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Italy floods just the latest all-or-nothing weather example

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:13 GMT

By Paolo Santalucia, Seth Borenstein and Nicole Winfield | Associated PressROME — The floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy’s northeast are another drenching dose of climate change’s all-or-nothing weather extremes, something that has been happening around the globe, scientists say.The coastal region of Emilia-Romagna was struck twice, first by heavy rain two weeks ago on drought-parched ground that could not absorb it, causing rivers to overflow overnight, followed by this week’s deluge that killed 14 and caused damages estimated in the billions of euros.In a changing climate, more rain is coming, but it’s falling on fewer days in less useful and more dangerous downpours.The hard-hit Emilia-Romagna region was particularly vulnerable. Its location between the Apennine mountains and the Adriatic Sea trapped the weather system this week that dumped half the average annual amount of rain in 36 hours.“These are events that developed ...

Sale closed in Piedmont: $2.2 million for a two-bedroom home

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:13 GMT

330 Pala Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,877-square-foot house built in 1956 has changed hands. The property located in the 300 block of Pala Avenue in Piedmont was sold on April 11, 2023. The $2,200,000 purchase price works out to $1,172 per square foot. The property features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a garage. It sits on a 3,900-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:In June 2022, a 3,500-square-foot home on Monte Avenue in Piedmont sold for $4,200,000, a price per square foot of $1,200. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Langdon Court, Piedmont, in March 2022, a 2,327-square-foot home was sold for $3,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,612. The home has 4 bedrooms and.A 2,109-square-foot home on the 300 block of Scenic Avenue in Piedmont sold in September 2022, for $2,425,000, a price per square foot of $1,150. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Letters: Core problems | Unwanted project | Lost customers | Feinstein, resign

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:13 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.System’s core problemsled to bank failuresRe: “Editorial: What our banks must learn from recent collapses” (Page A6, May 3).Your editorial addresses four specifics that undoubtedly contributed to the recent bank collapses. However, core problems of the current financial system — such as derivative positions in the multi-trillions, extreme cryptocurrency positions, broad-based manipulation and compromised investment strategies like naked short-selling — inevitably will further encourage undisciplined reckless practices that will eventually collapse an already highly leveraged, fractional reserve fiat monetary system.Chris KnielOrindaPanel rams throughPleasant Hill housingThe Pleasant Hill Planning Commission held a meeting May 3 for rezoning parcels on Paso Nogal Road and Morello Avenue for low-income, high-density housing. The most affected Pleasant Hill residents were not aware o...

Cross-class Friendships Key To Breaking Intergenerational Poverty

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:13 GMT

Sponsored ContentThe people we know influence the boundaries of our imagination. This can change the course of a life.Benton“My parents didn’t speak English, and didn’t know how the college process worked– let alone whether I should take physics that year. Being poor doesn’t stop you from being hardworking, but a lack of access to information and resources can be a true roadblock. It means your goals stay hypothetical. I was eager to learn more, but didn’t know how to look or who to ask. The hard truth is that socioeconomic privilege opens doors. Being motivated is not enough on its own.” – BentonKelly“In school, the teacher would ask about our weekends, and other students would have these grand family plans. I would lie and say that we went on a hike, but really my father was working two jobs all weekend. I was a mediocre student. I didn’t value education. I fell behind.” – KellyThese are the words of Minds Matter Bay Area students.What do they have in common? The...

LIST: Bay Area bars showing Oakland native Haney's pay-per-view fight vs. Lomachenko

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:13 GMT

(KRON) -- Undisputed lightweight champion and Bay Area native Devin Haney is set to defend all four of his titles Saturday night in Las Vegas against Ukrainian two-time gold medalist Vasiliy Lomachenko. Haney, who was born in San Francisco and grew up in Oakland, is the youngest (24) male undisputed champion in boxing's four-belt era.The fight will be televised as the main event on an ESPN+ pay-per-view. Haney and Lomachenko's fight is set to begin around 8 p.m. PT, although that time could change depending on how long the undercard fights take. Haney versus Lomachenko will cost $59.99 for ESPN+ subscribers. Don't want to spend that money on the PPV? KRON4 compiled a list of establishments in the Bay Area showing the 135-pound championship fight. Devin Haney looks to cement place on list of star athletes from Oakland San FranciscoThe Abbey Tavern4100 Geary Blvd.Danny Coyles668 Haight St.OaklandThe Athletic Club59 Grand Ave.Other Bay Area CitiesRickey's Sports Lounge (San Leandro)...

