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Altaqua – Providing Better Air and Better Life Through Quality HVAC Systems

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT

Technological advancements of the 21st century have allowed human beings to prosper in many ways. We have learned to combat any and all kinds of circumstances through rigorous effort and determination. We learned to deal with natural occurrences, national and international conflicts, as well as consequences of our own doing. Take climate change and pollution for example, the consequences of which are being seen around the world nowadays. According to the most recent State of Global Air report, air pollution has become the world’s fourth-largest risk factor for early death.In order to tackle the impact of air pollution, technologies like air purifiers and HVAC systems are becoming more common in households and commercial usage. The use of HVAC systems is especially growing as they provide a combination of cooling, heating and ventilation processes which is used for proper air circulation inside a building by modifying and altering temperature according to the season and climate of a ...

William Benjamin Koch Pronounced Dead Following Pedestrian Crash on State Route 94 [San Diego, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT

Pedestrian-Auto Collision Near 28th Street Left 31-Year-Old Man Fatally InjuredSAN DIEGO, CA (June 27, 2023) – Saturday evening, a pedestrian accident on State Route 94 claimed the life of William Benjamin Koch.The fatal collision happened around 9:21 p.m. along the eastbound lanes of SR-94, west of 28th Street in the neighborhood of Grant Hill.According to CHP, a white Chevrolet Silverado pick hit the pedestrian attempting to cross the freeway lanes. Subsequently, the 44-year-old Chevy driver pulled over as one witness contacted emergency dispatch.Unfortunately, the first responders declared the pedestrian dead at the scene. Meanwhile, the driver stayed at the site of the incident and cooperated with the investigators.The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office later identified the deceased victim as 31-year-old William Benjamin Koch. Koch was believed to be a resident of Denver, Colorado but had been vacationing in San Diego at the time of the incident.CHP Officials shut ...

Regina Bahe Killed in Pedestrian Crash on Summerlin Parkway [Summerlin, NV]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT

41-Year-Old Woman Dead After Auto-Pedestrian Collision near Anasazi DriveSUMMERLIN, NV (June 27, 2023) – Thursday evening, a pedestrian accident on Summerlin Parkway claimed the life of Regina Bahe.The crash occurred at about 11:05 p.m. near Anasazi Drive on May 4th.According to reports, a woman was struck and killed by a Toyota Camry, for still unknown reasons.First responders performed life-saving attempts to the woman, but she passed away from her injuries.Police later identified the victim as 41-year-old Regina Bahe.Meanwhile, the driver involved remained at the scene and cooperated with the authorities.At this time, authorities did not considered speed, drugs or alcohol to be a factor in the fatal accident. However, an active investigation is currently underway.The team at Sweet James sends their warm and sincerest sympathies out to the friends and family of Regina Bahe. May the memories of your loved one and the love of your family give you strength in the days ahead.Los...

Earthquakes’ Cristian Espinoza selected to MLS All-Star team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT

Cristian Espinoza’s stellar season has earned the forward a spot on Major League Soccer’s all-star team.The Argentine forward will be one of 26 MLS players suiting up in the 2023 MLS all-star game, where the league’s all-star roster will take on Premier League power Arsenal.Espinoza, 28, has already scored a career-high eight goals and added six assists so far for the Earthquakes. He was chosen as the MLS Player of the Month in April when he scored five goals and added an assist.His strong start has been a key piece of San Jose’s early season success. Through 20 matches, the Quakes have earned 27 points (seven wins, six draws, seven losses), putting them in fifth place in the MLS Western Conference. San Jose hasn’t finished a season with a winning record since 2013Espinoza is just the third Earthquake to make the MLS all-star team in the last six seasons. Midfielder Cade Cowell was chosen as an all-star in 2021 and Quakes legend Chris Wondolowski received his fifth and final all-sta...

San Jose nonprofit that serves low-income residents impacted by ransomware attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT

A sophisticated ransomware attack against a San Jose-based housing advocacy group has impacted over 40,000 of its clients and staff, exposing data that includes Social Security and immigration numbers, medical records and financial information.The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley — which provides legal services for thousands of low-income individuals and families in accessing social services — said the attack happened on Feb. 18. and also compromised driver’s license numbers, credit card information, passport and government ID numbers, taxpayer ID numbers, dates of birth and digital signatures. The name of the entity responsible is called “ALPHV,” a group known to target the healthcare and public health sector, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services“Honestly, I’m sick to my stomach about it,” said Alison Brunner, Chief Executive Officer of the Law Foundation. “We are helping people with sensitive life issues. It&...

