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Rockies’ Brenton Doyle makes debut, quotes “Bull Durham”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:20 GMT

CLEVELAND — The Rockies could use a feel-good story right about now. Brenton Doyle fits the bill, but the club sees him as much more than a mood booster.“He’s potentially a player who can do some really good things. He’s got that skill set,” manager Bud Black said Monday before the Rockies played the Guardians. Colorado entered the game having lost 11 of its past 12 games.Doyle, 24, was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque and made his major league debut, starting in center field. To make room on the roster, the club optioned struggling corner infielder Elehuris Montero to Triple-A. Montero will concentrate on playing first base.“This feels awesome,” Doyle said prior to the game. “All of my hard work is paying off for me.”Doyle was tearing up the Pacific Coast League, slashing .381/.480/.857 with three home runs over his past five games after being reinstated from the injured list. He missed 10 games with the Isotopes when he brui...

Felony hit-and-run, stolen vehicle suspect wanted out of San Bernardino County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:20 GMT

Authorities with the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a felony hit-and-run suspect who is also wanted for possession of a stolen vehicle.  The suspect was driving a stolen, green 2005 Nissan Altima on April 20, just before 9 a.m., when he ran a redlight at the intersection of U.S. Highway 395 and Palmdale Road, causing a collision with three other vehicles, according to a news release from SBSD’s Victor Valley Station.  The suspect exited the Altima and fled the scene on foot. He was last seen in the desert area northwest of the Stater Bros. shopping center.  An occupant of one of the vehicles involved in the hit-and-run crash was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.  Investigators later determined that the Nissan had been stolen out of Adelanto.  The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5 foot 8 inches tall, with a thin build. He has short hair and a goatee that is 2-3 inches in lengt...

‘Tennessee 3’ meet with Biden, Harris on gun control

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:20 GMT

By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Nikki Carvajal | CNNPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with three Democratic Tennessee lawmakers at the White House on Monday, after the trio faced expulsion votes over their act of protest advocating for gun control.In the Oval Office, Biden told the Tennessee lawmakers, “If you stand up for kids, you’re standing up our communities and democratic values.”The three Democrats — Justin Jones, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson — were each subject to an ouster vote by Tennessee Republican lawmakers earlier this month over their protest on the state House floor to advocate for gun control, where they used a bullhorn to address those in the room. The lawmakers’ act of protest and rare expulsions from the body’s Republican supermajority came days after a mass shooting at a Nashville Christian school that left six people dead, including three 9-year-old students.Following the White House meet...

Oakland takes a big financial hit on Coliseum site — but what’s next?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:20 GMT

OAKLAND — Days before the A’s announced a deal to buy land in Las Vegas, it came to light that another of the city’s partners is planning to leave the Coliseum.The software company RingCentral said it would be pulling its naming rights for the Coliseum, ending a nearly four-year deal that included a still-unfinished plan to feature the stadium name on I-880 signage.RingCentral’s decision means $750,000 in lost revenue for Oakland and Alameda County’s joint stadium authority, which is juggling various possible futures for the gigantic East Oakland complex that once boasted three major professional sports teams.With the A’s possibly out the door when the team’s lease ends in December of 2024, the vast Coliseum property — including the ballpark, arena and the seemingly boundless parking space in between — is set to enter the next phase of its long history, with a rising soccer local team already showing interest.The Warriors and Rai...

“Big melt” begins for Sierra Nevada snowpack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:20 GMT

A warm spell forecast for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week is raising concerns that the rate of melting in California’s huge Sierra Nevada snowpack will increase, potentially boosting the likelihood of flooding in the Central Valley and other areas as April gives way to May.“The big melt is now here. This is that week,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA, on Monday.There are no flood risks in the Bay Area, where temperatures in some areas mid-week could hit as high as 90 degrees.But the National Weather Service on Monday issued a flood watch for Thursday morning through next Tuesday for the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, which is forecast to exceed its 10-foot flood stage by 1 to 2 feet by the weekend.If the riverhits 12 feet at the Pohono Bridge, that can cause moderate flooding on Northside and Southside Drive, the main roads in and out of Yosemite Valley, which can result in the park being closed for a few days.Last week, park offi...

Letters: Oakland’s needs | GOP and guns | Alameda County DA | Abortion restrictions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:20 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.With A’s out, Oaklandcan focus on needsRe: “Oakland A’s: ‘We have a land deal in Las Vegas’” (Page A1, April 21).To the A’s ownership group, thank you for helping me understand that it is baseball, not your greed-shaped caricature of a Major League Baseball team, that I love.To the elected leaders of Oakland, you have pronounced that our city has needs and priorities other than professional sports teams. Fair enough. Those sports teams that you said were competing for precious public dollars are gone or soon to be gone. It is now your turn to stand and deliver on what you proclaimed to be the highest priorities of our city — housing, safety, schools, parks, libraries, the arts, thriving commercial areas, etc.Pastor Jim HopkinsOaklandRepublicans make surethat guns are plentifulRe: “Didn’t get your mail in Oakland? Your letter carrier may have been robbedR...

Lt. Gov. Kounalakis announces 2026 bid for governor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:20 GMT

Associated PressSACRAMENTO — California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis said Monday she is running for governor in 2026, the first major candidate to announce a bid for an election nearly four years away.Kounalakis, a Democrat, hopes to become the first woman elected governor in state history. She’s already the first woman to be elected to the state’s second highest job. And last year, she made history as the first woman to sign a law in California when she filled in for Gov. Gavin Newsom while he was traveling out of state.Newsom, a Democrat, is only four months into his second four-year term as governor, having easily won reelection in November. It’s somewhat rare for major candidates to announce their candidacies so early in an election cycle. But it does have some advantages.California is one of the most costly places to run a statewide political campaign because it is home to some of the nation’s largest and most expensive media markets. By announcing her cand...

Comedian Richard Lewis reveals he has Parkinson’s disease

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:20 GMT

Associated PressNEW YORK — Comedian Richard Lewis is retiring from stand-up following four surgeries and a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.The 75-year-old “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star, who is known for wearing all-black and exploring his neuroses onstage, posted a video Monday to Twitter explaining his various health issues.“For the last three-and-a-half years, I’ve had sort of a rocky time,” he said, adding that he has suffered with back pain, and he had shoulder and hip replacement surgeries.He also got a brain scan because he was shuffling his feet when he walked. Doctors diagnosed him with Parkinson’s. “Luckily, I got it late in life, and they say you progress very slowly if at all, and I’m on the right meds, so I’m cool,” he said. “I’m finished with stand-up. I’m just focusing on writing and acting.”Lewis’ big screen credits include “Robin Hood: Men in Tights,” “Lea...

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:20 GMT

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Letters: Bay Area unwieldy | Kids will pay | Unsafe schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:20 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Bay Area too unwieldyfor regional plansThere are 101 municipalities in the nine-county Bay Area, which makes coordination on regional issues practically impossible.Smaller communities have significant power even though they can be controlled by a small group of wealthier residents or narrow business interests, and that power then gets used to obstruct and derail county, regional and state needs. Plus it’s clear that all these governments cannot hire and retain the quality talent they need to serve the public. Cupertino has famously been a recalcitrant neighbor in our region for years but my city of Campbell is quietly guilty of the same; they simply cannot and will not function at the level of San Jose, etc.Many of these smaller communities are failing their residents and neighbors. Tradition is not working. A significant reduction in local governments via municipal consolidation is what our region...