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House Family Vineyards gets another extension from Saratoga council

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:44 GMT

House Family Vineyards will be able to host limited wine tastings for another year after the Saratoga City Council voted this month to renew the popular winery’s temporary use plan.The winery, located in the hills of Saratoga at 13336 Old Oak Road, opened 10 years ago and slowly grew to offer on-site wine tastings on its open-air tasting deck. However, it never obtained the necessary permits to do so, and the city shut down operations as the winery worked through the required paperwork.House Family Vineyards applied for a temporary compliance plan to offer wine tastings on a limited basis through Sept. 30 of this year while it completed the permit process it bypassed more than a decade ago.In a split vote, council extended that temporary plan for another year at its Sept. 6 meeting, giving the winery a reprieve until Sept. 30, 2024. However, the winery also must provide the necessary information for its Environmental Impact Report by Jan. 12, 2024, or its TCP could be suspended or r...

Bay Area inflation rate cools off as price gains approach normal pace

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:44 GMT

Consumer prices in the Bay Area cooled off in August and — while still rising — slowed to a near-normal pace for yearly increases in the inflation rate, the government reported Wednesday.The Bay Area inflation rate rose 3.4% in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.Related ArticlesEconomy | 10 California metros among 20 costliest places to raise a child Economy | Where are California’s biggest pay raises? Look inland Economy | Powell: Economy’s growth could require more Fed hikes to fight inflation Economy | Looking for a new car under $20,000? Good luck. Your choice has dwindled to just one vehicle Economy | California house hunters face record $4,359 monthly payment That pace is similar to the 2% to 3% yearly increases in the Bay Area in times when consumer prices are rising at a typical rate.The nationwide inflation rate was slightly more heated, rising at a yearly pac...

Man runs to Safeway after being stabbed by girlfriend in American Canyon

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A man ran to a nearby Safeway after reportedly being stabbed by his girlfriend on Tuesday, according to the American Canyon Police Department.Around 11:30 a.m., officers arrived and located a 30-year-old man suffering from a stab wound on his lower torso. According to the man, he was stabbed by his girlfriend at her house and ran to the nearest Safeway looking for help. San Francisco tech company laying off 17% of its staff The victim, whose injuries appeared to be non life-threatening, was transported to a local hospital.Police made entry into the girlfriend's home, located in the 200 block of Knightsbridge Way, but were unable to find her. During this time, residents were asked to shelter in place for around two hours, police said.The investigation is currently ongoing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact American Canyon police.

City warns of rise in catalytic converter thefts in Oakley

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:44 GMT

(KRON) -- The City of Oakley has issued a warning following a rise in catalytic converter thefts, specifically in Toyota Priuses. If your converter is stolen, you will notice a loud rumble or roaring sound after you turn the engine on. Your car may also drive rougher than usual, the city says. Westfield mall operators sued by American Eagle over ‘rampant criminal activity’ To prevent catalytic converter thefts, drivers are advised to park in well-lit areas or in a garage. Oakley police advise the public to engrave your VIN number onto your catalytic converter, which makes it easier to identify in the case it does get stolen.There are also security devices that attach to the converter, making it harder for thieves to steal. It costs around $2,000 for victims to replace their catalytic converter, the city says.

Council approves wage increases for San Jose city workers

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:44 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- The San Jose City Council signed off on a pay hike for 4,500 city workers Tuesday night. These newly ratified contracts will give 14.5% in raises over the next three years.This comes after the city and its two largest unions came to an agreement last month over wages and working conditions just before a strike was set to go move forward.San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan did not favor the new contracts. He says this change is not sustainable and would cause cuts to things like crossing guards, IT staff and traffic safety funding.The plan to cover the raises cuts $10,000 from each district, $100,000 from the mayor's budget as well as community event funding. Deputies clear out heated Sunol Glen school board meeting City council members, however, say the ratification was needed. "Employees are thinly staffed, they're overworked. Coming to this contract is an opportunity for us to show those folks who are operating the airport, feeding our seniors within our communi...

AP source: Searchers used thermal imaging to direct police on ground to find and arrest fugitive Danelo Cavalcante

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:44 GMT

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — AP source: Searchers used thermal imaging to direct police on ground to find and arrest fugitive Danelo Cavalcante.Source

4-H teams with Netflix’s ‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’ to launch new learning platform Clover

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The National 4-H Council is growing in a new direction – online – by launching its e-learning platform Clover with a collaboration with Netflix and its new movie “Spy Kids: Armageddon,” the organization announced Wednesday.Jill Bramble, who took over as president and CEO of the National 4-H Council in July, said she wants the new platform to be the digital equivalent of the in-person experience that 4-H has provided to young people for more than 120 years.“It allows us to keep kids where they are — whether they are in Manhattan, New York or Manhattan, Kansas — and still offer highly relevant and engaging content for young people to prepare for careers of the future,” Bramble told The Associated Press in an interview. “The skills that they will need to be successful look very different than they were for us.”Clover features more than 220 online educational activities for students, ages 5 to 18, developed by 4-H’s partners in the Cooperative Extension Syste...

Sri Lanka deploys troops as the railway workers’ strike worsens

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:44 GMT

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government deployed army troops at railroad stations as railway employees continued with their strike that paralyzed train services across the country for a second day Wednesday, a day after two passengers were killed while attempting to travel on a packed train.Tens of thousands of passengers have been greatly inconvenienced because of the strike. Hundreds of scheduled train journeys were canceled on both days and only a few trains operated.Passengers were seen risking their lives to get to school and work on the few trains that were operating, Some people were seen traveling on the roof of train compartments, and many were seen barely hanging on to the footboards while braving rain. Two passengers were killed while traveling on packed trains on Tuesday. One was killed when his head hit an overhead railway bridge when he was traveling on the roof of a compartment while the other succumbed to injuries after he fell down from the train̵...

Bielle-Biarrey setting aside university exams to become France’s youngest Rugby World Cup player

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:44 GMT

LILLE, France (AP) — Louis Bielle-Biarrey is supposed to be studying at the moment for university mid-term exams in business management and administration.Studying skills such as collaboration, communication, analytical thinking and problem-solving.But he kind of is — for France at the Rugby World Cup.Bielle-Biarrey will become France’s youngest World Cup player on Thursday when he starts on the wing against Uruguay in Lille. He’ll be 20 years, 87 days, younger by two months than was record-holder Romain Ntamack at the 2019 World Cup.“That’s not going to help us become world champions,” Bielle-Biarrey joked. “Everything’s going so fast, I don’t necessarily realize it.”He’s in the team because he is fast and smart.Damian Penaud and Gabin Villiere are France’s main wings, and Yoram Moefana can cover for them, but Bielle-Biarrey has impressed the coaches since before he joined the extended squad before the Six Nations this year.He got on their radar ...

Coal mine collapses in northern Turkey, trapping miners. At least one miner is taken to hospital

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:44 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A coal mine collapsed in northern Turkey on Wednesday, and at least one miner was injured and taken to hospital, Turkish media reported. It was unclear how many miners remain trapped. NTV television reported that rescue teams were dispatched to the mine near the town of Eregli, in northern Zonguldak province. The cause of the collapse was not immediately known. Turkey’s worst mine disaster was in 2014, when 301 miners died after a fire erupted inside a coal mine in the town of Soma, in the west of the country. Last year, an explosion in another coal mine in northern Turkey killed 41 people. Source