NFL: 49ers sign GM Baalke to 3-year extension
The free-agency period had been open for a few days in early August, and Trent Baalke, the San Francisco 49ers' first-year general manager, was being hammered on all fronts.
Marty: Don’t let the good times roll
Conventional wisdom has it that our local political leadership needs our support the most when economic times are bad, but I see it the other way around. History shows that we have made our biggest mistakes during the good times because that’s when the public often loses interest in what’s going on. I believe the political leadership needs more support during the good times so they can tackle our long-term economic problems and refrain from making bad decisions brought on by the euphoria of temporary riches.
Updated: New Women’s Center welcomes first birth
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital opened the first floor of its new Women’s Center last week and also delivered its first baby.
