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As support for reparations grows statewide, anger simmers in Alameda County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

In California, calls for reparations are getting louder: A state task force just released an $800 billion estimate for reparations for Black state residents, while earlier this month, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors expressed support for $5 million payments to every eligible Black adult in the county.The Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday supplied a fresh victory for advocates of the growing movement to compensate Black people for generations of systemic racism, with the board voting unanimously to create a committee that will study reparations for Black residents.But the meeting also provided a look at just how ugly this fight could get.Although all four supervisors offered support for the study, the level of vitriol expressed against the very concept of reparations showed that, at least in corners of the mostly blue Alameda County, the issue is deeply divisive.Although a majority of residents stood in support of the measure, a vocal minority was vehement...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visits Oakland HS state championship basketball teams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in Oakland on Wednesday to meet with a pair of state championship basketball teams. The Oakland High School boys’ basketball team and Oakland Tech High School’s girls’ basketball team each won state titles earlier in March. The former Los Angeles Laker took photos with the teams and gave out autographed copies of his book; On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance. Oakland A’s ballpark ranked worst in U.S. "I think for the students, it's very important that they get recognized for something positive," he said. "So I was real happy to come up here and reinforce that and talk to them about what they're going to do for the rest of their life, cause that's the most important part now." Abdul-Jabbar gave the high schoolers words of encouragement and spoke about the importance of education.“Extraordinary models of social justice inspire us to do better and be better," said State Superintenden...

Sea Bowl in Pacifica to close after more than 60 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

PACIFICA, Calif. (KRON) -- A popular bowling alley in the Peninsula is closing after more than 60 years. Sea Bowl in Pacifica will close its doors for good on May 31, according to its website. Over $10K worth of vintage collectibles, electronics stolen in San Carlos: sheriff The business posted this statement below.It is with a very heavy heart that I inform all of you that Sea Bowl will be closing its doors for good on May 31st, 2023 after more than 60 years in business.It was a difficult decision, but it is time to retire. I know this news may come as a shock to many of you and I want to express our deepest gratitude for all the amazing support and loyalty you, our customers, have shown us over the years.All of us here at Sea Bowl will deeply cherish the memories of Sea Bowl providing a fun and exciting space for you all to enjoy: the parties, the countless hours of laughter, the friendships, the competitions... we could go on for hours. All this has made the decision to close ...

House committee passes bill to overturn DC police reform

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Following through on plans for robust oversight of the nation’s capital, House Republicans on Wednesday accused Washington officials of losing control of local affairs, voting to overturn a police reform package passed by the D.C. Council amid nationwide protests about police brutality.“Your position seems to have been ‘Hands off our city’ and that’s not going to fly with the Republicans on the House Oversight Committee,” Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, told members of the D.C. Council. “We want to work with you and you’re going to have to work with us.” The measure, approved by the panel along purely partisan lines, now goes to the full House.The latest salvo against the district’s home rule followed Congress’ action earlier this yea r to nullify a rewrite of the local criminal code. Democrats defended the Council’s right to govern as they see fit and Republicans maintained that the police reform law had demoralized t...

DC man sentenced for Montgomery Co. pharmacy heists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

A D.C. man was sentenced Tuesday to 26 years in prison for his role in two Montgomery County, Maryland, heists that cleared locked pharmacy shelves of thousands of opioids and narcotics pills.Carlos Zackery, 26, and his half brother, Dionte Taylor, 25, held up the staff at Walgreens in Bethesda’s Bradley Shopping Center on Dec. 23, 2021, clearing the pharmacy’s locked shelves of 5,692 opioids and narcotics pills valued at nearly $16,000, prosecutors said.More Crime NewsMore Local NewsA week and a half later, on Jan. 4, 2022, the two men robbed the Giant Foods Pharmacy near Leisure World in Silver Spring, where a pharmacy clerk activated the silent alarm.Montgomery County police were able to arrest Zackery and Taylor with 4,950 pills and 1,237 items described as controlled substances, valued at a total of $33,128.Zackery pleaded guilty in September 2022 to six armed robberies, nine first-degree assaults, and two conspiracy to commit armed robbery charges. Taylor was sente...

