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MAP: These are California's contaminated Superfund sites

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

More than 1,300 sites around the country are suspected of being so contaminated, hazardous or polluted – or are at risk of becoming so polluted – that they have been deemed a national cleanup priority. About 100 of those "Superfund" sites are found in California. The Environmental Protection Agency identifies these as places that pose a risk to people's health because they have been contaminated by hazardous waste. Since 1980, the agency has taken charge of cleaning up those sites under a law with the nickname "Superfund." (Its full name is The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA.) California's Superfund sites include poorly managed waste management, tech manufacturing facilities, and several military bases. AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile? Maps show which cell provider gives your area best coverage As of July, the EPA lists 96 contaminated places in California on the National Priorities List. "It is a list of the worst hazardous waste s...

What scientists are saying about UFO whistleblower claims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

Interesting. Frustrating. Potentially even "credible."But nothing that science can work on in its current form.That was how physicists and astronomers interviewed by The Hill described recent allegations that the U.S. government has been hiding evidence of multiple alien crash sites.To take those claims beyond buzzy conjecture, the country needs a plan to acquire more hard data, scientists said.On Wednesday the House Oversight Committee will hold controversial hearings about "unidentified aerial phenomena," or UAP.Those hearings will focus on eyewitness accounts by U.S. military pilots of what have appeared to be strange craft moving in ways that known human technology cannot, and on the broader claims of a cover-up made by former Air Force and intelligence official David Grusch.Steven Greer, ufologist and founded of the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Disclosure Project, delivers remarks on his UFO and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) rese...

Woman Fatally Struck in Pedestrian Collision on Marysville Boulevard [Sacramento, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

Female Pedestrian Killed in Deadly Accident near Sonoma AvenueSACRAMENTO, CA (July 24, 2023) – Sunday night, one woman was fatally struck in a pedestrian collision on Marysville Boulevard.Around 9:00 p.m., police responded to the scene near the intersection of Marysville Boulevard and Sonoma Avenue.Investigators say the driver of a vehicle struck a female pedestrian in the area. However, further events leading up remain unclear.First responders located the woman with severe injuries and transported her to a local hospital. There, she eventually succumbed to her wounds and was pronounced dead.Emergency crews closed off the surrounding area for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties. Once available, further information will be provided about the fatal pedestrian collision on Marysville Boulevard.The team at Sweet James would like to offer their sincere condolences to the loved ones of the deceased woman. May you find comfort and strength during this difficult time.Re...

Mitchell Katz Killed in 2-Car Accident on East Avenue [Livermore, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

59-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead after Two-Vehicle Collision near Mitra StreetLIVERMORE, CA (July 24, 2023) – Friday afternoon, Mitchell Katz was killed in a 2-car accident on East Avenue.Authorities responded to the scene around 3:20 p.m., near Mitra Street.Per reports, Kats was driving a white SUV and attempted to change lanes when he collided with a black Subaru. Medics arrived and transported 59-year-old Katz to a nearby hospital where he eventually succumbed to his injuries.Meanwhile, the male driver of the other vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Although, authorities have not yet released their identity.After the collision, officers say the victim was the owner of Mitchell Katz Winery in Livermore, and he will be deeply missed by his community.The team at Sweet James offers their heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Mitchell Katz. May you find comfort and strength through the memories of your loved one.Reach out to Sweet Ja...

Santa Barbara paper, one of state’s oldest, ceases publication

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

By Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California’s oldest newspapers, has ceased publishing after its owner declared the 150-year-old publication bankrupt.The newspaper became an online-only publication in April. But its last digital edition was posted Friday when owner Wendy McCaw filed for bankruptcy.Managing editor Dave Mason broke the news to staff in an email Friday, according to NoozHawk, a digital publication whose executive editor, Tom Bolton, used to lead the News-Press.“They ran out of money to pay us. They will issue final paychecks when the bankruptcy is approved in court,” Mason wrote to staff.On Monday, the News-Press’ website was still online, with the most recent stories published Friday. There was no mention that it would cease publishing or that it has declared bankruptcy.A voicemail message left Monday by The Associated Press in the newsroom’s phone number wa...

