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Two 7-1 teams met Friday night in Brentwood looking to go 8-1 before preparing for season finales against bitter rivals. The Oakland Patriots traveled to Ravenwood to take on the Raptors in a rematch of one of the more entertaining games of last season.

The game began with a flurry of uncharacteristic errors from the Patriots with some miscommunication on the kick return team, followed by a missed pass, a drop, and the ensuing punt being blocked and taken into the endzone for a Ravenwood touchdown. The Raptors capitalized on the momentum by surprising the Patriots with an onside kick that they recovered and less than five minutes into the game were looking to go up two scores. Oakland needed their defense, who so far in the season had only allowed a mind blowing 7.75 points per game, to settle things down as the Raptors looked to blow that average out of the water in just the first half of the first quarter. The Patriots defense stepped up and turned the Raptors over on downs, but the offense continued to make deadly mistakes as an underthrown ball was intercepted and taken back to the goal line. Davis Dowland finished it off on the next play and Ravenwood had taken a 12-0 lead (neither PAT was successful) in the first quarter over the Three-peat state champions. After both teams traded punts Oakland entered Raptor the and the first quarter came to a close.

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As the second quarter began, Oakland’s offense capped off an imposing drive with an Ashton Jones touchdown run to make it 12-7 Ravenwood. After forcing a short punt from the Raptors, Oakland picked up where they left off by gashing Ravenwood with a physical run game, but finished their second touchdown drive off with a pass from Kyler Creasy to Chase Bandy to take their first lead and make it 13-12 Oakland after a failed two-point attempt. After forcing another punt Oakland extended their lead as Duane Morris took it over the goal line on the next play from just outside the endzone thanks to a massive punt return featuring a nasty stiff arm by Craig Tutt. After forcing yet another punt from Ravenwood, it was clear the Patriots defense had found their groove and the Raptors were paying for it in the form of points; 28 of them to be exact as Ashton Jones scored his second touchdown of the night and extended the lead to 28-12 with all 28 unanswered coming in the second quarter. Those were the last points scored in the first half filled with should’ves, would’ves, and could’ves, for Ravenwood and a furious regroup and response by the defending state champions.

The third quarter was completely quiet and it seemed as though no points would be scored as Oakland chewed clock and both teams traded punts, Until Craig Tutt picked off Femi Babalola near the Ravenwood 25-yard line and returned it to make the lead 35-12. That remained the score as we entered the final quarter as Oakland marched closer to be the team to advance to 8-1.

With just under nine minutes to go Ravenwood was able to end a long drive with a touchdown to cut the lead to 35-18 after a failed two point try. As time became a factor, It seemed that Ravenwood had done too little too late. There was a spark of hope as the Raptors intercepted Creasy with a chance to make it a 10 point game but gave it back to the Pats on the very next play with an interception of their own. With seven minutes to go and Oakland more than content to chew clock (and effectively picking up first downs while doing so) Ravenwood was out of time. As time expired Oakland added another score that you can watch below and our final score from Ravenwood was 42-18.

MVP

Our MVP of the game is Craig Tutt. Craig played on offense, defense, and special teams Friday night and made plays in all three phases. You can hear what he had to say after the game below.

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In a move cheered by environmentalists and public health groups but opposed by the oil industry, the Biden administration has approved new rules aimed at reducing the amount of air pollution emitted by large ships when they are docked at ports along the state’s coastline.

The ships — which can be more than 800 feet long and 100 feet wide — emit soot from huge diesel engines and boilers when they are sitting at the dock, sometimes for days. That pollution can affect communities in waterfront cities like Oakland, Richmond, Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Diego, increasing the risk of asthma, heart attacks and other health problems.

Since 2007, California has required large cargo ships and cruise ships to plug in to the local power grid to obtain electricity when they arrive at a port, so their engines and boilers don’t idle, a practice that reduces air pollution.

