SF Gate Media Bias

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Should you refinance your mortgage? - SFGATE

finance

A mortgage refinance can be a smart financial move that could lower your monthly payment and/or overall loan costs. Interest rates have recently begun dropping after spiking to 20-year highs this fall, which could tempt homeowners to consider refinancing their mortgage. Still, it's important to consider the pros and cons and crunch some numbers to decide if refinancing makes financial sense for you.
SF Gate     Jan 13, 2023

Everyone loves 49ers' Brock Purdy except for one man - SFGATE

sports

Everyone loves 49ers' Brock Purdy except for one manSFGATEThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly from the Regular SeasonSports Illustrated49ers rookie Brock Purdy focused on Seahawks, not "storybook ending"49ers Webzone2023 NFL playoffs: Brock Purdy, Skylar Thompson to become first seventh-round rookie QBs to start since 1950CBS SportsHow 49ers and Brock Purdy have Helped Each OtherFootball OutsidersView
SF Gate     Jan 13, 2023

The origin of Gavin Newsom's custom California-themed apparel - SFGATE

politics

The origin of Gavin Newsom's custom California-themed apparelSFGATETexas Teaches California a Budget Lesson - WSJThe Wall Street JournalFentanyl, homelessness, immigration and other takeaways from Newsom's budget presentationKCRA NewsCalifornia's volatile tax system strikes againCalMattersGavin Newsom's Big Spending: In California, Hard Budget Reality Catches Up to NewsomNational ReviewView
SF Gate     Jan 13, 2023

ER visits tied to pot jumped 1,800% for older Californians - SFGATE

Certain Californians are getting high and ending up in the emergency department way more often than they used to, and it might not be the ones you think. Cannabis-related visits for Californians over 65 increased by more than 1,800% between 2005 and 2019, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego.
SF Gate     Jan 12, 2023

New Milford vigil organizer marks anniversary of attack on Capitol and 'desecration of the Constitution'

"It's only been two years and it's almost as if people have just forgotten that police officers died and (many) were injured, not to mention the desecration of the Constitution," said Skrybailo, who said other rallies took place across the U.S. to remember "the horrible events" of Jan. 6.
SF Gate     Jan 12, 2023

AP PHOTOS: Mosaic of mourners bids farewell to Benedict XVI

Mourners crowded into St. Peter’s Square starting in the early morning, when fog obscured the basilica’s dome. Clergy and lay people alike created a mosaic with their garments — from the red skullcaps of the cardinals and the white robes of priests to the simple gray tunics of monks and the puffy dark jackets of the ordinary faithful. They cheered as pallbearers, in morning suits and white gloves, carried Benedict's simple casket out of the basilica and placed it on an ornate carpet in front of the altar in the vast square.
SF Gate     Jan 11, 2023

Why California is getting slammed with storm after storm - SFGATE

The atmosphere surrounding Earth and its weather patterns can get stuck in place for weeks, and right now a pattern is locked in over the northern hemisphere that's delivering storms from the Pacific Ocean to California, Alison Bridger, a professor of meteorology and climate science at San Jose State University, told SFGATE.
SF Gate     Jan 11, 2023

Popular Bay Area music festival BottleRock reveals lineup - SFGATE

lifestyle

Popular Bay Area music festival BottleRock reveals lineupSFGATEBottleRock Napa Valley announces monster lineup for 10th anniversaryThe Mercury NewsRED HOT CHILI PEPPERS And SMASHING PUMPKINS Among Headliners Of This Year's BOTTLEROCK NAPA VALLEY FestivalBLABBERMOUTH.NETBottleRock unveils 2023 lineup with Red Hot Chili Peppers, LizzoSF Chronicle DatebookLizzo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone Lead BottleRock Festival LineupRolling StoneView
SF Gate     Jan 11, 2023

New Haven seeks millions in state grants to remediate development properties

NEW HAVEN — The city and developers working on several key development projects that could transform city neighborhoods are hoping to use millions of dollars in state development grants to help clean up sites downtown, in the Dixwell neighborhood and on the former site of the Winchester firearms factory, among others.
SF Gate     Jan 10, 2023

Davis Webb fails to deliver miracle No. 1 seed to 49ers - SFGATE

LATEST Jan. 8, 4:30 p.m.: Davis Webb did not give the 49ers a miracle win, as the Giants fell 22-16 to the Eagles, who clinched the NFC's No. 1 seed. The Niners' 38-13 win over the Cardinals at the same time Sunday clinched the conference's second seed. Our original story appears below.
SF Gate     Jan 10, 2023

Devers deal shows why SF Giants must be right about Correa - SFGATE

For all of their talk at the end of last season about how they expected to be players in free agency, the Giants again acted like a small-market team this winter. Decent signings and good depth, yes, but nobody who moves the needle for a team that desperately needed it. Carlos Correa would have provided that, but, well … yeah.
SF Gate     Jan 10, 2023

In Darien, authors Colm Tobin and Mary Louise Kelly of NPR to hold book signings and more

books

Barrett Bookstore and the Darien Community Association present Colm Tóibín, award-wining author of "The Magician" and "Brooklyn," for an in-person talk about his newest offering, "A Guest at the Feast
SF Gate     Jan 10, 2023