Downtown San Jose was more alive today than at any point I can remember. Every street was packed, music was everywhere from the stages to the lowriders cruising the streets, and street food was abundant all throughout the area. San Pedro Square was booming, but so was SoFA, and all of Santa Clara Street. The free drone show at Discovery Meadows was also excellent. If you have the opportunity to get to Downtown tomorrow, take it.
According to data shared with SFGATE by AirDNA - an analytics firm focused on STR companies like Airbnb - this year there were roughly 500 more listings added in Santa Clara County for the week of Feb. 2 compared with last year. The county had about 3,200 available listing nights for that week in February last year, but that has jumped to roughly 3,700 this year for the week during the Super Bowl.
You won't find this in Cortina d'Ampezzo over the next few weeks, but for several decades of the Olympics' history, the contest awarded medals not just for sport but for art too. In the Summer Games from 1912 to 1948, musicians, painters, and plenty of other aesthetes went brain-to-brain in events such as lyric poetry and chamber music. "Town planning" was even contested one year under the umbrella of the architecture competition.
According to Amanda Augustine, resident career expert for TopResume and a Certified Professional Career Coach, per a press release, employers should adjust to the anticipated lower attendance. "For many Americans, the Monday after the Super Bowl comes with a real post-game hangover, and I don't just mean from the snacks and cocktails. It's a mix of late nights, disrupted routines, and for some, a case of the post-game blues.
Former San Francisco 49ers and San Jose State quarterback Jeff Garcia returned to his former downtown San Jose stomping grounds Thursday night for an NFL alumni event benefitting two Bay Area nonprofits fighting food insecurity - San Jose's Hunger at Home and San Francisco-based The City Eats.
Running back is where people might think Dallas spends, but as true fans, we know better. Over five years, the Cowboys spent about $13 million at the position, and that includes returns, depth backs, and one-year flyers. Ezekiel Elliot, Ronald Jones, Corey Clement, Rico Dowdle, and Javonte Williams. None of these deals were meant to define the offense, they were meant to fill touches.
While the flag-football Pro Bowl kicked off events at the Moscone Center in San Francisco Tuesday night, the South Bay is jumping with events. For a complete guide, visit Metro 's special Super Bowl edition. Friday is the big day in San Jose, with a sold-out open-air Big Game Block Party at City Hall with Oakland's Kehlani, fresh from her double Grammy win, followed by a 10pm spectacular drone light show in the sky above Discovery Meadow near the Children's Discovery Museum.
Instead, with the Seahawks trailing 28-24 and 26 seconds to play, offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell with the authorization of coach Pete Carroll called for a quick slant pass from quarterback Russell Wilson to wide receiver Ricardo Lockette. New England safety Malcolm Butler got there first with an interception at the 1. The Patriots (15-4) won their fourth of six Lombardi Trophies under coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.
The San Francisco 49ers knocked off the defending world champion Eagles in an old-time, bare-knuckled cold January playoff game, with a wild and wooly trick play helping deliver the win. Sunday was the San Francisco 49ers' first NFL playoff game since that day in early 2024 when they lost the lost the Super Bowl. And the Niners were not favored to win Sunday against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. But they outmaneuvered the Eagles for 23-19 playoff win on Philly's home turf.
The flag football game that's more fun than fierce will be held at Moscone Center South Building (747 Howard St., SoMa) and broadcast on YouTube on February 7th. In the days leading up to the main event, the athletes will play the 2026 Pro Bowl Games at the same place on February 3rd. Those watching from home will find the event on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and Disney XD beginning at 3:30pm.
Cheering on your favorite team can cause severe mood swings, violent outbursts, and even, at times, tightness in your chest. It's why I'm a fair-weather fan. There's a backstory: I used to have a team. As a Baltimore native, when the Ravens came to our city in 1996, I was all in. After buying tons of black and purple, winning two Super Bowls, and then white knuckling through the lackluster seasons that followed, I decided to set a boundary for my own sanity.
