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Eight San Jose residents sworn in as Court Appointed Special Advocates

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

CASA volunteers sworn inEight San Jose residents were sworn in March 7 as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) through Child Advocates of Silicon Valley, a Milpitas-based nonprofit.Maria Bledsoe, Patricia Kelner, Kristina Kirby, Rebecca Onchi, Mark Rea, Abra Schlarb, Alireza Shahsafi and Maria Tellez were among 22 volunteers who completed a training process to learn how to serve as the go-between for children in the foster care system and court officials.More than 60% of foster youth currently waiting for a CASA volunteer live outside of Santa Clara County, although their case is with the Santa Clara County Dependency Court.“Our agency is grateful that so many individuals are committed to making an impact on the lives of foster youth, near or far,” said Frederick J. Ferrer, CEO of Child Advocates.Volunteer training consisted of 30 hours of self-paced courses and presentations, both online and in person, that covered topics like child development, the dependency court system and ...

East Bay lawmaker’s bill aims to make Big Tech pay publishers for news

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

Newsrooms across the country have withered while the stories they produce at great cost enrich big technology companies that pay nothing for sharing them on their platforms. Despite bipartisan support, attempts to make those companies share ad dollars with news publishers have sputtered in Congress.Now, a California lawmaker from the East Bay is pushing a bill — limited to this state — that would accomplish the same goal using a different approach.“California has lost more than 100 newspapers in the last decade,” said Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat, who plans to introduce the California Journalism Protection Act in the coming week. “Our constitutional founders understood the importance of a free press. And when you have an ecosystem where there’s not a level playing field and newspapers are shutting down left and right, that concerns me from a democracy standpoint.”According the California News Publishers Association, which i...

Latest line: A good week for Eric Garcetti, a bad week for Greg Becker

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

Eric GarcettiFormer L.A. mayor wins Senate confirmation as new U.S. ambassador to India after nomination stalled over criticism he took inadequate actions to address sexual misconduct allegations against a former advisor.    Greg BeckerFormer CEO of Silicon Valley Bank comes under national fire for selling $3.6 million in bank stock and accepting a bonus shortly before the bank’s collapse, and for urging Congress to roll back banking safeguards.   Monterey Bay AquariumVenerable attraction is sued by Maine Lobstermen’s Association after putting U.S. lobster on its “red list” over threats to whales from crabbing gear. But the suit provided lots more publicity for the list. 

Bay Area lawmaker’s bill aims to make Big Tech pay publishers for news

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

Newsrooms across the country have withered while the stories they produce at great cost enrich big technology companies that pay nothing for sharing them on their platforms.Despite bipartisan support, attempts to make those companies share advertising dollars with news publishers have sputtered in Congress.Now, a California lawmaker from the Bay Area is pushing a bill – limited to the state – that would accomplish the same goal using a different approach.READ MORE: Legislation to force Big Tech to pay publishers for online news ‘blown up’ by censorship amendment“California has lost more than 100 newspapers in the last decade,” said Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat, who plans to introduce the California Journalism Protection Act in the coming week. “Our constitutional founders understood the importance of a free press. And when you have an ecosystem where there’s not a level playing field and newspapers are shutting down left and right, that con...

Vladimir Putin desafía y visita la ciudad de Mariupol en Ucrania pese a orden de arresto

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

KIEV — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, ha visitado la ciudad portuaria de Mariúpol, según dijeron el domingo por la mañana las agencias estatales rusas de noticias. Sería su primer viaje al territorio ucraniano que Moscú se anexionó en septiembre de manera ilegal.Putin viajó el sábado a Crimea, a una breve distancia al suroeste de Mariúpol, para celebrar el noveno aniversario de la anexión de la península ucraniana en el Mar Negro. Mariúpol se convirtió en un símbolo internacional de desafío cuando las fuerzas ucranianas, superadas en número y en potencia de fuego, resistieron en una acería local durante tres meses hasta que Rusia tomó finalmente el control de la planta siderúrgica en mayo.Las visitas, en las que se le mostró charlando con vecinos de Mariúpol y visitando un centro infantil y escuela de arte en Crimea, eran un desafío del mandatario ruso unos días después de que la Corte Penal Internacional emitiera una orden de arresto en contra de Putin, al que acusó de crí...

