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Letters: Purchase power | Reopen library | No specifics | Targeted reparations

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:51:23 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Schools’ buying powercould force changeRe: “Dying Chromebooks crowd e-waste bins” (Page A1, July 24).Fascinating to learn that Google Chromebooks have a “baked-in death date” of three to six years.  Would we accept that with any other consumer product, like a car, or a stereo? We would not.This raises the question: Is “consumer” another word for “powerless”?  When “planned obsolescence” goes from being an embarrassment to deliberate corporate planning, then we had better change our perspective.  Instead of the school districts mentioned in your article saying, “Gee whiz, this is terrible and a terrible waste” why don’t they (collectively) tell Google: “We are not going to accept this. Either you reverse the death date and open the code to allow us to continue running the machines where possible, or we will not buy anymore from you.”If school districts did this, what do you think would h...

CHP: Lafayette freeway shooting ends in crash on Highway 24

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:51:23 GMT

A portion of Highway 24 was temporarily closed Wednesday after a shooting near Lafayette ended in a crash.The freeway shooting and subsequent crash happened at about 11 a.m. on Highway 24 near Pleasant Hill Road, just west of Interstate 680, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Adam Lane.Someone inside a vehicle traveling west on the highway fired at another vehicle, Lane said. Sometime after that, one of those two vehicles crashed into a third motorist. The two vehicles involved in the shooting fled the scene, Lane said. No arrests have been announced.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Dietary supplement company Balance of Nature to pay $1.1 million over misleading advertising Crime and Public Safety | Man beaten, robbed and carjacked after using Oakland ATM Crime and Public Safety | CHP investigates man found dead in truck in Santa Cruz County Crime and Public Safety | San Francisco homicide: Man stabbed i...

Vehicle catches fire in middle of Benicia Bridge

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:51:23 GMT

(KRON) -- A vehicle caught fire midspan in the southbound lanes of the Benicia Bridge Wednesday afternoon, according to the Benicia Fire Department. Firefighters quickly extinguished the burning car in the southbound lanes of Interstate 680. 2 arrested in San Francisco Sanchez Stairs crash, carjacking Photos of the blaze showed what appeared to be a white Nissan Altima completely engulfed in flames.Photo: BFDPhoto: BFDPhoto: BFDThere were no injuries, firefighters said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Netflix invests more than half a million dollars in machine learning role amid SAG, WGA strikes

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:51:23 GMT

(KRON) -- As writers and actors continue to strike in demand for fair pay, streaming giants are investing their money into artificial intelligence, and Los Gatos-based company Netflix is leading the way. Two arrested in Sanchez Street Stairs crash, carjacking in San Francisco Though the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has failed to meet demands from Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild, Netflix's company leadership appears to be hedging its bets and going all in on AI efforts. A Research Scientist in Machine Learning role at Netflix will work on building up the company's technical capabilities by diving deep and exploring research questions aligned with the biggest challenges at Netflix, and the annual compensation is between $390,000 - $900,000.Marc Maron, right, Hannah Einbinder, from second left, and Debby Ryan walk on a picket line outside Netflix studios on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)One of the biggest com...

2 businesses close after 10 years in downtown Walnut Creek

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:51:23 GMT

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) -- Two businesses in downtown Walnut Creek have closed this month. Vitality Bowls and dessert place CREAM are no longer open. Louis Vuitton is latest high-end store to open in downtown Walnut Creek CREAMCREAM, located at 1372 N Main St., closed earlier in July. The Walnut Creek location, which cited its lease was ending that month, is closing after 10 years, the business said in a Facebook post. The ice cream sandwich shop's last day was on Sunday, July 16.The closest CREAM location to Walnut Creek is in Concord at 2070 Salvio St.Box of CREAM ice cream cookie sandwichesVitality BowlsVitality Bowls, located at 1528 Locust St., opened its doors for the final day on Wednesday. The business said the location will shut down after 10 years when its lease expires. (See sign below)Other nearby Vitality Bowls locations are in Pleasant Hill, Lafayette, Danville and San Ramon.The sign outside of the Walnut Creek Vitality Bowls. Beard Papa’s to open new location ...