Despite FDA crackdown, unauthorized vapes flood market

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT

By Matthew Perrone | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press.The surge stands in stark contrast to regulators’ own figures, which tout the rejection of some 99% of company requests to sell new e-cigarettes while authorizing only a few meant for adult smokers.The numbers demonstrate the Food and Drug Administration’s inability to control the tumultuous vaping market more than three years after declaring a crackdown on kid-friendly flavors. Most of the disposable e-cigarettes, which are thrown away after they’re used up, come in sweet and fruity flavors like pink lemonade, gummy bear and watermelon that have made them the favorite tobacco product among teenagers.They are all technically illegal, but their influx h...

Housing and hotel complex might sprout in Palo Alto via “builder’s remedy”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT

PALO ALTO — A “builder’s remedy” proposal could create housing, develop a new hotel and launch a wide-ranging lodging renovation at a choice Palo Alto site, city documents show.Chicago-based Oxford Capital filed papers with city officials that sketch out plans to create 185 new residential units, renovate three existing hotel buildings and develop a brand-new hotel at 3400 El Camino Real in Palo Alto.An estimated 20% of the proposed new residences would be affordable units.“Specifically, 38 of the 189 units would be dedicated to low-income households,” a cover letter to the city from Oxford Capital’s legal team stated.The housing would also include townhomes, public documents show.In December 2020, Oxford Capital paid $111 million for a portfolio of hotels, including the Creekside Inn where the Palo Alto project is proposed. The purchase also included a Los Gatos hotel and three hotels in San Francisco.An Oxford affiliate paid $32.7 million ...

Kim Kardashian opening first Skims store in Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT

By Kim Bhasin | BloombergKim Kardashian’s underwear label Skims plans to open its first permanent stores next year as it plots retail expansion in the US and abroad.Skims is set to debut its first flagship store in Los Angeles in the first half of 2024, followed by a second opening in New York. The 5,000-square-foot shop will be in West Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard near streetwear stores such as Supreme and Kith.“Kim and I can envision a future where years from today there’s a Skims store anywhere in the world you’d find an Apple store or a Nike store,” said Jens Grede, co-founder and chief executive officer of Skims. “It marks the second chapter.”SEE MORE: Barbie’s Malibu DreamHouse on Airbnb ahead of movie’s releaseSkims began as a direct-to-consumer business in 2019, but it since has dabbled in physical retail through relationships with department stores such as Nordstrom Inc. and Saks Fifth Avenue. In recent months, Skims has opened temporary pop-ups in locations like London’s ...

Report: FBI, DHS ignored ‘massive amount’ of pre-attack intelligence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT

By Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount of intelligence information” ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S Capitol, according to the chairman of a Senate panel that on Tuesday released a new report on the intelligence failures ahead of the insurrection.The report details how the agencies failed to recognize and warn of the potential for violence as some of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters openly planned the siege in messages and forums online.Among the multitude of intelligence that was overlooked was a December 2020 tip to the FBI that members of the far-right extremist group Proud Boys planned to be in Washington, D.C., for the certification of Joe Biden’s victory and their “plan is to literally kill people,” the report said. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said the agencies were also aware of many ...

Summer weather pattern in place for Bay Area, and first heat wave is coming

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT

The calendar marked the occasion last week — summer is officially here.Finally, the weather is catching up.The annual marking of the summer solstice normally is an event predated by a weather pattern of high pressure, escalating temperatures and a reduced marine layer. This year, the usual Bay Area climate for summer has been lagging.“That upper atmosphere low-trough pattern that we’ve had for a long time now is finally being replaced by some high pressure,” National Weather Service meteorologist Dalton Behringer said Tuesday morning. “Now, that high-pressure ridge will build through the weekend.”That ridge will usher in a hot start to the weekend. Temperatures are expected to hit 90 degrees in far East Bay places such as Brentwood in Contra Costa County by Wednesday and Livermore in Alameda County by Thursday. Come Friday, the Santa Clara Valley, San Jose and most of East Bay likely will be in the lower 90s, with coastal areas in Alameda County i...