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Joey Bart returns to SF Giants with new opportunity, renewed urgency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Delayed by a back strain to start the season, there should be no shortage of opportunities in Joey Bart’s immediate future. Back from a brief rehab assignment, the embattled 26-year-old backstop made his first start of the season Monday night against Julio Urías and the Dodgers.The matchup with Urías, who limited the Giants to a 0.90 ERA over five starts in 2022, kicks off a string of left-handed pitching that should provide Bart ample chances to get in the lineup and, the club hopes, seize the role that has been up for grabs since the beginning of last season. This opportunity, however, comes with added urgency for both sides: the Giants having lost their Opening Day catcher, Roberto Pérez, to the 60-day IL, and Bart knowing that another option, free agent addition Gary Sánchez, is readying to go in Triple-A.“The only thing anyone can ask for is more great chances to perform,” manager Gabe Kapler said before Monday’s series opener with Los An...

Attorney: Mom used money, power, sex to get what she wanted

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

By Rebecca Boone | Associated PressBOISE, Idaho — A mother accused in the triple murder of her two youngest children as well as her new husband’s previous wife was willing to “remove any obstacle in her way to get what she wants,” a prosecutor told jurors Monday morning.“The defendant used money, power and sex to get what she wanted,” Fremont County Prosecutor Lindsey Blake said. “It didn’t matter what it was.”Prosecutors charged Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, with multiple counts of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children: 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and big sister Tylee Ryan, who was last seen a few days before her 17th birthday in 2019. Prosecutors also charged the couple in connection with the October 2019 death of Chad Daybell’s late wife, Tammy Daybell.Both defendants have pleaded not guilty, but are being tried separa...

In Oakland, it’s landlords who are unhappy with a plan to end eviction ban

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

OAKLAND — An end to the city’s pandemic-era eviction moratorium is on the horizon, but it’s farther away than fed-up property owners have demanded.Under a proposal that city officials will begin discussing Tuesday, the ban on evictions that has now lasted for over three years would come to an end on Sept. 1, part of a gradual process that seeks to ease struggling tenants back into their rent obligations.The new proposal has sparked a political firestorm among landlord and renter advocacy groups alike, with dual rallies planned and lobbying efforts underway, in the hopes of influencing which of the robust tenant protections included in the moratorium ultimately remain.Oakland’s leaders had initially held off addressing the question of when their eviction ban will end, but pressure grew after California concluded its COVID state of emergency in February, and Alameda County decided its own moratorium would expire at the end of this month.The new laws, though, wi...

Former Stanford star Haley Jones selected by Atlanta Dream in WNBA Draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

After spending her entire basketball life near home, Haley Jones will head to Atlanta for the start of her professional career.And she’ll be joined by a fellow Archbishop Mitty Monarch, too.The two-time All-American was taken by the Dream with the sixth overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft on Monday night.Even after winning a national championship at Stanford, Jones admitted to ESPN’s Holly Rowe after being drafted that she hadn’t ever felt like this before.“This is more nervous than I’ve been in any basketball game so far,” Jones said. “It’s just surreal right now. There aren’t really words to describe it.”The former Final Four Most Outstanding Player was once considered the top recruit in the country coming out of high school. But her draft stock fell in the last year, mostly because she stopped taking and making jump shots and 3-pointers.South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston was, as expected, taken first overall by the Indiana Fever. After that, the Minnesota Lynx selected Diamond Miller...

Los Gatos settles Shannon Road lawsuit against county for $1.5 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

Los Gatos settled its lawsuit with Santa Clara County over an annexed portion of road that needed several costly repairs last month.The town will get $1.565 million to help fund the estimated $4.3 million in repairs needed to fix the problematic stretch of Shannon Road. Los Gatos accused the county of covering up the required repairs so the road would no longer be their problem.“The town is grateful to have reached the settlements,” Los Gatos Mayor Maria Ristow said in a statement. “We look forward to a collaborative working relationship with the county on our many shared interests.”A county representative did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication.Los Gatos sued the county in spring 2022 for $5.5 million, citing fraud, breach of contract and negligence after the portion of Shannon Road the town had annexed came with a long list of repairs and significant safety concerns.The 1,300-foot stretch of road from Santa Rosa Drive to Diduca Way was owned by the county ...

