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Editorial: California lawmakers try again to deceive voters

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:09:32 GMT

Every two years, local officials use the ballot to carry out one of California’s biggest consumer frauds.Rather than stop this repeated hiding of borrowing costs, state legislators are once again trying to enable it. Gov. Gavin Newsom used a veto to block the lawmakers in 2019. That hasn’t deterred the chief enabler, state Sen. Scott Weiner, D-San Francisco, from trying again this year.At issue is transparency for billions of dollars of bond measures put before voters by school, city, county and transit district leaders. The money is to be used for capital improvements, such as new schools, government offices, roads or commuter rail cars.Many voters don’t understand that bonds are a form of borrowing, which means these measures also require tax increases, usually property tax increases, to pay off the loans.The payments are typically hundreds of dollars a year for homeowners and more for larger commercial properties. The charges last for three or four decades. It’s like commit...

Opinion: UC Berkeley should stop planned library closures

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:09:32 GMT

Arguably more than housing and other issues that typically attract more attention, the latest battle at UC Berkeley threatens the heart of the university: its libraries.The Anthropology Library is inside the Anthropology and Art Practice Building, shown here. (Photo courtesy of the UC Regents)Distressingly, the university says it wants to close three libraries, including its anthropology library, because it says it can’t find the money in its $3.1 billion budget to keep them open.It may not seem like much amid all the challenges facing higher education. Yet the fate of the anthropology library, the only one of its kind in the state, and its nearly 45,000 volumes are at the forefront of a planned transformation of the entire library system at the oldest public university in the UC system.UC Berkeley intends to shrink the number of libraries from 23 to 10 “hub” libraries, and seven “satellite” libraries, the latter with fewer services, shorter hours if budgets are reduced, and wi...

Most Alpine Skiing World Cup Wins

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:09:32 GMT

Skiers with the most World Cup race wins:Women:1. Mikaela Shiffrin, United States, 87.2. Lindsey Vonn, United States, 82.3. Annemarie Moser-Proell, Austria, 62.4. Vreni Schneider, Switzerland, 55.5. Renate Goetschl, Austria, 466. Anja Paerson, Sweden, 42.7. Marlies Schild, Austria, 37.8. Katja Seizinger, Germany, 36.9. Lara Gut Behrami, Switzerland, 35.10. Hanni Wenzel, Liechtenstein, 33.Overall:2. Mikaela Shiffrin, United States, 87.1. Ingemar Stenmark, Sweden, 86.3. Lindsey Vonn, United States, 83.4. Mercel Hirscher, Austria, 67.5. Annemarie Moser-Proell, Austria, 62.6. Vreni Schneider, Switzerland, 55.7. Hermann Maier, Austria, 54.8. Alberto Tomba, Italy, 50.9. Renate Goetschl, Austria, 46.(tie) Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg, 46.10. Anja Paerson, Sweden, 42.Source

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup record with 87th career win, surpassing Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:09:32 GMT

ARE, Sweden (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup record with 87th career win, surpassing Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark.Source

Shakira y Bizarrap interpretan por primera vez su éxito “BZRP Music Sessions Vol. 53” en el programa de Jimmy Fallon

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:09:32 GMT

(CNN Español) – Han pasado dos meses desde que Shakira y Bizarrap paralizaran al mundo con su colaboración “BZRP Music Sessions Vol. 53”.Nadie podría pronosticar la repercusión que tendría el tema. Su impacto ha sido tal que tanto la colombiana como el argentino llegaron a unos de los late nights más populares de Estados Unidos.Este viernes ambos artistas llevaron por primera vez su hit a la televisión y escogieron el “The Tonight Show” con Jimmy Fallon, transmitido en la cadena NBC.Shakira y Bizarrap hablaron de cómo nació la colaboraciónEn la entrevista, Shakira contó lo que previamente dijo al periodista mexicano Enrique Acevedo de la cadena N+, sobre cómo nació la colaboración.Fue gracias a su hijo Milan, quien le dijo a la cantante que debía unirse a Bizarrap porque con el tema tendrían un número uno mundial.Por su parte, Bizarrap dijo que había querido colaborar anteriormente con Shakira pero que no sabía cómo contactarla.Quién es Bizarrap, el exitoso productor argentino que l...

