Joan (Joanie) Costella Thomas passed on Dec 24th at the age of 86. A long time resident of Martinez, Joan is survived by her husband Thomas (Tommy) Thomas, brothers Tom and Dan, Son Mark and daughters Lorna and Maureen, along with eight grandchildren. Memorial service to be held at St. …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Jimmy Butler erupted for 32 points and Steph Curry added 27 as the hot shooting Warriors defeated the New York Knicks 126-113 Thursday night at Chase Center for their fourth win in their last five games. New York jumped out to an early 17 point lead but …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ For the past seven seasons, the road to the Super Bowl in the American Football Conference went through Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. In each of those campaigns, Mahomes led his teammates to the Conference Championship, advancing to the Super Bowl five times. For the …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Philadelphia Eagles are the defending Super Bowl champions, and will have a chance to defend their title following the 2025 season, winning the NFC East and finishing with a 11-6 record. The Eagles are one of three repeat qualifiers for the playoffs this year in the …

The East Bay Regional Park District has acquired approximately 77 acres of shoreline property from the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (H.A.R.D.), strengthening long-term efforts to restore vital marsh habitat, prepare for sea level rise, and secure permanent public access along the San Francisco Bay Trail at Hayward Regional …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist, and another shootout goal to lead the Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild Wednesday afternoon at HP Pavilion. Just hours after being announced as the youngest NHL player ever named to the Canadian Olympic team since …

BY RICK PORCARO Steph Curry put in 26 points to lead the Warriors to an impressive 120-97 win over the Orlando Magic Monday night at Chase Center. Jimmy Butler added 21 on 7-9 shooting while Moses Moody scored 20 as Golden State (15-15) outscored Orlando 62-40 in the second half …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In an unexpected early Christmas gift that music fans have long hoped for, the newly reformed 4 Non Blondes performed the first of two sold out shows at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Wednesday, part of a stretch of their first new shows …

The East Bay Regional Park District has announced the addition of approximately 190 acres of new parkland adjacent to Thurgood Marshall Regional Park – Home of the Port Chicago 50, in Concord, strengthening long-term open space protection and advancing future parkland connectivity in the region. The newly acquired Britton and …

BY HELEN LAME’ Visiting the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco for the first time, Mike Campbell delivered a career spanning acoustic dream set for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers fans Tuesday night as part of a brief west coast tour to promote his recently released autobiography, Heartbreaker: A …