1+ week, 4+ day ago (19+ words) The updated website comes as Kennedy has taken other steps as health secretary that sow.. Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

4+ week, 11+ hour ago (321+ words) The ocean takes center stage during the king tides, predicted to arrive in Santa Cruz Wednesday through Friday, and then again Dec. 4-6 and Jan. 1-3. Tides are familiar to anyone who spends time by the sea. Simply put, "Tides are bulges of water that the Earth rotates under," says Serena B. Lee, a physical oceanographer at California Polytechnic State University. King tides are the extreme version, occurring only a few times a year when the sun, moon and earth align, intensifying gravitational pull and driving water higher than usual. For researchers like Lee, these events are golden opportunities. Although tides are predictable, they remain under-monitored along much of the California coast, including Santa Cruz. Lee and her team are developing low-cost tidal gauges to track water levels in these gaps, especially during king tides, when extreme highs mirror the levels scientists expect…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (556+ words) Los Gatos' Hudson Schrader (5), Los Gatos' Devonte Troutt (22), and Los Gatos' Gavin Jordan (12) celebrate against Menlo School during the second quarter at Menlo School in Atherton, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) It's football playoff time in the Bay Area. After 11 weekends of regular season action, the page has turned to the postseason. The Bay Area News Group crew has picked 15 games for the opening weekend of the playoffs, a list that includes Open/Division I matchups between St. Francis and Los Gatos and Liberty and Pittsburg, Division II clashes between Wilcox and Sacred Heart Cathedral and Amador Valley and Monte Vista and more. Christian Babcock leads our all-in-fun picks competition by two games over Darren Sabedra. Babcock and Glenn Reeves " filling in for Mike Lefkow " each went 13-2 last week. The Reeves/Lefkow team is six…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago (130+ words) Archbishop Mitty's Ellie Diehl Palmer (6) and Archbishop Mitty's Katelyn Sentous (17) try and block a spike by Rocklin's Kaleigh Morasci (16) in the first set of the 2025 CIF NorCal Girls Volleyball Championship game at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area News Group girls volleyball Top 15 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (33-4) Last week: Lost 3-2 to Rocklin No. 2 ST. FRANCIS (19-12) No. 3 JAMES LOGAN (29-9) Last week: Lost 3-1 to Woodcreek No. 4 ST. IGNATIUS (24-11) Up next: Season end No. 5 CAMPOLINDO (27-9) No. 6 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (19-9) No. 7 SAN RAMON VALLEY (26-11)...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago (189+ words) James Logan head coach Matthew Guzman huddles with her players before their game against Washington High at Washington High School in Fremont, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area News Group girls volleyball Top 15 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (33-3) Last week: Beat Redwood 3-0, Folsom 3-0 Up next: Tuesday vs. Rocklin, 6 p.m. No. 2 ST. FRANCIS (19-12) Last week: Lost 3-0 to Rocklin Up next: Season end No. 3 JAMES LOGAN (29-8) Last week: Beat Carondelet 3-1, Del Oro 3-2, Buchanan 3-2 Up next: Tuesday at Woodcreek, 6 p.m. No. 4 ST. IGNATIUS (24-11) Last week: Lost 3-0 to Branson No. 5 CAMPOLINDO (27-9) Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Prep 3-2, lost 3-2 to Buchanan No. 6 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (19-9) Last week: Beat Monte Vista 3-0, lost 3-0 to Clovis No. 7 SAN RAMON VALLEY (26-11) Last week: Beat Oak Ridge 3-2, lost 3-0 to Woodcreek No. 8 MONTE VISTA (27-11)...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (181+ words) San Jose State's Steve Chavez-Soto (15) runs for a touchdown against Air Force in the fourth quarter of their game at San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. Air Force defeated San Jose State 26-16. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN JOSE STATE AT NEVADA Records: San Jose State (3-6, 2-3 Mountain West); Nevada (1-8, 0-5 MW) TV: CBS Sports Network Radio: 860 AM KTRB Series History: Nevada leads series 19-8; SJSU is 1-12 all-time in Reno [Mailbag: Grading the Pac-12s media rights deals, Big Ten expansion, UCLA and SoFi, Sagapoluteles future and more] [Coach John Beam, beloved staple of Oakland sports, dies from gunshot wound] [Recruiting roundup: West Coast exodus, Washington State stays hot, ASUs big visits and UW raids Oregon] Recruiting roundup: West Coast exodus, WSU stays hot, ASUs big weekend [Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of legendary Oakland, "Last Chance…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (132+ words) What's expected to be the last rain of the recent wet stretch reached the Bay Area on Thursday morning What's expected to be the last rain of the recent wet stretch was falling in the Bay Area on Thursday morning. [For Bay Area, one final rain system expected before a clearing] [Into the fog: Researching the California coastal staple] [How to beat the winter blues " aka Seasonal Affective Disorder] [Officer suffers injuries after tree crushes CHP vehicle traveling Highway 17 during storm] [As Monday's storm leaves Bay Area, skies are set to briefly clear] The updating radar map above shows current areas of precipitation in green, with greater intensities indicated by yellow and orange. Showers were expected to end in the Bay Area by Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service said....

1+ week, 4+ day ago (85+ words) Two waves of rain added up to 3 inches this week for the wettest parts of the Bay Area. Two waves of rain added up to 3 inches this week for the wettest parts of the Bay Area. Below are the rainfall totals from late Saturday, Nov. 15, through Thursday, Nov. 20. The National Weather Service figures are raw numbers, meaning they haven't been quality-checked for accuracy. After Thursday's rain, the National Weather Service forecast dry weather for at least a week....

4+ week, 16+ hour ago (232+ words) Redwood High's Milan Hendrickson (17) spikes the ball past Foothill High's Paige Nelson (14) and Emily Evans (17) during their CIF State NorCal Division 1 Regional Championship volleyball match at Foothill High School in Pleasanton, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area News Group girls volleyball Top 15 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (28-3) Last week: Beat Palo Alto 3-0 Up next: Wednesday vs. Valley Christian, 6 p.m. No. 2 ST. IGNATIUS (24-9) Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 3-1, Homestead 3-1 Up next: Wednesday vs. St. Francis, 7 p.m. No. 3 CAMPOLINDO (26-6) Last week: Beat James Logan 3-1 Up next: Wednesday at Marin Catholic, 7 p.m. No. 4 MONTE VISTA (26-9) Last week: Beat Petaluma 3-0, Castro Valley 3-2 Up next: Wednesday vs. Windsor, 7 p.m. No. 5 SAN RAMON VALLEY (25-9) Last week: Lost 3-2 to Branson Up next: Wednesday at James Logan, 7 p.m. No. 6 CARONDELET (26-9) Last week: Beat Rancho Cotate 3-0, Foothill 3-1 Up next: Wednesday vs. Berkeley, 7 p.m. No. 7 FOOTHILL…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (133+ words) The fast-moving storm that blew through the Bay Area from Tuesday night to Wednesday dropped less than a quarter-inch of rain on most Bay Area cities. As meteorologists had predicted, the North Bay and Santa Cruz Mountains got the highest rainfall totals by far, and several higher-altitude weather stations recorded wind gusts over 60 mph. The charts below show data for sites in Marin County and Bay Area points to the south. Peak gust reports from Wednesday, Nov. 5 The strongest gust was recorded on Gunsight Fire Road, above Woodacre. Five of the other sites in the top 10 are also in Marin County." In Santa Clara County, the highest wind speed was 61 mph, at a station in the hills above Los Gatos. Rainfall totals Nov. 4-5...