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Trudy Rubin: As Israel strikes back against Hamas, questions linger about the long road ahead

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:48 GMT

As Israel relentlessly bombs Gaza and moves troops toward the border, it is hard to predict how the war with Hamas terrorists will end.The scenes of carnage in Israeli towns and villages near the Gaza border — 900 dead, including scores of families with small children executed in cold blood; young women dragged off as hostages, some with babies; and 260 young people gunned down at a music concert — have horrified Israel and much of the world. This was an ISIS-style slaughter.Yet the challenges confronting Israel in its expressed goal of smashing Hamas are mammoth. The terrorist group and others were holding around 150 Israelis hostage in Gaza and have threatened to kill them if the bombing continues. The war could expand to the occupied West Bank and to Lebanon, where Hezbollah militants, backed by Iran, have 150,000 missiles pointed at Israel.And hanging over this crisis is a question about whether the current Israeli government, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, can handle...

Real World Economics: Nobelist connects women’s workplace equity and economic efficiency

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:48 GMT

Edward LottermanI can imagine the barb coming all the way from Stockholm: “Take that Tommy, you ignorant twit!”Um, well, no. The Swedish Royal Academy did not give Harvard Prof. Claudia Goldin the 2023 Economics Nobel just to flip the bird at Alabama’s GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Yet there is a link between her work and his political causes that demonstrates how fruitful insights from economics can extend further than one might think.But hold that thought while we review the backstory.Start with Goldin’s Nobel. She got it “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes” and “uncovered key drivers of gender differences in the labour market.”Most media accounts condensed this to her having “studied the wage gap between women and men.” True, but it’s more complex than one might think.Goldin is intellectually curious. As a kid she wanted to be an archeologist and then a microbiologist. She was majoring in this at Cornell when economist Alfred Kahn showed he...

Keeler: Holy Holker! CSU Rams, Jay Norvell got what they deserved. So did dirty Boise State, which sent Kennedy McDowell to the hospital.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:48 GMT

FORT COLLINS — Before the wing, there was the prayer. A gentle hand tap on each shoulder, followed by a right hand to the forehead, down to the belly, over to the left shoulder, then to the right.“Be ready,” CSU wideout Tory Horton warned Rams tight end Dallin Holker once he recognized the signals from the sideline, “for the (expletive) tip.”Holker was (expletive) ready.The Holy Holker, on paper, was immaculately conceived as “Early Bunch (Cross Yourself) Hail Mary.” Horton, limping with joy inside the bowels of Canvas Stadium, simulated the call for me on a Sunday morning that saw CSU’s football season rise from the dead.The first hand signal, the shoulder taps, indicated a “bunch” formation. The next was a more familiar signal to The Man Upstairs.“All the glory has to go to God,” Rams coach Jay Norvell said of the 33-yard, game-ending Hail Mary that cinched CSU 31, Boise State 30, the greatest moment of an 18-game t...

Woman killed after driver slams into cars, pedestrians in Long Beach 

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:48 GMT

A woman was killed after a collision in Long Beach that also sent at least one other person to the hospital. Officers were dispatched to the intersection of Shoreline Drive and Aquarium Way on calls of a traffic collision just before 6:35 p.m. Saturday evening. According to police, a male driver struck several other vehicles and several pedestrians in the crosswalk. A woman was killed after a major collision that also sent at least at least one other person to the hospital in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (KTLA)A woman was killed after a major collision that also sent at least at least one other person to the hospital in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (KTLA)A woman was killed after a major collision that also sent at least at least one other person to the hospital in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (KTLA)A woman was killed after a major collision that also sent at least at least one other person to the hospital in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, Oct. ...

Grubhub driver seen on video eating customer’s food 

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:48 GMT

LONG BEACH, Calif. - A local restaurant owner is outraged after he caught a Grubhub delivery driver wolfing down a customer’s order. The owner of Mexihanas Hibachi Grill in Long Beach says he was shocked when he saw video of the driver ripping open the bag of food with his teeth and digging into five dishes meant for one customer earlier this week. “I was pissed...I was upset,” the restaurant's CEO Martin Luzanilla told KTLA 5’s John Fenoglio. “I went outside and confronted the gentleman, and he told me it was his food.” Luzanilla still felt as though something was off, and when he went to check his surveillance cameras, he saw the man peel the plastic label off and bite the bag with his teeth before tearing into the dinner that wasn’t his. A Grubhub delivery driver seen eating a customer's food outside Mexihanas Hibachi Grill in Long Beach, CA. (Mexihanas Hibachi Grill)A Grubhub delivery driver seen eating a customer's food outside Mexihanas Hibachi Grill in Lon...

