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What’s behind E. coli in Point Reyes National Seashore? Beef grows between ranchers and environmentalists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:50 GMT

The National Park Service has found E. coli bacteria levels well above health standards in several water bodies around the Point Reyes National Seashore, reigniting the contentious debate over the future of cattle grazing at the beloved Northern California landscape.Even as the park has taken major steps to make ranching less harmful to watersheds, contaminated water was detected at several sites, including a lagoon that flows into popular Kehoe Beach, indicating runoff from cattle manure at upstream ranches.“There certainly are improvements. But it’s not perfect. Substantial water-quality issues remain in the park,” said California Coastal Commission Deputy Director Cassidy Teufel in a Thursday presentation of park data from a year-long collection and testing effort at 24 different sites.But, surprisingly, cattle aren’t the only culprits: Tainted water was also found in two other popular sites, McClures and Abbott Beaches, which have few or no cattle — suggesting that wildlif...

Jury convicts Bay Area man for 2021 road rage shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:50 GMT

A Solano County Superior Court jury on Wednesday convicted a 47-year-old Fairfield man of a 2021 road rage shooting in Fairfield.Marcial Cardenas Pineda faces up to 19 years in state prison at his sentencing, set for 1:30 p.m. Dec. 15 in Department 7 in the Justice Building in Vallejo, where the trial was held.Jurors found Pineda guilty of shooting at an occupied motor vehicle and assault with a semi-automatic firearm. They also found true the allegation that Pineda used a firearm to commit the crimes, Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams noted in press statement released Thursday afternoon.Court records show that on Sept. 21, officers responded to a call of a suspected road rage shooting incident.The victim was travelling on Interstate 80, taking the Waterman Boulevard/ Air Base Parkway exit when she noticed Pineda’s vehicle driving erratically.After exiting the freeway, the Pineda rolled down his window and fired a single shot toward the victim, striking her vehicle, the...

Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Sarah Chow, Sacred Heart Cathedral volleyball

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:50 GMT

Sacred Heart Cathedral volleyball player Sarah Chow is the Bay Area News Group’s girls athlete of the week for Nov. 6-11 after she received 42.52% of the vote by the deadline Wednesday.Evergreen Valley cross-country runner Ruby Chen finished second.Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.Related ArticlesHigh School Sports | Polls closed: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week High School Sports | Polls closed: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week High School Sports | Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Michelle Ho, Dougherty Valley golf High School Sports | Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week: Aaron Knapp, St. Francis football High School Sports | Poll closed: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week Chow, a senior setter, had 33 assists in SHC’s 3-0 sweep over Notre Dame-Belmont in the NorCal Division II semifinal. The victory clinched th...

Newton: Texas to California, migrants’ travels through U.S. politics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:50 GMT

The first indication usually comes from a worker in Brownsville, Texas.That person informs Los Angeles officials that Texas authorities have just completed their latest roundup of immigrants from shelters and meeting sites. The state has loaded up a bus full of men, women and children and pointed it toward Los Angeles.As far as Texas is concerned, that’s all state officials need to do: Load the bus, ship them out. But in Brownsville, locals take it upon themselves to provide at least some of the help that Texas withholds, so they jump on the bus before it departs and create a quick manifest of those on board. They get names, phone numbers and other contact information for friends or loved ones they might have in California.Then the bus pulls out. Brownsville workers call their counterparts in Los Angeles and relay the manifest. The clock starts ticking.“We have 24 hours to start calling people,” said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights, kno...

SJSU student housing deal may be “win-win” for university, San Jose

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:50 GMT

SAN JOSE — A game-changing $113 million deal to bring San Jose State University students to a hotel tower is deemed to be the “ultimate win-win” for the school and the city’s downtown district, experts say.SJSU is poised to use the deal to bolster the university’s emerging strategy to transform all of downtown San Jose into its campus as the school’s influence widens and enriches the city’s entire urban core, not just the areas adjacent to the campus.SJSU logo on the sky bridge of Spartan Village on the Paseo, a San Jose State University student housing complex on South Market Street in downtown San Jose, concept. (San Jose State University)Dormitory in Spartan Village on the Paseo, a San Jose State University student housing complex on South Market Street in downtown San Jose, concept. (San Jose State University)“We are going to be a bigger and bigger part of the downtown,” said Charlie Faas, San Jose State’s vic...

