BY BRIAN LINDSTROM For Rosanna Torres and her family, a Friday evening in downtown Martinez …
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BY HELEN LAME’ The Golden State Valkyries, fresh off a sweep of the defending champion …
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BY DEBRA J. MORRIS We’re jumping for joy this year because farmers are telling us that California’s sweet cherries are arriving right on schedule! Last year they had to be harvested two to three weeks late because of the heavy rain and wind we received. The rain and wind came …
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BY RICK PORCARO Thairo Estrada’s ninth inning double scored Matt Chapman all the way from first to give the Giants a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres in San Francisco’s home opener Friday afternoon at Oracle Park in front of a sellout crowd of 40,645. Returning to the Bay …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Opening Day has been a hallowed American tradition for more than 100 years. As the 2024 Major League Baseball season dawns on March 28th, the thoughts of a sports hungry nation naturally drift towards the exploits of the sport’s biggest stars. The phrase “hope springs eternal” should …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER and HELEN LAME’ Over a half century after manning the control booth for some of the greatest albums of all time, Alan Parsons continues to leave his mark on Rock n’ Roll history with a string of solid albums of his own. Parsons first gained notoriety by …
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BY DEBRA J.MORRIS “You ought to have seen what I saw on my way To the village, through Mortenson’s pasture to-day: Blueberries as big as the end of your thumb, Real sky-blue, and heavy, and ready to drum In the cavernous pail of the first one to come!” “ Blueberries” …
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BY DEBRA J. MORRIS After a winter of dense stews and carb-heavy recipes, it’s time to lighten up your meals with fresh and delicious spring greens and baby vegetables. You’ll find spring lettuce and baby spinach, fat spring leeks, fragrant spring garlic and green onions, big stalks of asparagus, and …
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BY HELEN LAME’ Appearing at the intimate Guild Theatre in Menlo Park on Friday night, Don Felder‘s concert performance was a treat for a small crowd assembled to enjoy a series of well delivered flashbacks from the collection of the former Eagles lead guitarist. Fifty years after making his debut …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The 49ers came back from a 17 point halftime deficit to score an improbable 34-31 win over the Detroit Lions for the NFC Championship at Levi’s Stadium Sunday evening and earn a trip tp the Super Bowl. San Francisco (14-5) looked throughly dead in the water heading …
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BY RICK PORCARO Harrison Barnes netted a career high 39 points to help lead the Sacramento Kings to a 134-133 win over the Warriors Thursday night at Chase Center. In a rematch from an opening round series in last season’s playoffs, the Warriors got the ball back down by a …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Brock Purdy led a 12 play, 69 yard fourth quarter scoring drive culminating in a touchdown run by Christian McCaffrey with a minute remaining to lift the 49ers to a hard fought 24-21 win over the Green Bay Packers Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium to secure a …
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BY XAVIER JOHNSON For millennials and Zoomers, Miley Cyrus has been a constant presence in the pop mainstream for most of their lives. Twenty years in, she’s also become a rare child star turned solo artist who has undergone complete shifts in sound more than once and earned respect from …
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About 138,400 adults in Contra Costa County say their mental health was not good on at least 14 of the past 30 days, according to the newest county estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s 15.3% of the county’s adults, up from 11.5% in the CDC’s estimates …
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