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Heat wave meets lifeguard shortage, reduced hours at Bay Area pools and beaches

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:59 GMT

Beach time, pool sessions and swimming lessons are in hot demand as temperatures soar across the Bay Area, but shorter hours and lengthy waitlists are creating challenges for families eager to beat the heat by jumping into cool waters.For novice swimmers, learning to float and blow bubbles may prove especially difficult this summer.More than three years after the world closed down, the pandemic continues to impact us in unexpected ways, including at public swimming pools and parks where last year’s lifeguard shortage has been joined by a swimming instructor shortfall.An excessive heat warning for the Bay Area over the weekend and inland temperatures expected to veer into triple digits in the East Bay are creating fresh demand that just can’t be met.In San Francisco, lifeguard rosters were only 77% full as summer kicked off. In Los Angeles County, pool hours have been cut in half. And in the East Bay, recreation centers that typically lose half their employees each year s...

Bay Area mourns closure of 127-year-old pioneering Anchor Brewing Co.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:59 GMT

By JANIE HAR and MICHELLE CHAPMAN | Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — Beer lovers flocked to Anchor Brewing Co.’s tap room on Thursday to mourn the loss of the iconic San Francisco business — and buy some of its last beers — a day after learning it planned to shut down for good.“I’m a native San Franciscan and I’ve been drinking the beer as long as I can remember,” said Suzanne Greva, who visited the business Thursday. “It’s one of my favorites and its like losing an old friend.”The 127-year-old brewing company, known as a trailblazer of craft beers, said Wednesday it would close after years of declining sales and tough economic conditions. The tap room, which closed on the day of the announcement, reopened Thursday to patrons lined up down the street to purchase T-shirts and cases of beer. Anchor Public Taps will remain open to sell what inventory remains, including a small batch of the popular 2023 Anchor Christmas Ale.REALTED: San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing Co. is shutting do...

Meet the 25-year-old data analyst who’s helping coach the Warriors’ Summer League team

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:59 GMT

LAS VEGAS – Most NBA data analysts ply their craft far from the basketball court, working more with percentages than pick-and-roll techniques, but Hannah Heiring isn’t the typical number-cruncher.There she was, on the court this week, running through drills along with the Warriors’ Summer League team in her role on the coaching staff in Las Vegas.Just two years ago, this would have never seemed possible to the 25-year-old former Division III guard who at that time was working remotely as a business analyst for a small insurance company.By last summer, Heiring was parading down Market Street after helping the Warriors win the NBA Finals. Now, after her first full season on the job, Heiring has entrenched herself within the organization and serves as a valuable resource to Steve Kerr and his coaching staff. She can also now say she’s one of only a handful of women to serve as an assistant coach at Summer League.“It’s still pretty surreal,” Heiring said.Heiring’s current job is a combi...

Celebration at former Thomas Fallon statue site to take place in August

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:59 GMT

A cohort of activists including local indigenous groups will hold a celebration in August at the former site of the Thomas Fallon statue, which was taken down in April after decades of controversy and complaints that its presence served as a blatant symbol of American imperialism in downtown San Jose.The event — scheduled for Aug. 4 at the site of the former statue near Highway 87 on St. James Street — will include members of the Muwekma Ohlone tribe, the organizing center Centro Aztlan Chicomoztoc and the activist group San Jose Black Berets.After a cleansing and land acknowledgment, organizers will head to the corner of San Carlos and Almaden where Native American remains were discovered decades ago at a construction site. The event will continue at Plaza de Cesar Chavez’s Quetzalcoatl sculpture, which depicts a Mesoamerican deity, before concluding at St. James Park.“It is a victory celebration,” said Maria Quinonez Ortiz, who was part of the coaliti...

Reader asks what to do about pushy drivers in slow lanes: Roadshow

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:59 GMT

Q: Gary, I’m a pretty conservative driver and a senior citizen. On four-lane roads like Highway 24 or Interstate 580, I usually drive the No. 3 or 4 lane at about 65 mph. Those who want to go faster can be in the 1 or 2 lane. But so often some hotshot, pushy driver will tailgate me when I’m in the slow lanes.Recently on 580 in San Leandro, I was in the 4 lane doing 65 when an SUV started tailgating and even flashing their headlights.Where are people who want to observe the speed limit supposed to drive? I know the DMV rules say slower vehicles stay to the right, but pushy people in a hurry now seem to go to the right if the 1 and 2 lanes aren’t going fast enough for them.Mike H., OaklandA: You are to be applauded for driving with the flow, and going the speed limit, and moving to the right, for all the reasons you describe. Pushy drivers need to back off, especially when they’re trying to bring their pushy ways into the slower lanes.Q: I just want to brag a b...

