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Editorial: California Legislature must act to support local news

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

It may seem overly dramatic to say that democracy hangs in the balance, but it does.The local news business has been struggling for well over a decade as online search engines and social media have siphoned audience and revenue away from traditional publishers. The tech companies redistribute the content of local publishers and sell their own advertising against that content.That’s not fair, and it’s definitely not fair use.But somehow it’s still permitted as lawmakers continue debating how to stop the practice.To that end, the state Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing today on the California Journalism Preservation Act, a bill that would require companies such as Google and Facebook to reimburse news publishers for use of their content.To some, it may sound outlandish to suggest that search sites and social media companies should be expected to pay for the content they distribute. Google and Facebook and their parent companies Alphabet and Meta certainly think so, and t...

EDD taps Money Network as its new unemployment contractor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

By Lauren Hepler | CalMattersCalifornia has a new unemployment and disability payment contractor after the state’s multi-billion-dollar pandemic fraud panic.The Employment Development Department hopes it will be the end of an era of brazen scams, which wreaked havoc for laid-off workers and fueled police busts involving stacks of ill-gotten debit cards issued at the department’s direction by then-contractor Bank of America.EDD said Monday that it plans to begin notifying 850,000 benefit recipients of the new payment provider: Money Network, an electronic payment company owned by finance tech company Fiserv.Money Network may sound familiar; it was also tapped by the federal government and Gov. Gavin Newsom to pay out COVID-era stimulus funds, which attracted its own waves of debit card scams.Money Network won the EDD contract after a competitive bidding process. It comes as the agency embarks on a five-year, $1.2 billion tech overhaul known as EDDNext.The contract will primarily be p...

High school girls basketball rankings Dec. 5, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 20

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

Bay Area News Group preseason Top 20(Mercury News & East Bay Times)(Records through Saturday)No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (1-0)Previous ranking: 1Update: Beat St. Joseph-Santa Maria 95-63Up next: Friday at Marin Catholic, 7 p.m. No. 2 SAN RAMON VALLEY (3-1)Previous ranking: 3Update: Beat Oakland Tech 64-37, Redwood 86-43, lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 53-48, beat Marin Catholic 61-31Up next: Tuesday at St. Ignatius, 7 p.m. No. 3 BISHOP O’DOWD (2-0)Previous ranking: 4Update: Beat Heritage 56-36, McClatchy 63-55Up next: Friday vs. Winward-Los Angeles at TBA, 5:30 p.m. No. 4 ACALANES (3-1)Previous ranking: 7Update: Beat Eureka 81-28, St. Ignatius 65-51, Marin Catholic 52-36, lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 64-59Up next: Tuesday at Heritage, 7 p.m. No. 5 CARONDELET (3-0)Previous ranking: 5Update: Beat Berean Christian 78-26, Dougherty Valley 72-12, Heritage 76-34Up next: Thursday vs. Casa Grande at TBA, 3:30 p.m. No. 6 PINEWOOD (3-0)Previous ranking: 6Update: Beat Sequoia 68-21, Mills 68-16, Me...

Man charged with follow-home slaying, 3 killings of homeless men in Southern California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

A Los Angeles man was charged Monday with fatally shooting three homeless men in Los Angeles as well as shooting to death a San Dimas resident he is accused of following home and robbing.The killings happened from Nov. 26 to Nov. 29. The homeless men were sleeping by themselves when killed.Jerrid Joseph Powell appears at an arraignment at Los Angeles superior court on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times, Pool)Jerrid Joseph Powell appears at an arraignment at Los Angeles superior court on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times, Pool)Jerrid Joseph Powell appears at an arraignment at Los Angeles superior court on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Powell who was already in custody in connection with another shooting investigation has been identified as the suspect in three recent killings of homeless men. (Wally Skalij/ Los Angeles Times, Pool)This photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shows suspect Jerrid Joseph Powell after he was li...

Fire truck rolls off road during Santa Cruz County emergency call

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

SOQUEL — Authorities are investigating a cause after a fire truck rolled backward into a ditch during an emergency medical call Sunday night.The Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County’s Soquel station was called just before 6 p.m. to Hilltop Road near Soquel San Jose Road for a medical emergency.“In the process of tending to that injured person, the crew noticed that the vehicle started rolling backwards,” Central Fire Marshal Mike DeMars said of the agency’s fire engine. “As far as they know, they did all the appropriate stuff when they got there. Spotting the vehicle, parking the vehicle. It is unknown why the vehicle started to go into reverse by itself. It rolled across the street and off the embankment.” Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Walmart employee arriving to work hits, kills woman in Mountain View store’s foggy parking lot Crashes and Disasters | Daly City woman pleads no contest to felony charges connected to fatal collision t...

