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High school football 2023 preseason rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 25

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Serra will start the new high school football season where it finished the last one. At the top of the Bay Area News Group’s rankings.But how long will the San Mateo powerhouse stay there?The Padres open the season at home Saturday against Sacramento-area juggernaut Folsom, followed by another home game a week later against North Coast Section powerhouse De La Salle.If Serra wins both of those games, it could have a lengthy run at No. 1.The Padres are that strong.But De La Salle is right behind Serra in the rankings. The Concord school has a big test in its opener Friday at home against Southern California heavyweight Orange Lutheran.Four schools that weren’t in the final Top 25 last season — Valley Christian, Archbishop Riordan, Menlo-Atherton and Monte Vista — are ranked to begin this one.Valley Christian, after a two-win season last fall, seems poised to make a big leap. The Warriors are No. 10 in the rankings, three spots ahead of talent-laden Riordan.One...

Saratoga’s College of Adaptive Arts earns $2.2 million in state funding

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

The College of Adaptive Arts–the nation’s first inclusive higher education program for people with differing abilities–was awarded $2.2 million in state funding Friday morning to expand its workforce development program and offerings for students.The funds, which were announced by state Sen. Dave Cortese, will go toward creating an educational model at the Saratoga-based school that can be replicated at any university campus across the country so students of all abilities can have a college experience.“These resources, secured by state Sen. Cortese, will allow this innovative lifelong collegiate model to reach full operational fruition for adults who historically have not had access to college education,” said CAA co-founder and executive director Deanna Pursai.In addition to educational opportunities, the CAA, which operates at the West Valley College campus at1400 Fruitvale Road, aims to create a career pipeline for educational apprenticeships and teaching classes.“The workforce d...

Separate reports of a man in a wheelchair in bike lanes in Los Gatos

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Aug. 14PETTY THEFT: 9:08 a.m. at Tamarack Apartments on University Avenue. Two community mailboxes were pried open overnight, and all the mail was missing.VANDALISM: 10:37 a.m. at Aventino Apartments on Winchester Circle. A car was keyed and tires slashed. Racial slurs were also written on the vehicle.PETTY THEFT: 10:37 a.m. at Vasona Terrace on Winchester Boulevard. Mail was stolen from a community mailbox, and mail was scattered throughout the community.SUSPICIOUS PERSON: 11:17 a.m. at Los Gatos Swim & Raquet Club on Oka Road. Someone was found in the men’s locker room with a paint tool used to break into lockers. The suspect left on a bike.PETTY THEFT: 2:31 p.m. on Winchester Boulevard. An unlocked car was rummaged through, and house keys and paperwork including tax returns and bank statements were taken.NOISE DISTURBANCE: 9:51 p.m. on Hilow Road. A resident said there was construction going on the last two nights, and workers were using jackhammers.Aug. 15BURGLARY: 9:46 a.m....

Map of Northern California wildfires: What to know about the evacuations, outages, smoke

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

A week after lightning storms sparked dozens of wildfires, evacuation orders and warnings remain in place in four counties in California’s northwestern corner.The Smith River Complex in Del Norte County is the state’s second largest wildfire of the season, having burned 35,053 acres (55 square miles) as of Monday, Aug. 21. (California’s largest wildfire of 2023 is York, at more than 90,000 acres.)Warnings of hazardous or very unhealthy air quality were issued Aug. 21 for the communities of Somes Bar, Weitchpec, Hoopa, Willow Creek and Gasquet. Wildfire smoke forecasts will be issued daily by the North Coast air quality agency.The map above shows the mandatory evacuation orders in red and the approximate perimeters of the largest fires in black. Colored dots show the locations of some of the smaller fires.For updates and more information, see the links under each fire’s description.Del Norte County1/ Smith River Complex (orange dots). Official size 35,053 acre...

