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Decluttering your home: A minimalist shares 7 ways to live with less

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:43 GMT

How much is enough? In a world of hoarders and minimalists, where do you fall on the continuum, and where would you like to fall?I’ll tell you, if a hoarder is a 10 and a minimalist is a one, I’m a 3.5. I’d like to be a three. I don’t like clutter. But I do like my stuff — my collections, my clothes, my books, my jewelry, my dishes — much of it, some could argue,  unnecessary. I don’t want to live an austere life, but I do want to live a well-edited life. And purging our excesses, my friends, like eating right and exercising, takes discipline.Stuff — mine and yours — has been on my mind since I spoke last week with former “Hoarders” host Matt Paxton. We talked about what makes hoarders hoard and about the other extreme, minimalism, which he’s learned to embrace since merging households with minimalist Zoë Kim.Curious about what drives minimalists to whittle their belongings to the essentials, I got Kim on the phone. An active Instagramer (@RaisingSimple) and author of “M...

Warriors share promising update on Gary Payton II and when he could be back

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:43 GMT

Gary Payton II is slated to participate in a full-team practice this weekend and could be cleared to play as soon as Sunday, the Warriors announced Thursday afternoon. Payton has continued to make progress in his recovery from an abdominal injury that was flagged during a routine physical after the Portland Trail Blazers dealt the NBA journeyman back to the Warriors as part of a four-team trade in February. Payton, who hasn’t played since Feb. 8, has been ramping up his on-court activities in recent weeks. He joined the team on its recent five-city road trip and was spotted doing individual strength and conditioning work.Coach Steve Kerr said Wednesday that Payton has been “doing well,” and the team hoped he’d be back on the court “before too long.” Payton will practice Saturday without restrictions, the team said. Depending on how Payton’s body responds to the workout Saturday, he could be good to go for Sunday’s game against the Minn...

Man injured in East Oakland shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:43 GMT

OAKLAND — A man was injured in a shooting Wednesday morning in an East Oakland neighborhood, authorities said.At 10:52 a.m., police responded to reports of a possible shooting in the 1400 block of 79th Avenue in the city’s Arroyo Viejo neighborhood.When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his face. First responders provided care and took the man to a hospital, where he was later listed in critical condition.Investigators did not announce any arrests, share any suspect or vehicle information or any possible motives.For information leading to the arrest of a suspect, police are offering up to $5,000 in the shooting. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers of Oakland at 510-777-8572.Staff writer George Kelly contributed to this report.

J6 rioter charged with Pelosi laptop theft sentenced

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:43 GMT

By Michael Kunzelman | Associated PressWASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania woman linked to a far-right extremist movement was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where she invaded then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office with other rioters.Riley June Williams, 23, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged but not convicted of helping steal a laptop from Pelosi’s office suite during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.A federal jury convicted Williams in November of six charges, including a felony count of civil disorder, after a two-week trial. But it deadlocked on two other counts, including “aiding and abetting” the laptop’s theft.Jurors also deadlocked on a charge of obstructing an official proceeding, the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Then-Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress evacuated the House and Senate chambers when rioters attacked the Capit...

BART passenger’s death: Report details dragging by dog’s leash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:43 GMT

The dimness of BART’s Powell Street station was cited by investigators into the dragging death of a passenger after a train car’s doors closed on her dog’s leash.Though surveillance video confirmed the operator performed the required “look-back procedure” before the train left the San Francisco station, he did not see the passenger struggling with the railcar doors 611 feet behind him, said the report issued Feb. 28 by the National Transportation Safety Board.In the incident on Sept. 13, 2021, a 41-year-old San Francisco woman suffered fatal injuries when she was dragged along the platform and hit the gate at its end.The woman and her leashed dog had boarded the ninth of 10 cars of a Dublin-bound train at 3:13 p.m. The leash was clipped to her backpack. The woman then stepped back out of the car — witnesses said she was apparently waving to someone on the platform — and the dog remained inside.When the doors closed on the leash and the train...

