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Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:03 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Nation’s smoky skiesshould spur actionRe: “Bay Area feels East Coast pain” (Page A1, June 8).I wonder whether the smoke from the Canadian wildfires now polluting the air in many Midwestern states will persuade Republican voters there to finally demand action to fight climate change from their members of Congress.If it does, and Republicans no longer set roadblocks to effective environmental action, that would be a silver lining to the clouds of smoke now blanketing the region.Martin Delson, San JoseIt’s time for San Joseto try something newThe homeless crisis in San Jose is getting worse. What we’re doing isn’t working. We need to get creative and turn to innovative solutions we haven’t considered in the past.The fact is reallocating a portion of the Measure E funds — $38 million — to homeless services isn’t going to have a major impact on the estimated $5.7 billion dollars per year tha...

Bay Area transit agencies hopeful revised budget can avert 'fiscal cliff'

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:03 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- At the height of the pandemic, public transit agencies were able to operate on COVID relief funds. Now, that money is running out and transit companies are nearing what they call a fiscal cliff.Lawmakers are working to make sure cuts aren’t made to train and bus schedules. Both the State Senate and State Assembly are working to address the fiscal cliff that public transit agencies are warning of. BART, Muni and other systems say that without additional funds, they’ll have to start making drastic cuts to train and bus schedules as soon as this fall.  When California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his state budget, it slashed $2 billion in transit infrastructure money. According to State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-CA) those cuts will impact the Bay Area’s commute. Westfield pulling out of downtown San Francisco Weiner says that BART has warned of the possibility of no weekend trains, ending service after 9 p.m. and even cutting an entire line. The state senator also t...

Defiant A's fans plan 'Reverse Boycott' at Oakland Coliseum

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:03 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dawn Pieper will show her love for the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night in the spirit of her late husband, Jay, who is the reason she became such a loyal supporter. Lifelong fan Gabriel Hernandez will cheer his heart out in hopes everyone in attendance can make a meaningful, monumental statement that they are far from done fighting to keep their team in the East Bay.Fed-up fans in Oakland have hatched an unusual plan to protest the A's despised ownership group.They're buying tickets. Westfield pulling out of downtown San Francisco Organizers are calling on A's supporters to stage a “Reverse Boycott” at the Coliseum on Tuesday. They plan to give away T-shirts to the first 7,000 fans to arrive and are hoping to make a statement with the biggest, most spirited crowd of the year when the A's host Tampa Bay. The goal is a sellout for a team with dismal attendance all season that has regularly been topped by most Triple-A franchises.The bright green T-shirts mad...

El primer gel para la disfunción eréctil recibe el visto bueno de la FDA para su comercialización sin receta, según la empresa

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:03 GMT

(CNN) — Un gel tópico para el tratamiento de la disfunción eréctil denominado Eroxon —el primero de su tipo— fue autorizado para su comercialización sin receta en Estados Unidos, según la empresa farmacéutica Futura Medical, que desarrolló el producto.La empresa anunció este lunes que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) autorizó la venta sin receta del gel, que, según afirma, es el primer tratamiento tópico de la disfunción eréctil disponible sin necesidad de prescripción médica.El vapeo duplica el riesgo de disfunción eréctil en los hombres de 20 años o más, según un estudioLa FDA confirmó este lunes que se concedió a Eroxon una clasificación “de novo”, un guiño al hecho de que el gel es un nuevo tipo de producto. La decisión de que sea designado “de novo” fue tomada este viernes.“La FDA fijó un estándar muy alto en la evaluación de la eficacia y la seguridad de los productos sanitarios ‘d...

Original Golden Knights hope to fulfill owner’s wish of Stanley Cup by 6th year

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:03 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights owner Bill Foley was aggressive from the beginning, saying he wanted to win the Stanley Cup in six years.Vegas nearly won it the first year, making the Stanley Cup Final before losing in five games to the Washington Capitals. For the players on that team, high expectations came from the top and came early.“Maybe (Foley) saw something that we didn’t see,” said Jonathan Marchessault, one of the players on that 2017-18 team.Marchessault and his Vegas teammates have the opportunity to make good on the owner’s projection. The Knights, who are in their sixth season, take a 3-1 series lead into Tuesday’s Stanley Cup Final game against the Florida Panthers.Meaning the Stanley Cup will be in T-Mobile Arena for the second time. The first time was in 2018 when the Capitals skated around the rink holding the cherished prize.The Knights have their own version of the Original Six, the half-dozen members still in the Vegas dressing room who were on...

