CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jason Lee, 54; Renee Zellweger, 55; Hank Azaria, 60; Al Pacino, 84. Happy Birthday: Don’t hesitate to make a move. Be aggressive, ask questions and discover what’s available. Your curiosity will pay off, and the chance to embrace the life you want looks promising. Take the initiative, implement changes that display what you have to offer and set up opportunities that lead you in the direction you want. A passionate approach will attract interest in every facet of life. Your numbers are 5, 13, 25, 27, 32, 38, 49. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t apply pressure to g ..read more

SANTA ROSA — It was one for the thumb for the Cal State Monterey Bay men’s golf team, who overcame a 12-stroke first round deficit Wednesday to capture its fifth California Collegiate Athletic Association team title. The Otters, who jumped from last to third after Tuesday’s blistering second round, completed the comeback behind medalist Simon Bjorken of Sweeden, who became the eighth champion in school history. The junior, who sat one stroke behind teammate and leader Wilhelm Berg von Linde after Tuesday’s second round, carded a 4-under 68 for the second straight day to finish 10-under for the ..read more

Teaser IMAGE The liver is quite an impressive organ, performing 500 essential functions, including everything from detoxing the body to digestion and metabolic function. So, of course, it is necessary to look after it. The modern world comes with many extra challenges for the vital organs, like non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and thanks to an ever-increasing exposure to environmental toxins, taking care of your liver is more crucial than ever. This brings us to liver detox supplements, and there seems to be a decent body of evidence suggesting some ingredients can help. Of course, as with a ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO — This is not what the Giants anticipated every fifth day when they signed Blake Snell. Week after week, the Giants’ worst days have been the ones on which their $62 million free-agent prize was scheduled to start. Scratched and placed on the injured list before first pitch Wednesday, the pattern only continued in an 8-2 loss to the Mets and Sean Manaea. Watching from the dugout after being diagnosed with a strained adductor, Snell bore no blame for the mess that transpired on the field. The Giants reverted to their worst tendencies, stranding runners and running into outs, and t ..read more

CARMEL — A fire broke out at a restaurant in Carmel on Tuesday and caused significant damage to the building. A fire breaks out in the kitchen area of the Carmel Burger Bar behind a stove. Firefighters are still investigating the incident, but say it does not look suspicious. (Photo Courtesy of the Monterey Fire Department) The Monterey Fire Department responded to the scene at Carmel Burger Bar. During business hours, there was a report of smoke inside of the building. Everyone inside was able to exit safely. When firefighters arrived, they found a fire originating from the kitchen behind a s ..read more

SALINAS – With its eye on a May 27 reopening of the roadway, Caltrans reports that it continues to advance on repairs to stabilize the edge of the roadway at the Rocky Creek slip-out which occurred nearly a month ago and has reduced access to Big Sur to locals and essential workers only. “We’re definitely increasing our confidence, not only in the repair strategy, but hitting our stride in doing the work,” said Caltrans District 5 Emergency Manager Zeke Dellamas at the Wednesday Monterey County news briefing. Daily convoys for locals and essential workers will continue as weather permits, but ..read more

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Katie Kelton | Bankrate.com (TNS) Perhaps your summers hold fond memories of strolling along the beach, hiking mountains or trying new foods at a destination hundreds of miles from home. If so, are you planning to keep the travel streak going this year? Would you go into debt for it? A new Bankrate survey found that only about half (53%) of Americans are planning a summer vacation in 2024. Of those who plan to travel this summer, more than 1 in 3 (36%) are willing to go into debt to pay for it. On the other hand, another half (47%) of Americans plan to skip their summer vacation this year, cit ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Blake Snell made a brief appearance in the Giants’ clubhouse Wednesday morning. He stopped by his locker, checked his phone and dashed out the door. Blink, and you’d miss him. The left-hander was scheduled to make his fourth start of the season in the Giants’ series finale against the Mets, but he was scratched before first pitch and placed on the injured list with a strained adductor muscle in his left groin, which manager Bob Melvin deemed moderate. Landen Roupp was recalled a day after being optioned to Triple-A Sacramento — he didn’t make it further than the hotel across th ..read more

Grace Toohey | (TNS) Los Angeles Times Hawaii lawmakers are hoping that phasing out short-term rentals could help ease its worsening housing crisis, where locals face the highest housing costs in the nation and one of the worst rates of homelessness. Two bills that would allow for new regulation of “transient accommodations” have moved readily through the state legislature this spring, and if passed, could provide new avenues to limit the short-term home rental industry, which has exploded in recent years across the state’s four populated islands. But the issue has been a challenging one for o ..read more