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Fighting future ‘red tides’ in San Francisco Bay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:40 GMT

The largest sources of nutrient pollution and algae blooms in the San Francisco Bay — 37 different sewage treatment plants — are cleaning up their act.Faced with two blooms called “red tides,” deadly to marine life, officials will soon recommend the first-ever restrictions on the release of the nutrients, such as nitrogen, into the Bay, a vast body of water that has long seemed resilient to trouble.Nitrogen is not a toxin; it is necessary for a healthy ecosystem. But too much of it, discharged in wastewater from human urine, sets off a complex series of events that causes too much algae to grow, which depletes oxygen and kills marine life. Last year, a harmful bloom caused piles of stinking fish corpses to wash ashore. This summer, a smaller bloom appeared and then vanished.Thousands of dead fish, killed by an algae bloom, float around Lake Merritt in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.  (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) “The science is telling us tha...

Me & My Car: ’56 Studebaker in Pleasanton a ‘face-lift’ of an earlier model

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:40 GMT

It will be 60 years on Dec. 31 since the once-great Studebaker Corp. closed down its plant in South Bend, Indiana and laid off thousands, including a young man who would later become a classic car columnist for the East Bay Times.Related ArticlesLocal News | Me & My Car: ’61 Lincoln in East Bay said one of under 200 on road today Local News | Me & My Car: Replica ’34 Ford roadster a joy ride for its Bay Area owner Local News | Me & My Car: ’65 Alfa Romeo in East Bay getting better all the time It was a sad day knowing the end of this iconic company was nearly over. They did keep a small assembly plant in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, until March 1966 that produced only the Lark models. Studebaker’s trucks and its Hawk and Avanti car models were no longer manufactured.California played an important part in Studebaker’s history. There were five Studebaker brothers. One of the brothers, John, and his othe...

Kurtenbach: Brock Purdy picked up where he left off. That makes the 49ers the NFC’s team to beat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:40 GMT

SANTA CLARA — There was no controversy or competition for the 49ers’ starting quarterback job this season.The gig was Brock Purdy’s.And he reminded everyone why that was the case on Saturday.The quarterback’s inexperience (five starts last regular season) and injury (he had his ulnar collateral ligament repaired this past offseason) didn’t matter to Niners’ coach Kyle Shanahan.He remembered what Purdy did for his offense last season.And while it was only one series of a preseason game, Purdy provided the same thing for the Niners against the Broncos’ first-string defense Saturday.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Exhibition or not, the preseason home opener was Purdy’s first game since he injured his elbow in January’s NFC Championship Game. He looked like the quarterback we saw win eight straight games, including two in the playoffs.“First game action since the postseason last year. To be able to get out there and sort of sh...

Live Updates: Spain wins first Women’s World Cup with 1-0 victory over England

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:40 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Live updates from the Women’s World Cup final between England and Spain:___Spain has won its first Women’s World Cup championship with a 1-0 victory over England. The win for Spain in just its third World Cup appearance prevented the Lionesses — the reigning European champions — from bringing the trophy back to England for the first time since 1966. England’s men’s team won the nation’s only World Cup that year. Spain won on a goal from Olga Carmona in the 29th minute. The left back scored in back-to-back World Cup games for Spain, which has a tournament-best 18 goals in this World Cup, and became just the seventh player in tournament history to score in both the semifinals and the final. Spain, which had a near mutiny last year when 15 players quit the national team, was the more aggressive team in the final and pressed the entire game. The England loss was the first this tournament for coach Sarina Wiegman, who was hired in late 2021 as the te...

Spain wins its first Women’s World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final in Sydney

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:40 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Spain wins its first Women’s World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final in Sydney.Source

Sesame Tomato Salad / Belkys

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:40 GMT

Ingredients:½ cup extra virgin olive oil6 Tbs. low-sodium soy sauce2 Tbs. distilled white vinegar.2 Tbs. toasted sesame oil1 Tsp. minced garlic1 Tsp. sugar3 pounds mixed tomatoes, large ones chopped, small tomatoes halved.Salt and pepper to taste.¼ cup basil, choppedMethod of Preparation:In a medium bowl, combine olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, garlic and sugar. Whisk to combine.Slice or chop large tomatoes. Cut the small ones in half.  Arrange the tomatoes on a serving platter and season with salt and pepper.Drizzle with half of the dressing and top with chopped basil.  Serve with the remaining dressing on the side.Enjoy!

