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  • Sup. Dorsey Threatening to Censure or Even Remove Mystery Supervisor He Says Leaked Information

    A ho-hum item on Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors agenda has turned into a full-blown witch-hunt for Supervisor Matt Dorsey, who says he’s launching an investigation into some fellow supe he claims leaked confidential info.

    A very humdrum item on this week’s SF Board of Supervisors agenda was approving $14.5 million for some kind of new tactic to fight public fentanyl use, something called the RESET Center, which would basically be 25 so-called “sobering beds” run by the sheriff’s office. People busted high on fentanyl would simply be given the change to sober up on a bed and then hopefully seek drug treatment. The program would be run by some outfit called ConnectionsCA, which despite the name, appears to be based in Phoenix, Arizona.

    Supervisor Matt Dorsey is behind the proposal, and spoke of it in very lionizing terms. “This is the single most important drug policy innovation San Francisco has offered since the advent of the fentanyl crisis,” he declared. (Note: This is exactly how Dorsey talks every time he’s asking for law enforcement to be showered with more money.)

    But just after the vote, Mission Local published a stunning exposé that the SF City Attorney has determined that Dorsey’s RESET Center plan is not compliant with the law. Mission Local obtained a “confidential memo” from the City Attorney’s Office,  which said that the proposed center had a “failure to comply with State law” in terms of staffing, safety checks, and detox treatment, and that anyone who went through the center could then sue the city for “non-compliance with standards for detention facilities.”

    And oh, is Matt Dorsey pissed that the letter somehow became public.

    “When the investigation identifies who unlawfully disclosed confidential @SFCityAttorney advice, I’ll introduce a censure motion against the @SFBOS member involved.” Dorsey fumed on Twitter. “City officials who violate these laws are subject to penalties and ‘removal from office due to official misconduct.’”

    Whoa, “the investigation?” Whomst exactly is performing this “investigation?” And is Dorsey talking about supervisors kicking other supervisors off the board? We have not heard that kind of talk on the board since the Ed Jew affair nearly 20 years ago.

    It’s not even a guarantee that a supervisor leaked the memo. According to Mission Local, “Lurie, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto, police chief Derrick Lew, and Director of Public Health Daniel Tsai also received the memo.” That’s also a lot of staffers who may have seen the memo, and Mission Local is darned good at procuring privileged information out of City Hall.

    Some supervisors were pretty irate that the lack of legal con-compliance only came up the day before the vote.

    “I have received additional information I did not have in the Budget Committee,” complained Supervisor Connie Chan. “The additional information that I received, I find it troublesome and problematic about the model of the center. This information should have been provided to the Budget committee.”

    Meanwhile, Supervisor Jackie Fielder had issues with the fact that the source of the $14.5 million in funding is not even identified, and on top of that, this new cost comes while the Department of Public Health is making $17 million in budget cuts to programs for children’s health.

    “I will not be supporting spending city funds for new sheriff’s facilities that come at the expense of community health programs,” Fielder said.

    Regardless, despite Supervisor Chan and Fielder’s opposition, every other supervisor voted for this potentially illegal sobering center, and it passed the board by a 9-2 margin.

    “The reality is, not having places to take people right now is a huge problem,” Supervisor Rafael Mandelman said before the vote. “I think we need to move as quickly as we can on this pilot. If it works, do a whole lot more, and if it doesn’t, find something else better.”

    So the $14.5 million sobering center is probably coming. And some grand investigative drama into the SF Board of Supervisors over supposedly leaking confidential information may be coming too.

    Related: Protesters Take Over Board of Supervisors Meeting, Completely Shut the Meeting Down [SFist]

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  • World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler opens among worst rounds at Pebble Beach Pro-Am

    PEBBLE BEACH – Two fans in puffy vests, with “transfusion” cocktails in hand, walked upstream among the 10th hole’s gallery as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am opened Thursday.

    “Ah, Scheffler. That’s why there is a crowd,” one of the middle-aged men said to the other.

    Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer since May 2023, indeed should be the No. 1 attraction this week, aside from the heavenly landscape.

    He was the odds-on favorite until his even-par debut sank him into a tie for 64th in the 80-man field, while almost all others seized on idyllic sunny weather, with rain forecast for Sunday’s final round.

    Leader Ryo Hisatsune went 10-under in his first-ever round at Pebble, and of the 10 golfers who finished 7-under, six played Pebble Beach while the others conquered Spyglass Hill.

    Only two other golfers, each at 2-over, scored higher at Pebble than Scheffler.

    “I feel like typically I’m good at scoring and today I felt like I didn’t score at all,” Scheffler said after making birdie on the 18th. “Anything that kind of went wrong seemed to be going that direction, and I just felt like I scored poorly.

    “I actually feel like I’m playing pretty well. Just one of those days.”

    The day came and went without a sighting of Taylor Swift, whose fiancé, Travis Kelce, worked the pro-am circuit at Spyglass Hill, along with 49ers legends Steve Young and Alex Smith – the few recognizable faces in what had been an annual celebrity carnival but now serves as the PGA Tour’s first Signature Event this season.

    Also at Spyglass was defending champion Rory McIlroy, who holed out from the 14th hole’s front bunker to go 4-under through five, and that’s where his final score rested.

    Scores were so low that a third of the field — 27 golfers — emerged 5-under or lower.

    Scheffler’s line: three birdies, three bogeys, and one putter flip in disgust after missing a birdie and settling for a tap-in par on 15th. He also had a “huge mud ball” that detoured his second shot on the second hole.

