Saturday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2025. There are 25 days left in the year. On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it. In 1907, at least 361 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia; it was the worst mining disaster in U.S. history. In 1917, more than 1,700 people were killed when an explosives-laden French cargo ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with the Norwegian merchant vessel SS Imo in the harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, setting off a blast that devastated the Canadian city. In 1923, a presidential address was broadcast nationally on radio for the first time as Calvin Coolidge spoke to a joint session of Congress. In 1957, America's first attempted satellite launch failed as Vanguard TV3 rose about four feet off a Cape Canaveral launch pad before crashing…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (537+ words) DEAR ABBY: I've been married to a wonderful man for five years. He has an almost-20-year-old daughter, "Amber," whom he raised alone. Amber is spoiled and entitled because he overcompensated for the lack of a mother figure in her life. I get it. However, she continues to be disrespectful to me and has made him choose sides in disagreements. I've always tried to be neutral in situations. We all live together, but Amber and I just don't get along. She doesn't respect her father at all. When I have tried to make him realize it or support him when she's being unruly, I am turned into the bad guy. I am not asking him to choose, but there is only one queen of the castle, and it isn't me. What do I do? " PRICKLY SITUATION IN GEORGIA DEAR PRICKLY:…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago (149+ words) There's a new vision for the site of the Safeway on Marina Boulevard in San Francisco. Developer Align Real Estate revealed Thursday plans to transform the waterfront store, which is located next to fort mason, into a mixed-use location. If approved, the building would have nearly 800 homes and a Safeway at the ground level. The company also released these renderings of its plan. It would also feature a 25-story double-tower structure design, which could possibly impact on some nearby residents" view of the water. Mayor Daniel Lurie through a spokesperson tells The Chronicle that he opposes the project, citing concerns over the building's proposed height following the passage of his "family zoning" plan this week. NBC Bay Area reached out to Align for more clarification but hasn"t heard back. The announcement comes following announcements last month surrounding similar plans…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago (486+ words) The deal was meant to resolve habeas corpus and Racial Justice Act petitions Chatman filed this year, alleging his trial was plagued by racial bias and misconduct. LoBue's surviving siblings balked at the proposal, saying they were assured last year by Rosen that taking Chatman off death row would still end with him dying in prison. After a Friday court hearing, in which Judge Eric Geffon said approving the agreement exceeded his authority under a 2022 law change, Tony LoBue and his sister Marie audibly exhaled. "We feel that finally, the wheels of justice are starting to turn in our favor," Tony LoBue said outside the courtroom. "I know this isn't over. We will be fighting every step of the way." A violation of the RJA, Gadeberg further argued, would vacate the entire conviction " and the settlement preserved the first-degree murder…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago (460+ words) The government surveils you every time you drive through San Jose, collecting a trove of highly revealing data that police search thousands of times per month without ever seeking a warrant. It's an unchecked police power, an end run around judicial oversight and a blatant privacy invasion.It's also a violation of the California Constitution. That's why we at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, with ACLU of Northern California, havesued the city, its police chief and its mayor. Warrantless searches like this violate your right to be free of unreasonable government searches under Article I, Section 13 of the California Constitution and your guarantee of privacy under Article I, Section 1. San Jose's ALPR vendor also offers AI-powered features that claim to predict "suspicious" movements and reveal when cars frequently travel to the same places together. Using ALPR location data, San Jose police…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago (665+ words) CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lindsay Price, 49; Judd Apatow, 58; Tom Hulce, 72; JoBeth Williams, 77. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Emotions and overreacting will lead to trouble. Choose to use your intelligence and imagination and to pursue people, places and pastimes that put a smile on your face. Travel, reunions and educational pursuits will spark your creativity and provide you with plenty to consider regarding prospects. Romance is in the stars, and a lifestyle change looks inviting. 2 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Pay attention to how you present yourself to others. A new look will attract attention and boost your ego. Let your intelligence prevail when dealing with concerns. Someone is likely to use deception to mislead you. A chance to travel or learn something new will help you establish what you want to pursue next. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your emotions will be front…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago (195+ words) TODAY'S WORD " CAPRICIOUS (kuh-PRISH-us: Impulsive; unpredictable.) Average mark 35 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 50 or more words in CAPRICIOUS? The list will be published Monday. YESTERDAY'S WORD " OBDURACY: orca bard bayou boar board body bora brad bray broad buoy bury byroad daub dory dour drab dray drub racy road [] TODAY'S WORD " CAPRICIOUS (kuh-PRISH-us: Impulsive; unpredictable.) Average mark 35 words Time limit 60 minutes YESTERDAY'S WORD " OBDURACY: orca bard bayou boar board body bora brad bray broad buoy bury byroad daub dory dour drab dray drub racy road ruby carb card carob cobra coda cord crab crud curb curd yard your To purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last! RULES OF THE GAME: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of "s," such as…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago (338+ words) We will seize the opportunity today to end decades of bloodshed and make lasting peace a reality," U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Michael Waltz'said, beaming'after the vote. Occasional firefights continue to this day; according to Gaza health officials,'at least 352 Palestinians have been killed'since Trump's ceasefire plan went into effect. Given that an unknown number of Hamas militants are stuck underground on the Israeli side of the yellow line dividing Israeli and Hamas-controlled territory, the number is bound to go up in the days and weeks ahead. Meanwhile, Israel is increasingly frustrated with what it perceives to be Hamas stonewalling and is threatening to block Phase 2 of Trump's plan until those two bodies are returned. The longer this dispute goes on, the less likely Phase 2 will begin and the more likely Trump will see his diplomatic achievement in Gaza go sideways. Yet…...