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Sediment pours into Butte Creek, threatening salmon

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

CHICO — Brown and orange colored sediment polluted salmon-bearing and crop-irrigating waters of Butte Creek beginning Thursday morning, caused by a breach along the Butte Canal near Lovelock.Around 7 a.m. Thursday, a breach towards the bottom side of the Butte Canal — which carries water to the De Sabla Powerhouse — led water to go downhill which brought sediment into Butte Creek, according to Paul Moreno, marketing and communications principal for PG&E.Moreno said PG&E confirmed turbid water in Butte Creek by helicopter patrol, stopped flows into the damaged section of the Butte Canal by opening a side spill gate, and notified state and federal agencies.Sediment polluted water runs through Butte Creek seen around 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 near Helltown, California. (Allen Harthorn/Contibuted) “The turbidity was caused by the beach where water came out and it ran down the hillside,” Moreno said. “The spill gates are located at natural drainages … rocky drainages — an...

Sonoma County seeks public advice on new park

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

By Bay City NewsSonoma County officials are seeking public advice on a development plan for the county’s newest park.The Sonoma County Administrator’s Office announced in a statement Friday that with public recommendations, park officials will draft a blueprint that would guide and spur the development of the Calabazas Creek Regional Park and Open Space Preserve.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | BART, East Bay parks police investigating separate homicides in Oakland California News | Biden designates new national monument around Grand Canyon California News | Opinion: Lake Cunningham: A local resource drowning in neglect California News | New sculpture adds to history of Japantown’s Heinlenville Park California News | Danger signs in the Oakland hills as wildfire risks intensify, homeowners lose insurance The future park is set on a 1,290-acre area in the Mayacamas Mountains in eastern ...

Marin woman found shot dead inside vehicle in Oakland

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

OAKLAND — A 30-year-old San Rafael woman was found shot dead Friday morning inside a vehicle in East Oakland, authorities said.Her name has not yet been released.She was found shot about 10:06 a.m. Friday in the 900 block of 22nd Avenue, a mixture of businesses and residences not far from the Estuary. She was pronounced dead at the scene.A man associated with the victim was arrested later Friday. Police have not identified him or said what led investigators to arrest him. What happened just prior to the shooting remains unclear.The death is the 67th homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, with two other killings in the city under investigation by BART police and East Bay Regional Park District police. Last year at this time, city police had investigated 74 homicides.

'This is like Gotham City': Burglar hits popular San Francisco burger restaurant

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A San Francisco burger spot is out thousands of dollars after an early morning burglary. Security video captured the crime happening in the city’s Richmond district.Security video from Uncle Boy’s captures what owner John Espejo says was a costly crime. The burglar took $2,000 in cash from the register and left another $1,500 dollars in damage. “I’m not gonna sugarcoat it,” he said. “It’s tough out there. There’s a lot of things going on that make you think, ‘Man, this is like Gotham City out there.’” American Canyon burglary suspect arrested after stealing luggage out of a car: police Espejo says the crime was peculiar and done by what appears to be a professional. Instead of smashing the glass to get in, the burglar removed it.“I don’t know how to explain it. I’m not in that profession, but the glass is perfectly preserved. It wasn’t broken or nothing. There was no shattering, nothing,” Espejo said.Running Uncle Boy’s has been Espejo’s American dream....

Police looking for owners of dog found in South San Francisco

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

(KRON) -- A dog was found all alone Friday night in South San Francisco, the South San Francisco Police Department tweeted. It was found in the area of El Camino Real and McLellan Drive. Police are now looking for the dog's owner. SSFPD posted a picture of the dog below. (South San Francisco Police Department)If this is your dog, police say to contact the Peninsula Humane Society. El Camino Real and McLellan Drive is next to the Trader Joe's located near the South San Francisco BART station.