    “When you’re playing later in the day, it can be tough to hole putts on these greens,” said Scheffler, who played into the wind most of the back nine before finishing at 3:25 p.m. “I need to take advantage of holes early in the round and I wasn’t able to do that, knowing that the wind was going to pick up and then we were going to turn into it on the back nine.”

    Hisatsune, the first-round leader, birdied 5-of-7 out the gate. Even better were the six consecutive birdies to open by Chris Gotterup, Sunday’s Phoenix Open winner in a playoff against Hideki Matsuyama, who went 5-under as Scheffler’s playing partner Thursday.

    One magnificent shot among Scheffler’s even-par 72 verified his world No. 1 stature: After a southerly breeze carried his approach past the green and back bunker, his ball stopped a yard shy of the lateral-hazard line and 2 yards from a pit of doom, where a creek separates Pebble’s southernmost hole from a $40 million home once owned by late actor Gene Hackman.

    Scheffler’s delicate flop shot landed on the 10th green’s fringe and he saved par with a 7-foot putt.

    “If that ball lands on the green with how soft the greens are, probably a 15-footer for birdie,” Scheffler said of his wind-derailed, 154-yard approach. “It lands about a foot into the fringe and not only doesn’t go in the bunker, it hops over that bunker. Fortunately, in spite of the hazard, I was able to make par. Little stuff like that is what I was going up against today.”

    A week earlier, Scheffler opened the Phoenix Open with a 2-over 71. He rallied to threaten the leaders and finished tied for third.

    Can he repeat those dramatics here?

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  • BART considers layoffs, station closures, reduced services to balance budget deficit

    ORINDA, Calif. (KGO) — BART on Thursday presented proposals that the agency could consider if it can’t secure additional funding to make up for its deficit.

    The drastic measures discussed during the board meeting include closing stations, reducing train service and conducting layoffs.

    The agency is facing an annual deficit of nearly $400 million, with ridership levels decreasing since the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work trends.

    The agency presented the worst-case scenarios.

    Phase 1 in Jan of 2027 would include closing the 10 stations with the lowest ridership.

    During Phase 2 in July of 2027, up to 15 stations could shut down with a 50% fare increase.

    Train service would stop altogether under Phase 3.

    “These are all projections,” said Victor Flores, BART Board of Director for District 7. “It all depends on whether we can find an additional source of sustainable revenue. We just want to make sure that we’re fully prepared if that doesn’t happen.”

    “I think what’s important to remember is that these are not hyperbolic scenarios,” said Laura Tolkoff, Transportation Policy Director with SPUR, a coalition working to place a regional transit measure on the ballot in November. “They are very real If BART cannot safely operate the system.”

    MORE: BART partners with Uber to offer discounted rides to, from some Bay Area stations

    The Connect Bay Area ballot measure would be a half-cent sales tax in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties and 1-cent sales tax in San Francisco County, to help fund BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit.

    If drastic service cuts are adopted, it would set BART back by 50 years.

    A board vote on the proposal is expected as early as Feb 26.


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  • Border czar says Minnesota ICE surge is ending: “I don’t want to see any more bloodshed”

    Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week.

    “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” Homan said in a news conference held at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling in Minneapolis.

    Homan says the decision was made after looking at two major factors: the multitude of “public safety threat” arrests the operation has yielded, and a steep drop in the need for federal officers to call in quick response force teams due to “agitators.”

    “That is a good thing. That is a win for everybody, not just for the safety of law enforcement officers,” Homan said. “It’s a win for this community.”

    He said a “significant drawdown” is already underway in the state, adding, “I don’t want to see any more bloodshed.”

    White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Feb. 12, 2026 in Minneapolis.

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    “We have a lot of work to do across this country to remove public safety risk, who shouldn’t even be in this country. And to deliver on President Trump’s promise for strong border security and mass deportation, law enforcement officers drawn down from this surge operation will either return to the duty station or be assigned elsewhere to achieve just that.”

    Gov. Tim Walz, who is spoke on budget proposals for businesses impacted by the surge later Thursday morning, said, “The long road to recovery starts now. The impact on our economy, our schools, and people’s lives won’t be reversed overnight. That work starts today.” 

    Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey also issued a statement in the aftermath of Homan’s announcement. 

    “They thought they could break us, but a love for our neighbors and a resolve to endure can outlast an occupation. These patriots of Minneapolis are showing that it’s not just about resistance — standing with our neighbors is deeply American,” he said. “This operation has been catastrophic for our neighbors and businesses, and now it’s time for a great comeback. We will show the same commitment to our immigrant residents and endurance in this reopening, and I’m hopeful the whole country will stand with us as we move forward together.” 

    The announcement comes the same morning as a number of top Minnesota officials are testifying at a U.S. Senate hearing on immigration enforcement, including Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minnesota Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell and U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer.

    In his opening statement at that hearing, Ellison said Operation Metro Surge has caused “real harm” to Minnesota.

    “This war on Minnesota is retribution to be sure — our policies, our values and how we vote,” Ellison said. “And it comes at a great cost.

    Emmer countered, calling the clashes seen in Minnesota as “a direct result of radical sanctuary state and city policies in Minnesota,” adding that he believes those policies “turned Minnesota into a safe haven for criminal illegal aliens.”

    Homan arrived in Minnesota in late January, less than a week after federal officials announced Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and some of his agents would be leaving the area.

    On Feb. 4, Homan said federal authorities were going to immediately “draw down” 700 law enforcement personnel in Minnesota and that around 2,000 agents would remain in the state. The number was around 150 before the surge. 

