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California DOJ extends oversight of Vallejo Police Department

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:55:49 GMT

The California Department of Justice plans to continue its oversight of the Vallejo Police Department, the Times-Herald has learned.The state agency announced this news Wednesday in a brief, emailed response to an inquiry by this newspaper. The statement emphasized a list of 45 recommendations for improving Vallejo law enforcement that the OIR Group, an independent consulting firm, provided the city in 2019 amid public outcry over alleged police brutality.As of last month, the Vallejo Police Department had implemented only eight of these recommended reforms.“While we have seen recent meaningful progress, the Vallejo Police Department has not implemented all 45 of the recommendations,” a spokesperson for the California Department of Justice said. “As a result, we are working to formalize a new phase of oversight of the Department in the form of a court-ordered settlement agreement.”It was previously unclear whether the Department of Justice intended to extend its review of the Vallej...

LA helped the Bay get an NWSL team. Now, Angel City and Bay FC are ready for a NorCal-SoCal rivalry

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:55:49 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The co-owners of Bay FC haven’t been shy about where they got their inspiration from — even if it breaks usual Bay Area sports tradition.Led by four former U.S. women’s national team stars Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osbourne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner, the foundation of Bay FC can be directly tied to Angel City FC, the National Women’s Soccer League team in Los Angeles.“Honestly, when Angel City announced their team, I immediately called the girls and said, ‘If Angel City’s doing it, why are we not?’” Osbourne recalled on Saturday in San Francisco at Bay FC’s first public event.Angel City representatives, including owner Julie Uhrman, were at the Presidio on Saturday for Bay FC’s effective kickoff event, celebrating a team that they helped bring to life.“They’re the trendsetter in this space and women’s soccer in the United States,” Wagner said of Angel City. “The way that they launched their brand, the way that they did it by bringing their community together. We’...

Donald Trump indicted: What to know about the documents case and what’s next

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:55:49 GMT

By MEG KINNARD (Associated Press)Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate has brought renewed attention to one of the most notable cases in Justice Department history.The federal charges represent the biggest legal jeopardy so far for Trump, coming less than three months after he was charged in New York with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.Here’s a look at the charges, the special counsel’s investigation and how Trump’s case differs from those of other politicians known to be in possession of classified documents:WHAT ARE THE CHARGES, AND HOW IS TRUMP REACTING?Trump has been charged with seven counts related to the mishandling of classified documents, according to two people familiar with the indictment but not authorized to speak publicly about it.Trump’s lawyer James Trusty said Thursday on CNN that the indictment includes charges of willful retention of national defense information...

Big San Jose project with 1,000-plus homes will have affordable units

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:55:49 GMT

Massing visualization of a residential development consisting of 1,027 apartments located at 360 Saratoga Avenue near Kiely Boulevard in San Jose, concept. (WRNS Studio)SAN JOSE — Scores of affordable homes would be part of a huge housing development in San Jose with more than 1,000 residences that would rise on the site of a shuttered casino, just-released plans filed with the city show.Trammell Crow, one of the nation’s largest real estate development and investment firms, has proposed the development at 360 and 400 Saratoga Avenue near Kiely Boulevard in San Jose.The 10.3-acre development site once accommodated the well-known Garden City Casino and the popular Harry’s Hofbrau restaurant, which both closed years ago.Starting in 2016, at least four distinct proposals have emerged for a dramatic redevelopment of the prime site. The Trammell Crow mixed-use plan is the latest vision for the property.“The project involves mixed-use commercial, transit-orien...

MLB officials: Players utilizing IL to deal with mental health struggles a sign that the system is working

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:55:49 GMT

The 2023 MLB season ought to be remembered for the inception of the pitch clock, banning of the shift and the speeding up of the game.And one other thing: it’s the year the MLB saw more players speak up about mental health struggles and utilize the injured list to deal with issues related to anxiety.Three players this year have already spent time on the IL for anxiety: A’s reliever Trevor May, who spent more than a month on the IL before returning to the A’s in late May, Rockies reliever Daniel Bard, who started the year on the IL but returned in April, and Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows, who went on the IL after six games and has yet to return.It represents progress from two years ago, when Sports Illustrated reported there were more than a dozen players on the restricted list while batting mental health struggles. The difference? Players on the restricted list often go without pay and access to health services; players on the injured list continue receiving the same benefits as ...

