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Music greats unite for benefit concert in response to Maui wildfires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

LL Cool J, who just headlined a terrific hip-hop concert at Chase Center in San Francisco last week, is one of the many stars set to perform at the #MauiStrong benefit on Sept. 8.The YouTube livestream event also inclues Gretchen Rhodes featuring Mick Fleetwood and Friends, Ziggy Marley, Lukas Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff, Fred Armisen, Sarah McLachlan, Ryan Bingham, Stewart Copeland, Kai Lenny and more.The 120-minute event takes place on will air on Ziggy Marley’s official YouTube Channel on September 8th, 2023, at 2PM HST / 5PM PST / 8PM EST on Sept. 8 at https://yt.be/mauistrong.“Funds raised will support two crucial causes: the Maui Strong Fund, which provides immediate and long-term recovery aid for the people and areas devastated by the Maui wildfires; this can be done directly on the livestream watch page by clicking the DONATE button. And MusiCares, a charity supporting the health and welfare of the music community through preventive, emergency, and recovery programs. Ad...

Two tech companies strike deal for purchase of San Jose office site

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

SAN JOSE — A tech company has bought a San Jose site from another tech firm in a deal that suggests a post-coronavirus malaise still afflicts parts of the Bay Area’s office market.The office building, located at 2201 Qume Drive, was bought by ISE Labs for $24 million, according to documents filed on Sept. 6 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.IPG Photonics, a maker of optical fiber lasers, sold the office site to ISE Labs, a technology services firm that has an operation in Fremont.It wasn’t immediately clear whether ISE Labs would keep the Fremont office and expand at the San Jose site or shift the Fremont operations to San Jose.ISE Labs bought the office building through an all-cash deal, the county documents show.The just-bought office building totals slightly under 64,000 square feet, according to a marketing brochure being circulated by real estate firm TRI Commercial, whose brokers Martin Morici and Joshua Gispan were marketing the building fo...

Person dead after being shot by Hayward police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

HAYWARD — A person died Wednesday night after being shot by Hayward police, a spokesperson for the department said Thursday.Hayward police Ofc. Cassondra Fovel said the shooting happened about 9:40 p.m. and confirmed it was a fatal shooting.Fovel said the shooting happened off City Center Drive. She did not release any other information, such as how many officers fired or what led to the gunfire.This is a developing report. Check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Inside an FBI interrogation room: Here’s what happened after a Boogaloo follower showed up to confess role in Oakland federal cop killing Crime and Public Safety | Cop fired for his role in the killing of Sean Monterrosa will be reinstated by Vallejo Police Crime and Public Safety | Jurors award mom nearly $24 million after finding 2 California cops negligently shot her son to death Crime and Public Safety | Attorney claims offic...

Pac-12 legal delay: WSU and OSU hoped to proceed quickly, but conference office slow to move

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

Soon after Implosion Friday across the Pac-12, Washington State president Kirk Schulz identified the most immediate task: Determining which schools had voting rights and control of the conference’s assets.“We think there will be some clarity around governance issues in the next two weeks,” he told the Hotline.One month later, clarity has not emerged.Stanford and Cal have fled to the ACC. Only Washington State and Oregon State remain, and they still don’t have the answers needed to take the next step, whether it’s reforming the Pac-12 or joining the Mountain West.“I’m frustrated that we haven’t gotten the information as quickly as we had hoped,” OSU athletic director Scott Barnes told Oregonlive.com last weekend. “It is trickling in. We need to get that buttoned down.”The Hotline sought answers from the conference office.Why is it taking so long to determine the assets, liabilities and governing control?The Pac-12 declined to comment.What is the process and wh...

Newsom signs executive order to study AI use, risks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

(BCN) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday an executive order to study the development, use, and risks of artificial intelligence in California and within state government while educating the public about the technology. Under the executive order, state agencies and departments are mandated to analyze potential threats to California's energy infrastructure through generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), Newsom's office said. State agencies will issue general guidelines for the public's use, procurement and training on GenAI based on the executive order, which also requires state departments to make a report on uses of GenAI, as well as potential harms and risks for communities, governments and state government workers in California. Steph & Ayesha Curry donate $50M to Oakland school district According to Newsom's office, state agencies will train state government workers to use GenAI technology approved by California. The executive order also pushes for partner...

