An East San Jose school district has turned to layoffs to reduce its budget shortfall, with the most recent cuts being management and administrative positions. The Alum Rock Union School District board of trustees unanimously voted Thursday to lay off classified management staff for the 2026-27 school year. The positions include chief of communications and community engagement, coordinator of student information systems, network and systems supervisor and school link service

The Athletics are looking to secure one of their brightest young stars for the long haul. The A’s have made a long-term contract extension offer to first baseman Nick Kurtz. It comes as no surprise that the A’s already are making moves to extend the 2025 AL Rookie of the Year, who also won the Silver Slugger award in his first MLB season. Learn More

The infield drills at Scottsdale Stadium on Monday morning were a bit more animated than usual, as new Giants manager Tony Vitello teamed up with third base coach Hector Borg to hit the grounders while infield coach Ron Washington gave constant encouragement and advice. When the work was over, Washington made a beeline for young first baseman Bryce Eldridge, who had alternated reps with Rafael Devers. The 21-year-old has always been confident, which makes sense given the fac