San Mateo County

Stevenson beats South San Francisco in CCS Division VI championship as teams combine for 26 runs

Runs were plentiful on Thursday at Excite Ballpark as Stevenson of Pebble Beach and South San Francisco battled for a CCS title in San Jose. A run-rule walk-off was a fitting conclusion to the explosive offensive showcase.

South San Francisco’s catcher Yordonis Medina-Pineda (12) catches a pop fly against Stevenson in the second inning at Excite Ballpark during the Division VI CCS championship game in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, May 29, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

Janelle Salaun #13 of the Golden State Valkyries reacts after her shot in the first half against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on May 29, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Valkyries’ valiant effort falls short as New York Liberty pull away late

Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews on May 2, 2012, in Beijing. The Chinese government has protested to the United States over the treatment of Chinese arriving to study in America. Ambassador Xie Feng said in Washington on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, that dozens of Chinese have been denied entry in recent months when returning to school from overseas travel or visiting family in China. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)

The State Department is looking to revoke some Chinese student visas. How many in the Bay Area are at risk?

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San Mateo

Willow Glen starting pitcher Alanna Clincy (89) throws against Capuchino in the second inning of their semifinal Central Coast Section Open Division playoff game at West Valley College in Saratoga, Calif., on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Alanna Clincy pitches complete game, hits two-run double as Willow Glen advances to CCS Open title game

Alanna Clincy was once again dominant for Willow Glen as the Rams ran their record this season to 28-0 with a win over Capuchino in the CCS Open Division semifinals. They will face St. Francis or Salinas on Saturday for...

Redwood City

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Salesforce agrees to buy Redwood City-based Informatica in deal worth $8 Billion

Informatica shareholders are set to receive $25 in cash per share.

Menlo Park

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan speaks at a press conference, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Chynoweth Park, announcing enforcement of a program intended to remove RVs and lived-in vehicles from 30 new tow away zones that have become homeless encampments. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Letters: Mahan’s proposal is a good first step for ability

Also: Swaying council | Costing jobs | Power scheme | Lip service. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for May 28, 2025.

Atherton

(Left to right) San Mateo County Supervisors Jackie Speier, Lisa Gauthier and David J. Canepa sit in the San Mateo County Center in Redwood City, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

San Mateo County to require quarterly reports on big-ticket purchases

The decision follows a request by the sheriff’s office to buy 10 massage chairs

Burlingame

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Bay Area school enrollment continues to drop

California and all but one Bay Area counties had drops in enrollment this school year.

East Palo Alto

Assemblyman Evan Low speaks Friday, Nov. ...

Letters: Without reform, Santa Clara County grants look like favors

Also: Stripping safeguards | Tariff power | Spending priorities | Taxing consumers | Health care....

Half Moon Bay

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Half Moon Bay man pleads to threatening to kill co-workers at farm where mass shooting occurred

The man will serve six months in county jail and two years probation.

Pacifica

Pacifica Mayor Sue Beckmeyer gives Congressman Sam Liccardo a tour of the Boardwalk in Pacifica, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2025, after a press conference calling on the Trump istration to restore infrastructure funding to address coastal erosion. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Rep. Sam Liccardo pushes back against Trump cuts after $50 million loss threatens efforts to rein in coastal erosion

U.S. Representative Sam Liccardo seeks to restore funding for the federal program that helps...

San Bruno

Jalapeno Wagyu Double Smash Cheeseburger is paired with a Ube Milkshake at the new Sixth Street Burgers on East Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose, Calif., Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

9 new Bay Area burgers you need to try

From San Jose to San Ramon, find new smashed and Wagyu burgers

San Carlos

Two Joby air taxis (N541JX and N544JX) flying simultaneously in the skies over Marina. (Joby Aviation)

Joby touts aircraft achievements, plus new Monterey County manufacturing facility

Joby announced it has successfully flown two of its aircraft simultaneously for the first time...

South San Francisco

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Teacher in South San Francisco arrested on charges of lewd acts with minors

Police investigated and arrested a Parkway Heights Middle School teacher for alleged lewd acts with...