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Oakland water district’s time capsule could end up buried beneath the sea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:37 GMT

A time capsule buried near the base of the Bay Bridge on Monday to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the East Bay Municipal Water District could be underwater at its own centennial, swamped by the ravaging effects of climate change.Containing historic items — including a fossil recently found in one of the district’s watersheds, Monday’s edition of the East Bay Times and a letter from the board of directors — the five-foot-long iron pipe-shaped capsule is meant to embody the rich history of the water district, commonly known as EBMUD.The chosen location, a maintenance facility in West Oakland that previously served as the utility’s headquarters, is symbolic of the challenges EBMUD faces in the coming century. Just 13 feet above sea level, climate models predict this part of Oakland could be underwater in another 100 years.“Climate change is one of the greatest challenges that society will face,” said Andy Katz, EBMUD’s board president. “And our water supply will be a...

Single family residence sells in Saratoga for $3.8 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:37 GMT

20154 Edinburgh Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,152-square-foot house built in 1962 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 20100 block of Edinburgh Drive in Saratoga was sold on April 25, 2023, for $3,810,000, or $1,770 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 0.3-acre lot, which also has a pool.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Kilbride Drive, Saratoga, in April 2023, a 1,990-square-foot home was sold for $3,710,000, a price per square foot of $1,864. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,308-square-foot home on the 20200 block of Kilbride Drive in Saratoga sold in September 2022, for $3,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,690. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 2,411-square-foot home on Glen Brae Drive in Saratoga sold for $4,150,000, a price per square foot of $1,721. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Barkov leaves Game 3 of Florida-Carolina series with lower body injury after hit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:37 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida captain Aleksander Barkov left Game 3 of the Panthers’ Eastern Conference finals matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night with a lower body injury.The Panthers listed him as questionable to return, with no other specifics offered on the nature of the problem.Barkov took a hit from Carolina’s Jack Drury with about 7 minutes left in the opening period, without any obvious signs of major discomfort afterward. Barkov returned to the Florida bench after the shift and took a seat briefly before talking with someone from the Panthers’ medical staff and departing for the locker room.He was appearing to favor his left side as he left the bench and went up the tunnel. The Panthers announced the diagnosis midway through the second period.Barkov had four goals and eight assists for 12 points in Florida’s first 14 games in this playoff run. The Panthers entered Monday with a 2-0 lead in the East finals, trying to get to the Stan...

Marcano’s first slam, Ortiz’s first win power Pirates past Rangers 6-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:37 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tucupita Marcano hit his first career grand slam, rookie Luis Ortiz pitched into the eighth inning and earned his first major league victory and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 6-4. Ortiz (1-2) allowed two runs and five hits in 7 2/3 innings for the win in his eighth career start, including four this season. The 24-year-old right-hander struck out four and walked two in a 93-pitch effort.Marcano’s slam to straightaway center field off Joe Barlow capped a five-run seventh inning and put the Pirates ahead 6-1.Earlier in the inning, Carlos Santana singled to drive in Bryan Reynolds with the go-ahead run with two outs on a play that was overturned after a video review. Reynolds was originally called out on right fielder Adolis Garcia’s throw to home plate, a play that would have ended the inning.Texas rookie Josh Jung hit a two-run homer — his 10th of the season — off closer David Bednar in the ninth inning, pulling the Rangers within 6-4....

Siri, Arozarena, Raley homer, Rays beat Blue Jays 6-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:37 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jose Siri, Randy Arozaena and Luke Raley homered, and the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the sliding Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Monday night.Tampa Bay (35-14) leads the major leagues with 94 home runs. The Rays opened a three-game lead over Baltimore in the AL East.After opener Trevor Kelley pitched two scoreless innings, Josh Fleming (1-0) allowed two runs and five hits over the next six as the Rays improved to 22-4 at home.The announced crowd at Tropicana Field was a season-low 8,857. Tampa Bay started the day averaging 18,045, 10th in the American League.Toronto’s Chris Bassitt (5-3) pitched 28 consecutive scoreless inning before the Rays scored three times in the second. He allowed six runs — two earned — and seven hits over 6 1/3 innings.Whit Merrifield and Daulton Varsho homered for the Blue Jays (25-23), who have lost seven of eight and dropped 9 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay.Varsho hit a solo homer in the ninth against Zack Littell, who...