Otra aerolínea en Colombia suspende sus operaciones: Ultra Air anuncia que dejará de volar desde este jueves

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

(CNN Español) — En Colombia, la aerolínea de bajo costo Ultra Air anunció este miércoles que suspende sus operaciones y que no volará en ninguna de sus rutas programadas a partir de este jueves 30 de marzo.La empresa, que llevaba aproximadamente un año en el mercado y que cubría solo rutas nacionales, dio a conocer en un comunicado que la suspensión se da por “situaciones macroeconómicas adversas para la industria como el incremento en el costo del combustible y la tasa de cambio”, las cuales “generaron un alza sustancial de costos para las aerolíneas, lo que conllevó a operar deficitariamente durante los últimos meses”.Gracias por creer y acompañarnos con tu vibra en este viaje. Ofrecemos excusas a todos nuestros pasajeros que resulten afectados. pic.twitter.com/GX2WIOBTCt— Ultra Air (@ultraairoficial) March 29, 2023Ultra Air señaló que, durante el año que operó, transportó a más de 2 millones de pasajeros y obtuvo un 8% de “participación del mercado aéreo colomb...

Shelter-in-place order issued in Brighton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Police issued a shelter-in-place order in Brighton on Wednesday night after they say an armed person was barricaded inside a home.The order applied to residents in the 1300 block of Bluebird Street, 1400 block of Hummingbird Circle and 1400 block of Swan Avenue, according to the Brighton Police Department. Sober seating bill killed in committee Police were responding to the 1400 block of Swan Avenue for someone "who is reportedly armed who has barricaded himself inside a house," according to a tweet from the police department.Police first tweeted about the incident at 6:15 p.m. and about the shelter-in-place order just after 7:30 p.m.The public was asked to avoid the area.

Trump appeals court ruling lifting executive privilege shield for former aides

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is appealing a court ruling that would force several of his former aides, including Mark Meadows, to answer questions before a grand jury as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.The mid-March ruling from US District Judge Beryl Howell, who was then the chief judge of DC’s federal trial court, is one of several defeats the former president has suffered in his efforts to use executive privilege claims to block the testimony of former aides and allies in the Justice Department’s special counsel investigations.In another recent ruling, Howell’s successor, Chief Judge James Boasberg, rejected Trump’s executive privilege challenge to a subpoena for former Vice President Mike Pence. The judge did give Pence some protections under a constitutional clause aimed at shielding legislative activities from certain law enforcement actions. It i...

Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage bite into juicy roles in ‘Renfield’; NYC premiere held for vampire comedy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

Bosses don’t always make your job easy, but for character R.M. Renfield, his boss has some deadly demands. In the upcoming film “Renfield,” the character is sick and tired of taking orders from Count Dracula and wants out of being his servant.The movie stars Nic Cage and Nick Hoult, who we caught up with at the film’s premiere, and you can count on us to give you all the juicy details.Nicholas Hoult (as R.M. Renfield): “Sorry to interrupt.”Brandon Scott Jones (as Mark): “Are you OK?”Nicholas Hoult (as R.M. Renfield): “I need to get out of a toxic relationship.”R.M. Renfield’s relationship with his boss is far from easy.Nicolas Cage (as Count Dracula): “Some call me the Dark One, others the Lord of Death.”His boss also happens to be Count Dracula, played by Nic Cage, who demands the lives of innocent people to quench his thirst for blood.Nicolas Cage (as Count Dracula): “I want a handful of nuns, a busload of cheerleaders.”The thi...

Victim identified in deadly Lynn hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:00 GMT

The victim in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Lynn on Wednesday morning has been identified as 55-year-old Emira Barucija. Speaking Wednesday evening, Barucija’s husband said she was a kind, hardworking woman, adding that he is now hoping for justice. “It was just sudden,” Redzo Barucija said. “Very tough.Lynn officers responded to the incident just after 6 a.m. Wednesday on Route 107 northbound between Ida and Cooper Streets, where police said Barucija was hit in a crosswalk.Police said the driver left the scene. Within hours of the crash, though, officials said detectives using city surveillance cameras had identified the driver and located the damaged car in Boston inside a parking garage in the area where the man behind the wheel worked. Redzo Barucija said he and his wife moved to the United States from Bosnia for a better life. On Wednesday, Redzo said his wife was on her way to Salem Hospital, where she worked. “She was a very hard worker, very honest, ...