Alameda County court operations return to normal as clerks, staffers end 2-day strike, prep for negotiations – The Mercury News

Hundreds of court clerks, legal assistants and other staffers returned to their Alameda County courthouses Friday, allowing courtrooms to begin operating as normal after a two-day strike that hobbled the East Bay’s justice system. The leaders of SEIU Local 1021 said they planned to go back to the bargaining table Monday, while suggesting that future … Read more

Oakland native Damian Lillard wants All-Star Game to return to old format

SAN FRANCISCO — While he enjoyed this year’s All-Star Game format, Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard still yearns for how the NBA All-Star Game used to be. This year, the NBA made a radical change to the All-Star Game with a tournament-style format. Players were broken up into three different teams and played games to … Read more

Teary-eyed Randy Moss makes return to ESPN set after cancer treatment – The Mercury News

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hall of Famer and former 49ers receiver Randy Moss made an emotional return to ESPN’s coverage of the Super Bowl on Sunday, two months after he took a leave from his job to get treated for cancer. Moss was back on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” before Kansas City took on Philadelphia … Read more