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Former U.S. Attorney John Walsh enters 2024 Denver district attorney’s race

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:24:23 GMT

John Walsh, one of Colorado’s former top federal prosecutors, is running for Denver district attorney in 2024, jumping into a crowded field of Democratic candidates seeking to succeed Beth McCann.Walsh, 62, confirmed his plans to The Denver Post ahead of an announcement Thursday. He served as U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado for six years under President Barack Obama before stepping down in 2016 to return to private practice.While in that role, he helped lead a case against Citigroup Inc. that netted a $7 billion settlement in relation to the bank’s role in the 2008 mortgage crisis.Walsh dipped his toe in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate before John Hickenlooper entered that race and won the seat in 2020. He also worked as a partner in the Denver office of law firm WilmerHale.Now he wants to take over as the city’s top prosecutor at what he views as a pivotal time.“It’s hard to see a city I love so much struggling a bit right now with qu...

Machete-wielding man shot, killed by police at popular Calabasas restaurant

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:24:23 GMT

A man who attacked someone with a machete was shot and killed by police officers at the popular Sagebrush Cantina in Calabasas on Wednesday night, authorities said.The shooting happened shortly before 8 p.m. on the patio of the sprawling restaurant, bar and live music venue located at 23527 Calabasas Road in the historic Old Town area.Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department first responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon outside a McDonald's on Mulholland Drive and Avenue San Luis, a few blocks away.Witnesses said officers chased the suspect on foot to the Sagebrush where they swarmed the cantina while telling patrons to shelter in place. “I was in my truck and all of a sudden I see LAPD police cars come in and they said through their loudspeaker, ‘Everybody get inside, lock your doors!’,” said Larry Rifkin, an eyewitness.The suspect had apparently dropped the machete outside the McDonald’s but, according to police, was still carrying a knife in one hand and a ...

Man shot to death in pickup truck in University Park

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:24:23 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for the shooter or shooters who killed a man as he sat in a pickup truck in University Park Wednesday night.The shooting was reported at about 11:30 p.m. at West 23rd Street and Ellendale Place, according to reports on the Citizen app.The victim, a man whose identity has not been released, was found unresponsive inside of the truck and declared dead at the scene.Multiple bullet holes could be seen in the truck's windshield, and police found several shell casings in the street.A motive for the killing has not been established, and the investigation is ongoing.

Historic L.A. Jewish deli hit with antisemitic graffiti

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:24:23 GMT

L.A. police are investigating a possible hate crime after antisemitic graffiti was found in the parking lot of an iconic Jewish delicatessen in the Fairfax District Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed to KTLA.  Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 400 block of Fairfax Avenue at around 10:40 a.m. on reports of the hateful messages sprayed across the building.  A photograph of the graffiti in the Canters Deli parking lot showed three different areas beneath a mural depicting Jewish history in L.A. defaced with phrases that read, “Israels only religion is capitalism,” “How many dead in the name of greed?” and “Free Gaza.”  Antisemitic graffiti seen on a wall at Canters Deli that depicts local Jewish history on Nov. 1, 2023. (@TheGussreport)Sandie Sampson-Stellavato and her husband Chris had come to Canters for some comfort and and were disturbed to learn that that landmark had been the victim of a possible hate crime. "There's s...

Oakland school board candidate gets union boost in race for critical swing seat

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:24:23 GMT

OAKLAND — The special election next week for a key Oakland school board seat features two candidates, but only one will get a flashy mailer delivered to voters’ mailboxes in the coming days — thanks to a hefty dose of labor spending.It’s a familiar late-game push in the final days before a Nov. 7 election that could shift the balance of power in the cash-strapped Oakland Unified School District to either its administrators or the teachers union.As is typical in local elections with weighty political consequences, the largest source of spending is not from the candidates or their donors but by independent committees that operate outside the campaigns and often far outspend them.Only one candidate in this race, Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez, has those committees on her side, and together they have given her nearly a $46,000 advantage over opponent Jorge Lerma, who has no independent backers.Ritzie-Hernandez’s campaign has also directly outraised Lerma’s el...

