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Bay Area adventures: 4 day trips via a San Francisco Bay Ferry

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:16:24 GMT

Sailing away on a Bay Area ferry is like having your own little party cruise but much cheaper. The ocean breeze whistling in your ears, the cold beers with happy, Hawaiian shirt-clad strangers, the views of Alcatraz and the Bay Bridge – sorry BART, but why wouldn’t people take the ferry as often as humanly possible?The ferry is not just for commuters. It’s a little adventure all on its own. And summer and fall are the perfect time to get out on our water-based fun-time transit and have some fun, both aboard and after you disembark — tasty eats, interesting sights and more. Here are four suggestions on how to turn a ferry trip to Alameda, Oakland, San Francisco or Mare Island into something more.A quick note: We chose the San Francisco Bay Ferry, because it has more routes than the also-splendid Golden Gate Ferry. Whether you use your Clipper card, an app or a paper ticket, ferry fare ranges from $4.60 to $9.30 one way, and kids under five are free. Find details and...

Taste-Off: The best (and worst) trail mix pouches — ranked

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:16:24 GMT

Filling the lunchbox with foods that will please and nourish is a lofty, demanding goal. But trail mix is a great solution to the snack quandary. A tasty handful of real, unprocessed nuts, seeds and fruit delivers lots of the right things, including protein, fiber and antioxidants.Trail mix packets come in many forms — and yes, many incorporate chocolate, but for this taste test, we stuck with the non-meltable, entirely nutritious nut and cranberry mixes. Most of the versions we sampled include either cashews or almonds, plus various other nuts and seeds.While the specific fruits and nuts in these mixes is important, the most critical issue is freshness. In spite of the fact that every packet we tried was well within its use-by dates, nearly half had freshness issues.The problem is that nuts are very high in the kind of fat that goes rancid quickly. Their shelf life is 6 to 12 months, if stored in a cool, dark place. Rancid nuts not only taste awful, they’re potentially bad fo...

Pac-12 football preview: The top games each week in a schedule loaded with marquee matchups

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:16:24 GMT

Long before this became the Pac-12’s final season as we know it, the conference crafted a weekly schedule designed to attract attention for a different reason. Their goal: To create maximum visibility for the ranked teams, high-profile coaches and Heisman Trophy candidates.The result is a riveting, three-month schedule littered with matchups worthy of primetime windows on ABC and FOX. The second half of the season, in particular, is loaded with first-rate affairs.We identified the top weekly matchups with an admitted lean to the five teams ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll (No. 6 USC, No. 10 Washington, No. 14 Utah, No. 15 Oregon and No. 18 Oregon State).And please take note: Once conference play ramps up in Week Four, kickoff times for the Saturday games will be announced either 12 or six days in advance.(All times Pacific.)Week 1Top matchup: Florida at Utah (Aug. 31)Kickoff: 5 p.m. on ESPNComment: A must-win game for the Utes if they plan to compete for the Colle...

Preseason all-BANG high school football 2023: Running backs/Athletes

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:16:24 GMT

PRESEASON ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUPRUNNING BACKS/ATHLETESElias Antillion, Branham,  5-9, 160, seniorLed playoff team with 1,219 rushing yards, and had 32 receptions for 393 yards out of the backfield. Scored 10 TDs from scrimmage, and had a team-high three INTs as a DB. Micah Avery, El Cerrito,  5-10, 180, seniorAll-EBAL Mountain Division first-team selection at running back rushed for 732 yards and 10 touchdowns for Clayton Valley Charter last season. Joins a talented El Cerrito team that reached the NorCal final. Monte Beam, Concord,  5-10, 175, seniorFirst-team all-DAL Valley selection carried Concord’s offense as the Minutemen went from 1-9 to 9-1. Rushed for 1947 yards and 20 touchdowns, and is the favorite to win league MVP. Elijah Bow, Pittsburg,  5-9, 205, juniorPart of Pittsburg’s vaunted junior class, Bow was named first-team all-BVAL after rushing for 1195 yards and 16 touchdowns for the NorCal Division I champions. Rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns in the regional fi...

