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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Livermore Rodeo needsanimal welfare policyBack in 1986, after a series of rodeo animal injuries and deaths at the Rowell Ranch Rodeo, the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District adopted a progressive animal welfare policy, one reviewed annually.The annual June Livermore Rodeo, managed by the Livermore Area Recreation and Park District, has no such policy. This needs to change, for the benefit of the animals and rodeo alike.At the very least, such a policy should require an on-site veterinarian and ban cruel, nonsanctioned events such as “mutton busting” and “wild cow milking” (recently outlawed by the county Board of Supervisors).Eric MillsCoordinator, Actions for AnimalsOaklandA’s reverse boycott willshow owners are wrongTuesday, June 13, is the reverse boycott for the A’s.I urge the East Bay Times to help get the word out about this event. This is an opportunity fo...

Single family residence sells for $1.8 million in Alameda

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

853 Oak Street – Google Street ViewA 2,076-square-foot house built in 1910 has changed hands. The spacious historic property located in the 800 block of Oak Street in Alameda was sold on May 5, 2023. The $1,765,000 purchase price works out to $850 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a garage. It sits on a 5,200-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:A 2,086-square-foot home on the 1300 block of Regent Street in Alameda sold in May 2023, for $1,580,000, a price per square foot of $757. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Whitehall Road, Alameda, in March 2023, a 1,636-square-foot home was sold for $1,625,000, a price per square foot of $993. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Book publisher Richard Snyder dies at 90; ‘warrior-king’ was at heart of Simon & Schuster’s meteoric rise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

By Hillel Italie | Associated PressNEW YORK — Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who in bold-faced style presided over the publisher’s exponential rise during the second half of the 20th century and helped define an era of consolidation and growing corporate power, has died. He was 90.Snyder died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, according to his son Matthew Snyder, who said he had been in failing health.“Dick Snyder led Simon & Schuster through some of its most storied and eventful years,” the company said Wednesday in a statement. “He built Simon & Schuster into one of the largest and most influential publishing companies in the world, known for headline-making nonfiction, bestselling fiction and timeless classics.”Snyder was among those who helped transform the industry. When he joined Simon & Schuster as a sales assistant in the early 1960s, publishing houses were mostly privately owned, some st...

Video shows attempted break-in using unknown device at San Jose hotel room

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

(KRON) -- An attempted break-in at a San Jose hotel room was reported Wednesday night. At least one suspect was using an unknown device to hook onto the inside doorknob and open the door from the outside, video posted on Reddit shows. San Jose rampage suspect worked for Google, had meth problem: court documents In the roughly one-minute video, the suspect uses a device in an unsuccessful attempt to open the deadbolted door. The room was on the eighth floor at the Holiday Inn on N First Street. The San Jose Police Department received a call around 9:36 p.m. for a "disturbance" at a Holiday Inn, the law enforcement agency confirmed to KRON4. Hotel management called to report two "suspicious" people on the property. The two suspects escaped hotel premises before police were able to make contact with them, SJPD said. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe,...

Vallejo stabbing suspect arrested after hours-long standoff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

(KRON) -- A man accused of committing a stabbing in Vallejo was arrested on Wednesday after a standoff that lasted several hours, the Vallejo Police Department said. VPD responded to a home on the 100 block of Ralston Court at about 12:23 p.m. for the report of a stabbing. A man with a non-life-threatening stab wound was located and hospitalized, police said. San Jose rampage suspect worked for Google, had meth problem: court documents The suspect refused to leave the home, and Vallejo's SWAT team and Hostage Negotiation Team arrived at the scene. After several hours of what police called "failed negotiations," the SWAT team entered the home and arrested the suspect without incident. He was identified as Ken Lamar Best. Best was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and booked into Solano County Jail. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Bradley Phillips at (707) 805-1359 or [email protected] or Detective Brian Murphy at (...

