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Editorial: Homeless services are coming to a Denver neighborhood near you — organize but, please, don’t oppose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:51 GMT

Mayor Michael Johnston’s list of potential sites for temporary tiny home communities was met with swift backlash. Neighbors began organizing quickly to oppose the locations, and given the city’s recent track record of failure in rolling out new projects, we can’t say we blame them.However, Denverites can give Johnston’s plan a chance and feel good knowing there’s an implementable long-term strategic plan behind the new mayor’s ambitious vision.Johnston plans to rapidly move existing encampments off public rights of way, like sidewalks and medians, to 11 new small home communities built by the company Pallet or converted hotel sites. The city will then contract with service providers (a request for proposals is out) for mental health and addiction treatment, job training, and medical care to stabilize people and get them jobs and, eventually, permanent housing.Anywhere between 1,500 and 2,500 people are living on Denver’s streets in squalid,...

2 killed when illegal street race ends with crash into firetruck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:51 GMT

A driver and passenger were killed in an apparent street race when their vehicle crashed into a firetruck, injuring four crewmembers, in West Compton Tuesday.The crash was reported around 12:30 a.m. as the engine company was responding to a medical incident, Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson Craig Little said. The truck was traveling down Avalon Boulevard when it was hit by the civilian vehicle traveling on Compton Boulevard, Little said.Officials investigate a fatal collision in the Compton area on Sept. 5, 2023. (ANG)Four crewmembers were transported to a local hospital with non-critical injuries. “Unfortunately, the two members of the civilian vehicle were fatalities,” he said.The victims were identified by a California Highway Patrol spokesperson as a man and a woman who were both about 30 years old. Man threatened to kill driver in road rage incident Witnesses said the vehicle that hit the truck was racing another vehicle at speeds around 80 mph when the crash ...

Thousands try to escape the mud at Burning Man festival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:51 GMT

Tens of thousands of Burning Man revelers, or "burners," continued the long, slow slog out of the northern Nevada desert Tuesday morning after getting stranded by flooding that created a muddy mess.Traffic began moving again Monday afternoon after organizers decided the mud had sufficiently dried. Some drivers estimated the backups lasted five hours or more.The festival was closed to traffic after more than a half-inch of rain drenched the desert on Friday, causing flooding and deep, paralyzing mud.This photo, provided by Maxar Technologies, shows an overview of traffic leaving the Burning Man festival on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, in the Black Rock Desert north of Reno, Nevada. Partygoers stranded for days at the counterculture festival by a late summer storm were allowed to start leaving Monday afternoon after muddy roads dried up enough for them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP)Organizers also asked attendees not ...

PETA hopes to showcase Bob Barker with renamed portion of Sunset Boulevard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:51 GMT

The animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is hoping to rename part of Sunset Boulevard in honor of the late "The Price is Right" host Bob Barker.Barker, who famously signed off each episode of the game show with "have your pets spayed and neutered," is the namesake for PETA's Los Angeles headquarters in Echo Park. He died last month at the age of 99.To remember the game show legend, PETA wants Los Angeles City Council Member Hugo Soto-Martinez to help them rename the portion of Sunset Boulevard outside the Bob Barker Building in Echo Park as "Bob Barker Boulevard," the nonprofit announced in a press release.Television personality Bob Barker, center, leads an anti-fur protest in front of Fred the Furrier on 5th Avenue in New York on Nov. 25, 1988. He joined Nancy Burnett, president of the United Activists for Animal Rights, right, with other protestors at their demonstration against the use of animal furs for clothing. (AP Photo/Adam Stoltman)“An hon...

From Napa to New York, 5 fall cookbooks inspire kitchen creativity

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:51 GMT

There’s nothing like a beautiful cookbook to inspire home cooking ambitions. Flipping through the vivid pages, as kitchen wizards whip up artfully plated, edible magic across the spreads, provides plenty of inspiration.This fall, publishers are releasing a plethora of titles, all aimed at helping you become a better home cook. Whether you’re craving a new take on Jew-ish fare, the enticements of the Cali-Baja border or dishes inspired by the philanthropic World Central Kitchen, here are five of our new favorites.The World Central Kitchen CookbookThe World Central Kitchen Cookbook by José Andrés and the World Central Kitchen showcases the power of food aid amidst disasters around the world.  (Clarkson Potter) Find inspiration for not just eating well but doing good in the pages of “The World  Central Kitchen Cookbook”  by celebrity chef, restaurateur and philanthropist José Andrés, set to be released Sept. 12.Featuring a foreword by Stephen Colbert, the recipes...

