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NAACP says rise in crime due to firing of Oakland police chief

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:15:41 GMT

(KRON) -- The local NAACP says crime is surging in Oakland because Mayor Sheng Thao fired former Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong back in February.In a letter released over the weekend, the organization points out that the mayor wants to get to the root causes of crime in the city, but they say the mayor needs to look in the mirror to do that. Community to protest outside ICE office in San Francisco Data from the Oakland Police Department shows crime is up 28 percent overall this year compared to the same period last year. Violent crime is up 17 percent while slayings are down 8 percent. Mayor Thao had no comment on Tuesday following the letter from the NAACP.

Community to protest outside ICE office in San Francisco

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:15:41 GMT

(KRON) -- Community organizers are planning to protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office Thursday morning in San Francisco.The agency is currently under investigation for alleged retaliation and abuse on inmates. According to community organizers, it has been over a year since people detained at Mesa Verde and Golden State Detention Centers began an ongoing labor strike to protest low pay for involuntary work. San Francisco high school faces teacher shortage as new school year starts Six months have passed since they launched a hunger strike to protest the involuntary work and abuse, organizers said. Protestors want the two detention centers in California closed permanently.

San Francisco high school faces teacher shortage as new school year starts

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:15:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Students in the San Francisco Unified School District are returning back to school on Wednesday, but not all of their teachers will be coming back.SFUSD like so many school districts across the country are dealing with a massive teacher shortage. From 2019 to 2021, 233,000 teachers left the profession citing things like lack of support, behavioral issues in the classrooms and strict hours. 4-year-old girl killed, parents injured in crash near Oracle Park Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco sent out letters notifying parents that a teacher shortage will impact classes like math, English, Spanish, physics and biology.Administrators and substitute teachers will try to fill the gap as they look to fill those teaching positions.

Expanding basic income program for formerly incarcerated moves forward with vote

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:15:41 GMT

(BCN) -- A pilot program to provide guaranteed basic income to 100 Santa Clara County residents who have been incarcerated or were otherwise under supervision by the justice system took another step forward Tuesday as the county Board of Supervisors was updated on a potential budget and planning process. The program will provide $1,200 a month for two years, if approved. It is one of four guaranteed basic income initiatives being tested by Santa Clara County, most of which are in the planning phase. Supervisors also approved a separate pilot program to train formerly incarcerated or otherwise justice-involved people to work in food service by setting up a cafeteria at the Civic Center. Ky Le, a deputy county executive who gave the presentation Tuesday, told the board that the guaranteed basic income program would cost $4 million. Supervisors allocated $2 million from the county's American Rescue Plan Act funds, which will be supplemented by $1 million each from the state...

Target Q2 sales fall on inflation, Pride month shopper backlash and it cuts profit outlook for 2023

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:15:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Target reported a second-quarter sales drop, dragged down by shoppers’ inflation worries and a negative reaction by some customers, widely publicized on social media, to its Pride merchandise.The Minneapolis retailer expects high interest rates, which makes credit cards more expensive to use, and higher prices on food to continue to put a strain on customers and on Wednesday, the chain cut its profit outlook for the year. It also expects sales will decline for the remainder of the year. In lowering its forecast, Target also cited the end of the student loan moratorium, which had provided one-time college students a little more financial breathing room. Profit came in above expectations, however, as Target brought inventories closer in line with cautionary spending on discretionary items by customers. Shares rose nearly 6% in early morning trading Wednesday despite trimming profit expectations for the year. Target is among the first major U.S. retailers to repor...

Correction: IndyCar-RLL Changes story

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:15:41 GMT

In a story published Aug. 15, 2023, about Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing replacing driver Jack Harvey with Conor Daly in its No. 30 car, The Associated Press erroneously reported the injured driver Daly has been filling in for. It is Simon Pagenaud, not Helio Castroneves.Source

Rosie’s Gaming Emporium clears final hurdle for ballot initiative to open Manassas Park location

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:15:41 GMT

The interior of the Rosie's Gaming Emporium in Dumfries.(Courtesy InsideNoVa) The interior of the Rosie's Gaming Emporium in Dumfries.(Courtesy InsideNoVa) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.A ballot initiative to bring a Rosie’s Gaming Emporium to Manassas Park cleared its final hurdle Friday.A question asking voters whether they wish to allow pari-mutuel gambling in the city to make way for a new Rosie’s location will appear on the November ballot after Prince William County Circuit Court Judge Kimberly A. Irving signed off on a 533-signature petition (450 signatures, or 5% of the city’s voters...

Raise a glass: Virginia’s ABC is making changes to its online alcohol lottery system

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:15:41 GMT

It’s not Mega Millions or Powerball, but changes are being made to a lottery — of a different sort — in Virginia.Following “statistically abnormal” results earlier this year, Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (Virginia ABC) is updating how it runs lotteries for special releases of alcoholic products, according to its website.Virginians, who are over 21 years old, can buy products like sought bourbons, whiskeys and other small batch spirits through periodic online lotteries.New changes to how the lottery is run include:Removing the one-per-household entry restrictionRequiring that the person picking up the beverage must be a winner — not a surrogate.Proof of ID is being restricted to only those issued by the Virginia DMV or the military.Last spring, the lottery honored results of a drawing where the same participants won multiple times after a review found no proof of inappropriate administration of the lottery drawing, or intentional m...

Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed a day after latest August tumble

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:15:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting at the open of trading, and stocks are mixed a day after their latest tumble. The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower Wednesday, coming off a loss of 1.2%. The Dow was virtually unchanged, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.4% lower. Stocks have been pulling back in August amid several concerns, including worries that their gains in the first seven months of the year were overdone and that interest rates may stay higher for longer. The Federal Reserve may offer more clues about where rates are heading when it releases the minutes from its latest meeting in the afternoon.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Wall Street trading is stable early Wednesday, a day after another economic red flag for China’s economy overshadowed more evidence that consumer spending in America, a dominant driver of the U.S. economy, remains very strong. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 were essentially unchanged before the ope...

Bonmati wants another championship soccer trophy for Spain. This time a Women’s World Cup title

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:15:41 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Aitana Bonmati remembers the moment Andres Iniesta scored at the 2010 World Cup clearly, even though she was only 12 years old.Iniesta’s extra-time goal in the championship match against the Netherlands at Johannesburg gave Spain a 1-0 win for its first and only men’s World Cup trophy.Bonmati says it’s time for a new Spanish champion, this time at the Women’s World Cup. Spain will play England in Sunday’s final in Sydney after the Lionesses beat Australia 3-1 in a semifinal Wednesday.“I hope we can repeat the history with our team,” Bonmati said. Spain advanced to the final with a 2-1 victory over Sweden on Tuesday, a game that saw all three goals come in the final 10 minutes. Bonmati calls Iniesta and teammate Xavi her idols. Iniesta, 39, now plays with Emirates in the UAE Pro League. He celebrated La Roja’s victory on social media, proclaiming “Enormous!”Spain broke through the scoreless stalemate with Sweden in the ...