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Injured 49ers WR Mike Evans has a pretty big financial incentive to play Sunday
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (546+ words) San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Mike Evans is carted off the field during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. Despite battling a rib injury, San Francisco 49ers wideout Mike Evans…...
Should San Francisco Look Into Brian Thomas Jr.'s Availability?
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (540+ words) Two years ago, Brian Thomas Jr. looked like one of the NFL's next great receivers. Now he might be the answer to a problem the San Francisco 49ers didn't expect to have this early. The 49ers' receiver room has been hit hard…...
Oakland Tech Week 2026: Bigger Festival, Equity Focus
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (127+ words) The festival's closing celebration Saturday is HiiiWAV FEST, a community tech fair and concert headlined by Bay Area rap icon E-40 and NPR Tiny Desk performers The Soul Slappers. Underpinning the week's public events is a quieter local infrastructure meant to…...
Newsom’s do-over on sober housing could help erase a 2028 campaign liability
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (874+ words) The governor and potential presidential contender signed a bill that will help expand funding for drug-free housing. He vetoed a similar proposal last year. By signing a law to expand drug-free housing for homeless people, Gov. Gavin Newsom did more…...
Santa Clara County Data Center Growth Ranks Second in US
3+ week, 6+ day ago (155+ words) Santa Clara County now has 75 data centers, enough to rank second among all U.S. counties, and its 23% growth rate from 2025 to 2026 was the fastest among the five U.S. counties with the most data centers. The surge comes as the county's median home…...
Homeless services contracts to get a ‘reset’ in San Francisco
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (250+ words) The city plans to reissue more than $500 million in annual grants and contracts, with an emphasis on outcomes. From 2019 to 2024, the San Francisco homeless population grew 3.5% even as the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s budget more than…...
Monarchs Return to Napa's Sutro Preserve After Wildfire
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (170+ words) Heartleaf milkweed carries history beyond its ecological role. Indigenous Miwok communities historically made deer nets, including nets up to about 40 feet long. The land trust also conducts monarch and milkweed monitoring at Sutro. Beyond its own crews, the organization asks…...