A U.N. Plan to Stop Corporate Tax Abuse

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

Hey, let’s debate international tax policy! The United Nations has released an advance version of a report from Secretary-General António Guterres titled “Promotion of Inclusive and Effective International Tax Cooperation at the United Nations,” which explicitly criticizes the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s proposed base erosion and profit shifting 2.0 reforms, which in turn obviously means that zzxzxvcaspppmmmdzzzzzzzzzz.This is the problem with talking about taxes, especially taxes on international corporations. In a famous essay 100 years ago, H.L. Mencken argued that the subject of taxation should be “eternally lively; it concerns nine-tenths of us more directly than either smallpox or golf, and has just as much drama in it.” After all, with the possible exception of sex, there’s nothing that mesmerizes human beings more than money and who’s getting how much.Yet somehow, as Mencken said, taxation and related topics remain “swathed in dullness.” It’s har...

Van Gisbergen hoping to build on momentum from Chicago win in 2nd NASCAR start

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen has spent six weeks getting acclimated to his new celebrity racing status.He has been revising his schedule, changing travel plans, linking up with new and old acquaintances and, yes, still clarifying the pronunciation of his last name. These are busy days for the three-time Supercars champion, busier than anticipated when he started pondering a move to NASCAR.Everything changed for one of New Zealand’s most popular drivers when he posted an impressive victory on the streets of Chicago.“A few other guys in the field dropped me a message after the race, which is cool, and just the reach that race had,” the 34-year-old van Gisbergen said. “People I hadn’t heard from for years, racing royalty and stuff. The amount of messages (I had) — winning a Supercars championship — I’ve never had such a response from so many people.”He has become so popular that Trackhouse Racing opted to bring back van Gisbergen for Sunday’s Brickyard 200 ...

Suarez holds off Reddick for Brickyard 200 pole, van Gisenberg qualifies 8th

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Daniel Suarez posted the fastest lap time in Brickyard 200 qualifying Saturday, claiming his first pole since July 2019.The Mexican driver completed Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course in 1 minute, 27.968 seconds. Tyler Reddick qualified second after posting a fast lap of 1:28.113 while Chase Elliott, the 2020 series champ, will start third.It was a solid start for all three, each of whom started the weekend below the NASCAR playoff cutline.Shane van Gisbergen, Suarez’s teammate with Trackhouse Racing, will start eighth Sunday after going 1:28.544. The New Zealander won his only other Cup race, on the streets of Chicago last month. He became the first driver to win in his series debut since three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford in 1963 and will try to become the first driver in NASCAR history to win his first two career starts.William Byron owns a series high four wins this season but will start from the back o...

Damar Hamlin makes an early impact in returning to field in Bills’ preseason game against Colts

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Damar Hamlin reached another major milestone in his return to football by suiting up for Buffalo’s preseason opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday.And it didn’t take long for the Bills safety to make an impact in his first appearance in a competitive setting since going into cardiac arrest and needing to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2.On his second defensive snap, Hamlin crashed the line and brought down running back Evan Hull for no gain in preventing the Colts from converting a fourth-and-1 at Buffalo’s 40. Hamlin was initially credited with an assist on the tackle, before being awarded a solo tackle.On Buffalo’s next defensive series, Hamlin made tackles on back-to-back plays, with a cheer going up from the crowd each time his name was mentioned. Hamlin was part of Buffalo’s kickoff coverage unit following Dalvin Cook’s 8-yard TD run 3:22 into the game.Hamlin’s return was briefly placed on...

England captain Harry Kane ‘buzzing’ after Bayern Munich move in pursuit of trophies

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:24 GMT

England captain Harry Kane has left Tottenham behind. Now he’s chasing trophies at Bayern Munich.The fee for Kane could hit more than 100 million pounds ($110 million), which breaks the Bundesliga transfer record and is a huge sum for a player who would have been out of contract next year.After 19 years at Tottenham and no trophies, Kane is almost assured of winning something at Bayern, the German league champion 11 years running. Bayern’s also a Champions League contender. Tottenham isn’t playing in Europe at all this season.“Buzzing to have signed for such a massive club with an incredible history, can’t wait to get started!” Kane wrote on his social media channels.The 30-year-old Kane could lift a trophy — though hardly a major one — on his first day at Bayern if he plays in Saturday’s German Super Cup season-opener against Leipzig. He was named on the bench for the game ahead of kickoff.After months of negotiations came 24 hours of the transfer as public theate...