Ray Chavez

This cuts deep, personally and professionally. Community legends, model teammates and admirable men. I was grateful for their advice upon entering the craft and then their presence as longtime colleagues. Bay Area is a lesser place without them.

NEW 👉 NorCal champs! Salesian storms back from double-digit deficit to beat Riordan in Open Division final Story by @nathancanilao Photos by @rayinaction mercurynews.com/2026/03/11/nor… @CB_Journalist @leftwich @GReeves23 @VytasMazeika @MitchBookLive @KasselMedia @gerryfreitas

Avalanche near Castle Peak: What we know so far about the deadliest slide in California history trib.al/CCzRi3f

Avalanche near Castle Peak: What we know so far about the deadliest slide in California history trib.al/4ZAPt2a

🚨 BRAND NEW 🌟 🏈 Bay Area flag football, NFL all-stars light up Super Bowl LX at glow-in-the-dark Toyota Glow-Up Classic 🔴🟢 @DarrenSabedra @nathancanilao @GReeves23 @VytasMazeika @JensenPhil @MitchBookLive @KasselMedia @MikeNowels @CalHiSports mercurynews.com/2026/02/04/bay…

@SuperBowl Halftime Show superstar @badbunny_global during a press conference with Apple Music Radio hosts Ebro Darden and Zane Lowe at Moscone Center in San Francisco, on Thursday morning @badbunnypr #badbunny #conejomalo #superbowl #superstar #latinmusic @applemusic @apple

Santa Clara city officials and Hall of Fame QB Steve Young helped kick off #SBLX yesterday in a flag raising ceremony. Photos by @rayinaction mercurynews.com/2026/01/22/san…

Current condition in South Lake Tahoe

How to make bouillabaisse for the holidays mercurynews.com/2025/12/03/how…

A raccoon broke into a closed liquor store and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. An employee at the Ashland, Virginia-area liquor store found the trash panda passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of his drunken escapade.

ICE agents sighting near Oakland elementary school prompts lockdown mercurynews.com/2025/11/19/oak…

Rest in heaven coach Beam! The Oakland sports and community just lost a family member, great coach, mentor and person. You’ll be missed but your legacy won’t be forgotten. Read more about his legacy. eastbaytimes.com/2025/11/14/joh…

Coach John Beam, beloved staple of Oakland sports, dies from gunshot wound mercurynews.com/2025/11/14/joh…

Suspect arrested in shooting of legendary Oakland, 'Last Chance U' football coach John Beam mercurynews.com/2025/11/14/sus…

NEW 👉 In Skull Game, Half Moon Bay's Paxton Holden leads rout of Terra Nova Story by David Kiefer Photos by @rayinaction mercurynews.com/2025/11/07/in-… @HMBHSAthletics @CB_Journalist @nathancanilao @GReeves23 @leftwich @VytasMazeika @MitchBookLive

Photos: Día de Los Muertos celebrations in San Jose and Oakland mercurynews.com/2025/11/02/pho…

All set for the introduction of the new @SFGiants manager Tony Vitello at @OracleParkSF

ICE, Border Patrol operations in East Bay are officially 'canceled,' officials say mercurynews.com/2025/10/24/ice…

Photos from anti-immigration demonstrators protest who were blocking the entrance to the U.S. Coast Guard Island in Oakland as Border Patrol agents use pepper spray or tear gas to demonstrators to clear the road. @EastBayTimes