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They said it: Coming clean

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:00 GMT

“I am a White person who has incorrectly identified as Native my whole life.”— Elizabeth Hoover, associate professor of environmental science, policy and management at the University of California, Berkeley, in a statement last week on her personal website acknowledging she had benefited from bogus family claims of tribal ancestry.

Pamela Price wants to reshape Alameda County’s justice system. So far, it’s been messy.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:00 GMT

​​New Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price arrived at a courtroom last month with a novel idea: Lop nearly a century off the prison sentence of a man who had been convicted of murder as a juvenile.The request had little precedent in Alameda County: Should a man sentenced to 114 years for his role in the killing a 15-year-old girl be allowed to walk free after just a decade behind bars?But before a judge could even take the bench, Price found herself in a pitched confrontation with an unexpected courtroom guest — a prosecutor whom she had placed on administrative leave, but who decided to appear anyway, an apparent act of defiance against Price’s new sentencing recommendation. In a remarkable scene, Price ordered the man to leave the gallery — a demand he flatly refused.The surprise encounter underscored the messy nature of Price’s first four months in office. Facing off against the entrenched interests of the criminal justice system — and occasionally undone by messy manage...

A massive Mormon temple is headed for San Jose. But where?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:00 GMT

Nestled in the Oakland Hills and soaring 170 feet high into the heavens, the granite temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints serves as the single most important site for religious rituals for the Bay Area’s estimated 100,000 Mormons.But the East Bay city’s dominance as the center of the LDS community will soon change. By the end of the decade, San Jose is set to get its own temple, the first of its kind in Silicon Valley and destined to become a major architectural and spiritual landmark, attracting tens of thousands of adherents.The moon rises behind the Oakland hills and the Mormon Temple in Oakland in 2022. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Announced in April by the church’s 98-year-old president, Russell M. Nelson, the project is one of nearly 150 new LDS temples planned across the world in the coming years, a testament to the religion’s vast financial resources and push to have a presence in all corners of the globe, stretching from...

‘Our training is our lived experience’: One woman’s journey from homelessness to advocacy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:00 GMT

RICHMOND – With clipboard in hand and neon green safety vest on, Amanda Jenkins calls out to a gray-bearded man sweeping the road at the Castro Street homeless encampment under Richmond Parkway.“Will you fill out this survey?” she asks. “It’s for our meeting in Sacramento next month.”Surrounded by trailers and old cars covered with blue tarps and billboard posters (“They’re great at keeping the rain out – you’d only know if you’ve lived outside!”), she makes her way to the next person she finds at the quiet encampment.He is busy loading big black bags of trash onto a truck when she greets him with a fond punch in the shoulder and rattles off the questions on the survey.“How long were you homeless?” “Where do you live?” “Do you think every citizen should get universal basic income?”He answers. She jots. Well-versed with the uncertainty of life on the streets, Jenkins is a volunteer leader for the nonprofit Faith in Action East Bay and was collecting responses from current or fo...

Today in Sports – NY Knicks win their first NBA championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:00 GMT

May 81907 — Canadian Tommy Burns retains his world heavyweight boxing title after beating ‘Philadelphia’ Jack O’Brien on points in 20 rounds.1915 — Regret, ridden by Joe Notter, becomes the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby, with a 2-length wire-to-wire victory over Pebbles.1937 — War Admiral, the favorite ridden by Charles Kurtsinger, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1 3/4 lengths over Pompoon.1943 — Count Fleet, ridden by Johnny Longden, wins the Preakness Stakes by 8 lengths over Blue Swords.1954 — World record holder William Parry O’Brien becomes the first man to throw the shot put more than 60 feet with a 60-5¼ toss at a meet in Los Angeles.1967 — Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army.1968 — Jim “Catfish” Hunter of the Oakland A’s pitches a perfect game, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-0. It is the first perfect game in the American League regular season in 46 seasons.1970 — Walt Frazier scores 36 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 113-99 victory over th...

