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There’s a lot to learn, but can these rookies lead the Oakland A’s next resurgence?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:34 GMT

OAKLAND – The Oakland A’s coaching staff and front office are using this time with just under four weeks left in the regular season to help determine which players can be a part of the solution going forward.First baseman Ryan Noda, second baseman Zack Gelof, and outfielder Lawrence Butler figure into the team’s long-term plans — and could even be key ingredients for whenever the A’s are again ready to compete for a playoff spot.Gelof was just named the American League Rookie of the Month for August and Noda has played his best baseball of the year since he returned from a fractured jaw midway through last month, helping the A’s put together a positive stretch in what’s otherwise been a forgettable 2023 season.Those two and Butler combined for five hits and three home runs in a 10-inning, 6-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at the Coliseum on Monday. Noda hit his 14th home run of the season and Butler added his third and fourth bombs of the year as the A’s had their three-game w...

California’s COVID-battered healthcare workers rally for staff increases, higher pay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:34 GMT

On Labor Day, more than a thousand people gathered in Oakland’s Mosswood Park to march for higher wages and staffing increases for California healthcare workers who say not enough is being done to remedy the ongoing turmoil and stressful working conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Among the crowd were Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and the mayors of Oakland, Berkeley and other Bay Area cities. The rally was staged by SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, and two sister rallies occurred simultaneously in Los Angeles and San Diego.Dave Regan, SEIU UHW president, specifically called out healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente, saying it has until Sept. 30, when the union contract expires, to meet the workers’ demands, or face a possible strike.Elena Perez, a union representative, confirmed that the current contract ends on Sept. 30, and said “members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are taking strike authorization votes no...

Alleged Sureño gang member sentenced for 2018 San Francisco murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:34 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man who authorities say was part of a San Francisco street gang was sentenced last week for his role in a 2018 murder, the Northern District of California's Attorney's Office said. Jose Aguilar, 34, of San Francisco received a sentence of 22 years. Aguilar, who is also known as "Slim," and Jonathan Escobar of Richmond, who goes by "Wicked" and "Rico," were convicted of using a gun to commit a murder on Aug. 11, 2018. According to an indictment filed in 2021, the murder was premeditated and deliberate, making it a first-degree murder. Shooting near Lake Merritt leaves innocent bystander injured Aguilar and Escobar were both members of a gang called the "19th Street/16th Street Sureños,” per the indictment. The gang was formed when two gangs united, and it controlled territory in the Mission District and Dolores Park, per the indictment. To maintain control of their turf, the gang sold drugs, committed robberies and carried out violent crimes, the NDCA sai...

San Jose brewery releases beer to support Anchor Brewing employees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:34 GMT

(KRON) -- A brewery in the South Bay is doing its part to help save iconic San Francisco brewery, Anchor Brewing. Fox Tale Fermentation Project, a San Jose brewery, has released a new beer in collaboration with the Anchor Union group.Proceeds from the beer, which is called Solidarity Ale, will be donated to the union in support of the workers' efforts to buy Anchor Brewing and keep the brewery famous for brewing Anchor Steam alive. Iconic SF drag bar to reopen in new location "100% of proceeds from Solidarity Ale will be donated to the Anchor Union in their bid/fight/dream of reclaiming Anchor and keeping a legendary institution alive in San Francisco as a worker-owner co-operative," ready a post from Fox Tale.Solidarity Ale is described as the South Bay brewery's "rendition of a pre-prohibition style California Commons ale," that uses "malted barley from Admiral Maltings," a malt-house on Alameda Point. California Commons ale, often referred to as "steam beer," is the same style ...

Palo Alto power outage ongoing, restoration time moved back

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:34 GMT

(KRON) -- A power outage in Palo Alto is impacting about 1,300 customers in the city's downtown area is ongoing, according to a tweet from Palo Alto Utilities. While utilities said they initially expected power to be restored by 4 p.m., revised estimates now put restoration time at 8 p.m. Hundreds of drug users arrested in San Francisco The Palo Alto Police Department said on X the signalized intersections on Embarcadero Road between El Camino Real and Highway 101 are currently out as a result of the power outage.As of about 3:30 p.m., the utility said power had been restored to the Town and Country shopping center. The cause of the outage is currently being investigated.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Giants secondary depth will face challenge from Cowboys passing game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:34 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The way rookie cornerbacks Deonte Banks and Tre Hawkins have fit so seamlessly into the New York Giants defense, veteran Adoree Jackson has found himself playing a relatively new position.New York’s top coverage cornerback last season, Jackson has been playing more against the slot receiver since training camp opened in late July.With the season opener against Dallas coming on Sunday night, Jackson may very well be paired against Cowboys top wide out CeeDee Lamb in the nationally televised game.It’s not the way many envisioned the Giants cornerback rotation this spring. Jackson was the best defensive back on the team in 2022 and New York felt it had found a starter to play opposite him when it drafted Banks out of Maryland in the first round.Two days later, the Giants took Hawkins in the sixth round out of Old Dominion. It seemed like a selection to add depth to the roster.It wasn’t. Hawkins made an impression from the start and he has ...

