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1 in 6 Los Angeles city jobs unfilled, controller says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:21:07 GMT

One out of every six City of Los Angeles jobs is currently vacant, according to Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia.Earlier this week, Mejia's office issued a news release that described city services as suffering from "chronic and rampant staffing vacancies."The Controller's office looked at pay data from the 2022-23 budget and found that 17% of positions were unfilled.Among those city departments hardest hit by vacancies are the airport system, building and safety, housing, planning, public works, recreation and parks, and the water and power departments.No department saw a worse vacancy rate than the Economic and Workforce Development department, which had nearly 60% jobs unfilled.Finance, general services and information technology (IT), all had vacancy rates worse than the city average. And the personnel department, which is tasked with addressing the issue itself, had a vacancy rate of nearly 15%.Diana Chang, the controller's office director of communications, said attra...

If Mitch Haniger isn’t an everyday player, SF Giants have a $43.5 million problem

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:21:07 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Gabe Kapler penciled in Mitch Haniger’s name into the fifth spot on the Giants’ lineup card Friday.Ten months ago, when they inked him to the richest free-agent deal of their offseason, it was unfathomable to think that would be a notable occurrence. Haniger and Michael Conforto, their other prized addition, were expected to provide everyday stability to the lineup. Yet, one day earlier, Haniger was held out of the lineup for a second straight day, reduced to a part-time player in year one of a three-year, $43.5 million commitment.Asked Thursday about Haniger’s absence, Kapler sighed and said their best option to win that day’s ballgame didn’t include him in the starting lineup.“No, there’s nothing going on there,” Kapler said. “At some point I’ll have that conversation with Hanny also, which is really just about what gives us the best chance to win every baseball game. Sometimes that means him coming off the bench and ta...

What were the best deals for homes that were sold in Los Gatos the week of Sep. 11?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:21:07 GMT

A condo in Los Gatos that sold for $1.3 million tops the list of the most affordable real estate sales in Los Gatos in the past week.For comparison, the overall average price of real estate in the area during that time was $2.1 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $1,324. A total of 8 home sales were recorded for the period with an average square footage of 1,618 square feet, 3 bedrooms, and 3 bathrooms.For the purpose of this list, we included real estate that sold for between $10 and $10,000,000.Please note that the prices in the list below are for real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Sep. 11, even if the property may have been sold earlier.1. $1.3 million, condominium in the 100 block of Escobar Ave.A sale has been finalized for the condominium in the 100 block of Escobar Ave. in Los Gatos. The price was $1,250,000 and the new owners took over the condominium in August. The condo was built in 1972 and the living area totals 1,218 squ...

2 Santa Rosa high school students arrested with gun after tip on potential campus shooting

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:21:07 GMT

(BCN) -- Two 15-year-olds were arrested with a loaded .38-caliber pistol after police received an anonymous tip that Montgomery High School students were planning a shooting at the school, Santa Rosa police said. The arrests came about 2:55 a.m. Friday after officers searched a residence in the 1100 block of Fourth Street, police said. Police: Santa Rosa student, 14, arrested for bringing imitation firearm to school The anonymous tip came about 12:30 a.m. when from an agent from "STOP!t Solutions" contacted police about a report through its smartphone app that at least two students affiliated with a street gang were planning to bring a firearm to school on Friday to attack an unidentified student. The tip provided enough information that a Santa Rosa officer was able to identify one of the students from the teen's arrest for possession of a concealed, loaded handgun in a city park on July 4, police said. School officials worked with police to verify the student's inform...

Judge hits 3 home runs, becomes first Yankees player to do it twice in one season

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:21:07 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge became the first New York Yankees player to hit three home runs in a game twice in one season when he connected in the seventh inning Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Judge hit a three-run homer in the third and a two-run shot in the fifth off rookie starter Brandon Pfaadt. The slugger added his third homer of the night by reaching the second deck in right field with a solo drive off Slade Cecconi. After rounding the bases, the reigning AL MVP took a curtain call from the Yankee Stadium crowd as teammate Gleyber Torres stepped out of the batter’s box. Judge also doubled during his second career three-homer game — both coming within the past month. He also went deep three times Aug. 23 at home against Washington to help the Yankees stop their first nine-game losing streak since 1982.Judge’s first homer gave New York a 3-0 lead. Two batters after Pfaadt committed an error by misplaying Oswald Peraza’s soft comebacker, Judge lifted a first...

