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Study finds two California cities are amongst top 10 most livable in US

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – As people continue to shift back to pre-pandemic social and recreational activities — even if they are still working remotely — a new study has broken down the best U.S. cities in which to work, learn, hang out and generally enjoy oneself in 2023.Niche, a data analysis company, used Census data, surveys and other info sources to break down the best cities in the U.S., taking into account the cost of living, safety, school quality, nightlife, walkability, outdoor activities and more.As for California cities, Berkeley and Irvine placed 6th and 7th on the 2023 edition of the list, moving up from 8th and 10th respectively. Other California cities in the top 20 include Sunnyvale, San Francisco and Santa Clarita, all of which are in the bay area.See the top five for 2023 below:Weeks Bridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (File: Getty)Topping the list is Cambridge, Massachusetts, home to roughly 117,000. The city, which is also home to Harvard, "offers residents an urban feel" wi...

Saratoga crime report for the week of March 31

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

MARCH 11Grand Theft: Between 1:10 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., someone stole tools from a construction site in the 19000 block of Citrus Lane for a total loss of about $6,200.MARCH 13Residential Burglary: At 9:50 a.m., someone entered a residence in the 19000 block of Glen Brae Drive and stole cash, keys, and a passport for a total loss of about $1,000.MARCH 15Shoplifting: At 2:47 p.m., deputies responded to a theft call at Safeway in the Argonaut Shopping Center on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road. An investigation revealed the suspect stole merchandise valued at approximately $175. The suspect was admonished for trespassing, cited and released.Vehicle Tampering: At 11:34 p.m., someone tampered with a vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence in the 20000 block of Saratoga Vista Court and attempted to enter the vehicle, which was evidenced by a tool found broken inside the door lock.MARCH 17Identity Theft: A Saratoga resident reported that someone used their personal information to access their ...

SF Giants’ Zaidi says matchup with Judge, Yankees ‘provides a little extra motivation’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In a lifetime of baseball, Gabe Kapler has seen a lot of Opening Days.“This one,” the Giants manager said, referring to their March 30 clash with the Yankees in the Bronx, “is a bigger stage than I think people are even giving it credit for.”There is no shortage of storylines that will play out in baseball’s most grandiose setting. On the bluegrass beneath Yankee Stadium’s iconic white facade, the red-white-and-blue bunting in the rafters and 50,000 surely mild-mannered fans, the Giants will meet Aaron Judge (again) and reunite with Carlos Rodón (though, with a forearm strain, he isn’t expected to pitch).After missing out on the playoffs, and then Judge, and then Rodón, their opening series with the Yankees (an ALCS team in 2022) presents the Giants an opportunity to start anew and set a tone for the 162 to come.From the very top of the organization, they are leaning in to the narrative.“I think if anything, it prov...

Secuestran a una pareja de Florida en Haití y piden un rescate, según la familia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

(CNN) — Una pareja de Florida fue secuestrada en Haití y permanece cautiva bajo demandas de rescate, dicen los miembros de la familia, quienes piden ayuda y presionan a los funcionarios estadounidenses para encontrarlos.Abigail y Jean-Dickens Toussaint, ambos de 33 años, fueron secuestrados el 18 de marzo en los alrededores de Port-au-Prince, la capital del país, según un comunicado de sus familias proporcionado a CNN.“Comparte esto y corre la voz tanto como puedas”, dice el comunicado, esperando que los dos regresen a salvo “con su hijo y su familia”.Un portavoz del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. le dijo a CNN que están “al tanto de los informes de dos ciudadanos estadounidenses desaparecidos en Haití”.“Cuando desaparece un ciudadano estadounidense, trabajamos en estrecha colaboración con las autoridades locales mientras llevan a cabo sus esfuerzos de búsqueda, y compartimos información con las familias como podemos”, dijo el portavoz. “No tenemos nada más que compartir en ...

5 sought after deadly chocolate factory explosion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed two people and left five people missing, authorities said. One person was pulled from the rubble overnight.Rescue crews using dogs and imaging equipment continued to search through the rubble Saturday — hours after the blast that erupted just before 5 p.m. Friday at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in the borough of West Reading, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia.West Reading officials said Saturday they could confirm only two fatalities. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency had earlier said there were five fatalities, citing county emergency management officials, but after an update from the county also indicated that two had died and five were missing.Chief of Police Wayne Holben said the rescue of one person from the rubble “provides hope that others still may be found.” Rescue workers were continuing a thorough search using specialized equipment and techniques. O...

