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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan putting a twist on State of the City speech

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:22 GMT

When San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan gives his first State of the City address on Oct. 21, he plans to touch on the same themes he laid out in his inaugural speech in February — homelessness, blight and public safety — as well as economic investment, a fourth theme that he added in his budget message this spring.There’s nothing surprising about that, but what is different is that Mahan wants the audience at San Jose City College that day to do more than just listen. He wants them to take action, too. There’ll be stations where people can sign up to be a graffiti guard and get equipment and training to keep their neighborhood clean, others might sign up to volunteer at a community kitchen or pick up hygiene kits to distribute to the homeless.“This has been really core to my philosophy of government and how it should work at its best,” he said in an interview this week. “We will be building the State of the City around the idea of collective action....

When Harvey Milk fought the culture wars at this Walnut Creek high school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:22 GMT

On a September evening in 1978, Harvey Milk left his home base in San Francisco’s Castro district, the epicenter of America’s gay rights movement, to venture out to the East Bay suburbs.Milk’s destination was Walnut Creek’s Northgate High, where he fought that era’s version of the culture wars and helped change the course of LGBTQ+ history in the final two months of his life. In front of a live TV audience, San Francisco’s first openly gay supervisor artfully debated John Briggs, a conservative Orange County state senator, who was pushing an initiative that would prevent LGBTQ+ teachers and their supporters from working in California’s public schools. It proved to be such a pivotal moment in gay rights history that the high school will commemorate it with a public ceremony on Monday, Oct. 16.News accounts show that the charismatic Milk crushed it in the debate, effectively countering Briggs’ claims that “homosexuals want your children.” Two months later, the “Mayor of Ca...

Photos: 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:22 GMT

Thousands of local residents flocked to the lights like moths as Oakland’s popular 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival sold out again this weekend.The event is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt (FGLM) and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays throughout the eight-acre municipal gardens. FGLM is a volunteer organization which formed in 2004 and helps preserve and maintain the gardens.Volunteers provide maintenance assistance as the City of Oakland’s gardening staff has been significantly reduced over the years. The collection of themed gardens, which were established more than a half century ago, require various levels of upkeep and attention.If you didn’t see the the lights up close, you may have seen the dueling spotlights crissccossing the downtown skyline from the gardens by the lake.The festival, which began on Thursday and ran three nights from Oct. 12-14, is concluding tonight. See their website for more inf...

Prince George’s Co. police charge DC teen in domestic killing of relative

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:22 GMT

Prince George's County Crime Solvers vehicles parked outside of an apartment complex along the 440 block of Telfair Boulevard. (Courtesy, Prince George's County Police ) Prince George's County Crime Solvers vehicles parked outside of an apartment complex along the 440 block of Telfair Boulevard. (Courtesy, Prince George's County Police ) Prince George’s County, Maryland, police have arrested a teenager they believe murdered a family member earlier this month.Police said Jammi Cooper, 36, was killed in a shooting on Oct. 5, at around 10:50 p.m. while in the unincorporated portion of Capitol Heights. Both he and the teen are residents of the District.Preliminarily, investigators believe that the teen — an unid...

Virginia teen named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ for skin cancer-fighting soap

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:22 GMT

A 9th grader from W.T. Woodson High School in Annandale, Virginia, was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” Wednesday and the winner of 3M’s Young Scientist Challenge.Heman Bekele, 14, took the top spot in the competition for working on a compound-based skin cancer treating soap, according to a news release.Beyond the prestigious title, Bekele is also getting $25,000.Heman Bekele, winner of the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge. (Courtesy 3M)“The need for scientists and innovators to develop solutions for the world’s biggest challenges has never been greater. This year’s Young Scientist Challenge finalists have demonstrated the skills required to re-imagine what’s possible — intelligence, curiosity, collaboration, and resilience,” John Banovetz, 3M executive vice president, chief technology officer and environmental responsibility, said in the release.“The magnitude and complexity of the issues these young minds are workin...

