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EPA’s electric-lawnmower settlement with Suncor is “out of touch” with community needs, critics say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Environmentalists and public officials who monitor Suncor Energy’s oil refinery in Commerce City are fuming over a recent announcement that the company will contribute money toward a voucher program to help people buy electric lawnmowers after it sold dirty fuel at local gas stations.The Environmental Protection Agency announced the settlement with Suncor last month after the company reported it had sold gasoline with too much benzene in it. Suncor will pay a $160,000 penalty and contribute $600,000 to the Regional Air Quality Council’s Mow Down Pollution program, which provides vouchers to replace gas-powered lawn and garden equipment.It’s a meaningless fine for a company that earns billions of dollars in profit each year and the voucher program is out of touch with the real needs in the community, said Guadalupe Solis, director of environmental justice programs at Cultivando, a Latina-run nonprofit in Adams County that focuses on health equity and has monitored a...

Warriors: 3 (and a half) things to watch in Golden State training camp and preseason

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Warriors training camp begins Monday afternoon with plenty of questions to answer and players to keep an eye on. Golden State won’t have a title to defend this year, but the aging core of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green is looking to pry open the contention window for as long as possible.This year, that means swapping unpredictable youth for experience and IQ. The Jordan Poole-for-Chris Paul trade was a definitive end to a “two-timeline” youth movement that was interfering with the end game. A handful of players will need to buy into roles that are perhaps outside of their comfort zone to get the on-court and off-court symbiosis Golden State lacked last season.That starts at training camp, which leads into five preseason exhibition games — two against the Los Angeles Lakers, two against the Sacramento Kings and one against the San Antonio Spurs.Here are three-and-a-half things to keep an eye on when camp kicks off.1. Who plays best with Chris Pa...

Here’s how to register that restored 1966 Corvette, or any other vehicle, in CA without the original title: Roadshow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Q: My career military brother, now deceased, brought his non-operative ‘66 Vette to his last assignment in California.
 It had been registered once, when he bought it in 1966, in Connecticut. I transferred ownership of the vehicle with no problem following his passing, as I had the required documentation to do so.After a complete restoration, I now want to register it.
 The CA DMV wants a title to complete the registration. I could not find the title among my brother’s records.The Connecticut DMV did not find a match for the car in their records. What do I need to do?Charles A. BerlsA: The DMV replied that customers who are missing supporting evidence of ownership can register a vehicle without the certificate of title, but to get a new certificate of title for the vehicle, you must submit a Motor Vehicle Ownership Surety Bond (REG 5057) form or a bond alternative.For more details, see: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/handbook/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2/bo...

‘Mood is dark’: 80% of Bay Area voters see state of big three downtowns as serious problem, poll finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Anthony Estrada hasn’t been to downtown San Francisco since he grabbed a beer after the St. Patrick’s Day parade and “a guy walks up and drops his pants” and, well, we don’t need to tell you what happened next. “It’s really not worth going there anymore.”Elle Dunn used to enjoy Oakland’s great restaurants and entertainment, but now considers its downtown “one of the scariest places on earth.”And San Jose? It’s not necessarily crime or homelessness keeping people away. It’s a different kind of demoralizing.“Honestly, I personally don’t know what downtown San Jose is about, even as a business owner,” said Liana Ryan, who owns a restaurant there. “We’re not a foodie place. We’re not a shopping place. We’re not a whatever. And after COVID, we’re desolate.”San Jose has its share of cultural offerings, such as the San Jose Museum of Art, but in a recent poll, most people said there were few reasons to visit downtown. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Business owners ...

49ers’ Kittle, Cardinals’ Ertz rank among NFL’s best in one category

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

SANTA CLARA – Two of the NFL’s most reliable receivers will share the Levi’s Stadium field Sunday. Their unofficial job title: sure-handed tight ends.George Kittle, jersey No. 85, has caught a pass in all 85 regular-season games he has played for the 49ers, marking the NFL’s fifth-longest active streak since 2017, his rookie year.Among those he studied entering the NFL: Zach Ertz, a Monte Vista High-Danville and Stanford product who has a catch in 119 consecutive games entering Sunday’s game with the Arizona Cardinals (1-2) against the host 49ers (3-0).“People sleep on Zach Ertz for some reason,” Kittle said Thursday. “A couple of years ago, he broke a NFL record for most catches in a season by a tight end (116 in 2018). He knows what he’s doing, he’s a heck of a player, and I’m excited to play him and see him.”Kittle was unaware of his consecutive-game reception streak until apprised of it, though it didn’t stun him, nor did he ...

