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Wood burning banned in Southern California on Christmas Day

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:33 GMT

Many Southern Californians who want to enjoy a warm fire on Christmas Day are out of luck.The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has issued a residential No-Burn Day for December 25 due to a predicted spike in air pollution levels.The wood burning ban includes all of Orange County and non-desert areas of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and prohibits both indoor and outdoor fires.“South Coast AQMD reminds residents in these areas that burning wood in their fireplaces or any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device is prohibited at any time,” air quality managers said in a bulletin on Sunday.South Coast AQMD map showing the wood burning restrictions for Christmas Day. (South Coast AQMD)Mountain communities above 3,000 feet are exempt from the ban, along with homes that rely solely on wood for heating or those without natural gas service.While Sunday’s air quality was listed as “good” to “moderate” across AQMD’s coverage area, managers say the decision ...

Jill On Money: Santa Claus comes early

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:33 GMT

The early start to the retail holiday season has seeped into financial markets.Related ArticlesBusiness | Will ‘revenge travel’ end in 2024? Business | Last minute shopping? Beware these gift card scams Business | Buying a house in 2024: How to overcome the challenges Business | New FAFSA: What parents of college students need to know Business | US baby boomers over 70 hold more than 30% of country’s wealth As of this writing, stock indexes have completed seven consecutive winning weeks, ushering in the “Santa Claus rally” in late October, rather than in December.Santa fired up his sled around Halloween and has been sprinkling holiday magic on financial markets, as evidence emerged that inflation is slowing and the Fed is gearing up to start cutting interest rates.The fourth-quarter advance has been a relief for investors, many of whom are still feeling the sting of 2022, a year when the S&P 500 fell...

Here’s a look at a few things about Santa Claus you may not have considered

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:33 GMT

Flying reindeer, elves and Santa Claus might seem a little far-fetched to some, so today we look at some of the science (and magic) regarding the massive mission that will take place across the globe.How long is the mission?Let’s assume Santa distributes gifts from 5 p.m. to midnight, or for seven hours. Due to the Earth’s rotation, there is an overall time difference of 24 hours between different time zones, so we can therefore say that Santa has about 31 hours to finish his work (if he logically travels east to west).A book of the Super Santa: The Science of Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids is at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology book store is here.Here’s look at some of the numbers a scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology broke down:Flying reindeer?No known species of reindeer can fly. But there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not completely rule out flying reind...

Rainfall forecasted mid-week: NWS

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:33 GMT

(KRON) – The Bay Area is forecasted to have rainy weather for the week of Christmas, according to the National Weather Service.The first round of rain is predicted for Wednesday through Thursday. The rain is predicted to be less than one inch in the Bay. However, the North Bay is forecasted to have 0.5-2 inches of rain. Coastal flood, hazardous beach advisories for Christmas The second round of rain is forecasted from late Thursday through Saturday. According to NWS, this system could range from one to three inches in the coastal ranges and 0.2-1 inches in the interior. For your safety, allow extra time for travel and leave space in between cars. Cleaning your gutters and storm drainers can also be helpful.

2 elderly people displaced by residential building fire

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:33 GMT

(BCN) -- A fire at a residential building displaced two elderly people in San Leandro early Christmas morning, the Alameda County Fire Department said. Rainfall forecasted mid-week: NWS The blaze hit the center hallway of the building located at 14550 East 14th Street, fire officials said on social media shortly before 6 a.m. Monday.(Photo: San Leandro Fire Department)According to firefighters, the blaze has been contained.The American Red Cross has come to the aid of the displaced residents, the fire department said.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

How Sunnyvale tackles its biggest issues

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:33 GMT

(BCN) -- Sunnyvale's process for proposing new policies is complex, so we're breaking it down step by step.Sunnyvale's "study issue" and "budget proposal" process is how the city sets new city policies and services, respectively. The city uses this process to allocate employee responsibilities and budgetary resources, and each proposed project is ranked by priority. Those rankings are then used to determine which projects are researched, deferred contingent on resources or dropped. Rainfall forecasted mid-week, NWS Members of the public can propose study issues by reaching out to the Sunnyvale City Council, city manager, or a city board or commission, but it must be sponsored by one of them to become an official study issue. An example of a publicly proposed item becoming policy is the city's decision to permanently close historic Murphy Avenue to traffic. City officials said they received numerous requests from residents to permanently close the avenue after its temporarily closu...

