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Here’s what we learned from the closed-door school board meeting that DPS fought to keep secret

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education released this recording of its March 23, 2023, executive session after news organizations, including The Denver Post, sued the district, arguing the board violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law by discussing public policy in the closed-door meeting. The newly released recording of the Denver Board of Education’s closed-door meeting the day after the East High School shooting shows board members working to craft a policy to put armed police back in schools amid pressure from the public, the mayor and their own superintendent.Denver Public Schools spent the last four months fighting to keep the video of that executive session secret, even after a judge ruled the school board had violated Colorado Open Meetings Law and ordered DPS to release the footage. The board, while appealing that ruling, voted Friday to make it public and released the four-hour video over the weekend.A review of the recording shows tension among board members...

Top 5 Denver metro area home sales for June all top $8M

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

A Nordic-inspired custom home in Boulder sold for $9.5 million, topping the June list of the region’s top home sales. That list also includes three homes that sold over list price and two homes that set record sales for their neighborhoods.The 4,400-square-foot home in the 1000 block of 5th St. listed at $9.95 million. Designed by Aspen- and Boulder-based Studio B, the home features a dramatic Alpine context with steeply pitched roofs and glass walls. The single-level home sits at the base of Flagstaff on a secluded .75-acre lot.The house overlooks a 1,300-square-foot heated rear patio with a fire pit, saline pool and spa.The H-shaped floor plan splits the home into two wings. To the south: dining, main living, kitchen, mudroom and office. To the north: primary suite, children or guest suites, and a family living room with loft.Listed by Brian Delaney with Delaney Realty Group, the home was purchased by Bleeker LLC, represented by John Canova with Compass-Boulder.Here are the next f...

4-day-old baby with medical emergency airlifted from Palmdale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

A baby suffering from a medical emergency was airlifted from Palmdale to Los Angeles, authorities tweeted Monday.Air Rescue units were called to the scene and found the distressed 4-day-old baby. A 4-day-old baby was airlifted in Palmdale on July 24, 2023. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)The exact type of medical emergency the child was suffering from was not disclosed. Images show crews working on the baby and then carrying the child in a car seat to an air rescue vehicle. A 4-day-old baby was airlifted in Palmdale on July 24, 2023. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)The baby was transported by LASD's Air Rescue 5 team to Children's Hospital Los Angeles for treatment. The Sheriff's Department did not give an update on the baby's condition but wrote "Saving lives priority 1" in its post.

The search for California’s rare wolverine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Eight weeks after last being seen, a rare wolverine might live on in the Sierra Nevada wilderness. Or not.Hopes were buoyed by many separate sightings this spring along a 200-mile expanse of deep snow in the mountains between Truckee and Big Pine. The state’s second confirmed specimen in a century, the animal created great jubilation among conservationists with its arrival.Then the creature – the size of a small bear, with dense brown fur and small rounded ears – suddenly vanished.“It’s disappeared off our map,” said Julia Lawson, an environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in Bishop.Wolverines are widely seen in Canada and Alaska, with smaller populations in the Rocky and Cascade mountains. But in California, they were long ago extinguished by hunters and trappers.The animal has a ferocious reputation, eating almost anything it can find or kill. Its common name derives from the word “wolver,” or “wolf-like.” Its scientific name, Gulo gulo, is Lati...

Police shortage in one Bay Area city may be declared ‘emergency’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

City staff members are recommending that Vallejo declare a state of emergency because so few police officers remain in the city.The recommendation, according to city documents, comes as the Vallejo Police Department “has now reached a critical stage in staffing,” with just 43 sworn officers to patrol the entire city. Declaring a state of emergency would broaden City Manager Mike Malone’s responsibilities and obligate him to “take all reasonable and legal steps to ensure that all available resources are provided to the police department.”Officials will vote Tuesday on whether to accept the staff’s request, which is included in the agenda packet for a regularly scheduled Vallejo City Council meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Vallejo City Hall.‘A circumstance of extreme peril’The Vallejo Police Department has lost five officers since March, according to city documents – leaving just nine supervisors and 34 officers available for patrol as of Saturday. Staffing has gotten so problematic, the...

