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Opinion: California must realign its priorities for water usage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:59 GMT

The massive snowpack in the Sierras looming over California’s Central Valley has shifted the state’s water focus from years-long drought to the threat of devastating flooding. But both of these seemingly opposite perils have a common origin and mandate a common solution. To achieve water stability and sustainability, the state must realign its priorities by putting people and communities over the profiteering industries that are driving the water and climate crisis.For the last 20 years, California has been mired in a historic dry period, punctuated by a few short bursts of strong storms and heavy precipitation. This winter’s deluge is consistent with that pattern, one which scientists predict will become more extreme as climate change accelerates — longer droughts and increasingly severe storms.Our water crisis is inextricably tied to climate change, which is ironically being driven by two industries very familiar to California: fossil fuels and industrial agriculture.The sci...

Four-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $1.6 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:59 GMT

340 Viscaino Way – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 300 block of Viscaino Way in San Jose has new owners. The 2,124-square-foot property, built in 1972, was sold on May 2, 2023. The $1,610,000 purchase price works out to $758 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a garage. There’s also a pool in the backyard and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 7,000-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:A 2,186-square-foot home on the 300 block of Alric Court in San Jose sold in April 2023, for $1,515,000, a price per square foot of $693. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Alric Court, San Jose, in September 2022, a 1,475-square-foot home was sold for $1,780,000, a price per square foot of $1,207. The home has 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 2,124-square-foot home on Viscaino Way in San Jose sold for $1,520,000, a price per square foot of $716. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Santa Rosa man arrested for shooting with ghost gun, DUI

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:59 GMT

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) – A man was arrested by police for driving under the influence and possession of a ghost gun following a shooting Tuesday evening, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department.Just before 6 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 2800 block of Dutton Meadow. A man had knocked on the door of his previous residence, however the home resident did not answer the door, police said. 4-year-old girl injured in Oakland shooting The resident heard a gunshot outside his home and the suspect fled into his silver BMW sedan. The resident identified the suspect, Jesus Villicana-Hernandez, who was his recent roommate, SRPD said. Police located a single 9mm round outside the residence which appeared to have been shot in the air due to no visible damages on the property. Officers later located the 28-year-old driving in the 1300 block of Guerneville Road and placed him in custody, police said.A search of the suspect’s vehicle revealed a 9mm unregis...

Fewer babies born in 2022, and teen births decline, CDC reports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:59 GMT

There were fewer babies born in the U.S. in 2022 compared to 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday, suggesting that a rebound in births following the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have ended.An estimated 3,661,220 babies were born nationwide in 2022, according to an initial analysis of data from birth certificates issued last year. That is less than a 1% decrease from 2021.“It’s essentially unchanged. It’s a very small difference, relatively speaking, compared to the total number of births, which are in the millions,” said Brady Hamilton, a statistician demographer at the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.For 2021, the final report from the NCHS had tallied 3,664,292 babies born across the country.That amounted to the first annual increase since 2014 of the nation’s general fertility rate — new babies relative to how many women are old enough to give birth — after it plummeted 4% in 2020 ...

Recession ahead? By this metric, one’s already here: Earnings shrink and Wall St fears worse to come

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest round of corporate earnings is leaving Wall Street with a confounding sense of relief and lingering anxiety.Companies are in the midst of an “earnings recession,” meaning profits have contracted for two straight quarters, starting with a 4.6% drop at the end of 2022.Profits for S&P 500 companies shrank just over 2% last quarter, compared with forecasts of a 6.7% drop. That brought some relief to Wall Street that the quarter wasn’t as bad as it could have been. But, analysts also expect more pain ahead.Analysts polled by FactSet now expect a 6.4% contraction for profits in the current quarter. That shows just how worried analysts are about the impact from inflation on businesses and consumers. Fears about a recession continue to weigh on the broader economy and are a big factor in corporate and independent forecasts for company profits.“With a recession still looming, it’s unlikely that earnings have hit rock bottom,” said Michael Arone, chi...

PSG coach confirms Lionel Messi will play final game for club this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:59 GMT

PARIS (AP) — PSG coach confirms Lionel Messi will play final game for club this weekend.Source

Kim Cattrall set to reprise role in ‘Sex and the City’ spinoff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:59 GMT

Kim Cattrall attends the "About My Father" premiere at the SVA Theater on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Kim Cattrall attends the "About My Father" premiere at the SVA Theater on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Actress Kim Cattrall is heading back to set to briefly reprise her iconic role as Samantha Jones on the “Sex and the City” spinoff series, “Entertainment Tonight” has learned.According to ET, Cattrall will appear in the finale of the second season of “And Just Like That…”Both the show’s official Twitter account and the streaming service Max, formerly HBO Max, also appeared to confirm th...

Stock market today: Wall Street futures point higher on debt deal, but some tremors in retail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:59 GMT

Wall Street moved modestly higher early Thursday after the United States House of Representatives approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, avoiding a default crisis. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials are flat before the bell and the S&P 500 rose 0.2%.The hard-fought compromise pleased few, but lawmakers assessed it was better than the alternative,a global economic upheaval. Hard-right Republicans rejected the deal, but President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition to push to passage on a robust 314-117 vote late Wednesday.More employment data will close out the week after a report Wednesday showed that employers posted 10.1 million job openings last month. The number of openings, up from 9.7 million in March and the most since January, surprised investors who worry the Federal Reserve may not pause interest rate hikes as the labor market continues to hum along.Coming later Thursday is the weekly jobless claims report, which tra...

Argentine meteorologist becomes first female head of UN weather agency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:59 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A leading Argentine meteorologist has been elected as the first female head of the United Nations weather agency.The World Meteorological Organization said Celeste Saulo received the necessary two-thirds backing from member states Thursday.Saulo has served as the director of Argentina’s National Meteorological Service since 2014.An experienced academic and researcher, she succeeds Petteri Taalas, who steps down after two terms as secretary general of the Geneva-based WMO at the end of the year. Saulo joined the WMO’s executive council in 2015.The agency plays a key role coordinating international meteorological work, an issue that has become increasingly prominent due to the weather extremes resulting from climate change. Source

Former Slovakia captain Marek Hamšík to retire from soccer at end of season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:59 GMT

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Former Slovakia captain Marek Hamšík is retiring from soccer at the end of the season.“Wonderful 19 years of professional career,” Hamšík wrote on Facebook on Thursday. “More than seven hundred competitive matches in clubs, almost 140 duels for the Slovakia national team. Many – many goals scored.”The 35-year-old playmaker made a record 136 international appearances for his country and scored a record 26 goals.“Soccer was my love, my passion and my job to which I gave everything,” he wrote.Hamšík captained Slovakia to its only World Cup appearance at the 2010 tournament in South Africa, where the Slovaks eliminated defending champion Italy and reached the round of 16.With Hamšík, Slovakia also qualified for the 2016 and 2020 European Championships. He retired from international soccer a year ago.At club level, he made the biggest mark at Italian club Napoli, where he spent his best years from 2007-19.He scored 121 goals for Napoli, more than Diego M...