It’s not the usual suspects in Castro Valley bell pepper heist
DR. JOAN: For decades, I’ve grown bell peppers in my garden. Until last week, I’d never had anything eat them. They had all been nibbled on when I went to water and possibly harvest a couple of peppers. It appeared as if the critter had cut them from top to bottom and eaten the part…
TasteFood: Elevating the chocolate chip cookie
This isn’t your average chocolate chip cookie. While this cookie has all of the luscious qualities of a traditional chewy Toll House-style cookie, it takes it to the next level with roasted almond butter, chunky dark chocolate, and a sprinkle of sea salt. The cookie is transformed by the addition of almond butter. It doesn’t…
Researchers Find COVID Vaccines Causally Linked to Increased Mortality, Estimate 17 Million Deaths
Data suggest COVID-19 vaccines haven’t saved lives, but instead, have resulted in 17 million deaths and increased all-cause mortality in 17 countries. A new scientific report questions the idea that COVID-19 vaccines have stopped deaths. This is because researchers looked at all-cause mortality in 17 countries and found that COVID-19 vaccines didn’t help lower mortality…
My AP top-25 ballot: It’s Georgia, followed by Florida State and Ohio State
The Bulldogs smashed undefeated Kentucky On Saturday night, the Associated Press received the following ballot… Georgia Florida State Ohio State Michigan Penn State Washington Oregon Oklahoma Texas Alabama Mississippi Oregon State LSU Washington State USC North Carolina Utah Missouri Louisville UCLA Notre Dame Wisconsin Kentucky Duke Tennessee
Pac-12 rewind: USC escapes, Colorado survives in riveting Week 6 as a showdown awaits
Arizona, a three-touchdown underdog, took the Trojans to overtime. The best and worst of the Pac-12 action… Drama is this week’s theme. The seventh Saturday of the Pac-12 season did not have the appearance of the most dramatic thus far, with only four games and no matchups involving ranked teams, but it did deliver a…
Five people injured in Oakland shootings Saturday night
None of the shootings appear to be related at this time OAKLAND, Calif. — Five people were injured, including a 16-year-old girl, in four Oakland shootings that occurred within three and a half hours Saturday night, according to authorities. According to authorities, the shootings do not appear to be connected at this time. A shooting…
Saratoga burglar eats victim’s food, steals clothes
Incident one of several residential burglaries recently reported in city Sept. 25 Stolen vehicle: Between noon on August 7 and 10 a.m. on August 15, a trailer valued at $6,867 was stolen from the 19000 block of Redberry Drive. Sept. 26 Residential burglary: Between 11 p.m. on Sept. 18 and 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 26,…
After being waived, trio of forwards remain in San Jose Sharks organization
Forwards Oskar Lindblom, Ryan Carpenter, and Jacob Peterson all cleared NHL waivers Saturday and will now report to the San Jose Barracuda Forwards Oskar Lindblom, Ryan Carpenter, and Jacob Peterson all cleared NHL waivers on Saturday and will now report to the Sharks’ AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda. The Sharks waived Lindblom, Carpenter, and…
And Utah makes 10: How every departing Pac-12 school drove a knife into the conference
It takes a lot to kill a pillar of college sports; in this case, it took 10 schools There is no single person to blame for the Pac-12’s demise. It was a conspiracy of the illiterate and uninformed. Larry Scott and George Kliavkoff, the two commissioners, have plenty of blood on their hands; both made…
