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Monday Morning Lights: After Serra, who is the next-best WCAL team?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

Welcome back to Monday Morning Lights, our weekly feature that sheds more light on the high school football weekend and peeks ahead to the new week. If you haven’t already, please subscribe. Your contributions keep us going.WCAL RACE STARTS THIS WEEKSerra was a unanimous choice to repeat as West Catholic Athletic League champion before the season and nothing has changed as league play gets started this weekend.The San Mateo powerhouse followed a seven-point season-opening win over Folsom with blowout victories over De La Salle and Central Catholic-Modesto.Serra’s resume is so impressive that calpreps.com’s computer ranks the team No. 1 in Northern California and No. 5 in the state.Among WCAL schools, the closest team to Serra in calpreps’ state rankings is St. Ignatius (No. 61).That seems about right.The real question about the WCAL might not be whether anyone can beat Serra. It could be: Who will finish second?Now that could be a heck of a race.Valley Christian and Archbishop Mitty...

Mixed bag for climate bills as California lawmakers wrap 2023 season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

California lawmakers passed some precedent-setting climate and environment bills before the clock ran out Thursday, Sept. 14 on the 2023 legislative session.That includes a first-of-its-kind bill to make big corporations disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. Others would make it harder for oil companies to drill along the coast or abandon old wells, and still others would make it easier for offshore wind projects to advance.Those bills need signatures from Gov. Gavin Newsom by mid-October to become law. If they aren’t vetoed, they’ll be added to the list of climate bills Newsom signed earlier in the session, including one that lets California regulators penalize oil companies found to be gouging drivers at gas pumps and one protecting Joshua trees.Lawmakers also recently passed a resolution by state Sen. Lena Gonzalez, D-Long Beach, to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, which is a global call to end new fossil fuel exploration and expansion, phase out existing prod...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers had their first look at this season’s toughest opponent (and no, it wasn’t the Rams)

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

On Sunday, the 49ers finally reckoned with a force that could stop them from winning the Super Bowl this season.And no, it wasn’t their Week 2 opponent, the Rams.It was injuries.After escaping from Week 1 with enviable health, the harsh reality of the NFL showed up in Week 2.The 49ers’ top-line talent stands out from the rest of the league this season. And that top-line talent stands out from the rest of the 49ers roster.Yes, the drop-off is always significant between star player and reserve, but the 49ers have, in the past, built deep rosters under general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan. It’s a strategy that has paid off.That is not how this 2023 team was built, though.No, on this squad, the difference between star and backup is precipitous this season at several positions.It’s enough to torpedo a season.And the position where the difference between the best and the rest is largest might be wide receiver.Related ArticlesSan Francisco 49ers |...

Sonoma man arrested for felony vehicular evasion 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

(KRON) -- The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Sonoma man on multiple charges, including felony vehicular evasion.  A local business notified the Healdsburg Police Department of the theft of a black motorcycle in progress on Saturday, September 16. The reporting citizen provided the Healdsburg police with the suspect’s description. Once officers were at the scene, the motorcycle was stolen. According to the responding officers, they initiated a traffic stop, and the suspect did not comply. The suspect continued onto southbound Highway 101 at a “high rate of speed.” The suspect engaged in reckless driving into Windsor.  Oakland mother killed after being struck by stray bullet while asleep The suspect abandoned the motorcycle on Highway 101 and attempted to escape on foot. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Henry-1 helicopter officers assisted the Healdsburg police in apprehending the suspect.The suspect was identified as Carl Trumble.&n...

Bill addressing understaffing, medication errors in pharmacies now headed to gov's desk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

(BCN) -- A bill seeking to address understaffing and medication errors in chain pharmacies in California is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. State lawmakers have recently passed Assembly Bill 1286 or the Stop Dangerous Pharmacies Act after months of negotiations with chain pharmacies, labor groups and regulators, bill proponent Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, announced Friday. AB 1286 creates first-in-the-nation regulations to crack down on understaffed chain pharmacies making medication errors, Haney's office said. They added that if the bill is signed into law, California will become "a national leader in pharmacy safety." Bay Area motorists paying more at the pump "Shockingly, there's no centralized reporting mechanism for medication errors," Haney said in a statement Friday. "There should be transparency, and the Board of Pharmacy should have the authority to respond to protect patients. That's not happening right now." The proposed law requires...

Man arrested for shoplifting beer in Pacifica while carrying a gun

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

(BCN) -- Pacifica police on Saturday arrested a man allegedly armed with a gun and shoplifting beer after watching him run out of a store wearing a ski mask.At approximately 2 p.m., officers were patrolling the Pacific Manor Shopping Center when they discovered an unoccupied black BMW SUV parked illegally in front of a retail business. While inspecting the vehicle, police said they witnessed a man run out of the store, toward the BMW's driver's door.The man was identified as 21-year-old Matthew Fleming of Georgetown, CA. Police allege Fleming wore a black ski mask over his face and was carrying a grocery basket full of beer.Officers arrested Fleming and allege he possessed a loaded pistol, as well as ecstasy and Xanax.Fleming was booked into San Mateo County jail on suspicion of possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sales, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, and shoplifting.Anyone with informa...

Biden welcomes release of Americans from Iran and announces new sanctions on Iranians for wrongful detentions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden welcomes release of Americans from Iran and announces new sanctions on Iranians for wrongful detentions.Source

Plane carrying 5 Iranian-Americans freed by Iran in prisoner swap lands in Doha, Qatar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Plane carrying 5 Iranian-Americans freed by Iran in prisoner swap lands in Doha, Qatar.Source

Universitaria se ahoga mientras paseaba en Kayak en el río Potomac

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

Un viaje a DC se volvió trágico el domingo por la tarde cuando una mujer de un grupo de estudiantes universitarios visitantes se ahogó mientras navegaba en kayak en el río Potomac, informaron las autoridades.El grupo estaba navegando en kayak por el río en Little Falls, cerca del Chain Bridge cuando uno de ellos quedó atrapado debajo de una roca debido al sistema hidráulico. Los socorristas respondieron al lugar ante informes de un kayakista en peligro alrededor de las 3:15 p. m., indicó el Departamento de Bomberos del condado Montgomery en un comunicado.El grupo junto con otros que pasaban intentaron ayudarla antes de que llegaran los socorristas, pero ella no sobrevivió. Su identidad no fue revelada de inmediato.Los bomberos dijeron que la víctima era parte de unas dos docenas de personas en un grupo de kayak universitario de fuera del estado.Los kayakistas estaban en el río cerca de la frontera entre DC y el condado Montgomery.La policía de DC investiga el incidente.Esta es una h...

Frederick Co. sheriff under indictment explains why he is returning to work

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

After facing a federal case over acquiring machine guns for a local business, Frederick County, Maryland, Sheriff Chuck Jenkins is discussing about why he is returning to duty after a self-imposed leave of absence.“It didn’t shock anybody, more than to shock me,” Jenkins told the Frederick Report about a grand jury indictment from April.Jenkins and the owner of a shooting range in the county face charges of conspiracy and making false statements. Prosecutors said he conspired with Robert Justin Krop to falsify documents in order to buy machine guns for Krop’s business, The Machine Gun Nest shooting range.They have both pleaded not guilty to all charges.During the interview posted on Friday, he refused to go into details about the case, but was able to shed light on why he stepped away from the office immediately after the indictment for several months.“Nobody asked me, nobody forced me, I felt it was the right thing to do at that time,” he said.He...