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Single family residence sells for $2.1 million in Piedmont

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:39:36 GMT

2026 Oakland Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious historic property located in the 2000 block of Oakland Avenue in Piedmont was sold on May 10, 2023. The $2,100,000 purchase price works out to $845 per square foot. The house, built in 1912, has an interior space of 2,484 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a carport. It sits on a 5,560-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:In March 2022, a 2,327-square-foot home on Langdon Court in Piedmont sold for $3,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,612. The home has 4 bedrooms and.A 3,491-square-foot home on the first block of Craig Avenue in Piedmont sold in August 2022, for $2,795,000, a price per square foot of $801. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Oakland Avenue, Piedmont, in June 2022, a 2,699-square-foot home was sold for $4,400,000, a price per square foot of $1,630. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Letters: Dairy’s efforts | Increase transparency | Recognize tribe | Trump’s recklessness

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:39:36 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Dairy farmers doingtheir part in water useRe: “It’s time that we realign state’s water usage priorities” (Page A6, June 1).The recent op-ed about realigning priorities for water usage missed the point for dairy. People and communities are top-of-mind as dairy farm families continually improve water conservation and protection. The amount of water used to produce a gallon of California milk has decreased by more than 88% over the past 50-plus years.Up to 40% of feed ingredients used in California dairies are agricultural byproducts, such as almond hulls, cottonseed and citrus pulp. Researchers at UC Davis estimate that this reduces the amount of water needed for dairy feed by as much as 1.3 trillion gallons each year.Dairy farmers are doing their part to understand how climate change and the path toward groundwater sustainability will impact farms and communities, and what opportun...

Bay Area man is now a suspect in two mass shootings, including recent San Francisco attack that injured 9

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:39:36 GMT

A Bay Area man is wanted for involvement in two mass shootings, one on Friday in San Francisco where nine people were injured and the other in January in Oakland where a teen was gunned down and others were struck by bullets during a music video shoot, multiple law enforcement officials said Monday.Javier Campos Jr., an alleged member of a Bay Area subset for the Sureño gang, was not in police custody as of Monday afternoon. He has been named as a suspect in the Friday mass shooting in San Francisco’s Mission District, as well as the Jan. 23 shooting at a Valero gas station in Oakland, during a music video for a Stockton rapper, the sources said. The Oakland shooting occurred after a group of Sureños crashed the set of the video, prompting a shootout between them and a number of alleged Norteño gang affiliates, police say.Campos, whose whereabouts are unknown, is out on bail facing gun possession charges in Alameda County. He has a warrant for his arrest on assault charges in ...

Letters: Smoky skies | Consigned to RV | Biden ageism | Choking air | A low bar | Justice for Trump

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:39:36 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Nation’s smoky skiesshould spur actionRe: “Bay Area feels East Coast pain” (Page A1, June 8).I wonder whether the smoke from the Canadian wildfires now polluting the air in many Midwestern states will persuade Republican voters there to finally demand action to fight climate change from their members of Congress.If it does, and Republicans no longer set roadblocks to effective environmental action, that would be a silver lining to the clouds of smoke now blanketing the region.Martin Delson, San JoseIt’s time for San Joseto try something newThe homeless crisis in San Jose is getting worse. What we’re doing isn’t working. We need to get creative and turn to innovative solutions we haven’t considered in the past.The fact is reallocating a portion of the Measure E funds — $38 million — to homeless services isn’t going to have a major impact on the estimated $5.7 billion dollars per year tha...

Bay Area transit agencies hopeful revised budget can avert 'fiscal cliff'

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:39:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- At the height of the pandemic, public transit agencies were able to operate on COVID relief funds. Now, that money is running out and transit companies are nearing what they call a fiscal cliff.Lawmakers are working to make sure cuts aren’t made to train and bus schedules. Both the State Senate and State Assembly are working to address the fiscal cliff that public transit agencies are warning of. BART, Muni and other systems say that without additional funds, they’ll have to start making drastic cuts to train and bus schedules as soon as this fall.  When California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his state budget, it slashed $2 billion in transit infrastructure money. According to State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-CA) those cuts will impact the Bay Area’s commute. Westfield pulling out of downtown San Francisco Weiner says that BART has warned of the possibility of no weekend trains, ending service after 9 p.m. and even cutting an entire line. The state senator also t...