    “My goal, with the support of President Trump, is to achieve a complete drawdown and end this surge as soon as we can, but that is largely contingent upon the end of illegal and threatening activities against ICE and its federal partners that we’re seeing in the community,” Homan said earlier this month.

    Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday said he expected Operation Metro Surge to last “days, not weeks and months.”

    White House officials said earlier this month that there have been at least 4,000 arrests in Minnesota connected with the federal operation.

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  • How SF Giants’ additon of Arráez affects Schmitt, Fitzgerald, Koss

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants were intent on adding a second baseman this winter. They couldn’t land Brendan Donovan. Or Nico Hoerner. Or CJ Abrams. Then, a week-and-a-half before spring training, they landed Luis Arráez, a three-time batting champion with a divisive skillset, on a one-year deal.

    For Casey Schmitt, the ripple effect was obvious. Despite an encouraging season, one where he grinded through multiple brutal injuries, Schmitt will transition from starting second baseman to San Francisco’s utility man.

    “Casey did make some big strides last year,” said president of baseball operations Buster Posey on Tuesday. “(Christian) Koss, same thing. Adding a guy like Arráez, I think, is an opportunity for a guy like Casey and a guy like Koss to learn from, as well as they continue their development. And then it just gives us another layer of depth in our infield to have Arráez.”

    Having played all four infield positions, Schmitt is plenty qualified for the role. Still, there’s an argument that Schmitt, who turns 27 in March, deserved a chance to start at second base — and that the Giants should’ve dedicated the $12 million they spent on Arráez to its pitching staff.

    Schmitt’s third season in the majors was his best to date, one that ended with him seizing the starting second baseman job. His numbers don’t leap off the page but he totaled career-highs in homers (12), RBIs (40) and games (95) while posting a .706 OPS (101 OPS+).

    The former second-round pick struggled for the first two months, missing time due to a left oblique strain. When Matt Chapman hit the injured list, Schmitt took off as Chapman’s temporary replacement. Before Chapman’s injury, Schmitt had a .521 OPS over 58 plate appearances. From June 10 onward, Schmitt posted a .742 OPS over 290 plate appearances.

    That performance is especially impressive considering his body was a magnet for baseballs.

    On June 15, the day the Giants traded for Rafael Devers, Schmitt fouled a pitch off his left foot and left the game.

    On June 25, Schmitt got nailed in the left wrist by a 95.2 mph sinker from the Miami Marlins’ Calvin Faucher.

    On August 15, the Tampa Bay Rays’ Edwin Uceta nailed Schmitt on the right elbow with a 93.3 mph fastball, forcing Schmitt to leave the game.

    On September 1, Chase Dollander, who played for new manager Tony Vitello at Tennessee, hit that same right elbow with a 95.7 mph sinker.

    Schmitt described the season as “a little bit of a grind physically and mentally,” but thought the season went well overall. He conceded that the left wrist ailment affected his swing, particularly his ability to hit the inside fastball.

    The wrist kept barking after the season, and Schmitt underwent surgery in December to remove the carpal boss in his left wrist. He’s a little behind schedule compared to other position players in camp, but has one more week of his hitting progression before being fully cleared for all baseball activities.

    Assuming health, Schmitt is the overwhelming favorite to win a spot on the bench as a utility player. Schmitt, who has dropped five to ten pounds, said he hasn’t done any work in the outfield aside from shagging fly balls, and Vitello said the Giants haven’t discussed getting Schmitt reps in the outfield.

    “It just seemed to be a season of interruption for him,” Vitello said. “For him to do what he did and look back on it and still gain valuable reps … he should take confidence in that he was able to accomplish things, but he also he was able to build up some experience.”

    Added Vitello: “To me, if he’s of the right mindset and he prepares the way I think he will with Wash, he kind of becomes a weapon at third base and second base defensively.”

    Schmitt isn’t the only primary infielder affected by the team’s signing of Arráez.

    For Koss and Tyler Fitzgerald, the path to an Opening Day roster spot becomes more unclear. Given the positional inflexibility of Arráez and Rafael Devers (and potentially Bryce Eldridge), it’s pretty much a prerequisite for Fitzgerald and Koss to play in the outfield.

    Fitzgerald and Koss aren’t unfamiliar with grazing the grass. The former has played 61 combined games in the outfield in the majors and minors, while Koss has seen time in the outfield in both the minors and the Puerto Rican Winter League.

    “I think grabbing reps voluntarily is important, but also it’s on us, if we see a point where it’s like, there could be a day in May where this guy needs to help us at this position, then we need to put him that position in spring training,” Vitello said.

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  • SJSU launches entrepreneurship program to help students start own company

    San Jose State University continues to solidify its standing as a pipeline to tech companies.

    The university now has the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship, which aims to give students both the skills for their first tech job or to help them start their own companies.

    SJSU also has an entrepreneurship society, an idea lab, a startup club and a business plan competition. The university brings them all together in one place for a smoother path between school and the job market.

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  • Still No Deal as SF Teachers’ Strike Enters Fourth Day

    Negotiations went later than they have typically been going on Wednesday night as a deal between the SF Unified School District and the teachers’ union remains elusive. And now kids may not be returning to the classroom until next Wednesday, with a long weekend ahead.

    Around 50,000 schoolkids remain at home or in daycare Thursday for the fourth day in a row, as this historic San Francisco teachers’ strike drags on. And with classes unlikely to resume Friday, it’s looking likely that kids will be out of school until next Wednesday at the earliest, with President’s Day on Monday, and Lunar New Year on Tuesday.