Dead man found on street in Palo Alto, police investigating

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:16:24 GMT

(KRON) -- Police are investigating a deceased man who was found on a street in Palo Alto Wednesday morning, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. The 600 block of Waverly Street is closed to traffic currently. Teen girls nabbed after San Francisco business ransacked The deceased person was found on the street by a passerby just before 6:30 this morning, police said.This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Fire crews help SF State student move into campus after crash

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:16:24 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Francisco Fire Department responded to an accident involving an overturned car on Friday. Two grandparents were driving their granddaughter to San Francisco State University for move-in day along with her belongings when the accident occurred. Photos from the accident scene shows the car overturned near the Stonestown Mall. Photo: SFFDPhoto: SFFDIn addition to responding to the accident, firefighters from Station 19 volunteered to help the worried grandparents move their grandchild into the dorms. Crews loaded up the student's moving boxes onto their fire vehicles and made their way to SF State.Both the grandparents along with their grandchild were uninjured following the accident. Photo: San Francisco Fire Department

Mail theft suspect arrested in South SF with drugs and burglary tool

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:16:24 GMT

(KRON) -- A mail theft suspect was arrested in South San Francisco Tuesday, according to the South San Francisco Police Department. The suspect was arrested in the city's Buri Buri neighborhood. Teen girls nabbed after San Francisco business ransacked At the time of the arrest, the suspect had drugs, a pipe and a burglary tool in their possession. The suspect was already on probation for burglary and had an outstanding warrant for their arrest, according to police.The suspect was booked into jail.

California school districts to improve food quality for students

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:16:24 GMT

(KRON) -- School districts in California are spending around $15 billion in state and federal funding to increase the quality of food for their students. The Farm to School programs will be used to improve the health of students through food-based education and access to healthy food options, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The use of more California grown or produced food will in turn support the state's agriculture and food industry. San Francisco high school faces teacher shortage as new school year starts In Vacaville, students can now choose between organic yogurt and chipotle chilaquiles. In Humboldt County, fish, acorns and berries are on the menu. The state is offering a program that provides free breakfast, lunch and snacks to all students regardless of their income status. Cafeteria workers will now have to train at the Culinary Institute of America. California schools serve hundreds of millions of meals each year.

Howard Co. inmate on the loose after escaping transport van

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:16:24 GMT

A 38-year-old inmate escaped a transport van in Howard County, Maryland, on Wednesday morning, police say.Randy Morris, who was incarcerated for burglary, escaped at around 8:30 a.m. near Dorsey Run Road and Route 32, according to a social media post from Howard County police.Morris is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 130-140 pounds. He’s bald and has a beard.He was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue shorts. Police said he’s not wearing handcuffs or shackles.Around 8:30am police were notified that a Dept of Corrections inmate, incarcerated for burglary, escaped a transport van in the area of Dorsey Run Rd/32. Police are searching on foot and with drones, with the help of neighboring jurisdictions, including Anne @AACOPD & @MDSP. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/cxCl3sIxU1— Howard County Police Department (@HCPDNews) August 16, 2023Maryland State Police are leading the search for Morris, with Anne Arundel County and Howard County officers assisting them. Police said th...

Pakistan coach Grant Bradburn wants to see his team play an aggressive brand of cricket

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:16:24 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan coach Grant Bradburn wants to see his team play an aggressive brand of cricket when it starts the build-up for the World Cup with a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan next week.The series begins in Sri Lanka on Aug. 22, followed by the Asia Cup in Pakistan and Sri Lanka before the World Cup in India, starting on Oct. 5.“We’re not looking to sit back and wait for bowlers to bowl badly, we’re looking to be aggressive,” Bradburn said in Lahore on Wednesday, a day before the team departs for Sri Lanka. “We’re training to use our skills. We’re looking to use those skills in the game. It’s not a request from coaches to players, it’s a necessity for them to be in the team because that’s the way the game is moving forward globally … above all, we want to play winning cricket.”Pakistan hasn’t played white-ball cricket since last hosting New Zealand for the ODI series in April, but most of the players selected for the series against Afghanistan are presently ...