2 bodies found along Marin County shores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:50 GMT

Authorities are investigating two deaths discovered along the Marin County waterfront, one in San Rafael and the other on Richardson Bay.San Rafael police said a body was found floating about 10 feet offshore Tuesday near Francisco Boulevard East just west of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Bystanders tried to pull the body to shore before police arrived, said Sgt. Justin Graham said.The preliminary investigation revealed no signs of trauma or a crime, Graham said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Daly City man pleads no contest to cop assault charge Crime and Public Safety | Protesters escalate stakes, traffic impacts with shutdown of Bay Bridge during APEC summit Crime and Public Safety | Man convicted in vicious 2019 attack on woman along Mountain View trail Crime and Public Safety | Two men get 16 years for 2019 fatal shooting during Oakland marijuana robbery Crime and Public Safety | ‘Dange...

Traffic calming measures part of moving toward San Jose’s 2030 carbon-neutral goal: Roadshow

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:50 GMT

Q: The striping and light at Hamilton Place need to be fixed as soon as possible. I saw another near miss this week with someone in the confusing straight-to-left turn lane there. A big truck did not know the lane ended and almost took out the car on his right at the last moment. You could hear tires squealing. This signal and pavement striping are dangerous.Lindsay GeierA: This message followed your recent questions for Colin-the-city-spokesman.Q: Taking Leigh Avenue from De Rose Way to Hamilton has been an easy commute. Now the signal is constantly on at Hamilton Place, even when no one is making a left turn or leaving. It also now creates a very long wait for those going south on Leigh. I’ve seen people get so fed up that they stop, look and then proceed through the red light.Also, why, with all the densification, would the city think it was good idea to reduce Leigh Avenue to two lanes with large bike lanes, especially when the Los Gatos Creek bike trail is right there? The left...

One dead in multi-car crash on I-880

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:50 GMT

(BCN) -- One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Hayward last night.According to preliminary information from CHP, at least two people were trapped inside their vehicles and were taken to the hospital.One of the cars involved took off at a street off-ramp near Happyland Avenue.This is a developing story. 

Everton gets biggest sporting sanction in EPL history of 10 points for breaching financial rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:50 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Everton was handed the biggest sporting sanction in the Premier League’s 31-year history on Friday for breaching the competition’s financial rules, with the deduction of 10 points dropping the team into next-to-last place in the standings.The northwest club reported three-year losses totaling nearly 372 million pounds ($454 million) last season. The league’s profit and financial sustainability rules allow clubs to lose a maximum of 105 million pounds ($128 million) over a three-year period or face sanctions.The league referred Everton to an independent commission in March because of the alleged breach of profitability and sustainability rules, following complaints from a slew of rival clubs.A five-day hearing was held last month and the commission has now published its verdict, which sees Everton fall from 14 points to four with immediate effect.That’s the same number of points as last-place Burnley. Everton has a superior goal difference.The club, wh...

Luis Díaz inspira a Colombia a una emotiva victoria mientras su padre observa desde las gradas después de la liberación del secuestro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:50 GMT

(CNN) — Luis Díaz anotó dos goles para ayudar a Colombia a sorprender a Brasil en un partido de clasificación para la Copa del Mundo este jueves, mientras su padre observaba desde las gradas apenas una semana después de ser liberado por secuestradores.Luis Manuel Díaz parecía abrumado por la emoción al ver a su hijo anotar un impresionante doblete en el segundo tiempo para llevar a Colombia a una victoria por 2-1 en un Estadio Metropolitano repleto.El 28 de octubre, Díaz fue secuestrado junto con su esposa, Cilenis Marulanda, por militantes del ELN en su ciudad natal de Barrancas, al noreste de Colombia. Marulanda fue rescatado ese mismo día, pero Díaz padre fue entregado poco menos de dos semanas después a una comisión mixta de personal de la ONU y sacerdotes católicos el jueves en la cercana ciudad de Valledupar.El padre de Luis Díaz se emocionó al ver a su hijo anotar dos goles para Colombia. (Foto: Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters)Se reunió con su hijo a principios de esta semana, a...