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He and Conway now own most of the collection, rumored to once be 1,500 strong, and it is stored in the basement during the rest of the year. Marlena, the stage name for previous owner, Garry McLain, still lives upstairs and directs the decorating. Most of the Santas were made by an artist in Santa Barbara and have a fairy-tale look, with pointy noses and round cheeks, and range in size from 8 inches to about 3 feet. … [Read more...] about S.F. restaurants get decked out for holidays

"Everyone is going to have an opinion on this as they do for a variety of different things," Jones told the Australian Associated Press. "The recommendations put forward we know is a value-driven thing about making cricket as inclusive as we can. This isn’t a tokenistic ‘let’s grab a headline.’ This is just our day-to-day workings." … [Read more...] about Australian PM rebuffs Cricket Australia over Jan 26 plans

Tonight: President Biden’s transportation secretary nominee, Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegThe Hill's 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from Inauguration Day Biden faces tall order in uniting polarized nation OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate majority offers Biden new avenues on Trump environmental rollbacks | Democrats eye action on range of climate bills | Biden pushing to cancel Keystone XL pipeline as soon as he takes office: reports MORE, appears on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” … [Read more...] about The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from Inauguration Day

Trump has reportedly been considering firing both FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA Director Gina HaspelGina Cheri HaspelCIA chief threatened to resign over push to install Trump loyalist as deputy: report Biden announces veteran diplomat William Burns as nominee for CIA director Meet Biden's pick to lead the US intelligence community MORE as he continues to make sweeping changes to leadership following the election. Both agencies have cybersecurity missions, with Wray one of the key leaders working to enhance election security over the past four years. … [Read more...] about Leadership changes at top cyber agency raise national security concerns

A widening window Sanchez said the window for wildfires to break out and impact communities, and potentially become large, destructive fires, is widening. In just the first few weeks of 2021, Cal Fire reported 143 fires that have burned 861 acres so far. Last year during the same time frame, 48 fires resulted in 15 acres burned. The five-year average for the same interval is 62 fires and 44 acres burned. … [Read more...] about Warm days and historic winds: Winter fire season has arrived in the Bay Area