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On New Year’s Day world population will cross this threshold

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:05:27 GMT

By MIKE SCHNEIDER (Associated Press)The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday.The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under 1%. At the start of 2024, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second, according to the Census Bureau figures.The growth rate for the United States in the past year was 0.53%, about half the worldwide figure. The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year’s Day of 335.8 million people.If the current pace continues through the end of the decade, the 2020s could be the slowest-growing decade in U.S. history, yielding a growth rate of less than 4% over the 10-year-period from 2020 to 2030, said William Frey, a demographer at The Brookings Institution.The slowest-growing decade currently was in the aftermath of the Great Depression in the 1930s, when the...

The top 10 most expensive home sales in Fremont, reported the week of Dec. 18

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:05:27 GMT

A house that sold for $3.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Fremont in the past two weeks.In total, 11 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $1.8 million, $928 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded from the week of December 11 to the week of Dec. 24 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $1.5 million, single-family residence in the 800 block of Uinta CourtThe property in the 800 block of Uinta Court in Fremont has new owners. The price was $1,472,000. The house was built in 1954 and has a living area of 1,719 square feet. The price per square foot is $856. The house features four bedrooms and two bathrooms.Uinta Court9. $1.6 million, condominium in the 500 block of Ginkgo TerraceA sale has been finalized for the condominium in the 500 block of Ginkgo Terrace in Fremont. The price was $1,575,000 an...

Teri McKeever suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:05:27 GMT

Former University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever has admitted to emotionally and physically abusing Golden Bear swimmers as part of an agreement with the U.S. Center for Safe Sport, according to a confidential document obtained by the Southern California News Group.McKeever’s admission in SafeSport’s 18-page notice of decision this week marks the first time she has acknowledged abusing Cal swimmers since a May 2022 SCNG investigation first reported dozens allegations that she routinely bullied, emotionally and physically abused swimmers, pressured them to compete and/or train while injured and directed profanity and racist language toward them.McKeever, the most successful female coach in swimming history and who led the Golden Bears to four NCAA team titles, was fired in January after an eight-month university-commissioned investigation concluded that she discriminated against swimmers on the basis of race, national origin and disability, inclu...

Another Bay Area vegan restaurant bites the dust, this time in Berkeley

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:05:27 GMT

Flacos Tacos, for years a go-to spot for vegan Mexican food in Berkeley, is closing its brick-and-mortar location on Dec. 30, 2023.“We want to thank all of the people who have given us the chance to serve them and make it this far but as of now, we can no longer sustain our relationship to our community and people,” the restaurant posted on Instagram. (The news was first reported by Berkeleyside.)Flacos started off as a farmers market stand in 2001 and soon moved into a charming little hut by the Ashby BART station. Founder Antonio Magaña “grew up enjoying the traditional family recipes from his Abuelitas Carmen & Santos ‘Chata,'” according to the restaurant’s website. “As a child, he and his siblings would help his mother in the kitchen, and these memories inspired the creation of Flacos. He took those dishes and replaced all the animal ingredients with vegetarian-based substitutes.”Flacos Tacos, a long-standing plant-based Mexica...

49ers’ Brock Purdy reflects on lessons from four-interception fiasco

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:05:27 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Quarterback Brock Purdy says repeated nerve-stingers to his left shoulder won’t hinder him from playing in the 49ers’ game Sunday at the Washington Commanders.As for his mental state, he’s found learning experiences in the career-high four interceptions he threw in Monday night’s 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.Here are the quick, rough-draft quotes from Purdy’s media availability Thursday:On his shoulder after nerve stingers shot pain and numbed his left arm:“It’s been good. I got a lot of treatment done on it. I worked out soreness in the whole shoulder and trap area. But it feels good. So, I’ll be good for this game.”On the risk of repeated stingers, having experienced his first the previous game at Arizona:“No one really said anything to me. I didn’t know it was a thing until I got it against Ravens again. It got explained that guess the nerve is more susceptible to stinging again. But with treatment, time an...

