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Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:46 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Utility watchdog shouldbe promoting solarRe: “Solar expected to help prevent California blackouts” (Page C8, Dec. 16).“Solar expected to help prevent California blackouts” has been predicted for some time. The grid benefits in several ways from the new locally based supply. Reduced demand for imports results in less reliance on transmission and a more stable grid.With this information, it is time for the CPUC to monetize rooftop solar power with rate benefits and incentives for all ratepayers. To even more widely disperse this green technology, reducing our carbon footprint, incentives to include low-income households are needed.Rita NortonLos GatosCPUC must beheld accountableRe: “Elias: California utility bills to rise for decades after PUC’s solar move” (Dec. 12).In his online column on Dec. 12, Thomas Elias tells us why PG&E and other California electric utiliti...

Bay Area hospitals welcome first babies of 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:46 GMT

While 8 billion people ushered in the New Year across the globe, more than a dozen new bundles of joy arrived in the Bay Area just in time for a celebration of their own.Locally, the first baby appears to be a baby boy born at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in San Jose — only five minutes after midnight on Jan. 1.Baby Albert entered the world weighing 6 pounds and 11 ounces. While his parents did not want to share their names for the occasion, they wished “all the best for the baby and congrats to him for such a special birthday!”The next three newborns of 2024 — who arrived at 12:21 a.m. in San Francisco, 12:49 a.m. in San Leandro and 12:56 a.m. in Walnut Creek, respectively — were each born at Kaiser Permanente hospitals.One of those babies interrupted New Year’s Eve dinner plans.Right as Roxana Vazquez and Jesus Garcia were off to enjoy a night of fine dining at Paradiso in San Leandro, her water broke before their car could leave their...

49ers: McCaffrey will miss Rams game, expected to be back for playoffs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:46 GMT

Christian McCaffrey won’t play Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, and neither will Ambry Thomas or Arik Armstead.That was about as specific as coach Kyle Shanahan got Monday when discussing who will play and who won’t when the 49ers host the Rams in their regular-season finale having already wrapped up the No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.McCaffrey left in the second half with a calf injury, didn’t return, and called it “minor” in the post-game celebration after a 27-10 road win against the Washington Commanders.“We’ll keep him out this week,” Shanahan said. He later added McCaffrey is expected to be full-go for the 49ers’ first playoff game following the bye.“We’re real confident in that and it was good news,” Shanahan said. “Could have been a lot worse. “We’ll take care of him this week and hopefully he’ll get to go during our off week....

BART train derails near Orinda, injuring nine, forcing station closures and delays

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:46 GMT

Nine people were injured Monday when a BART train derailed and caught fire north of Orinda, causing widespread delays in the East Bay as transit crews worked to clear wreckage from the tracks and nail down what went wrong.The derailment happened shortly after 9 a.m. on a section of the Yellow line train to east Contra Costa County where trains typically switch from one set of tracks to the other, according to Jim Allison, a BART spokesman. Investigators were still working Monday afternoon to determine whether it was caused by human error or a mechanical failure.None of the injuries were considered severe, Allison said.The crash snarled transit access between Lafayette and Orinda, while causing delays along nearby Highway 24 while emergency crews responded to the wreck. Yet officials also expressed relief that the derailment happened on a holiday morning when a fraction of the train’s normal commuters — which can number several hundred people — were on board.“...

5 razones para ser optimistas sobre la economía de 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:46 GMT

(CNN) — Muchos temían que 2023 fuera el año de la recesión. Resultó ser un año de notable resiliencia.La economía estadounidense parece estar disfrutando del aterrizaje suave que muchos consideraban casi imposible.Puede que lo peor de la inflación haya quedado atrás, pero la recesión noLa inflación se ha enfriado drásticamente, el desempleo sigue siendo bajo y la Reserva Federal podría aplicar recortes de tipos ya en marzo.“La gran historia de 2023 es que estancamos el aterrizaje”, dijo a CNN Justin Wolfers, profesor de la Universidad de Michigan.Wolfers señaló que la economía no solo se recuperó de la recesión más rápida de la historia, sino que superó la guerra en Ucrania, las crisis de los precios del petróleo, la disfunción política y muchos otros problemas.“Es el pequeño motor el que podría hacerlo”, dijo Wolfers sobre la economía. “Dado lo graves que fueron las conmociones, esto podría haber sido mucho peor”.La economía estadounidense todavía enfrenta riesgos...

