Monday Morning Headlines: UC Buys Ritz In Half Moon Bay
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Jay Barmann (via SFist)
The University of California's investment division has reportedly purchased the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Half Moon Bay for $193 million. The property was put up for sale after the city of Half Moon Bay declined to offer relief to the previous owner who owed back hotel-occupancy taxes to the tune of $2 million. [KTVU]
The FAA issued a ground stop for SFO due to dense fog Monday morning, which began just before 8 am and as of 9 am it became a ground delay. Flights heading to SFO were being delayed an average of 96 minutes due to low ceilings. [Chronicle]
Irish-born signer Johnny Foley, the namesake of SF's Union Square pub, has died at the age of 94. [Chronicle]
Police in Vallejo are investigating the city's 13th homicide of the year, after a man was fatally shot near the city's Marina Sunday afternoon, along Mare Island Way. [Bay City News]
A key Republican in the House, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, says he is weighing whether to back a Democratic-led effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. [CNN]
In his first post-midterm interview on 60 Minutes last night, President Trump conceded that his immigration and deportation policy may have been "too tough" in the eyes of voters. [CBS News]
And, naturally, Trump has already circled back to making claims that the election was "rigged" and dishonest. [New York Times]
As receiver Brandon Aiyuk tries to get reinstated on the 49ers roster, the NFL just informed him that he owes the 49ers around $13 million in bonuses he received after signing a four-year contract extension in 2024. [Associated Press]
