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Tentative agreement reached in West Coast ports labor dispute

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

A tentative agreement was reached with the dockworkers at all 29 West Coast ports, the Pacific Maritime Association announced Thursday.The PMA, representing the port operators and shipping companies, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, representing the workers, agreed on a tentative 6-year contract.Details about the agreement were not being released at this time, the PMA tweeted.The dispute earlier caused the largest terminal at the Port of Long Beach to be shut down on Monday. Disruptions had also been reported at the Port of Los Angeles last week.The old contract expired July 1, 2022, leading to more than a year of discussions, according to the ILWU.The new agreement is still subject to ratification by both parties.“We are pleased to have reached an agreement that recognizes the heroic efforts and personal sacrifices of the ILWU workforce in keeping our ports operating,” said PMA President James McKenna and ILWU President Willie Adams in a joint statement. “We are...

Man survives lightning strike caught on video in New Jersey

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

(WPIX) — A longtime town maintenance worker was struck by lightning on a practice soccer field next to a middle school in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, officials said Wednesday.The strike happened just before 12:30 p.m. across from Iselin Middle School, where 39-year-old Woodbridge Township employee Eric Baumgartner was working. Police officer RJ McPartland was on his way to the middle school for dismissal when the call came over about the lightning strike. Baumgartner didn’t have a pulse when he arrived, McPartland said. They used an automated external defibrillator (AED) to revive him."I saw Eric out on the field, immediately ran up to him and checked for a pulse, and realized he didn't have a pulse," said McPartland. "He was still holding one of the machines. We were able to get that away from him. When more units arrived, we were able to get the AED hooked up to him, and start breathing for him."A doorbell camera in the neighborhood captured the lightning strike and...

How to Consume CBD for Fast-Acting Effects

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

To read the original article about How to Consume CBD for Fast-Acting Effects at Real Tested CBD.Many people are looking to CBD these days for its many potentially therapeutic properties. Maybe you have even tried CBD before and enjoyed its effects. But not all forms of CBD are created equally. If you are looking for a fast-acting form of CBD, there are some products that may be better than others.Let’s take a closer look at fast-acting forms of CBD and what product could be best for you.What Is CBD?CBD, also called cannabidiol, is one of many cannabinoids that can be found in hemp and cannabis plants. Unlike another well-known cannabinoid, THC, CBD is not psychoactive and should not create the same intoxicating effects associated with THC and marijuana.CBD-based products in the U.S. are crafted with hemp plants that have a THC threshold of 0.3% or less. Although research to fully understand CBD’s effects on the body are still emerging, there is some evidence and many reports of CBD...

Nick Bosa compares new 49ers teammate Javon Hargrave to Aaron Donald, Chris Jones

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Nick Bosa jumped early.He couldn’t contain his excitement.With the 49ers still a month away from training camp, Bosa and the team have already started making bold statements about how good the defensive line should be this season.Before minicamp ended last week, Bosa compared newly signed defensive tackle Javon Hargrave to two of the game’s best in Aaron Donald and Chris Jones.“People don’t really know how good he is overall,” Bosa said of Hargrave. “He’s not talked about – he might be, I don’t know – but I feel he isn’t quite talked about in the Aaron Donald, top echelon, Chris Jones (tier of player). But I feel he played like that last year and throughout his career. So having him and Arik [Armstead] inside should be pretty fun.”Hargrave, a former Philadelphia Eagle who signed a four-year, $81-million contract to join the 49ers this season, has been consistently improving during his time in the NFL.Last season he had a career-high in most categories, tota...

Editorial: Newsom’s sleazy move to roll back police accountability

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

When it comes to police reform, Gov. Gavin Newsom is an opportunistic hypocrite.In 2021, the governor with much fanfare signed laws expanding access in California to records of police abuse and establishing a long-overdue process to investigate cops and revoke their certification.Now the governor is trying to slip through without public review changes that would roll back key transparency elements of that legislation he approved less than two years ago.State legislators should not enable this deceit. They should reject Newsom’s attempt to weaken law enforcement accountability just as it’s becoming apparent how widespread police abuse is in California.For example, we’ve learned of rampant racism in the Antioch Police Department, a lack of punishment for San Jose cops who inflicted serious injuries on civilians, and excessive and often reckless use of police dogs in Richmond. Meanwhile, more than 80 law enforcement officers working in California were convicted criminals with rap sheet...

