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Oakland school board election: Jorge Lerma with early lead, despite little financial backing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:28 GMT

OAKLAND — Jorge Lerma, a candidate with relatively little financial backing, is in front of Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez in the race for a crucial swing seat on the politically divided, cash-strapped Oakland Unified School District board.In early returns Tuesday night, Lerma had nearly 63% support to Ritzie-Hernandez’s 37%, with 2,240 ballots counted, including all 55 votes cast at polling places.These were the final election night results, though ballots that arrive by mail over the next week will still be counted. It’s unclear how many more are expected.The special election will fill the only vacancy on the Oakland school board, where the six existing members often find themselves divided over the interests of the district’s robust faculty union.If he emerges victorious, Lerma, a former school principal who based his candidacy on diversifying the school board, will represent the city’s largely Latino District 5, which spans parts of East Oakland south of I-...

2 injured in separate Mission District stabbings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:28 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Two people were hospitalized after separate stabbings in San Francisco's Mission District this week, the San Francisco Police Department said. The first stabbing happened Monday at approximately 4:54 p.m. in the area of 14th Street and Woodward Street. SFPD did not provide information on the severity of the victim's injuries. One person shot dead in incident involving Oakland police The other stabbing happened Tuesday at about 5:50 p.m. at 17th Street and Guerrero Street. That victim has life-threatening injuries. SFPD has not announced an arrest for either stabbing or mentioned whether the two incidents are related. Anyone with information is asked to call SFPD's tip line at (415) 575-4444.

Man reported missing by Sonoma County Sheriff's Office

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:28 GMT

(KRON) -- The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is searching for 79-year-old Jon Gordon Traub. Traub is a white man who stands 6-foot-7, weighs 220 pounds and has brown hair. He also suffers from dementia. He was last seen wearing a brown sweater, black pants and black braces on his feet, the sheriff's office said. Traub drives a gray/blue 2006 Ford Fusion with the license plate 5VNM568. He was in the area of Sonoma/Schellville when he was last heard from. Anyone who sees him asked to call (707) 565-2121.

Mainers vote against new utilities proposal, approve a stop to foreign spending in referendums

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:28 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters turned down an attempt to oust the state’s corporate-owned electric utilities among several ballot initiatives Tuesday, and approved one to stop foreign spending in referendums.Voters also decided to restore language about honoring obligations to Native American tribes to printed versions of the state constitution. Polls closed at 8 p.m. on an Election Day that saw consistent participation despite a lack of statewide offices on the ballot.The Maine Department of the Secretary of State saw “steady turnout at the locations we’ve visited, maybe even strong for an odd-year election,” said Emily Cook, a spokesperson for the office.The state’s busy slate of referendums came a year before Maine will likely once again emerge as a battleground for a congressional seat and a presidential electoral vote in its more conservative 2nd Congressional District.NEW POWER COMPANYMaine voters rejected the proposed takeover of two investor-owned utilities that distrib...

Colorado voters reject measure that would have lowered property tax by eating into their tax refunds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:28 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Despite seeing assessed home values soar by double digits, Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected a measure that would have lowered property tax bills for homeowners in return for decreasing a tax refund unique to the state that last year provided $750 to each taxpayer.Under the measure the the owner of a $500,000 home would have paid anywhere from $186 to $276 less in property taxes this year than they normally would, depending on local tax rates, according to estimates by legislative analysts.In exchange, after an initial increase in the taxpayer refund for everyone this year, the refund checks would have started to decrease and possibly disappear for people of all income levels over the next decade, depending on how much revenue the state takes in, according to legislative analysts.And renters would have gotten smaller taxpayer refunds — known as the TABOR refund, a reference to Colorado’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights — without getting any of the direct relief that homeown...

