News Obituaries
![His films included “The Bodyguard” and “Night at the Museum,” and he appeared on such TV shows as “The Sopranos,” “The West Wing” and “Sesame Street.” His films included “The Bodyguard” and “Night at the Museum,” and he appeared on such TV shows as “The Sopranos,” “The West Wing” and “Sesame Street.”](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-OBCOBBS-0626.jpg?w=127)
Bill Cobbs dies at 90; prolific character actor had roles in dozens of films, TV shows
His films included “The Bodyguard” and “Night at the Museum,” and he appeared on such...
![In the famed "Judgment at Paris" in 1976, Warren Winiarski's cabernet from Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in Napa Valley topped French versions. In the famed "Judgment at Paris" in 1976, Warren Winiarski's cabernet from Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in Napa Valley topped French versions.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-OBWINIARSKI-0613-1.jpg?w=132)
Warren Winiarski dies at 95; Napa Valley vintner’s cabernet topped French versions at famed 1976 tasting
In the famed "Judgment at Paris" in 1976, Warren Winiarski's cabernet from Stag's Leap Wine...
![He was a much-loved player, coach and team executive, and his silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo. He was a much-loved player, coach and team executive, and his silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Obit_Jerry_West_33356.jpg?w=128)
Jerry West dies: Lakers legend won 2 titles as Warriors’ adviser
He was a much-loved player, coach and team executive, and his silhouette is considered to...
![Martha-Ann Alito can be heard bemoaning a Washington Post style reporter who wrote critically about her, and goes on to complain about “femnazis,” who she says “believe (Justice Alito) should control” her. Martha-Ann Alito can be heard bemoaning a Washington Post style reporter who wrote critically about her, and goes on to complain about “femnazis,” who she says “believe (Justice Alito) should control” her.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL2luc3RhbmNlcy9jbHg5cjNkb2IwMDBoanhxaGI0bDk0enZ4-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2FydGljbGUvaW5zdGFuY2VzL2NseDlyM2RvYzAwMG1qeHFoMWcxbzM2M2g.jpg?w=132)
Supreme Court justices Alito and Roberts discuss politically sensitive topics in secret recordings by liberal activist
Martha-Ann Alito can be heard bemoaning a Washington Post style reporter who wrote critically about...
![Hunter Biden’s ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia. In other developments Wednesday, jurors saw photos of the president’s son bare-chested in a bubble bath and heard about his visit to a strip club. As the first lady sat in the front row, the courtroom grew quiet when Kathleen Buhle, who was married to Hunter for 20 years, walked in. She testified that she discovered her husband was using drugs when she found a crack pipe in an ashtray on their porch in 2015. The trial is about whether he lied on a gun purchase form in 2018 when he said he wasn’t using drugs. Hunter Biden’s ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia. In other developments Wednesday, jurors saw photos of the president’s son bare-chested in a bubble bath and heard about his visit to a strip club. As the first lady sat in the front row, the courtroom grew quiet when Kathleen Buhle, who was married to Hunter for 20 years, walked in. She testified that she discovered her husband was using drugs when she found a crack pipe in an ashtray on their porch in 2015. The trial is about whether he lied on a gun purchase form in 2018 when he said he wasn’t using drugs.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hunter_Biden_94393_87b04c.jpg?w=132)
Hunter Biden’s ex-wife and former girlfriend testify at trial about finding his drug paraphernalia
Hunter Biden’s ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified in his gun trial about finding his...
![Retired teacher, activist advocated for justice for people from all walks of life Retired teacher, activist advocated for justice for people from all walks of life](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EBT-L-MIMSOBIT-1.jpg?w=130)
Willie Mims remembered as a tireless East Contra Costa advocate, championing civil rights for all
Retired teacher, activist advocated for justice for people from all walks of life
![Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Fame center for his NBA career and one of the biggest stars of basketball broadcasting, has died. The league announced that Walton died Monday after a prolonged fight with cancer. He was 71. Walton was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion and a member of both the NBA’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams. That followed a college career in which he was a two-time champion at UCLA and a three-time national player of the year. Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Fame center for his NBA career and one of the biggest stars of basketball broadcasting, has died. The league announced that Walton died Monday after a prolonged fight with cancer. He was 71. Walton was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion and a member of both the NBA’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams. That followed a college career in which he was a two-time champion at UCLA and a three-time national player of the year.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sjm-warriors-0122-19-e1479231441527.jpg?w=126)
Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player who became a star broadcaster, dies of cancer at 71
Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Fame...
!["One of those few unique individuals," the longtime Alameda Journal writer and avid runner won Marin County's Dipsea Race twice. "One of those few unique individuals," the longtime Alameda Journal writer and avid runner won Marin County's Dipsea Race twice.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ALJ-L-KINGOBIT-0524-9.jpg?w=117)
Obituary: Joe King, 97, was Alameda columnist, teacher and youth mentor
"One of those few unique individuals," the longtime Alameda Journal writer and avid runner won...
![From a San Francisco phone booth, Bensky broadcast a live narrative of the historic "White Night" riots, sparked by the lenient sentencing of Dan White for the assassinations of San Francisco mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. From a San Francisco phone booth, Bensky broadcast a live narrative of the historic "White Night" riots, sparked by the lenient sentencing of Dan White for the assassinations of San Francisco mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/o31kpfa1-copy-1.jpg?w=117)
Larry Bensky, the signature voice of KPFA news radio, dead at 87
From a San Francisco phone booth, Bensky broadcast a live narrative of the historic "White...
![Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died. He was a hard-line protege of the country’s supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and experienced mass protests. He was 63. Raisi died Sunday along with the foreign minister and other officials in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran. His death comes as Iran struggles with internal dissent and its relations with the wider world. Raisi lost a presidential election to the relatively moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani in 2017. He came to power four years later in a vote carefully managed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to clear any major opposition candidate. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died. He was a hard-line protege of the country’s supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and experienced mass protests. He was 63. Raisi died Sunday along with the foreign minister and other officials in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran. His death comes as Iran struggles with internal dissent and its relations with the wider world. Raisi lost a presidential election to the relatively moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani in 2017. He came to power four years later in a vote carefully managed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to clear any major opposition candidate.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Iran_Ebrahim_Raisi_84676.jpg?w=132)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died. He was a hard-line protege of the country’s supreme...