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San Francisco ChronicleDespite November’s decision by the city’s Police Commission authorizing the Police Department to use the electronic stun guns, the Board of Supervisors‘ Budget and Finance Committee voted 3-2 to scrap Mayor Mark Farrell’s budget proposal to spend $2 …Supervisors block funding for SFPD to buy TasersSan Francisco Examiner all 3 news articles …read … Read more
California Golden Blogs (blog)Cal Bears support at its finest. pic.twitter.com/RBt5vjTIFv. — Sai Niu (@niu_sai) June 19, 2018. A Go Fund Me campaign has been created to help support Chris in his journey to one of the best spinal rehabilitation centers in the country. Now it is on … …read more Source:: California Golden Bears News … Read more
247Sports (blog)The Oakland Raiders have added a plethora of new faces under head coach Jon Gruden and in turn, it could result in some drastic changes and tough calls being made on the 53-man roster. While we are rapidly approaching the start of training camp, there … …read more Source:: Oakland Raiders News By Google … Read more
Comicbook.comWhile comic book movies and TV ape their print companions’ model of being dominated by men and women in tights, there are plenty of good, entertaining shows that run the gamut from fantasy to comedy to horror, all inspired by comics, and all currently … …read more Source:: TV Shows News On Google News
New Zealand HeraldKiwis second-rower Martin Taupau has lashed out at United Airlines following a frustrating 24 hours at a Denver airport. Kiwi players were originally due to leave Denver on Monday, however their flight to San Francisco was cancelled when an electrical …‘By far the worst airline ever!’ – Kiwis forward Martin Taupau hits out … Read more
ESPNThe Denver Nuggets filed paperwork to decline the team option on star forward Nikola Jokic’s contract on Monday night, clearing the way to sign him to what likely will be a five-year, approximately $147 million maximum contract in July, league sources …Report: Denver Nuggets to decline Nikola Jokic’s team option, seek max contractDenver StiffsReport: Nikola … Read more
Yahoo SportsLOS ANGELES — Jeanie Buss smiled as she made her way down the red carpet. She spoke to a friend on her right and a reporter on her left. The conversations halted her path. Buss, the co-owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers, was here at the …James Harden on LeBron James: No … Read more
ParadeSunday night BET Networks recognized an exceptional lineup of artists, entertainers, and humanitarians at the 18th Annual BET Awards. The ceremony, hosted by Academy and Grammy–award winner Jamie Foxx, aired live from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. …The Latest: Meek Mill debuts ‘Stay Woke’ song at BET AwardsKVEO-TV all 1,375 news articles …read more Source:: … Read more
American Ninja Warrior NationWe won’t lie. We were super excited that American Ninja Warrior returned to Philadelphia this season! The last stop there in season eight was epic. Four women qualified for the City Finals. For the first time ever, no one was able to hit the buzzer on … …read more Source:: Philadelphia News … Read more
CNBCFor generations, comic superheroine Darna has been inspiring girls and boys alike, representing a guardian of the needy and a force of good over evil. For the actress who played her on the big screen, it was no different. Nanette Medved-Po was already … …read more Source:: Actress News By Google News
East Bay TimesOAKLAND — Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys have submitted wildly different descriptions of a man convicted of heroin trafficking who is scheduled to be sentenced this week. Shamsuddin Dost, of Livermore, was arrested by an undercover DEA … and more …read more Source:: Oakland Restaurants News By Google News
KTRK-TVA Boy Scout from the Houston area is dead after a tree came crashing down on his tent at a Georgia campsite. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office says severe weather played a role in the boy’s accidental death. Right now, there are no details on his …Boy Scout killed by falling tree on camping tripChron.com … Read more
Chicago TribuneAn 11-year-old boy was shot in the leg Monday evening while he was walking to the store on the South Side, Chicago police said. The boy was hit in the lower leg around 6:20 p.m. in the 300 block of East 61st Street in the Washington Park neighborhood, …11-Year-Old Shot On Chicago’s South SideCBS … Read more
Las Vegas Review-JournalThere have been years when Nevada Ballet Theatre has opted for famous non-performers for its Woman of the Year honor. But 2019 won’t be one of those years. Stage and screen legend Rita Moreno will be honored at NBT’s 35th-anniversary Black & White … …read more Source:: Entertainment News From Google News
FOXSports.comAfter a quick stop in Kansas City to play a make-up game against the Royals, the Angels now face the challenge of a nine-game road stretch. The first stop for the Halos is Boston where they will play a three game series against the Red Sox. The Red Sox … and more …read more Source:: … Read more
New York TimesSAN FRANCISCO — Eight of the tech industry’s most influential companies, in anticipation of a repeat of the Russian meddling that occurred during the 2016 presidential campaign, met with United States intelligence officials last month to discuss … …read more Source:: New York City News By Google News
ESPNLakers forward Kyle Kuzma said he and Lonzo Ball are “all good” and that the media doesn’t understand the way they roast each other on social media.Kuzma: Media doesn’t understand jokes with BallESPN (press release) (blog) all 15 news articles …read more Source:: Los Angeles News By Google News