The new rules, approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday and published in the Federal Register on Friday, expand those requirements to include oil tankers, chemical tankers and car-carrying ships. They will be phased in between now and Jan. 1, 2027.

Officials with the California Air Resources Board say tankers and car carriers emit 56% of all the particulate pollution from ships at berth in California, and that the new rules, which it passed in 2020, will save 237 lives, and yield $2.3 billion in public health savings by 2032.

“Pollution from ocean-going vessels is causing poisonous air for people living near the ports and is increasing regional smog,” said Bill Magavern, policy director at the Coalition for Clean Air, an environmental group with offices in Sacramento and Los Angeles. “This rule will help people in port communities and in California coastal regions breathe healthier air.”

Air pollution in port cities spiked during the COVID pandemic, when dozens of ships backed up at ports.

The shipping industry opposed the new California rules. It objected to the way that emissions are calculated. Under the original rule, total emissions from a company’s shipping fleet at the dock had to be reduced 50% by 2014 from 2007 levels, then 70% by 2017 and 80% by 2020. The new rule requires a 90% reduction, but from each ship, rather than from a fleet average, said Mike Jacob, vice president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, an industry group in Oakland.

“We already are under an existing rule,” Jacob said. “We think the way it occurs right now is better. We have invested over $1.5 billion in shore-power infrastructure. We felt going through another process for determining whether or not you are compliant was like ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.'”

The oil industry is suing over the new rules.

A tanker can comply if it either plugs into the power grid at the dock, or if it puts in place an exhaust-scrubbing device that captures the fumes from its diesel engines and boilers and cleans them.

In September 2020, the Western States Petroleum Association sued the California Air Resources Board, claiming that the technology hasn’t been invented yet for such scrubbing devices to meet the tough standards that the air board imposed.

The association, whose members include companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil, lost that lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court. In March, it filed an appeal.

“Right now the technology doesn’t exist to the degree that the emissions have to be capped,” said Kara Greene, a spokeswoman for the Western States Petroleum Association. “The air resources board says it will be. But there are no venders for it now.”

Environmental groups note that the California Air Resources Board, first established by former Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1967 to reduce smog, often passes rules setting standards higher than current technology can achieve. The goal is to push industry to invent it by a looming deadline.

In recent years, as California’s smog levels have fallen, the agency has continued to tighten regulations on a wide variety of sources of soot pollution — called particulate pollution — including from trucks, locomotives and other sources. Such pollution can lodge deep in the lungs of people who regularly breathe it, increasing the risk of asthma, cancer, heart attacks and other ailments, particularly in low-income communities near ports, freeways, power plants, factories and rail yards.

Under the federal Clean Air Act, signed by former President Richard Nixon in 1970, California is allowed to set its own air pollution rules that are tougher than federal standards. If the EPA approves, then other states can copy California’s rules.

The Trump administration worked to deny California rules for autos, but the Obama and Biden administrations have approved them. Oftentimes, when California’s more stringent smog rules go into force, at least a dozen other states, including New York, copy them, and they eventually become the national standard.

Environmental groups this week urged other states to copy California’s new shipping pollution rules. They also urged California regulators to impose additional smog rules on ships as they sail through state waters, not just when they are sitting at the dock.

“It’s always good to see California in the driver’s seat on air pollution issues, and it’s especially good to see EPA back the Golden State,” said Regina Hsu, a senior attorney with Earthjustice, an environmental group based in San Francisco.

1988: The Oakland A’s have been good over the years—and not just 35 years ago. Kirk Gibson got ‘em in the World Series then, though.

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CALIFORNIA, USA — THIS DAY IN SPORTS…October 20, 1988:

Riding the momentum of historic Game 1 drama, the Los Angeles Dodgers finish off the heavily-favored Oakland A’s 5-2 to win the World Series in five games. Because of Kirk Gibson’s Game 1 walk-off home run, pitcher Orel Hershiser was overshadowed in this Series. But Hershiser was the MVP after going the distance in the decisive Game 5 and shutting out Oakland in Game 2. Hershiser was also MVP in the National League Championship Series and was coming off a regular season that saw him win the Cy Young Award with 23 wins and an MLB-record 59-inning scoreless streak. That came during a stretch that saw Hershiser record five straight shutouts.

