SF Giants set date for Blake Snell to make first start
The reigning Cy Young winner will debut for the Giants at home against the Nationals next week.
Trump posts $175M bond in New York civil fraud case
Donald Trump’s bond pauses any action that AG Letitia James could take against Trump’s properties in response to the judgement until at least September, when the state appeals court also set a schedule to hear his appeal of the verdict.
Judge expands Trump gag order to include family members of court
Trump said Merchan was “compromised” and he identified by name the judge’s daughter who works for a political consulting firm. Trump then cited posts on X from an account he said belonged to the daughter. A spokesman for the court said the judge’s daughter deactivated her account two years ago and the posts were not from her.
Person in wheelchair possibly hit by BART train in Berkeley
The incident temporarily closed the North Berkeley station, disrupted service on the orange and red lines.
Biased test kept thousands of Black people from kidney transplant
Black Americans are over three times more likely than white people to experience kidney failure. Of the roughly 89,000 people currently on the waiting list for a new kidney, about 30% are Black.
California could be first state to give workers right to ignore boss’s after-hours calls, texts, emails
A bill could make California the first state to give workers the right to ignore calls, texts, emails or other communications from their bosses outside their normal work hours.
Letters: Perpetuating myth | Misconstruing facts | Withhold votes | Spinning wheels | Out of ideas
East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for April 2, 2024
Santa Clara County nurses prepare for three-day strike over wages, working conditions
The strike is scheduled to start April 2 at 4:59 a.m. and will last until 6:59 a.m. on April 5.
Letters: BART has work to do | Healing division | Chosen one
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for April 2, 2024
Tesla: Judge shoots down car maker’s claims in Fremont factory racism lawsuit
The federal commission's lawsuit is one of several alleging Tesla has allowed rampant racism against Black workers.