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S.F. and Oakland are eyeing big deficits. Why not San Jose?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:13 GMT

Some of the Bay Area’s largest cities are facing truly eye-popping budget deficits.San Francisco is projecting a $290 million shortfall. Oakland, short by $177 million, isn’t faring much better. But down south, the outlook is a bit sunnier. San Jose is reporting a $35.3 million surplus.Why such a divergence?Economists and budget officials attribute the disparity to San Francisco and Oakland’s heavy reliance on tax revenues that are still recovering sluggishly from the pandemic’s economic gut punch. The cities blame the down year on a mixture of poorly performing key revenue streams and the drying up of federal pandemic-related funding.San Jose, on the other hand, has come away generally unscathed by leaning on a tax base that’s largely weathered negative financial forces. Worth noting: The surplus in the FY2023-24 budget remains small when compared to its $5.2 billion total budget — less than 1%.“We’re in a positive position,” ci...

Editorial: Fix California’s misleading food expiration labels

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:13 GMT

Raise your hand if you fully understand the food expiration date labels in California’s grocery stores.That’s what we thought.Misleading and unclear expiration dates cause Americans to throw out massive quantities of food still safe to eat.The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that more than a third of the U.S. food supply is wasted, costing the average family of four an estimated $1,300 every year.  A 2013 study by the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council found that 25% of fresh water in the United States goes toward producing food that isn’t eaten, and 21% of the space in our landfills is packed with food waste.It’s time to stop this.In California, Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, proposes to mandate clear date labeling for food.No more “sell by” stamps, which are only provided to stores for restocking purposes. Rather than 50 different kinds of date labeling used to suggest to consumer...

Crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon kills 7 people

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:13 GMT

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Seven people were killed in a crash involving three vehicles Thursday on Interstate 5 in an agricultural area of Oregon, police said.Officers responded at about 2:05 p.m. to the crash involving two semi trucks and a passenger vehicle in the northbound lanes about 7 miles north of Albany, near the Santiam rest area, Oregon State Police said in a statement.Seven adults died, police said, and an unspecified number were injured.The passenger vehicle involved was a van, the Albany Democrat-Herald reported.Bodies covered in plastic could be seen in a nearby field and the Marion County medical examiner was at the scene, the newspaper said. A Life Flight helicopter left the scene at about 2:45 p.m.Police and fire officials put a blue tarp on the wrecked van and placed a barrier near one of the trucks to block the view of the scene, according to the Democrat-Herald.The van appeared to have been crushed between the trucks, a witness told the Statesman Journal.“Judgin...

The five most expensive homes reported sold in Milpitas in the week of May 8

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:13 GMT

A house in Milpitas that sold for $2.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Milpitas in the past week.In total, five residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.4 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $687.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of May 8 even if the property may have been sold earlier.5. $635,450, single-family house in the 700 block of Russell LaneThe property in the 700 block of Russell Lane in Milpitas has new owners. The price was $635,450. The house was built in 1971 and has a living area of 2,144 square feet. The price per square foot is $296. The house features four bedrooms and two bathrooms.Russell Lane4. $840,000, condominium in the 1400 block of Nightshade RoadThe sale of the condominium in the 1400 block of Nightshade Road, Milpitas, has been finalized. The price was $840,000, a...

Armed robbery at Rohnert Park store Thursday morning, police searching for suspect

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:13 GMT

Police detectives are looking for a man who robbed a Rohnert Park retail store at gunpoint Thursday morning. It happened at about 11:20 a.m., when Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety officers received a call about a robbery occurring at the University Square Shopping Center in the 1400 block of Southwest Boulevard. Alameda County Sheriff’s Office seeks help locating 2 missing teen girls A store employee reported the suspect entered the store and asked to purchase merchandise. As the employee opened the cash register, the suspect removed a handgun from his waistband and demanded money. The suspect is described as a Black male, approximately 20 years of age, 6 feet tall with a lean build. He was wearing a gray and black hooded sweatshirt with a multi-color caricature on the front, blue jeans, black and white shoes, a black belt bag/fanny pack across the chest and a yellow surgical mask covering his face. The suspect fled on foot northbound trough the shopping center...

