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‘Dangerous by design:’ San Pablo Avenue will soon be reimagined to improve safety, efficiency

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:04:27 GMT

BERKELEY – San Pablo Avenue is the third most dangerous traffic corridor in Alameda County, where bicyclists and pedestrians are often left unprotected from speeding motorists traveling along the bustling state highway — one of the oldest in the East Bay.While the 22-mile corridor, which runs through two counties and a dozen cities, is home to buzzy eateries, eclectic storefronts and an increasing number of new multi-family housing complexes, the infrastructure cannot safely and efficiently accommodate the tens of thousands of people who traverse this “central spine of travel” each day.On the 2.5-mile stretch inside Berkeley’s borders alone, transit officials say that more than 10 people are killed each year.After roughly seven years of community input and study, Berkeley this week became the last and final city to sign off on the first phase of the San Pablo Avenue Corridor Project — part of the Alameda County Transportation Commission’s multi-million dollar plan ...

With door closing on A’s future, Oaklanders ponder how to move on

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:04:27 GMT

OAKLAND — In a town that gradually lost trust in the Oakland A’s — as residents, elected leaders and even baseball fans became increasingly jaded toward the franchise — nothing seemed to faze former Mayor Libby Schaaf.Through her waning days in office last year, Schaaf campaigned with unending optimism for the team to build a new ballpark and remain in the city they’d called home for five decades. But that dream has mostly evaporated after Major League Baseball owners this week approved the A’s relocation plans to Las Vegas.The outcome of the vote was widely expected, but Schaaf and other fans, business owners and officials around Oakland see it as emblematic of what wealthy baseball owners really think of their communities — they don’t.“They’re going to act in their own self-interest to support one of their own,” an unsurprised Schaaf said of the owners’ vote. “Everyone knows, including [MLB Commissioner] Rob Manfred, that Las V...

They said it: Moving the homeless for the fancy people

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:04:27 GMT

“They’ve definitely been moving people around from the areas that were going to be inhabited by the fancy people. Dress up for the show, and once it’s over, go back to whatever.”— Zach Wiseman, 28, a homeless San Francisco resident at a bus stop across from the APEC CEO Summit entrance at Mission Street, on the host city’s efforts to clear out many downtown homeless tent encampments near conference venues.

Salmonella in cantaloupes sickens dozens in 15 states, U.S. health officials say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:04:27 GMT

FILE - Cantaloupes are displayed for sale in Virginia on Saturday, July 28, 2017. On Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning consumers not to eat certain whole and cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. At least 43 people in 15 states have been infected in the outbreak announced Friday, including 17 people who were hospitalized. Several brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit have been recalled. They include Malichita brand whole cantaloupe, Vinyard brand pre-cut cantaloupe and ALDI whole cantaloupe and pre-cut fruit products. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)(AP/J. Scott Applewhite) FILE - Cantaloupes are displayed for sale in Virginia on Saturday...

AP Top 25 Takeaways: No. 1 Georgia vs. the field; season-changing injury for No. 4 Florida State

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:04:27 GMT

This season college football fans have been told it’s Ohio against the World, Michigan vs. Everybody, Oregon vs. Them, etc. etc.Two weeks before College Football Playoff selection Sunday, it’s really Georgia against the field.The two-time defending national champions have been No. 1 all season, but it has been a methodical ramp up to Death Star mode for the Bulldogs. Georgia appears to be fully operational now.A week after toying with Mississippi at home in what was a top-10 matchup on paper only, the Bulldogs tore up No. 21 Tennessee on the road Saturday for their 28th straight victory.“All we’re trying to do is find the best version of ourselves,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said.On the way to trying to become the first team to win three straight national titles in the poll era, Georgia became the first Southeastern Conference team to have three consecutive 8-0 regular seasons in league play.“What (Georgia has) done in the past couple years is special,” Tennessee c...

Argentines vote in an election that could lead a Trump-admiring populist to the presidency

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:04:27 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Voters in Argentina were heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South America’s second-largest economy will take a rightward shift. Populist Javier Milei, an upstart candidate who got his start as a television talking head, has frequently been compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump. He faces Economy Minister Sergio Massa of the Peronist party, which has been a leading force in Argentine politics for decades.On Massa’s watch, inflation has soared to more than 140% and poverty has increased. Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, proposes to slash the size of the state and rein in inflation, while Massa has warned people about the negative impacts of such policies. The highly polarizing election is forcing many to decide which of the two they consider to be the least bad option. “Whatever happens in this election will be incredible,” said Lucas Romero, director of local political...

Paul Azinger out as NBC golf analyst as 5-year contract not renewed

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:04:27 GMT

Paul Azinger will no longer be the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, ending his five years with the network at the Ryder Cup without even knowing that was his last event.“With the golf and media landscapes now in a more challenging environment, Azinger and NBC will part ways as their current contract ends,” according to a statement from his manager.Azinger chose not to discuss more specifics to why another contract wasn’t done, only to say Sunday morning it was a mixture of disappointment and surprise. His career in the booth ends abruptly, even missing the Hero World Challenge the first weekend in December, where tournament host Tiger Woods is playing for the first time since April.NBC now has parted ways with three of its most notable voices in the last calendar year as part of its regular broadcast team — Azinger, Roger Maltbie and Gary Koch.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golfSource

Denver mayor visits migrant shelter with updates from D.C. trip

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:04:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- More than 27,000 migrants have arrived in the city since last December.Denver Mayor Mike Johnston visited a migrant shelter on Saturday and spoke with FOX31 about what the city is doing to get work permits for many who are waiting for the opportunity.The Mayor's visit was met with disappointment from some migrants who are staying at the shelter, while Johnston said the process to get them legal work permits could be made quicker.Denver Mayor Mike Johnston brought updates with him to a local shelter, directly from the nation's capital. Local company plans to buy, deliver over 3,000 turkeys to food banks "What we found when I was at the white house talking to leaders in D.C. about this is that we asked them to make some changes on work authorizations and they did make some," Johnston said.By "some," Johnston is talking about migrants who arrived in the States before July 31 who may acquire their work permits in a quicker process.That work permit has been an obstacle...

Fatal crash closes I-70 Sunday morning near Aurora

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:04:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A fatal crash closed a portion of I-70 between Havana Street and I-225 Sunday morning.According to the Denver Police Department, the crash took place near I-225 on I-70 and involved multiple motorists. Multiple suspects at large in deadly Northglenn shooting One person was pronounced dead at the scene and three more were transported to the hospital.As of 7 a.m., the roadway had partially reopened and the department reported the roadway fully reopened as of 8:15 a.m.

EU Commissioner Urpilainen to run for president in Finland

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:04:27 GMT

Jutta Urpilainen, the EU commissioner for international partnerships, on Sunday announced she would run for the presidency of her native Finland.“I want that we Finns can continue to commit to not leaving anyone behind,” Urpilainen said at a press conference for the Socialist Democratic Party. “That is why I am available as SDP’s candidate in the presidential election,” she said. Urpilainen will leave her role at the European Commission in Brussels on December 2 to start her campaign, Finnish media Yle reported. Elections for the six-year term of president are to be held at the end of January, with a possible second round in February. The current president, Sauli Niinistö, is still popular after guiding the historically neutral country into NATO, but he has hit the country’s two-year term limit. Finnish socialists — including ex-Prime Minister Sanna Marin — have been begging Urpilainen to jump into a race that’s already well under way ahead of the J...