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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:20 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Missed grant deadlinerequires change at topRe: “Oakland misses deadline for state crime aid” (Page A1, Sept. 16).The news that Oakland’s Economic & Workforce Development department failed to submit the state grant application on time is extremely disappointing. However, please don’t throw special hires or consultants at the problem. Instead, use the people who are already benefiting from the citizens’ tax dollars to get the EWDD’s house in order.According to the city’s website, the EWDD has a staff of about 28 people, plus the department head. If you hire an additional person for grant applications, you need to fire those who are already supposed to be doing that job. Consider a change in leadership, also.Oakland is my hometown, and in my lifetime, crime has never been this bad. I am saddened to see how Oakland has changed.Ultimately the buck stops with Mayor...

Kurtenbach: The SF Giants’ playoff hopes are dead. You only needed to watch one player to understand why

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:20 GMT

The Giants’ 2023 season is over.Not literally, of course. The Giants still have 10 games to play. But those games won’t mean much of anything.Not after Wednesday’s 7-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.San Francisco needed to go to Arizona — a rival for a National League wild card spot – and win both games in a 20-hour series against the Diamondbacks.They lost both. And they didn’t put up much of a fight in either.Pair that with the feeble efforts in Colorado last weekend, and the Giants no longer have a realistic shot of making the postseason.What went wrong? There was a point this season where this team was 13 games over .500 and looking plucky amongst the best teams in the National League.In the short term, you can point to the team’s terrible road record, feeble offense, or bullpen breaking down. The lack of reliable starting pitching outside of Logan Webb (who receives no run support) was also problematic.But the big picture was in the Diamondbacks’ o...

Willow Glen football community defends coach after sideline incident

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:20 GMT

SAN JOSE – Willow Glen High School football parents have come to the defense of coach Oscar Caballero in the aftermath of a video that surfaced last weekend appearing to show a coach knocking over a member of the crew holding the sideline yard markers.In an email Wednesday addressed to Willow Glen principal Amy Hanna and copied to numerous other parties, including the Bay Area News Group, a parent of a player on the San Jose school’s team said the crew member was violating rules by videotaping and tripped when confronted by Caballero.“Coach Caballero did not assault the parent volunteer,” Bryan Holmes, writing on behalf of the WGHS Rams parents, said in the email. “He walked over to him after multiple players reported to him that he was video taping them and their play calling process and slapped the phone he was video recording with out of his hand, which caused him to step back and trip over the chain.”The Bay Area News Group has seen the grainy video shot from the other side of t...

Fantasy plays: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:20 GMT

The NFL dialed up the scoring in Week 2 after a lackluster opening week.Teams averaged 22.7 points per game in Week 2 — a noticeable improvement on Week 1.That helped us in fantasy as things began to even out and look a little more like we expected them to look prior to the season.Still, there were plenty of surprises, and while we don’t want to completely ignore our preseason projections, we have to react to what’s happening on the field. There are only 17 games in the NFL season, so we shouldn’t be afraid to fade slow starters in favor of hot names.That’s what we’re attempting to do here. Every week, I’ll be listing out every fantasy-relevant player, sorted by position and bucketed into tiers, with the higher-tiered players deemed more start-worthy. For specific start/sit advice between two players in the same tier, refer to numberFire ’s projection model.These tiers are meant to reflect your typical 12-team, half-PPR scoring formats with only one starting quarterback — though, th...

Saints safety Marcus Maye suspended 3 games in connection with 2021 DUI case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:20 GMT

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Maye has been suspended without pay for three games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, the league said Wednesday.The suspension starts with Sunday’s game at Green Bay and ends following New Orleans’ Week 5 game at New England on Oct. 8.Maye’s punishment stems from his 2021 arrest in Florida on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol after his involvement in a car crash in Fort Lauderdale. He was a member of the New York Jets at the time and signed with the Saints as a free agent during the 2022 offseason.Maye last month agreed to a no-contest plea and six months’ probation.Through two games, Maye is third among Saints defensive players in tackles with 13. He intercepted Ryan Tannehill during New Orleans’ season-opening 16-15 victory over the Titans and sacked the Panthers’ Bryce Young during Monday night’s 20-17 victory at Carolina.“He’s been playing outstandi...