Dense fog advisory issued across Bay Area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

(KRON) -- Dense fog is expected throughout most of the Bay Area Monday night and Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service said. Fog was cited as a factor in a fatal crash in Mountain View on Monday morning. NWS issued a Dense Fog Advisory for the following regions:North and East Bay valleysNorth Bay coastBay Area shorelineSan FranciscoSanta Clara valleySan Francisco and San Pablo BaysIn the North Bay and San Francisco, the advisory begins at 7 p.m. Monday and goes through 11 a.m. Tuesday. Elsewhere, it goes from 11 p.m. to 11 a.m. LEGO Store at San Francisco Centre mall closes The fog advisory is to warn of poor visibility caused by the fog. Visibility can be reduced to as little as 1/4 of a mile in some areas, NWS said. "Travel carefully and prepare for sudden visibility changes," NWS advised. Monday's fatal crash happened on the 500 block of Showers Drive in a parking lot covered in dense fog, officials said. A woman in her 60s was in the middle of the parking lot when an ...

Cruise faces potential fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco accident

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

(AP) -- California regulators say a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent the suspension of its California license.The potential penalty facing GM's Cruise service could be around $1.5 million, based on documents filed late last week by the California Public Utilities Commission.The notice orders Cruise to appear at a Feb. 6 evidentiary hearing to determine whether the robotaxi service misled regulators about what happened after one of its driverless cars ran into a pedestrian who had already been struck by another vehicle driven by a human on the evening of Oct. 2 in San Francisco. LEGO Store at San Francisco Centre mall closes The February hearing comes just six months after the Public Utilities Commission authorized Cruise's robotaxi service to begin charging passengers for around-the-clock rides throughout San Francisco despite strident ...

Sheffield United becomes 1st EPL team to fire coach as Heckingbottom departs. Wilder set for return

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

Sheffield United became the first Premier League club to fire its manager this season, with Paul Heckingbottom losing his job on Tuesday with the team in last place after 14 games of its first campaign back in England’s top division.The club’s Saudi owner, Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, took the unusual step of announcing the departure of Heckingbottom on a radio station, telling talkSPORT in Britain that Chris Wilder — the manager when Sheffield United was last in the league in the 2020-21 season — has been brought back for a second spell in charge.The club then announced the firing in a statement, but did not confirm the hiring of Wilder — only saying that it hoped to have a new manager in place before the Premier League game against Liverpool on Wednesday.Heckingbottom’s final game in charge was the 5-0 loss at fellow promoted team Burnley on Saturday, which dropped Sheffield United to last place — where Burnley was at the start of the match — and four points f...

Neighbors to weigh in on proposed homeless shelter in Central Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A new shelter for those experiencing homelessness could soon open its doors in Denver's Central Park area.On Tuesday night, neighbors will have the chance to learn more about the proposal and ask questions.The prospective location is at the former Stay Inn at 12033 East 38th Ave.Neighbors can join in on Tuesday night's meeting virtually or in person at McGlone Academy off Crown Boulevard. The meeting will run from 5:30-6:30 p.m., and doors open at 5 p.m. Denver father and children battle bed bugs at shelter hotel room Denver's zoning laws require a community information meeting to be held for each proposed site.Recently, the City and County of Denver identified another hotel that could be converted into a shelter.The hotel is located at 7525 E. Hampden Ave. Currently, the spot is an Embassy Suites by Hilton. The city says the goal is for the Hampden site to be approved by the Denver City Council before the year ends.More than 200 people to be offered housing i...

2 Colorado ski schools named best in North America

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Whether you are looking for someone to teach your kid how to ski or if you're an adult hitting the Colorado slopes for the first time, you're in luck. Two Colorado ski schools were named as some of the best in North America. This Colorado spot got the most snow this weekend USAToday named the top 10 best ski schools in North America based on a panel of ski experts and readers' votes.Best ski schools in North AmericaTelus Winter Sports School at Kimberley Alpine Resort - Kimberley, British ColumbiaSki and Ride School at Winter Park Resort - Winter Park, ColoradoSki + Ride School at Brundage Mountain Resort - McCall, IdahoSugarbush Resort - Warren, VermontLake Louise Snow School - Lake Louise, AlbertaPalisades Tahoe - Olympic Valley, CaliforniaCopper Mountain Ski & Ride School - Copper Mountain, ColoradoTelus Winter Sports School at Mont-Sainte-Anne - Beaupré, QuebecDeer Valley Resort Ski School - Park City, UtahThe Snow School at Banff Sunshine Village - Banff, ...