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California congressman wants to make 32-hour workweek a U.S. law

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:32 GMT

One California congressman wants to make the four-day workweek a federal law.Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat representing California’s 39th congressional district, which includes Riverside County, reintroduced the 32-Hour Workweek Act. This bill would reduce the standard 40-hour workweek to 32 hours by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act. The bill would also mandate overtime pay for any work done after 32 hours and applies to non-exempt employees who typically work hourly jobs in various sectors, including transportation, wholesale and retail. California lawmaker proposes bill to limit the risk of homelessness for state renters The legislation was initially introduced by Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. “Workers across the nation are collectively reimagining their relationship to labor – and our laws need to follow suit,” Rep. Takano said in a statement.“We have before us the opportunity to make common sense changes to wo...

LASD clears bomb threat at Whitney High School 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:32 GMT

Authorities have given the all-clear and students are being released following a bomb threat at Whitney High School in Cerritos, the ABC Unified School District public information officer said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials received a call regarding a bomb threat at Whitney High School around 12:50 p.m. Thursday afternoon, and shortly thereafter the school was placed on lockdown. A memo sent to a parent said that a person called the Cerritos Station and threatened to detonate a bomb at the school unless they received $10,000. A spokesperson for the ABC Unified School District could not confirm the report regarding the money request sent in the memo. More than 10 squad cars were seen outside the school as the investigation was being conducted. Students are being escorted by deputies to Cerritos Park East to be reunited with their parents, who should have their IDs with them to speed up the process, officials said.Deputies are continuing their investi...

California bill would require schools to notify parents if their child identifies as transgender

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:32 GMT

A bill introduced in the California State Assembly would require teachers, counselors or public school employees to alert parents if their children publicly identified as transgender at school.AB-1314, introduced by Republican Assemblymembers Bill Essayli and James Gallagher, would give public schools three days to notify parents in writing should their child:Identify at school with a gender that doesn’t align with the gender stated on their birth certificate, official records, or sex assigned at birth.Use sex-segregated school programs and activities, such as athletic teams and competitions or facilities that do not align with the child’s sex on their birth certificate, official records, or sex assigned at birth.During a news conference on Monday, Essayli, who represents cities in Riverside County, including Menifee, Lake Elsinore and Norco, said, "Public policy should never presume that a parent does not have the best interests of that child.”State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democratic ...

Man killed in Moreno Valley shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:32 GMT

A man was shot to death and another was found injured in Moreno Valley Wednesday night, officials said.The incident was reported around 11:30 p.m. in the 12000 block of Clark Street near an apartment complex, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.Responding deputies found a man with gunshot wounds who was eventually declared dead at the scene.While conducting their investigation, deputies located a second victim with injuries. He was taken to a local hospital but his current condition is unknown, Sergeant Deirdre Vickers told KTLA.It is unclear if the two people were injured in the same shooting or if they were separate incidents. No arrests have been made in the case. Investigators were at the scene Thursday combing the area for clues. No further details have been released.

Katrinna Gutierrez Killed in Vehicle Crash near 75th Avenue [Peoria, AZ]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:32 GMT

30-Year-Old Katrinna Gutierrez Assaulted and Struck by Car near Golden LanePEORIA, AZ (March 15, 2023) – Monday night, police responded to an incident near 75th Avenue that claimed the life of Katrinna Gutierrez.The fatal incident happened on March 13th at around 9:30 p.m., at the intersection near 75th Avenue and Golden Lane, just south of Olive Avenue.Investigation showed that 30-year-old Gutierrez was assaulted by a man on the sidewalk of the intersection and an argument was started.Furthermore, he left Gutierrez on the road and was struck by a vehicle traveling on the highway.Consequently, the driver stopped and called for the authorities. He showed no signs of impairment and speed was not listed as a factor in the incident.Meanwhile, the man that assaulted Gutierrez was not located and no arrests have been made at this time.Both directions of the roadway were temporarily shutdown to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.Any witnesses that have seen the suspect are urge...

