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Driver gets 3 years, 4 months for killing golf course employee in San Leandro crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

OAKLAND — An Oakland man has been sentenced to three years and four months behind bars for killing a golf course employee in San Leandro in a 2022 hit and run collision, court records show.Jason McDermott, 44, pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter in the death of Ismael Hernandez, an employee at Monarch Bay Golf Course. The crash occurred on April 18, 2022.Hernandez had been riding a lawnmower at work when he was struck by a stolen Dodge pickup truck. Both McDermott and a passenger ran from the crash, and that the passenger later told police McDermott was driving, police said.Witnesses later gave police videos showing McDermott running and jumping fences in his attempt to get away from the accident scene, authorities said.As part of the plea deal, Alameda County prosecutors dropped charges of leaving the scene of an accident, driving a stolen car, and enhancements related to his seven prior convictions, including for driving a stolen car and evading police in a vehicle,...

Chase of car-theft suspect in East Bay ends with suspect’s wrong-way crash on state Highway 24

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

ORINDA — An Oakland man who authorities said had an arrest warrant out on drug trafficking charges crashed into another car Wednesday night while traveling the wrong way on state Highway 24, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | 2 Bay Area residents arrested after $130,000 in jewelry and electronics stolen from rental car Crime and Public Safety | Hayward man sentenced to 14 years for sexually assaulting woman as she walked Oakland streets Crime and Public Safety | Oakland man thought to have died in Cement Hill car crash was actually shot, police say Crime and Public Safety | ‘The buck stops with me’: Oakland mayor acknowledges struggles, crime problem in State of the City address Crime and Public Safety | East Bay woman arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run earlier this year in Tracy The 35-year-old suspect and the driver of the other vehicle also involved...

Warriors rave about Spurs ‘sensation’ Wembanyama before final preseason game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – The biggest story in basketball, literally and figuratively, will make his first appearance in the Bay Area on Friday night.Victor Wembanyama, the top pick in the 2023 pick and San Antonio’s best prospect since Tim Duncan, will give a glimpse of the future to the team once considered by its owner to be “light years ahead of the league”Warriors center Dario Šarić figures to be one of the Warriors’ primary defenders against the rookie.Having played with other talented bigs such as Karl-Anthony Towns, Deandre Ayton and reigning MVP Joel Embiid over a six-year career, the 28-year-old veteran acknowledged Wembanyama’s abilities. “He’s a sensation,” Šarić said after the Warriors’ 116-115 victory over the Kings on Wednesday. “He’s 7-foot-4, shooting and dribbling the ball like a guard, so he’s going to be a challenge for us.”It’s the kind of skill set that is straight out of a basketball video game.“He’s like a 2K create-a-player, like every point guard that wan...

Newsom plans one-day Israel visit on his way to China

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

By Tran Nguyen | Associated PressSACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning a one-day visit to Israel this week to meet people affected by that country’s war with Hamas, stopping over en route to China where he will discuss policies to curb global warming.The Democratic governor is set to arrive Friday in Israel with plans to depart later that same day for Hong Kong. His office didn’t immediately answer questions about his schedule and activities in Israel.“I’m on my way to Israel,” Newsom confirmed in a message posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I’ll be meeting with those impacted by the horrific terrorist attacks and offering California’s support.”California is also sending medical supplies to the region, including provisions intended for the Gaza Strip, his office said.On Wednesday, Newsom announced more security funding for places of worship in California, including $10 million to immediately increase the pol...

Laphonza Butler won't run for Senate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

Recently appointed Democratic Senator for California Laphonza Butler will not run for a full term in 2024, according to a report in the New York Times. Butler, the former president of political action committee EMILY's List, was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill the late Dianne Feinstein's seat.Butler was sworn in earlier this month and there has been speculation that she could enter the race from the formidable position of effectively being a sitting U.S. Senator.  Former KTLA reporter Christina Pascucci running for U.S. Senate seat In an interview with the New York Times Thursday, Sen. Butler shot down any idea she might pursue the seat permanently.Speaking to the Times, Butler said she intended to be "the loudest, proudest champion of California," in her remaining days in office, but she realized that serving in the Senate was not "the greatest use of my voice."Butler later confirmed the Times reporting, issuing a statement saying in part, "I've spent ...