BBC crisis escalates as players, stars rally behind Lineker

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:09:32 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The BBC faced an escalating crisis Saturday over its suspension of former soccer star and program host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government’s new asylum policy.As a growing number of players and presenters rallied to Lineker’s support, Britain’s national broadcaster faced allegations of political bias and suppressing free speech, as well as praise from some Conservative politicians.Presenters of the BBC’s lunchtime “Football Focus” said they would not appear on the program in solidarity with Lineker, who was suspended from hosting highlights show “Match of the Day” over a Twitter post that compared lawmakers’ language about migrants to that used in Nazi Germany.The BBC pulled “Football Focus” from its schedule on Saturday, replacing it with an episode of antiques show “Bargain Hunt.”After a slew of Lineker’s colleagues announced they wouldn’t appear on the show without him, the BBC said “Match of the Day” would be aired Saturday with...

California enfrenta inundaciones persistentes durante el fin de semana después de rondas de tormentas mortales

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:09:32 GMT

(CNN) — Se espera que las fuertes inundaciones que arrasaron las carreteras y empujaron a los residentes de partes del norte y centro de California a huir de sus hogares continúen este sábado y durante el fin de semana a medida que lleguen más lluvias.Pero no se prevé que este sábado traiga las lluvias torrenciales como las que azotaron a las comunidades este viernes, que provocaron el colapso de puentes, carreteras abiertas y miles de apagones.Al menos dos personas han muerto como resultado de las tormentas, dijeron las autoridades.“En general, los ingredientes ambientales no son tan impresionantes como el reciente evento de río atmosférico fuerte, pero, no obstante, se espera un período prolongado de lluvias ligeras a ocasionalmente moderadas en partes del centro y norte de California” este sábado, dijo el Centro de Predicción Meteorológica.Los impactos de las tormentas de esta semana se han agravado después de que fuertes lluvias afectaran las mismas áreas enterradas por la...

Mikaela Shiffrin breaks record for World Cup victories

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:09:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Mikaela Shiffrin has done it. The 27-year-old skier who calls Edwards, Colorado, home has passed Ingemar Stenmark's record of 86 career World Cup wins, which she tied on Friday.It's already been a historic season for Shiffrin. Earlier this year she tied and then broke the women's record of 82 World Cup victories and has continued to extend that mark in the weeks since.Shiffrin's first appearance on a FIS World Cup podium came in 2011 when she finished third in the slalom at Lienz, Austria on Dec. 29. Mikaela Shiffrin ties record for most World Cup wins by any man, woman Less than a year later, on Dec. 20, 2012, she was on top of the podium for the first time after winning the slalom at Are, Sweden.That makes this win all the more special. Her 86th and 87th victories came at the same mountain where she claimed her first.While Slalom, which accounted for 52 of her 86 wins going into Saturday, has been her most successful discipline, Shiffrin also has 20 wins in gian...

Denver weather: Heavy mountain snow, passing showers possible in the city

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:09:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A cold front is crossing through this morning, meaning cooler temperatures for the weekend with some rain and snow. In the Colorado mountains, it will be snowing throughout the weekend and heavy at times. Snow totals look deep in some places and travel will be impacted, especially over the higher passes.Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast has some mountain areas getting more than a foot of fresh snow.Weather today: Passing showers possibleToday will be partly to mostly cloudy along the Front Range and into metro Denver. There will be a few rain showers possible but most staying dry. Weather tonight: CloudyOvernight we are cloudy and dry as we "spring forward" - dont forget to adjust those clocks!Looking ahead: Warming again next weekIt will be cooler on Sunday with a mix of sun and clouds again. There is a chance of an isolated shower south of Denver.Next week starts with a nice warm up as temperatures will quickly climb into the 50s on Monday and then into the 60s for...

Gunfire during altercation prompts shelter-in-place order at Colby College

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:09:32 GMT

WATERVILLE, Maine (WHDH) — Gunfire during an altercation involving non-Colby students at on-campus apartments prompted officials to order a shelter-in-place at Colby College on Saturday morning.The person who discharged a firearm has been detained by police. No Colby students were injured, according to a college spokesman. Staff have been on campus providing support for students, and counseling services will be available this morning for individual and group support.