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Cain Records First Win Of The Season

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May 16, 2014

San Francisco, CA – The way he started the game, it was hard to believe the outcome. After allowing a run in each of the first three innings, Matt Cain was off to another bad start. But this time he may have shocked himself.

The Giants blanked the Marlins 6-4. Cain recorded his first win of the 2014 season since August 17, 2013 in Miami. San Francisco’s offense backed him for the win to improve to 11-3 in the first game of the series. The Giants recorded their 50th home run this season.

“That says a lot about him,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “He didn’t cave in. It wasn’t a very auspicious start.”

“Getting out of that gave him some confidence,” Buster Posey said of Cain’s first three innings. “And he was able to build off that.”

Derek Dietrich took Cain deep to right field in the first. Garrett Jones followed with a two-run homer in the second giving the Marlins a quick 3-0 lead. Casey McGehee hit a RBI double in the third when Cain got out of the inning without further damage after putting three on base.

San Francisco scored their first run bottom of the second when Tyler Colvin doubled to leadoff the frame and scored on Brandon Hicks ground out. Then Michael Morse’s two-run homer trimmed the lead to one. He recorded his tenth home run of the season making it a 4-3 game.

“We just keep fighting, man,” said Morse. “Our team’s determined. We’ve got a good ballclub. We’re not giving in.”

Morse became the first Giant to record 10 home runs in the team’s first 42 games of the season since Barry Bonds (11) did it in 2007. His home run was the 50th of the season for San Francisco, they hadn’t reached this number last season until June 23.

Cain settled down to retire the next three batters in the third. Posey brought the crowd to its feet when he knocked a 2-run double to right field scoring in both Angel Pagan and Hunter Pence who is hitting .362 with 21 runs scored. He went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored.

“An out is an out, and they are tough to come by in this league,” said manager Mike Redmond. “It would’ve been a big out for us. The aftermath was three runs. Nobody saw it, and foul balls are not reviewable.”

“That was frustrating,” Nathan Eovaldi said. “But at the same time, I have to be able to move past that and make the next pitch.”

Colvin hit his second double of the night putting runners in scoring position and knocking out Eovaldi in the fourth. The Giants scored three runs with only one out. Brad Hand forced Brandon Crawford to ground out, intentionally walked Hicks and struck out Cain to end the inning.

Eovaldi tossed 4.1 innings, surrendered seven hits, allowed six runs, two walks, one home run and two strikes. This was his worst outing of the year and shortest time on the mound. The six runs he gave up is the most he has allowed in an outing since August 16, 2013 when he yielded 11 runs (9 ERs) to the Giants.

“It’s been a long time,” said Cain referring to his win tonight. “If your timing’s off, in general, you can miss by a lot.

Note – Tim Hudson will miss his start tomorrow due to a left sprained hip he encountered in his last start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He’s been day-to-day while still maintaining light workouts. The Giants don’t expect to put him on the 15-day disabled list.

The team feels that he’ll be fine for his next start and the extra days of rest is what the veteran pitcher needs. To determine the decision of skipping Hudson’s start was a reevaluation of the hip within the 24hours confirmed that it was best to replace him with Yusmeiro Petit.

“Tomorrow we’re going to skip Tim Hudson’s start due to a sprained left hip,” said manager Bruce Bochy. “He felt it last start against the Dodgers and there is no plans to DL him. We just want to be cautious and rest him, I’m sure he’ll be fine for his next start. Petit will start tomorrow in his place.”

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The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of December 25 – 31, 2024

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Glydways Breaking Ground on 14-Acre Demonstration Facility at Hilltop Mall

Glydways has been testing its technology at CCTA’s GoMentum Station in Concord for several years. The company plans to install an ambitious 28-mile Autonomous Transit Network in East Contra Costa County. The new Richmond facility will be strategically positioned near that project, according to Glydways.

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Glydways, developer of microtransit systems using autonomous, small-scale vehicles, is breaking ground on a 14-acre Development and Demonstration Facility at the former Hilltop Mall property in Richmond, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) reported on social media.

Glydways, which released a statement announcing the project Monday, is using the site while the mall property undergoes a larger redevelopment.

