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Look up how much Black Californians could individually receive in reparations payments

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

California’s reparations task force has voted to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by racism and discriminatory policies.The recommendations include financial payouts which, if approved by the State Assembly, could total hundreds of billions of dollars, experts say.The panel’s vote approved a detailed account of historical discrimination against Black Californians in areas such as voting, housing, education, disproportionate policing and incarceration, and others.CalMatters, a non-partisan, nonprofit news organization, has created a calculator to help residents estimate how much they could individually receive under the task force’s proposal.The tool, titled, “How much reparations are African American residents owed?” includes a breakdown of the itemized amounts for “Health Harms,” “Mass Incarceration & Over-policing,” Housing Discrimination” and “Devaluation of Businesses.” California task f...

Man Hospitalized after Two-Vehicle Crash on Clovis Avenue [Fresno County, CA]

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Car Collision near American Avenue Ejected Man From VehicleFRESNO COUNTY, CA (May 9, 2023) – Saturday night, a man suffered critical injuries following a two-vehicle crash on Clovis Avenue.Officers responded to the collision around 10:45 p.m. on Clovis and American avenues.According to the CHP, a Jeep traveling north on Clovis turned against a red light. Subsequently, the Jeep collided with a Porsche that failed to avoid the crash.Police said that one of the Jeep passengers was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected upon impact. Responding medical personnel transported the male passenger, believed to be 25 years old, to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.In addition, paramedics treated three other occupants of the Jeep and the five occupants of the Porsche at the scene for minor injuries.The California Highway Patrol does not suspect drugs or alcohol as a factor in the crash. Fresno County Officials continue to investigate the Clovis Avenue two-vehicle crash.Moreover, b...

Stormie Seibold, Jimmy Fitzpatrick, and Robert Carty Killed in Plane Crash on Paradise Way [Big Bear, CA]

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Plane Accident near Maltby Boulevard Left Three Passengers DeadBIG BEAR, CA (May 9, 2023) – Monday afternoon, a plane crash in Big Bear City claimed the lives of Stormie Seibold, Jimmy Fitzpatrick, and Robert Carty.Crews responded to the incident around 2:00 p.m. at the corner of Paradise Way and Maltby Boulevard.According to the investigators, a Beechcraft A36 single-engine plane crashed in a small field near Big Bear Airport for unknown reasons.Authorities stated that the pilot put out a distress signal before crashing. However, the signal wasn’t heard at the nearby airport.Unfortunately, the three passengers of the plane all perished in the crash.Later, authorities identified the deceased passengers as Stormie Seibold (60) of Temecula, Jimmy Fitzpatrick (62) of Perris, and Robert Carty (79) of Lake Havasu, Arizona.Officials confirmed that no one on the ground sustained injuries.At this time, the NTSB continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal pla...

Contra Costa DA: Richmond police did not cause agitated man’s death in 2021

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

MARTINEZ — A Contra Costa County District Attorney’s report on the death of a 47-year-old man who went into medical distress while being handcuffed by Richmond police officers in 2021 found that officers did not cause the man’s death, the agency said Tuesday.Ivan Gutzalenko, of San Francisco, died on March 10, 2021, after officers found him bleeding from his palms and agitated before putting handcuffs on him in the 12600 block of San Pablo Avenue. They’d responded to reports of a disturbance.In a statement, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said Officers Mark Hall, Tom Tran and Cedric Tagorda were not to blame for Gutzalenko’s death, nor did they do anything unlawful in their attempt to bring him under control.The report said Tagorda placed a knee on Gutzalenko’s ankles and that Hall placed a knee on his left buttocks. Tran applied pressure to Gutzalenko’s shoulders, according to the report.The report made no mention of poli...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein returns to Washington D.C. after prolonged absence

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

After being sidelined for months by a bout of shingles and facing mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to get back to work soon or resign, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein was traveling Tuesday back to work at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.Feinstein’s press secretary, Adam Russell, confirmed Wednesday she was traveling back to Washington to resume her Senate duties but had no further comment or statement. Feinstein had posted no update on her situation on her social media accounts.The San Francisco Chronicle, citing unnamed “sources close to the senator,” said Feinstein had “boarded a chartered private plane Tuesday” on her way back to Washington.Feinstein in early March said she’d been hospitalized for shingles, a painful viral rash that can strike older adults who’ve had chickenpox. On March 7, she said she was recovering at home and looked forward to returning to the Senate “as soon as possible.”But as weeks went by w...