    SF Mayor Daniel Lurie joined the negotiators for the first time Tuesday evening, as Mission Local reports, and left after two hours — posting this update to Instagram.

    Also in attendance at the talks on Tuesday and possibly Wednesday as well was State Superintendent of Public Education Tony Thurmond, who is currently running for governor. Thurmond had offered his support to the negotiators earlier in the week — and the state still has the power to veto any potential deal that is reached, if it is fiscally untenable.

    Unlike on Tuesday night, when union negotiators reportedly went home at 10 pm  just as the district said it was preparing its latest offer, the negotiations went later Wednesday night. NBC Bay Area reports that the bargaining lasted into the wee hours of Thursday, but still no deal has been reached.

    As the Chronicle notes, both sides were offering conflicting versions of what happened, with the union apparently leaving the bargaining table at 1 am, and the district offering their latest proposal at 1:33 am. A district spokesperson issued a statement Thursday morning saying, “As of 8:00 am today, we are awaiting [the union’s] counter offer. The SFUSD bargaining team, comprised of veteran and expert professionals, are ready to meet with the union’s bargaining team to continue negotiations.”

    We do not know what the latest offer entails. Last we heard on Tuesday, the two sides remained two percentage points apart on a raise for full-time teachers — 6% over two years versus 8% over two years. Another stick point had to do with family healthcare, which the union wants to see fully funded.

    The union, the United Educators of San Francisco, posted an update to Instagram Wednesday night saying, “We need to keep [up] our struggle; we need to go one day, one day longer, until we have the agreement for schools that our students deserve and that we know is possible. And that right now, the only things standing in the way are the district management and board of education that will not step up right and do what’s right by our families.”

    Teachers were back on picket lines outside of schools at 8 am on Thursday, and also rallying outside Mission High School, and a rally is happening at Embarcadero Plaza at noon.

    NBC Bay Area notes that the SFUSD is losing around $10 million per day in state funding for each day that schools are not operating.

    Previously: District Blames SF Teachers’ Union For Leaving the Bargaining Table Early Tuesday Night

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  • Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

    MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration is ending the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to thousands of arrests, violent protests and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens over the past two months, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.

    The operation called the Department of Homeland Security’s ” largest immigration enforcement operation ever ” has been a flashpoint in the debate over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts, flaring up after Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed by federal officers in Minneapolis.

    The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation focused on the Minneapolis-St. Paul area resulted in more than 4,000 arrests, Homan said, touting it a success.

    “The surge is leaving Minnesota safer,” he said. “I’ll say it again, it’s less of a sanctuary state for criminals.”

    The announcement marks a significant retreat from an operation that has become a major distraction for the Trump administration and has been more volatile than prior crackdowns in Chicago and Los Angeles. It comes as a new AP-NORC poll found that most U.S. adults say Trump’s immigration policies have gone too far.

    But Trump’s border czar pledged that immigration enforcement won’t end when the Minnesota operation is over.

    “President Trump made a promise of mass deportation and that’s what this country is going to get,” Homan said.

    Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expected Operation Metro Surge, which started in December, to end in “days, not weeks and months,” based on his conversations with senior Trump administration officials.

    “The long road to recovery starts now,” Walz posted on social media after Homan’s announcement. “The impact on our economy, our schools, and people’s lives won’t be reversed overnight. That work starts today.”

    Some activists expressed relief at Homan’s announcement, but warned that the fight isn’t over. Lisa Erbes, a leader of the progressive protest group Indivisible Twin Cities said officials, must be held accountable for the chaos of the crackdown.

    “People have died. Families have been torn apart,” Erbes said. “We can’t just say this is over and forget the pain and suffering that has been put on the people of Minnesota.”

    While the Trump administration has called those arrested in Minnesota “dangerous criminal illegal aliens,” many people with no criminal records, including children and U.S. citizens, have also been detained.

    Homan announced last week that 700 federal officers would leave Minnesota immediately, but that still left more than 2,000 on Minnesota’s streets. At the time, he cited an “increase in unprecedented collaboration” resulting in the need for fewer federal officers in Minnesota, including help from jails that hold deportable inmates.

    Homan said Thursday that he intends to stay in Minnesota to oversee the drawdown that began this week and will continue next week.

    The widespread pullout comes as protests on the streets have started to wane, Homan said.

    “We’ve seen a big change here in the last couple of weeks,” he said, crediting cooperation from local leaders.

    During the height of the surge, heavily armed officers were met by resistance from residents upset with their aggressive tactics.

    “They thought they could break us, but a love for our neighbors and a resolve to endure can outlast an occupation,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said on social media. “These patriots of Minneapolis are showing that it’s not just about resistance – standing with our neighbors is deeply American.”

    Homan took over the Minnesota operation in late January after the second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents and amid growing political backlash and questions about how the operation was being run.

    “We’re very much in a trust but verify mode,” Walz said Tuesday, adding that he expected to hear more from the administration “in the next day or so” about the future of what he said has been an “occupation” and a “retribution campaign” against the state.

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  • Unarmed person shot, killed by deputy in San Leandro: AG

    SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KRON) — A man in San Leandro who was allegedly unarmed was shot and killed by Alameda County Sheriff’s Office deputies early Monday morning, according to the California Attorney General’s Office. The fatal law enforcement shooting is under investigation by the California Department of Justice due to the involvement of an unarmed civilian, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced.

    The incident occurred around 3:19 a.m., the AG’s office said. According to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, a call came in from an individual saying he was in possession of a firearm, expressed intent to harm others, and asked to speak with law enforcement.

    The individual provided his location, and deputies responded and established a perimeter in the 16000 block of Selborne Drive in San Leandro.

