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Barabak: What voters in McCarthy’s district think about impeachment effort

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:48:59 GMT

VISALIA —  Julian Perea doesn’t hate Joe Biden. If anything, he feels bad for him, given his age and what Perea regards as the president’s severe mental and physical impairment.“The guy is out of it,” Perea said.Even so, the retired Fresno police officer is glad the House of Representatives — led by his congressman, Speaker Kevin McCarthy — has taken the first step toward impeaching the president.“We as conservatives need to fight back,” said Perea, who served more than three decades in the Army and sprinkled his views with several references to war and warfare. “You have to keep the enemy off balance at all times.”When McCarthy announced last week the start of a formal inquiry into Biden’s impeachment, the Bakersfield Republican was seeking to bolster his wobbly speakership and avoid a government shutdown by mollifying the restive torch-and-pitchfork wing of the House GOP.It hasn’t worked, as McCarthy continues to teeter and Republicans lurch toward a lights-out deadline at the end...

San Jose retail site may become big housing and ADU real estate project

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:48:59 GMT

SAN JOSE — A San Jose retail center with some high-profile merchants could be replaced by a big housing development, according to plans on file with city officials.The shopping center that’s being eyed as a redevelopment site is located at the corner of Blossom Hill Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard in San Jose.A group that’s managed by real estate executives Mike LaBarbera and Robert Facchino II owns the property at 865 Blossom Hill Road in San Jose that could be developed, according to Santa Clara County public documents.Site of a housing development that’s proposed for a 6.3-acre parcel at 865 Blossom Hill Road in south San Jose, shown within the outline. Boundaries are approximate. (Google Maps)The potential development site is located across the street from Westfield Oakridge near the eastern border of the big regional shopping mall in San Jose.An estimated 172 residential units could be developed on the property, city planning documents show.The 172 ...

Joby chooses home of the Wright Brothers over Monterey County as site for flying taxi production facility

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:48:59 GMT

MARINA – Beating out the city of Marina among others, Dayton, Ohio, was announced on Monday as Joby Aviation’s choice of where it plans to build its aircraft production facility, capable of delivering up to 500 aircraft a year and supporting up to 2,000 jobs.Joby Aviation has been doing business in Marina for the past five years building and testing its electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles for commercial passenger service, and once considered Marina as one of five possible sites to build a 580,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.Joby’s selection of Ohio’s Dayton International Airport as the site for its first scaled aircraft production facility followed an extensive competitive site selection process and is contingent upon standard due diligence, state and local approvals of incentives, permitting and other legal and regulatory matters as customarily accompany such investment projects, said the company in a press release.“We’re building the future of aviation right whe...

Opinion: The world Is a mess. Embracing ethics might be our only hope

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:48:59 GMT

Tragically, our world is a complete and utter mess. Serious disasters and threats are everywhere. How do we even begin to list them all?They include rapidly accelerating climate change, divisive politics and extreme polarization, racism and discrimination, expanding economic inequality, out of control gun violence, and a mental health tsunami of epic proportions where anxiety, depression, suicidality and substance abuse are everywhere.We live in very difficult and frightening times for sure. While the world has always experienced serious problems and threats, our current ones seem apocalyptic with human extinction and complete chaos a realistic possibility. Remarkably, most of our problems are preventable and are actually self-inflicted. The root cause is human behavior and in particular poor ethical decision-making. Too often, the darker angels of our nature overwhelm the better angels of our nature. Our selfishness, lack of compassion, inability to feel or care about the pain of o...

Marin deputies arrest boy carrying loaded gun

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:48:59 GMT

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a teenage shoplifting suspect who was carrying a loaded gun in Marin City.The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, when the sheriff’s department received a call about an alleged theft from a business. Deputies detained two teens who matched the description of the suspected thieves.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man to stand trial in Santa Cruz wharf gang shooting Crime and Public Safety | Allowing speed cameras in six California cities, including San Jose and Oakland, is up to Newsom Crime and Public Safety | Fairfield man gets time served for San Pablo fatal crash Crime and Public Safety | Driver killed in multi-vehicle hit-and-run collision in Hayward Crime and Public Safety | Daly City man sentenced to 12 years in prison after assaulting, robbing Lyft driver One of the boys tried to reach into a satchel and fought with deputies when they tried to stop h...

