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20+ min ago (437+ words) Giants ace Logan Webb will finally get his opportunity to pitch for Team USA this spring. Former Giants infielder Mark DeRosa is the manager, and former Yankees and Astros star Andy Pettitte is the pitching coach, for Team USA, which will begin pool play March 6 against Brazil. The championship game is March 17 at Miami's loanDepot Park. The WBC, a 20-nation tournament that debuted in 2006, is in its sixth incarnation. Buster Posey, the former Giants catcher turned president of baseball operations, helped Team USA' win its first gold medal in the tournament in 2017. Japan is the reigning champion and has won the WBC three times, including the first two. Webb's participation in the 2026 edition had been up for discussion because the WBC runs during spring training and requires players to alter their typical pre-season routines. Earlier this month at the Winter…...

57+ min ago (104+ words) SAN JOSE " At least three cars were torched early Thursday in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood, according to authorities. The San Jose Fire Department said the fires happened between 5:30 and 6 a.m. in the 800 block of Curtner Avenue, 2400 block of Lincoln Avenue and 2000 block of Johnston Avenue. No one was injured, according to authorities. The fire department said its arson unit is investigating the trio of blazes in coordination with the San Jose Police Department. No arrests were announced Thursday. Anyone with information related to the case can contact the arson tip line at 408-272-7766....

58+ min ago (242+ words) The San Joe Earthquakes acquired $150,000 in General Allocation Money by trading their first-round pick in the MLS SuperDraft to the Houston Dynamo, who used the 11th overall pick to select University of Portland forward Joe Highfield. All-American defender Jack Jasinski of Princeton was the Earthquakes" second-round pick. The 22-year-old Jasinski had four goals and 22 assists over 68 matches during his four-year Princeton career. "We feel good about the SuperDraft," said'Earthquakes'coach Bruce Arena. "We were able to acquire some allocation money and fill a void in our backline. The selection of Jack Jasinski in the second round gives us depth in our outside back position and we believe he will be a good fit in our team." D.C. United made North Carolina State defender Nikola Markovic the No. 1 overall selection of the MLS SuperDraft. The Wolfpack lost 3-2 in overtime to Washington in the College…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (148+ words) A man died Monday from injuries he suffered in a shooting nearly nine years ago in Oakland, police said. OAKLAND " A man died Monday from injuries he suffered in a shooting nearly nine years ago in Oakland, police said. [Woman shot in Oakland street confrontation] [East Bay woman charged in shooting that injured boy] [Pedestrian hit and killed by driver in Fremont] [Grand jury indicts three Alameda County sheriff's deputies in death of jail inmate Maurice Monk] [Woman sought in violent Oakland carjacking] The shooting happened just before 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2016, in the 10400 block of Edes Avenue, between 105th and Cary avenues, according to the Oakland Police Department. Officers arrived to find evidence of a shooting, but no victim, police said. A short time later, a man arrived at an area hospital with at least four gunshot wounds to his upper torso....

1+ hour, 42+ min ago (1000+ words) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions targeting transgender Americans. "This is not medicine, it is malpractice," Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said of gender-affirming procedures in a news conference on Thursday. "Sex-rejecting procedures rob children of their futures." Thursday's announcements would imperil access in nearly two dozen states where drug treatments and surgical procedures remain legal and covered by Medicaid, which is funded by federal and state dollars. The proposals run counter to the recommendations of major U.S. medical societies. And advocates for transgender children strongly refuted the administration's claims about gender-affirming care, saying Thursday's moves would put lives at risk. "The multitude of efforts we are seeing from federal legislators to strip transgender and nonbinary youth…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago (429+ words) League One Volleyball announced on Thursday that San Francisco is one of three expansion markets awarded franchises set to debut in January 2027. LOVB, which launched this year with six teams, also is expanding to Los Angeles and Minneapolis. Jes Wolfe, the CEO of online media brand Rebel Girls, will co-lead the ownership group with Healthcare Maverick growth strategist Chantell Preston. The duo assembled a group of all-female investors, including Olympian and LOVB founding athlete Kelsey Robinson Cook. The group includes Bay FC co-founders Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne and Danielle Slaton. According to the league, LOVB chief growth officer Stephanie Alger, with assistance from international law firm Proskauer, led the ownership agreement negotiations with the San Francisco group, which was represented by Bay Area-based law firm Cooley LLP. There was no announced expansion fee or valuation for the team. Last year,…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago (86+ words) Gary Rush, College Park, MD, holds a sign before a news conference on the Epstein files in front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) By Stephen Groves | Associated Press Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the oversight panel, said in a statement that the "new images raise more questions about what exactly the Department of Justice has in its possession. We must end this White House cover-up, and the DOJ must release the Epstein files now....

2+ hour, 58+ min ago (589+ words) OAKLAND " State regulators Thursday reined in the profit returns that shareholders of PG&E and other utility providers can harvest, a decision that failed to quell a debate over whether customers can easily afford to pay their monthly electric and gas bills. The state Public Utilities Commission voted 4-1 to approve slightly lower rates of return for shareholders starting in 2026 compared to current levels. "Today's decision does not set rates, but it does affect customer bills over time," PUC President and Commissioner Alice Reynolds said before voting to approve the new capital cost and rate of return structure for PG&E, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern California Gas Co. In the wake of the decision, PG&E said monthly electricity bills are lower than they were at the start of 2024. The investor-owned utility predicted that costs for…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago (825+ words) For the sizable contingent of music lovers who want to get their Beach Boys concert fix " without actually going to see the current version of the band itself " I am pleased to offer up a great option: The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who co-founded the Beach Boys with Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson and Mike Love in Hawthorne in 1961, is still slinging tales of surfing, hotrods and other quintessential SoCal subjects in 2025. And he's doing so in grand style. It was wonderful to see Jardine back on the stage, a place where " in recent decades " he has mostly inhabited as a member of Brian Wilson's band. That close-knit relationship, especially taken in context with what many view as a very strained one between Wilson and Mike Love, is one of the reasons why some fans might prefer seeing…...

3+ hour ago (148+ words) A high-profile real estate player has bought a Palo Alto office building from one of the industry's titans in a deal that shows buildings in prime Bay Area spots can still attract investors. PALO ALTO " A high-profile real estate firm has bought a Palo Alto office building from another firm in a deal that shows some buildings in prime Bay Area locations can still attract investors. Strada Investment Group, acting through an affiliate, purchased the 60,000-square-foot building at 3350 West Bayshore Rd. for $29 million, documents filed on Dec. 17 with the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office show. Alexandria Real Estate was the seller of the 4.1-acre site, county documents show. Strada Investment Group's expertise includes work on a wide-ranging redevelopment of The Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno and acting as the development manager for Chase Center in San Francisco....