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Klein: What the hell happened to the California of the ’50s and ’60s?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:48:00 GMT

By the time I talked to Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, he was clearly frustrated. “This is ridiculous,” he said. “These guys write reports and they protest. But we need to build. You can’t be serious about climate and the environment without reforming permitting and procurement in this state.”It hurts to get hammered by your friends. And that’s what’s happening to Newsom. More than 100 environmental groups — including the Sierra Club of California and The Environmental Defense Center — are joining together to fight a package Newsom designed to make it easier to build infrastructure in California.For Newsom, it’s a wounding break. “I licked envelopes for these nonprofits as a kid. My father was on the board of the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund for more than a decade,” he told me. “This was my life. But this rigidity and ideological purity is really going to hurt progress. I did the climate bills last year, and these same groups were celebrating that. But that means nothin...

Opinion: Delta tunnel is too risky to bend environmental rules

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:48:00 GMT

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plans to ease environmental rules and bypass the legislative process to get statewide infrastructure projects fast-tracked would pave the way for California ratepayers to fund a multi-billion-dollar environmentally disastrous and divisive Delta tunnel.The Delta Counties Coalition (DCC), representing the five counties that comprise millions of residents who live in and around the California Delta, strongly oppose the administration’s inclusion of the Delta Conveyance Project (Delta tunnel) in its infrastructure package and hastily considering it in the opaque state budget process.Dating back to 2009, the Legislature and administration have consistently avoided legislative provisions that facilitate highly controversial and expensive isolated new conveyance in the Delta. This was done with purpose. Changing laws for the explicit benefit of this highly controversial project would pick “winners and losers” between those living within and near the Delta (the losers) a...

UC Davis stabbings suspect isn’t competent to stand trial, psychologist tells court – but the matter isn’t settled

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:48:00 GMT

By Cheri Mossburg | CNNA former University of California, Davis, student accused of killing two people and injuring another in stabbings near campus this year is not competent to stand trial, according to the opinion of a court-appointed psychologist presented in court on Tuesday.The matter of whether Carlos Dominguez is competent to stand trial in the stabbings will now be settled in its own jury trial, because prosecutors contest the psychologist’s findings, Yolo County Judge Sam McAdam decided.The suspect, meanwhile, interrupted Tuesday’s hearing on his competency to profess his guilt – despite his previous not guilty plea in the case.RELATED: Davis stabbing suspect has Oakland ties“I want to apologize and I want to say I’m guilty, and forgive me,” Dominguez was heard saying during Tuesday’s livestreamed hearing, shortly after McAdam read the psychologist’s incompetency finding into the record.After the interruption, the judge reminded Dominguez of his Fifth Amendment rights. He ...

Happy Wanderer: San Francisco travel destinations going strong as ever

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:48:00 GMT

That downtown San Francisco has been struggling since the pandemic is no secret. To borrow a quote from Mark Twain, though, reports of San Francisco’s death may be “greatly exaggerated.” In fact, there are many neighborhoods that are thriving in the City by the Bay. Below are four of my favorites.North Beach: On a recent Saturday afternoon, soccer fans were spilling out of several local bars; sidewalk cafés were doing brisk business and beloved sites like Coit Tower were teaming with tourists. A vintage 1950s fire engine rumbled along the crowded streets, taking passengers on a San Francisco Fire Engine Tour (sanfranciscofireenginetours.com) of the district known as San Francisco’s version of “Little Italy.”Meanwhile, at the popular Italian eatery Convivium Enoteca, San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin was telling journalists how North Beach merchants acted quickly to open parklets during the pandemic, positioning the neighborhood for a quick post-COVID-19 comeb...