Where will Berkeley’s displaced RVs park in the East Bay?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

Months after the former 24-hour Grayson Shelter was shut down in Berkeley at the end of last year, the up to 40 RVs that previously parked each night at its Safe Parking and Respite Program (SPARK) lot are still roaming city streets to find a space to stay.In an effort to replicate the lot’s previous success helping close 10 encampments and significantly reducing the footprint of RVs parked along municipal roadways, the city’s Homeless Services Panel of Experts recommended in February that the Berkeley City Council expedite efforts to find another location — complete with mandatory safety inspections and fire extinguishers — that could support RV dwellers’ legal right to shelter in their vehicles.But two major roadblocks stand in the way: no money within the city’s coffers has been earmarked yet for this project, and available land that could host RVs is scarce.Carole Marasovic, chair of the Homeless Services Panel of Experts, said that while the objective of an RV lot has alw...

Gov. Newsom says California will stockpile pills for abortion following Texas judge ruling

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that California is securing a stockpile of abortion pills to blunt the potential impact of a judge’s ruling last week jeopardizing the most common means of terminating pregnancies in the U.S.The Texas judge’s April 7 ruling would suspend federal approval of mifepristone, one of two pills commonly used together to terminate a pregnancy. A Washington judge issued an order protecting the drug’s legal status on the same day, further clouding the status of so-called medication abortions.Newsom said Monday that his administration has purchased 250,000 doses of misoprostol, the second pill typically taken after mifepristone to complete the abortion, but which also can be used alone for that purpose.“Our state has secured a stockpile of an alternative medication abortion drug to ensure that Californians continue to have access to safe reproductive health treatments,” Newsom said in a statement. “We will not cave to extremists...

Stanford's Haley Jones taken No. 6 in WNBA Draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

(KRON) -- Stanford women's basketball star Haley Jones will continue her career at the professional level. The Atlanta Dream selected Jones with the No. 6 pick in the WNBA Draft Monday. Jones played at Stanford for four seasons, helping the team win the 2021 national title and three PAC-12 championships. She posted double-figure scoring in each of her four years in Palo Alto, averaging career-highs with 13.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in 2022-23. Battle of NorCal: Warriors to face Kings in first round of NBA playoffs Before Stanford, Jones was born in Santa Cruz and attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, where she was rated the top women's basketball prospect in the nation by ESPN. Off the court, she hosts the "Sometimes I Hoop" podcast, where she hosts various women's basketball players. There are now eight active Stanford players in the WNBA. including sisters Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike who were drafted No. 1 overall in 2012 and 2014. When Jones see...

Falcons at UC Berkeley welcome first new hatchling

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

(KRON) -- Two falcons at the University of California, Berkeley Campanile welcomed a hatchling on Monday afternoon, and there are several more on the way, according to a statement from the university. Video of baby born in public view on San Francisco sidewalk goes viral Peregrine Falcons have lived atop the campanile since 2016, when they were first spotted in the area. School officials helped encourage the pair of birds to get comfy by setting up nesting boxes, and they have been creating a welcoming environment for the birds ever since. Falcons Annie and Lou are the parents of the newest batch of hatchlings. The pair had four eggs in their nest which has a public livestream. The first falcon chick cracked its egg shell and poked its head out just before 3:30 p.m. Proud mom Annie sat atop the egg and helped the little one along while keeping it warm. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100...

Bieber’s start, Naylor’s sac push Guardians past Yankees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber shook off a rough first inning to pitch seven, and Josh Naylor hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to give the Cleveland Guardians a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees on Monday night in a rematch of last year’s AL Division Series.Bieber (1-0) looked to be in trouble after giving up two runs and three hits to New York’s first four batters. But Cleveland’s ace settled in and retired 17 of 18 in one stretch. He allowed two runs and five hits.Naylor, who became a target for Yankees fans during the playoffs for his “rock the baby” gesture after hitting a home run in Game 4, put the Guardians up 3-2 in the seventh when his liner off Ian Hamilton (0-1) scored Steven Kwan.The Yankees threatened to tie in the eighth when Gleyber Torres tripled leading off. But he was stranded by Guardians reliever James Karinchak, who after being called for a clock violation before his first pitch, retired Aaron Judge on an infield pop and struck out Anthony Rizzo ...