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Flood advisory issued as high surf pounds SoCal coast this week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:56 GMT

Strong swells along the Southern California coast Wednesday will only build later in the week, prompting officials to issue a coastal flood advisory.Above-average surf between 3 to 5 feet is expected through Wednesday along the Los Angeles County coasts, according to the National Weather Service. Those swells will reach 7 feet along the Ventura County Coasts. The surf will surge on Thursday, reaching around 10 feet in L.A. County and up to 14 feet in Ventura County, according to the Weather Service. Will a brewing storm bring New Year’s rain to Southern California? While the large surf can be a paradise for surfers, officials are urging most beachgoers to stay out of the water due to dangerous rip currents. The Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory between 3 a.m. Thursday and 3 a.m. Sunday, and a coastal flood advisory from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. The increased surf is due to a storm building off the California coast that will bring rain to the region later this week...

Five Things to Know About Delta-8 THC

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:56 GMT

View the original article about Delta-8 at Real Tested CBD.These days it seems like cannabinoids are just about everywhere we look. One of the most popular nowadays is delta-8 THC. This cannabinoid and its newfound stardom are based on a few different things. Let’s take a closer look at delta-8 and five important facts to know before you give it a go.What Is Delta-8 THC?Delta-8 THC is one of many naturally occurring compounds that can be found in both cannabis and hemp plants. These compounds are known as cannabinoids. Two other well-known cannabinoids are CBD and delta 9 THC. CBD is considered non-psychoactive while delta 9 THC is the cannabinoid most commonly associated with the high produced by using marijuana. Delta-8 THC could be a middle ground between these two popular cannabinoids, one of the many reasons for its rise in popularity.So, what else should you know about delta-8 THC?Five Things to Know About Delta-8:Delta-8 is reportedly milder than delta 9 – Delta-8 and delta 9...

Lil Mabu and Fivio Foreign Teach Drilling

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:56 GMT

Lil Mabu and Fivio Foreign Teach Drilling: New York rappers Lil Mabu and Fivio Foreign have teamed top for new single and video “Teach Me How to Drill.”The video is truly fascinating, launching, as it does, in a classroom decorated with peeling paint. A young student (Mabu) implores his professor (who happens to be Fivio) to teach him how to drill. And then he does, with an action movie backdrop.“Buzzing New York artist Lil Mabu has rapidly gained a global audience this year for a mixture of chart topping singles coupled with his innate knack for marketing himself digitally,” reads the press release. “His newest record out today called ‘TEACH ME HOW TO DRILL’ featuring Fivio Foreign is no different to his formula – a catchy single accompanied by a comedic visual. The cinematic ‘TEACH ME HOW TO DRILL’ music video begins with class in session for Mabu who is getting Drill 101 lessons from the self proclaimed drill tutor Fivio. As a...

49ers’s Brock Purdy after the crash and burn: `I have to be real with myself and be better’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:56 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy took the post game podium on Christmas night the way he has 14 other times this season. No sign of outward emotion, whether it be euphoria or despair.But a 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at Levi’s Stadium was unlike any Purdy has had in the brief whirlwind that has been his 49ers career.The same guy who had carved up carved up four teams with winning records in one-sided victories, compiling a 141.2 passer rating with 13 touchdown passes and zero interceptions bottomed out with a 42.6 rating with no touchdown passes and four turnovers.A burgeoning Most Valuable Player candidacy was over, not that it ever seemed to matter much to Purdy, who himself backed teammate Christian McCaffrey. He finished 18 of 32 for 255 yards, but that was window dressing to the worst night of his professional career. The worst by a longshot — and it came with the entire country watching.We’ll learn a lot about how the 49ers bounce back the next two week...

Suspects threaten officers in Campbell bar brawls

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:56 GMT

Dec. 18Overnight in the 600 block of Almarida Drive: Someone took Christmas presents, jewelry and other belongings.11:22 a.m. in the 1400 block of West Campbell Avenue: A man, 43, went into a business. During a consent search of his bag, the security guard confiscated a pellet gun was found. The man had a meth pipe and a slim Jim in his possession.1:04 p.m. at San Tomas Expressway between Budd and Campbell avenues: A 2015 white Toyota Corolla was involved in a single-vehicle collision. The driver and the passenger succumbed to their injuries from the collision at the scene.3:30 p.m. in the 00 block of East Campbell Avenue: A woman, 46, was staying at a hotel and refused to leave when her stay expired. She was found to have one out-of-county felony warrant.5:24 p.m. in the 1600 block of South Bascom Avenue: Someone in a Toyota Prius yelled racially motivated slurs at the victim after she honked at him.6:24 p.m. in the 900 block of West Hacienda Avenue: Someone stole golf clubs from a...