Serial stalker Bill Gene Hobbs gets 6 years for crimes against women in SF

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco serial stalker Bill Gene Hobbs was sentenced to nearly six years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Thursday. Hobbs was convicted of felony false imprisonment, eight counts of misdemeanor battery, sexual battery, and assault.Hobbs, 34, was accused of groping and assaulting at least 14 women across the City of San Francisco, beginning in September of 2022 until he was arrested by US Park Police and San Francisco PD officers on Oct. 14. According to police, Hobbs would approach female victims and make unwanted physical advances toward them. Bay Area real estate value is fastest dropping in the nation, report says In many cases, he inappropriately touched the women and then fled the scene.He faced up to eight years in prison but received a sentence of two years and six months in County Jail, followed by three years in State Prison. He will have to register as a sex offe...

CNBC: Meta estrenaría “Canales”, una nueva herramienta de transmisión para WhatsApp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

Meta planea presentar una nueva función de transmisión denominada Canales para su servicio de mensajería WhatsApp. El gigante de las redes sociales dijo el jueves que la nueva función Canales (Channels en inglés) es similar a un “servicio de transmisión privado” en el que las personas y las organizaciones pueden enviar mensajes y actualizaciones a los seguidores que son independientes de los tipos de comunicaciones interpersonales que ocurren entre los usuarios de WhatsApp. Los administradores que supervisan un canal de WhatsApp podrán enviar mensajes de texto, fotos, videos, calcomanías y encuestas a sus seguidores, quienes no podrán responder a los mensajes. Los administradores de canales no podrán agregar seguidores a sus canales, que almacenarán mensajes durante 30 días antes de que se eliminen. La demanda de hipotecas retrocede a pesar de que las tarifas salieron de sus máximos recientes Estas son las 10 ciudades de EEUU don...

‘EH!POCALYPSE NOW!’ Americans blame Canada as haze from northern fires continues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — The front page headline of the New York Post screamed “BLAME CANADA!” The Boston Herald has “Thanks Canada,” and the Dallas Morning News front page said “U.S. caught in a Canadian haze.” A thick, hazardous haze of wildfire smoke loomed over daily life this week for millions of people across the U.S. and Canada from over 400 Canadian wildfires. Canadians are unaccustomed to getting the attention of millions of Americans, let alone drawing their ire. Americans quickly poked fun as the smoke-clogged air eerily silhouetted skylines in New York, Philadelphia and Washington. The New York Post also used the headline “EH!POCALYPSE NOW” in reference to Canadians’ frequent use of the word “Eh” and went on to say “It’s the unhealthiest thing to come out of Canada since poutine.” Poutine is the popular dish north of the border of french fries, cheese and gravy.“Sorry!,” Canadian meteorologist Anthony Farnell tweeted in response to the Post headline. American composer ...

NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball.The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes on Thursday that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact.Defenders had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne under previous rules.NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays.The panel also approved reviews of basket interference calls during the next media timeout — if the official called it on the floor — a shot clock reset to 20 seconds on an offensive rebound that hits the rim, and players being allowed to wear any number between 0 and 99.A timeout...

Giants beat Rockies for 11th straight time, 6-4 with 3-run 9th

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Brandon Crawford had a pinch-hit RBI double to spark a three-run ninth and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies for the 11th straight time, 6-4 on Thursday.Michael Conforto and Thairo Estrada homered to help San Francisco sweep its seventh straight series from Colorado. Scott Alexander (5-0) got the win with an inning of relief and Camilo Doval finished for his 16th save.“It’s very challenging to come to Coors Field to win a series, period,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “So to win all three and get out of here relatively healthy is a testament to the work the guys did.”Nolan Jones had three hits for the Rockies. They have lost four straight.San Francisco is 16-3 at Coors Field dating to Sept. 6, 2021, and has won eight straight in Denver. That streak was in jeopardy until a late rally against Colorado closer Pierce Johnson (0-3).Johnson walked the first two batters and Crawford doubled on an 0-2 pitch to right-center field to tie it. LaMonte Wade Jr.’...