Новости за 18.09.2015

The contested sainthood of Junípero Serra; If the Warriors build it, will the fans, the victories, and the passion come too?; Navigating San Francisco’s pretzel bureaucracy; and Little Opera: Behind the scenes of a children’s theater company.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cable operator Comcast has settled with California authorities and agreed to pay $33 million for accidentally publishing the names, phone numbers and addresses of about 75,000 people who paid to keep the information private. About $432,000 more will go to about 200 law enforcement officers, judges and domestic abuse victims who said they faced safety concerns because of the leak, which occurred from 2010 to 2012.

Cal men’s basketball schedules Dec. 12 home game with Saint Mary’s Cal men’s basketball will host Saint Mary’s at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 in a game televised on the Pac-12 Networks, the Bears announced Thursday afternoon in a news release. The matchup, which filled a late opening in Cal’s nonconference schedule, will mark the first meeting between the two Bay Area schools since Nov. 12, 2004, when the Gaels won, 61-52, in Berkeley. The Bears lead the all-time series 61-16. “This should be a great... Читать дальше...

Less than a day after the Republican field gathered for their second debate, Clinton seized on promises by some of her would-be rivals to defund the women's health organization — even if the move results in a politically treacherous government shutdown. Turning to the Republican debate, she said the candidates at the three-hour forum ignored domestic issues like college debt, equal pay and stagnant wages in favor of partisan rhetoric and "lots of bickering, lots of personal insults." Republican... Читать дальше...

Bad news for Berkeley water-lovers: popular Tilden Park swimming hole Lake Anza has closed because of a bloom of toxic blue-green algae. The closing was announced Thursday by the East Bay Regional Park District, and is likely to continue until the temperature falls and water levels rise. Recent tests found that the amount of the toxic algae known as microcystin exceeds 20 parts per billion, the cut-off level for allowing people to enter the water. Quarry Lakes in Fremont was closed in May because of algae blooms... Читать дальше...

A San Francisco tenants’ rights attorney and his intern, who stand accused of murdering a man on a gritty street near downtown after a night of drinking, will argue that they acted in self-defense against a group of men wielding weapons, a lawyer for the 21-year-old intern said Thursday. Pascal Krummenacher, the Swiss intern, and Carlos Argueta, a 31-year-old staff attorney at the Eviction Defense Collaborative, have been charged with murder, robbery and possession of stolen property in the death of 61-year-old James Thomas. Читать дальше...

Jason Day already had seven birdies on his card and one eagle, courtesy of a shot he holed from 79 yards out of a fairway bunker. Day was four shots ahead of PGA Tour rookie Daniel Berger, who had a 6-under 65. Coming off consecutive missed cuts that cost him the No. 1 ranking, he had a hole-in-one on the par-3 second hole to end a peculiar drought. Spieth made a hole-in-one and Day poured in a 20-foot birdie putt. Day is 89-under par dating to the British Open. Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts had... Читать дальше...

Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. Ashley Norton hardware finishes each door, Walker-Zanger and Ann Sacks tiles grace the bathrooms and Miele appliances dominate a chef’s kitchen with Taj Mahal Quartzite accents. The family room beside the kitchen, one of two in the home, includes speakers and is ready for 5.1 surround sound. Visual Comfort designer lighting illuminates the contemporary master bathroom home... Читать дальше...

[...] it’s understandable that politicians propose broad policies that treat all types of homelessness the same. [...] we should start with homeless young people, who have immense potential to change their lives with assistance. Over time, I couldn’t make enough money to meet the savings goals that the shelter set for me. The transportation system often defeated me; I’d miss a bus back from a job and miss the inflexible curfew at one shelter and spend the night visiting diners and other 24-hour places. Читать дальше...

A bilingual version of Maine-based pop artist Robert Indiana's "LOVE" sculpture with the leaning letter O is going on display next week outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, near where the pope's altar is being built. Indiana created the "AMOR" sculpture in 1998 as a nod to changing demographics.

In an accident that could have been much worse, a San Francisco police officer lost control of his motorcycle on Interstate 280 in Daly City Thursday and sustained serious injuries during a training exercise. The accident, which closed three southbound lanes, occurred just after 12:30 p.m. near the John Daly Boulevard on-ramp. The officer, a 20-year veteran of the force, was part of a larger group when something caused the motorcycle to skid out of control, said Officer Grace Gatpandan, a police spokeswoman.

When Apple released iOS 9 on Wednesday, one of the big changes was to allow apps that can block ads and limit tracking, things that have become a nuisance for a lot of mobile users. said in a blog post that he created Peace, a $2.99 app that was a top seller in the App Store Thursday, “to bring peace, quiet, privacy, and — as a nice side benefit — ludicrous speed (his italics) to iOS Web browsing.” Doctors Without Borders, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees... Читать дальше...

