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School Workers Move Closer To A Strike, Give LAUSD 10-Day Notice

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:46 GMT

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) received a 10-day notice from school workers, Wednesday, saying they intend to end their current contract and move toward a strike.The notice comes after 96% of the nearly 30,000 school employees represented by Service Employees International United, Local 99 (SEIU-99), voted to move forward with a strike if both sides could not reach a contract agreement.“Los Angeles Unified is disappointed that SEIU is walking away from negotiations with so much on the table,” LAUSD said in a statement. “We want to do right by our employees, which is why Superintendent [Albert] Carvalho made one of the strongest offers ever proposed by a Los Angeles Unified Superintendent, offering historic compensation increases and benefits aligned with SEIU’s requests.”The district said the proposed contract included a more than 15% ongoing wage increase, a 9% retention bonus, equity adjustments for those earning fewer than $30 per ho...

Man arrested on suspicion of attacking SamTrans bus drivers, carjacking

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:46 GMT

PALO ALTO — A 26-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon in Palo Alto on suspicion of spitting in the face of one bus driver and wrapping his arms around another before running from officers and trying to carjack a woman, police said.Officers were called to Quarry and Arboretum roads just before 5 p.m. for a report of a disturbance on a SamTrans bus, the Palo Alto Police Department said in a statement. They arrived to see a man running into a retirement community at 620 Sand Hill Road.An officer detained the man, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs and handed over a pipe, while others interviewed the drivers at the first scene, police said.One of the drivers, a woman in her 30s, told officers the man had forced open the doors of her out-of-service bus. She ordered him to leave multiple times before he did. The woman then got off the bus to flag down another SamTrans driver for help.“The suspect then spat in the face of the female driver,” police said, “and when the ...

Not its night: Granada falls to Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks in Division I state final

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:46 GMT

SACRAMENTO — The back-and-gold-clad Granada fans arrived early Friday night. They cheered on the girls from Oakland Tech in the previous game, then gave their own team the roars they hoped would end in championship jubilation.There was celebrating.But on this night, Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks was doing most of it at the end as Duke-bound Caleb Foster put an exclamation point on a spectacular senior season, scoring 33 points to lead the Southern California school to a 67-58 victory in the Division I state championship game at Golden 1 Center.Miller, a transfer from Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, broke the D-I final scoring record of 32 points that Castlemont’s Michael Manning held since 1981.Notre Dame took charge in the second quarter, withstood a Granada rally in the third period that brought the Livermore school to within six and then put the game away in the early stages fourth quarter.The game ended with Granada’s Matai Faiaipa’u hitting a three-quarters-length sho...

'Saddest thing ever': Pittsburg teen killed by car identified as dance student

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:46 GMT

PITTSBURG, Calif. (KRON) – An East Bay teen is being remembered Friday night after she was killed in a crash earlier this week. Pittsburg police say the girl was struck by a car while walking near Black Diamond High School Tuesday night. She later died at the hospital.The girl’s name was Brooke Jeffrey and she was just 17 years old. She was a beloved dancer at Melody’s Dance Studio in Antioch. The accident left her fellow students and family heartbroken.“All of the girls here were best friends with her because she was such a sweet girl,” said family friend Kayla Lane.  Bay Area storm damage: Videos and photos show storm’s aftermath Lane introduced Brooke to dance more than 10 years ago. Over that time, Brooke thrived in hip-hop and jazz as well as ballet. The accident has left Lane and Brooke’s fellow dancers devastated.“Her family and us deserve to know who did this,” Lane said. Pittsburg police have not released any information about the driver. They have only said the teen...

Australia beats winless China 13-2 at WBC to improve to 2-0

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:46 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Rixon Wingrove had a three-run double in the first inning to get Australia started and Darryl George had an RBI run single in the seventh for a 12-2 victory over China on Saturday in a World Baseball Classic game due to the 10-run mercy rule.Australia (2-0) scored twice in the third and five times in the fourth, highlighted by Robbie Glendinning’s two-run homer. Single runs in the sixth and seventh ended the game.China (0-3) got its two runs in the fourth on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Jinjun Luo.Australia is on track to finish in the top two in Pool B along with Japan and advance to the quarterfinals.Source