CBS MiamiMIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami-Dade police are investigating the shooting of a teenager in Northwest Miami-Dade on Monday night. Police said they received at 911 call about a drive-by shooting on the 3000 block of Northwest 45 Street, a little after 8:30 p.m..Teen hospitalized after drive-by shooting in NW Miami-DadeWSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, … Read more
Oakland News Now (blog)That so-called “non-recourse loan” was determined by the California Court Of Appeals to have not been that, and because the NFL Bylaws and Constitution was written such that what was givne to the Raiders was a payment and not a loan. … Moreover, when … and more …read more Source:: Oakland Mayor … Read more
ESPN“My teammates of course and my great coach, and the city of Philadelphia for really embracing me and my family, so thank you.” After missing his draft year due to injury, Simmons finally made his long-awaited debut this past season and helped lead the …Simmons Named 2017-18 KIA NBA Rookie Of The YearSixers.comJoel Embiid shouldn’t … Read more
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthDallas police reported an amazing 22 percent reduction in violent crime Monday, but some city council members had trouble believing the numbers. The figures came in the monthly crime report to the Dallas City Council Public Safety Committee. In … …read more Source:: Dallas News From Google News
ForbesThe plaintiffs in the consolidated cases – the cities of San Francisco and Oakland – and their private lawyers face significant legal hurdles in their attempt to use the common law claim of “public nuisance” to force the companies to pay for …Judge throws out SF and Oakland climate suits against big oilSan Francisco Chronicle … Read more
KOMO NewsSEATTLE – Citing concerns about firefighter safety, the Seattle Fire Department has doubled the number of people who will respond to calls at homeless shelters in Pioneer Square. Capt. Shata Stephenson said in a statement that the department has gone … and more …read more Source:: Seattle News By Google News
NBC Southern CaliforniaThe injury bug bites all teams from time-to-time, but the Los Angeles Dodgers seem to always be the main course. The Dodgers set the record for the most players on the disabled list in 2016, and backed it up with an MLB-high 38 total DL stints in 2017.Cubs’ momentum gone entering rematch with … Read more
San Francisco ExaminerSan Francisco’s Police Department will not be able to equip its officers with Tasers as planned after the funding to buy the devices was cut Monday by a Board of Supervisors committee. The Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee voted 3-2 …SF supervisors hold back funding for police Tasers, citing concern over … Read more
CBS San Francisco“We have the worst homelessness that California has had since the Great Depression, and some say since the big earthquake. If we want to live in a civil society and we don’t understand why … It is business model that is uniquely profitable in Oakland … …read more Source:: Oakland City Council News … Read more
Searing Comedy YELLOW FACE Opens This August at The Beverly Hills PlayhouseBroadway WorldFirescape Theatre and Yolk Productions in association with The Beverly Hills Playhouse present the remounting of “YELLOW FACE” by David Henry Hwang. An award-winning production from San Francisco will open in Los Angeles on August 10th. …read more Source:: Beverly Hills News By … Read more
VarietyPeter Farrelly directs the movie, based on a true friendship that transcended race, class and the 1962 Mason-Dixon line. Mortensen portrays an Italian-American bouncer with a seventh-grade education who is hired to drive a world-class pianist, played … and more …read more Source:: Movie Awards News By Google News
South China Morning PostHong Kong recaptured the dubious status as the most expensive city for expatriates among 209 cities worldwide amid soaring accommodation costs, even as it ranks as a relative bargain when it comes to beer and hamburgers, according to consulting firm …The world’s most expensive and cheapest cities to live as an expatQuartzHong … Read more
TIME“You have a lot of grass and its dry and that’s cause for concern,” said Keith Gilless, the dean of the University of California, Berkeley’s department of environmental science. Authorities on Monday afternoon lifted evacuation orders in Tehama County …Fire-prone California hit by another big blazeJefferson City News Tribune all 220 news articles …read more … Read more
McCovey ChroniclesThe Giants hit so many home runs the first month or two of that season that I started a really stupid feature where I gave every home run a name (side note: due to MLB.com dropping Flash for video, none of the home runs in that article can be viewed! I … …read more … Read more
East Bay TimesOAKLAND — The specter of racial profiling rose again recently when two Oakland hills residents in separate incidents questioned whether a black firefighter in full uniform doing state-mandated inspections actually worked for the city. One of them, a …Police Called On Black Oakland CA Firefighter Conducting InspectionsFirehouse.com (press release) (blog)People Questioned, Filmed And … Read more
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Slate MagazineIt seems crazy, but Argentina can still win the World Cup. Of course, it needs to progress out of the group stage first, but there are a few permutations for that to happen. Permutations! That’s what an entire soccer-crazed nation is pinning its hopes …FIFA World Cup: What Argentina need to do to stay … Read more
MDJOnline.comIn a conference call Monday morning, Guzan spoke about the rapid surging of the Atlanta United in only its second year in the league, which helped the team get all-star attention. Owned by Arthur Blank, who has helped turn the Atlanta Falcons around …Why did Atlanta United dominate MLS All-Star fan voting?Atlanta Journal ConstitutionSporting KC’s … Read more