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Letters: Don’t meddle with the zoning laws that protect Coloradans

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

Invested: Zoning allowances alter our home life too muchFor most Americans, their home is, by far, their largest investment. There is usually a great deal of care when choosing where one will live. Now, at a stroke, the governor and legislature could put this at risk.How would you like an investor to erect a four- or six-plex next to your home? In 2021 nearly one-quarter of Denver homes were purchased as investments, so this is a very real possibility. Bear in mind that the people who build four- and six-plexes are never going to live there. If you think that parking is an issue now, what will happen when the four-plex goes up next door? The developer will make a quick buck, and you will be left to deal with the noise and parking issues while you watch the value of your property decline.The reason that zoning was invented is because people were tired of having their lives uprooted by someone who could do whatever they wanted with their property because “they owned it.” T...

Tuesday is Tax Day, but most Californians have an extension

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

The 2022 tax filing season is ending on Tuesday, but most Californians can still file their returns after the April 18 deadline.Most Californians have received a federal tax filing extension due to the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that plagued the state over the winter. The new tax deadline is Oct. 16.The tax extension also applies to Californians who need to file federal business tax returns or make tax payments.Here is a list of the California counties that are eligible for the filing extension:AlamedaAlpineAmadorButteCalaverasColusa Contra CostaDel NorteEl DoradoFresnoGlennHumboldtInyoKingsLakeLos Angeles MaderaMarinMariposaMendocinoMercedMonoMontereyNapaNevadaOrangePlacerRiversideSacramentoSan BenitoSan BernardinoSan DiegoSan FranciscoSan JoaquinSan Luis ObispoSan MateoSanta BarbaraSanta ClaraSanta CruzSiskiyouSolanoSonomaStanislausSutterTehamaTrinityTulareTuolumneVenturaYoloFor Californians who don’t live in any of the counties listed above, their t...

One Of Hemp’s Most Secretive Cannabinoids- What We Know About CBL

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

View the original article about One Of Hemp’s Most Secretive Cannabinoids- CBL at Real Tested CBD.CBL doesn’t get as much love as CBD or delta-8 THC. Heck, even compared with other secondary hemp cannabinoids like CBG, it’s far more difficult to find any data on CBL. At this point, the only people who may know about CBL are already deeply immersed in the hemp or legal cannabis industry.While CBL may not be a significant force in today’s hemp market, it often appears in full-spectrum CBD oils. Customers with a keen interest in the many fascinating properties of hemp may want to take a closer look at the chemistry of CBL.What Do We Know About CBL?Interestingly, scientists first discovered cannabicyclol (CBL) in the mid-20th century. Although there’s little data on how CBL affects the endocannabinoid system, most researchers have a good sense of this cannabinoid’s chemical structure.Most significantly, data strongly suggests CBL forms after the cannabinoid CBC disintegrates. Short for ...

Q Marsden is Not Alone

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

Q Marsden is Not Alone: Floridian R&B artist Q Marsden, son of renowned dancehall musician Steven Marsden, has released new single and video “Not Alone.”According to the press release, “Shortly after announcing the release date of his debut album, Soul,PRESENT, Q is back with the visual for “NOT ALONE“. In the Hannah Bon directed music video, Q stars as various iterations of himself – all embodying different pieces of himself to form one. The new song and it’s accompanying video displays Q’s love for experimentation with different art forms and genres… Soul,PRESENT is a culmination of his growth and evolution as an artist over time.”The song is a pop-soul banger that beautifully balances on the line between tradition and contemporary R&B. The video, meanwhile, has mad Janet Jackson vibes as he dances up to the camera. Elsewhere, he’s somehow become part of an old sofa. It’s a thing of beauty — chec...

See the spiral in the night sky that ‘created an internet storm’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Viewers of the northern lights got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A blue spiral appeared amid the aurora borealis for a few minutes.The cause of Saturday morning’s display was excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket that launched from California about three hours before the spiral appeared.Sometimes rockets have fuel that needs to be jettisoned, said space physicist Don Hampton, a research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.“When they do that at high altitudes, that fuel turns into ice,” he said. “And if it happens to be in the sunlight, when you’re in the darkness on the ground, you can see it as a sort of big cloud, and sometimes it’s swirly.”While it’s not a common sight, Hampton said he’s seen such occurrences about three times.The appearance of the swirl was caught in time-lapse on the Geophysical Institute’s all-sky camera and shared...

