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Southern California hotel workers go on strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

Thousands of unionized hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job Sunday after negotiations over higher pay and benefits failed, representatives said.“Our members were devastated first by the pandemic, and now by the greed of their bosses,” says Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11. “The industry got bailouts while we got cuts. Now, the hotel negotiators decided to take a four-day holiday instead of negotiating. Shameful.”Up to 15,000 employees in the Unite Here Local 11 union were taking participating in the strike, which affects 65 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties, including Ritz-Carlton, Hilton, Marriott, and Four Seasons. According to hotel officials, facilities will remain open and will be staffed by management and other non-unionized employees.

Driver killed, passenger injured in Concord highway crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

CONCORD — A solo-vehicle crash Sunday morning on Highway 242 left the driver dead and a passenger badly injured, the California Highway Patrol said.The CHP has not yet provided the sexes and ages of the two.The CHP said about 1:54 a.m. Sunday a blue Nissan Sentra with two occupants was traveling southbound on Highway 242 when it struck the guardrail of the Concord Avenue off-ramp.In a news release, the CHP said that “during the crash sequence,” the right front passenger was ejected from the vehicle and suffered major injuries.The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene, the CHP said. The passenger was taken to a hospital where their condition was not available.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Motorcyclist dies in Oakland traffic collision Crashes and Disasters | East Bay man found dead outside crashed car after pursuit called off is identified Crashes and Disasters | Camp Pendleton identifies 3 Marines who died ...

Tips for staying safe on your Fourth of July weekend California outdoor adventure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

As Bay Area residents head to mountains, beaches, lakes and rivers this summer, emergency officials and rescuers have issued warnings about raging rivers, dangerous ocean conditions, high temperatures and even the risk of a wet-snow avalanche.Here are tips for staying safe and making it home after your outdoor California adventure:Avoid excessive alcohol during outdoor recreation, and don’t drink and drive vehicles, including boats.If caught in a riptide in Northern California, float and don’t panic, then swim parallel to shore until out of the rip.Swim with others.Stay hydrated.Cover up from the sun, and use ample sunscreen.Tell friends and loved ones your destination and route.Wear flotation devices in boats and when near rivers and in the water as necessary.If you get lost, stay put and wait for rescue.Beware of wet-snow avalanches in the Sierra.Source — California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; Sheriff’s offices; California State Parks; Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit

Man dies in Bayview District shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

(BCN) -- A male victim died in a shooting in San Francisco's Bayview District late Saturday night, a police spokesperson said. Officers responded around 11:20 p.m. to the area of Third Street and Kirkwood Avenue on a report of a shooting and found the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. Kathryn Winters said. No arrest has been made in the case and San Francisco police have not released a description of the suspect or suspects in the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the SFPD tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Phillies demote Kody Clemens to Triple-A and recall slugger Darick Hall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies recalled first baseman Darick Hall from Triple-A Leigh Valley and he batted eighth in Sunday’s game against Washington. The Phillies sent infielder Kody Clemens to Triple-A.Hall made the opening day roster but his stint was short-lived after he needed surgery on his right thumb. Hall hit nine homers in 41 games last season as a rookie for the National League champions.Clemens, son of former major leaguer Roger Clemens, hit .230 with four homers in 47 games.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Wimbledon 2023: Here is what you need to know before play begins Monday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic begins his bid for a fifth consecutive title at Wimbledon and eighth overall at Centre Court on Monday.Djokovic also will be trying to add to his men’s-record 23 Grand Slam singles titles — he broke a tie with Rafael Nadal by winning the French Open last month — and became the first player to collect 24 in the Open era. Oh, and then there’s this: The 36-year-old from Serbia is halfway to the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since Rod Laver won all four majors in 1969.Djokovic faces Pedro Cachin, a 67th-ranked Argentine making his Wimbledon debut.The reigning women’s champion is Elena Rybakina, who won her first Slam trophy at the All England Club. She’ll open play on Tuesday against American Shelby Rogers.Top-ranked Iga Swiatek, who won her fourth major championship at the French Open, debuts on Monday against Zhu Lin.One significant change: Players from Russia and Belarus are back at Wimbledon. The...

