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Los Gatos settles Shannon Road lawsuit against county for $1.5 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:28 GMT

Los Gatos settled its lawsuit with Santa Clara County over an annexed portion of road that needed several costly repairs last month.The town will get $1.565 million to help fund the estimated $4.3 million in repairs needed to fix the problematic stretch of Shannon Road. Los Gatos accused the county of covering up the required repairs so the road would no longer be their problem.“The town is grateful to have reached the settlements,” Los Gatos Mayor Maria Ristow said in a statement. “We look forward to a collaborative working relationship with the county on our many shared interests.”A county representative did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication.Los Gatos sued the county in spring 2022 for $5.5 million, citing fraud, breach of contract and negligence after the portion of Shannon Road the town had annexed came with a long list of repairs and significant safety concerns.The 1,300-foot stretch of road from Santa Rosa Drive to Diduca Way was owned by the county ...

Where will Berkeley’s displaced RVs park in the East Bay?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:28 GMT

Months after the former 24-hour Grayson Shelter was shut down in Berkeley at the end of last year, the up to 40 RVs that previously parked each night at its Safe Parking and Respite Program (SPARK) lot are still roaming city streets to find a space to stay.In an effort to replicate the lot’s previous success helping close 10 encampments and significantly reducing the footprint of RVs parked along municipal roadways, the city’s Homeless Services Panel of Experts recommended in February that the Berkeley City Council expedite efforts to find another location — complete with mandatory safety inspections and fire extinguishers — that could support RV dwellers’ legal right to shelter in their vehicles.But two major roadblocks stand in the way: no money within the city’s coffers has been earmarked yet for this project, and available land that could host RVs is scarce.Carole Marasovic, chair of the Homeless Services Panel of Experts, said that while the objective of an RV lot has alw...

Gov. Newsom says California will stockpile pills for abortion following Texas judge ruling

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:28 GMT

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that California is securing a stockpile of abortion pills to blunt the potential impact of a judge’s ruling last week jeopardizing the most common means of terminating pregnancies in the U.S.The Texas judge’s April 7 ruling would suspend federal approval of mifepristone, one of two pills commonly used together to terminate a pregnancy. A Washington judge issued an order protecting the drug’s legal status on the same day, further clouding the status of so-called medication abortions.Newsom said Monday that his administration has purchased 250,000 doses of misoprostol, the second pill typically taken after mifepristone to complete the abortion, but which also can be used alone for that purpose.“Our state has secured a stockpile of an alternative medication abortion drug to ensure that Californians continue to have access to safe reproductive health treatments,” Newsom said in a statement. “We will not cave to extremists...

Stanford's Haley Jones taken No. 6 in WNBA Draft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:28 GMT

(KRON) -- Stanford women's basketball star Haley Jones will continue her career at the professional level. The Atlanta Dream selected Jones with the No. 6 pick in the WNBA Draft Monday. Jones played at Stanford for four seasons, helping the team win the 2021 national title and three PAC-12 championships. She posted double-figure scoring in each of her four years in Palo Alto, averaging career-highs with 13.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in 2022-23. Battle of NorCal: Warriors to face Kings in first round of NBA playoffs Before Stanford, Jones was born in Santa Cruz and attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, where she was rated the top women's basketball prospect in the nation by ESPN. Off the court, she hosts the "Sometimes I Hoop" podcast, where she hosts various women's basketball players. There are now eight active Stanford players in the WNBA. including sisters Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike who were drafted No. 1 overall in 2012 and 2014. When Jones see...

Falcons at UC Berkeley welcome first new hatchling

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:28 GMT

(KRON) -- Two falcons at the University of California, Berkeley Campanile welcomed a hatchling on Monday afternoon, and there are several more on the way, according to a statement from the university. Video of baby born in public view on San Francisco sidewalk goes viral Peregrine Falcons have lived atop the campanile since 2016, when they were first spotted in the area. School officials helped encourage the pair of birds to get comfy by setting up nesting boxes, and they have been creating a welcoming environment for the birds ever since. Falcons Annie and Lou are the parents of the newest batch of hatchlings. The pair had four eggs in their nest which has a public livestream. The first falcon chick cracked its egg shell and poked its head out just before 3:30 p.m. Proud mom Annie sat atop the egg and helped the little one along while keeping it warm. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100...