    The sheriff’s office confirms two deputies opened fire, killing the man. Authorities formally identified the man on Thursday morning as 40-year-old Anthony Joseph Anderson.

    During the encounter, ACSO said Anderson exited the residence and “presented an immediate threat” to deputies. As a result, two deputies shot and killed him.

    No deputies were injured. The two deputies involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave.

    “Following notification of this incident, DOJ’s California Police Shooting Investigation Team initiated an investigation in accordance with AB 1506 mandates,” the AG’s office said.

    Assembly Bill 1506, which went into effect in 2021, requires all police shootings resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian to be investigated by the California Department of Justice rather than local law enforcement agencies or local district attorneys.

    Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact DOJ investigators at 916-210-2871.

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  • Police investigate homicide in East Oakland Wednesday

    (KRON) — One person was shot and killed Wednesday evening in East Oakland, according to the Oakland Police Department.

    Police responded just after 6:45 p.m. to the 9800 block of International Boulevard on reports of a shooting. Arriving officers found a person wounded by at least one gunshot, authorities said.

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    The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Their identity was not immediately available.

    Circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting are being investigated by the OPD Homicide Division. No arrests in the case were announced as of early Thursday morning.

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  • San Francisco parents hold virtual roundtable to talk about ongoing teachers’ strike


    The teachers’ strike in the San Francisco Unified School District is about to go into its fourth day, and many parents are feeling frustrated about how their families are stuck in the middle of the contract negotiations.

    So, they held a virtual roundtable Wednesday night to share their frustrations.

    “Students shouldn’t have to bear the burden of all of these adult disagreements,” parent Alex Wong said. “Every person involved in these negotiations needs to be working at being at the bargaining table every hour of every day.”

    “We’re asking both sides to negotiate with the urgency that our kids deserve because every day matters to our kids’ education,” parent Meredith Dodson added.

    Some parents shared stories, such as Bridget Blounx, a grandmother and caregiver of three children, some with special needs.

    “Even though I’m working remote, I’m having to stop in between my client interviews and intakes to answer questions and to try to triage and help navigate the kiddos with their different work,” Blounx said.

    While parents say it’s imperative to get kids back in the classroom now, Wilbur Liu, a Lowell High School student, also agrees.

    He appreciated the break, but he feels it’s important to be back in school, at least by next week.

    “Hopefully, it doesn’t go on for too long. Obviously, no one likes losing out on too much learning,” he said. 

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  • Jenna Webb’s dramatic 3-point play lifts Los Gatos over Los Altos

    Los Gatos completes season sweep of Los Altos, maintains grip on first place in SCVAL’s De Anza Division.


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  • Day Around the Bay: Large Development By West Oakland BART Breaks Ground

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    • The parking lot and areas around West Oakland BART will ultimately developed the way MacArthur has been, and ground has officially been broken on the first phase. A 240-unit affordable apartment building is starting construction, but the project will ultimately include over 760 units, as well as new retail. [Chronicle]
    • San Francisco schools will remain closed Thursday as strike talks continue. SFUSD and union negotiators resumed bargaining at 11 am Wednesday, and it’s not clear where things stand. [Chronicle]
    • An assistant principal at San Jose’s Sunrise Middle School, 31-year-old Ruben Guzman, is one of 11 men arrested in a child exploitation sting.  Guzman allegedly contacted someone he thought was a 13-year-old boy to engage in sex acts, and he was arrested as part of a wider human trafficking and child exploitation sting operation in San Jose ahead of the Super Bowl. [KTVU]

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    • After a federal grand jury declined to indict several Democratic lawmakers over a video they posted last fall telling members of the armed forces not to follow illegal orders, Democrats on Capitol Hill are expressing outrage. “I say to my Republican colleagues, if the executive branch can merely attempt to prosecute members of the legislative branch for simply exercising free speech, that is not a Democratic problem or a Republican problem, it is a constitutional crisis,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. [New York Times]
    • Attorney General Pam Bondi spent another combative day appearing before a congressional committee today. Bondi exchanged insults with members of the House Judiciary Committee as they questioned her handling of the Epstein Files, and an error that left multiple victims’ names unredacted. [CNN]
    • Actor and former teen heartthrob James Van Der Beek lost his battle with colorectal cancer, and has died at age 48. Friends of his wife, Kimberly, have posted a GoFundMe, saying that the cancer fight has left his family nearly broke. [Bay Area News Group]

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    • You all need a palate cleanser, so here is a video of cats getting excited while watching the luge at the Olympics.

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  • ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star James Van Der Beek dies at age 48

    James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for starring in the teen TV drama “Dawson’s Creek” and films including “Varsity Blues,” has died. He was 48.

    “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace,” reads a note posted on Van Der Beek’s Instagram page. “There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend.”

    Van Der Beek revealed in a November 2024 Instagram post that he’d been diagnosed with cancer, stating that despite the diagnosis he was “in a good place and feeling strong.”

    Later that month, the actor further revealed to People that he was battling Stage 3 colorectal cancer. Van Der Beek shared that he received the diagnosis after a colonoscopy.

    In December 2024, Van Der Beek joined “Good Morning America” to discuss his mindset and emotional state during his ongoing battle with the disease.

    “And thus began the full-time job of having cancer, signing up for all the various medical portals and getting on the phone with insurance and creating appointments … I was not prepared for just how much of a full-time job that it really is,” Van Der Beek said.