Marin County neighborhood gets rare visit from a black bear

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

Caitlin Estrella was awake in the middle of the night comforting her daughter after a nightmare when she got an phone alert from her home security camera: animal detected.Usually, Estrella said, this meant a squirrel, skunk or the occasional stray cat. This time, she stared in disbelief as a large black bear strolling through her yard filled her phone screen.“I couldn’t even comprehend what I was looking at,” Estrella said. “It was so wild. I had to do a double take.”The bear passed through the Terra Linda neighborhood around 2 a.m. Tuesday. It is the second bear sighting recently, following one a few weeks ago in Larkspur. In 2021, a black bear was spotted in a tree in San Anselmo.Bear encounters are still rare in the area, mostly due to unregulated killing of the Point Reyes population that rendered them extinct by 1901, according to the National Park Service.“It’s still not a ton, and usually it happens in places with more open space … and typically in West Marin,” Marin Humane s...

In response to court ruling in Berkeley, Santa Cruz suspends natural gas prohibition

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — A recent court ruling on the city of Berkeley related to the use of natural gas in building developments is having an impact on policy here in Santa Cruz.The Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to suspend a natural gas prohibition ordinance it passed in 2020 after an April ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a similar ordinance in Berkeley that was OK’d in 2019.The Santa Cruz ordinance, which prohibited natural gas infrastructure in new buildings, was modeled after Berkeley’s. The city’s attorney analyzed the ruling and it was determined that, even with some notable differences between the two prohibitions, there was no way to avoid applicability in Santa Cruz.“Eventually we’ll come back with another ordinance of some kind for changes to our building code that might try to get at some of the same goals that this natural gas prohibition ordinance was getting at,” said Matt VanHua, principal planner in the city’s Planning and Communit...

Opinion: Bay Area’s largest port must consider environmental justice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

With smoke blanketing the East Coast from Canadian wildfires, the dangers of polluted air are at the forefront of millions of Americans’ minds. This is something Californians are all too familiar with, but it’s also a danger that people in my West Oakland community face even outside of wildfire season.Air pollution is significantly worse year-round in port-adjacent communities like where I live, and decisions we make today can impact our air for generations. The Army Corps of Engineers recently announced a project that would widen the turning basins at the Port of Oakland to allow more visits from “ultra-large container vessels” — 1,300-foot megaships longer than the height of Salesforce Tower. Without more community input and a better environmental-review process, this project will move us in the wrong direction in our fight to correct decades of environmental injustice.Each megaship could carry over 19,000 containers that need to be unloaded and transported by truck, r...

Cabrillo College leaders reveal top five new names

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

APTOS — After months of deliberations and planning, Cabrillo College leaders on Wednesday revealed the top five potential new names for the school at a community meeting in Aptos.The proposed names are:• Aptos College, an Ohlone term for “The People.”• Cajastaca College, an indigenous name translating to “Place of the Jackrabbits” or “Village of the Jackrabbits.”• Costa Vista College, Spanish for “Coast View,” though it was pointed out that the literal translation would be “Vista De La Costa.”• Seacliff College, a reference to the unincorporated area near the Aptos campus.• Santa Cruz Coast College, a geographic reference identifying clearly where the school district is.The more than 40 community members that attended the meeting at Cabrillo’s Aptos campus received a detailed summary of the name exploration process.Attendees also had an opportunity to discuss the final five name options and ask questions about the process so far.The forum in Aptos is the first of three forums hosted...

Fire at San Jose storage facility continues to burn, explosions reported

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:42 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire at a Public Storage facility in San Jose continues to burn Thursday morning as crews deal with hotspots coming from the storage complex. The fire was upgraded last night from two alarms to three alarms, the San Jose Fire Department confirmed on Wednesday evening. The Public Storage is located on Blossom Hill Road at Cottle Road. Video of the fire shows a massive amount of smoke and flame billowing from the structure. Tesla involved in ‘major injury’ vehicle collision in Santa Clara Roads in the area are closed and traffic is delayed. People are being advised not to drive over fire hoses and to obey all directions from fire crews and police officers. There are no injuries and everyone is accounted for, fire officials confirmed.Fire officials also said there have been reports of audible explosions from the facility. In video from the scene, "popping" sounds could be heard emanating from the blaze. Traffic conditions in the area are described as "bad."The San Jose Po...