Bieber’s start, Naylor’s sac push Guardians past Yankees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:28 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber shook off a rough first inning to pitch seven, and Josh Naylor hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to give the Cleveland Guardians a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees on Monday night in a rematch of last year’s AL Division Series.Bieber (1-0) looked to be in trouble after giving up two runs and three hits to New York’s first four batters. But Cleveland’s ace settled in and retired 17 of 18 in one stretch. He allowed two runs and five hits.Naylor, who became a target for Yankees fans during the playoffs for his “rock the baby” gesture after hitting a home run in Game 4, put the Guardians up 3-2 in the seventh when his liner off Ian Hamilton (0-1) scored Steven Kwan.The Yankees threatened to tie in the eighth when Gleyber Torres tripled leading off. But he was stranded by Guardians reliever James Karinchak, who after being called for a clock violation before his first pitch, retired Aaron Judge on an infield pop and struck out Anthony Rizzo ...

Review: Mark Bowden writes gripping story of Baltimore gang

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:28 GMT

“Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader,” by Mark Bowden (Atlantic Monthly Press).Mark Bowden transported us to Mogadishu, Somalia, for a brutal 1993 battle targeting elite American forces in “Black Hawk Down” and to Teheran for an inside look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis in “Guests of the Ayatollah.”In his latest book, “Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader,” Bowden offers a ground level view of a different kind of battle in the city nicknamed Bodymore, Murderland, for its pervasive violence.The masterful yarn is a riveting true narrative about an FBI investigation that landed eight criminal bosses behind bars in the city profiled in the popular American television crime drama “The Wire.”The most notorious of all the gangsters was Montana Barronette, head of the group known as “Trained to Go,” or TTG, that spread terror across the 72 blocks of decrepit row houses in the deadly West Bal...

Detienen a tres personas por su presunta relación en homicidio e intento de asalto en Tulum, México

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:28 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Quintana Roo informó este lunes que detuvieron a tres personas presuntamente relacionadas con un intento de asalto y el homicidio de una persona en una cafetería, ocurridos durante el mediodía en la zona turística de Tulum.En su cuenta de Twitter, la institución agregó que los detenidos fueron entregados a la Fiscalía General del estado, a cargo de realizar las investigaciones correspondientes.Hallan cuatro cuerpos en una zona hotelera de Cancún en pleno spring breakLa semana pasada, la Fiscalía estatal informó que detuvieron a dos personas presuntamente vinculadas con otro tiroteo que dejo cuatro personas muertas en la zona hotelera de Cancún, otro destino turístico del Caribe mexicano.La Embajada de EE.UU. en México emitió el pasado 13 de marzo una advertencia para tomar precauciones a quienes tuvieran entre sus planes viajar a ese país con motivo de las vacaciones del receso de primavera. El comunicado mencionó en partic...

Will Zalatoris out for PGA Tour season with back surgery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:28 GMT

Will Zalatoris spent the Masters weekend having back surgery that will end his PGA Tour season having played just seven times since returning from a previous back injury.Zalatoris, who lost in a playoff at the PGA Championship and was one putt away from forcing a playoff in the U.S. Open last year, announced Monday on Instagram he had a microdiscectomy on Saturday after having sought multiple medical opinions.“As much as I hate not being able to play the rest of this season, I am happy that I am already seeing the benefits of the procedure,” he wrote. “Playing and living in pain is not fun.”Zalatoris is No. 8 in the world after a strong 2022. Along with the close calls in two majors, he finally broke through for his first PGA Tour victory in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where he defeated Sepp Straka in a playoff.But a week later, he withdrew in the middle of his second round of the BMW Championship. He sat out the rest of the year, missing the rest of the PGA Tour postseason and...

Sapporo may delay Olympic bid to 2034 after Tokyo scandal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:28 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — The head of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Sapporo may delay its bid for the Winter Olympics, going for 2034 instead of 2030.Yashuhiro Yamashita indicated on Monday he would hold talks with Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto. Akimoto was re-elected on Sunday, overcoming challenges from two anti-Olympic opponents.Despite the victory, the opposition was strong — much of it pegged to the ongoing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.“It’s hard to go ahead with the original bid plan without gaining people’s understanding,” Yamashita was quoted as saying by Japan news agency Kyodo. He said it was “clear that many local residents are concerned and anxious.”Yamashita took over the Japanese Olympic Committee in 2019 following another scandal involving then-president Tsunekazu Takeda. Takeda also stepped down as an IOC member, the post going to Yamashita.Yamashita’s suggestion again leaves the International Olympic Committee struggling to find a h...