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Streamlining After-School Programs: A Comprehensive Solution for Schools, Parents and Children in SF & LA

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Celebrity actress, musician, and choreographer Jennifer Lopez, growing up in the Bronx, was fortunate enough to participate in a variety of after-school programs, including dance classes. In these after-school dance programs, she honed her passion for dance and performance, which paved the way for her successful career as a dancer, singer, and actress.After school programs play a crucial role in shaping the talents of young people and allowing them to explore coding, drama, language, music, STEAM, you name it, so that they can discover their passion. Unfortunately, many schools struggle to find, develop and manage dynamic programming.Recognizing this struggle, co-founders of HOKALI, CTO Tomas Bisi and CEO Ignacio Viau have developed an innovative all-in-one platform tailored to meet the unique needs of schools in the San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles areas.The challengeSchools often grapple with the arduous task of finding qualified instructors and reliable academies to conduct afte...

Sharks’ Hertl selected to play in reformatted NHL All-Star Game

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

SAN JOSE – Tomas Hertl will represent the San Jose Sharks at the NHL All-Star Game next month in Toronto, the league announced Thursday.Hertl, was among 32 players — one from each team – selected to take part in the reformatted event, which runs from Feb. 1-3 at Scotiabank Arena.Before San Jose’s game with the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night at SAP Center, Hertl led the Sharks with 13 goals and 28 points in 37 games this season.“It’s a big honor. I’m really happy I can go again,” Hertl said Thursday. “It’s special that it’s kind of in the heart of hockey in Toronto. It definitely means to me a lot.”With Sharks captain Logan Couture out since the start of training camp, Hertl, 30, has taken on a greater leadership on a Sharks team that had a 9-26-3 record before Thursay.Hertl also participated in the 2020 All-Star Game in St. Louis, but as a replacement after the league’s initial selection, Logan Couture, was injured and unavailab...

Gilroy residents rally against order for removal of controversial parklet

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Braving Tuesday evening’s rain, a few dozen Gilroy residents gathered outside of Station 55 Mexican Restaurant downtown to rally against city orders to remove a parklet that has become the center of an ongoing dispute.When the Gilroy City Council ordered the removal by the end of December, the restaurant refused to comply. Many Gilroy residents have voiced their support for the restaurant, claiming that the decision to remove the parklet was unfair and discriminatory since another parklet in the area has been allowed to remain standing.At the rally, dozens of supporters chanted in English and Spanish, holding poster board signs demanding Gilroy “Stop Discriminating”; other signs read “No to Racism,” “Both Parklets or No Parklets,” and “Support Small Businesses.” Several community members gave speeches, including councilmembers Rebeca Armendariz and Fred Tovar, who voted against letting Station 55 lose their permit for the parklet.Teodomira Castill...

Discovery of body in Hercules triggers death investigation

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

HERCULES – An investigation is underway into the death of a man whose body was found early Thursday morning in Hercules, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Family of ex-East Bay detective arrested on attempted murder thanks police who resolved standoff Crime and Public Safety | Fourth suspect arrested as probe over Oakland officer’s killing continues Crime and Public Safety | Police: Moraga shooting deaths being investigated as murder and suicide Crime and Public Safety | Walnut Creek lawyer charged with 26 counts of child molestation, allegedly kept itemized files of child pornography Crime and Public Safety | Stockton woman killed at Oakland sideshow is identified Officers were called to the 600 block of Alfred Nobel Drive around 5:45 a.m. for a report of a man down with no detectable pulse, according to the Hercules Police Department.The man, who appeared to be in his 60s, was...

49ers QB Sam Darnold sees season-ending showcase as meaningful

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Inside the 49ers’ joyous locker room Sunday, some players wondered aloud if they’d get still paid for the wild-card round, which they’ll bypass as the No. 1 seed. The answer: Yes, $45,500 apiece.When one player posed that question to sixth-year veteran Sam Darnold, however, a teammate interrupted and teased how Darnold wouldn’t know the answer, because he’s never gone to the playoffs.Well, Darnold is going now, in his first year with the 49ers as their backup. Because the 49ers are locked into the NFC playoffs’ top spot, they will stash Brock Purdy for the playoffs and instead start Darnold in Sunday’s regular-season finale. He’ll oppose a playoff-bound Los Angeles Rams team that will start Carson Wentz over Matthew Stafford.“I’m just excited to keep playing more football, man,” Darnold said. “Week 18 isn’t the last week of football we’re going to be playing here. That’s always a good feeling...