Choi, Reynolds, Santana homer to lead the Pirates to a 3-2 win over the Padres

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:51:23 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ji Man Choi, Bryan Reynolds and Carlos Santana hit home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who held off the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Wednesday to win two of three games.David Bednar loaded the bases with one out in the ninth inning and then walked pinch-hitter Juan Soto before getting rookie Taylor Kohlwey to foul out and then striking out Trent Grisham. Bednar, who played with the Padres in 2019 and 2020, hopped off the mound and punched his glove with his fist after securing his 20th save and converting his 16th straight chance.“It’s cool to be back here and to leave here with a series win is huge,” Bednar said.“He’s an All-Star, man,” said bench coach Don Kelly, who served as acting manager while Derek Shelton served a one-game suspension handed down by major league baseball, who also suspended reliever Angel Perdomo for three games for intentionally throwing at Manny Machado the night before.“Just the way he’s able to compose himself in that...

Rookie Devon Witherspoon unsigned and absent from start of Seahawks camp

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:51:23 GMT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Devon Witherspoon’s first training camp practice was going to be notable for being the highest draft pick in recent memory by the Seattle Seahawks to take the field. The opening day of Seahawks’ training camp on Wednesday instead became notable due to Witherspoon’s absence as he remained the only unsigned player from this year’s rookie class. Witherspoon, a cornerback from Illinois, was the fifth overall pick by the Seahawks, but he was still unsigned as camp kicked off.Seattle coach Pete Carroll sounded hopeful a resolution would come soon. “He’s not here today. He knows everything he needs to know,” Carroll said. “I can’t imagine he won’t be here very soon.”Witherspoon is due a four-year contract worth a guaranteed $31.8 million as the terms of being selected fifth overall, though there appears to be an impasse around bonus money he would be due.Seattle signed running back Zach Charbonnet, one of two second-round picks...

Copa Mundial 2023: Portugal vs. Vietnam; aquí todos los detalles

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:51:23 GMT

Portugal se enfrenta a Vietnam en el estadio de Waikato, por el Grupo E de la Copa Mundial Femenina de la FIFA 2023. La patada inicial de este encuentro de la Copa del Mundo se dará a la 3:30 a.m. ET / 12:30 a.m. PT.  La cobertura de Telemundo arranca a partir de las 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT.   Puedes ver el partido en vivo sintonizando Universo en tu TV, o para verlo por streaming desde tu computadora o dispositivo móvil a través de la app de Peacock, haz clic aquí.Source

Merrifield and Jansen go deep to help Blue Jays rout Dodgers 8-1, take 2 of 3 from LA

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:51:23 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit a three-run homer, Danny Jansen also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 on Wednesday, taking two of three from the NL West leaders.Merrifield sent an 0-2 pitch from Tony Gonsolin (5-4) over the wall in left with two outs in the fifth inning, scoring Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who both singled.Jansen led off the sixth, blasting a line-drive to left off reliever Alex Vesia for a 6-0 lead.Merrifield sacrificed into a double play that scored Guerrero in the second for the Blue Jays’ first run. Brandon Belt had a RBI single in the third.Merrifield was 2 for 4 with four RBIs, two runs scored and a strikeout.Toronto starter Yusei Kikuchi (8-3) allowed one run and seven hits in six innings. The left-hander struck out eight and walked two.Toronto’s Bo Bichette added a two-run single in the eighth.Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly was ejected in the fifth by home-plate umpire Ben May.Dodgers...

Police investigate bomb threat at Parker King Soopers

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:51:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police responded to a King Soopers in Parker Wednesday evening to investigate a bomb threat at the location.There was a heavy police presence at the location, in the 17000 block of Cottonwood Drive as a result of the incident.Police asked people to avoid the area until the investigation is complete and more information can be shared.FOX31 will provide updates as they become available.