Recipe: Ukrainian borsch by World Central Kitchen

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:51 GMT

World Central Kitchen, Jose Andres’ nonprofit which feeds people in disaster-stricken locations around the world, has a new cookbook out. Among the recipes in “The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope” (due out Sept. 12 from Clarkson Potter, $35) is this bright red Ukrainian Borsch soup, served topped with a dollop of sour cream and garnished with dill.“There are as many recipes for borsch as there are babusias (grandmothers),” the cookbook’s editors write about this recipe, “and at our kitchen in Poland, right on the border with Ukraine, we made many different versions, depending on who was cooking and what recipe their grandmother taught them … This hearty vegetarian version quickly became a favorite, full of potatoes, cabbage and pickles — all of which get beautifully stained by the beets.”Ukrainian BorschServes 4 to 6INGREDIENTS3 pounds red beets, scrubbed, 2 pounds left whole and 1 pound peeled and ...

Recipe: Honey Roasted Peach Biscuits

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:51 GMT

Looking to pair your baking with summer stone fruit season? Erika Council, the owner and chef behind Bomb Biscuit Company in Atlanta, Georgia, offers some heady inspiration in her new cookbook, which was released last month, “Still We Rise: A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit with Over 70 Sweet and Savory Recipes.”This recipe for Honey Roasted Peach Biscuits, she says, is inspired by her Aunt Rene, a larger-than-life relative whose shiny brooches, pet Chihuahua and Sunday gossip left a lasting impression. One of her aunt’s most delightful desserts was a hybrid confection that blended the textures and flavors of shortcake, biscuit and cake, filled with fruit and topped with whipped cream.“Here, I’ve invoked the spirit of my Aunt Rene’s fruit-filled shortcake with a basic cream biscuit folded over roasted peaches flavored with honey and a little bit of cardamom,” Council writes. “This is one of the simplest ways to make biscuits from scratch; you ...

Recipe: Roasted Delicata squash with harissa yogurt and pistachios 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:51 GMT

Looking to make a colorful side dish that’s served alongside a tangy, spicy yogurt sauce? Or looking for a creative way to use up those pistachios in your kitchen? Barbara Bryant and Georgeanne Brennan, the authors of “Pistachio: Savory and Sweet Recipes Inspired by World Cuisines” (due out Sept. 26 from Cameron + Company, $30), have just the thing.This side dish can accompany chicken or pork or be paired with couscous or quinoa as a vegetarian main dish. Delicata squash has edible, yellow-and-green-striped skin and is available from summer through early winter. To add both tang and heat, mix harissa, a North African chile paste that is also popular in France, with yogurt and drizzle or spoon it over the roasted squash.Roasted Delicata Squash with Harissa Yogurt and Pistachios   Serves 4INGREDIENTS2 delicata squashes (about 1 pound each)2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper1/2 teaspoon harissa or othe...

McDonald: Why Brock Purdy reminds me of an MVP quarterback you may not expect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:51 GMT

There’s a tendency to measure Brock Purdy against those who came before him on the most quarterback-centric franchise in the NFL.I’ve been around long enough to see Joe Montana and Steve Young in practice and in games, quarterbacks who by the time I was around played for 49ers teams with elite rosters and coaches en route to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.But the quarterback Purdy most reminds me of isn’t going to the Hall of Fame, although he did win a Most Valuable Player award and helped take a moribund franchise out of the shadows and into the limelight. He did it with a hard-nosed attitude, a ton of completions, minimal turnovers and the ability to be a creative point guard capable of enhancing the skills of those around him.Rich Gannon was sold on Brock Purdy immediately. He was watching when Purdy came off the bench after Jimmy Garoppolo broke his foot and delivered a 33-17 win over the Miami Dolphins.“Honestly, I was just blown away,” Gannon said...

My AP ballot: Georgia is No. 1 (naturally) followed by FSU and Michigan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:51 GMT

The following ballot was submitted to the Associated Press on Monday evening …1. Georgia2. Florida State3. Michigan4. Washington5. Alabama6. Ohio State7. USC8. Utah9. LSU10. Notre Dame11. Penn State12. Tennessee13. Texas14. Kansas State15. Wisconsin16. Oregon17. Texas A&M18. Oregon State19. Colorado20. Tulane21. Oklahoma22. North Carolina23. Fresno State24. Miami25. Duke*** Send suggestions, comments and tips (confidentiality guaranteed) to [email protected] or call 408-920-5716*** Follow me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline*** Pac-12 Hotline is not endorsed or sponsored by the Pac-12 Conference, and the views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the Conference.