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  • British journalist returns to U.K. after being detained by ICE

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    SAN FRANCISCO – British journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi is returning to the United Kingdom after spending half a month in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, advocates said.

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  • Lawsuit: NCS denied hardship transfer waiver after antisemitism at SF high school

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    A two-sport student-athlete encountered antisemitism at University High School in San Francisco and, upon transferring to another school in Marin County, was wrongly denied a hardship exemption that cost her critical time in tennis and track and field, a lawsuit filed last month in Marin Superior Court alleges.

    In the case set to be heard Dec. 1, the athlete’s father, Bart Schachter, is seeking a temporary injunction that would reverse North Coast Section commissioner Pat Cruickshank’s decision to deny the waiver and allow his daughter, a 15-year-old sophomore at The Branson School in Ross, to compete without restrictions in the spring track season, which begins in February. She was already required to sit out half of the fall tennis season.

    “What we thought would be a fairly routine transfer turned out not to be so,” said Bart Schachter, who filed the suit anonymously through his attorney and requested that his daughter’s name not be used. “That is the greatest hardship endured in this whole thing.”

    Schachter’s daughter, who competes at the varsity level in both sports, enrolled at the private college preparatory academy in the Presidio Heights neighborhood as a freshman for the 2024-25 school year and, he said, “pretty quickly” began to experience a string of antisemitic incidents.

    Schachter brought the issues to administrators at UHS and later provided the documentation to the NCS in the hardship application. When the section contacted the school to verify the information, however, administrators disputed the characterization of the allegations, and the application was denied.

    In a correspondence to the family provided to this news organization, Cruickshank wrote that the girl was denied the “student safety hardship waiver based upon no documentation from UHS of any student safety incidents while enrolled there.” Cruickshank declined to comment, citing pending litigation.

    UHS Head of School Nasif Iskander denied the allegations of antisemitism at the school to this news organization but added: “We’ve never objected to the CIF granting this student a waiver to play sports at a new school. … We explicitly supported her desire to play sports.”

    Regardless of the court’s decision, Schachter’s daughter will have two years of eligibility remaining in both sports, but the father said, “It’s emotionally challenging to show up at a new school as a transfer. You make friends through sports. It’s hard to sit on the sidelines when you’re a star player.”

    The lawsuit alleges that the Schachters and other Jewish families submitted “dozens” of documented safety incidents to UHS over the course of the 2024-25 school year and prior. Iskander said, “We strongly disagree with the allegations … and we have robust and effective programs and policies to provide students an uplifting learning environment that is free of antisemitism and other discrimination.”

    Schachter disagreed, telling this news organization that “the fact pattern would indicate” systemic issues with antisemitism at UHS, “(and) if you’re asking about the root cause, that certainly plays a role. Normally we would move on and find a better pasture, but we hit this sports issue and it’s not over.”

    In one instance described in the lawsuit, Schachter’s daughter was in the same class as two boys who repeatedly practiced the Nazi salute and “mock(ed) the physical characteristics of Jews.” A few months later, she was “pressured” to attend a meeting on the Israel-Palestine conflict “where Jewish students were mocked for their perspectives … with no meaningful response from UHS administration despite complaints.”

    According to the lawsuit, that led Jewish parents to formally submit a complaint regarding “bullying and harassing environment for Jewish students” at the school. The CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council also weighed in, informing UHS that it faced “some of the most serious antisemitism issues reported among independent schools in the Bay Area.”

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  • Redwood City police officers fatally shoot man holding gun

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    REDWOOD CITY – Officers fatally shot a man holding a gun Tuesday afternoon in Redwood City, police said.

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  • ‘We want to be good’: 3 years in the making, Menlo flag football’s first CCS Open title showcases excellence

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    Menlo School flag football, the team many consider the best in the Bay Area, legitimized that hype by winning the first CCS Open Division championship game on Saturday in Santa Clara.

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  • Fairfield: I-80 closed at Travis Boulevard

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    Traffic on eastbound Interstate Highway 80 in Fairfield was stopped on Saturday morning after the interstate was closed because of police activity on the Travis Boulevard overpass.

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  • Riordan outslugs Serra in WCAL championship bout, giving Crusaders first league title since 2000

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    Archbishop Riordan won the WCAL championship with an undefeated record on Friday night in San Mateo, ending 25 years without a league title in a classic heavyweight match.

