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Q&A: Jenny Odell on how Bay Area landscapes inspired her new book ‘Saving Time’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:44:45 GMT

Oakland author, artist and former Stanford instructor Jenny Odell is perhaps best known for her 2019 best seller, “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy,” which was named one of the best books of the year by Time, The New Yorker, NPR and more.Her newest, “Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock” (Random House, $29), delivers its messages as a series of Bay Area road trip vignettes peppered with historical, contemporary and pop culture references. Drawing on a wide array of sources, from Aristotle to Netflix’s “I Think You Should Leave,” she traces how we came to think of time as money and how to find new ways of experiencing time — and what’s at stake if we don’t.Q: You talk about the Bay Area in such an intimate way, describing how different landscapes tell different stories about time — from geologic time to the I-880 commute. How did those landscapes shape you?A: It goes really far back for me. I’m from t...

Map: Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante seen 25 miles beyond search perimeter

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:44:45 GMT

Just hours after Pennsylvania police expressed confidence that escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante was in a historic garden, he showed up outside an acquaintance’s home 25 miles from the search area.Cavalcante made visits Saturday night, Sept. 9, to the homes of two former co-workers. On Sunday morning, the van he is thought to have been driving was found abandoned.Cavalcante, 34, was recently sentenced to life for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend. He’s also a suspect in a killing in his home country of Brazil.The map above shows key sites in the search, which began shortly after his escape Aug. 31 from Chester County Prison, where he was awaiting transfer to state prison.1/ Aug. 31, Chester County Prison. Cavalcante escaped at 8:51 a.m. by climbing a wall in the exercise yard and getting over razor wire. His disappearance was discovered at 9:45 a.m.2-4/ Sightings at residences. About 40 hours after his escape, reports were received from a neighborhood a mile from the pri...

Photos: 9/11 remembrance at One World Trade Center

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:44:45 GMT

In gatherings across the country, Americans remembered the day nearly 3,000 people were killed in terrorist attacks striking the nation 22 years ago.Related ArticlesNational News | FBI won’t release records on reports of 5th 9/11 plane targeted National News | Bells toll as the US marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska National News | 9/11, Flight 93 hometown heroes remembered 22 years later National News | Terrorism suspect who escaped from London prison is captured while riding a bike National News | Report: Insurgent attacks in Mali kill 49 civilians, 15 soldiers At One World Trade Center in New York City, Vice President Kamala Harris joined Mayor Eric Adams and other dignitaries for a remembrance ceremony on the National Sept. 11 Memorial plaza. Former mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Florida governor Ron DeSantis also made appearances.Instead of remarks being given by political figures thou...

Lafayette’s The Cooperage restaurant is moving to Walnut Creek

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:44:45 GMT

After 10 years in Lafayette, The Cooperage will be closing the week of Oct. 8, only to reopen the next day in a new Walnut Creek location.The restaurant began 10 years ago after a group of investors from Lafayette families came together to create a neighborhood restaurant they hoped would be a permanent fixture in their community, according to investor Jeff Dudum, who has been involved with the management of the restaurantThe lease is not being renewed, he said, after the landlord wanted to increase the rent to $50,000 per month, which was beyond what he felt would work in Lafayette, where evenings tend to quiet down earlier than in Walnut Creek.“Walnut Creek has a later scene,” he said. “You need that extra volume to pay those rents.”The menu, staff and name will remain the same, general manager Nico Tzikas said, with new furniture and interior features.The Cooperage is known for its high-end American comfort food including such popular menu items a French d...

Charlie Robison dies at 59; country singer-songwriter was best known for ‘I Want You Bad’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:44:45 GMT

By Lisa Respers France | CNNCharlie Robison, a country music artist known for his song “I Want You Bad,” has died, according to a statement from his wife shared on Facebook.“It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that my husband, Charlie Robison, has passed away today, surrounded by his family and friends. My heart is broken. Please pray for me, our children and our family,” Kristen Robison wrote in a post Sunday.A family representative told the Associated Press that Robison died at a hospital in San Antonio, Texas after suffering cardiac arrest.Robison’s sister, fellow musician Robyn Ludwick, also paid tribute in a post on social media.“My heart is broken in the deepest most irreparable way,” she wrote in a Facebook post. “My big brother Charlie passed away in the arms of his loved ones. Please play some Charlie Robison on Repeat. He would want it that way.”According to the biography on his website, Robison grew up in Bandera, Texas, where his family owned ranches for eigh...