Rubin: NATO must make Putin pay for Russian war crimes in Ukraine

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:55:49 GMT

When Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya addressed a special Security Council session on Tuesday about the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, he confronted his Russian counterpart as “the representative of Putin’s terrorist regime…that has detonated a bomb of mass environmental destruction.”That says it all.Who can doubt that it was Moscow that unleashed the largest man-made disaster in Europe since the 1986 nuclear meltdown in Chernobyl? But Chernobyl — another Russian desecration of Ukrainian soil — was caused by Soviet incompetence. This massive ecological crime was deliberate.By destroying the dam, Vladimir Putin meant to impede Ukraine’s counteroffensive to drive Russia out of occupied Ukrainian territory, a critical undertaking which has just gotten started.He must not be allowed to succeed.Ukrainian forces will now be unable to cross the flooded Dnipro River with armored vehicles in coming weeks (although this approach had not been likely) since the land on both sid...

USPS letter carrier robbed by two armed suspects in Oakland

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:55:49 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – A United States postal worker was robbed Thursday afternoon while delivering mail on foot, the USPS Inspection Service said.  2 men wrongfully convicted of Oakland murder file lawsuit At 2:57 p.m., a USPS letter carrier was on foot in the 1100 block of 83rd Ave. when two men approached them. The two suspects robbed the letter carrier of their postal keys. The Oakland Police Department said both suspects had firearms.The postal worker was not injured during the robbery. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The postal service is asking local residents to check their surveillance videos and to contact them at 877-876-2455 if they have any information.

Sonoma Raceway hosts NASCAR races this weekend

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:55:49 GMT

(BCN) -- Sonoma Raceway will host a series of NASCAR races this weekend. The 34th annual NASCAR weekend includes the General Tire 200 ARCA Menards Series West race on Friday and the DoorDash 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday.The weekend concludes with the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday. Sonoma Raceway is a 2.52-mile and 12-turn road course and a quarter-mile drag strip located at Sears Point in Sonoma County. Built in 1968, it is host to one of the few NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. 2 men wrongfully convicted of Oakland murder file lawsuit Shaquille O'Neal, the four-time NBA champion and platinum-selling recording artist, will perform on the pre-race stage to headline race festivities for the 34th annual NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday."We can't wait to entertain our race fans with DJ Diesel throwing the party," said Sonoma Raceway executive vice president and general manager Jill Gregory. "This is always a high en...

Naby Keïta leaves Liverpool to sign with Werder Bremen

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:55:49 GMT

BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Midfielder Naby Keïta is leaving Liverpool on a free transfer to move to the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen, the German club said Friday.Keïta leaves Liverpool after five years with a team which won every major prize in English soccer with the Premier League in 2020, the Champions League the year before and the FA Cup and League Cup once each.It’s a return to Germany for the Guinean, who previously played for Leipzig for two years before joining Liverpool in 2018. He only managed 13 games for Liverpool this season, in part because of a series of injuries.“I’m really excited for my new challenge here in Bremen,” Keïta said in a club statement, adding that “this club and its philosophy will be a good match for me, so this is the right step for my career.”It’s a surprise signing for Bremen, which placed 13th in its first season back in the Bundesliga after promotion and described the deal as a “transfer coup.” The four-time German champion ...

Assange pierde su último intento de apelación contra extradición a EE.UU., pero volverá a recurrir en una corte de Londres

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:55:49 GMT

(CNN) — Un juez del Tribunal Superior de Londres denegó el permiso de Julian Assange para apelar una orden de extradición para enviarlo a Estados Unidos, donde enfrenta numerosos cargos de espionaje.En un fallo fechado el 6 de junio de 2023 y visto por CNN, un juez dijo que la solicitud de permiso para apelar de Assange fue denegada afirmando que “ninguno de los cuatro motivos de apelación plantea ningún punto debidamente discutible”.El 17 de junio de 2022, la ministra del Interior del Reino Unido, Priti Patel, aprobó la extradición del fundador de WikiLeaks a EE.UU.Julian Assange, en datosDemandan a la CIA por presunto espionaje a un grupo de abogados y periodistas que visitaron a Julian Assange en la embajada de Ecuador en LondresFirman orden para extraditar a Assange a EE.UU.: WikiLeaks dice que apelará 3:24En un fallo separado, el juez del Tribunal Superior también negó el permiso de Assange para apelar e impugnar la desestimación de otras partes de su caso dur...