Cal/OSHA to conduct targeted inspections at workplaces amid heat wave

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:59 GMT

(KRON) -- The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health will be conducting safety inspections on employees who work outside in the heat. "Our team is out in full force, conducting targeted high heat inspections with a focus on  construction, agriculture, landscaping, and warehouse industries to ensure employers are complying with the law," said Cal/OSHA Chief Jeff Killip. Highway 92 in San Mateo reopens after HazMat spill Employees who work outdoors and feel that their employers are not complying with workplace safety can contact Cal/OSHA at 833-579-0927.An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for most parts of the Bay Area this weekend, according to KRON4 Chief Meteorologist Lawrence Karnow.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top...

How to stay cool amid heat wave

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:59 GMT

(KRON) -- An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued this weekend by the National Weather Service for most parts of the Bay Area, excluding coastal areas, and many people will be looking for ways to cool off this weekend. Highway 92 in San Mateo reopens after HazMat spill If you plan on exercising, do it before the sun comes up as heat exhaustion and heat strokes are possible. "Highs will soar into the 100s in the East Bay, Napa Valley and Solano County," according to KRON4 Chief Meteorologist Lawrence Karnow.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Tips on how to stay cool during a heat wave:Wear light-colored clothing.Soak feet in cold water and wear sandals if possible.Eat fruits and salads; no fatty foods.Place a shallow bowl of ice in fr...

Congress could ban DC’s speed, red light cameras; District leaders punch back

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:59 GMT

Some in Congress want to stop D.C. from using speed and red light cameras with a new bill. But District leaders say the legislation that’s advancing in the Republican-led House would result in more people dying on area roads.While the U.S. Constitution gives Congress authority over D.C.’s laws and budget, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Attorney General Brian Schwalb said current budget restrictions, or riders, put lives at risk.The $25 billion fiscal 2024 spending bill for financial services and general government, which advanced Thursday, includes restricting the District’s use of automated traffic enforcement. It would also prohibit D.C. from enforcing its ban on “right turn on red” at many intersections.In a letter to House appropriations leaders, Bowser, Mendelson and Schwalb said the current bill “would interfere in District efforts to reduce traffic fatalities.” D.C. leaders said the provisions “would je...

Selma Bacha injured for France in 1-0 loss to Australia in Women’s World Cup warm-up game

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:59 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — France’s preparations for the Women’s World Cup received another injury blow Friday when defender Selma Bacha left the field in tears on a stretcher in the final minutes of the team’s warm-up game against Australia.Bacha fell awkwardly on her left ankle after making a covering interception and had her head in her hands as she was carried off in the 1-0 win for Australia before a sellout crowd of 50,629.Forwards Delphine Cascarino and Marie-Antoinette Katoto were recently ruled out of the World Cup because of injuries.France coach Herve Renard said he hopes Bacha’s injury “won’t be too serious.”“It’s the worst news of the evening,” Renard said. “Let’s remain patient while we wait for the doctor’s diagnosis and further tests.“The doctor will get to the bottom of this as quickly as possible. We’re always worried, but we have to be patient, wait.”Substitute forward Mary Fowler scored in the 66th minute to give Austral...

How to get a free lottery ticket for Powerball and Mega Millions

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — This weekend, $1.5 billion is up for grabs between the dueling Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, and the Colorado Lottery is giving away free lotto tickets to both drawings.The Powerball jackpot has continued to climb since April and now sits at a whopping $875 million, the third-largest in game history. The Mega Millions jackpot has also been steadily growing and is now at $650 million. Together, the dueling jackpots equal more than $1.5 billion if someone was lucky enough to win both.So, in honor of the historic jackpots, the Colorado Lottery is celebrating by giving away a free lotto ticket to both drawings. That's right, a free ticket for the Mega Millions and Powerball drawings that are coming up this Friday and Saturday respectively. What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won? The Colorado Lottery will be at the King Soopers located at 1155 9th Ave. in Capitol Hill from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.Tickets will be given to the first 100 people, ...