Spectacular events are happening right above your head. Here’s why you haven’t noticed

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:44:45 GMT

By Vahe Peroomian | CNNFor years, small groups of astronomy enthusiasts have traveled the globe chasing the rare solar eclipse. They have embarked on cruises to the middle of the ocean, taken flights into the eclipse’s path and even traveled to Antarctica. In August 2017, millions across the US witnessed a total solar eclipse visible from Oregon to South Carolina, with a partial eclipse visible to the rest of the continental US.The interest in astronomical events that this eclipse sparked will likely return with two eclipses visible in the US during the next year – the annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, and the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. But astro-tourism – traveling to national parks, observatories or other natural, dark-sky locations to view astronomical events – isn’t limited just to chasing eclipses.According to a recent study, 80% of Americans and one-third of the planet’s population can no longer see the Milky Way from their homes because of light pollution. As a ...

Massive water main break in Pacific Heights disrupting, traffic Muni service

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:44:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A water main break in the area of Fillmore and Union Streets in Pacific Heights is disrupting bus service, according to SF Muni. The 22 Fillmore and 45 Union/Stockton lines are rerouting buses around the area, Muni said. Sailboat stuck at Stinson Beach must be removed today Muni is replacing trolley buses with motor coaches, which could result in inbound delays near UCSF, the transit agency advised. City staff are on site at the location and conducting outreach to businesses and homes impacted by the water main break, according to District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani. The water main, which was installed in 1949, according to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, broke shortly before midnight on Sunday. The break in the 16-inch water main also affected a nearby 8-inch main, according to SFPUC."Customers in the surrounding area are experiencing intermittent water service and temporary service interruption," SFPUC said. "Our crews are working to re...

Violent weekend in Oakland sees 3 homicides, multiple shootings

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:44:45 GMT

(KRON) -- The City of Oakland saw a violent weekend including three homicides and multiple shootings, the police department said.SundayJust before 2:30 a.m., a man was killed after suffering from injuries consistent with being struck by a car along with at least one gunshot wound. The incident occurred in the 300 block of 14th Street.Just after 6 p.m., officers located a victim with at least one gunshot wound in the 1700 block of 11th Street. The victim was provided aid by medical personnel, however, they were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. OPD's Homicide Section is investigating the incident. The victim's identity is being withheld until next of kin is notified. Massive water main break in Pacific Heights disrupting SF Muni service At 7 p.m., officers responded to the 7500 block of International Boulevard after receiving several ShotSpotter activations. A victim was located with at least one gunshot wound and transported to a local hospital. They were listed in stable...

3 juvenile shoplifting suspects taken into custody: Foster City police

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:44:45 GMT

(KRON) -- The Foster City Police Department took three juvenile suspects into custody after recovering Safeway merchandise on the evening of Sunday, September 10. Sunday night, the FCPD was alerted to a Safeway where three individuals were allegedly shoplifting. According to the FCPD, the alleged shoplifters stole over $1,000 of merchandise. Photos from the department show what appears to be shampoo and facial cleanser that was recovered.Stolen merchandise from the suspects' car. (Photo: Foster City Police Department)An observant community member witnessed the theft and provided the FCPD with the suspect’s license plate. The citizen’s actions permitted the officers to send a county-wide alert. The San Bruno Police Department found the car shortly after the notification.The FCPD arrived on the scene, taking the three young suspects into custody.

Cop City Indictments Threaten Press Freedom Too

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:44:45 GMT

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaks during a news conference to discuss the recent indictment of 61 defendants in Fulton County on Sept. 5, 2023.Photo: Natrice Miller/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via APThe disturbing indictment of 61 people who protested the Georgia police training facility commonly referred to as “Cop City” lays bare everything that is wrong with RICO laws and the prosecutors who abuse them. Even the author of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law, on which the Georgia law is based, agrees that it’s meant to fight organized crime, not stifle dissent.The implications of the indictment for press freedom may seem like an afterthought considering everything else that is terrible about it. Its working theory is essentially that whenever some members of a protest movement commit crimes, everyone involved in the movement is responsible for the “conspiracy,” no matter how tenuous their connection to the alleged offense. It seeks to criminal...