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share-square-398217 In recent years, the Giants have put a greater emphasis on scouting local players in the months leading up to the annual MLB Draft. That strategy was borne out in 2019 when the Giants selected Palo Alto, Calif., native Hunter Bishop (an Arizona State University outfielder) with their first-round Draft pick. Now ranked the club’s No. 4 prospect by MLB Pipeline, Bishop could be the next local product to develop into a foundational piece for the Giants in the coming years. Wh...

* Inaugural State of the School District luncheon, hosted by PPIE, celebrates local businesses that support the schools. * U.S. magistrate dismisses the claim by James Steinle and Elizabeth Sullivan that the government should be held responsible for the negligence of a U.S. Bureau of Land Management ranger whose loaded gun, which was stolen from his parked SUV, later fired the bullet that killed their daughter Kate Steinle, 32, in San Francisco on July 1, 2015. * Hundreds of womens rights advoc...

This December, Music For You is hosting their “Winter’s Joy” Benefit Concert to celebrate the holiday season. Featuring both teen musicians and professional guest performers, the concert will premiere on YouTube at 7 p.m. PST on Saturday, Dec. 19. Music for You is a youth music organization from the Bay Area, composed of students from Amador Valley High School, Dublin High School, Monta Vista High School, and Foothill High School. The theme of the “Winter’s Joyâ€...