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Sunol school board chair goes on the offensive in tense first meeting since Pride flag ban

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:39:48 GMT

For the second time in two weeks, the entire audience at a Sunol Glen Unified District School Board meeting emptied the room before the meeting was over–but this time, of their own accord.Wednesday’s meeting came just a week after the three-member board banned the school from flying Pride flags, in a 2-1 vote, during a contentious proceeding that saw the audience thrown out of the building.This week’s meeting was called with only 24 hours notice, and excluded the lone dissenting board member on the flag vote. The final act of protest came as board chair Ryan Jergensen, who voted for the flag ban last week along with board member Linda Hurley, proceeded to give closing comments defending himself–after being told by board staff that it was not on the agenda, and therefore not permitted.“This is not your platform,” an audience member yelled as dozens filed out of the room.The mood at Wednesday’s meeting was confrontational from the beginning, when Jergensen laun...

Oakland homicide victim identified as 40-year-old city resident

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:39:48 GMT

OAKLAND — A Sept. 1 homicide victim has been identified by authorities as a 40-year-old city resident.Brian Newton, of Oakland, was shot and killed around 11:40 p.m. Sept. 1 in a parking lot in the 2700 block of East 12th Street, police said. He died before paramedics arrived.Police have not announced any arrests, nor said if they’ve identified a suspected motive for the crime. However, investigators believe Newton was the intended victim, authorities said.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the killer. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.

Florida trio busted in Bay Area for selling suspected counterfeit Apple watches, gold

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:39:48 GMT

(KRON) -- Three people from Florida were arrested in Healdsburg on Tuesday after police found them with suspected counterfeit goods, according to the Healdsburg Police Department. Police received a call at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday from someone who said a group of people tried to sell him a gold chain in the parking lot of Vineyard Shopping Center at 1047 Vine St. The caller notified police because they found the interaction to be suspicious. A Healdsburg police officer later found a car matching the description given by the caller. Woman sues San Francisco McDonald’s over ‘severe’ burns from hot coffee Officers searched the vehicle and found about 30 suspected counterfeit Apple Watches and AirPods, more than 250 pieces of suspected counterfeit gold jewelry, more than $2,500 in cash and several gift cards. "Based on officers' observations it was suspected that the individuals were involved in a counterfeit sales operation," Healdsburg police wrote on Facebook. Maarco Miclescu, 23, Avrin...

PHOTOS: San Francisco burger restaurant broken into overnight

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:39:48 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A restaurant in the Richmond District was broken into early Wednesday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Officers responded to a call around 4:45 a.m. that Hamburger Haven at 800 Clement St. was broken into sometime during the night.The owner of Hamburger Haven sent photos to KRON4 of the damage (see below). One photo shows the business' cash till placed on one of the tables, seemingly empty and without cash. It is unknown how much damage resulted from the break-in. SFPD provided no other information about the incident.Last month, a different burger spot in the Richmond District was hit by burglars. Uncle Boy's at 245 Balboa St. was burglarized, which resulted in over $2,000 worth of total damage. Uncle Boy's and Hamburger Haven are roughly half a mile away from each other in the Richmond District.

Poker player who drew donations for Las Vegas event lied about dying from cancer

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:39:48 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A poker player who said he had terminal cancer and accepted thousands of dollars in donations so he could play in a World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas now admits it was all a lie. Rob Mercer told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he made up a stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis for his GoFundMe page in June, the newspaper reported Wednesday. Mercer, of Vallejo, California, was trying to raise enough funds to meet the $10,000 buy-in for the No-limit Hold’em World Championship. He received contributions worth between $30,000 and $50,000, including a stay at a suite in the Bellagio. Even a fellow player from Arizona who suffers from chronic illness donated $2,500. “I’m sorry for not being honest about what my situation was. If I would have done that from Day One, who knows what would have happened,” Mercer told the newspaper. However, the 37-year-old says he won’t be refunding anyone because he believes he has undiagnosed breast cancer. He said he ha...