East Oakland shooting leaves teenager dead on Saturday night

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:48 GMT

An 18-year-old female was killed and a 17-year-old female was wounded in East Oakland on Saturday night, after an altercation turned into a shooting in the 10800 block of Bancroft Avenue.The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m., authorities said. After being injured, the 17-year-old found her way to a hospital, where she was treated for gunshot wounds and released. The death of the 18-year-old female was the 102nd homicide recorded in Oakland this year.As of Sunday morning, it was not clear whether the two teens were the intended targets of the shooting or whether they knew each other, and no other deaths or injuries had been reported.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Shooting leaves another man dead in Oakland, the 101st homicide this year Crime and Public Safety | Man shot while trying to aid Oakland robbery victim Crime and Public Safety | Five people injured in Oakland shootings Saturday night Crime and Public Safety | ...

Saratoga home is a Silicon Valley Clean Energy showcase

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:48 GMT

Clean Energy showcaseSaratoga resident Carol Carrillo was among the winners of Silicon Valley Clean Energy’s (SVCE) Electric Showcase Awards for her efforts to go electric in her home.All 16 winners were recognized by the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors on Oct. 2.The Sunnyvale-based clean energy aggregator received more than 150 applications for this year’s awards from Santa Clara County residents and small business owners. The winners include 13 homeowners, an apartment complex, a reform synagogue and a hair salon.Many of the winners utilized rebates available through SVCE with state and federal incentives to help cover the costs of upgrading to heat pumps, induction cooktops, electric vehicle chargers and other technologies. Some have begun by replacing older gas appliances as they burn out, while others have gone fully electric.Emergency classesWildfire season is upon us, and it’s always good to stay informed and prepared in the event of an emergency.The Santa Clara County Fire ...

Authors Week helps Sunnyvale students see themselves in books

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:48 GMT

Three prolific children’s and young adult authors visited all 10 schools in the Sunnyvale School District during the first week of October for the second annual Authors Week.The district distributed more than 2,500 copies of the authors’ books so that students could read them beforehand and discuss them with authors Yuyi Morales, Jerry Craft and Joanna Ho during their school visits.Morales is  known for her books “Dreamers,” “Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book,” “Little Night” and “Viva Frida.” The latter received the 2015 Pura Belpre Medal for illustration as well as a 2015 Caldecott Honor.Craft is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the graphic novels “New Kid,” winner of the John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature in 2020, the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature in 2019 and the Coretta Scott King Author Award for the most outstanding work by an African American writer in 2020.Ho, a Bay Area autho...

Seasonal events in Los Gatos feature ofrendas, pumpkins

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:48 GMT

Día de los MuertosDía de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is upon us. To celebrate, local artists are hosting an event, “Remembering our Loved Ones,” on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 6-8:30 p.m., at 157 Holly Way in Los Gatos.Artist Olga Enciso Smith and her son Brian M. Smith constructed a special ofrenda, a Latin American traditional altar, using typical artifacts like fresh marigolds, corn stalks, candles, gourds and handmade skeleton figures.Pumpkin saleThe History Club of Los Gatos is hosting a pumpkin sale on Oct. 28-29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Pumpkins can be picked up at 123 Los Gatos Blvd., and proceeds will go toward the history club’s facility and local charities that support women and children in Santa Clara County.Street sweeping curtailedFall leaves might be sticking to the ground longer this season.The town’s street sweeper is in disrepair and has been since late August, the town said in a memo to residents. The Los Gatos Parks and Public Works Department said once the street sweeper is r...

Seniors celebrate ‘Better Part’ of 40 years of making TV shows

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:48 GMT

A local television production company is marking its 40th anniversary next month, a milestone made more noteworthy by the fact that it’s run by Silicon Valley seniors.Cupertino TV Productions (CTVP) will close out its fourth decade on Nov. 4 with a special retrospective program highlighting its history and achievements, including clips from the more than 1,200 shows created by a staff of volunteers ages 50 and up from all over Silicon Valley. The show will honor past and present producers, editors and crew members.“We are incredibly proud to reach this significant milestone. It is a testament to the dedication, creativity and passion of our team, who are all volunteers,” said CTVP Vice President Grace Trafton in a statement. “We owe our success to our loyal viewers and partners, especially the City of Cupertino, KMVT15 and the Cupertino Senior Center, who have supported us throughout this incredible journey.”Based out of the senior center, CTVP started in 1983, producing shows under...