SFPD makes several arrests in Embarcadero shooting 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – The San Francisco Police Department has made several arrests on Wednesday from a shooting that resulted in multiple vehicle collisions and injured bystanders on June 18. According to police, there were a total of three crime scene locations: Beach and Stockton Streets, The Embarcadero and Kearny Street, and The Embarcadero and Howard Street. San Francisco police to give update on fatal shooting of driver who crashed into Chinese Consulate In the area of Beach and Stockton Streets, it was reported that the occupants of a white sedan and the occupants of a black SUV were exchanging gunfire as they were traveling eastbound on Beach Street and continued through several city streets, police said.  According to police, three uninvolved victim vehicles were struck by gunfire in the area of Beach and Stockton Streets.In the intersection of The Embarcadero and Kearny Street, the white sedan struck a 10-year-old female victim, and the black SUV struc...

Major injuries reported after police chase leads to head-on collision on Hwy 24: authorities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

(KRON) -- Injuries were reported after a police chase on Highway 24 in the East Bay Wednesday night, according to California Highway Patrol. The suspect vehicle -- which authorities say was stolen -- crashed head-on into another vehicle after it was traveling westbound on the eastbound lanes. 1 person fatally struck by Muni bus At around 6:34 p.m., Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office deputies located a stolen car traveling on westbound Highway 4 near Bailey Road in Pittsburg. They tried to stop the vehicle on southbound Highway 242 near Solano Way, but the suspect drove away at a high rate of speed -- resulting in deputies ending the pursuit.Then, the sheriff's office helicopter continued to follow the suspect vehicle. Authorities said the suspect exited on Acalanes Road, momentarily left his car and fled on foot to a residential area before getting back to his vehicle. The suspect then drove westbound on Highway 24's eastbound lanes, which shortly resulted in the aforementioned ...

World Bank Whistleblower Exposes Cover Up of Child Sex Abuse at For-Profit School Chain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

This was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.Stick with this one, it’s worth the ride. I know there isn’t really any oxygen for news outside of the assault on Gaza, but we didn’t want to hold this story any longer, particularly as things in the Middle East look like they might spiral out into a regional war. Back in March, you might remember, Neha Wadekar and I published an investigation called “A Is for Abuse,” about a slick tech firm that purports to be disrupting education in Africa and turning a profit while doing it. It’s the kind of “doing well by doing good” ethos that has become common in our benevolent oligarch era, and Bridge International Academies quickly became a darling of Silicon Valley and its associated billionaires, like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and our very own Pierre Omidyar (he was the founding donor of The Intercept, but has since stepped back), as well as international financial institutions l...

The Steelers are bringing rookies Jones and Porter along slowly. Might be time to speed it up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Porter and Broderick Jones have checked every box over the past six months.The Pittsburgh Steelers rookies have stayed healthy. They’ve learned. They’ve tried to stay out of the spotlight — as much as any players taken in the first 32 picks of the draft can anyway — while trying to prove to the coaching staff they’re ready to take on a larger role.Their time is coming. That much is true. It’s the when, however, that’s tricky. Particularly for a 3-2 team that has been a mixed bag heading into Sunday’s visit to the Los Angeles Rams (3-3).Jones looked every bit like the left tackle of the future in his first NFL start against Baltimore on Oct. 8, when he filled in more than capably for injured veteran Dan Moore. Porter took another massive step forward with his first career interception in the same game, a fourth-quarter pick in the end zone that set up the winning touchdown drive.And yet coach Mike Tomlin appears in no major r...

US intelligence estimates toll in Gaza hospital blast on “low end” of 100-300, calls loss of life “staggering.”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence estimates toll in Gaza hospital blast on “low end” of 100-300, calls loss of life “staggering.”Source