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Wildfire burning north of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. - Cal Fire firefighters have gotten the upper hand on a 50-acre vegetation fire in Sonoma County on Wednesday evening. Forward progress has been stopped and the fire is 35% contained. The agency's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit is calling this the Flora Fire, located on both sides of the...
San Jose smoke shop owner shot, nearly killed in robbery over Rolex watch
A South Bay business owner is recovering after a violent store robbery and is now determined to get justice.Jai Patel, owner of neighboring businesses, Dab Society Glass Gallery & Smoke Shop and CBD Farmacy, was shot by masked robbers inside his San Jose business.His injuries were potentially life-threatening."I have about roughly 80 stitches on my body currently and broken bones of course," Patel said from his hospital bed, "My artery was - the main artery was shot at so, I lost a lot of blood, about 35 pints of blood."Patel said it happened around two in the afternoon on July...
Owner of Oakland gas station hit by flash mob robbery meets with mayor
Weeks after a flash mob ransacked an Oakland gas station store, Mayor Sheng Thao visited the store’s owner, vowing to help support the business and work on solutions to curb crime in the Hegenberger corridor after yet another burglary. In less than a month, Sam Mardaie’s store at the...
Brock Purdy connects with unlikely target in 49ers training camp video
The 49ers on Wednesday had their first training camp practice of the year. With it came our first bits of practice footage. San Francisco posted on its official team account a video of quarterback Brock Purdy making a throw on a deep out. While there are a handful of stars who could’ve been on the receiving end of that toss, it was actually speedster Danny Gray who hauled it in.
Man who died in jail in January had seizure from opioid withdrawal
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A 23-year-old man who died in a Redwood City jail in January suffered a seizure that was due to complications of an opioid withdrawal, San Mateo County sheriff’s officials said Tuesday. Anthony Harding died on the morning of Jan. 14 after a staff...
Puente Announces Housing Solutions Subsidiary, Launches First Project to Preserve Farmworker Housing on Historic North Street Property in Pescadero
PRESS RELEASE. From Puente on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024. Donate. Pescadero, California: Local non-profit organization Puente de la Costa Sur today announced it has formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Puente Housing Solutions LLC (PHS), with a mission to advance and preserve affordable, safe, and dignified housing on San Mateo County’s South Coast.
Newsom issues executive order to remove homeless encampments in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday for the removal of homeless encampments in the state. Newsom's order would direct state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks. The order makes clear that the decision to remove the encampments remains in the hands of local authorities.The guidance comes after a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this summer allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces. The case was the most significant on the...
These 48 California Big Lots stores are closing. Here's what to know
Nearly 50 California Big Lots will close as the company struggles with a challenging consumer market. In an early July filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the discount retailer said it planned to close 35 to 40 stores this year and open three. The company reported 1,392 operating stores at the start...
California indoor heat rule put on fast track
From CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang: After years of delay, a new California regulation to protect indoor workers from extreme heat is now in effect. A workplace safety board approved the rule in late June, and asked other state administrative agencies to fast-track putting it on the books. The rule went into effect Tuesday as […]
Oakland students invited to a free summer camp at SLAC
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Incoming fifth and sixth grade students from Ile Omode School in Oakland got to experience a free science summer camp at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park for a week. Throughout the CORE Science Institute summer camp, students worked on multiple projects focused on energy, physics and engineering in a national facility.
Mike Ray Selected as CAMICO’s Next President and Chief Executive Officer
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 24, 2024-- CAMICO, the nation’s largest CPA-owned and directed program of insurance and risk management for the accounting profession, announced today that Mike Ray, CPA, will become President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 1, 2025. Ray will succeed Ric Rosario, CPA, CGMA, who, in a planned move, will retire December 31, 2024, after serving as CAMICO’s CEO since 2009. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240724659697/en/ Mike Ray, CPA, will become President and CEO, effective January 1, 2025. (Photo: Business Wire)
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