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Report: A's Erceg drawing ‘significant' trade interest
Two of the Athletics’ top relievers not named Mason Miller are drawing heavy interest before the 2024 MLB trade deadline. Lucas Erceg has a “significant” market ahead of the July 30 deadline, and Scott Alexander is generating interest, too, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported Monday, citing a source briefed on the A's discussions.
'It's lawless': 16 Oakland small businesses ransacked near Hegenberger corridor
Sixteen small businesses were burglarized and ransacked in one single office building in Oakland over the weekend.It happened near Collins Drive and Hegenberger Road. That's the same area that has seen multiple businesses close because of crime over the past several months."They kicked this one open here, you can see right there where they kicked it open," Ken Houston, director of the Oakland Beautification Council said.Door after door, Houston showed us 16 small businesses that were kicked in and ransacked early Saturday morning."This is the remnants of the cutting of our fence right here," he said.MORE: Here's why Gov. Newsom...
Brent Rooker trades insult for injury in amazing response to a lonely gambler
The Oakland A's are doing what the Oakland A's do in 2024. They are currently 44-64 and are in last place of the worst division in Major League Baseball. Although the A's are not contenders, they have some pretty entertaining players. Players like Shea Langeliers and Lawerence Butler have high...
A’s Slugger Roasts Online Troll With Parting Message Before Announcing Break From Social Media
Oakland A’s slugger Brent Rooker got into an interesting interaction with a baseball fan online this week before announcing that he’d be taking a break from social media. That fan had hoped to see Rooker hit a home run in a recent matchup against the Angels. Unfortunately, he did not. The homerless night cost the […] The post A’s Slugger Roasts Online Troll With Parting Message Before Announcing Break From Social Media appeared first on BroBible.
Temple Beth Torah’s new senior rabbi ready to ‘spread her wings’
Sign up for Weekday J and get the latest on what's happening in the Jewish Bay Area. Once Rabbi Sarah Weissman gets to know Temple Beth Torah in Fremont a bit better, she plans to dive into her twin passions: adult education programming and pastoral care. “I’m just learning how...
Man facing federal charges in firebombing of UC Berkeley police vehicle
California (KPIX) — An East Bay man is facing multiple federal charges after allegedly firebombing a patrol car on the University of California, Berkeley campus last month, officials said. The Northern District of California U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday that a federal jury returned charges against Casey Robert Goonan,...
Elephant Rumblings: A’s win four straight series
When the A’s took a 6-0 lead in the third inning of yesterday’s season finale in Anaheim, one had to like the team’s chances of finally completing a sweep in July—and a four-gamer, at that. Alas, the Angels came back with eight unanswered runs to foil a third straight sweep opportunity for the Athletics.
Taylor Ward belts grand slam, Angels rally past Athletics
Taylor Ward’s grand slam in the fourth inning capped a rally from a six-run deficit, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-6 victory over the visiting Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif. The Angels avoided a four-game sweep to the A’s, who won the series’ first...
Charging California farmers for groundwater use could yield massive conservation gains, researchers find
California farmers are willing to cut back on groundwater usage when their local governments start charging for this formerly free resource, new research has found. Historically, Golden State farmers have kept their crops irrigated amid extreme heat and drought by tapping into groundwater beneath their properties — at no charge, other than the costs of pumping.
Fruit Fly Quarantines Lifted in Contra Costa & Los Angeles Counties
California Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program — The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has officially declared an end to the Tau fruit fly quarantine in Los Angeles County, and an end to the Oriental fruit fly quarantine in Contra Costa County following the successful eradication of the invasive pests.
Carolina Ixta shows complexities of Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood through Latina teens
The Young Adult novel “Shut Up, this is Serious” takes readers into Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood. The story follows two Latina teens. One is pregnant. Her parents are racist against her Black boyfriend, who is also the father of her child. The other is grappling with an absent father and a mother who emotionally neglects her. There’s a lot of hardship and love in this story. Author Carolina Ixta is a schoolteacher from Oakland. She's also the daughter of Mexican immigrants.
Nevada National Guard deploys to help fight California wildfires
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - The Nevada Army National Guard has deployed to Sacramento to help California battle wildfires. One Nevada Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departed the Army Aviation Support Facility in Stead on Monday to help fire suppression efforts out of Sacramento Mather Airport. They are joined by one Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck for firefighting operations.
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