Letters: Football option | Wages over tips | Verify Trump

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.High school footballcan fill college voidWhat happened to the student-athlete of my generation? Today college football is almost unrecognizable. Commercials get more playing time than the players do. Is it holding, or pass interference? The guy in the striped shirt can make that call on every play but can make the wrong call. How much is offered to a kid to switch teams? An undefeated team this year lost by 60 points because two dozen players opted out due to the transfer portal, NIL or the NFL draft.The real student-athlete got free tuition, was a hero on campus, played the game he loved, and may have had the four years of his life — no big cars or jewelry in the locker room. The game meant more than money.Next year check out your local high school teams. Hard work, solid GPAs, good seats, affordable prices, no travel and something to feel good about.Bill ChestnutSan RamonInstead of tips, workerss...

Years after successful appeal, Vallejo man convicted once again in Hayward murder

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

HAYWARD — Years after his successful appeal, a Vallejo man has been convicted once again of murdering a Hayward man in front of his then-10-year-old daughter as they walked to the store to get ice cream.Dereak Turner, 34, was convicted of second-degree murder and personal use of a firearm in the 2009 shooting death of Thomas Cunningham, court records show. Turner is set to be sentenced on March 1, and faces life with a chance for parole after 15-40 years.In Turner’s first trial, prosecutors told the jury that he was accused of a second, unrelated homicide in Oakland. A judge later shelved the second murder charge after a defense motion argued the evidence in it was weak, but allowed the Cunningham murder trial to proceed with the same jury that had heard Turner was an alleged two-time killer. In 2021, an appellate court ruled that the trial court has “abused its discretion” and denied Turner a fair trial.In Turner’s first trial, he argued solely that th...

Family of ex-East Bay detective arrested on attempted murder thanks police who resolved standoff

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

MARTINEZ — The mother of a former Pittsburg police detective who held police, SWAT and FBI members at bay and shut down a Pleasant Hill neighborhood during two tense standoffs over a 36-hour period last month thanked police Thursday for “saving my son’s life.”“I can’t tell you how grateful I am to the law officers,” Muehaw Saelee said outside the A.F. Bray Courthouse building, where her son, Chunliam “Nai” Saechao pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him at his arraignment inside the A.F. Bray Courthouse. “I cannot thank you enough for what you did.“There are so many officers who put their life on the line and who risked their own happiness and that of their families to help my son.”Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Discovery of body in Hercules triggers death investigation Crime and Public Safety | Fourth suspect arrested as probe over Oakland officer’s killing contin...

Marine in Pleasant Hill standoff pleads not guilty

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

MARTINEZ, Calif. (KRON) -- At the Contra Costa County courthouse, supporters of Chunliam "Nai" Saechao gathered in support of the U.S. Marine and retired police officer. On Thursday, Saechao pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder Pleasant Hill police SWAT team members.On December 7, Saechao got into a lengthy standoff with a SWAT team when he locked the doors to his house, shot his wife through a garage, shot at SWAT vehicles, and refused to surrender to police, according to the Pleasant Hill Police Department. While he was barricaded inside his Cleopatra Drive home, Saechao continuously posted on social media. One tweet stated, "Come try to kill me if you dare I’ll kill you back." Another tweet stated, “And just so you know I am perfectly sane."Family members said they are grateful SWAT team members were ultimately able to take the 40-year-old Marine into custody without using lethal force. His wife recovered at a hospital. Saechao's defense team asserts that he suffe...

Falcons-Saints rivalry renewed with a playoff berth still possible for either team

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

ATLANTA (7-9) at NEW ORLEANS (8-8)Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBSBETTING LINE: Saints by 3, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Falcons 5-11, Saints 6-9-1.SERIES RECORD: Falcons lead 55-54.LAST MEETING: Falcons beat Saints 24-15 on Nov. 26, 2023, in Atlanta.LAST WEEK: Falcons lost to Bears 37-17; Saints beat Buccaneers 23-13FALCONS OFFENSE: OVERALL (18), RUSH (8), PASS (22), SCORING (26).FALCONS DEFENSE: OVERALL (11), RUSH (19), PASS (8), SCORING (T-9).SAINTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (20), RUSH (2), PASS (28), SCORING (T-21).SAINTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (12), RUSH (1), PASS (25), SCORING (T-21).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Falcons minus-9; Saints plus-8.FALCONS PLAYER TO WATCH: With QB Taylor Heinicke possibly limited by his left ankle injury, Atlanta could re-emphasize its running game led by rookie Bijan Robinson. Robinson is tied with William Andrews (1,332 in 1979) for most yards from scrimmage by a rookie in franchise history. SAINTS PLAYER TO WATCH: TE Juwan Johnson set career highs with...