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BMW R 20 Concept Motorcycle at Villa d’Este
After a long absence, BMW Motorrad has presented a concept motorcycle at the stage of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este. In addition to the big boxer engine, the brightly-colored tank was the focus of the R 20 roadster. Every summer, the park of Villa d'Este hotel in Cernobbio, on...
Thursday’s Saratoga picks – August 29
The final week of the Saratoga Race Course meeting rolls on with a 11-race card Thursday topped by the Grade 3 With Anticipation Stakes for 2-year-olds on the grass. The 1 1/16-mile With Anticipation attracted a field of nine and two runners entered for the main track only. Two European imports – Zulu Kingdom for trainer Chad Brown and Cavallo Bay for Charlie Appleby – stand out along with Saratoga maiden winner Without Caution for Cherie DeVaux. The With Anticipation goes as the 10th race at 6:16 p.m.
Tamara Vides confirmed as Watsonville city manager, said to be first woman to hold the post
After two stints as interim, Tamara Vides earned the nod from the Watsonville City Council on Tuesday to become the next city manager. Vides, a native of Argentina with three decades of experience working for the city, replaces Rene Mendez, who left for a city manager role in Salinas earlier this year. Vides is believed to be the first woman in the city’s history to hold the position, going back to at least the 1940s.
A local nonprofit is bringing Asian Americans together in Monterey County.
From a living room in a home in Marina in 2018, three Asian Americans formed a group with a goal that extended well beyond the living room: to bring the Asian community in Monterey County together. That group, the Asian Communities of Marina, is a nonprofit that seeks to increase...
Parents remember ‘vivacious’ Utah woman who drowned on canyoneering trip
LEHI — The parents of a Utah woman who drowned on a canyoneering trip in California said they are relying on their faith as they mourn their daughter’s loss. Jeannine Skinner, 34, died last week along with two friends, David Bell and Peter On, as they were hiking near the Seven Teacups area of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Skinner got caught in a whirlpool. Bell and On both jumped in to save her.
Allstate increases California home insurance rates by 34 percent
(KRON) — Homeowners in California insured by Allstate are facing a rate increase. Allstate was recently approved for an insurance rate hike by the California Department of Insurance, the insurance company said in a statement to KRON4. The rate hike is set to be an average of 34.1% for more than 350,000 homeowners across California. […]
Legislation to Ban Plastic Bags From Grocery Checkouts Passes in State Assembly, Senate
Legislation to ban plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, authored in part by an Encinitas lawmaker, has passed both the Assembly and state Senate. SB 1053 and AB 2236, authored by Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), are identical bills that are intended to close a loophole in California’s ban of single-use plastic bags at grocery store checkouts, which was first passed in 2014 and then approved by the state’s voters in 2016.
California AI safety bill passes Legislature after drawing criticism from Pelosi, support from Musk
A sweeping measure to regulate the development of artificial intelligence has passed the California Legislature and is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.Senate Bill 1047 by State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) passed its final vote in the state Senate on Thursday by a 29-9 vote. The Assembly approved the measure on Wednesday."Innovation and safety can go hand in hand — and California is leading the way," Wiener said in a statement. "The Legislature has taken the truly historic step of working proactively to ensure an exciting new technology protects the public interest as it advances."The measure, known as the...
TC volleyball starts reason 4-0, ranked 17th in state
– Just call them road warriors. The Taft College Women’s Volleyball Team is on a roll. In their first four games, the Cougars are 4-0 on the season. They currently rank #17 in the state of California out of the top 25 holding a ranking spot. Taft had an impressive start sweeping Folsom Lake, Los Medanos, and Cuesta, while allowing West Valley one set. In week one, they also had one of their own (Natalie Castillo) selected as Player of the Week in the California Community College Women’s Volleyball Coaches Association.
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