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Growing climate tech firms need engineers — but also sales and HR pros

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:48 GMT

By Nathaniel Bullard | BloombergSince the start of 2023, more than 700 tech companies around the world have laid off a total of almost 200,000 employees. Tech employment in the US, however, was as of late March still about 7% above its level before the pandemic. And for tech workers who want to put their skills to use outside their traditional fields, climate companies are hiring across the board.Global hiring and networking site Climatebase has posted more than 46,000 jobs from over 1,500 organizations (both for- and not-for-profit) over the past two years. Certainly, highly technical jobs related to the science of climate mitigation and adaptation are in high demand. But so too are roles familiar from any global business. It is mostly these roles that climate tech firms seek to fill, according to data that Climatebase shared with Bloomberg Green.RELATED: Facebook owner chops more than 1,500 Bay Area jobs as tech layoffs soarAcross all the job postings shared on the site from Jan. ...

NorCal regionals: Live Oak rolls to D-V softball final; Hillsdale loses baseball heartbreaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:48 GMT

SoftballDivision VLive Oak 10, Los Molinos 0Live Oak overpowered Los Molinos in a five-inning mercy-rule game on Thursday to advance to the Division V final.The Acorns scored four runs in the first, five in the third and one in the fifth to dispatch visiting Los Molinos.Live Oak had eight hits and benefited from six Los Molinos errors.Dre DeJesus started the scoring with a first-inning single that drove in two runs, and then freshman Ava Chapman belted a home run to left to make it 3-0.Senior Bela Panuco launched the ball over the left field wall to drive in another run a few batters later.Chapman was 2 for 2 with an RBI, and outfielders Jasmine Mixco and Olivia Mixco each had two hits for the Acorns.Catcher Mara DiFrancesco had two RBIs, and Panuco and Jasmine Mixco each scored two runs.Hailey Nguyen and Maya Lamar combined for nine strikeouts in the circle. Live Oak, which improved to 14-11, will play host to North Salinas in the final on Saturday at 4 p.m.Division IIIPonderosa 7,...

The do’s and don’ts of legal and safe lane splitting: Roadshow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:48 GMT

Q: Lane splitting is technically legal for motorcyclists in California, but the way it is done is often not legal. Problems include lane splitting above 30 mph, using no signal, making unsafe lane changes, following too close, and lane splitting more than 10 mph faster than cars they are passing. Many motorcyclists have no plates or no visible plates, no Class M driver’s license, no insurance, etc.I know what I am talking about. I’m retired from law enforcement and am a private investigator. I have dealt with these people. They are not people who do things by the rules and do not care about others. It is too bad the CHP does not stop and cite/arrest/tow more of them.Doug, Walnut CreekA: The big issue for me is motorcyclists who lane split at high speed.Q: The intersection of Foothill Expressway and Magdalena/Springer looks like a war zone, with easily 50 potholes on Foothill in the area right around the intersection. They filled two potholes a year ago, and left the rest...

'Ebony Alert' bill resolution adopted by Oakland City Council

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:48 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The Oakland City Council unanimously adopted a resolution in support of California State Senate Assembly Bill 673, or the Ebony Alert Bill, which would establish a notification system, similar to an Amber Alert, to address the deficit in attention given to Black children and women that are missing in California.Oakland Councilmember Treva Reid brought the resolution. She says there are currently 1,500 people reported missing in Oakland."We make up 24 percent of Oakland's population. Yet, that disturbing number of 60 percent of missing persons. We should all be outraged," said Reid. "400 of those missing persons are Black women." Alameda County judge robbed at gunpoint in Oakland: sheriff SB-673 would encourage, but not require, television, cable, satellite, and social media systems to cooperate with disseminating timely, accurate information to engage the public and the media on the information contained in an Ebony Alert.Nola Brantley is the CEO of Nola ...

CHP arrest man in connection with Interstate 80 shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:48 GMT

(KRON) – A Vallejo man was arrested Wednesday in connection to a highway shooting on Interstate 80 on May 6, according to California Highway Patrol.Just before 4 p.m. on May 6, a freeway shooting on westbound I-80 just west of Tennessee Street was reported to CHP. The victim said the suspect vehicle, a gray Volkswagen Jetta, continued driving westbound on the highway following the shooting, police said.  3 dead, 2 injured after crime spree in San Jose, Milpitas; suspect arrested No injuries were reported.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }During the course of the investigation, Aikeem Jefferson was identified as the primary suspect in the shooting and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The 37-year-old resident of Vallejo was arr...

3 Bay Area spots listed in Yelp's top donut shops for 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:48 GMT

(KRON) -- It's National Donut Day! Perhaps you are looking to treat yourself with a sweet snack to get this weekend started. Here's a list of places you might want to check out. National Doughnut Day: Where to get free doughnuts this Friday Yelp released its list of the Top 100 U.S. Donut Shops. Three of those listed in its top 100 ranking are here in the Bay Area.No. 7: The Jelly Donut (San Francisco)Located in the Mission District at 3198 24th St., The Jelly Donut is a short walk away from the 24th Street Mission BART station. It is open every day except Sunday from 5:30 a.m. until 10 p.m., according to Yelp. The Jelly Donut was opened in 1987 by Cambodian refugee parents.No. 8: Stan's Donut Shop (Santa Clara)It is located at 2628 Homestead Road. Stan's Donut Shop is open every day from 6 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Stanford "Stan" Wittmayer, who was a World War II veteran, opened the shop back in 1959.No. 20: Milkbomb Ice Cream (San Francisco) The business located in Potrero Hill is ...

Macron to award top U.S. general France’s highest honors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:48 GMT

PARIS (AP) — U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley will receive France’s highest medal of honor Friday for his role in coordinating support for Ukraine and for his more than 40-year military career spent in defense of democracy, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said. Milley, who is traveling in France to attend ceremonies at Normandy to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, is close to finishing a four-year term as the top U.S. military officer and plans to retire when his tenure as chairman ends Sept. 30. Macron plans to award him the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor at a closed ceremony. The medal was created by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. It is awarded to about 2,000 citizens and about 300 foreigners each year for defense of French values.“The president of the French Republic will pay tribute to the strength and quality of the ties of military cooperation that unite our two countries, and to General Milley’s eminent role in this rel...

Austria’s government says two citizens held in Iran have been released, are on their way home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:48 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s government says two citizens held in Iran have been released, are on their way home.Source

U.S. Army changes Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty as part of a broader initiative to remove Confederate names from bases

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:48 GMT

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — U.S. Army changes Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty as part of a broader initiative to remove Confederate names from bases.Source

Tanks, F-16 jets part of long-term aid for Ukraine, won’t be ready for upcoming offensive, US says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:48 GMT

PARIS (AP) — America’s top military officer says training for Ukrainian forces on advanced U.S. Abrams tanks has started, but those those weapons crucial over the long term in trying to expel Russia from occupied territory will not be ready in time for Kyiv’s imminent counteroffensive.The tank training got underway as the United States and its allies began to work out agreements to train Ukrainians on F-16 fighter jets, another long-sought advanced system. Those aircraft would be part of a security plan to deter future attacks, U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley said late Thursday as he arrived in France. “Everyone recognizes Ukraine needs a modernized Air Force,” said Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. “It’s going to take a considerable amount of time.” The intent is to provide capabilities for Ukraine in the mid- to long-term, said Nicolas Vaujour, a vice admiral who is chief operations of France’s Joint Staff and spoke to reporters traveling with ...