The eight most expensive homes reported sold in Hayward in the week of April 24

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

A house in Hayward that sold for $1.4 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Hayward in the past week.In total, 10 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $605.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of April 24 even if the property may have been sold earlier.8. $755,000, detached house in the 22800 block of Myrtle StreetThe sale of the single-family home in the 22800 block of Myrtle Street, Hayward, has been finalized. The price was $755,000, and the new owners took over the house in March. The house was built in 1950 and has a living area of 1,421 square feet. The price per square foot was $531. The house features 3 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.Myrtle Street7. $759,000, single-family home in the 300 block of Jerilynn LaneThe property in the 300 block of Jerilynn Lane in Hayward has new owners....

Health group recommends mammograms at 40, not 50

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Associated PressWASHINGTON — Women should start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, according to a draft recommendation from a federal task force.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has long said women can choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40, with a stronger recommendation that they get the X-ray exams every two years from age 50 through 74.Tuesday’s update -– if the draft proposal is finalized -– would mark a shift in the influential panel’s guidelines although it’s not likely to end confusion. Other health groups differ over when and how often to screen.“This new recommendation will help save lives and prevent more women from dying due to breast cancer,” said former task force chair Dr. Carol Mangione.The task force noted that Black women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women, making mammograms at 40 an especially important step -– but also urged more research to bett...

After seven years behind bars awaiting trial, Richmond man is acquitted of murder and freed

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

MARTINEZ — Anthony Timmons was 18 in December 2015 when police arrested him on charges that he’d aided a Richmond gang member in the killing of a man who was mistaken for a police informant in a 2006 homicide case.For Timmons, the arrest would mark the beginning of a wait of more than seven years behind bars, which ended May 3 when a jury found Timmons not guilty of all charges. He was freed later that day. Now in his mid-20s, Timmons is re-entering society as a man with no convictions on his record, despite spending virtually his entire adulthood behind bars.“I believe he was the Contra Costa jail’s longest resident when he was released,” Timmons’ attorney, Howard Williams, said in a Tuesday interview. “He’s just a victim of the legal morass that kept him there for so long.”Timmons defense during trial was simple: the August 2015 murder of 66-year-old Carl Roberts was not Timmons’ doing, but the work of his co-defendant, A...

Stranger with ax breaks into occupied Bay Area home; police find him on couch

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

A stranger with an ax smashed his way into a Rohnert Park home on Sunday night and was sitting on the couch when officers arrived, the police said.A resident on Bruce Avenue called 911 at 7:25 p.m. and said a man he did not know had entered the house after using an ax to break the sliding glass door from the back yard. The resident said he left through the front door.Officers surrounded the home and called for the intruder to come out. When he did not comply, they approached and saw the man sitting on a couch. He failed to respond to further instructions, and the officers went in and took him into custody without incident. He was no longer holding the ax, they said.The intruder was identified as a 43-year-old man from Groveland, in Tuolumne County. He was booked into Sonoma County jail on suspicion of one felony county of vandalism.No injuries were reported from the incident.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Family says a hot chicken nugget scalded girl’s leg. Now...

Family says a hot chicken nugget scalded girl’s leg. Now they are suing McDonald’s over Happy Meal

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The family of a 4-year-old girl allegedly scalded by a steaming hot Chicken McNugget is taking McDonald’s to court in Broward County, faulting the fast-food giant for poor training and failing to protect its customers.Philana Holmes says in her lawsuit that she took her daughter to the McDonald’s restaurant in Tamarac in 2019 and ordered a six-piece Happy Meal with milk and a Lion King toy.“The Chicken McNuggets inside of that Happy Meal were unreasonably and dangerously hot and caused [the victim’s] skin and flesh around her thighs to burn,” the lawsuit states. The burns were second-degree, according to the lawsuit, and the chicken was on her thigh for nearly two minutes. The girl, whose name is not disclosed in the lawsuit, is autistic and will not be testifying.Lawsuits in state court don’t require plaintiffs to be specific about how much money they are seeking, but it is above $15,000.Broward Circuit Judge David Haimes split the trial into two parts — the first will determ...