Moose charges, headbutts and stomps on woman who was walking her dog on wooded trail in Colorado

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:39:48 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A woman walking her dog on a wooded trail in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains spooked a cow moose Wednesday and it charged, headbutting the hiker and stomping on her before she escaped back down the trail, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Authorities said the woman was taken to a hospital but they declined to provide information on the woman’s injuries or condition. They said the moose had stomped on her “several times” and that the dog had minor injuries.The moose attack occurred just west of Boulder and was the third in Boulder County this year, said Kara Van Hoose, a spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. She added fatal encounters are rare.Hoose said the animals are often aggressive with dogs, which they perceive as a threat. They also become more aggressive during mating season — called the rut — which is just beginning in Colorado. “If a moose thinks a dog is a threat it’s going to react to it, and that’s normal for a moose,” s...

McCarthy struggles to pass a temporary spending bill to avoid a shutdown as others look at options

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:39:48 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — With no clear strategy, no sure support and not much time left, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy nevertheless vowed Wednesday he would not give up trying to persuade his colleagues to pass a temporary funding bill to prevent a federal government shutdown.But lawmakers watching and waiting for the beleaguered leader to deliver are looking at other options.The Republican speaker met behind closed doors with his GOP colleagues for another day of grueling negotiations — arguing publicly that he still had time to win over hard-line conservatives but privately running out of options to keep the government funded before money runs out before the end of the month. “It’s not September 30 — the game is not over,” McCarthy told reporters as he arrived at the Capitol.But after a more than two hour evening meeting he had only inched closer to a resolution.“We’re very close there,” McCarthy said. “I feel like I just got a little more movement to go there.”Even if McCarthy is able to...

Campusano, Choi lead rally for the Padres, who beat the Rockies 3-2 for their 7th straight win

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:39:48 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — It’s the $250 million question: Why has it taken until Sept. 20 for the high-priced San Diego Padres to start playing like everyone thought they would have all season?The Padres extended their season-best winning streak to seven games by beating the last-place Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Wednesday. Luis Campusano tied the game with a bases-loaded single with one out in the seventh and Ji Man Choi followed with a sacrifice fly for his first RBI with the Padres.“We kind of proved it to ourselves that it’s in there,” said shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who hit a walk-off, two-run homer the night before. “Really sad and it sucks that it took long, but I really have no answer for that.”Campusano and Choi were both pinch-hitting and the moves paid off for manager Bob Melvin, whose Padres have struggled offensively most of this underwhelming season.Campusano lofted a single to right to bring in Juan Soto, who started the rally with a walk. Choi’s fly ball t...

Officers who put Elijah McClain in neck hold ignored pleas of ‘I can’t breathe,’ prosecutors say

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:39:48 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Two Denver-area police officers who put Elijah McClain in a neck hold ignored his pleas of “I can’t breathe” before the Black man was injected by paramedics with a powerful sedative and died, prosecutors said Wednesday, as a trial began over the 2019 confrontation that became a rallying cry for protests and spurred police reform.In opening arguments for the first of several trials stemming from McClain’s death, lawyers for the two sides painted contrasting pictures of the fatal struggle after he was stopped by police in Aurora. Officers Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt approached McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, as he walked home from a convenience store carrying only a plastic bag with three cans of iced tea and his phone. A 911 caller had reported him as “sketchy.”If prosecutors can convince jurors the Aug. 24, 2019 stop was unjustified, that would undermine any argument that McClain’s injuries were a result of the officers just doing their ...

MILAN FASHION PHOTOS: Scenes from Cavalli, Marras and N. 21 shows

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:39:48 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week kicked off Wednesday with a flurry of shows, including a rainy visual spectacle by Diesel and supermodels taking in Fendi’s latest collection.Other designers including Cavalli, N. 21 and Antonio Marras debuted their newest collections. Here are some highlights of their shows:ANTONIO MARRAS’ “NEVER HAPPY” DIVAIt’s never just about the runway for Antonio Marras. He creates worlds for his fashion shows.The one he created for his Spring-Summer 2024 collection, previewed Wednesday during Milan Fashion Week, starred U.S. actress and model Marisa Berenson, who lent her considerable screen credits — having appeared in films by such greats as Luchino Visconti, Stanley Kubrick and Bob Fosse — to Marras’ mock movie set.Skipping between English and Italian, Berenson played a diva lamenting a warm Bloody Mary and her missing playboy husband, in a performance really about the fear of losing relevance. Marras has nothing to fear there. He created a summe...