Yankees rookie Jasson Domínguez has Tommy John surgery, team anticipates 9-to-10 months for recovery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:20 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees rookie center fielder Jasson Domínguez had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday.Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister performed a procedure in Arlington, Texas, that included internal bracing, according to the Yankees. The team said Domínguez’s anticipated recovery time is nine-to-10 months.Signed for a $5.1 million bonus, the 20-year-old switch-hitter homered in his big league debut on Sept. 1. He was hitting .258 with four homers and seven RBIs in eight games before a scan on Sept. 10 revealed the tear. Domínguez said he first felt pain on Sept. 3 but couldn’t recall a specific throw or swing that caused the injury.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Dominic Canzone homers and drives in 4 runs as the Mariners beat the A’s to keep pace with rivals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:20 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dominic Canzone homered and drove in four runs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep and maintain their position in the tight AL West race.Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh added back-to-back homers to give Seattle 200 home runs in a season for the seventh time in franchise history. Raleigh also doubled, giving him 52 extra-base hits, the most by a Mariners catcher in a season.Seattle (84-68) kept pace with Texas (84-68) and division-leading Houston (85-68), which both won Wednesday. The Rangers and Mariners are also tied for the third and final AL wild card, one-half game behind Toronto, which played later Wednesday. Seattle heads to Texas for a three-game series starting Friday.“We’re in a really good spot, I think,” Canzone said. “The pitching is (going) really well, the hitting is coming around. This was a great sign to just be able to sweep the A’s and go into this series a little bit hot.”Rodrígu...

Carroll hits 25th homer, steals 50th base to lead Kelly and the Diamondbacks past the Giants, 7-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:20 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Carroll swiped his 50th base of the season, followed with his 25th homer and then made a nice, running defensive play to track down a line drive in left field that wrapped up Arizona’s 7-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.Just another day in one of the most prolific seasons for a rookie in baseball history.Carroll had four hits, including a solo homer, Merrill Kelly threw 6 2/3 strong innings and the Diamondbacks won their fifth straight game. Arizona is one game in front of the Chicago Cubs for the second of three National League wild-card berths.“I’m proud of it, but at the same time, we’ve talked about this as a team,” Carroll said. “This is the time of the year where we’re not worried about personal accomplishments. That’s out the window at this point. All that matters is getting the win.”The Diamondbacks have been winning a lot lately. Much of the reason is Carroll, who is the first rookie to enter the 25-50 club...

Biden admin grants protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:20 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it was granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the U.S. border with Mexico.The move — along with promises to accelerate work permits for many migrants — may appease Democratic leaders who have pressured the White House to do more to aid asylum-seekers, while also providing grist for Republicans who say the president has been too lax on immigration. Refugee who recently moved to Denver killed by carjackers The Homeland Security Department plans to grant Temporary Protected Status to an estimated 472,000 Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, 2023, making it easier for them to get authorization to work in the U.S., a key demand of Democratic mayors and governors who are struggling to care for an increased number of migrants in their care....

Woman injured by moose while walking dog on Boulder County trail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:49:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A woman was taken to a hospital after a moose attacked her on a trail in Boulder County, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.CPW said in a release that the woman was walking her dog on the South Saint Vrain Trail Wednesday morning. The woman was injured when a cow moose charged and repeatedly headbutted and stomped on her. The real reason to ‘keep wildlife wild and leave wildlife alone’ After the attack, she walked to a nearby home to call for help. The woman's dog was leashed and sustained minor injuries.Wildlife officers are warning that moose can become aggressive and see dogs as threats. Signs placed near the trail warn of the possible aggressive moose, who has not been located.