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Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:21 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.County should consideralternatives to sprayingRe: “Spraying, bait planned after fruit fly, West Nile discoveries” (Page B3, Aug. 27).Toxic pesticide fogging threatens our community, health, environment and ethical standards.In a critical court ruling in January 2018, Judge Timothy M. Frawley exposed nine CEQA violations, demanding a rigorous EIR statewide. Why are our health and environment still being jeopardized?The trade secret ingredients within Zenivex E4 and Merus 3.0 provoke grave health concerns. Vulnerable groups, including infants and the homeless, face unprecedented risks of pesticide exposure. Ecosystems crumble as natural habitats and essential mosquito predators are killed.Demand that the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors adhere to the county ordinance and provide safer alternatives.Cheriel JensenSaratogaChina could makegood partner for damRe: “Developer allegedly pr...

Timothée Chalamet enters ‘Kardashian vortex’ with Kylie Jenner PDA at Beyonce concert

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:21 GMT

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner aren’t just “hanging out” anymore. The 20somethings made it clear that they are the hot new celebrity couple by displaying their hots for each other at Beyonce’s performance Monday night in her final Los Angeles stop on her Renaissance World Tour.In a video shared on social media, the “Dune” star and the cosmetics mogul were seen standing together in a VIP box at SoFi Stadium. Sometimes, Chalamet puffed on a cigarette while Jenner laughed beside him. Other times, they were visibly affectionate, wrapping their arms around each other and kissing multiple times, while enjoying Beyonce’s music.Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at Beyoncé’s concert last night in LA pic.twitter.com/CX6ZI7H3Za— Timothée Chalamet Updates (@tchalametupdate) September 5, 2023Some, of course, think they make a cute couple. But, by attending the star-studded spectacle Monday night, Chalamet showed that he was more than Jenner...

Tech, biotech, non-tech layoffs jolt Bay Area with 900-plus job cuts

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:21 GMT

MILPITAS — An array of companies that include tech and biotech firms will chop well over 900 Bay Area jobs, new disclosures show — yet the pace of tech layoffs has slowed in this region.Three tech companies, several biotech and life science firms, an agricultural company, two restaurants and a transportation firm have all filed official notices of plans to lay off employees in the Bay Area.The cutbacks were all described as permanent, according to WARN notices filed with the state Employment Development Department. In some cases, layoffs are being accompanied by a permanent shutdown of a company site.The companies have decided to chop a combined 955 jobs in the Bay Area, the WARN letters filed with the state EDD show.These are the companies involved in the latest round of Bay Area employment cutbacks, according to the official filings:— Alstom Mass Transit, the manufacturer of rail cars that will be BART’s fleet of the future, is cutting 41 jobs in Pittsburg,...

Alaska couple reunite with cat 26 days after river took home

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:21 GMT

By Mark Theissen | Associated PressANCHORAGE, ALaska — A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost nearly all their possessions when their house collapsed into a river swollen by a glacial-outburst flood and their cat went missing.Elizabeth Wilkins was holding onto hope that if any animal would survive the house falling into the Mendenhall River on Aug. 5, it would be Leo, the couple’s resilient big-eyed, black-and-white cat who shows no fear of bears.“I knew that he’s pretty smart, and so I felt pretty confident that he would escape and be OK somewhere,” she said.That faith paid off 26 days after the flood when Tonya Mead posted a posted of Leo to the Juneau Community Collective Facebook page. Wilkins immediately knew it was Leo, the “COVID kitten” they rescued in 2020. She rushed to meet Mead.“I just started walking down the street calling for him, and he just ran out and was like, ‘Oh hey, here I am, you know, like, w...

Shooting at Skyline High in Oakland results in 2 arrests

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:21 GMT

(KRON) -- A shooting occurred on campus at Skyline High School in Oakland while students were in class Tuesday, investigators said. Oakland Police Department officers swarmed the school, detained four suspects, and arrested two. No one was injured, OPD Captain James Bassett said. The shooting happened at 11:30 a.m. and the school was placed on lockdown. "Evidence of a shooting was recovered, including a handgun," Bassett said. "Thankfully there were no reported injuries." Parents received a text message from school officials just before 1 p.m. confirming that all students and staff were safe.Police and school district officials declined to release any further details about the arrested suspects. They declined to talk about what possibly led up to the violence. Oakland Unified School District spokesman John Sasaki told reporters that the school followed emergency protocols to keep students safe. "This has been happening far too much in our community, our world, and it needs to stop. ...