Skelton: It’s simple — peddling children for sex in California is serious

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

A classic line from a baseball movie aptly characterizes a bonehead play committed by some Democratic state legislators.What happened in the California state Assembly truly was a bush-league error.In the 1988 film “Bull Durham” — arguably the best baseball movie ever made — an exasperated minor league manager heatedly lectures his inept team: “Baseball is a simple game. You throw the ball. You catch the ball. You hit the ball.“You got it?”Similarly, the hardball game of lawmaking can be simple. Not always, but sometimes.For example: If a pimp is peddling children for sex — supplying kids for pedophiles — it’s a serious crime.No “ifs” or “buts.”You got it, Democrats?And “simple” doesn’t necessarily mean simplistic. Often it’s synonymous with common sense.It’s real world truth and practicality, even if it doesn’t fit snugly into someone’s handbook of abstract ideology.Fortunately for Democrats, Gov. Gavin Newsom and new Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas of rural Hollister in San Benito Co...

Inman: Purdy’s recovery, Bosa’s deal top questions for 49ers training camp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Losing back-to-back NFC Championship games should have the 49ers incensed when they report today to training camp. They certainly were irate six months ago, when they helplessly bowed out at Philadelphia after Brock Purdy’s elbow injury on their opening possession.Arriving at camp intensely focused paid off for their 1984 team, which felt robbed of its own comeback bid in the previous season’s NFC title bout on the East Coast.“When we reported to training camp in July ’84, I picked up certain indicators that the team meant serious business. We had something to prove,” Joe Montana wrote in his 1986 autobiography, “Audibles.” “Man for man, we knew we were cheated out of the (1983) NFC Championship against Washington.“But thinking about something and actually going out and doing it are two different things. There was a certain kind of intensity that I spotted immediately, a no-nonsense attitude.”Wide receiv...

Police report sighting of bear with 2 cubs at Marin County park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The Novato Police Department issued a warning Sunday about bears at Miwok Park on Novato Boulevard.Police said the animals were described as two cubs with their mother. Officers found bear feces on the San Miguel Way side of the park’s playground.RELATED: Marin County neighborhood gets rare visit from a black bearRelated ArticlesEnvironment | Authorities search for grizzly bear that killed woman near Yellowstone National Park Environment | Where California lands on list of world’s most shark-filled waters Environment | Fruit trees in Sunnyvale, Walnut Creek under siege by rats Environment | Surfboard-hopping sea otter continues to give authorities the slip Environment | Boy bitten by rattlesnake in Napa County airlifted to East Bay hospital The incident is latest in a spate of recent bear sightings in Marin. One occurred last month in Terra Linda, another happened in May in Larkspur, and another happened...

Bay Area woman accused of carjacking in fast food drive-thru fracas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

A San Rafael woman was arrested on carjacking and assault allegations after an incident at a fast-food drive-thru.The crimes occurred at about 5 a.m. Thursday at the Jack in the Box at 1814 Second St., according to San Rafael police Sgt. Justin Graham. The alleged victim was in the drive-thru when a woman in the vehicle behind him started yelling at him.“After getting his food, the victim parked, exited his running vehicle and raised his arms at the other vehicle,” Graham said. The woman approached the victim and allegedly slashed at his head with a knife, missing him.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Police shortage in one Bay Area city may be declared ‘emergency’ Crime and Public Safety | CHP: Safety concerns necessitated the 17 hour Richmond-San Rafael Bridge closure Crime and Public Safety | Expert: SJSU head trainer’s touching of breasts ‘completely inappropriate’ Crime and Public Safety | Man ...

Elias: GOP hopeful’s entry changes race for Feinstein’s seat considerably

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The results of recent polling in the ongoing race for the U.S. Senate seat now occupied by veteran Democrat Dianne Feinstein were startling — but eminently predictable.Related ArticlesLocal Opinion | Active citizens are the cornerstone of the Saratoga community Local Opinion | Simitian: Let’s make Santa Clara County a more accessible place for all Local Opinion | Elias: Pause AI’s development until its regulation is assured Local Opinion | Elias: Judge-shopping a harmful American practice that should stop Local Opinion | Elias: Solution to some of California’s housing problems at hand As early as mid-May, this column forecast that the entry of even one Republican into the contest would throw Democratic thinking about the race into a trash can. It has. Yes, UC Berkeley Institute of Government Studies surveys often deviate somewhat from actual election results, but they provide a general idea of what...