Democratic candidates win seats in key Virginia Senate districts; majorities still unclear

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:28 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats Schuyler VanValkenburg and Russet Perry won critical seats in Virginia’s state Senate on Tuesday, buoying their party’s bid to maintain control of the chamber and blunt GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s conservative agenda.The victories by VanValkenburg, Perry and others brought to at least 20 the number of seats that will be held by Democrats in the state’s 40-seat upper chamber, where the Republican lieutenant governor breaks ties. Other key Senate battlegrounds were too early to call. The balance of power in the House of Delegates was also at stake Tuesday, with Democrats aiming to defy Youngkin’s hopes of a trifecta. While all 140 General Assembly seats were on the ballot in a costly and competitive election year, the majorities were expected to be decided in about a dozen districts in Hampton Roads, suburban Richmond and northern Virginia. Vote counting was still underway late Tuesday. In a statement, VanValkenburg thanked his opponent, incumb...

Cozart scores 20 in Eastern Kentucky’s 108-72 victory against WVU Tech

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:28 GMT

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Isaiah Cozart had 20 points in Eastern Kentucky’s 108-72 season-opening victory over West Virginia Tech on Tuesday night.Cozart also contributed 14 rebounds and five blocks for the Colonels. Collin Cooper added 16 points while going 6 of 13 (4 for 10 from 3-point range), and he also had three steals. John Ukomadu shot 4 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points.Braden Chapman led the way for the Golden Bears with 18 points. Thomas Hailey added 17 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for WVU Tech. Brant Smithers also had 12 points.NEXT UPEastern Kentucky hosts Wilberforce on Friday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Aurora NAACP demands acquitted officer not be reinstated

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:28 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — The three officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain have faced their day in court, which has some questioning their role, if any, within the Aurora Police Department. The big question surrounds whether suspended Officer Nathan Woodyard will return to the department after Monday's not-guilty verdict. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Jason Rosenblatt was fired from Aurora Police shortly after the 2019 incident for his role in mocking McClain's death. A jury acquitted the former officer in October. Randy Roedema was fired three weeks ago after a jury in the same trial found him guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault.Nathan Woodyard, the officer who placed McClain in a carotid neck hold, was suspended from the department pending the outcome of his trial. On Monday afternoon, Woodyard was acquitted on charges of reckless manslaughter and the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide.On Tuesday...

Park Hill shop owner wants to relocate because of neighborhood violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A businessman in the Park Hill neighborhood said he may have to close his doors and relocate after continued violence outside of his shop, most recently over the weekend.James Chapman, owner of "The Buttonman Shop," said the shooting outside the Hell's Lovers Motorcycle Club this weekend could force him to close up shop. The shooting happened early Sunday morning. Two people were killed and five more were injured. CBI forensic scientist under investigation linked to high-profile cases The Buttonman Shop has been around for nearly a decade, creating shirts, buttons and all types of novelty items. Chapman said he wants to serve his community, but people don’t feel safe coming to him anymore. "It's been unexpected and it's been traumatizing," Chapman said. "Due to the violence, it's like people are questioning coming up here. We survived the pandemic, but it's really difficult surviving random violence."Relocating a business is costly, especially one that’s been stru...

Que va dire Emmanuel Macron aux francs-maçons ?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:28 GMT

C’est un petit événement en soi : Emmanuel Macron est attendu à 12h45 ce mercredi au 16 rue Cadet, dans le IXe arrondissement de Paris, au siège du Grand Orient de France. La principale obédience maçonnique célèbre en effet cette année ses 250 ans, ou plus précisément l’anniversaire de l’appellation “Grand Orient de France”.Une occasion toute trouvée pour que le président resserre encore un peu ses liens avec les frères, même si l’Elysée assurait hier qu’il est simplement “respectueux des consciences et des expressions des uns et des autres”, invitant la presse à ne pas faire “d’autre lecture de ce déplacement”.Sa deuxième visite depuis 2016Car il fallait bien un tel prétexte. S’il n’est pas rare qu’un ministre ou même un président de chambre parlementaire s’y rende, la venue d’un chef de l’Etat au siège du Grand-Orient n’a en effet rien d’habituel. Emmanuel Macron est certes déjà “venu ‘plancher’ dans le temple Groussier de la rue Cadet”, comme l’...