Junta escolar del condado Prince George’s demanda empresas de redes sociales

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:37 GMT

La junta escolar del condado Prince George’s entabló una demanda en contra de algunas empresas que administran las populares redes sociales, ya que aseguran que las mismas han causado efectos negativos en la salud mental de sus estudiantes.Philip Federico, el abogado representante del distrito escolar, detalló que la demanda es contra Meta (matriz de Facebook, Instagram y Whatsapp), Google (matriz de YouTube), ByteDance (propietaria de TikTok) y Snap Inc (compañía dueña de Snapchat).Reiteró que la demanda se presentó “porque están dañando a nuestros niños y su salud mental”.“Queremos conseguir que remedien su forma de ejercer, que cambien su práctica empresarial, crear nuevos algoritmos que sean menos adictivos, y diseñar características que sean menos perjudiciales para los niños y su desarrollo mental”, dijo Federico.Según el abogado, en las escuelas del condado Prince George’s, los problemas de salud mental han aumentado en la última década dramáticamente como resultado de la epi...

Air traffic controller shortage could delay flights this summer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Federal Aviation Administration told FOX31 a ground stop at Denver's airport Sunday morning was caused by lack of air traffic controllers. The delay ended by 9 a.m. "I've had two flights canceled: one on Frontier, one on United,” passenger Rose Hooley said of the Sunday impacts. Soon, you can buy this dino-themed license plate for your car More delays may be possible, according to aviation expert Carmen Reale, an adjunct professor of air traffic control at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. “Because of the controller shortage and the weather, there’s going to be more delays coming up in the summertime," Reale said. The FAA said because of the pandemic, the agency shut down its training academy for four months in 2020 and paused training for eight months. Reale said delays or ground stops are designed to maintain safety standards as the agency works to train and hire more controllers. “They have to put a delay in so they don’t get overworked," Reale sa...

LeBron sets personal best with 31-point first half in Lakers' elimination game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:37 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James set a personal record with 31 points in the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night while his Los Angeles Lakers attempted to avoid playoff elimination.In his NBA-record 282nd career playoff game, the 38-year-old James dropped 21 points in a dynamic first quarter. The top scorer in NBA history added 10 more in the second while playing nearly the entire half of this do-or-die game against the top-seeded Denver Nuggets, who lead the series 3-0. Are Nuggets tickets for the NBA Finals on sale yet? James made 11 of his 13 shots and hit four 3-pointers without a miss. It was the highest-scoring playoff half of his career, which began in 2003 and has included four NBA championships.James added four rebounds and four assists, and he also got a technical foul after a physical exchange with Aaron Gordon when the two got locked up on the Lakers' end of the court.James had struggled from distance previously in the series, going 3 f...

Hamburger Mary's files federal lawsuit against Florida and DeSantis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:37 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A popular Orlando restaurant that regularly features drag shows filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, less than a week after he signed a bill that targets drag performances.The lawsuit filed in Orlando federal court by the owner of Hamburger Mary’s Orlando claims the state is depriving the business of its First Amendment rights to free expression. The restaurant is asking the court to temporarily stop the law from taking effect while the case moves forward. Colorado offers safe haven for abortion, transgender care DeSantis has made anti-LGBTQ+ legislation a large part of his agenda as he prepares to seek the Republican presidential nomination. He signed the bill restricting drag performances — along with bills that ban gender-affirming care for minors, restrict discussion of personal pronouns in schools and force people to use certain bathrooms — last Wednesday in front of a cheering crowd at the evangelical Camb...

Bobrovsky gets shutout, Panthers top Hurricanes 1-0 for 3-0 lead in East final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:37 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout, Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal midway through the second period and the Florida Panthers moved one win away from a most improbable trip to the Stanley Cup Final by blanking the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 on Monday night.Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett had the assists on the Reinhart goal for Florida, which now leads the Eastern Conference final 3-0. The Panthers haven’t played for the Stanley Cup since 1996, but can clinch a trip to the title round with a win in Game 4 on Wednesday.This marks the 205th time that a team has taken a 3-0 series lead in NHL playoff history. Of the first 204, 200 went on to win the series. The Panthers are 2-0 when taking the first three games of a series; the Hurricanes are 0-5 when dropping the first three.It wasn’t a perfect night for Florida, however: Captain Aleksander Barkov left with about 7 minutes left in the first period with a lower-body injury and...