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13+ min ago (605+ words) From the onset of his foray into presidential politics a decade ago, Donald Trump has been obsessed with managing California's water, often interjecting himself into decades-long conflicts over how the precious commodity should be divvied up. During his first stint as president, Trump was heavily influenced by the Westlands Water District, a huge agricultural water agency in the San Joaquin Valley that sought more irrigation water for itself and other farm interests. That relationship led to an extremely controversial contract that guaranteed Westlands as much as 1 million acre-feet of water each year from the federal Central Valley Project, solidifying the district's supply situation. Lacking water rights, Westlands had historically depended on temporary contracts to meet members' demands. The new contract angered environmental groups because it'threatened to reduce flows'through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for wildlife habitat. The groups sued and'won rulings…...

57+ min ago (527+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: I wonder if there is a proper way to greet people you never speak to but see all the time, when you suddenly run into them in an entirely different setting. I refer to them as the "SNOW" people:Those you see regularly at work, school, the gym, church or around the neighborhood, with whom you always exchange a friendly Smile, Nod Or Wave. Then one day, you see them at the supermarket. Your initial reaction is surprise (as if they don't exist outside the sphere you know them from), followed by joy and a desire to embrace them like a long-lost friend " until you recover your senses and realize, with acute embarrassment, that you don't even know their first name! It seems silly to say, "What are you doing here?" since the answer is obvious, but…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (315+ words) Today is Saturday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2025. There are 18 days left in the year. On Dec. 13, 2014, thousands of protesters marched in New York, Washington and other U.S. cities to call attention to the killing of unarmed Black men by white police officers. In 1862, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside launched failed frontal assaults against entrenched Confederate soldiers during the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg; the soundly defeated Northern troops withdrew two days later after suffering heavy casualties. In 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese soldiers captured the Chinese city of Nanjing and began what would be a weekslong massacre of an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 citizens, war prisoners and soldiers. In 1996, the U.N. Security Council chose Kofi Annan of Ghana to become the world body's seventh secretary-general. In 2000, Republican George W. Bush claimed the presidency a day after the U.S. Supreme Court shut down…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (466+ words) DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have lived in a country home for the past 25 years. When we moved here, our only neighbors were wild turkeys, deer and raccoons. Behind our house were 20 acres of woods, which extended into a cornfield. We were isolated and loved it. Since then, a housing development has slowly been built around us. Last fall, a couple built a house behind us. Their rear deck is within 20 feet of our property line. The back of their house has large bedroom windows. They cut down all of the beautiful, mature trees from their lot. I have always had a dusk-to-dawn sensor light at the rear of my house for security reasons and to dissuade raccoons. Now this couple is complaining that because their house is so close to my property line and the trees (which acted…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago (337+ words) St. Ignatius celebrates after winning against Ventura during the Division 3-AA state championship football game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) FULLERTON " St. Ignatius is a state football champion. The San Francisco school, which was founded in 1855, had never even made a state football title game before this season. But on Friday in Fullerton, the Wildcats beat Ventura 42-35 for the 3-AA championship, clinching their first state title in the 20 years that the CIF had held the games. As SI coach JaJuan Lawson showed off impressive speed to evade a Gatorade shower, pandemonium broke loose on the Wildcats" sideline. It was a celebration seven weeks in the making after SI started the season 2-6. Steve Malone ran in two long touchdowns and Caedon Afsharipour threw two TD passes and…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago (57+ words) Bishop O'Dowd junior OC Lehner (44) shakes hands with teammate Malcolm Fernandez-Smith (87) after Lehner scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter Friday night in the Division 5-AA state championship game against Christian-El Cajon at Fullerton Union High School Stadium. O'Dowd rolled to the title. (Nathan Canilao/Bay Area News Group)...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago (357+ words) The grinch is out this holiday season stealing Christmas decorations. In San Jose, homes are decked out with holiday lights and families are walking around taking it all in. Keeping up with putting out all the decorations every year isn't easy, but neighbors do it anyways - and that's what it's about: Bringing people together during the holidays. However, someone is trying to ruin that holiday spirit. After learning about the couple who got their Christmas decorations stolen from their home in San Jose, NBC Bay Area has heard there are more victims. "I was leaving the house at 6 a.m. And the minute I walked out I was like "Mm, my Micky and Minnie are gone, my giant inflatable is gone, my inflatables are down because they were unplugged," said Judy Lao-Klinker of Campbell. A surveillance video captured the moment someone went…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago (803+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " The Warriors have spent the first section of the season wandering through a congested schedule packed with back-to-backs and travel days." So taking on the Timberwolves with four days of rest buffering the Friday night matchup at Chase Center with Golden State's Sunday victory in Chicago? That was unfamiliar territory." In the teams' first game against one another since Minnesota eliminated the Warriors in five games in the second round of the 2025 playoffs, Golden State fell 127-120." Steph Curry returned to the lineup after missing the previous five games with a left quad injury, starting next to Pat Spencer for the first time. Meanwhile, Wolves superstar Anthony Edwards" was out with foot soreness and the Warriors lacked Al Horford and Draymond Green." Keyed by some late-game stops, the Wolves withstood Steph Curry's brilliant shot-making and pulled away from Golden…...

6+ hour, 17+ min ago (376+ words) North Bay Interior Valleys and East Bay Interior Valleys were placed under a dense fog advisory by the National Weather Service on Friday at 8:06 p.m. The advisory is in effect until Saturday Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. North Bay Interior Valleys and East Bay Interior Valleys were placed under a dense fog advisory by the National Weather Service on Friday at 8:06 p.m. The advisory is in effect until Saturday Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. The NWS San Francisco CA states to prepare for, "Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog." "Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. Limited visibility will result in hazardous driving conditions," the NWS said. "If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely. Widespread dense fog will have the potential to reduce visibility to below…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago (255+ words) Vasco Road was shut down in both directions between Livermore and Brentwood Friday afternoon due to heavy fog and multiple collisions, including one in which a fire captain was struck by a vehicle, officials said. Vasco Road was shut down in both directions between Livermore and Brentwood Friday afternoon due to heavy fog and multiple collisions, including one in which a fire captain was struck by a vehicle, officials said. The Contra Costa County fire captain was working at the scene of one of several crashes on Vasco Road when he was hit, according to officials. His condition wasn't immediately known. At least one other person was taken to the hospital. It wasn't immediately known when Vasco Road would reopen. The CHP encouraged motorists to use alternate routes. This is a developing story. Details may change as more information becomes…...