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Bay Area breweries: Here’s what to look for in 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:37 GMT

Last year felt the closest to normal since the pandemic began in 2020, but most craft breweries continued to struggle mightily. One lingering aftereffect of the pandemic is that many people are going out to eat and drink less frequently than they once did. While that may be less of a problem for breweries that can or bottle their beer, it’s been rough on brewpubs and keg-only breweries, and it’s not doing bars and brewery taprooms any favors. And ongoing issues with supply chains and the cost of ingredients continue to raise the price of your pint, further slowing sales.Drinkers are also shifting loyalties. Many people, especially younger adults, are drinking less, and when they do drink, they often turn to hard seltzer, cider, cocktails — including ready-to-drink ones — and craft spirts. So retailers are allocating less space for beer in stores, which then makes it harder for breweries to find a place to sell their beer.As a result, several breweries in the Bay Area have closed or ...

Quick Cook: Baked Cumin-Lime Sweet Potatoes with Radish Slaw

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:37 GMT

We all need a comforting, vibrant meal to turn to just when it sets in that the holidays are over, and winter is here to stay. This recipe is a promise that there is so much to look forward to still.Cumin- and lime-rubbed baked sweet potatoes burst open to reveal their vivid, creamy interiors before disappearing under a heaping mound of lime-spiked radish slaw and sour cream, with enough crunchy toppings to delight anyone in the deepest of winter doldrums. For maximum effect, choose a variety of sweet potato colors, such as orange, purple or yellow. If you can only find very large sweet potatoes, simply bake two instead of four.Serve as a lunch, brunch or dinner — and remember, sometimes food tastes best eaten right off the sheet pan.Baked Cumin-Lime Sweet Potatoes with Radish SlawServes 4INGREDIENTS1 tablespoon olive oil½ teaspoon ground cuminZest from 1 limeCoarse (or flaked) sea salt and pepper4 small sweet potatoes5 cups shredded cabbage2 cups thinly sliced radish or purpl...

Critics say politics is crippling Oakland police chief search as process starts over

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:37 GMT

OAKLAND — Nearly a year after the city’s last police chief was placed on leave ahead of his eventual firing, the two political forces responsible for replacing him still do not appear to be on the same page.One of those power players, a police oversight body comprised of civilian volunteers, is once again seeking applications for the chief job instead of drawing from an existing applicant pool — effectively rebooting a search that was expected to conclude sometime around the new year but now won’t wrap up until at least March.The reset came days after Mayor Sheng Thao, who will make the decision, outright rejected a controversial shortlist of three finalists for the job that the civilian Oakland Police Commission had presented to her office — further illustrating a strained dynamic between the two parties.It is yet another hitch in an increasingly splintered recruitment process that is quickly approaching the same length of time it took to hire the last...

Caltrain strikes vehicle at Burlingame crossing, 1 hospitalized

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:37 GMT

(KRON) -- A northbound Caltrain in Burlingame struck a vehicle at a crossing Wednesday morning, according to a Caltrain spokesperson. The driver of the vehicle was transported to the hospital.Northbound Caltrain #501 struck the occupied vehicle at the Broadway crossing in Burlingame just before 6 a.m. on Jan. 3, the transit agency said. There were 36 passengers on board at the time of the collision. No other injuries are reported.The severity of the driver's injuries and their current condition is unknown. Bus driver dies more than 2 weeks after UC Santa Cruz campus crash Trains are being held in the area as the crash is cleared.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Alameda firefighters contain blaze in Bay Farm Island

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:37 GMT

(BCN) -- Alameda crews are containing a blaze in the city's Bay Farm Island district, fire officials said Wednesday morning.The fire hit a commercial structure in the 2000 block of Harbor Bay Parkway, the Alameda Fire Department said on social media shortly after 6 a.m. It was first reported shortly after 4:50 a.m. Caltrain strikes vehicle at Burlingame crossing, 1 hospitalized The blaze has been contained to an exterior mechanical hopper, firefighters said.According to the fire department, all occupants inside the structure were safely evacuated.Copyright © 2024 Bay City News, Inc.

