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Pac-12 bowl projections: Washington on track for CFP as Oregon has a Fiesta look; WSU to the Holiday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:57 GMT

A few helpful reminders on the postseason selection process before we plunge into the latest Pac-12 bowl forecast:— The Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will host the College Football Playoff semifinals, leaving the Pac-12 champion to participate in the Fiesta, Peach or Cotton bowls unless it qualifies for the CFP.— The Pac-12 is contractually tied to seven games: the New Year’s Six, Alamo, Las Vegas, Holiday, Sun, LA and Independence bowls.— The Alamo, Las Vegas and Holiday bowls can jump one team in favor of another as long as there is no more than a one-game difference in conference record. The second-tier bowls (Sun, LA and Independence) must select teams in order of conference record.The bowl projections will be published in this space each Tuesday.College Football Playoff/Sugar BowlTeam: WashingtonComment: No two-loss team has ever reached the playoff, and the Pac-12 probably won’t be the conference to change the paradigm. Nor has any Pac-12 team gone undefeated in league play i...

California tax collections tumble $30 billion in a year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:57 GMT

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.Buzz: California tax collections are falling so fast that only one state took in more taxes than the Golden State lost.Source:  My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the Census Bureau’s second-quarter tally of tax colletions by state and local government. This yardstick tracks taxes paid by individuals and companies – levies on income, property, sales, etc. It’s both an indicator of statewide economic health – job swings and population growth are big factors – as well as a reflection of varied taxation policies by state.ToplineCalifornia collected $58.5 billion in the second quarter. That’s 15% of $401 billion taken in by states nationally and the largest intake among the states. Next came New York at $31 billion, Texas at $25 billion, and New Jersey and Illinois at $19 billion, and Florida at $17 billion.But California’s rec...

Los Gatos bakery employees harassed by transients

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:57 GMT

Sept. 17GRAND THEFT: 5:49 a.m. at Netflix on Albright Way. Two males cut chains and made entry onto the property, where construction is ongoing. They took a jackhammer, toolbox and other heavy construction items.VANDALISM: 6:12 a.m. on Belridge Drive. A resident received phone call from his neighbor saying someone was trying to break into his truck. The neighbor spoke to the person, and they left the area after trying to get into the tailgate of the truck and damaging the lock.Sept. 19PETTY THEFT: 9:07 a.m. at Los Gatos High School. A blue Specialized Rock Hopper was stolen from the bicycle rack area.SUSPICIOUS PERSON: 2:57 p.m. on W. La Chiquita Avenue. A woman said her third cousin’s son was in her backyard, and she felt he was trying to put her in a nursing home.Sept. 23VANDALISM: 1:21 a.m. at Carry Nations on North Santa Cruz Avenue. A customer threw a glass through the front window.SUSPICIOUS PERSON: 12:27 p.m. at Icing On The Cake on West Main Street. A handful of transients h...

Man texts group that he’s going to ‘shoot it up’ at gathering

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:57 GMT

Sept. 188.18 a.m. in the 2300 block of South Winchester Boulevard: A man, 42, was on the property and refused to leave. He also had a credit card not belonging to him in his possession.Overnight in the 1800 block of South Bascom Avenue: Someone broke the window to a 2019 Honda Fit.3:56 p.m. in the 100 block of Bland Avenue: Someone took money from the victim’s Crypto.com account.6:31 p.m. in the 600 block of Alpha Court: A woman called and said she was involved in a dispute with a man, 38. He had an outstanding warrant and was in possession of drug paraphernalia. The woman had bruising from a previous domestic violence incident in which the suspect is believed to be involved.2143 Bascom and Camden avenues: A man, 54, was stopped for a traffic violation. He was cited for driving with a suspended license and for not having an interlock device on his car.12:16 a.m. in the 900 block of East Hamilton Avenue: Someone pushed a table into a window and broke it.2:36 a.m. in the 00 block of U...