What is Lyme disease?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:43 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Beloved San Francisco radio host Jefferey "JV" Vandergrift was found dead Wednesday in the water at Pier 39, San Francisco Police Department officials confirmed to KRON4. While hosting WiLD 94.9's “The JV Show,” he not only entertained listeners through their mornings, but also talked openly about his battle with Lyme disease.In a heartfelt blog post, JV wrote that he was unsure of when he was bit by a tick and contracted the disease. He experienced symptoms for many months before he was finally diagnosed in 2021. The physical pain was so bad that he tried to kill himself and was held for days against his will at a psychiatric hospital.   JV talked about health struggles before disappearance What is Lyme disease?Lyme disease is an infection that, if left untreated, can affect the joints, heart and nervous system transmitted to humans through blacklegged ticks carrying the bacteria. Symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic sk...

Bay Area storm cleanup: Vasco Road sinkhole repair underway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:43 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The most recent in a seemingly never-ending series of atmospheric river storms tore through the Bay Area this week. High winds and heavy downpours uprooted trees, blew out windows in high-rises and took the lives of five people. As the Bay Area braces for yet another storm next week, storm cleanup and repairs are underway across the region. Follow our blog for the latest. Another storm coming to Bay Area to bring more rain Monday Bay Area storm cleanup updates:1:35 -- Crews work to repair Vasco Road sinkholeAbout 100 yards along the side of northbound Vasco Road near Dalton Avenue has washed away. The erosion has even cut several feet underneath the roadway.Emergency repair work is underway, and the plan is to drain the excess water and stabilize the road by building frames and pouring concrete. Crews will also add rocks here to improve drainage.The work is expected to take about two days and they are hoping to finish repairs before the next round of rainy ...

Two Harvard Grads Saw Big Profits in African Education. Children Paid the Price.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:43 GMT

In the early days of the era of Silicon Valley disruption, two Harvard University graduates dreamed up a bold experiment in education.Shannon May, who studied education development in rural China, and her husband, Jay Kimmelman, an education software developer, spied an untapped opportunity for some of the moving-fast-and-breaking-things going on all around them.“In 2007, we came to Africa,” May explained in a promotional video for the company they would go on to found: Bridge International Academies. “Due diligence had shown us that there were an incredibly high number of enrolled children who were still illiterate upon graduation — and was there a possible business model that could solve this? Was there something that could be done, even though people said there wasn’t anything that could be done?”The couple did the math and found that parents of impoverished children around the globe were spending many billions a year on schooling. Kimmelman invited his former roommate, Phil Frei...

All-Americans Siegrist, Reese top NCAA Greenville 2 bracket

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:43 GMT

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — No one has been able to keep up with Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist all season. LSU’s Angel Reese has been putting up her own video-game numbers with unrelenting and remarkable consistency.They’re both Associated Press All-America first-team picks. And they’re headlining the Greenville 2 Region bracket entering Friday’s Sweet 16 games, providing star power to the doubleheader at a valuable time in the shared March Madness national spotlight.“I think it’s awesome,” Siegrist said Thursday. “It’s so important to have female sports really on the forefront right now and to inspire the younger generation. I’m just happy to be a part of it.”Siegrist and the fourth-seeded Wildcats meet ninth-seeded Miami in the first regional semifinal. Reese and the third-seeded Tigers meet second-seeded Utah, which is led by a second-team AP All-American in Alissa Pili. The winners meet Sunday for a Final Four ticket.Siegrist, a 6-foot-2 ...

Oxford Industries: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:43 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Oxford Industries Inc. (OXM) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $32 million.The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $2 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, were $2.28 per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.14 per share.The owner of the Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer and Southern Tide clothing lines posted revenue of $382.5 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $378.7 million.For the year, the company reported profit of $165.7 million, or $10.19 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.41 billion.For the current quarter ending in April, Oxford Industries expects its per-share earnings to range from $3.60 to $3.80. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.13.The company said it expe...