Trial set for Fremont man accused of firing at Vallejo cops during Oakland gun battle

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

A Solano County Superior Court judge set a 2024 jury trial for a Fremont man charged with trying to kill a Vallejo police officer during a 2018 Oakland gun battle following a high-speed pursuit from Vallejo into the East Bay city.Court records show Dominic James Milano, 44, appeared Friday in Department 2 for more proceedings in the case, and Judge Daniel Healy, who earlier vacated a January trial, ordered the defendant to return to face jurors at 8:30 a.m. April 19 in the Justice Building in Vallejo. The judge also ordered Milano to return for a readiness conference at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 19.Milano is represented by Deputy Public Defender Nick Filloy, and Chief Deputy District Attorney Bruce Flynn appeared on behalf of the Solano County District Attorney’s Office for trial-setting proceeding.After a 2020 preliminary hearing, Flynn decided to drop all but one attempted murder charge, agreeing with Filloy there was only sufficient evidence to charge Milano with the attempted murder of Off...

Do I really have to wait at red lights if no one else is around?: Roadshow

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Q: Regarding the recent comment from a reader about artificial intelligence in traffic lights improving commutes and reduce wait times, I am in the habit of stopping at red lights and if there is no reason for the light to be red (no traffic in any direction, or all cross traffic has already gone through the intersection and is happily speeding away), I proceed through the red light. I don’t see the point of waiting. If there is any traffic or the threat of traffic, or if smart lights are installed (the signal switches quickly), then I wait.Is it really illegal to do this? I seem to recall that after stopping if there is no traffic, you were allowed to proceed through a red light.James H., San JoseA: It is illegal to drive through a red light. It is legal to turn right after stopping at a red light, unless there is a sign there that says a right turn after red is not allowed at that intersection.Q: I suspect the reason nobody obeys the no right turn on red sign at Mathilda is becaus...

Breed announces intersection changes to 4th and King streets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

(BCN) -- Following a collision last week that resulted in the death of a 4-year-old girl, San Francisco Mayor London Breed is recommending pedestrian safety improvements to that intersection, her office said Monday. On Tuesday at 4th and King streets, a man was pushing his daughter in a stroller near Oracle Park when both were struck by a woman in her car. They were transferred to the hospital, where the father faced life-threatening injuries and the little girl died. In response, Breed announced she has directed the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency to make a plan for improvements to that intersection and others deemed dangerous by the city, including updated crosswalks for pedestrians, removing visual obstructions near intersections and turns, longer timers to cross the street and features that would slow down cars turning on intersections. Missing Netflix employee was last seen in SF, police say At the 4th and King intersection, the mayor said she d...

Car struck by gunfire three times on I-880 in San Leandro

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

(KRON) -- San Leandro police are investigating a freeway shooting that occurred on southbound Interstate 880 on Sunday. Just before 10 p.m., the victim's car was struck by gunfire three times near the Davis Street exit. Missing Netflix employee was last seen in SF, police say No one inside the victim's car was struck and no other injuries were reported. The suspected vehicle is described as a white SUV. Police have not released what exactly led up to the shooting. No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to contact the California Highway Patrol.

A piece of the USS Arizona is coming to Denver

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A relic from the USS Arizona is coming to Denver to be displayed in the soon-to-be-built Colorado Freedom Memorial Education and Visitor Center. The piece of steel honors the 41 Coloradans that died on the Dec. 7 attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, including 32 Coloradans who still lie aboard the USS Arizona. Aurora hosts event to remember Colorado veterans On Aug. 29, the 18-by-24-inch piece of steel will be escorted off a plane at Denver International Airport by uniformed sailors from the Navy Reserve Center. From there, the Colorado Freedom Memorial is holding a “Colorado Breathing” ceremony. The ceremony includes carrying the steel past a military receiving line to the panels displaying the names of what the steel represents, the first of Colorado’s fallen in World War II. It includes the 41 fallen Coloradans who passed away during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bus cuts a ‘huge crisis,’ parents tell Denver school board “Upon arrival at DEN, the United flight will ...

US Coast Guard rescues man who was stranded on an island in the Bahamas for 3 days

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew rescued a 64-year old man who spent three days stranded on an island in the Bahamas after an aircrew spotted flares being fired near a disabled sailboat.Crew members from a Coast Guard Air Station Miami aircraft dropped food, water and a radio to establish communications with the man, who was not identified by the agency.https://twitter.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1692688236651405587?s=20The Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark rescued the man Friday on Cay Sal, Bahamas, the agency said in a news release.The man was in good health, the release said.“We’re proud to have saved this man’s life,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Dev Craig. “This case serves as a perfect example of why you must have the proper safety equipment on your vessel. Without seeing the flare, the case may not have had a successful outcome.”