Guaranteed income program application period for Alameda residents starts Friday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

(KRON) -- The City of Alameda is offering a guaranteed income program for low-income households. The application process for "Rise Up Alameda" begins Friday morning at 9 a.m. on the program's website or in-person.The two-year program will provide $1,000 a month to 150 Alameda households selected at random. Those who apply must be over 18 years old, an Alameda resident and have a household income at or below 50 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI). The chart, provided by the pilot program, shows the AMI per household size.Household Size(number of people)Income Limit(50% AMI)1$51,8002$59,2003$66,6004$73,9505$79,9006$85,8007$91,7008$97,650Multilingual application support and computer access will be provided by the city at the Alameda Free Library, Mastick Center and Alameda Point Collaborative. The application period ends at 9 a.m. on Sept. 18. "The goals of Rise Up Alameda are to reduce economic instability for program participants, help to change local narratives and perceptions s...

Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday criticized recent efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary restrictions or masking and his state surgeon general warned against getting the latest COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to be available this month.The criticism from DeSantis at news conference in Jacksonville, Florida, arrived the same day his campaign for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination sent out an email to supporters vowing to “fight back against every bogus attempt the Left makes to expand government control” when it comes to COVID-19 precautions.At the Jacksonville news conference at an Irish pub, DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo promised Florida won’t be joining states, cities or school districts across the U.S. in temporarily closing schools or mandating mask-wearing because of the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases.“People are lurching toward this insanity again,” DeSantis said. “As we...

No. 8 Washington looks to keep rolling on offense hosting Tulsa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

No. 8 Washington (1-0) vs. Tulsa (1-0), Saturday, 5 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network)Line: Washington by 34½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.Series record: First meeting.WHAT’S AT STAKE?Washington looked the part of a Pac-12 championship contender in its season opener with a 56-19 thumping of Boise State. After a sluggish first quarter, the Huskies showed how explosive their offense led by QB Michael Penix Jr. can be with 28 second-quarter points. Penix threw for 450 yards with 328 yards going to the trio of Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillan and Ja’Lynn Polk. Tulsa opened with a convincing 42-7 win over FCS-program Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the first game for new head coach Kevin Wilson. Both teams have big games on the horizon – Washington is at Michigan State and Tulsa hosts No. 18 Oklahoma in Week 3.KEY MATCHUPWill anybody be able to get pressure on Penix this season? Washington’s QB was sacked only five times in 2022 and was sacked by Boise State on the third offensive snap of the season. After ...

Self-belief has Italy chasing Rugby World Cup wins starting with Namibia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

When Ange Capuozzo and Edoardo Padovani combined for the last-ditch converted try that stunned Wales in Cardiff last year, the Azzurri finally showed coach Kieran Crowley what he told them they were capable of.Italy was at one of its lowest points when Crowley took charge in May 2021. He figured it was pointless Italy play the same way with the same players. So the former New Zealand fullback expanded the game plan and brought in younger players. Then he tried to convince them they could win and how to do it.But until they beat Wales to end a depressing 36-game losing streak in the Six Nations, they weren’t really convinced. Italy hasn’t been the same since. Wins are still elusive but the Azzurri are going for them in a Rugby World Cup pool including France, New Zealand and Uruguay.“Self-belief,” is the difference in the Italy ranks between now and two years ago, Crowley noted on Thursday, two days before their opening match against Namibia in Saint-Etienne.“When y...

Sudan’s army chief travels to Qatar for talks with emir as fighting rages in his country

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s army chief traveled to Qatar on Thursday for talks with the country’s emir, making his third international trip since fighting broke out between the military and a rival paramilitary force in mid-April, media reports said.Sudan plunged into chaos almost five months ago, when long-simmering tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, escalated into open warfare on April 15.During the visit, Burhan and the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, discussed the challenges facing conflict-stricken Sudan. The talks took place in the Qatari capital, Doha, according to a statement by the Emiri Diwan media outlet. Al Thani reiterated his call for broad peace negotiations between all of Sudan’s political forces and a lasting stop to the fighting, the statement said. Sudan’s acting Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq and Gen. Ahmed Ibrahim Mufadel, head of the Gener...