Letters: Bridge emergencies | Native landscapes | Population and climate | Political money | Vote Biden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.We must better managebridge emergenciesRe: “Richmond-San Rafael Bridge reopens Saturday morning after emergency” (Page B8, July 23).There has to be a better way to handle the 19-hour Richmond-San Rafael Bridge standoff Friday and Saturday. Officials must find a better way to resolve mental health issues on bridges.One must consider the hundreds who were held hostage while officials attempted to resolve one person’s issue. Consider the issues of those held hostage against the person with the mental health crisis.Is there no way to safely open one lane? Is there no way to safely incapacitate the person in crisis?This should not be allowed to happen again.Linda QuickWalnut CreekNative landscapescan help pollinatorsAnyone with a bit of lawn or garden can help restore plummeting numbers of birds and butterflies by planting native plants.It’s a fun neighborhood project: Work with friends and neighb...

Single-family residence sells for $1.9 million in Alameda

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

2136 San Jose Avenue – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 2100 block of San Jose Avenue in Alameda has new owners. The 2,572-square-foot property, built in 1955, was sold on June 20, 2023, for $1,870,000, or $727 per square foot. The layout of this single-story home includes two bedrooms and three baths. In addition, the house provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes. The property occupies a sizable 7,500-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:On Oak Street, Alameda, in May 2023, a 2,076-square-foot home was sold for $1,765,000, a price per square foot of $850. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,636-square-foot home on the 400 block of Whitehall Road in Alameda sold in March 2023, for $1,625,000, a price per square foot of $993. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In May 2023, a 1,508-square-foot home on Yorkshire Road in Alameda sold for $1,450,000, a price per square foot o...

Woman who went missing in Alabama says she wasn’t kidnapped

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

By Alta Spells and Steve Almasy | CNNCarlee Russell, the Alabama woman who earlier this month went missing for 49 hours after making a 911 call about a child on an interstate, said she was not kidnapped and did not see a baby on the side of the road, according to a statement from her attorney.The statement from attorney Emory Anthony – read by Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis during a news conference Monday afternoon – said the 26-year-old woman never left the Hoover area and acted alone.“My client apologizes for her actions to this community,” Anthony said in the statement.The statement didn’t indicate where Russell was while a large search for her took place.“We still don’t know where she was,” Derzis told reporters Monday, adding, “Only Carlee knows, and maybe now her attorney.”On July 13, Russell was driving to her home in Hoover from her job in Birmingham, about 10 miles to the north, when she called 911 to say she was stopping her car to check on a child.She then called a famil...

What do Tom Brady, Kanye West and Bradley Cooper have in common? Irina Shayk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

it’s hard to imagine that Tom Brady, Kanye West and Bradley Cooper have much in common, other than that each is a rich and famous man who has enjoyed success at the top of his respective profession.But it turns out that all three men share an affinity for a supermodel: Irina Shayk. In fact, the 37-year-old Russian beauty could stand at the center of a Venn diagram made up of circles that represent each of the three men’s lives.Cooper, the Academy Award-nominated actor and director, was in a serious enough relationship with Shayk for five years that they had a daughter together.  West, the troubled rapper and fashion designer with avowed white supremacist sympathies, briefly hooked up with the supermodel in the summer of 2021, according to reports, shortly after his high-profile split from ex-wife Kim Kardashian.Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen attends the 2019 Hollywood For Science Gala at Private Residence on February 21, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter, Get...

Letters: Spending on homeless | Electric conversion | Otter’s world | Political cash | Cutting emissions | Better diet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Cash alone won’thelp homelessRe: “Something is wrong with state’s homeless spending” (Page A6, July 19).Kerry Jackson and Wayne Washington point out that spending $42,000 per homeless person is just throwing money at the problem without rhyme, reason or plan.It’s endemic to our woke culture change where spending is geared to lifestyle control, rather than problem-solving . We spend enough money to bury every hungry child under a mountain of caviar without any effect on poverty.Politicians have no interest in correcting the government leaky bucket syndrome.San Francisco is full of homeless people camping on streets alongside empty hotel rooms. They attract the indigent with welfare and repel business and tourism due to taxation, crime and over-regulation. Soon there will be no one left to drive the legislated EVs.California is throwing money at the wrong things. We will not soon solve homelessness o...