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Tech companies slash hundreds more Bay Area jobs as layoffs resurface

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:28:31 GMT

SAN JOSE — Tech layoffs have resurfaced just ahead of Christmas and New Year’s, with high-tech companies, finance firms and a Pac-12 unit revealing plans to slash hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area, state files show.The latest rounds of layoffs that tech companies have disclosed will eliminate another 350 jobs in the still-wobbly industry, according to official notices filed with the state Employment Development Department.Analog Devices, ForgeRock, Nextdoor and Flex are the latest tech companies to reveal job cuts in the Bay Area, the EDD documents show. These four companies have decided to cut a combined 350 jobs in the nine-county region.Separately, non-tech companies Charles Schwab and a unit of the Pac-12 are cutting hundreds more positions in the Bay Area, according to the state documents.Here are some details of the most recent layoff disclosures that have been posted with the state EDD:— Analog Devices, a semiconductor manufacturer, is cutting 111 jobs at its...

San Jose Sharks concerned that centerman might have to miss time

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:28:31 GMT

SAN JOSE – Center Nico Sturm might have to miss some time after he was injured in the San Jose Sharks game against the Winnipeg Jets at SAP Center.Coach David Quinn said Wednesday that Sturm was being evaluated, adding that while the team would know more later in the day, there is concern that the German-born forward will have to sit for an undetermined amount of games.Sturm was injured in the third period of the Sharks’ 2-1 win over the Jets on Tuesday, as he appeared to fall awkwardly after a collision with a Winnipeg player just inside San Jose’s blue line.Sturm immediately left the ice and remained on the Sharks bench as he was being tended to by a team trainer. He did not play the rest of the game as the Sharks went on to win for the fourth time in six games.Sturm, the Sharks’ third-line center for most of the season, has just four points in 25 games but has established himself as a leader in the faceoff circle and one of the team’s better penalty-killers.Sturm leads the Sharks...

Single-family residence sells for $2.2 million in Oakland

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:28:31 GMT

391 60th Street – Google Street ViewThe historic property located in the 300 block of 60th Street in Oakland was sold on Oct. 18, 2023. The $2,200,000 purchase price works out to $2,018 per square foot. The house, built in 1913, has an interior space of 1,090 square feet. This single-story home has two bedrooms and two baths. Additionally, the house features a garage.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:In August 2022, a 1,365-square-foot home on 60th Street in Oakland sold for $1,880,000, a price per square foot of $1,377. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On 61st Street, Oakland, in September 2022, a 938-square-foot home was sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,599. The home has 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom.A 1,369-square-foot home on the 6000 block of Hillegass Avenue in Oakland sold in June 2022, for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $1,461. The home has 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Bay Area arts: 11 shows and exhibits to see this weekend

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:28:31 GMT

There is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond, from holiday shows and concerts to a photo exhibit on Black cowboys.Here is a partial roundup.Holiday dance: 2 revered ‘Nutcrackers’Here are two time-honored productions of “The Nutcracker” available this weekend.San Francisco Ballet: The fledging San Francisco Ballet Opera (as San Francisco Ballet was originally known) presented the first full-length American production of “The Nutcracker” in 1944, and it’s entirely fitting that Helgi Tomasson’s version has become an institution itself since premiering in 2004. Set in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights around the conclusion of World War I, the ballet employs Tchaikovsky’s complete score in the composer’s intended sequence. It’s a showcase for the company’s exceptional dancers, but the entire production is an irresistible confection, with lavish décor, sets and costumes that are a marvel unto themselves.Details: Through Dec. 30; War Memorial O...

Cal’s Jaydn Ott details his Heisman Trophy aspirations for next season

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:28:31 GMT

A running back hasn’t won the Heisman Trophy since Alabama’s Derrick Henry did it in 2015 after rushing for 2,200 yards on a national championship team.LSU’s Jaylen Daniels last weekend became the 20th quarterback since 2000 to take home college football’s biggest individual honor.But Cal sophomore running back Jaydn Ott, who will try to add to his 1,260-yard season on Saturday when the Bears face Texas Tech at the Independence Bowl, wants to be part of the Heisman conversation a year from now.“That’s definitely in my head when I’m working out and I’m practicing. I just use it as extra motivation,” he said.Certainly he would be a long shot to win it, right?“Nah, it’s not a long shot,” Ott said.So exactly what would it take to become a Heisman contender?“Quote-unquote, you would have to go stupid.”In other words, compile crazy numbers. Ott had five games this season of at least 150 rushing yards. “Get some of those up to 200,” he said, outlining a strategy to be relevant in the...