Men accused of killing security guard in Oakland due in court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:37 GMT

DUBLIN, Calif. (KRON) -- Two of three men charged with killing security guard Kevin Nishita will be in court Wednesday at 9 a.m. Shadihia Mitchell and Hershel Hale were arrested last year, accused of killing Nishita in downtown Oakland while he was guarding a KRON4 News reporter in Nov. 2021.Mitchell and Hale are charged with first-degree murder. Woman’s body found in Berkeley, boyfriend arrested in Santa Cruz County for homicide The third suspect, Laron Gilbert, is still on the loose as police continue to try and track him down. There is a $40,000 reward for his arrest.Today’s court appearance will move the suspects closer to a trial date.

Iran state media says at least 103 people have been killed by explosions targeting commemoration for slain general

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:37 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran state media says at least 103 people have been killed by explosions targeting commemoration for slain general.Source

Milagro en el aeropuerto de Haneda en Tokio: los pasajeros describen el terror y el alivio después de la colisión de Japan Airlines

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:37 GMT

(CNN) — Cuando el vuelo 516 de Japanese Airlines aterrizó en el aeropuerto Haneda de Tokio con cientos de personas este martes, estalló en una aterradora bola de fuego.El avión de pasajeros Airbus A350 había chocado con un avión de socorro en el terremoto en la pista, matando a cinco personas, y la tripulación tuvo solo unos minutos para asegurarse de que todos los pasajeros fueran evacuados antes de que las llamas consumieran toda la aeronave.Experto en aviación tiene una pregunta tras el incendio de un avión en Japón: ¿Quién estuvo en el momento equivocado?Mientras el humo llenaba rápidamente la cabina, los asistentes de vuelo utilizaron megáfonos para calmar y agrupar a los ansiosos pasajeros, que escaparon por tres salidas mediante toboganes de emergencia.Esta fotografía aérea muestra el avión de Japan Airlines quemado en el aeropuerto de Haneda el 3 de enero de 2024, en Tokio, Japón. (Kyodo News/AP)Las 379 personas que viajaban en el vuelo 516 de JAL, incluidos ocho niños...

Se anuncian varias películas de terror basadas en Mickey Mouse luego de que el clásico “Steamboat Willie” entra en el dominio público

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:37 GMT

(CNN) — Mickey Mouse ha conseguido un nuevo papel: villano de una película de terror.Al menos dos películas protagonizadas por una versión temprana de la famosa mascota de la compañía Walt Disney fueron anunciadas esta semana luego de que los derechos de autor del cortometraje animado de Disney de 1928, “Steamboat Willie”, entraron en el dominio público por primera vez.El tráiler de “Mickey’s Mouse Trap”, una película de acción real dirigida por Jamie Bailey y estrenada el lunes, muestra a un grupo de amigos aterrorizados por alguien con una máscara del sonriente roedor en una feria. “El ratón ha salido”, declara el tráiler.Una primera versión del Mickey Mouse de Disney es de dominio público desde este 1 de eneroUna película como ésta podría haberse considerado una infracción de los derechos de autor hace sólo unos días; Mickey es sinónimo de la marca Disney desde hace casi un siglo. Pero como la ley estadounidense permite que los dere...

Extreme cold grips Nordic countries as floods hit western Europe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:37 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe experienced stark weather contrasts on Wednesday, with extreme cold and snowstorms disrupting transportation and closing schools in Scandinavia while strong winds and heavy rain in western Europe caused flooding and at least one death.Temperatures fell below minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Nordic region for a second day in a row Wednesday. In Kvikkjokk-Årrenjarka in Swedish Lapland, the mercury dropped to minus 43.6 C (minus 46.5 F), the lowest January temperature recorded in Sweden in 25 years, Sweden’s TT news agency reported.Extremely cold temperatures, snow and gale-force winds disrupted transportation throughout the Nordic region, with several bridges closed and some train and ferry services suspended. Several schools in Scandinavia were closed. Police across most of Denmark urged motorists to avoid unnecessary trips as wind and snow battered the northern and western parts of the country.Mild but wet and wind...