Maryland’s blue crabs are back in the Chesapeake Bay, but that may not last forever

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:13 GMT

Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials have noticed increased Chesapeake Bay blue crabs since last year’s recorded low.Officials involved in the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey estimated that the number of blue crabs rose from 227 million to 323 million this year.While they were encouraged by the increase in numbers, the department’s acting director of fishing and boating services said the agency would remain vigilant.“We haven’t seen a strong year class since 2019 despite maintaining the spawning stock at a level capable of producing one,” acting director Lynn Fegley said.The department said while several factors impact blue crab reproduction, the number has been below average for the past four years.After seeing a continued decrease in young crabs, the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee took action, holding workshops to begin exploring ways to improve fishery management.“The stock assessment process will kick off later...

Navajo leaders seek tribal members caught up in sober-living Medicare scam in Arizona

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:13 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Navajo leaders on Friday unveiled an operation to find and get needed services to hundreds of tribal members they predict will soon be on the streets of metro Phoenix amid a state crackdown on Medicaid fraud that affected as many as 7,000 Native Americans recruited to illegitimate sober living homes in recent years.Called Rainbow Bridge, the operation is in response to actions announced this week by the state of Arizona against more than 100 unlicensed and fraudulent sober living homes in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Navajo leaders said they will staff a Phoenix operations center to help Navajo tribal members displaced when sober living homes caught up in the fraud investigation are indicted or their Medicaid funding is cut off. “I view this as a humanitarian and a human rights crisis,” said Navajo Attorney General Ethel Branch, adding that the goal is to get victimized people into treatment programs and ultimately back with their families. Branch said she believes ...

Mississippi attorneys argue in lawsuit over trans student’s graduation attire

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:13 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Opposing attorneys clashed Friday over whether a Mississippi school district can require a transgender girl to abide by a boys’ dress code as she and her classmates graduate from high school this weekend.The 17-year-old girl, listed in court papers by her initials L.B., had chosen a dress to wear with her cap and gown Saturday at Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, a coastal town about 160 miles (260 kilometers) south of Jackson. Graduating boys are expected to wear white shirts and black slacks, while girls are expected to wear white dresses.Harrison County School District officials told L.B. that she must follow the boys’ clothing rules for graduation, according to a lawsuit that the American Civil Liberties filed Thursday against the district.The lawsuit said L.B. wore dresses to classes and extracurricular events throughout high school, including to a prom last year, and she should not face discriminatory treatment during graduation.“L.B. ...

Md. officials: Unexpected at-home COVID test kit deliveries could be a scam

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:13 GMT

The Maryland Department of Aging is warning state residents who may have received a COVID test kit they didn’t order that their personal information may have been used fraudulently.Although the COVID pandemic has technically ended, investigators are saying they’re seeing fraudulent COVID test kits arriving on doorsteps across Maryland.Medicare coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests ended last week, but the agency said that beneficiaries have been complaining of tests showing up to their home, sometimes by the dozens, and that it could indicate someone is using their Medicare information to bill the federal government.The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General posted a fraud warning about this scam, advising seniors not to give out their Medicare number, as it can be billed for procedures, tests, and even COVID test kits.If you think you may have received a kit you didn’t order, report it to your local Senior Medicare Patrol office.S...

California lawmakers block bill making oil companies liable for some health problems

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:13 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday: One that would have ramped up the state’s emissions targets, and another that would have made oil companies liable for the health problems of people who live close to oil wells. They are among the hundreds of bills that did not survive the Legislature’s suspense file, a mysterious process where lawmakers decide — with no explanation — which bills will get a chance to become law later this year and which ones should not move forward.Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans drilling new oil wells within 3,200 feet (975 meters) of sensitive areas like homes and schools. But the law hasn’t taken effect because the oil industry qualified a referendum on the 2024 ballot asking voters to overturn it.That referendum angered environmental and health advocates. They decided if the oil industry wanted to block that law, then they would try to pass another law making it easier for oil c...