Alleged ‘Irish Mafia’ member pleads guilty to distributing heroin and meth for the Aryan Brotherhood

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:28:31 GMT

SACRAMENTO — A California woman has accepted a plea deal on charges that she conspired with incarcerated Aryan Brotherhood members and an allegedly crooked lawyer to distribute heroin and methamphetamine inside and outside of prison, court records show.Jeanna Quesenberry pleaded guilty on Monday to two federal drug distribution charges. She is scheduled to be sentenced in late February, around the same time that several of her co-defendants are set for trial on charges that they conspired to commit murders within the California prison system to further the Aryan Brotherhood’s interests.Quesenberry’s plea deal says her attorneys are “absolutely precluded” from arguing for a sentence of less than seven years in federal prison. She technically faces up to life in prison, though federal sentencing guidelines will almost certainly recommend a much lower prison term.Quesenberry was indicted in 2019 on two separate cases, both of which accused her of working w...

What do hotel guests really want in 2024? You might be surprised by the answer

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:28:31 GMT

Are you ready for the latest hotel gimmick? It’s giving you what you want. I know, it’s revolutionary.But that’s the surprising discovery Eric Stone recently made when he booked a room at a Holiday Inn property in Las Vegas. It promoted daily cleaning and no resort fees — two things Stone says every hotel should have, anyway.“I couldn’t believe it,” Stone says sarcastically.The idea that price transparency or daily room cleaning is worth promoting shows how far the hotel industry has drifted from what should be the norm. It comes at a time when the government is fighting junk fees with a proposed rule that would effectively ban resort fees in the United States.And in a business with near record-high rates, guests love the simple idea that hotels would give them what they want. It’s far better than giving them what they don’t want, which is a troubling trend I identified a few weeks ago.“Travelers have sent a clear message,&...

Woman killed, two people injured in West Oakland traffic collision

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:28:31 GMT

OAKLAND — A woman was killed and two other people were injured Tuesday morning in a traffic collision in West Oakland, authorities said.The woman’s identity was not immediately released, pending confirmation and notification of her next of kin.The collision happened just before 11 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of 16th Street and Mandela Parkway. Police said that according to initial reports, a Ford Fusion driven by a man was speeding eastbound on 16th Street when it struck a Honda sedan that was going northbound on Mandela Parkway.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | East Bay hit-and-run victim from January dies; police seeking harsher charge against suspect Crashes and Disasters | Man fatally hit by BART train near Richmond station is identified Crashes and Disasters | Teen driver was involved in collision that killed San Jose pedestrian Crashes and Disasters | Pedestrian hit, killed by driver in South San...

Destruction of menorah at Lake Merritt being investigated as hate crime

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:28:31 GMT

(KRON) -- A menorah at Oakland's Lake Merritt has been destroyed by vandals, according to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's office. The menorah at the lake was officially lit in a ceremony last weekend with Mayor Thao in attendance along with Rabbi Dovid Labkowski and members of the Oakland Jewish community, Mayor Thao said."I am outraged by this desecration and act of vandalism," Mayor Thao said. "The Lake Merritt Menorah is a long-standing and important symbol for Oakland's Jewish community and it breaks my heart that it was vandalized." Buster Posey suggests SF ‘crime’ and ‘drugs’ may have been factors in Ohtani going to LA "I want to be very clear that what happened was not just an attack on Oakland's Jewish community but our entire city and our shared values," Mayor Thao continued. "We stand together against hate, against antisemitism and against bigotry in any form."Photos from the scene showed the menorah had been destroyed and was now practically unrecognizable.Tyler Gregory, CEO...

Asamblea de El Salvador autoriza a medio millón de ciudadanos en el país a votar con documento vencido en las elecciones de 2024

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:28:31 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador autorizó este miércoles que más de medio millón de ciudadanos con documento vencido puedan participar en las elecciones presidenciales, legislativas y municipales de 2024, que los equipara con el derecho de la diáspora salvadoreña de participar con partidas de nacimiento, documentos únicos de identidad (DUI) o pasaportes vencidos.“Son más de medio millón de personas que no han logrado renovar ese carnet identificativo, sea por la razón que sea, pero pese a eso ellos tienen todo el derecho para elegir a sus gobernantes y es a ellos a quienes queremos darle esta oportunidad”, dijo la parlamentaria Ana Figueroa en el comunicado difundido por la Asamblea.¿Quién es Claudia Juana Rodríguez de Guevara, a quien Bukele designó en la presidencia de El Salvador mientras él busca su reelección?La autorización permitirá el voto a 569.921 personas, según los datos del Registro Nacional de las Personas Naturales (RNPN) de El Salvador, qu...