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  • Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week: Ashish Naveen, Dougherty Valley

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    Dougherty Valley’s Ashish Naveen scores eight goals, hands out four assists in water polo victory over Pittsburg.

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  • Five arrested in connection with San Jose home burglary

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    SAN JOSE — A Halloween morning burglary at a West San Jose home ended in the arrest of five people, police said.

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  • California layoff plans hit 158,700 workers, No. 2 in US

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    California-centric layoff plans have hit 158,700 workers so far this year, the second-largest employment cuts nationwide.

    The job reports we usually follow are on hold during the federal government’s shutdown. So, my spreadsheet switched to a long-running tally of layoff news from major corporations, compiled by workplace consultants at Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

    Their latest report covered layoffs announcements by big companies through October in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This study tracks the layoff location based on either the corporate headquarters or the actual sites of the cuts, if mentioned in the layoff news release.

    California-related layoff plans in the first 10 months of 2025 account for 14% of the 1.1 million layoffs announced across the U.S. Challenger expects this year to be the nation’s worst for this layoff yardstick since the Great Recession era, minus 2020’s pandemic-scarred economy.

    Let’s put that 14% share in context. California is the nation’s largest economy. It has 18 million workers, more than any other state, and 11% of the nation’s 159 million jobs.

    Additionally, Golden State businesses comprise 11% of the 500 companies that comprise the high-profile S&P 500 stock index. And 13% of the INC. 5000 ranking of America’s fastest-growing companies hail from California.

    The national layoff hotspot was Washington, D.C., with 303,800. After California came New York, with 81,701, followed by Georgia with 78,049, and Washington state with 77,700.

    As for California’s economic rivals, Texas ranked seventh with 46,400 planned cuts, and Florida ranked ninth with 22,800 planned cuts.

    Who’s cutting

    A handful of industries dominate the list of layoff plans.

    Start with massive government job cuts, primarily in the District of Columbia, as the Trump administration aggressively shrinks the federal payroll.

    Nationwide, Challenger reported that announced layoff plans for all government workers totaled 307,600 in the first 10 months of 2025 – the largest cut in any industry and up 269,900, or 715%, in the past year.

    The next three shrinking industries have deep ties to California.

    Technology had 141,200 cuts announced nationwide, up 20,700 or 17%. Warehousing had 90,400, up 71,500 or 378%. And retail had 88,700 cuts, up 52,500 or 145%.

    Growing cuts

    California-centric layoffs rose by 22,100 in a year from the first 10 months of 2024. That’s the fifth biggest jump and 5% of the nationwide increase of 665,000.

    The largest increase was in D.C., at 269,000, followed by Georgia, with an increase of 60,200, and New Jersey, at 52,700. Florida was No. 8, up 9,800.

    Texas had the largest decline, down 20,600, followed by Rhode Island, down 10,600, and Nevada, down 8,400.

    The California bump looks less egregious on a percentage-point basis, ranking No. 20 with a 16% increase. Nationwide, these cuts grew by 65%.

    The biggest percentage jumps were in Alaska, at 2,346% – yes, it grew almost 25-fold – followed by Maine, up 1,446%, and D.C., up 773%. Florida was No. 12 at 76%.

    The largest dips were in Wyoming, down 99%, followed by Rhode Island, down 90%, and Nevada, down 76%. Texas was No. 34, off 31%.

    Job chill

    The layoffs are further proof of a cooling economy.

    Challenger only tracks layoff plans of big companies. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics follows actual layoffs and discharges, which include firings, at companies of all sizes.

    Through July, the latest numbers available, the BLS reported that 1.3 million Californians had been laid off or discharged, representing a 69,000 increase – a 6% jump – compared with the first seven months of 2024.

    Nationwide, these job cuts totaled 11.4 million in the same timeframe, a 4% increase of 445,000 in a year.

    And the shaky employment picture is why the Federal Reserve has shifted its focus from cooling problematic inflation to supporting the job market. The central bank made two cuts in the past two months in the interest rates it controls.

    Slow hiring

    Challenger also tracks hiring announcements on a national basis. It’s not pretty.

    So far in 2025, big companies have announced plans to hire 488,100, which is 35% lower than 2024 and down 53% from the median hires of the previous nine years.

    And seasonal hiring plans have been modest at many companies that supply the holiday spirit, from retailers to shippers. Expected year-end staffing increases are down 59% in a year.

