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California passes 1st-in-nation train emissions rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:30 GMT

By Sophie Austin | Associated Press/Report for AmericaSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Every day, locomotives pull rail cars filled with food, lumber, oil and other products through railyards near neighborhoods in Oakland, Commerce, San Bernadino and other California cities.They run on diesel, a more powerful fuel than gasoline, and burning all that diesel produces pollution that is harmful for people who live nearby, as well as greenhouse gases. California’s Air Resources Board is trying to change that.The agency voted Thursday to approve a rule banning the use of locomotive engines more than 23 years old by 2030 and increasing the use of zero-emissions technology to transport freight from ports and throughout railyards. The rule would also ban locomotives in the state from idling longer than 30 minutes if they are equipped with an automatic shutoff.California would have to get authorization from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to move forward with the rule, which would be stric...

A (literally) fiery seafood restaurant opens in Richmond’s Point San Pablo Harbor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:30 GMT

The giant Burning Man sculptures at Richmond’s Point San Pablo Harbor have been awfully lonely since the departure of quirky Black Star Pirate BBQ last November. (The owners have since opened Baltic Kiss in Point Richmond.) But now they have a companion worthy of their fiery raison d’etre: The Sailing Goat, an outdoor-dining restaurant with a campfire-expert chef that plans to offer cooking classes over live fire.The Sailing Goat will have its grand opening this weekend (April 28-30), serving riffs on fresh coastal cuisine in Spain, Italy, France and beyond. “We are inspired by seaside communities from around the world and want to give it our local style,” says owner Arnon Oren, who’s also the chef at Richmond’s Anaviv’s Table and who’s worked at Chez Panisse and Oakland’s dearly departed Oliveto.The menu reflects the restaurant’s location on the water – you can reportedly glide your boat right up to the dining area – with ...

Maker of fast coronavirus tests chops several hundred Bay Area jobs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:30 GMT

SUNNYVALE — A maker of rapid coronavirus tests has revealed plans to chop several hundred jobs in the Bay Area, a grim disclosure that suggests tech and biotech layoffs in the region have yet to run their course.Cepheid, a medical devices and biotech company, has told state labor officials that it has decided to cut 625 in the Bay Area, according to official government filings.The layoffs will affect Cepheid workers in Sunnyvale, Newark, Fremont and Santa Clara, WARN notices the company sent to the state Employment Development Department show.Related ArticlesTechnology | Google moves into two big San Jose buildings in expansion Technology | Proposed California law would increase school teacher pay 50 percent by 2030 Technology | More California oil and gas workers make the jump to clean energy Technology | Political Cartoons: Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon exit Fox and CNN Technology | More tech and biote...

SF DA upholds charges against suspect in ex- fire commissioner attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins confirmed that her office is not dropping the charges against the man accused of beating the city's ex-fire commissioner with a metal bar. Although the suspect, 24-year-old Garrett Allen Doty, has been released from custody, he is still facing several charges that include:Assault with a deadly weaponAggravated battery with serious bodily injuryAssault with force likely to produce great bodily injury"We have not dismissed the charges in this case," said Jenkins in a statement put out on Twitter. Bay Area transit agency accuses NBA of trying to ‘kneecap’ Warriors’ dynasty over Game 6 schedule However, Doty was released from custody, following the subject of the attack -- former San Francisco Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani -- failing to appear in court for a second consecutive day."The People moved for and were granted a continuance on Mr. Doty's preliminary hearing because Mr. Carmignani was unavailable to test...

500 PG&E customers still without power in SF may have to wait until Saturday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- As of Thursday afternoon, power was restored to most of the PG&E customers who lost power in San Francisco, with an exception for about 500 customers in the Financial District. The estimated time for restoration for the chunk still without power is 10 a.m. Saturday, according to PG&E's outage map.This come during the hottest few days the Bay Area has seen so far, with temperatures expected to reach up into the high 80s or even 90 in some areas. Ex-San Francisco fire commissioner attacked homeless people with bear spray, attorneys say PG&E's outage map said the main outage was affecting 9,454 customers Wednesday night. Other smaller outages affected several hundred in the same area. The outage affected the Financial District, North Beach, Russian Hill, and Nob Hill neighborhoods. The outage began at 9:13 p.m., according to PG&E. The cause is unclear, but the San Francisco Fire Department tweeted that a vault fire broke out last night at 640 C...