Warriors 3 Things: Is that the shot that gets Klay Thompson going?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:24:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — No Warrior has been more affected by the changes to the roster than Klay Thompson.Since returning from back-to-back season-ending leg injuries, there had been a reliable, steady input and output from the five-time All-Star.But, this season, with the addition of Chris Paul to the lineup and amid a deeper and better-built team, everything was in flux.It hasn’t always looked pretty for Klay.Don’t get me wrong: Thompson has been good. But his role is different, and there have been times when you can see it manifest in less-than-ideal ways.This new role isn’t as active. Thompson spends much of the game on offense stretching the floor, instead of being directly in the action. On defense, he’s asked to defend in the post instead of on the perimeter.Some of this is the Warriors conceding that Thompson isn’t the athlete he was before his injuries. Another part of it is the simple fact that Thompson is one of the tallest players on the team and th...

Playoff prep roundup: St. Francis and Mitty cruise in CCS Open volleyball semifinals, Foothill and Head-Royce advance in NCS

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:24:23 GMT

Girls volleyballThe two best girls volleyball teams in the Bay Area will compete for a Central Coast Section Open Division title on Saturday. Archbishop Mitty took down Sacred Heart Prep 3-0 and St. Francis defeated Valley Christian 3-0 to set up the fifth showdown of the season between the West Catholic Athletic League powers at Palo Alto High.Archbishop Mitty 3, Sacred Heart Prep 0No. 1 Mitty won 25-18, 25-23, 25-19 in a home matchup with No. 4 Sacred Heart Prep. Isabella Romero had a number of kills and played great defense on the right side, and coach Jon Wallace said Nicole Macalintal’s passing and defense “turned around” the second set, which SHP led 15-10 at one point. Wallace wrote in an email, “SHP played very well, but Mitty was able to dig some balls and convert them into points.” St. Francis 3, Valley Christian 0Second seeded St. Francis cruised to a 25-15, 25-22, 25-19 victory, defeating No. 3 seed and WCAL rival Valley Christian for the eighth consecutive match. The ti...

Interstate 880 repaving through Fremont may be delayed into next year: Roadshow

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:24:23 GMT

Q: I thought I read earlier this year that Caltrans planned to pave Interstate 880 north through Fremont in September.Here we are, already in November, and nothing has happened. The section between Stevenson Boulevard and Thornton is so incredibly bad. I am a “gentle” driver, but I broke an axle, and ended up having to buy a new car! Do you have any updates on that project? We are expecting another rainy winter and that road is already dangerous in its current state.Please don’t tell me they are going to let it sit through yet another winter!Also, I see they planned to pave the Dumbarton Bridge eastbound. The actual bridge isn’t bad at all, but the section between the bridge and Newark Boulevard is horrible, especially starting just before the old toll booths and through the Thornton offramp. They paved some of that before, but it didn’t hold and now there are huge potholes and ruts everywhere. People bob and weave, trying to avoid the worst, and they look like drunken sailors.Pleas...

A Northern California stabbing attack that killed 1 woman and wounded 2 men appears to be random, police say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:24:23 GMT

IONE — A woman was killed and two other people wounded in an apparently random stabbing rampage in a Sierra Nevada foothills community allegedly carried out by a man who was on parole for attempted murder, authorities said.The stabbings occurred Monday at three locations in a neighborhood in the small city of Ione, police Chief John Alfred told reporters Tuesday. Ione is in the foothills of Amador County southeast of Sacramento.All the victims had multiple stab wounds and a knife was recovered, the chief said. There did not appear to be any connection between the victims, and the violence appeared to be random, he said.A 34-year-old man was arrested on a street where two of the attacks occurred.“He’s being held on no bail right now,” Alfred said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man gets life without parole for murdering 2 in California burger restaurant Crime and Public Safety | One dead following Halloween shooting in East Bay Crime and Publ...

Teachers from the Philippines and beyond are filling gaps in Bay Area schools

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:24:23 GMT

This time last year, John Carlo Chan was teaching students half a world away.He’d been educating 30 kids on the autism spectrum in his native Philippines. But when a friend mentioned the demand for teachers on the other side of the ocean, Chan decided to apply. Less than a year later, he landed a job as a special education teacher at Pacifica’s Oceana High.“I wasn’t even considering going abroad,” said Chan, 25. “But then I heard about this opportunity.”With teacher shortages worsening across both the state and region, Bay Area districts are relying more than ever on recruiting teachers like Chan from across the globe, with the vast majority of them coming from the Philippines.At the Jefferson Union High School District, Chan is one of 15 new Filipino educators who are working at the district’s five schools. At San Jose Unified, 34 teachers from the Philippines have made the South Bay their home. And at the San Mateo-Foster City School...