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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:18 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.S.J. mayor’s plans willboost quality of lifeI listened to the 2023-24 budget discussion on Zoom, and I was heartened by the City Council’s decision to include interim housing for the homeless, albeit less than Mayor Matt Mahan’s request. As the mayor points out, just funding affordable housing isn’t enough because it takes time to build permanent housing, and people suffer in the meanwhile. It’s clearly a matter of doing the humane thing.Following the larger budget discussion has also led to a big “ah-ha” for me: the mayor’s “Back to Basics” priorities to help the homeless, clean up the city and increase public safety are really about restoring the quality of San Jose life and making the city an attractive place for people and businesses. We have no choice: You have only to consider the closing of Westfield Mall in San Francisco and the reasons behind it if you need convincing.Larry KuboSan J...

3 arrested on suspicion of alleged gang-related murder in Santa Rosa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:18 GMT

(BCN) -- Two juveniles and a man have been arrested in Santa Rosa on suspicion of the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy last week, police announced Thursday. On the day of the shooting, officers were dispatched at 5:39 p.m. on June 16 to the 2300 block of Corby Avenue, where they discovered a 15-year-old boy lying in the parking lot. Police believed the boy had been shot at least once and he was not responsive. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. An investigation revealed that a group of young men were standing in the parking lot when someone opened fire on them, killing the boy. Police said that the suspect then fled the scene in an SUV. Suspect in SF assault that left woman, dog dead fatally shot by police On Thursday, police released an update in the case and announced the arrests in the case of a 14-year-old girl, a 17-year-old boy and 23-year-old Anthony Vega-Rodriguez. Police say the shooting was gang-related. On Wednesday at about 6:50 p.m., detective...

A's 'SELL' t-shirts to go to Baseball HOF in Cooperstown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:18 GMT

(KRON) -- Last week, the Oakland A's reverse boycott organized by fans had a successful turnout -- attendance more than tripled as nearly 28,000 were at the game. The shirt "SELL" thousands of A's fans wore that night on June 13 will now be chronicled in baseball history. The National Baseball Hall of Fame is in the process of adding the t-shirt to the museum, a Baseball HOF spokesperson confirmed to KRON4. Here's how the shirt made its way to Cooperstown.A "SELL" shirt was offered to the Hall of Fame by a fan, and it went through our standard evaluation process for fan-offered materials through a committee of Museum staff. The staff determined that the shirt would be worthy of addition to the Museum collection of nearly 40,000 artifacts that help us tell the story of baseball and its history, and we accepted the offer.Jon Shestakofsky, VP of Communications & Content for National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum(Photo by Brandon Vallance/Getty Images)(Photo by Brandon Valla...

Over 50% of players selected to represent USWNT in FIFA World Cup linked to California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:18 GMT

(KTXL) — The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup begins in less than one month in New Zealand. On Wednesday, The United States Women’s National Team unveiled the roster of players it will be sending to Australia and New Zealand on July 20. At first glance, this roster may seem like nothing more than one full of NWSL All-Stars and former All-Americans. One that is fully capable of winning its fifth World Cup title in team history.  Warriors trading Jordan Poole for Chris Paul: Reports But further investigation into this roster reveals another connection that ties almost the entire USWNT roster together: The state of California. • Six players on the USWNT currently play for an NSWL team in California.• Eight out of 23 players on the USWNT were born in the state of California. • Twelve out of 23 players for the USWNT attended or committed to a college in California. Below is a list of the USWNT players and their connections to the Golden State. Naomi GirmaB...

Rule against blocking the plate leading to outs becoming runs even without a collision

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:18 GMT

As former big league catchers, Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy certainly had their share of plays at the plate, and the current managers played in an era when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game. The rules have changed over the years to protect catchers, but runners are now sometimes safe even after being tagged out, and without any collision. That happened this week to Melvin’s San Diego Padres and Bochy’s Texas Rangers. San Francisco’s Blake Sabol was originally called out in the fifth inning Wednesday night against the Padres. The call was changed after a lengthy replay review and Sabol was ruled safe when catcher Gary Sanchez was cited for blocking the plate. Melvin called it “one of the worst calls I’ve seen this year.”Bochy did Melvin one better, calling a similar play in the Rangers’ 7-6 loss to the Chicago White Sox the previous night “absolutely one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen and it was done by replay.” Like...

Travelers Championship Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:18 GMT

ThursdayAt TPC River HighlandsCromwell, Conn.Purse: $20 millionYardage: 6,852; Par: 70First RoundDenny McCarthy30-30—60Keegan Bradley33-29—62Adam Scott31-31—62Scottie Scheffler32-31—63Eric Cole32-32—64Shane Lowry30-34—64Chez Reavie33-31—64Zac Blair32-33—65Patrick Cantlay33-32—65Cameron Davis32-33—65Sungjae Im31-34—65Kelly Kraft33-32—65Kevin Streelman31-34—65Brendon Todd34-31—65Kevin Yu36-29—65Chesson Hadley33-33—66Brian Harman34-32—66Stephan Jaeger31-35—66Seonghyeon Kim32-34—66Min Woo Lee33-33—66Luke List32-34—66J.T. Poston33-33—66Chad Ramey35-31—66Patrick Rodgers34-32—66Greyson Sigg34-32—66Ben Taylor33-33—66Sahith Theegala33-33—66Ludvig Aberg34-33—67Corey Conners35-32—67Austin Eckroat33-34—67Matt Fitzpatrick35-32—67Emiliano Grillo34-33—67Lucas Herbert33-34—67Lee Hodges31-36—67Viktor Hovland34-33—67Patton Kizzire31-36—67Andrew Landry34-33—67Ben Martin33-34—67Andrew Novak34-33—67Andrew Putnam32-35—67Jon Rahm33-34—67Aaron Rai34-33—67Callum Tarren33-34—67Davis Thompson33-34—67Cameron Y...