Bay Area transit agency accuses NBA of trying to 'kneecap' Warriors' dynasty over Game 6 schedule

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The decision to play Friday's Game 6 of the NBA First Round Playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings at 5 p.m. Friday has raised a few eyebrows. "5pm local start time for Warriors-Kings is silly," one user tweeted. "Why would the NBA do that? We ain't even off of work yet." Is growing Las Vegas big enough for 3 major pro teams? "I don't think theres anyway the Warriors lose this series but I could see them losing Game 6. Especially since I think it's at 5pm?" tweeted another.One Bay Area transit agency has even gone as far as to suggest that the game's dubious scheduling could be part of a "conspiracy" on behalf of the league."We're aware that in its conspiracy to kneecap the Warriors' dynasty, the NBA has scheduled Friday's Game 6 for 5:00 p.m. in hopes fans will arrive late," the SF Bay Ferry service tweeted on Thursday."Not on our watch," the tweet continued. "We're working on an updated itinerary for reserved service to ...

Shocking Vote by Oklahoma Parole Board Clears the Way for Richard Glossip’s Execution

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:30 GMT

Three weeks ago, Richard Glossip was contemplating a possible future outside prison walls. In an extraordinary move, the Oklahoma attorney general had filed a motion with the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals asking that Glossip’s conviction and death sentence be overturned. If granted, the request would send his case back to the district court for a new trial — or a plea deal. After more than two decades in prison for a crime he insists he did not commit, Glossip was imagining life with his wife in Oklahoma City.But in a stunning rebuke, the court rejected the attorney general’s request, triggering the 35-day protocol that precedes an execution. Perhaps most critical: a hearing on April 26 before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, whose members are empowered to recommend clemency to the governor, serving as a final check against a wrongful execution.There was every reason to expect the board would vote to spare Glossip’s life. Among the witnesses who appeared on Glossip’s behalf...

Barcelona into 3rd straight Women’s Champions League final

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:30 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona reached its third straight Women’s Champions League final after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Thursday in front of more than 72,000 fans at Camp Nou Stadium.The Catalan club advanced 2-1 on aggregate after having won the semifinal first leg 1-0 in London on Saturday.Barcelona lost last year’s final to Lyon, but the previous year it beat Chelsea for its first continental title.Barcelona will face either Arsenal or Wolfsburg, whose second leg is Monday in London after a 2-2 draw in Germany over the weekend.The final will be on June 3 in Eindhoven in the Netherlands.Caroline Graham Hansen, who scored Barcelona’s winner in the first leg, put the Catalan club ahead at Camp Nou in a breakaway the 63rd minute. Chelsea equalized with Guro Reiten in the 67th.Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas was back in Barcelona’s squad but stayed on the bench the whole match. She was sidelined for about nine months after tearing her ACL last July._...

Strahm strong, Clemens’ single lifts Phillies to 1-0 win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:30 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kody Clemens ripped an RBI single to right, Matt Strahm pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies moved to .500 for the first time this season with a 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.The NL champion Phillies took the final two games of the three-game set with the Mariners. Strahm (2-2) and four relievers helped get the Phillies to 13-13 as they head out for a six-game road trip. The Phillies started 0-4 and 5-10 but have won eight of 11 to straighten out their season.Craig Kimbrel worked a scoreless ninth for his third save and 397th of his career, putting him on the brink of becoming the seventh reliever to ever record 400.Signed as a free agent to fortify the bullpen, Strahm only made the starting rotation because of injuries to Ranger Suárez and top prospect Andrew Painter. Strahm made as many as 16 starts with San Diego in 2019 but made all 50 appearances out of the bullpen last season with Boston.He pitched an i...

Leonard has meniscus tear, will be ready for next season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:30 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard has a meniscus tear in his right knee, although his surgically repaired right ACL is intact.The team had said Leonard sustained a right knee sprain after playing in the first two games of the Clippers’ first-round loss to Phoenix, but didn’t provide further details. He had an MRI in Los Angeles after Game 2, which showed the tear, according to Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations.“Regardless of the treatment, Kawhi will be ready for next year,” Frank said Thursday. The team has yet to decide on a course of treatment, he said. Rest or surgery are among the wide range of treatments for the common knee injury.Leonard missed all of last season while recovering from ACL surgery. Frank said his ACL is “firmly intact.”The Clippers were eliminated in five games against the Suns.Paul George wasn’t able to play in the series because of a right knee sprain he suffered on March 21. If the Clippers had adva...