President Biden visiting the Bay Area for campaign events

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:57 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KRON) -- President Joe Biden is set to arrive in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday for a two-day stay.The president will be going to several campaign events after arriving in the Bay Area on Tuesday. This is Biden’s third visit in six months. Six months ago, he was touring storm damage, and three months ago, he was meeting with tech leaders to learn more about artificial intelligence as well as campaigning.This visit is expected to work out much the same, mixing business with pleasure. Biden plans to meet with scientists, but there will be a lot of private fundraisers during the stay as he seeks reelection in 2024. Two events Tuesday night will be private fundraisers to add more money to his campaign.Recent polling showed President Biden either tied with former President Donald Trump or drastically behind him, despite Trump’s numerous indictments. According to experts, the indictments have energized Trump’s base. Some of the worries about Biden among those...

Maryland cyclist’s family unhappy with the sentencing of the man who struck her

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:57 GMT

The ghost bike for Sarah Langenkamp. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) The ghost bike for Sarah Langenkamp. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) The family of a Montgomery County, Maryland, bicyclist who was killed after she was hit by a truck, are unhappy with the sentence the driver received.Santos Reyes Martinez pleaded guilty to causing death while operating a motor vehicle in the crash that killed Sarah Langenkamp in August of last year. He received a $2,000 fine and 150 hours of community service Monday, the maximum penalty under Maryland Law.“You don’t feel that justice has been done because the penalties just don’t exist,” Daniel Langenkamp, the victim’s husband told news outlet NBC Washington.Reyes Martinez hit and killed Langenkam...

Stock market today: Wall Street gets back to falling as its September slump deepens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is back to falling on Tuesday, even as pressure from the bond market relaxes a bit.The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in early trading, coming off a rare gain and on track for its fifth drop in six days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 152 points, or 0.4%, at 33,854, as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% lower.Stocks have tumbled this month, which is on track to be their worst of the year, as the realization sets in that the Federal Reserve will indeed keep interest rates high for a long time. The growing understanding has sent yields in the bond market to their highest levels in more than a decade, which in turn has undercut prices for stocks and other investments.Treasury yields were more stable Tuesday, ahead of a few reports on the U.S. economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 4.52% from 4.54% late Monday, though it’s still near its highest level since 2007.Yields could shake later in the morning when repor...

Rubiales crisis fallout sees next UEFA annual meeting moved from Spain to France

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:57 GMT

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — In turmoil since the actions of its former president Luis Rubiales at the Women’s World Cup final, the Spanish soccer federation was stripped Tuesday of hosting the next annual meeting of European governing body UEFA.Madrid was due to host the 2024 UEFA Congress of 55 member federations on Feb. 8, and also hold the group-stage draw for the next men’s Nations League competition.UEFA said its executive committee decided to relocate both events to Paris on the same date.Rubiales is under criminal investigation in Spain after World Cup-winning player Jenni Hermoso accused him of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips at the medal and trophy ceremony on Aug. 20 in Sydney, Australia.A judge in Madrid issued a restraining order against Rubiales to not contact Hermoso.Rubiales eventually resigned three weeks after the final under pressure from Spanish lawmakers and demands from the women’s national team for the federation to make changes.Rubiales also resigned a...

Ryder Cup goes to Italy. LPGA the only other major tour in play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:57 GMT

EUROPEAN TOURTHE RYDER CUPSite: Guidonia Montecelio, Italy.Course: Marco Simone. Yardage: 7,248. Par: 72.Television: Friday, 1:30 a.m. to noon (USA Network); Saturday, 1:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. (USA Network), 3 a.m. to noon (NBC); Sunday, 5:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (NBC).Defending champion: Europe.All-time series: United States leads 27-14-2.U.S. vs. Europe series (from 1979): Europe leads, 11-9-1.Last time: The Americans had their youngest team, with six Ryder Cup rookies, and gave Europe its worst loss, 19-9, at Whistling Straits. The matches had been postponed a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the gallery was one-sided because of travel restrictions.Notes: This is the third time the Ryder Cup has been held in continental Europe. The others were Spain (1997) and France (2018). … Europe has not lost the Ryder Cup on home soil since 1993 at The Belfry in England. … Eleven of the 24 players in the Ryder Cup were not born the last time the Americans won away from home. …...

Supreme Court allows work to proceed on a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:57 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court allows work to proceed on a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters.Source