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Orange County school board rejects transgender notification proposal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:40 GMT

The Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County's largest, has rejected a parental notification policy that critics say could have led to students being "outed" as transgender to their families.Unlike those enacted by Orange, Chino Valley, Murrieta Valley, Temecula Valley, Placentia Yorba-Linda and other districts, Capistrano's proposal did not specifically mention gender identity.Instead, it would have required schools to notify families if a student was "exhibiting symptoms of depression, anxiety, a dramatic shift in academic performance, social withdrawal or other significant changes affecting a student’s well-being."When pressed on the issue during Wednesday night’s school board meeting, Trustee Lisa Davis, who proposed the policy, acknowledged that it could be applied to gender identity, the Orange County Register reported. Chino Valley school board enacts transgender notification policy “I ask for your vote to make it clear to parents and guardians that we see them as ...

Andrew Risso Fatally Injured in Motorcycle Collision on Highway 58 [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:40 GMT

68-Year-Old Rider Pronounced Dead after Motorcycle Crash near Cache CreekBAKERSFIELD, CA (October 20, 2023) – Wednesday night, Andrew Risso lost his life in a motorcycle accident on Highway 58. At approximately 11:15 p.m., police officers arrived near Cache Creek.The circumstances surrounding the incident are currently under investigation, but it appears that Risso veered off the road and was unable to maintain control in that particular area.Due to the severity of his injuries, paramedics pronounced 68-year-old Risso deceased on scene.Emergency response teams temporarily closed off the surrounding vicinity to facilitate cleanup and preliminary tasks. Additional information will be provided once it becomes available.The team at Sweet James would like to offer their sincere sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased rider. Thoughts are with them during this very difficult time.Reach out to Sweet James today and let them help you win your motorcycle accident case. They...

Anjali Roshni Nand Dies in Multi-Car Collision on Highway 680 [Fremont, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:40 GMT

23-Year-Old Victim Pronounced Dead after Multi-Vehicle Accident near Auto Mall ParkwayFREMONT, CA (October 20, 2023) – Anjali Roshni Nand lost her life early Saturday morning in a multi-car accident on Highway 680.Officers arrived at the scene near Auto Mall Parkway around 1:15 a.m. The events leading to the accident remain unclear. However, reports suggest that the collision involved three vehicles.Furthermore, one of the vehicles flipped over and burst into flames. Medical personnel arrived and declared the 23-year-old occupant, Nand from Santa Rosa, deceased at the scene.For a short period, emergency teams closed off the vicinity for cleanup and initial procedures. As soon as additional information becomes available, it will be shared with the public.The team at Sweet James sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of Anjali Roshni Nand. May you find comfort and strength during this devastating time.It is important to have strong legal representation on...

Texas city settles lawsuit over harassment of ‘Biden Bus’ in 2020

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:40 GMT

By Andy Rose | CNNThe city of San Marcos, Texas, settled a lawsuit this week filed by four supporters of Joe Biden who said local police failed to protect them from harassment in 2020 as they rode in a Biden campaign bus.“The intimidation we experienced on the highway that day and the threat to our safety, simply for engaging in the political process and supporting the candidate of our choosing, should never happen in this country,” said former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, one of the plaintiffs.Video footage that Davis provided to CNN showed vehicles with Trump flags surrounding their bus, cutting in front of it and abruptly braking as the vehicle was traveling from San Antonio to Austin on Interstate 35. There have been no criminal charges in the incident. Davis and co-plaintiffs Eric Cervini, David Gins and Timothy Holloway alleged that police failed to live up to their responsibilities under a federal law called the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871.Under the settlement, whose terms were...

Oakland man allegedly made $20 fentanyl deal in San Francisco. The next day he had a tracking device on his car

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:40 GMT

OAKLAND — On Aug. 1, an undercover cop allegedly purchased 1.8 grams of fentanyl from 25-year-old Marcos Carcamo in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood.The very next day, police obtained a search warrant and stuck it to Carcamo’s Chevrolet Cruze. What the data showed, according to prosecutors, were the movements of a fentanyl dealer who was later busted with six pound of various drugs and more than $58,000 in cash.Carcamo, an Oakland resident, is now in Santa Rita Jail facing federal drug distribution charges. He was arrested Oct. 10 and remains in custody while the charges are pending.The case against him might have started with a small-scale drug deal, but the GPS data showed Carcamo was making trips to the Tenderloin from Oakland “almost every evening,” a federal investigator said in court papers. He later reportedly told authorities he had been selling drugs there for eight months and made $1,000 per week, according to the criminal complaint.Car...

