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Letters: Shifting liability | New income tax? | Racism on board | Jailing Holmes | Ukraine war | New ‘goodbye’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.PG&E trying to shiftliability to customersRe: “New law could make PG&E bills higher” (Page C1, April 13).The proposed fixed rate based on income shows that PG&E wants your money whether or not you actually consume their electricity.First, letting PG&E access income data violates privacy laws.Second, the proposed income levels are ridiculously low for California, so virtually all PG&E clients would pay at least $30 and most would pay $50-$92 a month, in addition to their actual energy charges.Third, apparently this applies to all clients who are hooked up to the grid, even if they provide PG&E more energy from solar panels than they use. PG&E got a huge reduction in the amount PG&E will pay for energy from new solar panels; this will completely quash going solar. It also would penalize clients who already went solar on the assumption they could defray installati...

Montana lawmakers vote to completely ban TikTok in the state

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

Montana became the first US state on Friday to pass legislation banning TikTok on all personal devices, sending a bill to Gov. Greg Gianforte prohibiting TikTok from operating within state lines and barring app stores from offering TikTok for downloads.The legislation marks the furthest step yet by a state government to restrict TikTok over perceived security concerns and comes as some federal lawmakers have called for a national ban of TikTok.Lawmakers in Montana’s House voted 54-43 to give final approval to the bill, known as SB419. Should Gianforte sign the bill, it would take effect in January. But the legislation could quickly face significant legal challenges.The legislation specifically names TikTok as a target of the bill, and outlines potential penalties of $10,000 per violation per day. The penalties would also apply to any app store found to have violated the law. Individual users of TikTok, meanwhile, would not be penalized for accessing TikTok.“The governor will careful...

Letters: No shame | Mental health | Courageous move | Denying science | Abortion access

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Khanna shamelesswith Feinstein askHas Ro Khanna no shame? Sen. Dianne Feinstein is suffering from a relatively common illness, that being shingles. He wants her to resign.Khanna used ageism to take a congressional seat from Mike Honda after Congress-shopping across many districts. And now he is using anger over reproductive rights to pressure Feinstein to resign, just because she has a temporary medical condition that affects many. Who more than Feinstein has fought for reproductive rights?I am embarrassed that this man represents me in Congress and I consider myself a liberal Democrat. Shame on him.Thomas E. FarrellSanta ClaraCounty has options forstudents’ mental healthThe Santa Clara County Office of Education and the county Board of Education are working to expand early learning and wellness for all students.In response to the nationwide youth mental health crisis, which was significantly exace...

Suspects accused of killing girl, 5, believed they were shooting at rival gang car: DA

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

(KRON) -- Three suspects are in custody in connection to the freeway shooting death of a 5-year-old girl last weekend, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office confirmed. Eliyanah Crisostomo was riding with her family on the I-880 near Fremont last Saturday when she was shot and killed. Bob Lee was confronted by accused killer about sister: court documents The family was on their way to dinner at a steakhouse in Milpitas when another car allegedly pulled up to the victim's car and fired shots. One of those shots hit Eliyanah, who reportedly died within seconds.The three suspects, Humberto Anaya, Emmanuel Sarango, and Kristo Ayala are in custody in connection to the killing. Court records indicate the men were arrested on April 12 in Santa Cruz. All three are charged with one count of murder and seven counts of shooting at an occupied vehicle. The DA's office provided more details about the killing on Friday. Eliyanah was sitting in the third-row seat of her family's car,...

Warriors-Kings Game 1 most expensive non-Finals ticket ever: report

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- After being left out for the past 16 years, Sacramento is finally back in the NBA playoffs. Kings fans are anticipating their team's long-awaited return to the postseason.That is reflected in the ticket prices.Game 1 between the two NorCal teams is the most expensive non-Finals playoff game, according to a report by Front Office Sports. The average ticket costs $668 to get inside Golden 1 Center on Saturday. SF Giants ace picks Kings over Warriors, wagers with Bay Area native teammates The average Kings' home game ticket price this season was $95, the report said. That means Game 1's average ticket price costs more than the regular-season average by 603%, according to Front Office Sports. Kings fans experienced the then-longest active playoff drought among NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL teams. Sacramento last made the playoffs in 2006. The high demand for the playoff game could also be attributed to the road team being based only about a 1.5-hour drive away. Expect...