    “I’m going to make changes that I never would have made otherwise, that I’m going to look back on in 30 years and say, ‘Thank God this happened.’ So, what can I do right now in order to make that the case? And that’s how it was, about 90 percent of the time,” he went on. “But 10 percent of the time, I was a sobbing, terrified mess, which I feel like is a pretty good percentage.”

    Kimberly Van Der Beek shared the news of her husband’s passing on Instagram, and reactions have been pouring in all afternoon from friends and former co-stars.

    Van Der Beek’s career spanned more than three decades, extending across television, film and voice acting.

    Born March 8, 1977, in Cheshire, Connecticut, Van Der Beek began acting while in middle school and made his professional debut at age 16 in a 1993 off-Broadway production in New York City. He continued to appear in various amateur and professional productions throughout high school and while attending New Jersey’s Drew University.

    It was while he was a student at Drew that Van Der Beek in 1998 auditioned for and won the title role of Dawson Leery in The WB network’s new show, “Dawson’s Creek.” Van Der Beek dropped out of Drew University to star in the show for the whole of its six-year run, opposite fellow cast members and future stars Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams and Joshua Jackson.

    “That was when life was at its craziest,” Van Der Beek reflected about his time on the hit show in a 2020 interview with “Good Morning America.” “At 20 years old I got stupidly lucky and found myself in a zeitgeist, cultural phenomenon TV show, and I was suddenly famous.”

    The cast of “Dawson’s Creek” went on to form lasting friendships. They later gathered on a stage in New York in September for a benefit held in part to support Van Der Beek and his battle with colorectal cancer. Van Der Beek was forced to cancel his appearance at the last minute due to a stomach virus, but he sent a prerecorded message to fans.

    “You’re the best fans in the world,” Van Der Beek said in that message.

    Van Der Beek made his television debut on an episode of the Melissa Joan Hart Nickelodeon series “Clarissa Explains It All,” delivering a line that hinted at his future on-screen presence: “No girl ever went through so much trouble just to impress me.”

    Over the years, Van Der Beek built a home on television across a wide range of genres. He appeared on the daytime drama “As the World Turns,” and in the adult years following “Dawson’s Creek,” he made a few appearances on “One Tree Hill,” played a doctor on the medical drama “Mercy,” and portrayed a heightened version of himself on the sitcom “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23.”

    In one memorable exchange from that series, his character quipped, “I’m a celebrity.”

    His later television work included starring roles on “CSI: Cyber,” guest star on “Pose,” and be the voice of Boris Hauntley on the animated Disney Junior series “Vampirina.” Van Der Beek also competed on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2019, advancing to the semifinals.

    In addition to his television success, Van Der Beek established a film career. He is perhaps best known on the big screen for the high school football drama “Varsity Blues.”

    In an interview with KABC-TV days before the film’s release, Van Der Beek reflected on the physical demands of the role.

    “We all got injured a little bit,” he said. “I mean, we all took hits. It was great. And I say that with a big smile on my face because, you know, we all felt like real players.”

    The role earned him the best breakout male performance award at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.

    His film credits also include the western “Texas Rangers,” the dark comedy “The Rules of Attraction,” the 2009 thriller “Formosa Betrayed,” 2013’s “Labor Day,” with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin, and the 2019 comedy “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.”

    Van Der Beek was married twice. He’s survived by his wife, film producer Kimberly Van Der Beek, and their six children.

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  • San Francisco parents scramble as teachers strike leaves 50,000 students out of school

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Connor Haught has been juggling virtual work meetings and arts and crafts projects for his two daughters as his family tries to navigate a teachers strike in San Francisco with no end date in sight.

    Haught’s job in the construction industry allows him to work from home but, like many parents in the city, he and his wife were scrambling to plan activities for their children amid the uncertainty of a strike that has left nearly 50,000 students out of the classroom.

    “The big concern for parents is really the timeline of it all and trying to prepare for how long this could go on,” Haught said.

    The San Francisco Unified School District’s 120 schools remained closed for a third day Wednesday, after about 6,000 public schoolteachers went on strike over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs.

    Some parents are taking advantage of after-school programs offering full-day programming during the strike, while others are relying on relatives and each other for help with child care.

    Haught said he and his wife, who works evenings at a restaurant, planned to have their 8- and 9-year-old daughters at home the first week of the strike. They hope to organize play dates and local excursions with other families. They have not yet figured out what they will do if the strike goes on a second week.

    “We didn’t try to jump on all the camps and things right away because they can be pricey, and we may be a little more fortunate with our schedule than some of the other people that are being impacted,” Haught said.

    The United Educators of San Francisco and the district have been negotiating for nearly a year, with teachers demanding fully funded family health care, salary raises and the filling of vacant positions impacting special education and services.

    On Wednesday, hundreds of teachers clustered together to form the word “strike” in large letters at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. Teachers on the picket lines said they know the strike is hard on students but that they walked out to offer children stability in the future.

    “This is for the betterment of our students. We believe our students deserve to learn safely in schools, and that means having fully staffed schools. That means retaining teachers by offering them competitive wage packages and health care, and it means to fully fund all of the programs we know the students need the most,” said Lily Perales, a history teacher at Mission High School.

    Superintendent Maria Su on Wednesday urged both sides to act with urgency, saying the district had a counterproposal ready Tuesday night and was prepared to stay all night, but that union negotiators had left for the day.

    “We have been ready to negotiate his entire time. We are prepared and committed to getting this agreement done today,” she said at a morning press conference, calling their latest offer generous.