Sports on TV for Monday, May 8

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:00 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, May 8COLLEGE GOLF4:30 p.m.GOLF — The PGA WORKS Collegiate Championships: First Round, Shoal Creek Club & Bent Brook Golf Course, Shoal Creek, Ala.MLB BASEBALL7:30 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs OR LA Dodgers at MilwaukeeNBA BASKETBALL7:30 p.m.TNT — Eastern Conference Semifinal: New York at Miami, Game 410 p.m.TNT — Western Conference Semifinal: Golden State at LA Lakers, Game 4NHL HOCKEY8 p.m.ESPN — 2023 NHL Draft Lottery8:30 p.m.ESPN — Western Conference Semifinal: Vegas at Edmonton, Game 3SOCCER (MEN’S)9:55 a.m.ESPN2 — English League Championship: Blackburn Rovers at Millwall10 a.m.USA — Premier League: Leicester City at Fulham12:30 p.m.USA — Premier League: Everton at Brighton & Hove Albion3 p.m.USA — Premier League: Southampton at Nottingham ForestTENNIS5 a.m. (Tuesday)TENNIS — Italian Open-WTA Early Rounds6 a.m. (Tuesday)TENNIS — Italian Open-WTA Early Rounds_____Source

Monaco beats Angers to strengthen grip on European place

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:00 GMT

PARIS (AP) — With the race for European spots heating up, Monaco put daylight between itself and its main rivals in the French league with a 2-1 win at last-placed Angers on Sunday.With four games left to play, Monaco strengthened its grip on fourth spot behind the leading trio of PSG, Lens and Marseille by moving five points clear of Lille. The fourth-placed side in Ligue 1 qualifies for the Europa League. Lille lost ground on Monaco when Reims snapped a three-match losing streak thanks to Marshall Munetsi’s winner on Saturday. Trailing three points behind Lille, sixth-placed Rennes also misfired, losing 2-1 at Nice.Monaco did not play particularly well against Angers. But a superb shot from outside the box into the top right corner from Aleksandr Golovin coupled with Myron Boadu’s finish in the 60th minute were enough to secure the win, although Abdallah Sima’s header four minutes later ensured a tense finish. Leader PSG later traveled to struggling Troyes looking for ...

Testigos del tiroteo mortal en un centro comercial de Texas describen la caótica y horrible escena

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:00 GMT

(CNN) — Cuando el sonido de los disparos comenzó a resonar en el estacionamiento de Allen Premium Outlets, cerca de Dallas, los clientes, presos del pánico, gritaban y se agachaban detrás de las filas de autos, mientras otros corrían por el estacionamiento, según muestra un video grabado por un testigo.En el interior del complejo, situado en los suburbios de Allen, empleados, clientes y familias con niños pequeños se refugiaron en almacenes o pasillos traseros, según relataron testigos a CNN.Ocho personas murieron y al menos otras siete resultaron heridas cuando un hombre armado abrió fuego en el centro comercial la tarde de este sábado, en el acto de violencia armada más reciente que ha sacudido a una comunidad estadounidense que disfruta de actividades en lugares públicos.Autoridades confirman 8 muertos y 7 heridos tras el tiroteo en el centro comercial de Texas; el atacante también murióEl atacante fue abatido por un agente del Departamento de Policía de Allen que se encont...

Virginia Tech helps track state’s big trees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:00 GMT

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Students squinting along a sunny stretch of sidewalk outside the Roanoke College library find a moment of cool refuge beneath the leafy shade of an old, but steady-growing champion.A Dutch elm tree outside Fintel Library is the largest of its species measured in Virginia, with a trunk that’s almost 21 feet around, stretching about 94 feet up toward the sun. Lofty branches spread 80 feet outward, casting friendly shade to passersby on a hot spring day.Using a long tape measure to note the tree’s width and spread, plus a laser tool to gauge height, volunteer tree steward Harry Van Guilder scribbled those arboreal measurements on his clipboard on a recent Wednesday. During the six year span since he last measured this state champion for the Virginia Big Trees program, Van Guilder said its trunk width grew at a rate of about an inch per year.“For a tree at this maturity, and as slow-growing as they are, it still amazes me,” he said. “It’s starting to decline a little...

Haircare brand’s products roll out across hospital system

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:00 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — As she raises two sons, there’s a time Jamyla Bennu and her husband, Pierre, like to keep sacred as a family: doing their hair.The styling methods range from barber cuts to dreadlocks; as the boys aged, the background noise evolved from “The Backyardigans” to “Saturday Night Live” episodes. But they always do it together.“One of my kids would be getting a haircut from dad and one was getting his hair twisted with mom, and we’d be watching a movie and stuff,” Bennu, 47, said. “That’s one thing I’m really happy is a part of our family culture: the fact that we do that grooming time together, and it’s part of our family together time.”Bennu’s hair care isn’t limited to her home in Northeast Baltimore. She runs Oyin Handmade, an “artisanal manufacturer of moisture-rich personal care products especially formulated for highly textured hair and dry skin.” The products are available at Whole Foods stores throughout Maryland, at independent retailers throughout the country a...