Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Save state’s grandeur; ban clearcutting So many of us are attracted to California for its natural grandeur. The Sierra Nevada gifts us with mesmerizing waterfalls, lakes and redwoods. Reading about one man’s fulfilled ambition to see Yosemite’s “firefall” (“One man’s […]
Monarch butterfly population in Mexico down 26%
By Mark Stevenson | Associated Press MEXICO CITY — The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal logging, drought and other causes, making 2020 a bad year for the butterflies. The […]
East Bay school district to reopen for elementary students March 15
ALAMEDA — Teachers and school district officials have reached a tentative agreement for reopening elementary schools for in-person hybrid instruction next month. As a result, the district has moved the first day of in-person instruction to March 15. The Alameda Unified School District and the Alameda Education Association, which along with teachers, represents nurses, speech […]
Biden spoke with Saudi King Salman for the first time, but didn’t say if they discussed Khashoggi’s murder
Summary List Placement President Joe Biden spoke with King Salman of Saudi Arabia for the first time on Thursday, ahead of the public release of a highly anticipated declassified US intelligence report on the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The report was expected to implicate Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]
Letters: Orange skies | End of Fry’s | Business climate | Irreparable harm | Standardized testing
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Fall’s orange skies warn of climate apocalypse As a little girl, I would look up at the sky and be in awe of the beautiful stars that covered this vastness. Slowly, I began to observe apocalyptic orange-colored skies caused by […]
Chief warns: Militia groups want to ‘blow up the Capitol’
By Zachary Cohen, Marshall Cohen and Whitney Wild | CNN Acting US Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman warned Thursday that militia groups involved in the January 6 insurrection want to “blow up the Capitol” and “kill as many members as possible” when President Joe Biden addresses Congress. Pressed by House lawmakers to provide a timeline […]
Isabel Roloff: Yes, I’m Larger Than My Husband. So What?!?
Isabel Roloff and Jacob Roloff often share very sweet photos of each other. To most observers, these snapshots are awfully romantic. They depict a couple quite in love. But to others? To the trolls and losers and idiots who choose to give a stranger a hard time over her body? They depict something else, unfortunately. […]
McConnell says he would vote for Trump again days after accusing him of ‘dereliction of duty’ over the insurrection
Summary List Placement Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would back Donald Trump if he were the Republican Party’s nominee for president again. He made the comment during an appearance on Fox News’ “Special Report” with Bret Baier. The Kentucky senator said he had several prospects in mind for the 2024 Republican […]
Fernanda Flores Breaks Down in Tears Over Jonathan River Rebound Engagement
Things could not be more over for Fernanda Flores and Jonathan Rivera. But just because the 90 Day Fiance couple divorced doesn’t mean that they disappeared. Fernanda is on the Discovery Plus spinoff, 90 Day: The Single Life. And her marriage may be over, but on some level, she still feels emotionally tethered to Jon. Fernanda Flores was a […]
Coinbase salaries revealed: From $90,000 to $280,000, here are the salaries it pays engineers, data scientists, and designers as it prepares to go public in 2021
Summary List Placement Coinbase, the popular platform used to buy, sell, and store bitcoin, ethereum, is marching its way towards becoming a public company. It filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealing a profitable company with tens of millions of users. Coinbase’s IPO will be highly watched because it’s on track to be […]
4 things Airbnb is doing to prepare for the return to travel, according to CEO Brian Chesky (ABNB)
Summary List Placement Airbnb reported its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, and the company said it’s gearing up for a wave of pent-up demand for travel. On the company’s earnings call, CEO Brian Chesky said “there will be a significant travel rebound.” He listed a series of steps that Airbnb is taking to as it’s the […]
Rockies must cut down on strikeouts, starting with Sam Hilliard
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Sam Hilliard is one of the most intriguing players at the Rockies’ camp. Ask teammates about the 6-foot-5, 230-pound outfielder, and the praise comes gushing out. “One of the more toolsy guys we have on the team,” veteran right fielder Charlie Blackmon said. “He reminds me a lot of (all-star shortstop) Trevor […]