    The two sides, which are scheduled to meet mid-day Wednesday, have yet to agree on a wage increase and family health benefits. The union initially asked for a 9% raise over two years, which they said could help offset the cost of living in San Francisco, one of the most expensive cities in the country. The district, which faces a $100 million deficit and is under state oversight because of a long-standing financial crisis, rejected the idea. Officials countered with a 6% wage increase paid over three years.

    On Tuesday, Sonia Sanabria took her 5-year-old daughter and 11-year-old nephew to a church in the Mission District neighborhood that offered free lunch to children out of school.

    Sanabria, who works as a cook at a restaurant, said she stayed home from work to take care of the children.

    “If the strike continues, I’ll have to ask my job for a leave of absence, but it will affect me because if I don’t work, I don’t earn,” Sanabria said.

    She said her elderly mother helps with school drop off and pick up but leaving the children with her all day is not an option. Sanabria said she has given them reading and writing assignments and worked with them on math problems. Sanabria said she is making plans for the children day-by-day and expressed support for the striking teachers.

    “They are asking for better wages and better health insurance, and I think they deserve that because they teach our children, they take care of them and are helping them to have a better future,” she said, adding, “I just hope they reach agreement soon.”

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  • San Francisco teachers’ strike enters 3rd day as negotiations continue

    The San Francisco Unified School District said it was holding a news conference Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. to give an update on the teacher strike, which has been going on since Monday.

    Teachers have been striking for three days over wages and benefits.

    At a news conference Wednesday morning, ahead of an expected meeting with the United Educators of San Francisco, Superintendent Maria Su made an urgent plea for an agreement to be reached.

    “We are prepared and committed to getting this agreement done today. We all must act with urgency, we all must get together to get this done,” Su said.

    Su described the district’s latest offer as “generous” and at the same time “fiscally responsible.”  

    “With our current proposal, we are putting money back into pockets of our educators, with a significant increase in compensation and healthcare benefits. This is about putting real money back into the pockets of educators. This is an investment in educators and their families in San Francisco,” she added.

    At the news conference, Su said both State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and Mayor Daniel Lurie urged both sides to get a deal reached.

    Union president Cassondra Curiel said in a statement Tuesday night that the district’s negotiators had moved on issues involving sanctuary schools, housing protections, classified compensation, artificial intelligence and contracting out services.

    “The administration told us for the past 11 months none of this was possible. Clearly it is — when we stand together,” Curiel said. “The time is now for SFUSD to fully funded family healthcare, address special education workloads and provide fair compensation for certificated staff  that will stabilize our schools and end this strike.”

    On Tuesday evening, Mayor Daniel Lurie said he met with the head of both the union and Su.

    “They gave me an update on the progress that has been made today, and I made it clear – they can and they need to get this done. Every day in the classroom matters for our children,” Lurie said in an update posted to his social media. “Getting our schools open is the top priority, and we can do that while supporting our educators and keeping the school district on the path to fiscal stability.”

    Lurie said the city would continue to provide support for impacted students.

    About 6,000 teachers represented by the United Educators of San Francisco began walking the picket lines Monday, after the district and union were unable to reach an agreement over the weekend. Sticking points on an agreement include wages, healthcare for dependents, along with assistance for special education staff.

    More than 50,000 students attend 122 schools in the SFUSD.

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  • ‘Never know’: SF Giants’ Eldridge starts shagging outfield fly balls but focus remains at first base

    SCOTTSDALE — Bryce Eldridge used two different gloves on the backfield at Scottsdale Stadium on Tuesday morning. One belonged to him; the other belonged to Jung Hoo Lee.

    Eldridge dedicated the early part of his morning to working on infield defense, beaming with joy as he described his first fielding session with new infield coach Ron Washington. Then, as the first position player groups took batting practice, Eldridge grabbed Lee’s glove and headed out to left field to shag fly balls alongside outfielder Drew Gilbert.

    To be clear, Eldridge isn’t changing positions anytime soon. He is a first baseman, and barring the unforeseen, he will continue to be a first baseman. But his presence in the outfield might be a common sight this spring.

    Eldridge told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that manager Tony Vitello wants him to shag fly balls just in case a need suddenly arises. The Giants’ top prospect added that he will just be shagging and he won’t be taking reps with the team’s actual outfielders.

    “My mom’s shipping my outfield glove that I’ve never used because I haven’t played outfield in the last two years,” Eldridge said.

    Eldridge, 21, isn’t completely unfamiliar with the outfield. In 2023, Eldridge played 26 minor-league games in right field after the Giants selected him in that year’s draft. The following year, San Francisco moved Eldridge to first base, the only defensive position he has played the last two seasons.

    “I never really got a chance to get comfortable out there. I never played out there in high school, so for what it’s worth, I felt comfortable enough,” Eldridge said. “Obviously, it probably wasn’t pretty. You can ask the Low-A (San Jose) coaches if it was pretty or not. I felt like I did a good job.”

    Eldridge, in all likelihood, won’t be anything more than an emergency outfielder in the same way that teams have an emergency catcher.

    The Giants will always carry at least one, if not two, outfielders on the bench, and utility players Tyler Fitzgerald and Christian Koss have professional experience in the outfield. Even new second baseman Luis Arráez has played 48 games in left field, though he hasn’t played the position since 2021. For Eldridge to see time in the outfield, multiple things would have had to go off the rails.

    Still, as Eldridge put it, you “never know.”

    “Me and Gilbert are really tight, so he … was giving me some tips on how to prep and approach the ball when it’s on the ground and how to go about it,” Eldridge said. “I was kind of just running around there. I would run for one, then I saw another one in the air and go sprint. He’s like, ‘Dude, just take a rep, take it seriously, go reset.’ I’m kind of out there doing cardio.”

