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Two Popular Baby Bottle Companies Are Being Sued Over Microplastic Concerns
A group of concerned parents have banned together to file a class action lawsuit against two popular baby bottle manufacturers. In the suit, the parents allege that both Philips Avent and Dr. Brown's intentionally mislead consumers about the safety of certain baby bottles and sippy cups, which the parents claim can expose infants and toddlers to harmful microplastics. Find out if your baby's bottles are included in Dr. Browns baby bottle lawsuit, and what you need to know about the claims being made. A class action lawsuit has been lodged against Dr. Brown's baby bottles.On June 25, 2024 a proposed...
Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves California amid brutal heat wave and wildfires
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting other states, campaigning for President Joe Biden. This comes on the heels of the presidential debate, which left Americans wondering about Joe Biden's stamina for another term. Many Californians are frustrated with the governor for leaving the state during a brutal heat wave and devastating fires. He's off campaigning for President Biden's re-election, being very vocal about his support. Something Republicans say he's using as a guise to campaign for himself should Biden step aside. "Gov. Newsom has been running a shadow presidential campaign for quite some time," said the chairwoman of the...
Southern California teens to compete in solar-powered car race in Texas
Three teams of high school students from Southern California prepared Friday to head to Texas to compete in an annual solar-powered car race with cars they designed and built. For the Solar Car Challenge, a 4-days race taking place at Texas Motor Speedway, students at Temple City High School were testing their solar-powered vehicles that they built from scratch.
California advances first-in-nation plan to set water budgets for cities statewide
California officials have approved a first-of-its-kind regulation that will set long-term limits on the amounts of water the state’s urban utilities can use on an annual basis. The State Water Resources Control Board granted unanimous support Wednesday to sweeping conservation measures that are expected to generate about 500,000 acre-feet in water savings each year by…
Colma Police Seek Community Help After $1,000 Merchandise Theft on Colma Boulevard
On Monday, the Colma Police Department responded to a theft report from a local business on Colma Boulevard around the time most evening commutes wind down. According to an interview with a department representative, officers received a call at about 7:46 PM regarding the theft of approximately $1,000 worth of merchandise. The suspects, two women, and a man, managed to make their getaway in a silver Chevrolet Sedan, the license plate of which remains unknown.
Redwood City-based film festival set to honor ‘brave’ stories
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Being brave means telling the story that most scares us but conquering our fears anyway. That’s a definition plucked from the personal lexicon of Tony Gapastione, founder and executive director of BraveMaker, a Redwood City-based nonprofit film festival, now in its sixth year.
Outmigration cost California $24B in departed incomes as poorer people move in
(The Center Square) - Outmigration to other states cost California $24 billion in outgoing personal incomes across 2021 and 2022, according to new IRS data. Departing Californians were significantly wealthier and more likely to have children or spouses than incoming Americans, suggesting wealthy families are leaving the state as poorer individuals come to seek their California dream. California lost a net 144,203 tax filers in the two years, representing $24 billion in lost personal adjusted gross income for the state. Those leaving the state had...
California Thompson fire 29% contained, smaller French fire 5% contained
California's Thompson fire was 29% contained and had burned 3,789 acres in Butte County by Thursday night. The French wildfire in Mariposa County was 5% contained and had burned 843 acres as of early Friday morning.
Joseph Eichler’s personal home sells for $5.5M in Atherton
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Each week, Embarcadero Media takes a look at home sales activity along the Midpeninsula in the communities of Atherton, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Portola Valley and Woodside. Home sales are provided by California Resource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from counties’ recorder’s offices. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks. Here’s a look at home sales activity between May 20 – June 7 that was made public the week of July 1.
How democracy could be changing in small coastal town of Pescadero
The Spanish word Pescadero, loosely translated, means Fishmonger.People in San Francisco eagerly leave the commotion of the city to travel to this sleepy coastal town where folks do what they do."People like to see a town like this, if you notice down the main street there is no center line and we just wave people and you can double park like that for 15 minutes and people just go around you," laughed Rob Skinner, a member of the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council. "If we had a center line, visitors wouldn't know what to do."Outsiders are tolerated on weekends and in...
Skaters move San Francisco 'hill bomb' 2 streets over after police barricade original location
Skaters went down Church Street in San Francisco Saturday night -- next to Dolores Park -- at high speeds.They call it a "hill bomb," and it happens every year, but SFPD tried to stop it from happening.They placed barricades on several blocks of Dolores Street, but the skaters just went down a different street."I guess the cops don't care about this one as much as the Dolores one," said Amire Lofton, who participated. "Four skaters, they all said Church Street and everyone just came over here."RELATED: 'They may be arrested': SFPD warns skaters planning to attend Dolores Park Hill BombPolice...
Oakland church continues spreading kindness after being burglarized twice in 48 hours
Members of an Oakland church showed a commitment to service just days after being burglarized twice in 48 hours.Volunteers showed up for a grocery giveaway Saturday at the East Bay Church of Religious Science.Last Saturday and Sunday thieves broke into the church. They damaged doors and a security gate, then took off with the church offerings, audio and video equipment and several computers.MORE: Video shows dozens of people ransacking store at Oakland gas stationVideo shows dozens of people ransacking 76 gas station on Hegenberger Road near San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.Church members say they'll rebuild."You know from the beginning, our thing was forgive and forge on. We had prayer for the people who broke in and will continue to do that. We just kept going. We had our community service today, and last week we were doing a celebration of queer youth in our community, and tomorrow we'll be continuing that work," said Rev. Dereca Blackmon.Insurance will help cover their losses but church officials say they're still about $20,000 short.They've launched a GoFundMe to help bridge the gap. If you're on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live
Team News: Gleadle returns to starting role against Oakland Roots
Louisville City FC coach Danny Cruz will stick to a familiar starting group Saturday while aiming for back-to-back away wins. LouCity will kick off at 10 p.m. against Oakland Roots SC with just one change from last week’s starting 11, seeing Sam Gleadle replace the injured Jorge Gonzalez along the front three. Gleadle relieved Gonzalez in the first half of City’s victory at Birmingham Legion FC and went on to score the game’s opening goal in an eventual 4-1 win.
Shocking video shows dozens ransacking Oakland convenience store
OAKLAND -- One Oakland business owner is demanding accountability from the city after dozens of people ransacked his convenience store Friday.Owner Sam Mardaie said a large mob of people spent about 30 to 40 minutes cleaning out his 76 gas station store at the corner of Hegenberger Road and Edgewater Drive. He said two workers called 911 but he claimed Oakland police showed up nine hours later."Everything is destroyed. This is what I feed my family," he said. Mardaie said the thieves came in waves. He estimates a total of 80 to 100 people took part in the theft. Aside from...
Water main in Bernal Heights break, water shut off
SAN FRANCISCO - A water main broke in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon in the western area of the Bernal Heights neighborhood. Moultrie Street was closed between Jarboe and Tompkins avenues at about 1:30 p.m., according to the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. Water was shut off in the...
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