Blue Jays score three runs in 10th to hold off A’s 6-5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:34 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal hit a tiebreaking double in Toronto’s three-run 10th inning on the first pitch thrown by Francisco Pérez that scored Mason McCoy from second base, and the Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 on Monday.The A’s made it interesting when Lawrence Butler hit his second home run of the game with a two-run drive against winner Jordan Romano (5-5).Cavan Biggio added an RBI single in the 10th as insurance for the Blue Jays, who are 3-1 so far on their six-game West Coast road trip. That chased Pérez (1-2) and Spencer Horwitz added an RBI double. The A’s had their three-game home winning streak snapped and fell to 7-23 this season against the AL East. Oakland hasn’t had a home winning streak of more than three games in one season since five straight victories at the Coliseum from Aug. 4-20, 2021.Esteury Ruiz stole his AL-leading 55th and 56th bases in the ninth to put the go-ahead run on third but the A’s ...

Casas homers and knocks in 4 as Red Sox beat Rays 7-3 to end 13-game skid at Tropicana Field

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:34 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Triston Casas homered and drove in four runs, Brayan Bello earned his team-leading 11th win and the Boston Red Sox stopped a 13-game losing streak at Tropicana Field by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Monday.Boston’s slide at the dome began on April 23, 2022.Wilyer Abreu had a leadoff double before Justin Turner drew a one-out walk in the sixth inning, ending Aaron Civale’s day. Chris Devenski (3-4) entered and gave up Casas’ three-run shot that put the Red Sox ahead 4-3.Casas added a run-scoring single and Masataka Yoshida connected on a two-run homer off Andrew Kittredge in the eighth that made it 7-3. Casas has three homers and 11 RBIs during a career-best 11-game hitting streak.Bello (11-8) gave up three runs, all in the first, and five hits over six innings.Boston closer Kenley Jansen, who pitched the ninth in a non-save situation, was checked by an athletic trainer with one out but remained in the game.Civale, acquired from Cleve...

Steer’s 3-run homer helps wild-card chasing Reds beat first-place Mariners 6-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:34 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a three-run home run to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Monday in an interleague matchup of playoff contenders. The Reds began the day in a four-way tie for the third NL wild-card spot, and the AL-west leading Mariners are 39-18 since July 1 for the best record in the major leagues in that span. Julio Rodriguez and Mike Ford hit solo home runs for Seattle. With their pitching staff hit hard by COVID-19 and injuries, the Reds used seven pitchers on Monday. Lucas Sims (5-3) got the last out of the seventh to pick up the win and Ian Gibaut got the last out of the ninth to get his second save.Right-hander Tejay Antone made his fifth career start, first since 2020, throwing two hitless innings with three strikeouts. He returned Saturday after not pitching since 2021 following two Tommy John surgeries.Mariners starter Bryan Woo (2-4) allowed five runs, hit three batters and walked three in five innings. He did not record a stri...

Column: Alex Palou dominantes IndyCar amid lawsuits and scrutiny of his career decisions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:34 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alex Palou wore a McLaren papaya-colored shirt at the Miami Grand Prix in May and a $1 million Richard Mille custom watch adorned his wrist.Given only to McLaren’s F1 drivers, the timepieces are a talking point among the collecting crowd. Simon Pagenaud, himself a Mille ambassador, immediately spotted the watch.“Yes, but it doesn’t work,” Palou said.“What do you mean it doesn’t work?” Pagenaud asked, popping out of his chair to seize Palou’s right arm.“It just doesn’t do anything,” Palou said with a shrug.“You know you have to wind it, right?” asked an incredulous Pagenaud, who began twisting the outer dial.Palou always has had some naivete since arriving in the United States at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was a 22-year-old Spaniard who most recently had been racing under the radar in Japan, and he never had won a championship at any level.He slipped in during the isolated “bubble” 2020 season with small Dale Coyne Racing, where Palou sec...