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Just seeing a sick person can trigger your immune system, Chapman professor finds
You’re in an elevator with someone sneezing and dripping and hacking and coughing. You back into a far corner, horror on your face and revulsion in your gut. That’s normal! As cold, flu and COVID season sets in, we chatted with Chapman University’s Patricia Lopes, an assistant professor of biology, who studies how sick individuals…
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How companies are helping employees stuck between work and caring for aging parents
Matthew Boyle | Bloomberg News (TNS) Ellen Kessler was visiting her mother in Florida last year when things took a bad turn. “She called me at 3 a.m. and was just hysterical, frightened that someone was in the house,” Kessler, who was staying at a hotel nearby, said. “I got there, and it was like…
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49ers great Ronnie Lott, music star Sheila E. introduce new music program
Legendary 49er Ronnie Lott and music star Sheila E. are among the arts/media/sports/business leaders who are banding together for Follow the Music. It’s a new program seeking to offer music education and help for emerging artists that has been developed in partnership with Elevate Oakland, which was co-founded by Sheila E. The program is set…
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Adopting a rescue dog? Here’s what to know about pet insurance
By Sarah Schlichter | NerdWallet Adopting a rescue or shelter dog doesn’t just give a needy animal a home. It can provide a playmate for your kids, a jogging buddy for you and a loyal companion for everyone to cuddle with on the couch. But a new pet can also come with unexpected vet bills,…
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Sara Boyns, Workplace Law: Sexual harassment prevention training
Question: My business has only four part-time employees and one volunteer. I was told that as a small employer I am not required to provide sexual harassment training to my employees. Is this true? Answer: No. Employers who have five or more employees are required to provide sexual harassment prevention training every two years. Part-time…
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DeFiebre’s Cycling team notches 800th win in the Philippines
Having started a cycling team in the Philippines seven years ago in an effort to enhance the sport’s popularity globally, Keith DeFiebre is in rarified air. DeFiebre, who created a name for himself as a cyclist with over 600 wins and counting, is now the owner of a team that won its 800th career race.…
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Quick Cook: Make Crispy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Comfort Cookies
In a world with thousands of chocolate chip cookie recipes, this is the one I keep coming back to. It’s perfect when I want a crispy, dunkable, comforting oatmeal chocolate chip cookie that will have me delighting in the extra chew time to work through good ol’ rolled oats, some I-don’t-know-what-you-are-but-I-like-that-you’re-there fibery bits, little hits…
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With a potential multi-billion-dollar Oakland Coliseum project at stake, legal fight could shake Black-led development group
OAKLAND — A group tapped by the city to help develop a $5 billion plan to transform the forsaken Coliseum complex into a hub of live sports and entertainment appears to be fracturing, with two of the founding members suing the others. The legal complaint filed this month ensnares one of the six partner organizations…
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49ers’ Bosa unfazed by lack of sack success so far, with Bengals looming
SANTA CLARA — It takes a while to find 49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa among the NFL sack leaders. With 2 1/2 sacks in seven games, Bosa is on pace for roughly six sacks over a 17-game season, nowhere near what the 49ers or anyone else expected. Not after cashing in on an 18 1/2-sack…
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Maine mass shooting: Police continue to hunt for shooter as residents take shelter
Hundreds of law enforcement officers are looking for a person of interest, and shelter-in-place orders are in place for Maine’s second-largest city.
