"The University of California broke a record this week with five Nobel Prize wins, the most ever awarded to one institution in a single year. Dr. Fred Ramsdell, the San Francisco-based researcher who was one of this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine winners, was camping off-grid in Yosemite when the news broke and had hundreds of notifications awaiting him. [Chronicle, KGO]"
"The nurse who was aboard the medical helicopter that crashed on Highway 50 in Sacramento Monday has died. Suzie Smith, who worked as a nurse for 50 years, helped people around the world as a long-time traveling nurse before settling down in Sacramento for two decades. [CBS Sacramento] Six people were killed and at least 10 others were injured in a shooting in Leland, Mississippi Friday night at a gathering that followed a high school homecoming game."
"Additionally, two others were killed in a separate Friday night shooting on the grounds of a high school in Heidelberg, Mississippi. [ABC News] Perla Rosario Henriquez Ulloa, 21, of San Francisco was arrested and booked on multiple charges Thursday relating to the hit-and-run crash that killed Binod Budhathoki, a 30-year-old Nepalese immigrant, last weekend. [Chronicle]"
"About 100 people on skateboards, bikes, and roller skates took part in Saturday's city-approved hill bomb in Twin Peaks, a big contrast to the unsanctioned 2023 hill bomb that resulted in 100 arrests. [Chronicle] The Bay Area is expected to see rain with possible thunderstorms and lightning Monday morning, which could potentially cause minor urban overflow and small stream flooding. [KPIX] Oakland's 17th Street serves as an example of how creating a walkable city without addressing the inevitable increase in cost of living leads to widespread vacancies and fractured communities. [Cities by Diana]"
The University of California set a record with five Nobel Prize winners, the most ever awarded to a single institution in one year. Dr. Fred Ramsdell, a San Francisco-based Medicine laureate, was camping off-grid in Yosemite when the news arrived and received hundreds of notifications. A nurse aboard a medical helicopter that crashed on Highway 50 in Sacramento died; Suzie Smith had a 50-year nursing career and two decades in Sacramento. Multiple shootings in Mississippi killed several people following high school events. A San Francisco resident was arrested in a fatal hit-and-run. About 100 participants joined a city-approved Twin Peaks hill bomb. The Bay Area faces possible rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and minor urban and small-stream flooding. Oakland's 17th Street illustrates how walkability without housing affordability measures can lead to vacancies and fractured communities.
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