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Tech companies jettison hundreds more Bay Area jobs as layoffs widen

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:19:25 GMT

Tech companies have revealed plans to jettison hundreds more Bay Area jobs in a disquieting indicator that the tech industry’s layoffs have yet to run their course, new official state government filings show.The latest staffing reductions for the tech sector are slated to eliminate at least 277 more jobs in the Bay Area, according to several WARN letters filed with the state Employment Development Department.Here are the details on the most recent layoffs affecting Bay Area workers that tech companies have revealed:Coherent, 196 job cuts in Fremont. The layoffs affect a Fremont location at 41762 C50 Christy Street where Coherent-owned subsidiary Finisar operates. Finisar makes optical communications components.Unity Technologies, 50 layoffs in San Francisco. Unity is a video game software developer.Flex, 31 staffing cutbacks in Milpitas. Flex is an electronics manufacturer.With the latest cutbacks, tech companies have disclosed plans to eliminate more than 25,200 jobs in the B...

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches opens in Brentwood with two new sandwiches

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:19:25 GMT

Like sandwiches? Be one of the first 50 people in line at the June 16 grand opening of Ike’s Love & Sandwiches in Brentwood, and you get a chance to win a free sandwich – or, for one lucky person, free sandwiches for an entire year. (Please consult your doctor before taking up that offer.)The most recent Ike’s location in the Bay Area-based sandwich empire, which is now in six states, is already open and serving at 5411 Lone Tree Way #120, in Lone Tree Plaza. Founder Ike Shehadeh will be on hand to sign T-shirts at the grand opening and oversee the distribution of free ‘wiches.As Ike’s often does when debuting a new spot, the Brentwood location is celebrating by unveiling new sandwiches. (The chain already has more than 800 on its roster.) The Dirty D is a roast-beef sandwich with mango-honey barbecue sauce, purple slaw and pepper jack. And the Elizabeth Imbrie is a vegetarian version of that made with vegan turkey and apparently named for the photographer in t...

Homicide in SF's Lower Haight neighborhood being investigated by SFPD

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:19:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred Monday evening in the area of Rose and Webster streets, SFPD said. Officers from the SFPD Northern Station responded at around 7 p.m. on a report of a shooting. More trouble for downtown SF as owner of Hilton, Parc 55 cease payments on hotel properties Prior to officers arriving on the scene, dispatch had advised that a victim from the shooting was driven to a nearby hospital. The victim, a 25-year-old man, was dropped off with life-threatening injuries. Despite life-saving efforts from medical personnel, he succumbed to his injuries, police said.The investigation has been taken over by SFPD Homicide Detail investigators. No arrests have been made at this time. Police declined to release any additional information.

Alameda DA charges teen murder suspect as juvenile

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:19:25 GMT

(KRON) -- An 18-year-old murder suspect was tried as a juvenile and sentenced to seven years in juvenile hall under the jurisdiction of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office announced. Frank Somerville arrested twice overnight in Berkeley Rienheart Asuncion was the victim in what detectives believe was a road rage incident in San Lorenzo last year, according to the sheriff's office. Asuncion was shot and killed by Sergio Morales-Jacquez, who was 17 years old at the time, the sheriff's office said. Detectives determined that Morales-Jacquez was driving a stolen vehicle when he shot Asuncion and then fled the scene. After detectives identified him as a suspect, they learned Morales-Jacquez was in custody at the Juvenile Justice Center for gun charges unrelated to Asuncion's death. Morales-Jacquez was also a person of interest in two homicides in neighboring jurisdictions when he was in custody. One of those incidents left a pair of teen...

Waymo vehicle hits and kills small dog in SF

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:19:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A Waymo vehicle struck and killed a small dog on the streets of San Francisco last month, the company confirmed to KRON4. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 21, when the dog ran in front of a Waymo vehicle with an "autonomous specialist" in the driver's seat, according to a company spokesperson. More trouble for downtown SF as owner of Hilton, Parc 55 cease payments on hotel properties The spokesperson told KRON4 that an investigation had been launched and that an initial review indicated that the Waymo's system correctly identified the dog which ran from behind a parked vehicle. However, the Waymo was unable to avoid hitting the animal.The dog was struck and subsequently died as a result of the incident."We send our sincere condolences to the dog's owner," the spokesperson said. "The trust and safety of the communities we are in is the most important thing to us and we're continuing to look into this on our end."The dog, which reportedly ran out of an en...