    Merchants are seeing this wobbly job market help to depress consumer confidence. The Conference Board’s optimism indicators have decreased by 18% statewide and by 8% nationwide over the past year.

    Jonathan Lansner is the business columnist for the Southern California News Group. He can be reached at jlansner@scng.com

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  • Assisted living senior care site in Los Gatos lands buyer from Chicago

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    LOS GATOS — A senior living community in Los Gatos that opened its doors earlier this year has been bought for more than $50 million by a big-time real estate investor from Chicago.

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  • Berkeley to encrypt police scanners starting Thursday

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    BERKELEY — Police scanners in Berkeley will officially be encrypted starting Thursday morning, officials said Wednesday.

    Scanner encryption, the process of shifting officers and dispatch communication to a private channel, will align the city’s police department with other law enforcement offices in the East Bay that began encrypting their feeds in October.

    Berkeley’s decision to fully encrypt has been influenced by multiple factors.

    A 2020 memo by former Attorney General Xavier Becerra called on agencies to protect peoples’ sensitive identifiable information like their names, addresses, birthdates and social security numbers from scanner traffic that was available to the public.

    That directive allowed agencies to keep feeds open while securely sharing sensitive information through other channels. The Berkeley Police Department has argued its dispatch staffing levels are too low to manage multiple feeds and the public feed has put officers in danger or enabled suspects to attempt to flee arrest.

    “The Berkeley Police Department appreciates the community’s understanding and continued partnership as we enhance our systems to better serve Berkeley. These changes ensure the protection of sensitive information while maintaining the highest possible level of transparency and accessibility,” the department said in a statement.

    As a compromise, the department has developed a real-time call log that will display information from the Computer-Aided Dispatch system including the date and time of the call, incident number, call type, source of call, priority level and general location of the incident. That log will be updated with a 10-minute delay and a 10-minute refresh.

    Some incident information can also still be heard through the fire department’s radio feed which will remain unencrypted. Police department updates will also be shared through Nixle, an emergency response communication tool, and on social media, the department said.

    An October vote by the Berkeley City Council enabled the department to encrypt by reversing a 2021 policy that prohibited encryption in most cases. All but one councilmember agreed the department needed to silence their radios to the public to ensure Berkeley did not become a target for crime and to keep officers and potential victims safe.

    Opponents of the move, including those with Berkeley Copwatch, a civilian police oversight organization operating in the city for more than three decades, said the city was giving away an important tool for holding officers accountable.

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  • Warriors’ Kerr explains why he reluctantly supports Prop 50: ‘I didn’t love voting for it’

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    SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors’ longtime head coach was one of almost five million Californians who cast a ballot in support of Prop 50. 

    After leading the team to a 118-107 victory over the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center on Tuesday night, Steve Kerr explained why he supported the gerrymandering measure that will allow the voting districts to be redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. 

    “I voted for it today. I didn’t love voting for it, but I felt it was necessary,” Kerr said. 

    Kerr, now in his 11th season coaching the team, added that he hoped Prop 50 is not a permanent measure. 

    “Hopefully, we can get back to a point where our democracy feels strong and healthy,” Kerr said. “It’s not right now. But I like the way the law was phrased that, if the other states decide to go back to what’s fair, then we will too. That’s why I voted for it.” 

    Prop 50 was crafted in response to efforts made by conservative-led states to redraw their own districts ahead of the midterms as a way to gain more Republican seats in the legislature. 

    California’s ballot measure is expected to add as many as five democratic seats to the national House of Representatives. 

    Tuesday’s remarks were just the latest in a long list of politically-charged statements made by the coach who once spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. 

    During April, Kerr wore a shirt in support of Harvard while the university was under fire by President Donald Trump’s administration. 

    In October, Kerr attended and later voiced his support for the “No Kings” protests that opposed actions taken by the Trump presidency, and praised San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie for helping avert a surge of federal immigration officers into the city. 

    “Beautiful people out there, and it was a love fest,” Kerr said of the “No Kings” protest. “Music playing, everybody marching peacefully. Everyone I saw 100% loves our country. And as is our country’s custom, if you don’t agree with what your government is doing, then you peacefully protest, and that’s how it should be. We are the democracy, we the people.”

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  • As rest of NBA plays at breakneck speed, Warriors look to pace stars

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    SAN FRANCISCO — Just playing fast is no longer enough in today’s NBA. Now, playing at a frenetic pace is now the default.

