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Supervisors approve law targeting sideshows in Alameda County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

(BCN) -- Spectators of sideshows could face steep fines or jail time under a new law voted by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The ordinance makes it illegal to be within 200 feet of a sideshow, which is an outlawed gathering of cars that often involves reckless driving and stunting. Violators of the law could receive a misdemeanor charge and be fined up to $1,000 or face up to six months in jail. Serial South Bay arson suspect arrested; confessed to 15+ fires: police Under the new law, proving a violation must include evidence of prior acts of being present or attending a sideshow event in the last three years. The board considered the law in response to the growing number of sideshows in Alameda County. The ordinance was passed by a 3-1 vote. Supervisors David Haubert, Lena Tam and Nate Miley voted yes. Supervisor Elisa Márquez voted no and Supervisor Keith Carson was excused from the vote. Supervisor Márquez insisted drivers must be the ta...

Commission hires firm to find new Oakland police chief

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Commission hired a consulting firm to help in the search for a new police chief. The commission says it unanimously selected the Byers Group, a Black-owned firm from Los Angeles, to recommend the police chief finalists to Mayor Sheng Thao by November. San Jose city employees prepare for possible strike Byers Group has conducted police chief searches for city's including Charlotte, Detroit, St. Louis and Washington D.C. The Oakland Police Department has not had a permanent police chief since February when former Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was fired, shortly after being placed on administrative leave.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Darren Allison has been the city's interim police chief since Armstron...

San Jose city employees prepare for possible strike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- Hundreds of employees for the City of San Jose are preparing to go on strike after contract negotiations over the city’s recruitment and retention crisis sees no end in sight with the city’s administrators. It has been over two decades since San Jose has seen a strike by city employees. Over 4,500 city employees have been trying to work out a new deal with the city before their contracts expired at the end of June, but have met with no resolution in sight. The city’s recruitment and retention crisis has led to over 1,000 vacant city jobs. Serial South Bay arson suspect arrested; confessed to 15+ fires: police On Wednesday, city employees are expected to attend a strike school to learn their rights and prepare for a possible strike if the city’s administrators can’t meet their end of the bargain. Workers are calling for an agreement to be met that will solve the understaffing crisis and make San Jose a competitive employer once again.“We are working five...

Stock market today: Wall Street rises after inflation cools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is opening higher after a report showed inflation cooled a bit more than expected last month, which hopefully takes some more pressure off the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% in early trading Wednesday and is on track for its seventh winning week in the last nine. The Dow rose 247 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite was up 1.2%. The government’s latest update on inflation showed that consumer prices rose 3% overall in June than a year earlier. That’s down from 4% in May and a bit more than 9% last summer.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Wall Street inched higher early Wednesday ahead of an update on U.S. inflation that could play into the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this month.Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.3% before the bell, with every sector pointing higher following the strongest day of trading in U.S. markets this month. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained less than 0.2%....

Montgomery Co. provides free hearing aids to low-income residents 60 and over

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

If you’re a low income senior in Montgomery County, Maryland, who has trouble hearing, there’s good news.Free hearing aids and personal sound amplifiers are now available for low-income residents, ages 60 and over, through the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, according to a news release.The distribution of the hearing aids is by Access HEARS, Inc., a nonprofit organization founded by physicians and leading hearing experts and entrepreneurs at the Johns Hopkins University to help those with hearing loss.“Our partnership with Access HEARS reflects our commitment to ensuring the well-being and inclusivity of our residents who are 60-and-over,” said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. “Hearing loss has a significant impact on individuals’ quality of life. This program will help bridge the gap and make hearing aids and personal sound amplifiers more accessible to those who may face ...

