Friday Morning Constitutional: Oracle Park Will Host 2028 MLB AllStar Game
Aug 14, 2026
It's official: Major League Baseball has selected Oracle Park to host the 2028 All-Star Game. It was all but assured as of last month, but the MLB was still waiting on a negotiation with players regarding the Oympics in LA. [KTVU]Opponents of the Marina Safeway redevelopment project are now using a
new tactic to potentially thwart the swift approvals it intends to get through a state law guaranteeing streamlined environmental review. A group is vowing to sue the city over the issue of ground contamination, which is known to exist at the site, and which would need to be tested and remediated before any development could occur. [Chronicle]The Solano County district attorney is seeking to try the 17-year-old charged in the murder of a young man at a high school graduation ceremony in Fairfield on June 3 as an adult. [NBC Bay Area]Even though this is the off-season to go to Hawaii, those who may have planned trips there are going to be contending with Tropical Storm Lala, which is expected to deliver the heaviest rainfall to Maui and the Big Island. [KTVU]San Franciscans won't see much of a difference, given the August we've had so far, but much of the inland Bay Area is in for a chilly start to the weekend with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average for mid-August. [Chronicle]Paul Pelosi reportedly had his lawyers enter a not-guilty plea on his behalf this morning in a Napa County courtroom following his alleged July 4th hit-and-run incident in Yountville. [California Post]
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