Just keep swimming: SoCal study shows sharks, humans can share ocean peacefully

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:19:25 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You’re gonna need a bigger … drone.That’s right, “Jaws” fans. Researchers at California State University, Long Beach-based Shark Lab used drones to study juvenile white sharks along the Southern California coastline and how close they swim to humans in the water.Turns out, it’s pretty close. Almost within the bite radius.Still, it’s safe. There were no reported shark bites in any of the 26 beaches surveyed between January 2019 and March 2021, according to the Shark Lab.The juvenile white sharks mostly grouped together in two locations — in southern Santa Barbara County and central San Diego County — the researchers discovered through roughly 1,500 drone flights over the two years. Adult white sharks are generally solitary animals.In those two spots, the juvenile sharks swam near humans on 97% of the days surveyed, the researchers wrote in a paper published Friday. The sharks often swam within 50 yards (45.72 meters) of the wave breaks...

Deadly shooting at Prince George’s Co. cemetery, police say

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:19:25 GMT

Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, say they are investigating a deadly shooting at a cemetery on Suitland Road.Police said the shooting happened about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday and that they are still investigating the circumstances of the shooting. It occurred at Washington National Cemetery, police said.Police have not released any further details about the shooting, including how many people were killed.WTOP has a reporter headed to the scene.Below is a map of where the shooting happened.Washington National Cemetery was the site of a deadly shooting Tuesday, June 6, police said. (Screenshot from Google Maps)This is a developing story and this story will be updated.  Source

PGA, LIV golfers react to merger of rival leagues: ‘Nothing like finding out through Twitter’

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:19:25 GMT

It was almost a year ago to the day that Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf teed off for the first time as the PGA Tour’s newest rival, flush with defectors from golf’s top circuit.Morals were questioned. Lawsuits were filed. Golfers doubled down on their affiliations.A merger, it seemed, wasn’t in the cards. But on Tuesday, professionals from both tours were caught off guard by news that their worlds would collide.When a news outlet broke the embargoed announcement that the PGA Tour, European tour and LIV Golf were merging commercial interest before PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan could send a memo to players, some learned about it on social media.“Nothing like finding out through Twitter that we’re merging with a tour that we said we’d never do that with,” Mackenzie Hughes tweeted.“And everyone thought yesterday was the longest day in golf,” tweeted Collin Morikawa, who also said he found out about the merger on Twitter.Justin Thomas was in the middle of...

Gulf’s ‘dead zone’ forecast to be smaller than average, but still twice reduction goal

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:19:25 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas is forecast to cover about 4,155 square miles (10,761 square kilometers) this year.That’s about 1,200 square miles (3,107 square kilometers) smaller than the average during the 36-year history of dead zone measurements in the Gulf, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday, but still more than twice as large as the long-term hypoxia-reduction goal set by a federal-state task force.This year’s forecast would be about 1,000 square miles (2,589 square kilometers) larger than what was actually measured last year. Scientists from Louisiana State University, the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, NOAA and other universities will travel along the coasts of Louisiana and Texas during the last week of July and first week of August to see if the estimate holds up.But LSU marine biologist Nancy Rabalais, who has overseen the dead zone map...

WSSC Water offers incentives for customers to ‘Get Current’

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:19:25 GMT

Not everyone pays their bills on time — and one local utility has a lot of customers who haven’t paid their bills on time.WSSC Water is hoping those who can afford to pay off their balances, but just choose not to, can be goaded into it.Throughout the entire month of June, WSSC Water is offering amnesty through its Get Current program. The last day to apply is June 30.“Eligible customers can receive a 10% bill credit if they pay in full, and 100% of late payment charges and turn-on fees waived,” said WSSC Water spokeswoman Lyn Riggins.“Customers who want to pay 50% of their delinquent account will receive a 5% bill credit, and when they finish a six-month payment plan, 100% of the late payment charges will be waived as well as turn-on fees waived.”Currently, about 83,000 accounts are past due, and collectively they owe about $53 million.“We have 1.9 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, and every day we need to provide water and wastewater services to those c...