Serbian president criticizes ICC arrest warrant for Putin

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Issuing an international arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin will have negative consequences and will only prolong the war in Ukraine, Serbia’s president said Sunday.The International Criminal Court issued the warrant for the Russian leader on Friday, accusing him of war crimes. The ICC accused him of bearing personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine during Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor that started almost 13 months ago.But Serbian populist President Aleksandar Vucic, who had in the past boasted about his personal relation with the Russian leader, criticized the court’s decision.“I think issuing an arrest warrant for Putin, not to go into legal matters, will have bad political consequences and it says that there is a great reluctance to talk about peace (and) about truce” in Ukraine, Vucic told reporters in Belgrade.“My question is now that you have accused him of the biggest war crimes, who are you goi...

2 kids missing from Parker found safe

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) -- Two children missing out of Parker were found safe and unharmed, according to the Parker Police Department.The two had been missing since Saturday afternoon, and as of 11:26 p.m. they were safe.

Denver weather: Sunny and mild to end weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - Denver and most of Colorado will see sunny skies this afternoon with seasonal highs in the 50s along the Front Range.Weather today: Plenty of sunshineWith abundant sunshine today high temperatures will return to seasonal averages in the middle 50s. Winds can pick up a little in the afternoon, but most of the state will enjoy mild conditions to finish off the weekend.Weather tonight: Clear and mildSkies will stay mainly clear tonight with a few extra clouds on Monday morning. Overnight lows will end up in the upper 20s and lower 30s with a light wind.Looking ahead: Mountain snow, mid-week metro rainMonday kicks off the workweek with partly cloudy skies and mild highs. Temperatures will reach the middle 50s along the Front Range with a light wind. Snow chances push into the High Country on Monday with extra clouds. Another system moves in Tuesday with more snow in the mountains. Partly cloudy skies are still over Denver on Tuesday with warm highs nearing 60 degrees.Wed...

How Arapahoe County deputies spot impaired drivers during patrols

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Law enforcement is on high alert this weekend, upping DUI enforcement with St. Patrick's Day celebrations and the NCAA basketball tournament in town. Adam County Sheriff’s Office made at least six DUI arrests Friday night, but they’re not the only agency beefing up patrols.  FOX31 joined the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office on an exclusive ride-along during one of their DUI patrols.  ‘He left the world doing what he loved’: Avalanche victim remembered as lover of all things adventure “I’m looking at anything I can with a focus on dangerous driving behavior,” Deputy Kirk Firko with Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said. With more drivers out on the road this weekend, law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for impaired drivers. “As we get further into the evening, people begin to make more dangerous decisions as more alcohol is consumed, so we’re looking to take dangerous drivers off the streets,” Deputy Firko said. Deputy Firko said i...

Macron pays high price in popularity over pension reform, survey shows

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

Emmanuel Macron is paying a high price for his push on pension reform as a survey on Sunday showed the French president is facing a new low in popularity — as low as during the protests of the so-called Yellow Jackets.As the French take to the streets to protest against Macron’s pension reform, 70 percent of respondents said they are dissatisfied with the president, according to the Ifop barometer published by Le Journal du Dimanche. Macron’s popularity rating fell by 4 points in one month, it showed.Since December, Macron has suffered a substantial drop of 8 points, and he now sees only 28 percent satisfied and 70 percent dissatisfied, according to the poll carried out, Le Figaro emphasized, between March 9 and 16.  That is the same period as the negotiations that finally led the Elysée to shun parliament and impose the unpopular pension reforms via a special constitutional power, the so-called Article 49.3, which provides that the government can pas...