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Orange County teen develops early wildfire detection device

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMT

There’s a reason home smoke alarms work. Early fire detection can save lives and property. That also holds true for wildfires. “The whole key to keeping these fires small is rapid response,” said Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy. “So, any tool that will allow us to respond much faster is going to be key to it.”  Newport Beach 15-year-old Ryan Honary believes he’s developed just such a tool. It’s basically a smoke alarm for remote areas at risk for wildfires. The small device runs on two AA batteries and has three sensors that Ryan says can detect smoke, flames and heat.   Ryan envisions deploying the devices all around remote, fire prone areas. He says the system is designed to work even in canyons with no cellular coverage. That's because he designed it as a mesh network, where one device can send information to other devices until that information finally reaches some of his other equipment that does have a cellular signal.&...

Authorities open murder investigation after Long Beach resident dies following altercation with roommate

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMT

Police are investigating after a man died following a physical altercation with his roommate in Long Beach early Monday.The roommate, identified as Obed Placencia-Garcia, a 34-year-old Long Beach resident, is considered a suspect in the ongoing investigation. Garcia remained on the scene when authorities arrived. California to receive $500,000 from alleged Medi-Cal defraudment scheme Around 12:15 a.m., Long Beach police officers responded to the 300 block of E. 17th Street and quickly located a man yelling for help. When officers arrived, the man was complaining about chest pains and having difficulty breathing, according to a news release.Long Beach Fire Department arrived at the scene shortly to render medical aid to the victim, who ultimately died at the scene, authorities said.The victim was identified as Miguel Colin Garduno, a 64-year-old Long Beach resident.Through a preliminary investigation, detectives found that the victim and the suspect were involved in a physical alte...

Missouri Considers Bill to Categorize Delta-8 THC as Marijuana: What You Need to Know

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMT

View the original article about Delta-8 In Missouri at Real Tested CBD.A new bill under consideration in Missouri is sparking significant debate within the cannabis community. State Representative Kurtis Gregory (R) has proposed a bill that would categorize delta-8 THC, a cannabinoid derived from hemp, in the same category as marijuana.This proposed legislation, House Bill 1328, could dramatically alter the landscape for delta-8 products in the state of Missouri.What is Delta-8 THC?Delta-8 THC, or delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol, is a naturally occurring compound found in both marijuana and hemp plants. It is a less potent psychoactive compound compared to its more well-known cousin, delta-9 THC, which is the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. While delta-8 THC does produce some mild psychoactive effects, it is generally considered to be less intoxicating than delta-9 THC and is made from hemp plants and processed CBD.The Proposed Bill: HB 1328House Bill 1328, if passed, wou...

49ers mailbag: Post-draft questions still swirl around Trey Lance, offensive line

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMT

SANTA CLARA — The NFL Draft is over but the 49ers’ news never stops. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily worth alerting you to new jersey numbers for cornerback Deommodore Lenoir (No. 2) and offensive lineman Jason Poe (No. 51). Instead, this mailbag answers more pressing matters:Did any team call for a Trey Lance trade? (@54_alann)Unlike a year ago, when Kyle Shanahan said the offers for Deebo Samuel were “not even close” to market value, they didn’t disclose this time what interest Lance received. John Lynch did say before the draft there was “a lot of smoke, really” on trade calls. Lynch said it would take a significant package to move Lance, and why should they? He should be running the on-field practices right now, with Brock Purdy rehabilitating his elbow and Sam Darnold (No. 14) getting caught up to speed in a complex offense. And those trade calls for Lance should come back in October, if Purdy is a healthy QB1.I know we restructured CMC’s contract, bu...

Bay Area tech layoffs in 2023 already top the total for all of 2022

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMT

Bay Area tech job cuts revealed so far in 2023 have already topped the total for all of 2022, an ominous reminder of the widening waves of layoffs that the technology industry has orchestrated.Over the first one-third of 2023, a period of four months, tech companies have revealed plans to chop well over 12,000 Bay Area jobs, this new organization’s review of official state labor filings shows.The 12,318 job cuts affecting tech workers in the Bay Area that have been revealed so far in 2023 now exceed — by a wide margin — the 10,457 tech sector layoffs disclosed in the nine-county region during all 12 months of 2022, WARN notices on file with the state Employment Development Department show.The latest tech layoffs in the Bay Area include a disclosure by Facebook app owner Meta Platforms that the company is planning more than 1,500 layoffs in June and July, according to the EDD filings.Bottom line: Tech industry layoffs during 2023 are galloping ahead at a far more br...