Alameda County Sheriff looking for runaway missing teen

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:21 GMT

(KRON) -- The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating a runaway missing child. Jessica Quej-Caal was last seen in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 22 at her home in the 2100 block of Meekland Avenue in Hayward, according to police.Jessica is described as 16 years old, with long, straight, black hair and brown eyes. She is 5 feet 3 inches in height and weighs 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing a gray polo shirt, red shorts and pink Crocs. Skyline High in Oakland on lockdown amid reports of shots fired, suspects detained Police say Jessica is unfamiliar with public transportation and the surrounding area. She had a cell phone with her at the time she allegedly ran away and has used it to communicate via text app."We are all concerned about Jessica's safety and are asking for your help to bring her home," police said. Anyone with any information about her whereabouts is asked to contact the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.

Guatemala prosecutor seeks to strip electoral authorities of immunity after election

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:21 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s prosecutor for electoral crimes has asked the Supreme Court of Justice to strip five magistrates of the country’s top electoral authority of their immunity so they can be investigated on fraud allegations made by the loser of the Aug. 20 presidential election.It is the latest example of elections that observers declared to be free and fair being dragged into the courts, even as President-elect Bernardo Arévalo begins the official transition with outgoing President Alejandro Giammattei.The National Unity of Hope party of former first lady Sandra Torres filed a fraud complaint after the election. The party’s lawyer Carlos López said 164 precinct tallies duplicated votes. The party wants the magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal investigated for allegedly not carrying out their duties.Later Tuesday, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal gave Arévalo and his running mate Karin Herrera the credentials formally making them president-elect and vice presid...

Correction: Tropical Weathe story

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:21 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a story published August 20, 2023, The Associated Press erroneously reported Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. The last such storm actually was Nora in 1997. The last tropical storm to first make landfall in Southern California occurred in 1939. Hilary and Nora both first reached first reached land in Mexico.Source

Tight end Darren Waller has brought a new excitement to the New York Giants offense

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:21 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Of all the players the New York Giants added in the offseason, no one has created as much excitement and expectation as tight end Darren Waller.The soon-to-be 31-year-old Waller has opened eyes since being acquired from Las Vegas in March for a third-round draft pick. He was outstanding in the offseason and he has been a go-to guy for quarterback Daniel Jones since training camp opened in late July.In the only preseason game the No. 1 offense played, Waller had three catches for 30 yards in a game-opening touchdown drive against the Carolina Panthers on Aug. 18. The real test comes Sunday night when the Giants open the regular season at home against the Dallas Cowboys, an NFC East rival that has won four straight against New York.What’s interesting is the Giants have always had trouble handling Dallas’ tight ends in recent years with Dalton Schultz and Jason Witten. Waller laughed on Tuesday when asked about some people expecting him to have ...

Ciclón en Brasil deja al menos 21 muertos tras azotar la región Rio Grande do Sul, dice gobernador

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:21 GMT

(CNN) — Al menos 21 personas murieron debido a las fuertes lluvias que dejó un ciclón extratropical en Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, informó este martes el gobernador Eduardo Leite.“Este es el cuarto fenómeno meteorológico grave que afecta al estado desde junio. El gobierno se está movilizado en todos los frentes para minimizar los daños y preservar la seguridad de todos”, publicó Leite en redes sociales.¿Qué causó el derrumbe de un edificio en Brasil que dejó al menos 14 muertos?La lluvia ha causado daños en 55 municipios, según el gobernador. Se han movilizado equipos de búsqueda y rescate para ayudar a las familias que quedaron varadas sobre sus tejados tras la inundación. El gobernador Leite también instó a los residentes locales a seguir las directrices de la Defensa Civil y buscar servicios de emergencia si fuera necesario.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source