The A’s never recovered from the legendary two-run homer by Gibson off star closer Dennis Eckersley with two outs in the bottom of the ninth in the Series opener. Gibson wasn’t expected to play, as he was hobbled by injuries to his left hamstring and right knee, but manager Tommy Lasorda summoned him as a pinch-hitter nevertheless. It’s the iconic scene of Gibson limping around the bases that has stood the test of time. Gibson wouldn’t play the rest of the Series.

The Dodgers were the only team in the 1980s to win two World Series. They wouldn’t capture another one until the COVID year in 2020. The A’s would go on to play in the next two World Series—sweeping the cross-bay rival San Francisco Giants in 1989 and being swept in turn by the Cincinnati Reds in 1990. The A’s have been good over the years despite being at or near the bottom in payroll in the majors. The “Billy Ball” era 20 years ago was only part of the story. As recently as two years ago, Oakland was 86-76 and had strung together four straight winning seasons. Three of them ended in the playoffs.

The A’s of today have been gutted by the negligence of their owner, John Fisher, as he traded most of the team’s best players and let the rest leave via free agency. The result was a 50-112 record this year and abysmal attendance (as the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum crumbled), allowing Fisher to say, “See? I have to move the franchise to Las Vegas.” The “Sell The Team” faction in the Bay Area is loud, and it’s not going to give up.

(Tom Scott hosts the Scott Slant segment during the football season on KTVB’s Sunday Sports Extra. He also anchors four sports segments each weekday on 95.3 FM KTIK and one on News/Talk KBOI. His Scott Slant column runs every Wednesday.)

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The Trash Falcons of Oakland’s Lake Merritt had no shortage of unusual discoveries during their regular garbage clean-up operations. However, a recent encounter with a unique and unexpected resident of the area left them stunned.

Dana Berry, one of the dedicated volunteers who gathers every Sunday morning to remove waste and debris from the 3.4-mile lagoon, stumbled upon a surprising find during their routine cleanup. As Berry approached a cardboard trash receptacle to dispose of his collected debris, he was met with an unexpected sound. A low growling emanated from the bottom of the bin, catching his attention. Curious and concerned, he peered inside, only to be met with an astonishing sight – a baby raccoon with leucism, a rare pigmentation disorder that results in white coloration and spots in animals, similar to albinism.

Leucism is a genetic condition that affects the pigmentation of an animal’s skin, fur, or feathers, resulting in a striking and unusual appearance. While the exact number of leucistic raccoons residing around Lake Merritt remains unclear, previous sightings dating back to 2018 suggest the presence of at least one family in the vicinity. In 2021, a group of these raccoons was spotted near the lagoon, and even as recently as this month, some were seen making off with people’s leftover burritos. Yet, it remains a mystery as to which specific family this baby raccoon belongs.

Upon discovering the baby raccoon trapped at the bottom of the trashcan, Dana Berry decided to take action. He carefully lifted the little creature, understanding that it was likely terrified and in need of immediate freedom. So, Berry gently tilted the trash can, allowing the baby raccoon to escape and scamper off into a nearby tree, disappearing into the underbrush.

The Trash Falcons, a group of dedicated volunteers who have conducted 190 missions to clean up the area, were astounded by this extraordinary find. While they had rescued various animals during their clean-up efforts, including baby turtles stranded on the wrong side of the lake, discovering a trapped baby raccoon with leucism was a first for them.

Ordinarily, when a person encounters a leucistic raccoon that appears healthy, the best course of action is to leave it undisturbed. However, if the animal appears unwell or distressed, a medical check-up might be warranted. The baby raccoon that Dana Berry found appeared to have been in the bin for an extended period and seemed quite disheveled, possibly in need of care.

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