Sports Editor

Ethan Kassel

San Ramon Valley’s basketball team, drawing inspiration from an ailing assistant coach, is off to a 15-1 start.

Bob Melvin's club has lost 11 of 15 games, Rafael Devers keeps striking out, and the art of hitting has turned into the agony of hitting. 

A complicated contract saga has brought Golden State’s summer business to a screeching halt. A resolution doesn’t appear close. 

Jagged streets and iconic landmarks are part of the city’s cinematic appeal, but it’s mostly about the culture.

Over the years, the city has trended away from prosecution and toward harm reduction. Opinions differ on how that has worked out.