Opinion: It’s code red for six of San Jose’s largest school districts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMT

The data are alarming, code red!  In 2022 according to the California Department of Education 33% of California’s students met math standards and 47% met English Language Arts standards. And in San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley, our students score significantly below the state average. Here are the facts, just the facts, most education leaders do not want you to know.In 2023 San Jose school systems are experiencing downward trending achievement levels and higher absenteeism. That said, very few of our community leaders discuss the seriousness of the problem for our collective benefit.  This must change.Our children are the beneficiaries of a quality public education system in life and in the community to careers.  Our democracy and economy depend on their success in our public schools. Achievement and opportunity gaps have persisted for decades and continue to cost us the future of our most marginalized students.Ultimately, school district governing boards are responsibl...

Opinon: Lack of environmental law reform threatens California’s future

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMT

Like our changing climate and its many impacts on our communities, economy and environment; like the collapse of critical infrastructure; like the humanitarian homelessness crisis on our streets and the housing shortage driving it; like so many other slow-motion disasters that have befallen us, the warning signs have been unmistakably clear.And just as often, we have ignored them, denied them and been slow to act.Untold volumes have been written about California’s signature environmental law and how over the past five decades it has metastasized through judicial activism and other means to become a signature obstacle to progress. Examples are legion and often ludicrous, and the evidence presented in mountains of research indisputable. For all its good intentions and good outcomes, the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, has been increasingly exploited and perverted to slow or block everything from bike lanes and solar installations to affordable infill housing and homeles...

The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton in the week of April 24

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMT

A house in Pleasanton that sold for $4.5 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton in the past week.In total, 27 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2.1 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $745.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of April 24 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $2.2 million, single-family home in the 100 block of Birchbark PlaceThe 3,383 square-foot single-family residence in the 100 block of Birchbark Place in Danville has now been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in April and the total purchase price was $2,185,000, $646 per square foot. The house was built in 1988. The house features 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.9. $2.3 million, detached house in the 7700 block of Bloomfield TerraceThe sale of the single family residence in the 7700 block of...

SoCal native Klay Thompson and dad, Mychal Thompson, relish Lakers vs. Warriors clash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Life as the son of an NBA champion exposed Klay Thompson and his two brothers to experiences no regular kids get.As children they shook hands with Michael Jordan, chopped it up with Shaquille O’Neal at his locker and got up shots alongside Kobe Bryant warming up at Staples Center.In an NBA career that took Mychal Thompson from Portland’s Rose Garden with Clyde Drexler to Los Angeles with Magic Johnson and, after his retirement, alongside the Trail Blazers and Lakers as a radio commentator, it was his goal to make arenas like home and teammates like family for his three boys.“I recognized how fortunate I was as a parent to introduce them to the greats who played the game,” Thompson said in a phone conversation. “What a blessing and advantage it is for kids growing up in their father’s business, if that’s what they want to do, to meet the legends and icons to come before them.”So for Klay, the Warriors’ Western Conference...

Elias: Newsom laying groundwork for possible 2028 presidential run

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:00 GMT

Gov. Gavin Newsom has spent much of the last year tossing tea leaves around where anyone and everyone who’s interested can try reading them.Related ArticlesLocal Opinion | Elias: Dumb decarceration idea may rear head elsewhere in California Local Opinion | Elias: California GOP can expect more irrelevance if it doesn’t change Local Opinion | Elias: Effort to restore single-family zoning in California likely to win Local Opinion | Elias: State of Jefferson plan in California still far from serious His advertising and name-calling against potential future presidential rivals like Florida and Texax Govs. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott drew stares during the last campaign season, even though it cost him only a few hundred thousand dollars, a political pittance.His get-tough and get-active advice telling fellow Democrats to cease their consistent passively defensive stances and instead take cultural battles to Republican...