Ernest Udeh’s first career double-double leads TCU past Texas A&M-Commerce 77-42

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:46 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ernest Udeh Jr. had 13 points and 18 rebounds for his first career double-double and TCU routed Texas A&M-Commerce 77-42 on Monday.The 42 points allowed is tied for the second-fewest allowed in the Jamie Dixon era.TCU took its first double-digit lead of the game after just five minutes as Texas A&M-Commerce started 1 for 8 from the field. The Horned Frogs extended their lead to 27 points, 47-20, at the break. The Lions shot just 31% from the field in the half.TCU scored the opening nine points of the second half and added an 8-0 run to make it 64-22. Texas A&M-Commerce started the second half by making just 1 of 14 shots, a stretch that included nine straight misses. Avery Anderson III also scored 13 points for TCU (11-2). Micah Peavy and Trevian Tennyson each added 11 points and Emanuel Miller, averaging a team-high 16.5 points per game and 6.1 rebounds, had 10 points., five rebounds and four assists. JaKobe Coles (thumb) and Chuck O’Bannon Jr. ...

Joey Daccord posts second career shutout as Seattle topples Vegas 3-0 in Winter Classic

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:46 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Joey Daccord made 35 saves in his second career shutout, Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday in the NHL Winter Classic.A crowd of 47,313 at T-Mobile Park watched the Kraken dominate the reigning Stanley Cup champions in a matchup of the league’s last two expansion franchises. Seattle improved to 7-0-2 in its past nine games and continued its climb back into playoff contention after a disappointing start to the season.Tolvanen scored his 10th of the season, redirecting Vince Dunn’s shot from the blue line early in the first period. Tolvanen picked up the assist on Will Borgen’s slap shot that beat Vegas goalie Logan Thompson early in the second.Yanni Gourde gave Seattle a 3-0 lead 2:10 into the third on an effort play, stealing the puck from Paul Cotter at the blue line and poking it into the net after Thompson whiffed trying to sweep the puck aside.But the biggest development for Seattle in this ga...

Nussmeier shines as Daniels’ successor, No. 13 LSU rallies to nip Wisconsin 35-31 in ReliaQuest Bowl

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:46 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Garrett Nussmeier showed why LSU is confident he’s capable of thriving as Jayden Daniels’ successor.The 13th-ranked Tigers (10-3) launched the team’s post-Daniels era with a 35-31, come-from-behind victory over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday, with a calm Nussmeier leading a 98-yard drive to produce the winning touchdown in the closing minutes.“You do what you have to do to win the football game. It doesn’t matter if you start from the 1, the 2 … you just stick to the process play-by-play, move the chains, move the chains and put the ball in the end zone,” the third-year sophomore said.“That doesn’t just speak to me, it speaks to our entire group,” Nussmeier added. “You can’t do it by yourself. And to go 98 yards with the game on the line, that means a lot to me. To be the leader of the offense, that matters more.”Stepping in to make his first college start after Daniels — the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner — opted out to begin...

With playoffs clinched, Browns may rest QB Joe Flacco, other starters for finale vs. Bengals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:46 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are in both the playoffs and an unusual spot: They can treat their regular-season finale like a preseason game.With a wild-card berth already locked up, Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski indicated Monday he may rest some starters, including red-hot quarterback Joe Flacco, for Sunday’s final regular-season game at Cincinnati.“We’re working through all those things,” he said. “We’ll have a plan. Obviously, we want to finish strong, so we’ll have a plan moving forward.”This kind of scenario doesn’t happen often in Cleveland.The Browns (11-5) clinched their third postseason appearance since 1999 on Thursday night with a win over the New York Jets. They went into the weekend with a remote chance of winning the AFC North, but those hopes ended when the Baltimore Ravens blasted Miami 56-19.That makes this week’s game against the Bengals (8-8) meaningless, and Stefanski will consider having players rest and avoid injuries as the No. 5 seed Browns ...

Salah scores 2 after changing boots as Liverpool beats Newcastle to open up 3-point lead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:46 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah headed off to the Africa Cup of Nations on the back of a starring role for Liverpool in its 4-2 win over Newcastle that opened up a three-point lead in the English Premier League on Monday.An individual performance that started with his latest failure from the penalty spot ended with Salah scoring Liverpool’s first and last goals and having a hand in the other two for his team in a chaotic game in wet and wild conditions at Anfield. All of the goals came in an end-to-end second half.The league pauses for the FA Cup and then a winter break lasting much of the rest of January with Liverpool looking the team most likely to stop Manchester City winning an unprecedented fourth straight top-flight title. City was in third place, five points behind Liverpool — and two behind Aston Villa — with a game in hand.Salah, who could be missing until mid-February depending on how far Egypt advances in the Africa Cup, could be the player to lead Liverpool to a...