1,500 homes planned in Contra Costa County hills

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

A massive housing project in the hills southwest of Pittsburg got the City Council’s nod of approval despite some opposition from residents, conservationists and environmentalists.Monday’s 4-0 vote – with Councilman Juan Banales recusing himself – came after the Planning Commission agreed in mid-February not to recommend the project and developer Louis Parsons of Discovery Builders appealed that decision.Two decades in the making, the Faria/Southwest Hills Annexation Project proposes to build 1,500 homes mostly clustered in the valleys in the southwest Pittsburg hills, just out of the city’s limits and overlooking the former Concord Naval Weapons Station.This week’s approvals included a green light for the housing project’s master plan, an amendment to the city’s general plan and pre-zoning designations, and a development agreement with Faria Land Investors, a Seeno/Discovery Builders associate.“We’ve negotiated this over many years,” Louis Parsons of Discovery Builders told t...

State recognizes ‘unsung heroes’ of Milpitas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

Four Milpitas residents were among 26 individuals and organizations from across state Assemblymember Alex Lee’s District 24 to be honored as the district’s unsung heroes April 14 at the Fremont Downtown Event Center.Rahim Jaffer is an active volunteer with Ismaili CIVIC and the Aga Khan Development Network, participating in food drives, teachings and finding ways to assist seniors in the community. Jaffer also works remotely to train hundreds of professionals as part of the School of Professional and Continuing Education in Afghanistan.Nonie McDonald was nominated by Milpitas Vice Mayor Evelyn Chua, who accepted the award for her. Through her work with the Friends of the Milpitas Library, McDonald has helped raise thousands of dollars for the library materials and programs. McDonald also coordinates the library’s adult and teen volunteers.Milpitas City Manager Steve McHarris was nominated by Milpitas City Councilmember Anthony Phan. McHarris previously served as Milpitas’ deputy cit...

Prep roundup: Washington-Fremont stays hot, Heritage softball loses another gut-wrencher

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

Washington-Fremont 8, American 6Washington-Fremont remained one of the hottest teams in Bay Area baseball as it extended its winning streak to five games with a victory over American. Washington (10-5) had ended last week with a 6-2 victory over WCAL powerhouse St. Francis. That winning run seemed to be in jeopardy after the American (5-10) scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning following one run by Washington. Freshman Micah Boo singled in one run with the bases loaded, junior Calen Morgan walked in another, Carson Rice singled in one and Kent Abe drove in two on a line drive into center. That 5-1 lead lasted until the top of the third, when Washington scored seven runs to take a lead it would never relinquish. Sophomore Ezekiel Venn Porter went 1 for 2, scored two runs, and had two RBIs. Senior Noah Morton had two hits and one RBI, and senior Narayan Venkataramana batted 2 for 4 and drove in one run.Washington pitcher Maxwell Paek starred in relief as he threw 3.2 scor...

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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

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Community group rallies against Antioch PD in wake of racist text scandal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

(KRON) -- Community group Souljahs is planning a protest the Antioch Police Department Tuesday evening in the wake of the release of certain text conversations between officers about people there were investigating. The texts, described by police chief Steve Ford as “racially abhorrent,” included racial slurs and officers comparing Black people to animals such as gorillas and water buffalo, as well as homophobic and sexually explicit language.There will be two protests Tuesday evening: One at 5 p.m. in front of the Antioch Police Department at 300 L Street, and a second one at 6:15 p.m. in front of City Hall at 200 H Street in Antioch, according to the event flyer. MORE: Read the full documents on the text messages The flyer said the "outrageous and ridiculous behaviors by some Antioch PD officers will not be tolerated" and that those officers are a "hazard to our communities" for "perpetuating violence on members of our communities.""We demand immediate termination of all officer...