After chaotic fight to save Oakland schools, closures again considered

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:32 GMT

OAKLAND — Just months after a drawn-out battle over efforts to close several Oakland Unified School District campuses— an issue that last year led to sit-ins and even a hunger strike — the board that voted to reject those closures in January may be reversing itself.It now appears that the possibility of shuttering schools, or at least merging the smallest ones with better-resourced campuses, can’t be dismissed so easily in an embattled district that continues to struggle financially.According to recently approved budget adjustments, about one-fifth of the $10 million freed up by the school board’s latest plan would come from potentially merging some of the district’s campuses ahead of the 2024-25 school year.The March 9 decision signaled a dramatic and sudden change of course by the Oakland school board, which in January had rescinded the planned closures of five schools — the ones remaining on the schedule after Parker and La Escuelita elementary...

NBA suspends Warriors’ Draymond Green after his latest technical foul

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:32 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Draymond Green had been walking a tight rope for the last month as he sat one technical foul short of an automatic suspension. But the Warriors star slipped up Wednesday night, and it’ll cost him a paycheck and a game.Green will serve his one-game suspension Friday in Atlanta after picking up his 16th technical foul.Green was assessed a technical foul with 40 seconds remaining in the first half of Golden State’s 134-126 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers after he appeared to intentionally toss the ball at Russell Westbrook.After the loss, Green said he was optimistic the league would rescind his 16th technical foul. But the league announced Thursday evening that the technical would stand, triggering an automatic one-game suspension (per league rules.)Green picked up his 15th technical on Feb. 13 against Washington, but the Warriors had remained confident their loud star would be able to avoid another one that would trigger a one-game suspension. Now that he’s picked up h...

Fact check: Musk amplifies lie that Jan. 6 video was ‘censored’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:32 GMT

By Daniel Dale | CNNA conservative commentator with a substantial Twitter following went viral late last week by making false claims about the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 — and Twitter owner Elon Musk amplified some of the misinformation, pushing it to millions of people.The conservative commentator, Chuck Callesto, inaccurately tweeted that various publicly available videos of January 6 had been “censored.” Musk amplified one of these claims. Callesto also put inaccurate captions on other January 6 footage to push a baseless narrative that the riot perpetrated by Trump supporters was actually carried out by left-wing Antifa activists.Here is a fact check of three of Callesto’s tweets.A comedian, not AntifaOn Friday, Callesto tweeted a video of a man who was putting on pro-Trump attire and urging another man to do the same in order to “blend in.” Callesto wrote: “JUST IN: Previously censored video re-emerges showing ANT...

Letters: Abusing racehorses | Praise achievements | Trans rights | Child care | Transfer is craven

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:32 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.We must stop abuseof racehorsesSo far this year, five young horses have died at Golden Gate Fields. Two died from colic, a terrible affliction, but mostly preventable if horses aren’t fed hard-to-digest, carbohydrate-loaded feed to boost their energy to race abnormally fast. Another victim collapsed after winning a race and sustained a severe injury, the result of horses being trained and raced before they reach musculoskeletal maturity. She was euthanized immediately. The causes of death of the other two remain undisclosed.Premature deaths aside, horses are tormented by being kept in 12-by-12-foot stalls 23 hours a day and prodded to race with pain-inflicting instruments. As they become unprofitable, some end up abandoned or in slaughterhouses abroad.When we realize that horseracing isn’t a sport but a legal betting vehicle, it becomes clear why the industry treats the horses it claims to be well-cared-...

Three-bedroom home sells in Oakland for $2.8 million

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:32 GMT

5351 Lawton Avenue – Google Street ViewA 2,605-square-foot house built in 2009 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 5300 block of Lawton Avenue in Oakland was sold on Feb. 1, 2023. The $2,825,000 purchase price works out to $1,084 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, three baths, a garage, and one parking space. The unit sits on a 4,000-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:In July 2022, a 1,634-square-foot home on Manila Avenue in Oakland sold for $1,652,000, a price per square foot of $1,011. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Shafter Avenue, Oakland, in December 2022, a 1,281-square-foot home was sold for $1,375,000, a price per square foot of $1,073. The home has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.A 2,111-square-foot home on the 5200 block of Lawton Avenue in Oakland sold in October 2022 for $2,280,000, a price per square foot of $1,080. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.