Venezolanos en Nueva York ven esperanza en el nuevo estatus de protección temporal

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:21:07 GMT

(CNN) — Después de más de un año de dormir en un refugio de la ciudad de Nueva York y depender de una red de despensas y centros de donación para alimentos y ropa, María Fernanda Calero Cabriles y su esposo dicen que se sienten esperanzados sobre el futuro después de saber que podrán para solicitar el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) como nacionales venezolanos.“Es una ventana de luz y esperanza para nuestra familia”, dijo Cabriles a CNN.El Gobierno de Joe Biden anunció el miércoles que ampliaría una forma de ayuda humanitaria a los venezolanos que ya se encuentran en Estados Unidos, haciendo que cientos de miles de personas más sean elegibles para obtener permisos de trabajo.Cabriles, quien dice que trabajó como periodista en Caracas, Venezuela, comentó que ella y su esposo, un exempleado del gobierno, huyeron de la persecución política en su país.Viajaron a través de Sudamérica y cruzaron el Tapón del Darién durante meses, y finalmente cruzaron ...

Boat trips designed to help Washingtonians ‘fall in love’ with the Anacostia River

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:21:07 GMT

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Fatal collision that killed 2 pilots brings a tragic end to the Reno air show and confounds experts

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:21:07 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The mid-air collision that killed two racing pilots in Reno last weekend is confounding aviation experts.The first- and second-place winning pilots, both Californians, crashed Sunday at the National Air Race Championships, possibly because of an aircraft blind spot, glare from the sun or even a brief moment of lost focus, experts said.But many are dumbfounded by the fact that such experienced pilots who’d raced their T-6 warbirds at the same site so many times couldn’t navigate trouble just seconds away from safely returning to the tarmac at Reno-Stead Airport.“Honestly, it is very hard for me to find an explanation for how those two expert pilots ended up in the same piece of airspace at the same time,” Reno Air Racing Association CEO Fred Telling said.Telling, who raced T-6s for 10 years, doubts there was a mechanical failure because someone would have radioed “Mayday.” Both pilots made brief radio transmissions just before colliding, so a health episode se...

2-time AL MVP Juan González, one of baseball’s best sluggers in the ’90s, honored by Texas Rangers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:21:07 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time American League MVP Juan González received his Texas Rangers Hall of Fame jacket in a pregame ceremony Friday night, eight years after his induction and 20 years after his last game for the team. One of baseball’s best sluggers in the 1990s, González is still the Texas career leader with 372 home runs, 1,180 RBIs and 713 extra-base hits. He played for the Rangers from 1989-99, during a stretch when they won their first three AL West titles, and the outfielder-designated hitter returned to the club from 2002-03.González also threw a ceremonial first pitch in what was believed to be his first public appearance at a Rangers game since 2004, when he was playing for the Kansas City Royals. During his first MVP season in 1996, when the Rangers won their first division title, González hit .314 with 47 homers and 144 RBIs. He was the MVP again in 1998, when he batted .318 with 45 homers and 157 RBIs in the club’s second playoff season. Overall, Gonzale...

Data Doctors: Tips for clearing browsing data

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:21:07 GMT

Q: Will I lose all my saved passwords if I clear the cache in my browser?A: Routinely clearing the cache in your browser is a recommended maintenance task, but in some cases, it can make changes you may not like beyond stored passwords.What is Browser Cache?A cache refers to a temporary storage area on your device that stores recently visited webpages, so technically, if you only clear the cached images and files, there are no passwords to worry about.The purpose of the cache is to eliminate the need to download everything from a website every time you visit it, which speeds things up.If the designated storage space for your cache gets full or contains corrupted files, it can cause an assortment of issues, which is why clearing it on a regular basis is a good idea.The menu that allows you to clear your cache will also provide the option to clear cookies and that’s where you could be forced to remember your username and password on your next visit.The cookie doesn’t store your passwo...