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Walnut Creek City Council meeting disrupted by antisemitic callers Tuesday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:46 GMT

(BCN) -- In what seemed to be a coordinated effort, multiple people called into the public comment portion of Tuesday night's Walnut Creek City Council meeting to spout antisemitic propaganda at the council. Councilmember Kevin Wilk, who was Walnut Creek's first Jewish mayor and city council member, said Wednesday there were "pretty stunning comments" made by four different callers. One caller, who identified himself as "Scottie, resident of Walnut Creek," said "I'm calling today to address some irrational statements made by certain council members who know who they are, regarding the pro white banners that they cried about on the news probably about six months back." San Jose rampage suspect worked for Google, had meth problem: court documents Video of the call was posted on the Twitter account @Scottie8841, which also contains antisemitic, anti-Black, pro-white propaganda. "Scottie" also said in the video: "I was just wondering why they think it's OK to -- it's no...

Natural gas leak, water main break closes streets in San Francisco, evacuations still in place

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Officials are advising the public to avoid Duboce Avenue and Castro Street due to a natural gas leak Wednesday morning. The San Francisco Fire Department has evacuated a one-block radius of the intersection, according to a tweet from Supervisor Aaron Peskin, whose district includes the impacted area. Juvenile dies in fatal pedestrian collision in San Jose Emergency crews, including PG&E and the San Francisco Fire Department, are currently on scene after a 16-inch water main break and a natural gas leak occurred, according to SFFD. The water main break built up pressure underground which led to a break in a sewer line and a gas line.Gas then infiltrated the sewers and underground area, Peskin said.The earlier threat from the utility disruption has been stabilized, according to a tweet from SFFD. Residual gas smell may continue in the area and first responders remain on the scene. People are advised to continue to avoid the area.KRON On is streaming news...

Business Highlights: Fed likely to hold rates steady; CNN ousts Licht after tumultuous tenure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:46 GMT

___Is it a ‘skip’ or a ‘pause’? Federal Reserve won’t likely raise rates next week but maybe next monthWASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t call it a “pause.” When the Federal Reserve meets next week, it is widely expected to leave interest rates alone — after 10 straight meetings in which it has jacked up its key rate to fight inflation. But what might otherwise be seen as a “pause” will likely be characterized instead as a “skip.” The difference? A “pause” might suggest that the Fed may not raise its benchmark rate again. A “skip” implies that it probably will — just not now. The purpose of suspending its rate hikes is to give the Fed’s policymakers time to look around and assess how much higher borrowing rates are slowing inflation.___CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenureNEW YORK (AP) — Chris Licht was ousted as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and plunging ratings. David Zaslav, the CEO of CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, announced the lea...

A’s win consecutive games, Noda homers, Harris gets 1st win, 9-5 over Pirates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:46 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Oakland Athletics began a three-game series in Pittsburgh by essentially doing whatever they could to give away what became a 15th straight road loss.The fundamentals manager Mark Kotsay keeps telling his players they need to be great at were lacking. Yet, rather than have one missed opportunity bleed into another, the A’s responded by doing something that’s been almost historically rare during the first two months of the season.They won. Twice.Ryan Noda homered and reached base four times and Hogan Harris took advantage of a massive first inning by his teammates oN Wednesday to earn his first major league victory, 9-5 over Pittsburgh.Less than 18 hours after winning on the road for the first time in a month, Oakland jumped on Roansy Contreras (3-5) early to capture a series for just the third time in 2023.“Monday night was not great by any measure,” Kotsay said. “And for them to understand that, to realize and recognize it and come out and be bette...

Messi heads to Miami as latest big name to raise soccer’s profile in US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:46 GMT

Lionel Messi is set to become part of the next chapter of men’s soccer in North America.With a World Cup on the horizon in 2026, Messi’s announcement Wednesday that he will join Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami is another landmark moment for the league and the sport in the United States.But he’s only the latest big-name international player to bring his talents to the U.S. Here’s a look at others who have come before him:PELE Edson Arantes do Nascimento was already a three-time World Cup champion and undoubtedly the best player in the world when he left Brazil in 1975 for the chance to be the face of soccer in North America.The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” joined the New York Cosmos of the NASL. He was 34 at the time and perhaps no longer “The King.” But he was still a commanding presence on the field and his name brought a buzz the sport lacked in North America.Pelé scored 64 goals in three season for the Cosmos, leading them to the 1977 le...