Liverpool signs Dominik Szoboszlai from Leipzig as Jurgen Klopp overhauls his midfield

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool continued its midfield overhaul with the signing of Dominik Szoboszlai from Leipzig on Sunday.The Hungary international cost 60 million pounds ($76 million) after Liverpool triggered his release clause. He has agreed a five-year contract subject to him being granted a work permit to play in the U.K. “For me it was perfect to make the next step in a club like this. The fans, the stadium, everything is really good,” Szoboszlai said.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp planned to revamp his midfield after last season’s disappointing campaign, which saw his team miss out on the Champions League for the first time in seven years and fail to win a trophy.Szoboszlai, 22, follows the signing of Argentina’s World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister, who completed a move from Brighton for a reported 35 million pounds ($43.6 million) last month. Klopp needed to strengthen in the heart of his team following the departures of James Milner, Naby Keita a...

Nets trade Patty Mills to Rockets, agree to deal with Dennis Smith Jr.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

Patty Mills, it was a pleasure.The Nets traded Mills, the longtime San Antonio Spurs guard whose two-season stint in Brooklyn ended in a deal with the Houston Rockets, on Saturday night. In a related move, the Nets reportedly reached an agreement with Hornets free agent high-flying point guard Dennis Smith Jr. on a one-year deal at the veteran’s minimum.Smith enjoyed a resurgence in Charlotte last season, averaging 8.8 points, five assists and 1.4 steals per game off the bench for the Hornets. He adds quality depth at the point guard position, though he only shoots the three ball at a 21% clip.Nets general manager Sean Marks and his front office staff have been actively cutting salary to avoid steeper luxury tax penalties this summer. The organization decided to move on from Mills, the locker room favorite,  in a move that shed the Australian guard’s $6.8M salary for the 2023-24 NBA season.Mills temporarily reunites with former Nets assistant coach Ime Udoka, who to...

Wrong-way, knife-wielding driver on Route 3 in Weymouth hits several vehicles, police try to tase him

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

An alleged wrong-way reckless driver on Route 3 in Weymouth hit several vehicles and crashed into a guardrail Saturday evening before he got out of his vehicle while carrying a knife, according to Massachusetts State Police who tried to tase him.After troopers were unable to tase the suspect, he allegedly threw the knife toward the woods and was arrested. The suspect was transported to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth for a psychiatric evaluation.State Police out of Norwell at around 8:25 p.m. on Saturday started to receive calls of a wrong-way driver heading south on Route 3 in the northbound lane in Weymouth.“According to cell phone callers, the vehicle was driving recklessly towards oncoming traffic and caused numerous accidents on Rt 3,” a State Police spokesperson said in a statement.Troopers and local police officers on Route 3 tried to find and parallel the suspect vehicle. At some point, the suspect vehicle got back on Route 3 in the correct direction, turned aro...

The Biden administration guaranteed attorney access for all migrant screenings. Most don’t have it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:39 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the Biden administration prepared to launch speedy asylum screenings at Border Patrol holding facilities this spring , authorities pledged a key difference from a Trump-era version of the policy: Migrants would be guaranteed access to legal counsel.Nearly three months and thousands of screenings later, the promise of attorney access appears largely unfulfilled, based on advocacy group reports and interviews with people directly involved, some of whom spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the effort publicly. A coterie of involved attorneys estimate that perhaps 100 migrants have secured formal representation, and only hundreds more have received informal advice through one-time phone calls ahead of the expedited screenings.Jones Day, one of the world’s largest law firms, has partnered with the administration to provide free legal advice to migrants. Its phone bank handled 460 informal phone consultatio...