Letters: Distorting toll | Biden’s focus | U.S. funds | Democratic supporters | Humanity crisis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:40 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Headline distorts tollby South Bay policeRe: “Losing control” (Page A1, Oct. 8).The headline “Losing control” regarding police handling of people suffering a mental health crisis along with the other sub-headlines were very misleading.While every death is a tragedy, in a city of a million people such as San Jose I think that having around a hundred deaths over the course of eight years isn’t something to smear police about.It also seems lost that people with mental health issues are much more likely to commit crimes due to lack of control or reasoning, hence calling them mentally ill, so of course police will encounter them more. It is the police’s job to protect law-abiding people from others regardless of their condition.Max RitterLivermoreU.S. problems shouldhave Biden’s attentionPresident Joe Biden announced that he will support Israel and send them resources...

The top nine most expensive home sales in Milpitas, reported the week of Oct. 9

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:40 GMT

A house that sold for $3.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Milpitas in the past week.In total, nine residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.4 million. The average price per square foot was $903.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Oct. 9 even if the property may have been sold earlier.9. $214K, condominium in the 400 block of Dempsey RoadThe property in the 400 block of Dempsey Road in Milpitas has new owners. The price was $214,000. The condominium was built in 2007 and has a living area of 676 square feet. The price per square foot is $317. The condominium features one bedrooms and one bathrooms.8. $485K, condominium in the 400 block of Dempsey RoadThe sale of the condominium in the 400 block of Dempsey Road in Milpitas has been finalized. The price was $485,000, and the new owners took over the condominium...

Biden asks Congress for $108B for Israel, Ukraine, border, more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:40 GMT

By Chris Megerian and Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest more in domestic defense manufacturing, humanitarian assistance and managing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.The total cost of the supplemental funding request was pegged at just over $105 billion. President Joe Biden hopes Congress will move urgently on the legislation, and he made the case for deepening U.S. support for its allies during a rare Oval Office address on Thursday night.The Democratic president’s plan faces some immediate complications on Capitol Hill, even as most lawmakers say they want to help both countries. The House is at a standstill, unable to pass legislation, as the Republican majority struggles to choose a new speaker. The money could also get bogged down in a divided Senate where Republicans have increasingly opposed Ukraine aid ...

49ers roundup: Brock Purdy’s bounce-back approach; McCaffrey’s side work; Greenlaw returns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:40 GMT

SANTA CLARA – It’s no wonder Brock Purdy flashed back to his Iowa State days when it came to coping with a loss, not that he had a ton there.He just hadn’t experienced defeat as the 49ers’ quarterback — in a regular-season game — until Sunday’s 19-17, down-to-the-wire upset in Cleveland.“Every game in college is so huge and crucial, and it is in the NFL, but one game can determine your season in college,” Purdy said Friday. “With this, it’s, ‘Alright, we lost, but, man, we have a lot to look forward to, and we have to move on quickly. We have a good team ahead of us.’ ”The 49ers (5-1) look to rebound Monday night when they visit the blitz-heavy Minnesota Vikings (2-4).It’s been 14 months since Purdy went to Minnesota to prove worthy of a 49ers roster spot, and he obviously acquitted himself quite well in joint practices against the Vikings before their preseason game. Coach Kyle Shanahan came away impressed how the th...

Italian leader Meloni separates from her partner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:40 GMT

Associated PressROME — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni announced Friday that she is separating from her partner and the father of their young daughter after nearly a decade together.In a statement posted on social media, Meloni said her relationship with Andrea Giambruno had ended. She said their paths had diverged “for some time.” But the announcement came after Giambruno, an on-air television personality, was caught on audio seemingly making lewd remarks to colleagues.An Italian satirical news program, Striscia la Notizia, aired two nights’ worth of programming on Giambruno this week, using backstage clips and audio. Striscia is a primetime program of the Mediaset broadcaster of the late Silvio Berlusconi, whose Forza Italia party is a junior partner in Meloni’s government.This week marks the first anniversary of Meloni’s government, Italy’s first headed by a woman and first hard-right-led administration since the end of World War II.Meloni, who ...