    With players skewing more and more athletic, and as long-distance shooting stretches defenses to their limit, offenses are pushing the limit on how fast they can play. 

    Twenty-two teams are playing with a pace rating of at least 100, up from 14 teams a year ago. It is a trend Warriors coach Steve Kerr, whose team ranks 18th through seven games, knows well. 

    “What I’m seeing is that teams are spreading you out, playing as fast as possible and making it difficult to get to your coverages defensively,” Kerr said. “The faster the actions, the more difficult it is for the defense to respond.”

    Golden State entered its home matchup with the Phoenix Suns as losers of two consecutive games in the Midwest. Both the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers were missing stars against the Warriors, but they made up for it by pushing the ball up and down the court. 

    “I thought the pace of the Milwaukee and Indiana games exposed what we were doing defensively, and we’ve got to improve those things,” Kerr said. 

    With his roster headlined by four players aged 35 and older, Kerr and the organization have made it a public priority to keep his stars fresh for the postseason. That involves playing at a slower pace, something the team has somewhat succeeded in, and something the Warriors’ intricate halfcourt offense lends itself to. 

    “We found the balance once we got Jimmy (Butler) … playing with a little more deliberatness and spacing once Jimmy got the ball,” Kerr said. “He’s one of the best iso players in the league.”

    The other method involves resting players – much to Michael Jordan’s chagrin – to keep minutes down. 

    The Warriors have already sat Al Horford in three games, counting Tuesday’s predetermined load management to avoid having him play in any back-to-backs. But the other three vets – Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Butler – have played in all seven of the team’s games. Both Curry and Butler are averaging north of 30 minutes a night, and Green comes in at a shade under at 29 a game. 

    Golden State listed Butler as questionable with low back soreness but he started against the Suns. 

    Kerr had hinted at starting to rest his stars during Monday’s practice.

    “I sat down with Mike (Dunleavy) and Rick Celebrini, Dray, Steph and Jimmy, the three main guys who are going to play heavy minutes,” Kerr said, later adding, “The rules the NBA gives us in terms of which games guys can rest, which games they can’t. That’s something we are really having to dive into now that the seasons going and rolling. It’s not easy, but we’ll do it collaboratively.”

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  • Nancy Pelosi expected to announce she won’t run for reelection in 2026

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    Sources close to Nancy Pelosi expect the 85-year-old Democratic party stalwart to retire from politics next year.

    Pelosi will make a speech addressing her future after Californians vote on whether to redraw the state’s electoral map to create more Democrat-held seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to NBC News.

    RELATED: Election 2025: Everything Bay Area voters need to know before Nov. 4 election

    The state’s ballot measure Proposition 50 seeks to offset mid-decade redistricting efforts in red states including Texas intended to maintain a Republican majority in Congress.

    Pelosi has represented the majority of San Francisco since 1987. Multiple Democratic insiders reportedly said they don’t expect her to seek reelection in 2026.

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President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on May 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

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“She’s going to go out with Prop 50 overwhelmingly passing, and what a crowning achievement for her to do that,” one of those sources told NBC News.

Pelosi hasn’t addressed primary challenges from younger Democrats bidding for her seat in the midterm election, though she appears to have the resources to go on the offensive. Her team hasn’t addressed speculation about her plans for 2026 and beyond. She filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission in November 2024.

The former Speaker of the House has long been among the most powerful figures in Democratic politics. Pressure from Pelosi is believed to have led to former President Joe Biden abandoning his 2024 reelection bid.

Months earlier, Biden awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

She’s also been an effective antagonist against President Trump, who won that election to serve a second term in office.

Trump has also had tough words for his Democratic rival whom he called “crazy” during a 2023 speech. In the same speech, Trump made fun of her husband, Paul Pelosi, who’d recently been attacked and seriously wounded by a hammer-wielding man who broke into the couple’s San Francisco home.

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  • SF Giants’ Webb not named finalist for 2025 NL Cy Young Award

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    Logan Webb arguably turned in the best season of his career. His 207 innings led the majors, and his career-high 224 strikeouts led the National League. He earned his second All-Star selection, and on Sunday, Webb took home his first Gold Glove Award.

    For all Webb accomplished, he was not named a finalist for the 2025 NL Cy Young Award when the finalists were revealed on Monday evening.

