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Cal-UCLA: Bears confident they’ll become bowl eligible by winning final Pac-12 game

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:01:59 GMT

Cal will bid farewell to a 108-year association with the Pac-12 Conference and its related ancestors in a Saturday night game against UCLA that will determine whether the Bears’ 2023 season is done.The Bears (5-6, 3-5), who will join the Atlantic Coast Conference next fall, have unfinished business in the Pac, their home since 1915, when the league was called the Pacific Coast Conference. Cal has won its past two games and with a victory in this one will be bowl eligible for the first time since 2019.Cal and UCLA (7-4, 4-4) will duel at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, their 7:30 p.m. kickoff making it the final regular-season game the league history.Asked this week to evaluate his progress in six starts while heading into his final game of the season, redshirt freshman Fernando Mendoza politely altered the context of the question.“I’m sorry to correct you,” he said, “but this is not going to be our last game of the season as we are going to make the bowl game and I’m extremely confident ...

There’s good news and bad news about the gray whale migration

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:01:59 GMT

Amazing graysThe gray whales are heading south to Baja California and passing our coast on their way to warmer Mexican waters and birthing grounds. The migration is one of the longest for any mammal.BasicsGray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)Weight: 80,000 poundsLifespan: Unknown, believed to be as long as 80 years.Gray whales migrate about 12,500 miles round trip from Alaska to Mexico. Some have been tracked for more than 14,000 miles.Migration patternGray whales can be seen passing by California in December and January during their southern migration, and again between mid-February and early May on their journey north.In December, gray whales begin to arrive at Baja lagoons where the females give birth. Throughout February and March, the males and females without calves begin to depart Baja and head north to cooler waters in Alaska. The whales spend the summer in the cool feeding grounds of the north.The pregnant mothers and females nursing newborn calves are the last to head north i...

Suspect in killing of brother of ex-Laker Michael Cooper charged with 2 other crimes

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:01:59 GMT

The suspect in the Pasadena fatal shooting of the brother of ex LA Laker Michael Cooper is also suspected of shooting a man in the neck at the same park and pointing a gun to the head of another man while at a Pasadena gas station, police said Wednesday.The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Nov. 21, 2023 charged Aaron Conell, 24, of Pasadena with killing Mickey Cooper, the brother of former Laker Michael Cooper, at Washington Park in Pasadena, trying to kill another man at the park and pointing a gun at a man while at a Pasadena gas station. He remains in custody. (Photo courtesy of the Pasadena Police Department) There are no connections between the victims, and no connections between the victims and the suspect, Aaron Conell, 24, of Pasadena, Pasadena Police Lt. Keith Gomez said during a Wednesday press conference held in front of Pasadena City Hall.There’s no definite motive for the murder of Mickey Cooper or the shooting that occurred a couple of weeks earlie...

California versus Florida: A look at the states before Gov. Newsom debates Gov. DeSantis

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:01:59 GMT

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom will take part in a televised 90-minute debate moderated by Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Nov. 30. The two ideologically opposed governors first agreed to take each other on in early August, but negotiations stalled for weeks over the proposed rules.Newsom’s sideEmphasizing that they “want a real debate — not a circus,” Newsom spokesperson Nathan Click said in a statement, “We’ve agreed to the debate — provided there is no cheering section, no hype videos or any of the other crutches DeSantis requested.”Gavin Christopher NewsomAge: 56, born in San FranciscoNewsom’s father was an attorney for Getty Oil. His parents divorced when he was age 3.He struggled with dyslexia as a child.Newsom played baseball for Santa Clara University for two years, then injured his arm. He graduated with a degree in political science in 1989.With help from Gordon Getty and other investors Newsom created a company called PlumpJack Associates L.P. in 199...

Christmas party at California Taco Bell turned into night of debauchery in 2022, lawsuit claims

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:01:59 GMT

A Christmas party at a Taco Bell in San Pedro descended into an alcohol-fueled night of debauchery in 2022, with one employee engaged in sex with his wife in front of others while his wife was seen kissing the restaurant supervisor and another woman, alleges a lawsuit filed by a former cashier.Alana Bechiom, who worked for Taco Bell less than a year, said in the lawsuit filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court that she endured threats and vandalism from co-workers for reporting what happened and was so overcome with stress and anxiety that she resigned days later.Bechiom, who is seeking unspecified damages, is suing Taco Bell Corp.; Alvarado Restaurant Group, a Colorado company that owns the San Pedro restaurant franchise; and former supervisor Lidia Ruiz.Officials with Taco Bell and Alvarado Restaurant Group did not respond to phone calls and emails seeking comment. Attorneys for Bechiom could not be reached for comment.The lawsuit alleges Ruiz organized the Christmas party on...