Photos: Tides surge, 30-foot waves barrel on California coast

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:05:27 GMT

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) -- Winds generated by winter storms and high tides combined to create ocean tidal surges, as well as waves breaking between 20-30 feet along the coast of central and northern California on Thursday.The Bodega Bay buoy recorded waves towering up to 28 feet, the second-highest waves recorded at the buoy within the past decade. The National Weather Service Bay Area issued a High Surf Warning for all Pacific coastlines between 3 a.m. Thursday until 3 a.m. Friday. Surfers with expert-level paddling abilities and daredevil tendencies caught barreling waves in Moss Landing. Professional big wave surfers paddled into monstrously huge waves at Mavericks, California's famous winter wave magnet. Fishermen wait for a bite while surfers catch waves at Moss Landing on Dec. 27, 2023. (Photo by Dan Sedenquist) Barreling waves break at Moss Landing on Dec. 27, 2023. (Photo by Dan Sedenquist) Surfline.com swell forecasters wrote, "Powerful, extra long-period (west) swell max...

Where to watch SF's New Year's Eve fireworks

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:05:27 GMT

(KRON) -- Looking to ring in the new year with some sparkles in the sky? Look no further than the annual Embarcadero firework show happening at midnight on Jan. 1, 2024.But where is the best view?The EmbarcaderoWhether you gather around the Ferry Building for an up-close-and-personal view of the show or choose to walk along the water to watch, the Embarcadero is the closest you can get to this year's fireworks. Make a reservation at one of the many restaurants with a Bay View to watch over cocktails or food.Twin PeaksTwin Peaks gives you a view of the show from above as well as all of downtown San Francisco.Treasure IslandSee the fireworks from across the water at Treasure Island.East BayHead to the Berkeley Marina, sit on a Bayside bench on the Marina Park Pathway or drive up Grizzly Peak for unobstructed views of the Bay Bridge and San Francisco.Go to Crown Beach in Alameda and picnic with friends or family as you watch the fireworks from across the water.North BayOr make a reserv...

How to stream the San Francisco New Years Eve fireworks show

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:05:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Nothing says New Year's Eve like fireworks, and in the Bay Area, the annual New Year's Eve fireworks display over the waterfront is the place to be. If you're planning on braving the weather and heading out to watch the fireworks, we've got you covered with the best places to watch the SF New Year's Eve fireworks.But if you'd prefer to ring in 2024 from the comfort of your couch, we've got you covered there to. KRON4 to broadcast ‘Las Vegas Countdown to 2024’ and ‘KRON4 New Years Live’ Starting at 11:30 p.m., KRON4 will begin its broadcast of “KRON4 New Years Live,” with hosts Grant Lodes and Justine Waldman. The show will feature the spectacular fireworks display over the San Francisco Bay at midnight. It will also feature magician Andrew Evans from the Magic Patio in San Francisco and a special performance from the cast of “Dear San Francisco” from Club Fugazi. “KRON4 New Years Live” will also be available to stream on kron4.com.

Tree drops on vehicle in Marin County, driver sustains minor injuries

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:05:27 GMT

(KRON) -- A person sustained minor injuries after a tree fell down onto their vehicle in Marin County Thursday morning, according to the Central Marin Fire Department. Photos shared by responders show a partially collapsed roof of the Honda SUV and a shattered windshield.A report of a tree down on a car on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard was received by 911 dispatchers on Thursday morning. Responding Central Marin Fire units located a damaged vehicle in the eastbound lanes with its hazard lights on.The driver received minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital, fire officials said.(Photo: Central Marin Fire Department)(Photo: Central Marin Fire Department)A high surf warning is impacting Northern California coastal communities Thursday as unsettled weather and high tides move through the Bay Area. A heavy downpour is expected to arrive on Friday into Saturday after a brief pause from Wednesday's rain, according to KRON4 Meteorologist John Shrable.

Un cráneo encontrado en una carretera de California hace décadas es de una mujer que desapareció en 1970

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:05:27 GMT

(CNN) –– Unos restos humanos encontrados hace décadas cerca del lago Tahoe se identificaron finalmente como los de la enfermera desaparecida Donna Lass.Lass tenía 25 años cuando la reportaron como desaparecida ante la policía de South Lake Tahoe en 1971, dijo la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Placer en una publicación de Facebook. Lass fue vista por última vez el 7 de septiembre de 1970, caminando con un joven rubio afuera de su apartamento, según un recorte de un periódico local que publicó la oficina del sheriff.Los cuerpos de una adolescente embarazada y su novio desaparecidos en Texas habrían sido hallados en el interior de un auto, dice la Policía“Las pistas para investigar la desaparición de Lass se agotaron y el caso quedó sin resolverse”, explicó la publicación. Sin embargo, años después, en 1986, se encontró un cráneo humano no identificado junto a la autopista 20, cerca de la Interestatal 80, en las proximidades del lago Tahoe.Desde entonces, el cráneo se m...