    The three finalists for the award are the Philadelphia Phillies’ Cristopher Sánchez; the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who also won 2025 World Series MVP; and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Paul Skenes, who is considered the favorite.

    Webb will likely finish in the top five after becoming the first Giant to lead the National League in both innings and strikeouts since Bill Voiselle did so for the 1944 New York Giants. Regardless of where he finishes, it will mark his fourth consecutive year he has received votes.

    The right-hander finished with a career-best 2.60 FIP (fielding independent pitching), which ranked fourth among all pitchers in the majors behind only Skenes (2.36), Tarrik Skubal (2.45) and Sánchez (2.55). Webb’s 3.22 ERA, though, was significantly higher than that of Skenes (1.97), Yamamoto (2.49) and Sánchez (2.50). Webb also allowed 210 hits, the most in the majors.

    Giants decline Murphy’s club option

    The Giants also announced on Monday evening that they have declined catcher Tom Murphy’s $4 million club option for 2026, making Murphy a free agent.

    The team will pay Murphy a $250,000 buyout.

    Murphy signed a two-year, $8.25 million deal ahead of the 2024 season with a club option for ’26, but he only played 13 total games with the club — all in ’24 — due to injuries. He sustained an injury at the beginning of spring training and didn’t spend a single day with the major-league team.

    In Murphy’s absence, Andrew Knizner (29 games), Sam Huff (20 games) and Logan Porter (four games) served as the backup catchers for Patrick Bailey, who is now a two-time Gold Glove Award winner.

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  • San Jose woman, Menlo Park man die in multi-vehicle crash in Santa Clara

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    A Menlo Park man and a San Jose woman died following a multi-vehicle crash in Santa Clara on Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

    The two individuals were traveling northbound in a 2023 Hyundai Elantra on Highway 101 when they were struck from behind by an unknown vehicle, causing the first vehicle to hit the median barrier and flip over, according to CHP.

    The unknown vehicle then reportedly drove away from the collision, which occurred around 1:11 a.m.

    The two passengers of the Elantra managed to exit the overturned car, which was then struck by a third vehicle – a Hyundai Accent – leading to the two fatalities, according to CHP.

    The driver of the Accent reportedly remained on the scene.

    The victims were a 27-year-old woman from San Jose and a 44-year-old man from Menlo Park.

    Information on this incident is being listed as preliminary at this point and the CHP is expected to release a full report on Monday.

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  • SF Giants’ Bailey, Webb named 2025 Gold Glove Award winners

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    Logan Webb didn’t enter this year with the specific goal of winning a Gold Glove Award. But when the Giants ace arrived in Scottsdale for spring training, he prioritized playing better defense, generally, and holding runners on base, specifically.

    Now, Webb and catcher Patrick Bailey are adding some hardware to their shelves.

    Bailey and Webb were named National League Gold Glove Award winners at their respective positions on Sunday evening, becoming the first battery to win the hardware in the same year since catcher Yadier Molina and pitcher Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2013.

    “I just wanted to get better at (playing defense),” Webb said. “I didn’t necessarily think it would result in a Gold Glove, but I always thought maybe I could do it. I feel like I get enough ground balls hit to me and a lot of get overs. I just kind of had to fix some of the other stuff. So, it’s a really cool accomplishment and I’m super excited about it.”

    Bailey, who won the award in 2024, becomes the first catcher in franchise history to win the award multiple times, and it’s very possible he becomes the first Giant to win the Platinum Glove as well. Buster Posey won it once, in 2016, when he broke Molina’s string of eight consecutive gold gloves. Bailey also is first Giant to win the honor in back-to-back years since Brandon Crawford won three straight from 2015-17.

    Webb, who led the majors in innings and the N.L. in strikeouts, becomes the second Giant pitcher to win the award in franchise history, joining Rick Reuschel (1987). With a Gold Glove now on his résumé, Webb joked that he plans on doing a little bragging with Bailey, Crawford and five-time Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman.

    “To be able to say you’re … the best defender at your position in your league is pretty cool,” Webb said. “I always watched Craw and Chappy and Patty’s going to win it many more times. Seeing these guys do it, it’s a huge part of baseball and it’s a huge part of what the Giants try to be. I think that’s why we’ve had so many (Gold Glove Award winners) around here. It’s cool to be a part of that now.

    “Now, when people watch the game, I get that little Gold Glove next to my name when they show the defensive positioning.”

    Bailey cemented himself as one of the best defenders in the majors, regardless of position, by turning in one of the best statistical defensive seasons in the Statcast era this year.