Petaluma man arrested in connection with baseball bat attack

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:13 GMT

A man was arrested Wednesday in Petaluma in connection with a reported attack on another man with a baseball bat. Jason Weiland, 41, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Petaluma Police Department. On Wednesday at 11:54 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man being struck several times by a man with a baseball bat. Responding officers located the victim, who had suffered minor injuries in the attack. Armed robbery at Rohnert Park store Thursday morning, police searching for suspect The victim reported he was sitting on a bench at Steamer Landing when the man approached him and started repeatedly hitting him with a baseball bat. The suspect then fled the scene on foot, and the victim called 911, police said. The victim refused treatment at the scene. Investigators were able to identify Weiland as the suspect in the attack, and he was later located and taken into custody without incident. Police said the motive for the assaul...

¿Qué es el síndrome de Ramsay Hunt, el virus que ataco a la senadora Dianne Feinstein y a Justin Bieber?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:13 GMT

(CNN) — La oficina de la senadora Dianne Feinstein, la demócrata de California de 89 años a quien se le diagnosticó culebrilla en febrero, confirmó este jueves que “sigue teniendo complicaciones” por una infección viral llamada síndrome de Ramsay Hunt. El síndrome es causado por el mismo virus, varicela-zoster, que causa la varicela y el herpes zóster.En junio de 2022, la estrella del pop Justin Bieber anunció que su rostro estaba parcialmente paralizado por el mismo virus. Le dijo a los fanáticos en un video de YouTube que el virus había atacado “el nervio en mi oído, los nervios faciales y ha causado que mi cara tenga parálisis. Puedes ver que este ojo no está parpadeando. No puedo sonreír de este lado de mi cara. Esta fosa nasal no se moverá”.Justin Bieber afirma que padece de parálisis facial a causa del síndrome de Ramsay HuntEse mismo mes les dijo a sus fanáticos que, después de hacer ejercicios faciales para combatir la parálisis, se estaba recuperando lentamente y dijo...

Estas son las estrellas que pueden consagrarse en el Mundial Sub-20 de Argentina

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:13 GMT

(CNN Español) — La FIFA promociona el Mundial Sub-20 con el slogan “Las estrellas del fútbol del mañana”. Ciertamente, astros como Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland o Paul Pogba se consagraron en un certamen similar. La competencia, en su edición número 23, se celebrará en Argentina por segunda vez desde este sábado y hasta el domingo 11 de junio.La selección argentina ingresó a este torneo por una vía distinta a la clasificación, donde no tuvo éxito. Se ganó el derecho de jugarlo luego de ser designado como país organizador tras la decisión de la FIFA de eliminar a Indonesia como sede, luego de que un funcionario de ese país se opuso a la participación de Israel.Con seis coronas acumuladas en este certamen, Argentina cuenta con jugadores que ya han acreditado ser proyectos de grandes futbolistas. Y otros seleccionados llegan a esta cita mundialista con participantes que buscan consagrarse.Entradas para el Mundial Sub-20 en Argentina: precios, dónde y cómo comprarEc...

Katie Taylor’s impact on women’s boxing hits home for young Irish fighters

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:13 GMT

DUBLIN (AP) — Kaci Rock was an elementary school student when she slipped on the gloves at Bray Boxing Club. Problem was, there weren’t many other girls.Katie Taylor was one of them, though.“There was nothing really for girls at that time. I’d have to fight boys when I was younger. I know Katie had to do the same as well,” the 20-year-old Rock explained between sessions on a heavy bag at a Dublin gym.Rock had idolized Taylor, still does, and stuck with it. She’s now the under-22 national champion in the welterweight division and hopes to fight in the Olympics.Taylor’s success has been paving the way for young Irish fighters as women’s boxing gains popularity around the world. As a professional, Taylor sells out stadiums as the main attraction.On Saturday, the 36-year-old Taylor will try to become a two-weight undisputed champion when she faces British fighter Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena in Dublin. Cameron is putting her super-lightweight belts on th...

Woman in custody after investigation at Littleton High School

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:19:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Littleton Police Department says Littleton High School has been cleared and is safe following a search on Friday morning.LPD said officers investigated an "active burglary" at LHS, which is located at 199 E. Littleton Boulevard.The investigation started after a call for service from Littleton School Security around 4:30 a.m. Hancock slams Abbott’s ‘buffoonery’ for busing migrants to Denver Around 7 a.m., LPD said a woman in her 30s was in police custody but did not release any other details about the investigation.The school was reported clear and safe around 7:40 a.m.