Sale closed in San Jose: $1.5 million for a two-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:48:00 GMT

537 Halsey Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,453-square-foot house built in 1947 has changed hands. The property located in the 500 block of Halsey Avenue in San Jose was sold on May 26, 2023. The $1,500,000 purchase price works out to $1,032 per square foot. The property features two bedrooms, one bathroom, and a garage as well as one parking space. The unit sits on a 5,775-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:In March 2023, a 1,383-square-foot home on South Monroe Street in San Jose sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,085. The home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.On Ori Avenue, San Jose, in April 2023, a 1,704-square-foot home was sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $880. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,739-square-foot home on the 500 block of Villa Centre Way in San Jose sold in August 2022, for $1,780,000, a price per square foot of $1,024. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.Related ArticlesHousing | ...

Gore and Robles exchange words following a misplay in the Cardinals’ 9-3 win over the Nationals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:48:00 GMT

Washington Nationals starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon) Washington Nationals starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore was not happy with teammate Victor Robles’ effort on a single to center field by Cardinals left fielder Jordan Walker in second inning of St. Louis’ 9-3 victory over Washington on Tuesday at Nats Pa...

Palestinian villagers say Israeli settlers have torched dozens of homes and cars in revenge attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:48:00 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian residents of a West Bank village say hundreds of Israeli settlers have entered the community and set fire to dozens of homes and cars.The attack on Wednesday comes a day after a pair of Palestinian gunmen killed four Israelis outside a West Bank settlement.Residents in Turmus Ayya said the settlers rampaged through the main road of the town.Witnesses said the Israeli army entered the town and settlers were withdrawing.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday deployed additional forces across the occupied West Bank, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to build 1,000 new settler homes in an initial response to a Palestinian shooting attack that killed four Israelis a day earlier.The Israeli settlement announcement threatened to further raise tensions after two days of deadly fighting in the territory. The Palestinians and the international community oppose settle...

4-time World Cup champion Germany has forgotten how to win games a year before hosting Euro 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:48:00 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Perhaps the only positive Germany can draw from its national soccer team’s deepening crisis is that the 2024 European Championship is still a year away.Even if few believe it anymore, Germany coach Hansi Flick insists that is enough time to turn things around before hosting the tournament.Flick struggled to justify his conviction late Tuesday after the latest disappointing performance — a 2-0 loss to Colombia that saw his team whistled off at halftime and again at the end.“With the results, what can I say?” Flick said. “The arguments are not on our side.”Some fans even held up signs saying “Flick out,” showing who they believe deserves blame for Germany’s ever-lengthening slump.Flick had said before kickoff that it was imperative to get a win against Colombia after the 1-0 loss in Poland and 3-3 draw with Ukraine the previous week.“We need successful results to take the next steps, otherwise it will be difficult,” Flick said.It’s proving difficult. Germany ...

Palestinian residents of a West Bank village say Israeli settlers torch over a dozen homes, 40 cars in revenge attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:48:00 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian residents of a West Bank village say Israeli settlers torch over a dozen homes, 40 cars in revenge attack.Source

ANÁLISIS | La contraofensiva ucraniana ha sido brutal y lenta. Pero a Kyiv le quedan muchas cartas por jugar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:48:00 GMT

(CNN) — Las imágenes son granuladas e inquietantes. Un soldado ucraniano del 73º Centro Naval de Operaciones Especiales se abre paso a través de una trinchera, aparentemente en el frente sur, disparando repetidamente a quemarropa a soldados rusos. El polvo levantado aumenta la sensación de caos, y el denso pánico y la brutalidad del comienzo de esta contraofensiva.Nunca iba a ser sencillo, y siempre iba a implicar el tipo de espantoso combate cara a cara que se muestra en el video de las fuerzas especiales. Pero el éxito de la ofensiva ucraniana sigue dependiendo de si puede sorprender y burlar a las fuerzas de Moscú, no en un combate cuerpo a cuerpo, sino a un nivel estratégico más amplio. Y probablemente sea por eso por lo que estamos asistiendo a un comienzo lento —y a veces gradual— de esta primera fase de operaciones abiertas.Durante meses hemos asistido a un paciente intento de Ucrania de erosionar la preparación de las defensas rusas. El lento goteo de explosiones en de...