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Letters: Solving homelessness | Newsom veto | ICE’s targets | False assumptions | Harboring hatred

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:27 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Does nation have willto solve homelessness?Re: “Poll: Homelessness frustrates residents” (Page A1, Oct. 2).The front-page article identified the economic and safety concerns that definitely need attention. What is missing, though, is the frustration (and outrage) that we have a homeless population in our nation at all.We have the capacity to end much of homelessness. Do we have the political and moral will to do so? What are the systems and biases that accept homelessness as inevitable? One wonders where we go from here.Kim RisedorphDanvilleNewsom maderight call with vetoRe: “Newsom says no to jobless benefits for those on strike” (Page B1, Oct. 2).Gov. Newsom (wisely) vetoed the bill to pay unemployment benefits to striking workers, and Sen. Portantino (who wrote it), laments, “The hardworking women and men in California need to put food on their table and pay their rent. … SB799...

Mystery objects falling from the sky may be spider 'balloons'

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:27 GMT

(KRON) -- Local residents in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, and Capitola sent KRON4 photographs and videos this week of mysterious objects falling on their neighborhoods. Morgan Hill resident Gina Watson shot images of strange, white webby objects that fell "from my house all the way to work," she said.John E. Banks, an environmental sciences professor at California State University Monterey Bay, said the objects are likely silky webs created by spiders that are ballooning. "No one has definitively figured out what they are, but they appear to be spider silk," Banks told KRON4.(Photo by Gina Watson)"Some of these sightings have been so far flung that people are wondering, why we are seeing these all at once?" Banks said.Ballooning is a skill several spiders species use to travel from one habitat to another. A spider will weave its own parachute or "balloon" and drift through the sky with help from wind, Banks explained. The spider is carried by the wind with hopes of reaching a location that ...

Another Bay Area city bans remote public comment from council meetings

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:27 GMT

(KRON) -- The City of Burlingame will no longer allow remote public comment at city council and commission meetings, according to a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday. The San Mateo County city said the ban was in response to recent "Zoom-bombing" at city council and commission meetings.Individuals espousing anti-Semitic rhetoric have disrupted meetings around the Bay Area, according to the city. "This is unacceptable, hurtful, and goes against the City Council's commitment to remain 'United Against Hate,'" the posted statement said. Suspect arrested in fatal Union City mobile home park stabbing Burlingame's announcement cited a recent Monterey City Council meeting in which white supremacists used fake names, including those of infamous Nazis. Callers in that meeting espoused "hateful and ignorant speech," the City of Burlingame said.Similar incidents have occurred with remote commentators at recent city council meetings in Walnut Creek, San Mateo, San Carlos, Pa...

Warriors to hold practice at Chase Center open to the public

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Dub Nation, want to see your Golden State Warriors practice? The team announced fans will be able to watch the Warriors practice at Chase Center. Warriors announce WNBA expansion team for 2025 The open practice will be on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are $5 each. Proceeds from the event will go to the Warriors Community Foundation, the Warriors said.The event will begin with Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy and play-by-play announcer Bob Fitzgerald participating in a question-and-answer session. Then, the players and coaches will take the court and begin practice. It is unlikely forward Draymond Green will participate in this practice as he is nursing a sprained ankle, KRON4 reported last week. The injury is expected to sideline him for three to six weeks. The open practice will happen roughly three weeks after Green's injury was reported. Doors open for fans at 5 p.m. Those who purchase a ticket will be able to get on Muni for free. Fre...

Feinstein remembered by dignitaries outside City Hall

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:27 GMT

(BCN) -- Shaded in the gilded dome of San Francisco's City Hall, presenters including Mayor London Breed, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delivered remembrances of Dianne Feinstein to a crowd of sun-drenched dignitaries Thursday. The trailblazing politician died last week at the age of 90. Their reflections were interrupted, sometimes accented, by random flyovers by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels aerobatic jet corps, who were practicing for San Francisco Fleet Week. Breed was quick to point out that Feinstein brought the Blue Angels to San Francisco in 1981, and now they were back to say goodbye. She recalled Feinstein being a source of advice when she became mayor. Blue Angels schedule, where to watch, what you need to know "Gold in peace, iron in war," said Breed describing Feinstein's support and advice to her throughout the pandemic. "Dianne will not only be remembered for what she showed us as an adult, but...

Matt Gaetz Says He Wants To Negotiate. Democrats Should Take Him Up On It.

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:27 GMT

This was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.Let’s assume for the sake of argument that Matt Gaetz is not serious. At all. About anything. I don’t happen to believe that’s the case, but I can understand why somebody would. But I don’t think it matters. It doesn’t matter, because he’s now the equivalent of a free radical bouncing around the molecular structure of Congress, and nobody quite knows how the drama currently unfolding will end. Including Gaetz, as he conceded even before he launched his successful putsch against Kevin McCarthy, rendering the House speakerless since Tuesday. On Wednesday, taking Gaetz’s grievances about the way the House is run seriously, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna proposed a series of reforms that would reduce the power of big money in politics, bank stock trading by members of Congress, and democratize the functioning of the House.On Thursday, Gaetz responded: “Ok. Let’s negotiate.” Gaetz...