UEFA president Čeferin tells soccer fans how they can win the war against racists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:18 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Soccer fans were told Thursday to play their part in driving racism out of the sport. Following the sickening abuse received by players like Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin called on supporters to identify offenders.“Let’s work together to put our house in order and ban from our stadiums (anyone) who comes not for love of football like you, but for the hatred for others,” he said during a speech at the European Football Fans’ Congress in Manchester.Vinícius, who is Black, has been the target of sustained racist abuse by fans in Spanish stadiums. An effigy of the Brazil international was hung from a bridge in Madrid in January and he has been subjected to repeated racist taunts. There are also a growing number of players being targeted on social media. Soccer’s ruling bodies have been called upon to do more to combat racism. Čeferin said fans need to step up as well. “Will you help us rid the game of people who hide...

Travelers Championship Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:18 GMT

ThursdayAt TPC River HighlandsCromwell, Conn.Purse: $20 millionYardage: 6,852; Par: 70First RoundDenny McCarthy30-30—60-10Keegan Bradley33-29—62-8Adam Scott31-31—62-8Scottie Scheffler32-31—63-7Eric Cole32-32—64-6Shane Lowry30-34—64-6Chez Reavie33-31—64-6Zac Blair32-33—65-5Patrick Cantlay33-32—65-5Cameron Davis32-33—65-5Sungjae Im31-34—65-5Kelly Kraft33-32—65-5Kevin Streelman31-34—65-5Brendon Todd34-31—65-5Kevin Yu36-29—65-5Chesson Hadley33-33—66-4Brian Harman34-32—66-4Stephan Jaeger31-35—66-4Seonghyeon Kim32-34—66-4Min Woo Lee33-33—66-4Luke List32-34—66-4J.T. Poston33-33—66-4Chad Ramey35-31—66-4Patrick Rodgers34-32—66-4Greyson Sigg34-32—66-4Ben Taylor33-33—66-4Sahith Theegala33-33—66-4Ludvig Aberg34-33—67-3Corey Conners35-32—67-3Austin Eckroat33-34—67-3Matt Fitzpatrick35-32—67-3Emiliano Grillo34-33—67-3Lucas Herbert33-34—67-3Lee Hodges31-36—67-3Viktor Hovland34-33—67-3Patton Kizzire31-36—67-3Andrew Landry34-33—67-3Ben Martin33-34—67-3Andrew Novak34-33—67-3Andrew Putnam32-35—67-3Jon ...

Se teme que decenas de personas se hayan ahogado tras el naufragio de una embarcación de migrantes frente a las Islas Canarias

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:18 GMT

Madrid (CNN) —  Las autoridades temen que decenas de personas se hayan ahogado después de que una embarcación con migrantes a bordo naufragara este miércoles cerca de las Islas Canarias, según funcionarios de España y el grupo de ayuda Caminando Fronteras.Las autoridades recuperaron dos cuerpos, entre ellos el de un menor, pero se desconoce el número real de personas que iban en el bote.Helena Maleno, fundadora de Caminando Fronteras, declaró a CNN que su grupo recibió este martes llamadas desesperadas de familiares de los migrantes a bordo, diciendo que la embarcación estaba a la deriva tras perder toda la potencia de su motor. La organización alertó a las autoridades españolas para solicitar una operación de rescate.Naufragio de barco repleto de migrantes deja 79 muertos frente a las costas griegasEl servicio de Salvamento Marítimo de España tuiteó este miércoles que se habían recuperado dos cuerpos de la embarcación hundida que había partido de Marruecos. Añadió que una pat...

Machado and Sánchez hit 3-run homers, Padres’ 10-0 win stops Giants’ 10-game streak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:18 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Manny Machado and Gary Sánchez hit three-run homers and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 10-0 Thursday to end the Giants’ 10-game winning streak.“Obviously, the first inning and getting a couple of three-run homers in the first three helped,” Padres manager Bob Melvin said. “Runners in scoring position, a lot of good at-bats today.”Blake Snell (4-6) won his third straight decision, striking out 11 and allowing three singles in six innings as the Padres avoided getting swept in a four-game series for the first time since 2017. Snell has an 18-inning scoreless streak and has allowed one one run over 31 innings in his last five starts.“I’m just in a zone, competing with every pitch,” Snell said. “When I have four pitches and they’re all working, that’s when I’m at my best.”Snell, García and Ray Kerr combined to retire San Diego’s last 13 batters in the Padres’ eighth shutout this season, a game that lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes.San Francisco ...