Mike Sainristil becomes perhaps Michigan’s best player on defense after playing 3 seasons on offense

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:33 GMT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Position switches in college football often occur when a player isn’t producing.That wasn’t the case with Mike Sainristil at Michigan.In his third season at wide receiver in 2021, he was a key target and his highlight-worthy catches seemed to set him up for a bright future on offense with the Wolverines.Jim Harbaugh had another idea entering spring ball last year, suggesting Sainristil switch to defensive back.“He saw something that maybe I didn’t see in myself at the time,” Sainristil recalled recently in an interview. “My mindset was prove him right, prove myself right and take advantage of the opportunity.”He has done just that, becoming a key contributor in the secondary last season and arguably the best player on a highly ranked defense this year.The AP All-Big Ten cornerback is about to face a tough test in his third straight College Football Playoff appearance.Michigan, whose season included a sign-stealing scandal that led to the Big...

King Charles III’s Christmas message reflects a coronation theme and calls for planet’s protection

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:33 GMT

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III reflected his coronation theme of public service Monday in a Christmas message that he connected to the health of the planet and wars that are raging.In a prerecorded video shot with him standing beside a Christmas tree in Buckingham Palace, the king spoke of the message of Jesus’ life in serving those less fortunate as he honored the “selfless army” that forms the “backbone of our society” helping others.“My heart has been warmed by countless examples of the imaginative ways in which people are caring for one another, going the extra mile to help those around them simply because they know it is the right thing to do,” he said.It was the king’s second Christmas speech since he ascended the throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September 2022, but the first since his coronation in May when he was officially crowned in a medieval ceremony rich in pageantry and pomp.Charles, who has long campaigned for environmental causes and recently told...

Kalen DeBoer is a South Dakota man through and through. It shows in his work at Washington

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:33 GMT

Kalen DeBoer got called into the athletic director’s office a few days after the University of Sioux Falls won its third national championship in four years.The 2009 Cougars had just finished one of the most dominating seasons in NAIA history. In Willie Sanchez’s mind, DeBoer had outgrown the small, Baptist-affiliated school in South Dakota’s largest city. Sanchez said he asked DeBoer if he had aspirations of coaching at a higher level. DeBoer, hesitantly, told him he did.“He’s a South Dakota boy, and it seems like in the Midwest people don’t want to leave and I can understand why,” Sanchez recalled. “I said, ‘Kalen, you have more ability and should go forward.’ He said he had some inquiries, and I told him he needed to look into those possibilities.”For good measure, Sanchez threatened to fire him if he didn’t take another job.“I said that in a joking way,” he said. “I certainly wasn’t going to fire a guy who just won a national championship, but it was a way to k...

¿Qué hacer si recibes un regalo que no te gusta?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:33 GMT

(CNN) — Cuando Abby Eckel vio la pequeña bolsa de regalo de joyería que su esposo le regaló por su cumpleaños, pensó que sabía exactamente lo que había dentro: un anillo con una piedra preciosa de morganita que ella había pedido. Pero cuando Eckel abrió el paquete y vio en su lugar un collar, no pudo ocultar su decepción.“Era como una confusión interna y una conversación que estaba teniendo conmigo mismo sobre, ¿digo algo? ¿O debería simplemente estar contenta con lo que recibí?”, recuerda Eckel.Eckel sabía que no usaría el collar porque tiene preferencias específicas sobre sus joyas. Pero ahora su marido le había regalado algo que no amaba y se sentía culpable por estar decepcionada.¿Qué vino antes, el árbol o los regalos? Lo que tal vez no sabes del origen de estas tradiciones de NavidadPara muchas personas, esta decepción, seguida de culpa, es natural después de recibir un regalo que simplemente no les parece propio. Podría ser ese suéter anual de tus padres que no es...