“In the interim, Glydways will use a portion of the property to showcase its technology and conduct safety and reliability testing,” the company said.

The new Richmond development hub will include “over a mile of dedicated test track, enabling Glydways to refine its solutions in a controlled environment while simulating real-world conditions,” the company said.

Visitors to the facility will be able to experience on-demand travel, explore the control center and visit a showroom featuring virtual reality demonstrations of Glydways projects worldwide.

The hub will also house a 13,000-square-foot maintenance and storage facility to service the growing fleet of Glydcars.

“With this new facility [at the former Hilltop Mall property], we’re giving the public a glimpse of the future, where people can experience ultra-quiet, on-demand transit—just like hailing a rideshare, but with the reliability and affordability of public transit,” said Tim Haile, executive director of CCTA.

Janet Galvez, vice president and investment officer at Prologis, owner of the Hilltop Mall property, said her company is “thrilled” to provide space for Glydways and is continuing to work with the city on future redevelopment plans for the broader mall property.

Richmond City Manager Shasa Curl added that Glydways’ presence “will not only help test new transit solutions but also activate the former Mall site while preparation and finalization of the Hilltop Horizon Specific Plan is underway.

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Last City Council Meeting of the Year Ends on Sour Note with Big Budget Cuts

In a five to one vote, with Councilmembers Carroll Fife and Janani Ramachandran excused, the council passed a plan aimed at balancing the $130 million deficit the city is facing. Noel Gallo voted against the plan, previously citing concerns over public safety cuts, while Nikki Fortunato-Bas, Treva Reid, Rebecca Kaplan, Kevin Jenkins, and Dan Kalb voted in agreement with the plan.

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Oakland City Council voted on a plan to balance the $130 million deficit at their last regular meeting of 2024. The plan reduces police spending by $25 million, temporarily closes two fire stations, and guts the cultural arts programs. iStock photo.

By Magaly Muñoz

In the last lengthy Tuesday meeting of the Oakland City Council for 2024, residents expressed strong opposition to the much needed budget cuts before a change in leadership was finalized with the certification of election results.

Oakland police and fire departments, the ambassador program, and city arts and culture will all see significant cuts over the course of two phases.

Phase 1 will eliminate two police academies, brown out two fire stations, eliminate the ambassador program, and reduce police overtime by nearly $25 million. These, with several other cuts across departments, aim to save the city $60 million. In addition, the council simultaneously approved to transfer restricted funds into its general purpose fund, amounting to over $40 million.

Phase 2 includes additional fire station brownouts and the elimination of 91 jobs, aiming to recover almost $16 million in order to balance the rest of the budget.

Several organizations and residents spoke out at the meeting in hopes of swaying the council to not make cuts to their programs.

East Oakland Senior Center volunteers and members, and homeless advocates, filled the plaza just outside of City Hall with rallies to show their disapproval of the new budget plan. Senior residents told the council to “remember that you’ll get old too” and that disturbing their resources will only bring problems for an already struggling community.

While city staff announced that there would not be complete cuts to senior center facilities, there would be significant reductions to staff and possibly inter-program services down the line.

Exiting council member and interim mayor Bas told the public that she is still hopeful that the one-time $125 million Coliseum sale deal will proceed in the near future so that the city would not have to continue with drastic cuts. The deal was intended to save the city for fiscal year 2024-25, but a hold up at the county level has paused any progress and therefore millions of dollars in funds Oakland desperately needs.

The Coliseum sale has been a contentious one. Residents and city leaders were originally against using the deal as a way to balance the budget, citing doubts about the sellers, the African American Sports and Entertainment Group’s (AASEG), ability to complete the deal. Council members Reid, Ramachandran, and Gallo have called several emergency meetings to understand where the first installments of the sale are, with little to no answers.

Bas added that as the new Alameda County Supervisor for D5, a position she starts in a few weeks, she will do everything in her power to push the Coliseum sale along.

The city is also considering a sales tax measure to put on the special election ballot on April 15, 2025, which will also serve as an election to fill the now vacant D2 and mayor positions. The tax increase would raise approximately $29 million annually for Oakland, allowing the city to gain much-needed revenue for the next two-year budget.

The council will discuss the possible sales tax measure on January 9.