Why it’s important to keep your pet’s teeth healthy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:48:59 GMT

Can you guess the most common medical procedure after spay/neuter performed by the veterinarians at Marin Humane? Many people are surprised to learn it’s dental procedures.The American Veterinary Dental Society reports that 80% of dogs and 70% of cats show signs of dental disease by age 3. The origin of dental disease is actually the same in dogs and cats as it is in people. The disease shows its first signs when bacteria from food accumulate in the mouth. Left untreated, bacteria cause plaque formations on teeth and around the gums. Mixing with saliva, these plaque formations harden and become tartar.Neglecting plaque and tartar buildup can lead to periodontitis, an irreversible condition involving the inflammation and infection of the gums. Inflamed gums separate from the teeth, allowing bacteria to enter and attack the tooth at the root. At this point, bacteria can also enter the bloodstream and travel to major organs like the heart, liver and kidneys, causing serious complicatio...

Tonga replaces 2 players in its squad at the Rugby World Cup

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:48:59 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Tonga brought two injury replacements into its Rugby World Cup squad on Tuesday, with prop Feao Fotuaika and flyhalf Otumaka Mausia out the tournament.Tonga coach Toutai Kefu named Siate Tokolahi and Patrick Pellegrini as replacements. Tokolahi will be one of six props in the Tongan squad. Pellegrini will back up first-choice No. 10 William Havili, whose older brother David is in the New Zealand squad.Neither Fotuaika nor Mausia played in Tonga’s 59-16 loss to Ireland on Saturday.Tonga faces Scotland next on Sunday in Nice and also will play defending champion South Africa and Romania in Pool B.___AP Rugby World Cup: https://apnews.com/hub/rugbySource

Newcastle fan stabbed 3 times in Milan ahead of Champions League opener

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:48:59 GMT

MILAN (AP) — A Newcastle fan is reportedly in stable condition in hospital after being stabbed in Milan ahead of a Champions League match in the Italian city.Italian media reports that a 58-year-old man was stabbed three times — once in the back and twice in the arm.The incident happened in the popular, bar-strewn area of Milan called Navigli, shortly after midnight (2200 GMT) on Monday.It is not known whether it occurred during a clash between rival soccer fans or was a separate incident.AC Milan hosts Newcastle later Tuesday in their Champions League opener.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Poet Afaa Michael Weaver wins $100,000 award for lifetime achievement

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:48:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Afaa Michael Weaver has won the Wallace Stevens Award, a lifetime achievement honor presented by the Academy of American Poets. Weaver, whose books include “Spirit Boxing,” “A Fire in the Hills” and “City of Eternal Spring,” will receive $100,000. The Stevens prize was among many American Poets Prizes announced Tuesday by the academy, which was founded in 1934.Major Jackson, who just published the collection “Razzle Dazzle,” was given the Academy of American Poets Fellowship. It includes a $25,000 stipend and a residency at the T.S. Eliot summer home in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Ama Codjoe’s “Bluest Nude” won the $25,000 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for best poetry book of 2022, and Moira Egan’s translation of Italian poet Giorgiomaria Cornelio’s “Letters of Black Fire” won the Raiziss/de Palchi Fellowship, also a $25,000 honor.“The Academy commits more than $1.3 million each year to support poets in a myriad of ways – from funding...

Jenni Hermoso apunta contra la Federación Española tras la no convocatoria: “Nada ha cambiado”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:48:59 GMT

(CNN Español) — La nueva convocatoria para la selección femenina de fútbol, que incluye a varias de las futbolistas que anunciaron que rechazarían esa llamada pero excluye a Jenni Hermoso, sigue generando una fuerte polémica en España.Hermoso no está en la lista de las 23 jugadoras que conformarán la selección de España para enfrentarse ante Suecia y Suiza, aunque sí fueron incluidas 20 jugadoras que firmaron una carta en la que se niegan a participar en los dos encuentros.La semana pasada, la mayor parte de la selección española campeona del mundo se negó a que las convocaran para los partidos de la Liga de Naciones Femenina, mientras las jugadoras siguen presionando para que se produzcan “verdaderos cambios estructurales” en el fútbol de España, tras las consecuencias del beso no deseado del expresidente Luis Rubiales a Hermoso, estrella de la Roja.Dictan una orden de alejamiento contra Luis Rubiales: no podrá acercarse a menos de 200 metros de Jenni HermosoTras ...