In ’20 Days in Mariupol’ documentary, the horrors of war are illuminated

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

Associated Press video journalist Mstyslav Chernov had just broken out of Mariupol after covering the first 20 days of the Russian invasion of the Ukrainian city and was feeling guilty about leaving. He and his colleagues, photographer Evgeniy Maloletka and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko, had been the last journalists there, sending crucial dispatches from a city under a full-scale assault.The day after, a theater with hundreds of people sheltering inside was bombed and he knew no one was there to document it. That’s when Chernov decided he wanted to do something bigger. He’d filmed some 30 hours of footage over his days in Mariupol. But poor — and sometimes no — internet connections made it extremely difficult to export anything. All told, he estimates only about 40 minutes of that successfully made it out to the world.“Those shots which went out were very important. They went on the AP and then to thousands of news outlets,” Chernov said earlier this year. “However, I had much more....

Global music streams up 30.8%, and 40% of U.S. listeners enjoy non-Anglophonic music, report finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Is non-English language music the future of the music business? Perhaps.The global music industry surpassed 1 trillion streams at the fastest pace, ever, in a calendar year, Luminate’s 2023 Midyear Report has found. The number was reached in three months, a full month faster than 2022. Global streams are also up 30.8% from last year, reflective of an increasingly international music marketplace. Additionally, Luminate found that two in five — or 40% — of U.S. music listeners enjoy music in a non-English language. And a whopping 69% of U.S. music listeners enjoy music from artists originating outside of the U.S.According to the report, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, and Arabic are the most popular languages for non-Anglophonic music among U.S. music listeners, with Latin genres and K-pop leading the charge.“Specifically, our streaming data shows that Spanish and Korean language music are the most popular when taking a look at the top 10,0...

Former state Sen. Tommie Broadwater dies at the age of 81

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

The late state Sen. Tommie Broadwater was the first Black senator elected in Prince George’s County. Photo from the 1983-84 Maryland Manual/Maryland State Archives. The late state Sen. Tommie Broadwater was the first Black senator elected in Prince George’s County. Photo from the 1983-84 Maryland Manual/Maryland State Archives. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Even into his 80s, Jacqueline Broadwater said her father, former Maryland state Sen. Tommie Broadwater, would receive phone calls and visits from people who sought his advice and counseling when contemplating whether to run for elected offic...

Eligen el jurado que evaluará si imputa a Trump por injerencia electoral en 2020

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

WASHINGTON – El gran jurado que evaluará si el expresidente estadounidense Donald Trump (2017-2021) es imputado por intentar anular la victoria del demócrata Joe Biden en el estado de Georgia en 2020 fue elegido el martes.La cadena CNN apuntó que el grupo fue designado tras un proceso de selección de tres horas en Atlanta, la capital del estado.En total, hay 52 personas divididas en dos grupos, cada uno con 23 jurados y 3 suplentes, que se reunirán por separado 2 veces a la semana durante 2 meses. Republicanos de Iowa iniciarán asambleas electorales para escoger al candidato presidencial Funcionarios de la Casa Blanca temían que Trump mostrara material clasificado a periodistas Solo uno de los dos grupos se encargará de aprobar la posible imputación y su decisión podría saberse tan pronto como en agosto próximo.Para que se valide la acusación, deben estar presentes 16 de los 23 integrantes y votar a favor al menos 12 de ello...

Emily Blunt revela que se está tomando un descanso de la actuación

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

(CNN) — Emily Blunt reveló que este año se tomará un descanso de la actuación para pasar más tiempo con su familia.La actriz británica, que está casada y comparte dos hijas con el también actor John Krasinski, hizo los comentarios durante una aparición en el podcast “Table for Two”, publicado este lunes.Preguntada por el presentador del podcast, Bruce Bozzi, sobre cómo compatibiliza su carrera con el hecho de ser madre, Blunt dijo: “No siempre bien. Es una de esas cosas que la gente me pregunta: ‘¿Cómo lo equilibras? Nunca siento que lo esté haciendo bien. Pero este año no estoy trabajando”.Desde el nacimiento de las dos hijas de Blunt y Krasinski, Hazel y Violet en 2014 y 2016 respectivamente, la actriz británica ha trabajado en proyectos como ” A Quiet Place” y “A Quiet Place Part II”, “Mary Poppins Returns” y la miniserie de televisión de 2022 “The English.”Tiene varios proyectos próximos, entre e...