A year in, San Jose’s mayor doubts he can hit his homeless housing goals — even with an extension

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:56 GMT

Coming up on one year as leader of the 12th-largest city in the United States, Matt Mahan says he’s troubled by the slow pace at which San Jose is building shelter for homeless residents leaving encampments, an effort he made a key focus of his campaign for mayor and one that could define his legacy as he sails into re-election without any political opposition in 2024.The mayor is racing against the clock to meet his goal of getting 1,000 new housing units up and running before June 30 of next year, an objective that was hindered by a battle with other councilmembers during the summer over how homelessness funds were to be allocated and then pushed out six months after city staff said an end-of-year timeline wasn’t feasible.Since his inauguration, Mahan has gone all in on interim-style solutions, which he argues offer the best opportunity to reduce the unsheltered homeless population in San Jose by offering the right balance of stability for those seeking permanent housi...

Share the Spirit: After years in the foster system, a young woman gets a room of her own

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:56 GMT

As a child, Jayla Lackaff would often escape to the expansive worlds within her favorite video games to get away from her turbulent reality — the computer screen a wall separating her from the clashes between her mom and stepdad, who were often arguing around her, if not about her.“I was the scapegoat for a lot of things,” Lackaff said.She had no idea at the time that video games would later offer an oasis after she ended up in foster care, or that they would turn into a professional pursuit as she pieced her adult life together with the help of First Place for Youth, a nonprofit based in Oakland that provides housing and case management for people transitioning out of the foster care system and into adulthood.When her parents’ relationship faltered, Lackaff wound end up living elsewhere. Halfway through her freshman year of high school, her mom sent her from their home in San Francisco to live with her aunt in Oregon. When she came back sophomore year, it wasn’t long before h...

Many California undocumented students are missing out on financial aid. An easier, new application could get them more money

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:56 GMT

(BCN) -- Each year more than 35,000 undocumented students with dreams of earning a college degree in California apply for the state's marquee financial aid program, the Cal Grant -- but only about a third receive it.With no access to federal financial aid and few work opportunities, losing out on state dollars further undermines the ability of undocumented students to pay for school. The Cal Grant, for example, waives tuition at California's public universities and provides cash awards of about $1,650 to community college students. Tired of the waiting lists for California’s public universities, nursing students increasingly turn to expensive private programs Now, after several years of advocacy and a state law passed this year, California financial aid administrators are about to debut a revised application meant to get more college grants for undocumented students."What we all recognized was that we've asked these students to go through more processes, more forms, unfortunately ...

Man dead after shooting near L’Enfant Plaza Metro station

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:56 GMT

A man is dead after being shot near the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station Tuesday morning in Southwest D.C., according to police.D.C. police said officers responded to the 600 block of Maryland Avenue in Southwest after receiving a call at about 4:40 a.m.It said a man with a gunshot wound was transported to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. His identity has not been released.Police said officers are on the lookout for a 5-foot-6-inch tall man, wearing dark clothing.Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 600 block of Maryland Avenue, SW. Lookout for a B/M, 5’6 in height and , wearing dark clothing.DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/ EVENT #I20230716004— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) December 26, 2023A map of where the shooting happened is below. Source

Ikuzo! Ottawa’s roster brings international flavor to newly launched women’s pro hockey league

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:56 GMT

“Ikuzo!” as they’d say in Japan. Or how about “Pojďme!” or ”Útra fel!” in Czech or Hungarian.The roster of Ottawa’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League team has such an array of international talent that defenseman Jincy Roese said one way to spur the bonding experience was having everyone learn how to say “Let’s go!” in various languages.“Oh, my gosh, it’s so cool,” said Roese, a U.S. national team player from O’Fallon, Missouri. “A lot of us are foreigners. I don’t think anyone is local to Ottawa, even. But it’s cool to experience different cultures. … And we just have these conversation point to go off which has really helped foster a good team environment.”The PWHL is awaiting rights clearances to unveil the nicknames of its original six franchises in kicking off its inaugural season starting Jan. 1. For now, perhaps Ottawa can go by “The Ambassadors.”The team features the league’s most diverse roster with 11 Canadians, seven Americans, two Czechs, a German, Hungarian a...