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‘It’s a Joy’: Mentoring Maven Patricia Lucas ’79 Gives Back Through Alumni Guide Program
Patricia Lucas ’79 didn’t have any role models in her family or friend circles when she decided to try law school. In her family’s first generation to attend college, she’d worked as a file clerk in a law firm but didn’t really know what to expect.
3 South Bay business owners to be sentenced in separate workers' comp fraud cases
Three people will be sentenced after pleading guilty in two separate workers compensation fraud cases, the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office announced Monday. Both cases involve business owners failing to properly maintain mandatory workers compensation insurance, which covers business should employees suffer an on-the-job injury. Mark Anthony Ramos, the owner of two companies providing pediatric therapy in the Bay Area, will receive three years in federal prison, the DA's office said. However, his sentence will be suspended to six months in county jail upon paying restitution. Edgar Cabrales Sr. and Edgar Cabrales Jr. will be sentenced to a decade of...
Wenliang Xie Transfers to Cal Men’s Golf Team: Career Highlights & High Expectations
Wenliang Xie, a former All-Big East Golfer, has joined the California men's golf program as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility for the 2024-25 season, bringing with him an impressive track record from his time at Seton Hall. Xie has a career stroke average of 72.82 and has...
Dangerous Crime! Gavin Newsom Backed by Big-Spending Prison Union: Dominant Force or Under Threat?
WFCN – The president of one of the biggest and most influential unions in California declared in a newsletter one year after assuming the position that he aspired to be “the 800 pound gorilla” in Sacramento politics. Since then, in a manner it had never done before,...
Italian house arrest approved for Bay Area man convicted in Rome officer death
An Italian court has approved house arrest for a Marin County man convicted in the killing of an Italian police officer.The home detention was approved for 23-year-old Gabriel Natale-Hjorth. The court had reduced his crime to what amounts to negligence in the death of a police officer in Rome in July 2019. Then, his attorneys argued that he should be allowed to serve the rest of his 11-year sentence at his grandmother's home near Rome. On Monday, a judge agreed.WATCH: California college students accused of killing police officer - '32 Seconds: A Deadly Night in Rome'ABC7 I-Team's Dan Noyes reveals...
California awards $2 million to cannabis restoration projects
(FOX40.COM) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently announced an award of over $2M to be divided between three cannabis restoration projects. • Video Above: How much money do states make on marijuana sales? The awards come amid fish and wildlife within the state being “severely impacted by illicit cannabis cultivation practices including […]
PSR Professor Rev. Kristin Stoneking Elected Bishop by UMC’s Western Jurisdiction
“Western Jurisdiction, you love — you love big. And it’s messy sometimes, but you love,” Stoneking said. “I’m so humbled at this time, at this incredibly momentous time. May we all be humble learners. I commit to you to be a humble learner and to love.”
Real California Cheeses Bring Home 31 Awards at American Cheese Society Meeting
Cow’s milk cheese and dairy processors that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 31 awards during the 2024 annual cheese competition held by the American Cheese Society (ACS) in Buffalo, New York. The American Cheese Society recognizes the finest cheeses and dairy products made in the Americas....
California delegates attend Republican National Convention
CALIFORNIA, USA — There are 169 delegates from California during this week's Republican National Convention (RNC), and they're all showing support for Donald Trump following this weekend's attempted assassination. "I'm thrilled because President Trump, former President Trump, survived the worst case scenario," said Walter Allen. Allen is one of...
Berkeley police watchdogs want policy reform, access after texts inquiry
The city’s Police Accountability Board is asking the City Council to codify some of the board’s investigative powers in a city ordinance and is seeking commitment from the police department, city and state leaders to strengthen protections against possible bias and arrest quotas of any sort, formal or informal.
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