Sanderson Farms Championship Par Scores

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:27 GMT

ThursdayAt Country Club of JacksonJackson, Miss.Purse: $8.2 millionYardage: 7,461; Par: 72First RoundChesson Hadley32-32—64-8Henrik Norlander34-31—65-7Brandon Wu33-32—65-7Christiaan Bezuidenhout34-32—66-6Akshay Bhatia33-33—66-6Russell Knox33-33—66-6Luke List33-33—66-6Peter Malnati33-33—66-6Matthew NeSmith34-32—66-6Carl Yuan34-32—66-6Ludvig Aberg34-33—67-5Wesley Bryan35-32—67-5Cameron Champ33-34—67-5Zecheng Dou35-32—67-5Harrison Endycott34-33—67-5Ben Griffin34-33—67-5Lanto Griffin34-33—67-5Kevin Kisner33-34—67-5Hank Lebioda33-34—67-5Nicholas Lindheim35-32—67-5Doc Redman33-34—67-5Sam Ryder30-37—67-5Adam Svensson35-32—67-5Davis Thompson34-33—67-5Erik Van Rooyen34-33—67-5Jimmy Walker34-33—67-5Austin Cook34-34—68-4Doug Ghim33-35—68-4Cody Gribble33-35—68-4Nick Hardy34-34—68-4Charley Hoffman33-35—68-4Beau Hossler35-33—68-4Peter Kuest35-33—68-4Martin Laird34-34—68-4Troy Merritt34-34—68-4Trey Mullinax34-34—68-4C.T. Pan34-34—68-4Brandt Snedeker34-34—68-4Scott Stallings33-35—68-4Vince Whaley35...

Sanderson Farms Championship Scores

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:27 GMT

ThursdayAt Country Club of JacksonJackson, Miss.Purse: $8.2 millionYardage: 7,461; Par: 72First RoundChesson Hadley32-32—64Henrik Norlander34-31—65Brandon Wu33-32—65Christiaan Bezuidenhout34-32—66Akshay Bhatia33-33—66Russell Knox33-33—66Luke List33-33—66Peter Malnati33-33—66Matthew NeSmith34-32—66Carl Yuan34-32—66Ludvig Aberg34-33—67Wesley Bryan35-32—67Cameron Champ33-34—67Zecheng Dou35-32—67Harrison Endycott34-33—67Ben Griffin34-33—67Lanto Griffin34-33—67Kevin Kisner33-34—67Hank Lebioda33-34—67Nicholas Lindheim35-32—67Doc Redman33-34—67Sam Ryder30-37—67Adam Svensson35-32—67Davis Thompson34-33—67Erik Van Rooyen34-33—67Jimmy Walker34-33—67Austin Cook34-34—68Doug Ghim33-35—68Cody Gribble33-35—68Nick Hardy34-34—68Charley Hoffman33-35—68Beau Hossler35-33—68Peter Kuest35-33—68Martin Laird34-34—68Troy Merritt34-34—68Trey Mullinax34-34—68C.T. Pan34-34—68Brandt Snedeker34-34—68Scott Stallings33-35—68Vince Whaley35-33—68Brett White33-35—68Dylan Wu33-35—68Tyson Alexander35-34—69Ryan Armour36-...

Billy Eppler quits as Mets general manager, three days after David Stearns was hired above him

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:27 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Eppler quit as New York Mets general manager Thursday, three days after David Stearns was hired above him as the team’s first president of baseball operations.Eppler’s decision continues an overhaul that followed a fourth-place NL East finish for a team with playoff expectations and World Series aspirations. Mets owner Steve Cohen fired manager Buck Showalter on Sunday, saying Stearns deserved to bring in his own manager.“I wanted David to have a clean slate and that meant me stepping down,” Eppler said in a statement released by the team.Cohen had long talked about hiring a president of baseball operations above Eppler and had said baseball operations leadership had become too large a job for one person. Eppler attended the Monday news conference at Citi Field to introduce Stearns, who discussed working in tandem with Eppler.“Billy and I have had I think a really nice relationship going back years as competitors. Talking to each other, whether it’s...

Rams know they will have to dig deep to stop both the Eagles and the ‘tush push’

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:27 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The rest of the NFL has swiped plenty of ideas out of Sean McVay’s playbook over the past seven seasons, so the Los Angeles Rams’ head coach didn’t hesitate to take the “tush push” out of Philadelphia’s game plan this year.Trouble is, nobody can do it quite like Jalen Hurts and the unbeaten Eagles.“We tried it,” McVay said with a grimace, recalling the Rams’ attempt at the Eagles’ signature short-yardage gainer during their season opener at Seattle. “It didn’t look very good. That’s why we had to go for it on fourth-and-1. We tried it on second down. It looked nothing like Philly’s. We’ve got some other things maybe we’ll try.”The Eagles’ formidable play is just one thing for the Rams to worry about when Philadelphia visits SoFi Stadium on Sunday, when rebuilding Los Angeles has an opportunity to sneak up behind a Super Bowl contender that looks a bit more vulnerable than its record.The Eagles are 4-0 for...