Manjon, Vanderbilt jolt No. 23 Kentucky at SEC quarters

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:46 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Kentucky Wildcats have had their way with Vanderbilt for nearly a century. Not this season. Not with coach Jerry Stackhouse and his Commodores, whose confidence keeps growing with each win. Ezra Manjon scored 25 points and Vanderbilt jolted No. 23 Kentucky, rallying from an early 10-point deficit to beat the Wildcats 80-73 Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse had been 1-8 against Kentucky, while the Commodores beat the Wildcats at least twice in the same season for only the ninth time in 94 seasons. Vanderbilt senior guard Jordan Wright said it felt good. “One of the biggest brands in college basketball, any time you get a chance to beat them, feels great,” Wright said. “Especially that loss in the SEC Tournament (a year ago). We had ’em. Felt like we should have won that game.” Vanderbilt (20-13) followed up its first win at Rupp Arena since January 2007 last week by beating ...

Comtois, Grant rally Ducks to 3-1 win over Flames

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:46 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Max Comtois and Derek Grant each had a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks rallied to beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night.Brett Leason also scored and John Gibson stopped 34 shots to help the Ducks win for the fifth time in eight games (5-1-2).“We know this time of year there’s a lot of teams trying to make the push and we’re going to be up against good competition,” said Gibson, who is 4-1-2 in his last seven games. “Whether it’s teams in the playoffs, teams outside of the playoffs, or teams pushing to get into a playoff spot, we know it’s all going to be competitive.”Mikael Backlund scored for Calgary and Jacob Markstrom finished with 15 saves. The Flames snapped a two-game win streak and lost for the sixth time in eight games (2-4-2). Calgary remained four points behind Winnipeg for the second wild card in the Western Conference.“We got to understand that we’re fighting for our lives, and everybody in the room needs to find a way to step up a l...

Con esencia altruista: el barbero que recorre Guatemala en su bicicleta y regala cortes de cabello

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:46 GMT

CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA – Un particular triciclo equipado con utensilios de barbería recorre la Ciudad de Guatemala llamando la atención de las personas, mientras su dueño, conocido como “Pepe Barbero”, regala cortes y comparte una charla con quienes no pueden pagar uno.“Esta Bici-Barbería es un proyecto pensado para las calles de Guatemala y busca aportar cortes gratis a quien lo necesite”, cuenta José Kchaire, un instructor de barbería de 34 años que va de calle en calle en su particular triciclo.En una calurosa mañana de esta semana, José, mejor conocido como “Pepe Barbero”, colocó su vehículo bajo la sombra de unos árboles en el centro de la Ciudad de Guatemala, previo a instalar su silla de barbería y atender gratis a quien lo requiera.“Un barbero es alguien que está diseñado para servir a los demás. Un corte puede cambiar tu aspecto y eso influye en tu autoestima y proyección hacia los demás”, indica José, quien se dedica a est...

Smith scores 18, Grambling beats Jackson State in SWAC semi

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:46 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jourdan Smith had 18 points in Grambling’s 78-69 win over Jackson State on Friday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.Grambling State, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, will take on eighth-seeded Texas Southern in the SWAC championship game Saturday night. Smith added eight rebounds for the Tigers (22-8). Shawndarius Cowart scored 18 points, shooting 6 for 13 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Cameron Christon recorded 15 points and was 6 of 7 shooting (2 for 3 from distance). It was the ninth win in a row for the Tigers.The Tigers (13-18) were led in scoring by Coltie Young, who finished with 18 points. Romelle Mansel added 12 points for Jackson State. In addition, Ken Evans finished with 12 points.Smith scored 12 points in the first half and Grambling went into halftime trailing 36-34. Cowart’s 16-point second half helped Grambling close out the nine-point victory.___The Associated Press ...

Marist beats Saint Peter’s 69-57 in MAAC semifinals

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:01:46 GMT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Patrick Gardner had 18 points in Marist’s 69-57 win over Saint Peter’s on Friday in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.The Red Foxes, the No. 11 seed into the tournament, will face top-seeded Iona in Saturday’s championship game. Gardner also contributed 11 rebounds for the Red Foxes (10-19). Javon Cooley added 10 points while shooting 2 for 7 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and he also had six rebounds. Noah Harris finished 1 of 3 from 3-point range and 7 for 11 from the line to finish with 10 points.Jaylen Murray finished with 14 points for the Peacocks (12-17). Mouhamed Sow added 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Saint Peter’s. Jayden Saddler also had eight points.Marist took the lead with 19:44 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Gardner led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 41-20 at the break. Maris...