Jamie Foxx continúa hospitalizado mientras su película de Netflix se prepara para terminar la producción

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

(CNN) — El actor ganador del Oscar Jamie Foxx permanece hospitalizado en Georgia y bajo observación, dijo a CNN una fuente con conocimiento de la situación.“Le hacen pruebas y tratan de averiguar qué sucedió exactamente”, dijo la persona.Foxx ha estado en Atlanta, Georgia, filmando la película de Netflix “Back in Action”. La fuente le dijo previamente a CNN que el incidente médico no ocurrió en el set y que Foxx no fue transportado en un vehículo de emergencia al hospital.Hospitalizan al actor Jamie Foxx tras una “complicación médica”, dice una fuente a CNNOtra fuente, cercana a la producción de la película, le dijo a CNN que la filmación “está actualmente en marcha y se espera que finalice la próxima semana”.Esta fuente no dio detalles sobre si Foxx todavía tiene escenas para grabar o si regresaría al set.Su hija, Corinne Foxx, compartió en Instagram en la noche de este miércoles que su padre sufrió una “complicación médica”, y agregó que está “en cami...

DXP Enterprises: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — DXP Enterprises Inc. (DXPE) on Friday reported profit of $7.2 million in its fourth quarter.The Houston-based company said it had profit of 37 cents per share.The industrial products supplier posted revenue of $406.3 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $48.2 million, or $2.47 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.48 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DXPE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DXPESource

Rusia pone en alerta su flota en el Pacífico para ejercicios sorpresivos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

MOSCÚ — Rusia puso el viernes en alerta a su flota del Pacífico para ejercicios sorpresivos que incluyen lanzamiento de misiles, en una gran demostración de fuerza en medio de las tensiones con Occidente por la guerra en Ucrania.El ministro de Defensa, Serguei Shoigu, dijo que el objetivo de las operaciones es poner a prueba la capacidad de las fuerzas armadas rusas para responder a una agresión.En los ejercicios, además de los misiles, participarán bombarderos estratégicos con capacidad nuclear y otros aviones, además de la aviación naval de la flota del Pacífico, dijo Shoigu. Recrudecen los combates entre rusos y ucranianos por el control de Bakhmut Documentos filtrados del Pentágono revelan espionaje de EEUU en la guerra de Rusia y Ucrania La mayor parte de las fuerzas armadas rusas están en el frente en Ucrania, pero se siguen realizando ejercicios de entrenamiento y para demostrar su preparación.El Ministerio de Defensa ruso ...

Jokic, Embiid, Antetokounmpo finalists for NBA MVP award

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikola Jokic is a finalist to win a third straight NBA MVP award, with Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo the players who can stop him.The three leading vote-getters for the league’s individual awards were announced Friday and the marquee category featured familiar names.Jokic repeated as MVP last year, with Embiid the runner-up and Antetokounmpo third. The Denver Nuggets center could now become the first player to win three straight MVP awards since Hall of Famer Larry Bird from 1984-86.Antetokounmpo has also won consecutive MVP awards, in 2019 and 2020, along with an NBA Finals MVP when the Milwaukee Bucks captured the 2021 title. Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers center who won his second straight scoring title, has never won.The winners will be announced beginning next week.The finalists for the other categories:COACH OF THE YEARMike Brown, Sacramento; Mark Daigneault, Oklahoma City; Joe Mazzulla, Boston.ROOKIE OF THE YEARPaolo Banchero, Orlando; Walker Kes...

Wanted: More DC-area barbecue judges

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

There’s a shortage of people who can judge barbecue competitions in the mid-Atlantic region.Seriously.The Kansas City Barbecue Society is holding a class for those who want to become a certified BBQ judge. It’s the first time that’s been offered here in the DC region. (Courtesy Kansas City Barbecue Society)The Kansas City Barbecue Society is holding a class this June, ahead of the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle in downtown D.C. Those who sign up have the opportunity to become a certified judge.It’s the first time that’s been offered in the D.C. region.“There are a lot of events in the area that would love to take more teams and expand their contests,” said Andrew Shaffer, who organizes the Giant Barbecue Battle. “Their restriction right now is the number of available judges in the area. The more judges, the more teams we can have.”The class runs about four hours long, and while that may sound boring, it also sounds delici...