Patriots’ Isaiah Bolden evaluated, released from hospital after being carted off late vs. Packers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:40 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots rookie cornerback Isaiah Bolden has been released from a Green Bay area hospital following a series of evaluations after being carted off the field in the fourth quarter of New England’s exhibition game with the Packers.The Patriots said in a statement Sunday that Bolden, who appeared to collide with teammate Calvin Munson while attempting to make a hit on a pass completion to Green Bay’s Malik Heath, will travel with the team Sunday when it returns Massachusetts.The league made the decision to call off the remainder of the game after Bolden’s injury, with the Patriots leading 21-17 with 10:29 left in the fourth quarter. The team said after the injury that Bolden had movement in all his extremities and was transported to Aurora Bay Medical Center for testing.The Patriots say they’ve canceled their scheduled joint practices with the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday and Wednesday in Nashville. The Patriots will train in Foxborough this we...

Utah man who allegedly threatened Biden and killed by FBI during attempted arrest confronted police with an AR-15 in 2018, report says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:40 GMT

(CNN) — Craig Robertson, the Utah man who FBI special agents shot and killed last week while attempting to arrest him for allegedly making threats against President Joe Biden, confronted Provo police in 2018 with an AR-15, according to a report by The Salt Lake Tribune.The Salt Lake Tribune obtained police records that state on August 20, 2018, two Google Fiber employees knocked on Robertson’s door after they arrived to connect his neighbor’s internet service, and went to his backyard when the knocks went unanswered.“Robertson soon exited his backdoor, allegedly waving a handgun, and yelled for the workers to get off his property, according to the report. One of the workers later told Provo police that Robertson pointed the gun at them as he brandished it,” the Tribune’s report states.The encounter led the Google Fiber employees to call the police, and when a responding Provo police officer rang Robertson’s doorbell, Robertson was holding an AR-15 rifle, “which t...

Brigham and Women’s Hospital study finds AI can streamline detection of common heart disease with ‘much higher sensitivity’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:40 GMT

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are revolutionizing the way doctors can detect a common heart disease. Atrial septal defect, or ASD, is a congenital heart disease and could be detected with artificial intelligence.Shinichi Goto, a doctor and researcher, said the symptoms that go along with ASD are typically mild, so the disease often goes undiagnosed. However, if not treated, ASD can cause serious problems.“You get irreversible complications such as atrial fibrillation, stroke, heart failure, and so on,” Goto said. “It’s missed in most of the cases.”Goto said the reason ASD is often undiagnosed is because screening for it is expensive. It could also be inaccurate, Goto said. “The problem of detecting ASD is that the gold standard, or the best way, to detect this atrial septal defect is to use echocardiogram which is a non-invasive modality, but it’s time-consuming and labor-consuming.” In an effort to make screening for the disease more accessible, ...

Real-time updates: Hilary treks north toward San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Hilary's trek north toward San Diego continues Sunday morning with rain now overspreading Southern California. The National Weather Service says the forecasts for heavy rain and "catastrophic flooding" remains unchanged. MORE: Tracking Hilary California Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency Saturday evening, and San Diego County officials also proclaimed a local emergency shortly after.As for the center of the storm, it's expected to hit San Diego sometime between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. That's according to Chris Heiser, the executive director for the City of San Diego Office of Emergency.“This is a large storm with a huge footprint and unlike what we usually see in San Diego,” Heiser said during a news conference.FOX 5 will be providing real-time updates (below) as Hilary makes her way to the region.Blog: Real-time updates on Hilary1:36 a.m. -- Mostly light rainfall spreads into Southern California.5:00 a.m. -- The status of Hilary remains a Categ...