Defiant A's fans plan 'Reverse Boycott' at Oakland Coliseum

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:39:36 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dawn Pieper will show her love for the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night in the spirit of her late husband, Jay, who is the reason she became such a loyal supporter. Lifelong fan Gabriel Hernandez will cheer his heart out in hopes everyone in attendance can make a meaningful, monumental statement that they are far from done fighting to keep their team in the East Bay.Fed-up fans in Oakland have hatched an unusual plan to protest the A's despised ownership group.They're buying tickets. Westfield pulling out of downtown San Francisco Organizers are calling on A's supporters to stage a “Reverse Boycott” at the Coliseum on Tuesday. They plan to give away T-shirts to the first 7,000 fans to arrive and are hoping to make a statement with the biggest, most spirited crowd of the year when the A's host Tampa Bay. The goal is a sellout for a team with dismal attendance all season that has regularly been topped by most Triple-A franchises.The bright green T-shirts mad...

El primer gel para la disfunción eréctil recibe el visto bueno de la FDA para su comercialización sin receta, según la empresa

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:39:36 GMT

(CNN) — Un gel tópico para el tratamiento de la disfunción eréctil denominado Eroxon —el primero de su tipo— fue autorizado para su comercialización sin receta en Estados Unidos, según la empresa farmacéutica Futura Medical, que desarrolló el producto.La empresa anunció este lunes que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) autorizó la venta sin receta del gel, que, según afirma, es el primer tratamiento tópico de la disfunción eréctil disponible sin necesidad de prescripción médica.El vapeo duplica el riesgo de disfunción eréctil en los hombres de 20 años o más, según un estudioLa FDA confirmó este lunes que se concedió a Eroxon una clasificación “de novo”, un guiño al hecho de que el gel es un nuevo tipo de producto. La decisión de que sea designado “de novo” fue tomada este viernes.“La FDA fijó un estándar muy alto en la evaluación de la eficacia y la seguridad de los productos sanitarios ‘d...

Original Golden Knights hope to fulfill owner’s wish of Stanley Cup by 6th year

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:39:36 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights owner Bill Foley was aggressive from the beginning, saying he wanted to win the Stanley Cup in six years.Vegas nearly won it the first year, making the Stanley Cup Final before losing in five games to the Washington Capitals. For the players on that team, high expectations came from the top and came early.“Maybe (Foley) saw something that we didn’t see,” said Jonathan Marchessault, one of the players on that 2017-18 team.Marchessault and his Vegas teammates have the opportunity to make good on the owner’s projection. The Knights, who are in their sixth season, take a 3-1 series lead into Tuesday’s Stanley Cup Final game against the Florida Panthers.Meaning the Stanley Cup will be in T-Mobile Arena for the second time. The first time was in 2018 when the Capitals skated around the rink holding the cherished prize.The Knights have their own version of the Original Six, the half-dozen members still in the Vegas dressing room who were on...

Jackie Bradley Jr cut by Kansas City Royals

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:39:36 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. was cut by the Kansas City Royals after batting .133 with one homer and six RBIs in 43 games.Bradley was designated for assignment before Monday night’s series opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The 33-year-old had signed a $900,000, one-year contract with Kansas City.Kansas City has seven days to trade Bradley or place him on waivers.Bradley was 14 for 105 at the plate this season with five doubles.He has a .225 average with 109 homers and 449 RBIs in 11 big league seasons, mostly with Boston. Bradley was an All-Star in 2016, a Gold Glove in 2018 and MVP of the 2018 AL Championship Series.Kansas City selected the contract of outfielder Dairon Blanco from Triple-A Omaha, and he started against the Reds in left field, batting ninth. In 49 games for the Storm Chasers, Blanco hit .347 (60 for 173), with a minor league-high 47 stolen bases. Blanco appeared in five games with the Royals in May, last year, hitting .286.“An excit...

Another LIV lawsuit claims logo infringement for Mickelson team

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:39:36 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two days after the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund agreed to a partnership that ends all litigation, another lawsuit has been filed against LIV Golf and Phil Mickelson over a logo.Cool Brands Supply, an Argentine lifestyle and skateboard company, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit last Thursday that claims Mickelson’s “HyFlyers” logo used in LIV Golf is a knockoff of their Fallen Footwear logo.Both logos feature a pair of “Fs” facing in opposite directions.Mickelson is the team captain of HyFlyers, which includes Brendan Steele, Cameron Tringale and James Piot.The complain says Fallen Footwear has used the back-to-back Fs for a logo since 2003. It accuses LIV of using the logo on hats, shirts and sweatshirts sold as merchandise.“The similarities between the two marks, particularly when used on clothing, are striking, and are confusing consumers and causing damage to Plaintiff’s senior mark and brand,” Cool Brands Supply argue in the lawsuit...