    Over a career-high 132 games, Bailey had a Fielding Run Value of +31, the most in a single season by any defender regardless of position since 2018. Last season, Bailey’s +28 Fielding Run Value also led the majors.

    Much of Bailey’s defensive value derived from his elite framing ability. Even with a smaller strike zone, Bailey was worth +25 Catcher Framing Runs, eclipsing the +23 Catcher Framing Runs he was worth last season.

    Along with the framing, Bailey continued to boast one of the best arms in baseball. Bailey threw out a career-high 27 runners attempting to steal, his pop time of 1.86 seconds being tied for the best in the majors.

    Bailey’s elite framing and throwing was a continuation of what he’s done since making his debut, but he also made a significant leap as a blocker.

    As a rookie, Bailey was one of the worst blockers in the league and was worth -9 Blocks Above Average. After making improving in his sophomore season (-1 Blocks Above Average), Bailey transformed himself into an above-average blocker (+5 Blocks Above Average) this season.

    “I feel like he just keeps getting better,” Webb said. “It’s fun to watch him do his work every day. He works hard at his craft.”

    While Bailey has long been one of baseball’s best defenders, Webb made significant strides this season en route to winning his first Gold Glove.

    Webb allowed 41 stolen bases in 2023 and 2024, one of eight pitchers in the majors who allowed at least 40 steals. This season, by contrast, Webb only allowed nine steals and led all National League pitchers with seven defensive runs saved. From 2019-24, Webb was worth -4 defensive runs saved.

    The right-hander referred to his start on June 23, 2024 against the St. Louis Cardinals as the low point of his inability to prevent runners from swiping bags. Allowing five steals over six innings to the Cardinals was bad enough, but one of those steals belonged to catcher Pedro Pagés, who only swiped six bags in the minors.

    Webb wanted to curb that trend this season and began that work during spring training. He worked on this area of his game during bullpens and live batting practice, mixing up times and holding for as long as possible after coming set. Webb said there wasn’t one specific conversation that made things click, citing conversations he had with former manager Bob Melvin and other coaches.

    The right-hander also spoke with former first-base coach Antoan Richardson when the Giants played the New York Mets in Queens. Webb allowed three steals to the Mets during his start on July 25, and Webb credited Richardson’s ability as a baserunning coach. Richardson, interestingly enough, won’t return to New York in 2026 and could warrant consideration from new manager Tony Vitello as he builds his coaching staff.

    “I just felt like there was an extra focus on it, and I just wanted to be better,” Webb said. “At the end of the day, it helps personally. Talking to guys, there’s some stats that if I keep a runner at first base X amount of times and I give up a base hit, that base hit turns into just first and second instead of a guy scoring a run. I think it helped me and helped the team stay in games, and that’s all I really wanted to do.”

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  • Delays hamper BART riders after maintenance and police activity

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    OAKLAND — BART passengers were experiencing delays Sunday due to maintenance operations and police activity that hampered trips on sections of the Bay Area transit system.

    In one occurrence, a 10-minute delay had occurred Sunday morning at the Coliseum station in Oakland in the direction of Daly City due to police activity. It wasn’t disclosed which law enforcement agency was involved. By 9:30 a.m., that delay had ended.

    BART also reported Sunday morning that a 10-minute delay was underway on the San Francisco line in the direction of Berryessa in San Jose, Antioch, and Millbrae due to overnight track maintenance. By 10 a.m., that advisory had ended.

    In recent months, BART passengers have suffered through mammoth delays and systemwide shutdowns that snarled the regional transit system.

    In May, a fire near the San Leandro station disrupted service on the lines to the Berryessa (San Jose), Dublin and Lake Merritt (Oakland) stations.

    In September, the entire BART system shut down due to a computer failure that halted service through the Transbay Tube for several hours.

    In October, an equipment problem on the track in the Transbay Tube snarled trips through the underwater connection between Oakland and San Francisco for three hours during the morning commute.

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  • Eget, Scudero lead San Jose State to 45-38 win over Hawaii in Tomey Legacy Game

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    SAN JOSE – San Jose State defeated Hawaii 45-38 Saturday night behind a career-high 215 receiving yards and two touchdowns from wide receiver Danny Scudero, marking the fifth consecutive Spartans victory in the Dick Tomey Legacy Game.