High school football roundup: Riordan QB sets WCAL passing record

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Another game, another record for Archbishop Riordan.Sophomore quarterback Michael Mitchell Jr. threw six touchdown passes on Saturday to lead the host Crusaders to a 42-17 victory over previously undefeated Valley Christian, ranked fifth by the Bay Area News Group.Mitchell broke the West Catholic Athletic League and school record for touchdown passes in a game one week after freshman Isitolo Tuugamusu matched the league record when he scored five touchdowns.It’s all added up to a special start to the league schedule for seventh-ranked Riordan, which is tied with Serra atop the WCAL standings after two weeks of league play.Mitchell threw touchdown passes of 48 and 65 yards to Cynai Thomas. He threw a 25-yard TD pass to Chris Lawson and a 26-yard scoring pass to Judge Nash.Like Mitchell, Thomas and Nash are sophomores. Lawson is a junior.Seniors Tony Manu and Tyrone Jackson also were on the receiving end of TD passes from Mitchell.Riordan (4-1, 2-0) dominated the first quarter s...

Jaguars’ return specialist Agnew inactive. Patterson set for season debut for Falcons

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Return specialist Jamal Agnew will be inactive Sunday for the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley Stadium because of a thigh injury.Agnew had been listed as questionable this week in practice. Since entering the league in 2017, he leads the NFL with seven return touchdowns — four punt returns, two kickoff returns and one field goal return.For the Falcons, running back Cordarrelle Patterson is set for his season debut. The versatile veteran was not listed among Atlanta’s inactives.Patterson had missed the first three games because of a thigh injury.The Falcons now call Patterson’s position “Joker” for his wild-card potential as a receiver and runner.Also inactive for the Jags are LB Devin Lloyd (thumb), safety Antonio Johnson (hamstring), WR Zay Jones (knee) and WR Elijah Cooks.The Falcons inactives list is CB Clark Phillips III, OL Jovaughn Gwyn, WR Josh Ali, DL Albert Huggins and DL Joe Gaziano.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource

Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in one Pakistan province are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison. Last month, the government in Sindh introduced a bill that would imprison parents for up to one month if they fail to get their children immunized against polio or eight other common diseases.Experts at the World Health Organization and elsewhere worry the unusual strategy could further undermine trust in the polio vaccines, particularly in a country where many believe false conspiracies about them and where dozens of vaccinators have been shot and killed. Adding to the problems faced by experts trying to persuade people of the vaccines’ safety: The oral vaccines themselves now cause most polio cases worldwide.WHO’s polio director in the Eastern Mediterranean warned the new law could backfire. “Coercion is counterproductive,” said Dr. Hamid Jafari. He said health workers have typically succeeded in raising immunization rate...

Reaparece una cueva submarina y las ruinas de un pueblo por bajo nivel del agua en un lago en Texas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

(CNN) — Los niveles de agua son tan bajos en Canyon Lake en Texas que están reapareciendo una cueva submarina y restos de comunidades que se encontraban en el lugar hace más de un siglo.El lago, ubicado en el condado de Comal, al noreste de San Antonio, es un lago artificial que abarca 3.318 hectáreas acres con 128 km de costa. Fue construido en 1958 para ayudar a mitigar las inundaciones y preservar el agua y se llenó de agua en 1968, según el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de EE.UU.La zona ha experimentado pocas lluvias durante el verano. La sequía combinada con las altas temperaturas produjo niveles de agua bajos sin precedentes. El miércoles, el nivel cayó a 271 metros, según el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de EE. UU., que según la agencia es aproximadamente cinco metros por debajo de lo normal y el nivel más bajo registrado en la historia reciente.JM Pérez capturó imágenes el martes que muestran la cueva, que suele estar bajo el agua. Dijo que el raro avistamiento...

Live updates | Europe leads 5 of the opening 7 singles matches at the Ryder Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Europe is leading five of the seven singles matches that are underway at the Ryder Cup on Sunday.Viktor Hovland is 3 up over Collin Morikawa through six holes, while Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton are all 1 up in their matches.Only Patrick Cantlay (1 up over Justin Rose through 5) and Brooks Koepka (1 up over Ludvig Aberg through 1) have leads for the Americans.Europe leads 10½ to 5½ and needs to win only four points from the 12 singles matches to regain the cup.___Patrick Cantlay is still being targeted by fans at the Ryder Cup following a report that he wants to be paid to play in golf’s biggest team event.“Money, money, money” and “Cheat” were some of the shouts heard from the massive grandstand surrounding the 1st tee at Marco Simone before Cantlay’s singles match against Justin Rose on Sunday.Cantlay responded by making a 25-foot putt for a birdie on the par-4 2nd to go 1 up over Rose.The report alleged that C...