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Second Harvest to launch ‘Food As Medicine’ initiative to screen people for food insecurity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley has won a $425,000 grant to help doctors screen up to 1,000 people over the next three years for food insecurity, ultimately connecting them with food distribution programs and nutritious food options.“Food as Medicine,” a Feeding America initiative funded by Anthem Blue Cross Foundation’s philanthropic group Elevance Health Foundation, aims to connect approximately 600 food insecure individuals in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties with Second Harvest — one of the largest food banks in the country.The grant comes just several months after the federal government ended emergency CalFresh benefits from the pandemic for nearly 3 million Californians, with eligible households losing at least $95 a month in benefits and some seeing their benefits drop to as low as $23 a month. Second Harvest also has been helping a record-number of people since the pandemic started, serving on average about 500,000 people a month.The California Ass...

Man dies in East Oakland shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

OAKLAND — A 46-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday night in East Oakland, authorities said.His name was not immediately released. Police said he was an Oakland resident.The shooting happened about 8:15 p.m. Thursday in the 9800 block of Edes Avenue.Police said the man was walking to his car when he was confronted by another person and shot. The man was taken to a hospital where he died at 8:49 p.m., authorities said.A motive for the shooting is under investigation. No arrests were announced.The killing is the 59th homicide investigated by police this year and the second on Thursday. About 5:11 a.m. Thursday a man was found fatally shot at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and International Boulevard.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Hayward cyberattack: Officials restore disrupted emergency dispatch system Crime and Public Safety | Pregnant woman shot, wounded in Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Man fatally shot in Oaklan...

California house payment hits record $4,332 a month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

“Numerology” tries to find reality within various measurements of economic and real estate trends.Buzz: California’s homebuying is comparatively frozen as sales run near record lows because a typical buyer’s house payment hit $4,332, a record high.Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the June homebuying report for existing single-family houses, crafted by the California Association of Realtors, and included 33 years of history for perspective.Fuzzy math: How can prices be rising when few are buying? Or is it, who can afford to buy with mortgage rates and prices so high?ToplineHow cold? June marked the 20th-slowest homebuying pace since 1990s, or among the bottom 5%.Yes, the 277,490 annual sales volume is up 15% in six months amid a modest springtime house-hunting revival. But purchasing is down 20% over 12 months and is off 34% since February 2020, the last month before the pandemic era began.Historically speaking, sales are down 32% vs. the 33-year average of 409,000 a year. Home...

Preparing for Taylor Swift concerts at Levi's Stadium

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KRON) -- Fans are flocking to Santa Clara to see Taylor Swift perform both Friday and Saturday night at Levi's Stadium. Swifties started lining up on Thursday, sleeping overnight outside of the stadium. The City of Santa Clara has welcomed Taylor Swift with open arms. They have renamed the city to "Swiftie Clara" in anticipation of her performances and even named her honorary mayor. Here's what you need to know ahead of Friday and Saturday night:Time frameParking at Levi's Stadium will open at 2 p.m. with gates opening at 4:30 p.m. The concert is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. with Swift expected to take the stage at 8 p.m. She will be performing 45 songs which should take around a total of three hours. Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into ‘X’s’. But changing language is not quite so simple TransportationTraffic and delays are expected and fans are strongly encouraged to take public transportation. Caltrain is offering additional post-event trains and the Santa Clar...

Police investigating man's death after shooting in East Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

(KRON) -- A man is dead after being shot Thursday night, east of Oakland International Airport, according to police. Officers responded to the 9700 block of Edes Avenue around 8:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting. They located a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound(s). Rally to demand justice after San Leandro officer killed man The victim was transported to a local hospital where he later died, police said.OPD's Homicide Section is currently investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact them at 510-238-3821.

Rally to demand justice after San Leandro officer killed man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

(KRON) -- People in Oakland are rallying Friday to demand justice for a man who was shot a killed by a San Leandro police officer in 2020.Steven Taylor died at a Walmart when former officer Jason Fletcher shot him after he was allegedly stealing merchandise. Taylor's family said that Steven was suffering from a mental health crisis when the shooting happened. $2K worth of merchandise stolen from Children’s Place in Brentwood, suspects arrested Fletcher has since been charged with manslaughter. The rally will begin at 9 a.m. outside of the Alameda County Courthouse ahead of Fletcher's hearing.

Kansas City Life: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Life Insurance Co. (KCLI) on Friday reported net income of $4.5 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had net income of 46 cents.The insurance company posted revenue of $124 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on KCLI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/KCLISource

Mike McDaniel confident in Dolphins’ CB depth amid Jalen Ramsey injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Ramsey, set for surgery on Friday, addressed his Miami Dolphins teammates a day earlier about the injury and told them not to worry or feel sorry for him.The six-time Pro Bowl cornerback suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee at the end of Thursday’s practice and is expected to miss the start of the regular season. But he vowed — bragged a little — that he could beat whatever timeline for return doctors give him.“It really moved a lot of people,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Friday. “He first let everybody know how much he appreciated this team, how this team has accepted him, how he has been in the league a little bit and how he knows what we’re doing here, in his opinion, is special, for his position group not to waiver, and exuded all the confidence that he had in that position group.”McDaniel said Ramsey will have surgery Friday afternoon to repair the tear and his timeline for return won’t be known until the procedure i...

Oil pipeline construction in Minnesota ruptured an aquifer. Officials say it’s the 4th time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A fourth aquifer breach has been confirmed in northern Minnesota stemming from a Canadian oil company’s construction of an oil pipeline replacement in the region, state officials said.Officials with Enbridge Energy and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed to the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the breach occurred near Moose Lake in Aitkin County. Officials said Enbridge is working to fix the rupture, in which the layer of earth above an aquifer is punctured, causing the water to leak to the surface and possibly introducing pollutants.It’s the fourth confirmed breach along the Line 3 pipeline route, which started operating in the fall of 2021 and generated fierce opposition from environmental activists and Native American tribes. Last October, state regulators announced that Enbridge would pay more than $11 million for water quality violations and the three previous aquifer breaches.An aquifer is a natural underground reserve of fresh water cap...

Can the Pac-12 survive? Conference of champions faces murky future after Colorado bolts for Big 12

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

The conference of champions appears to be in crisis.Colorado’s announcement Thursday that it will return to the Big 12 comes a little more than a year after Southern California and UCLA said they were ditching the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten. The departure of all three next year leaves the league that has won more NCAA championships than any other facing an uncertain future.Still without a media rights contract to replace ones that expires next summer, Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff keeps promising that all will be well. It is becoming harder to sell that no news on a deal is good news.“We are focused on concluding our media rights deal and securing our continued success and growth,” the Pac-12 said in a statement after CU’s announcement. “Immediately following the conclusion of our media rights deal, we will embrace expansion opportunities and bring new fans, markets, excitement and value to the Pac-12.”Pac-12 presidents and chancellors, athletic directors and Klia...