    Despite trailing 31-14 at halftime, the Rainbow Warriors (6-3) rallied to move within one score with 1:16 left in the game. But their last-ditch onside kick rolled out of bounds and sealed a victory for the Spartans (3-5).

    Both of Scudero’s touchdowns came in very opportune moments.

    The two best passing offenses in the Mountain West were on display as Hawaii started the second half with a 8-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Micah Alejado to running back Landon Sims, making it 31-21 SJSU in the third quarter.

    The following drive, Spartans quarterback Walker Eget hit Scudero for a 62-yard touchdown pass.

    Alejado, though, hit wide receiver Jackson Harris for a 68-yard touchdown to cut SJSU’s lead to 21-14 with 4:07 left in the second quarter.

    Then the following drive, Eget hit Scudero for a 50-yard touchdown to pad the Spartans’ lead to 28-14.

    Then a sack by SJSU linebacker Jordan Pollard sack stifled a Hawaii drive, which led to a Spartans 24-yard field goal by Matthias Brown, securing a three-possession lead at 31-14.

    Eget finished the game 20-for-40 for 458 yards and the two TD passes to Scudero. SJSU wide receivers, Scudero, Leland Smith (113) and Kyri Shoels (109) all went over 100 yards for the second time this season.

    Defensively, Pollard finished with eight tackles, with two tackles for loss, including the sack.

    Hawaii’s Alejado finished the game 31-for-46 for 367 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

    Despite trailing 31-14 at halftime, Hawaii made things uneasy in the fourth quarter, closing within 38-35 after a 20-yard touchdown pass from Alejado to Pofele Ashlock Harris with 9:32  left in the fourth quarter.

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  • Cal misses its shot to beat No. 15 Virginia and become bowl eligible as Bears fall 31-21 at home

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    BERKELEY — Cal has lost two games in a row for the first time this season, again missing a chance to earn bowl eligibility in a 31-21 setback to No. 15 Virginia in front of 30,893 at Memorial Stadium on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

    Trailing 24-21, Cal got one last chance after Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris threw incomplete on fourth-and-2 from the Bears’ 14-yard line.

    Cal took over with 45 seconds left and on first down Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw down the field into double coverage. He was picked off by linebacker Kam Robinson, who returned it 35 yards untouched into the end zone with 29 seconds left.

    The Bears (5-4, 2-3 ACC) travel next week to No. 16 Louisville, which improved to 7-1 with a 28-16 win over Virginia Tech. Cal still is one win shy of securing bowl eligibility for the third straight season, and its chances are dwindling to put together the kind of season that will ensure ninth-year coach Justin Wilcox has job security.

    Cal fell behind 10-0 early and could not muster enough consistency on offense to overtake the Cavaliers (8-1, 5-0), whose first victory ever in the Pacific time zone gives them seven straight wins this season.

    The Bears finished with a season-low 263 yards. Sagapolutele was 19 for 30 for 213 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. He played turnover-free the two previous weeks. He was sacked three times, contributing to Cal’s net rushing total of 8 yards.

    The Bears played much of the game without star linebacker Cade Uluave, who had one pass breakup but no tackles before coming out with an undisclosed injury. He was on the sidelines with his helmet off all of the second quarter and was in a T-shirt after halftime.

    The ACC’s leading tackler had a career-best 19 tackles a week ago in the Bears’ 42-34 double-overtime loss at Virginia Tech.

    Cal drew within three points for the second time in the second half, thanks in part to a 14-yard punt that skidded off the foot of Virginia’s Daniel Sparks. That set up the Bears at the 25-yard line and they needed just two plays to get into the end zone.

    Sagapolutele completed a 24-yard pass to tight end Mason Mini to the 1-yard line, but the Cal freshman QB stayed on the ground afterward and had to come out of the game for one play.

    Redshirt freshman EJ Caminong came on and handed off to Raphael Kendrick, who powered in from the 1 for his third touchdown of the game, his sixth in two weeks. That enabled the Bears to close within 24-21 with 12:57 left in the fourth quarter.

    The Bears had used some razzle-dazzle to get within 17-14 midway through the third quarter.

    Jacob De Jesus set the Bears up at the Virginia 42-yard line with an 18-yard punt return.

    Sagapolutele then threw a lateral pass to the left flat to Mini, who uncorked a deep ball down the right side of the field to Raphael, who took it in with 6:08 left in the period.

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    Jeff Faraudo

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