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Former San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin takes new job with UC Berkeley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

BERKELEY  — San Francisco’s polarizing former top prosecutor announced Wednesday he will not run for his old job, choosing instead to serve as executive director of a new criminal law research and advocacy center at University of California, Berkeley’s law school.Chesa Boudin was ousted as district attorney last year in a divisive recall election, driven by critics who said his progressive attitude toward crime was making the city less safe. He was replaced by Brooke Jenkins, who promised more consequences for criminal defendants.Boudin is the son of leftist radicals who spent decades in prison for their role in a botched 1981 heist of a Brink’s armored truck. Kathy Boudin died last year, soon after David Gilbert was granted parole.Related ArticlesCalifornia Politics | Arson, domestic violence probes underway after fire at UC Berkeley housing in Albany California Politics | Woman robbed at gunpoint Friday night near UC Berkeley campus California Polit...

Report: Flooding in Italy caused by 1-in-200 years triple whammy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

By Frances D’Emilio and Seth Borenstein | Associated PressROME — A rare, triple-whammy of cyclones drove the deadly flooding that devastated much of northern Italy this month, but scientists said Wednesday that climate change doesn’t seem to be to blame for the intense rainfall.Using computer simulations and past observations, a team of researchers looked for but found no evidence of human-caused warming behind the drenching. World Weather Attribution compared what happened to a computer simulated world of no human-caused warming and didn’t see the fingerprints of fossil-fuel-induced climate change, unlike in many past studies.Still, precisely because having three exceptionally heavy downpours in such a short timeframe is so rare — the study estimated there was a 1-in-200 probability that three cyclones would strike within a three-week period — the climate experts cautioned that more time for study is needed.“This is not the end of the story,” said stud...

This Bay Area city is the best place in the country to raise a family: study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

(KRON) -- One Bay Area city is the best place in the United States to raise a family in, according to a new report published by WalletHub. Using methodology that considered key metrics that included cost of housing, quality of local school and health care systems, and opportunities for fun and recreation, the study determined that Fremont ranks tops when it comes to places to raise a family in. US Census breakdown: The largest racial group in each Bay Area county The East Bay city that's home to the Tesla factory came in first with a total score of 73.71, narrowly beating out Overland Park, Kansas at 71.35. Categories in the study cities were ranked for included:Family funHealth and safetyEducation and child careAffordabilitySocio-economicsFremont "is home to a range of activities and attractions for all visitors and residents," according to the city's website. Some of those include the Aqua Adventure Waterpark, the Fremont Skate Park, a number of city parks, and museums like the ...

Shelter-in-place ordered in Salinas while suspect is barricaded in building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

(BCN) -- A suspect is barricaded in a building in Salinas on Wednesday morning, prompted shelter-in-place orders for the surrounding area, Monterey County officials said. The county sent an alert shortly before 10 a.m. about the order, which is in effect for homes and businesses south of Calle Cebu, north of East Market Street, east of Peach Drive and west of U.S. Highway 101. This Bay Area city is the best place in the country to raise a family: study The county did not provide specifics on what exactly prompted the order but said the suspect is barricaded in a building in the area of East Market and Sun streets and that a county sheriff's deputy was injured and taken to a hospital. Local, state and federal law enforcement are at the scene, according to the county. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

San Mateo man beaten unconscious with hammer in random attack, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Jose man was arrested after he beat a random stranger with a hammer until the victim was unconscious on a San Mateo sidewalk, police said. Joaquin Morales, 41, was arrested on attempted murder charges. The violent incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on North San Mateo Drive. Police said Morales had been hired by a construction contractor to work on a home. While Morales was working, a 34-year-old man was out walking with his mother. "Morales ran towards the victim and hit the victim in the back of the head. Morales struck the victim an additional two times while the victim was unconscious on the ground. Morales stole his employer’s vehicle and fled the scene," the San Mateo Police Department wrote. The victim and the suspect did not know each other, and the attack was unprovoked, police said. When officers arrived on scene they found the victim suffering from severe head trauma on the sidewalk. He was rushed to a local hospital.One officer spotted Morales near...