Over the past 25 years, the state’s most destructive blazes have ignited in all kinds of ways — tracing back to lightning storms, troubled firebugs, target shooters, negligent campers, tree trimmers who send limbs into active power lines, and people who ride mowers over dry grass in the middle of summer. The cause of the Valley Fire that ravaged communities in Lake County is not yet known. A similarly massive inferno that erupted in late July in that county, the Rocky Fire, was linked to a faulty water heater. Читать дальше...

Syrian warplanes carried out a wave of air strikes on Thursday in the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa, activists said, in rare attacks. In the country’s south, helicopters dropped barrel bombs that struck a busy market place, killing at least 17 people. An activist in the rebel-held Bosra Sham said the explosives were dropped as the market was packed with shoppers and people buying necessities for children who go back to school this week. Andrew Parker on Thursday used a BBC Radio interview to... Читать дальше...

According to recent estimates, there are approximately 13.3 million legal permanent residents in the United States but only 8.8 million who are eligible to apply for citizenship. The campaign was conceived by a task force created by Obama in November, all part of a package of presidential executive actions on immigration that included expansion of the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which grants young immigrants work permits and reprieve from deportation. The government’s action on the deferred action plan... Читать дальше...

Inside a hot tub on the top deck of Celebrity Cruises’ Infinity ocean liner, the two men in their 30s leaned back, Coronas in hand. [...] tech executive John McKenney couldn’t help but notice something missing from his cruise ship experience. The 11-level cruise ship is docked in San Francisco for five days, offering overflow accommodations to thousands who couldn’t secure hotel rooms. “It’s a neat idea, and it definitely helped with the hotel problem, but it’s just been so empty,” said Theresa Mason... Читать дальше...

American Airlines flights to Dallas, Chicago and Miami were briefly stopped on Thursday by a computer problem that prevented passengers from checking in. Airline officials said they fixed their computer systems after less than two hours but were still trying to determine the exact cause of the interruption. Toyota is recalling about 421,000 RAV4 vehicles because of potential corrosion in their windshield wipers could make them inoperable. The company said Thursday that water dripping onto the... Читать дальше...

According to a recent study from the US Department of Education, only 4% of elementary schools provide any kind of theater arts instruction. This is down from 20% only a decade ago. That's just one reason that San Francisco’s Little Opera is so extra...

HONG KONG — The Chinese government, which has long used its country’s vast market as leverage over U.S. technology companies, is now asking some of those firms to directly pledge their commitment to contentious policies that could require them to turn user data and intellectual property over to the government. The government distributed a document to some U.S. tech companies this summer, in which it asks them to promise that they will not harm China’s national security and will store Chinese user data within the country... Читать дальше...

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NEW YORK — A months-long investigation into heroin trafficking in New York City has led to criminal charges against 25 people accused of being part of a ring based in Brooklyn that fed a growing demand for the drug, authorities said Thursday. The people charged include a man described by authorities as the leader of the ring, Josie Tavera, 24, as well as suspected street dealers, suppliers, distributors and even Tavera’s mother, who is accused of laundering drug proceeds, officials said.

Fiorina’s Iowa chairman, Christopher Rants, spent the day trying to make sure the candidate’s upcoming events in the state had space for bigger crowds. For Fiorina, this burst of attention will spur fresh scrutiny of her business record while she ran technology company Hewlett-Packard — and a deeper examination of her current statements and policy positions. The origin of one of her most attention-grabbing debate moments — her description of a video showing a fetus with legs kicking and heart beating ... Читать дальше...

Amazon is dangling a $50 tablet computer in its latest attempt to lure customers who can’t afford or don’t want the more expensive Internet-connected devices made by Apple and other rivals. [...] the company is counting on the new tablet’s low price to encourage more people to buy a device that will hook them on watching video, reading books, playing games and shopping on a computer that’s easy to carry wherever they go. In the process, Amazon is hoping consumers will buy more digital goods and... Читать дальше...

Starkly contrasting pictures are emerging of the correctional officers charged with the beating death of a mentally ill Santa Clara County jail inmate last month, as lawyers from both sides filed motions over whether the three defendants should be eligible for bail. In a motion opposing bail, prosecutors presented text messages between two of the three officers in which they allegedly make references to “twisting up” inmates and avoiding security cameras in the jail. [...] in a motion requesting bail for the officers... Читать дальше...

SAN ANTONIO — The commanders of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s platoon, company and battalion testified Thursday at a hearing to determine if he should face a court-martial for leaving his post in Afghanistan six years ago, and each stressed that the ensuing search put his fellow soldiers in danger. On Thursday, it was military prosecutors who got to make their case against Bergdahl, and they focused on trying to substantiate the misbehavior charge, which carries a possible life sentence and which would require... Читать дальше...