Jackie Bradley Jr cut by Kansas City Royals

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:03 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. was cut by the Kansas City Royals after batting .133 with one homer and six RBIs in 43 games.Bradley was designated for assignment before Monday night’s series opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The 33-year-old had signed a $900,000, one-year contract with Kansas City.Kansas City has seven days to trade Bradley or place him on waivers.Bradley was 14 for 105 at the plate this season with five doubles.He has a .225 average with 109 homers and 449 RBIs in 11 big league seasons, mostly with Boston. Bradley was an All-Star in 2016, a Gold Glove in 2018 and MVP of the 2018 AL Championship Series.Kansas City selected the contract of outfielder Dairon Blanco from Triple-A Omaha, and he started against the Reds in left field, batting ninth. In 49 games for the Storm Chasers, Blanco hit .347 (60 for 173), with a minor league-high 47 stolen bases. Blanco appeared in five games with the Royals in May, last year, hitting .286.“An excit...

Another LIV lawsuit claims logo infringement for Mickelson team

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:03 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two days after the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund agreed to a partnership that ends all litigation, another lawsuit has been filed against LIV Golf and Phil Mickelson over a logo.Cool Brands Supply, an Argentine lifestyle and skateboard company, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit last Thursday that claims Mickelson’s “HyFlyers” logo used in LIV Golf is a knockoff of their Fallen Footwear logo.Both logos feature a pair of “Fs” facing in opposite directions.Mickelson is the team captain of HyFlyers, which includes Brendan Steele, Cameron Tringale and James Piot.The complain says Fallen Footwear has used the back-to-back Fs for a logo since 2003. It accuses LIV of using the logo on hats, shirts and sweatshirts sold as merchandise.“The similarities between the two marks, particularly when used on clothing, are striking, and are confusing consumers and causing damage to Plaintiff’s senior mark and brand,” Cool Brands Supply argue in the lawsuit...

Accustomed to playing with injuries, Panthers prepare for Game 5

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:03 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Florida Panthers took the ice for Monday’s practice without several key players, most notably Matthew Tkachuk.The Panthers also were seemingly without any concern as they prepare for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights, down 3-1 in the series.“We haven’t been healthy all year,” said Florida forward Anthony Duclair, who left Game 4 briefly, and practiced Monday. “So I mean, to be honest, a lot of people have stepped up in the right moments all season long and done a great job and that’s why we’re here in this position right now.“We’re all very confident, and whoever is playing we know we got a lot of depth on this team, we got a lot of confidence. We showed that in the first round, and I think that’s definitely gonna help us confidence-wise going into tomorrow.”That was the common theme in the Panthers’ locker room after practice, hanging their hats on overcoming a 3-1 series deficit in the opening round against the Presidents’ ...

Sinkholes wreak havoc on roads in the Denver metro

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:03 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) — Constant rain is having an impact on streets and roads in the Denver metro area. The holes are so big in some places, drivers are having to find new temporary routes around them.Steady rain continues to fall south of Denver, and the abundance of moisture can be a problem. What is causing the recent sinkholes in Colorado? At one point on Monday, more pea-sized hail was falling in Elbert County. That’s where giant sinkholes have forced County Road 13 to shut down south of Ferns Road.Chris Richardson, Elbert County commissioner for District 1, said it will take an estimated 10-14 days to repair CR 13.“Water flow must first be diverted through the remaining culvert so work can be done safely,” Richardson said.In Elizabeth, rain turned a horse trail into a river. In Littleton, crews were hoping a small sinkhole doesn’t grow. Sinkhole opens on Parker roadIn Parker, hail and fast-moving water turned a usually tranquil gulch into rushing water. Also in Parker, a sin...

$450K settlement after officer fails to help gunshot victim

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver City Council on Monday approved a $450,000 settlement for the family of an 18-year-old who died from a gunshot wound after a responding police officer failed to render aid.JaLonte Jones had been shot in the leg when an officer arrived at the scene on East Harvard Avenue, FOX31 has reported. While the officer, Dewayne Rodgers, called for an ambulance, he did not apply a tourniquet to the teen's leg. What's causing the recent sinkholes in Colorado? Rodgers reported that he normally carries a tourniquet but did not have one with him on the night of the incident, nor did he have latex gloves, according to disciplinary records. He also said he could not see exactly where Jones had been shot.The disciplinary records also indicate that Rodgers said he did not make a radio call to report Jones' worsening condition and he never "got on the air requesting or saying a tourniquet might be needed."A second officer who arrived over nine minutes after Rodgers requested the...