¿Cómo y dónde voto en las elecciones presidenciales de Ecuador 2023: documentos, horarios y más

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:22 GMT

(CNN Español) — Tras unas elecciones anticipadas atravesadas por la violencia, Ecuador irá a la segunda vuelta el 15 de octubre en la que se enfrentarán Luisa González y Daniel Noboa.La candidata correísta del Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana fue la ganadora de la primera vuelta al recibir la mayoría de votos. Según los datos oficiales, Luisa González recibió el 33,30 % de los votos, con el 98,18 % de las actas procesadas.La sorpresa de la noche fue el candidato del Movimiento ADN, Daniel Noboa, quién obtuvo el 23,66 % de los votos.Luisa González y Daniel Noboa irán a segunda vuelta en Ecuador, tras una jornada electoral en calma, pero a la sombra de la violenciaEcuador elige nuevo presidente y vicepresidente en medio de una sangrienta guerra territorial entre organizaciones delictivas rivales que, en su lucha por controlar las rutas del narcotráfico, tienen al país sumido en la violencia.El asesinato de Fernando Villavicencio, quien fuera candidato presidencial por el Movimien...

Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon hired as new coach of WNBA’s Chicago Sky

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:22 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sky announced they’ve hired Naismith Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon as the coach on Thursday, two days after her agent confirmed she agreed to take the job.“I’m excited to be a part of the Chicago Sky Family,” Weatherspoon said in a statement. “To be the leader, as Head Coach, of an organization in a city with so much history and culture is a dream come true. The things that we are about to do as a team, a business and in the community will be rooted in excitement, excellence and hard work. I am thankful to the entire Chicago organization for going through this process and selecting me. I can’t wait to get to work!”The Sky, who won the 2021 WNBA championship, were searching for a new coach since James Wade left in the middle of the season to take an assistant job with the NBA’s Toronto Raptors. Chicago announced at the end of the season, after it was eliminated from the playoffs by the Las Vegas Aces, that interim coach Emre Vatanseyer wouldn’t re...

Denver weather: Chilly start to a sunny and cool day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver's weather will be cool yet again today with more sunshine on the way! Temperatures will warm up nicely by tomorrow to wrap up the weekend. Weather today: Cool and sunnyA Freeze Warning remains in effect up until 9 AM this morning! Keep those plants covered through mid-morning, before we warm things up into the upper 50s and lower 60s under mostly sunny skies. Winds will come out of the SE anywhere from 5-10 mph. Weather tonight: Clear and cool It won't be as cool as last night and this morning, but look for temperatures to drop into the middle 30s under mostly clear skies. Winds could be breezy at times with gusts up to 20 mph. Looking ahead: Sunny and warmerThere is plenty of sunshine on the way for tomorrow to wrap up the weekend! We will warm up into the upper 60s and lower 70s, and those clear skies will stick around as will the warm air. We'll crank things up into the lower 70s on Monday, and even into the upper 70s and lower 80s on Tuesday!The next chan...

Stanford rallies from 29-point deficit, beats Colorado in double overtime

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:22 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Joshua Karty connected on a 31-yard field goal in the second overtime after tying the game in regulation, Elic Ayomanor had a school-record 294 yards receiving and Stanford rallied from a 29-point halftime deficit for a 46-43 victory over Colorado early Saturday.It was the largest blown lead in Colorado history.Safety Alaka’i Gilman picked off a floating Shedeur Sanders pass in the end zone to set the stage for Karty, who drilled a 46-yarder with no time left in regulation.The Cardinals (2-4, 1-3 Pac-12) trailed 29-0 at halftime, with QBs Justin Lamson and Ashton Daniels unable to light a spark.That is, until the second half when Daniels - with Lamson contributing - led Stanford on eight straight scoring drives. The Cardinals had 408 of their 523 yards in the second half and OT.Daniels threw for 396 yards and four TDs. Ayomanor had 13 catches and three TDs, including one to tie up the first overtime and another for 97 yards that changed the game. His 294 yards ...

Palestinians are struggling to flee south in Gaza after Israel gives an evacuation order

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:22 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water crisis after Israel stopped the flow of resources to the region ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel.Israel renewed calls on social media and in leaflets dropped from the air for Gaza residents to move south, while Hamas urged people to stay in their homes. The U.N. and aid groups have said such a rapid exodus would cause untold human suffering for hospitalized patients, older adults and others unable to relocate.The evacuation directive covers an area of 1.1 million residents, or about half of the territory’s population. The Israeli military said “hundreds of thousands” of Palestinians had already heeded the warning and headed south. It said Palestinians could travel within Gaza without being harmed along two main routes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time.It was not...