Protesters clash with police over water reservoirs in France

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

Green campaigners clashed with French police on Saturday when protesting against the construction of water reservoirs for farmers in western France.More than 25,000 protesters gathered in the rural town of Sainte-Soline in the Deux-Sèvres department on Saturday to call on the government to stop the construction of water reservoirs for farmers to use for irrigation during the summer months, according to the NGOs that organized the protest.Some 3,000 police and 10 helicopters were present on site to contain the demonstrators and prevent them from entering the water reservoir that is currently under construction. Another 15 such reservoirs are planned to be built in the region.The reservoirs are designed to help farmers faced with more frequent droughts brought on by climate change. They allow water to be pumped from the underground water table in the winter and stored for use in the dry summer months.But activists say water is a common good and farmers are “stealing” the r...

Spoelstra, as Heat honor Haslem, ‘Our forever captain, our forever mentor, our forever leader’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

It is with mixed emotions, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, that he approaches moments such as Saturday’s Udonis Haslem Night at Miami-Dade Arena.No, not out of any sort of lack of respect for the 42-year-old team captain who is retiring after this 20th season with the team, but simply because the finish line now is near.“He’s everything to our franchise, so we all are looking forward to him getting recognized for all that,” Spoelstra said, with the Heat hosting the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. “But I also feel a certain way about it, as well. I haven’t known a locker room as a head coach without UD in it, and I don’t want to start thinking about that yet.”As the Heat move closer to their April 9 regular-season finale and then whenever their postseason ends, it will mean an end in Heat colors for No. 40. To that end, the team designated Saturday to designate Section 305 in his honor, on a night of Haslem posters being distribu...

These San Diego breweries won medals at the 2023 Brewers Cup of California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Several San Diego breweries were awarded gold medals at the 2023 Brewers Cup of California this week.That may not come as a surprise as America's Finest City is known as "The Capital of Craft" with more than 150 brewery locations throughout the county, according to the San Diego Brewers Guild. Local brewery creates beers made from SAN’s purified condensate The 2023 Brewers Cup of California is a statewide brewing competition in Sacramento that has been held every other year since 2019. This year’s competition included 1,306 entries from 191 breweries in the state. A total of 13 gold medals were awarded to breweries within the county. Here's a list of local gold medal beers, along with the brewers behind the craft creations. Gold medals -- Alesmith Brewing Company (Miramar) – Nut Brown for “English-Style Brown Ale”-- Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside) – Medusa for “Specialty Stout”-- Burgeon Beer Company (Carlsbad) – Clever Kiwi for “Session Beer”-- Doubl...

Canada pledges Great Lakes funding after Trudeau-Biden talks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Canada has pledged a significant increase in spending to improve water quality in the Great Lakes following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, whose administration also has boosted funding for the shared waters.Following their discussion Friday in Ottawa, Trudeau said his government would spend $420 million — about $306 million in U.S. dollars — over the next decade on the lakes, still suffering fron 20th century industrial pollution and newer challenges such as climate change, PFAS chemicals and microplastics.The announcement came weeks after U.S. Congress members prodded Biden to seek more support for the lakes from Canada, which critics have accused of doing too little.“The Great Lakes are a source of drinking water for 40 million people, and this shared resource needs to be protected,” Trudeau said. “This is why Canada will make a major new investment … to continue safeguarding the Great Lakes for genera...

Brazil’s Lula postpones trip to China because of pneumonia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has indefinitely postponed his trip to China after contracting pneumonia, the presidential palace said on Saturday.Lula, 77, was admitted to a hospital in the capital of Brasilia with flu-like symptoms and was diagnosed with “bacterial and viral bronchopneumonia due to influenza A,” the palace said in a statement, quoting a medical note signed by Dr. Ana Helena Germoglio.The leftist leader’s health was reassessed on Saturday and, despite improvement, he was advised to “postpone the trip to China until the cycle of viral transmission ends,” the medical note said.Chinese authorities have been informed, “with the reiteration of the desire to schedule the visit on a new date,” the palace said.Lula had been expected to leave for China on a multi-day visit on Friday or Saturday, but the trip was pushed back on Friday.A delegation composed of ministers, senators, lawmakers and hundreds of businessmen had been set to accompa...