Actor Jay Johnston, known for ‘Bob’s Burgers’ character, arrested on Capitol riot charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:46 GMT

An actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows “Bob’s Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David” was arrested Wednesday on charges that he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in confronting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, court records show.Jay Johnston, 54, of Los Angeles, was arrested there on charges including civil disorder, a felony. He is expected to make his initial court appearance in California on Wednesday. An attorney for Johnston didn’t immediately respond to a telephone call and text message seeking comment.Video footage captured Johnston pushing against police and helping rioters who attacked officers guarding an entrance to the Capitol in a tunnel on the Lower West Terrace, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit. Johnston held a stolen police shield over his head and passed it to other rioters during the attack on Jan. 6, 2021, the affidavit says. Johnston “was close to the entrance to the tunnel, turned back and signale...

Rory McIlroy, a strong anti-Saudi voice, now feels like ‘sacrificial lamb’ amid LIV Golf deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:46 GMT

Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice against Saudi-funded LIV Golf that caused so much disruption in golf, said Wednesday he now feels like a “sacrificial lamb” with the stunning reversal of the PGA Tour becoming partners with Saudi Arabia’s enormous wealth fund.It was McIlroy who helped lead a players-only meeting last August that reshaped the PGA Tour to fend off the challenge of LIV Golf. He has been the loudest critic, a member of the tour’s policy board. And he was among the last to hear the news shortly before it broke.“It’s hard for me to not sit up here and feel somewhat like a sacrificial lamb, and feeling like I’ve put myself out there and this is what happens,” McIlroy said at the RBC Canadian Open, where he is the two-time defending champion.“Again, removing myself from the situation, I see how this is better for the game of golf. There’s no denying that,” he said, “But for me as an individual, yeah, there’s just going to have to be...

Virginia regulators advance Youngkin plan to leave climate initiative he calls ineffective

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:46 GMT

FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks to reporters inside the rotunda of the state Capitol building, Feb. 25, 2023, in Richmond, Va. Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote Wednesday, June 7, 2023, on whether to advance Youngkin's plan to withdraw from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)(AP/John C. Clark) FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks to reporters inside the rotunda of the state Capitol building, Feb. 25, 2023, in Richmond, Va. Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote Wednesday, June 7, 2023, on whether to advance Youngkin's plan to withdraw from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)(AP/John C. Clark) ...

Secretariat’s record-setting Belmont Stakes win to claim the Triple Crown still stands 50 years on

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:46 GMT

Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes remains arguably the most impressive performance in the history of horse racing a half-century later.His victory came by a record 31 lengths over the second-place finisher and in a record time of 2 minutes, 24 seconds to complete the 1 1/2-mile race and claim the Triple Crown.“He was the type of horse that you’ll never see again,” jockey Ron Turcotte said Wednesday, nearly 50 years to the day since riding Secretariat in the Belmont. “He was doing something that you’ve never seen before and will probably never see again.”Secretariat’s run in the Belmont is so legendary the racetrack has a pole inside the rail — in his signature blue-and-white checkered silks — marking where the next-closest horse was when he crossed the finish line.THE LEAD-UPThe Triple Crown has been won only 13 times in all, with the first coming in 1919, and its history is marked by long droughts — decades in some cases. By the time the 1973 season arri...

Suicidal man shot, killed by deputies in Conifer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police shot and killed a person in Jefferson County Wednesday afternoon and an investigation is now underway into the use of force.According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened near Callae Drive and Piano Meadows Drive in Conifer. Roads were closed nearby but there was no threat to the public as of 1:44 p.m. Wednesday.A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said deputies were initially called for a report of a man who was threatening suicide. When they arrived around 10 a.m., deputies heard a shot and began searching for the person who had fired.Police were on the scene investigating a police shooting in Jefferson County on Wednesday afternoon. (KDVR)Police were on the scene investigating a police shooting in Jefferson County on Wednesday afternoon. (KDVR)Police were on the scene investigating a police shooting in Jefferson County on Wednesday afternoon. (KDVR)During the search, deputies found a man threatening suicide with a shotgun, acc...