Redo of federal plane evacuation tests sought as passengers squeeze into smaller spaces

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

Lawmakers who want tougher standards for evacuating aircraft in an emergency have criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for what they consider unrealistic simulations, and now they are calling for a do-over of current evacuation tests.Decades-old federal rules require that planes be designed so that passengers can escape the cabin within 90 seconds in case of fire or some other emergency, even with half the exits blocked. Critics say the FAA has been lax in ensuring that today’s airliners — with more seats and narrower rows — meet that standard.They point to incidents including an American Airlines plane that caught fire on the ground in Chicago in 2016. Video from inside the plane showed panicked passengers clogging the aisle as they waited to slide down emergency chutes. Twenty people were injured in the chaotic escape. “It should not — it cannot — take another tragedy to bring our aircraft evacuation standards up to date,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said in anno...

NBA Finals preview capsule: Breaking down the Nuggets vs the Heat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

Preview capsule for the NBA Finals, which start Thursday in Denver:East No. 8 MIAMI HEAT (44-38, 12-6) vs. West No. 1 DENVER NUGGETS (53-29, 12-3)How they got here: Heat — beat No. 1 Milwaukee 4-1, beat No. 5 New York 4-2, beat No. 2 Boston 4-3. Nuggets — beat No. 8 Minnesota 4-1; beat No. 4 Phoenix 4-2; beat No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers 4-0.Season series: Nuggets, 2-0. Denver’s two victories came by a combined nine points, with a 124-119 home win on Dec. 30 and a 112-108 victory in Miami on Feb. 13.Schedule: Thursday and Sunday at Denver, June 7 and 9 at Miami, June 12 at Denver if necessary, June 15 at Miami if necessary, June 18 at Denver if necessary.Starters: Heat — F Jimmy Butler, F Caleb Martin, C Bam Adebayo, G Max Strus, G Gabe Vincent. Nuggets — F Michael Porter Jr., F Aaron Gordon, C Nikola Jokic, G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, G Jamal Murray.Key reserves: Heat — F Kevin Love, F Haywood Highsmith, F Duncan Robinson, C Cody Zeller, G Kyle Lowry. Nuggets — F Bruce Brown, F J...

Muerte cruel: detienen a sospechoso de arrojar a perrito en aceite hirviendo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

El presunto responsable de lanzar a un perro dentro de un cazo, identificado como Sergio “N”, fue detenido este martes por las autoridades mexicanas luego de que se viralizaran imágenes de una cámara de seguridad que captaron el terrible acto. La Fiscalía General de Justicia del Estado de México y la Comisión Nacional Antihomicidio (CONAHO) de la Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana federal (SSPC) ejecutaron una orden de aprehensión en un domicilio ubicado en la alcaldía Coyoacán de la Ciudad de México. El incidente ocurrió el pasado domingo cuando el sujeto ingresó a una carnicería de Tecámac, agredió verbalmente al propietario del negocio y lo amagó con un objeto punzante, según el comunica...

What’s in DC’s $20 billion budget for 2024?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

The D.C. Council unanimously passed a $20 billion budget for fiscal year 2024 on Tuesday, which Mayor Muriel Bowser says is focused on preserving social services amid a difficult budget season.In a statement, Bowser celebrated the vote’s result, while acknowledging challenges in its passage.“The fiscal constraints of waning federal dollars combined with increased costs and the prolonged impacts of telework, including reduced commercial property tax revenues, created the most challenging budget in more than a decade,” Bowser said.The budget invests in the “future of D.C.,” Bowser said, with a focus “on preserving our robust social services and ensuring we can build on them for years to come.”The budget includes a temporary $40 million boost for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It adds millions of dollars in funding for renovating schools and building recreation centers, and directs money toward raises for teachers, emergency ass...

After a month on the run, 15-year-old ‘Baby K’ to have bond hearing in connection with armed school bus attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:00 GMT

Prince George’s County police in Maryland are trying to figure out how a 15-year-old eluded law enforcement for nearly a month after allegedly carrying out an armed attack on a county school bus on May 1.Federal law enforcement arrested “Baby K” on Tuesday, after members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s fugitive task force tracked him to the 6300 block of Baltimore Avenue in Riverdale Park, Maryland.“If we can prove that adults were helping a 15-year-old elude … the law, then that person should face the consequences,” said Prince George’s County Chief of Police Malik Aziz during a news conference Wednesday to discuss the arrest. “There’s accountability for everyone here.”Authorities said “Baby K” was one of three teens who police said boarded a Prince George’s County school bus during an after-school drop-off on May 1 at the intersection of Iverson Street and Sutler Drive. Police said the group attacked a student with a...