Student homelessness grows in San Jose school district

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:01:59 GMT

(BCN) -- The number of homeless high school students and families in one East San Jose school district has increased threefold in just three years.The East Side Union High School District has approximately 900 unhoused students, compared to 300 in 2020. Officials said the number continues to climb and cite inflation, cost of living increases and the rollback of COVID-19 pandemic renter protections as the key culprits. The number of homeless students in the district is projected to reach about 1,000 by the end of the year, district spokesperson Sergio Diaz Luna said.Peter Allen, communications coordinator with the East Side Education Foundation, said the number of homeless students is spiking because the definition of homeless has expanded to include not only students living on the street, but in vehicles, having three families sharing a two-bedroom apartment or couch surfing. He said more students are willing to self-identify and the school district has gotten better at identifying ...

San Jose tribe fights for recognition

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:01:59 GMT

(BCN) -- For many Americans, Thanksgiving is a holiday for gathering around the table with loved ones for a delicious meal, oftentimes with a parade or football on the television. But for the country's Native American population, it is often a reminder of a dark history -- land theft, ethnic cleansing and a continued denial of their existence to this day.The pain for Indigenous tribes in Santa Clara County is generational, dating back hundreds of years. The county's Muwekma Ohlone people, once a population of 30,000, now number at about 600. The 64 million acres they once inhabited locally was violently ripped from them -- they received less than $1,000 from the government to make up for it, despite promises to give land back. They are ancestral to San Francisco, San Mateo, most of Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa and portions of Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and San Joaquin counties. Bay Area Indigenous leaders to hold ‘Black Friday’ prayer walk by shellmounds Despite evidence of th...

3 family pets killed in Southwest DC apartment fire

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:01:59 GMT

An apartment fire in Southwest D.C. forced a family out of their home and killed their pets early Saturday morning, according to D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services.Nine fire units were dispatched at 12:42 a.m. to tackle a fire in a second-floor apartment in the 300 block of P Street SW, officials said.The fire was put out about 30 minutes later, according to posts on X, and the two adults and one child living there were not harmed.Final Update: Box Alarm – 300 Block of P St SW – 2 adults, 1 child, 1 dog displaced from the fire apartment.Sadly, one dog, one cat, and fish are deceased. @RedCrossNCGC and @DCMOCRS assisting displaced residents.Cause of fire is under investigation. pic.twitter.com/JsW9TreUK0— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) November 25, 2023The fire did not spread through the 10-story apartment building but D.C. Fire and EMS told WTOP a dog, a cat, and a fish were presumably killed by “the heat and smoke” in the apartment. A second dog survived...

Barcelona needs own goal to salvage 1-1 draw at Rayo in Spanish league

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:01:59 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona needed an own goal by Rayo Vallecano defender Florian Lejeune in the final minutes to salvage a 1-1 draw in Madrid on Saturday.Rayo midfielder Unai López put the hosts ahead with a shot from well outside the area in the 39th minute at Vallecas Stadium.Barcelona was held in check until late in the second half. Minutes after substitute Raphinha hit the post, Lejeune inadvertently turned a cross by Alejando Balde intended for Robert Lewandowski into his own net in the 82nd.The draw left Barcelona in third place in the Spanish league. Leader Girona is three points ahead of Barcelona before playing Athletic Bilbao on Monday. Second-placed Real Madrid is one point ahead of Barcelona before visiting Cadiz on Sunday.Rayo, despite its modest budget, has now gone undefeated against Barcelona in their last five meetings, winning three and drawing two. Barcelona’s last win over Rayo came in Jan. 2021 in the Copa del Rey.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/socc...

Today in Sports – UConn wins its 82nd straight game, setting an NCAA women’s basketball record

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:01:59 GMT

Nov. 261917 — The NHL is formed with five charter members: Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs. Frank Calder is elected president.1949 — Boston College beats Holy Cross 76-0, with Al Cannava rushing for 229 yards.1956 — In the Melbourne Olympics, Australia, Vyacheslav Ivanov of the Soviet Union wins the single sculls. After receiving the gold medal, he jumps up and down and accidentally drops it through the slats in the float and it sinks to the bottom of the lake.1961 — Jerry Norton of St. Louis becomes the only NFL player to have four interceptions in a game twice. He picks off four, two for touchdowns, in the Cardinals’ 30-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.1988 — For the first time in their long rivalry, Notre Dame and Southern California enter the game undefeated and ranked Nos. 1-2. The top-ranked Fighting Irish win 27-10.1989 — Willie “Flipper” Anderson of the Los Angeles Rams sets an NFL game record with 336 yards receiving....