    While Eldridge’s attitude regarding his outfield duties is more of the laissez-faire variety, his approach to improving as a defender at first base is anything but.

    Eldridge, who is full go after undergoing left wrist surgery in October, has been in Arizona since January and has been taking grounders for over a month. After completing fielding drills with Washington and Jolbert Cabrera, the fundamentals coach for Triple-A Sacramento, Eldridge listened intently to Washington’s defensive guidance for several minutes.

    If Eldridge has a good spring, he and Washington may both be standing on Oracle Park’s third-base line on Opening Night.

    Eldridge will be one of the biggest storylines to monitor over the next six weeks. The Giants’ top prospect isn’t guaranteed a spot on the Opening Day roster, and it’s possible he starts the season with Sacramento despite making his debut last September.

    “I knew coming into (camp) last year that I didn’t really have a chance to make it, so it’s definitely different,” Eldridge said. “It makes it easier to relax and have fun. We heard a good message from Willy (Adames) and (Matt) Chapman in a camp the other week, saying everyone just has to be themselves and don’t try to impress (anybody). I feel like being myself is what got me here, so I’m just going keep being myself.”

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  • Person dies after shooting in Oakland

    A person died after a shooting in Oakland on Wednesday, police said.

    Oakland police said responded to the 9800 block of International Boulevard after receiving reports of a shooting just after 6:45 p.m.

    There, authorities report officers found a person suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Medical personnel confirmed the person died at the scene, according to police.

    Authorities say this is an ongoing investigation and ask anyone with information to contact the Homicide Section at 510-238-3821, the TIP LINE at 238-7950, or email cidvideos@oaklandca.gov. They add the report number for this case is 26-006571.

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  • Jason Kelce Ran Around San Francisco Drinking Beers, and Filmed It

    Another celebrity who was in town for the Super Bowl, retired Philadelphia Eagles center and soon-to-be brother-in-law of Taylor Swift Jason Kelce, did a “Beer Bucket List” video hitting multiple San Francisco landmarks.

    It’s not clear if this is a teaser for a longer video, or if this is the extent of it. (Call me unfamiliar with his oeuvre, but it doesn’t look like Jason Kelce’s YouTube channel has anything similar to this, though he does seem to enjoy beer.) But Jason Kelce, while in town for the Super Bowl, made a bunch of tourist stops including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Painted Ladies, the Full House house, the Tonga Room, the Grateful Dead house, and he rode a cable car. And at each “epic” stop he “cracked open a cold one” and yelled about something.

    The video is just one minute long, so we only see very brief, seconds-long bits of each

    As the Chronicle notes, Kelce also made a stop at Comstock Saloon in North Beach, where he shared a beer with “Emporer Norton,” aka Joseph Amster — a very brief clip of which appears in the video.

    His brother Travis Kelce, meanwhile, was spotted singing along to a remix of Taylor Swift’s “Fate of Ophelia” at Public Works, during the Tight Ends & Friends party there on Thursday. Travis Kelce’s Tight End University, an annual convention/camp for tight ends, has bcome a big thing in the NFL, and they through their own party ahead of the Super Bowl.

    Will we we be seeing a longer version of Jason Kelce’s Beer Bucket List video about San Francisco at some point? We shall see.

    Previously: Adam Devine Leads ‘Pitch Perfect’-Inspired Performance at Ferry Building With 49er George Kittle

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  • SF teachers on verge of striking as negotiations falter

    (BCN) — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and state Sen. Scott Wiener on Sunday called for an additional three days of negotiating between the school district and teachers union before any looming strike may be called.

    United Educators of San Francisco, while negotiating a new contract with the San Francisco Unified School District, said they reached agreement Saturday on one of several divisive issues, but not enough to head off a threatened strike.

    “Both sides made important progress yesterday, and I am incredibly appreciative of the hard work of our educators and the district,” wrote Lurie on social media on Sunday afternoon. “Now, it is critical that they continue the conversation so our kids can stay in school.”

    Lurie said that if no agreement is reached on Sunday, he is asking that both the union and district “agree to three additional days for conversations to continue–that would allow kids to stay in the classroom and the adults to keep talking.”

    Wiener concurred with the mayor on Sunday afternoon in a statement from his office in support of teachers but calling for more time.

    “It’s absolutely essential to make every effort to negotiate a resolution to the current dispute between the District and UESF before any strike occurs,” he said.

    If no agreement is reached, public schools will be closed Monday, marking the first strike by the city’s teachers in 47 years.

    “We are thrilled to have won protections in our contract tonight that will create security and stability for our immigrant students and families,” said Cassondra Curiel, president of the United Educators of San Francisco, late Saturday night.

    The union has sought to include the district’s existing policies on immigrant rights in the new contract. However, there was little movement on wages and a demand for fully paid family healthcare, the union said.

    On Sunday, Curiel led a news conference where she said the district had handed them their response just after 8 p.m. Saturday and that her side is working on responses to those proposals.

    “We know the district is aware of what we are asking for, we’ve said it again and again, and I’m saying it again now,” said Curry. “We need to see their serious movement. We’ll be on strike Monday without an agreement.”

    Superintendent Maria Su, who took part in Saturday’s talks, said she was “deeply frustrated and disheartened that we did not reach a tentative agreement.”

    Su said the district’s latest offer on Saturday included a 6% raise over two years and a health benefits allowance of $24,000 a year. The union is asking for 9% over two years and coverage of up to 75% of health care costs at Kaiser or provide teachers with $2,000 a month for their own health care expenditures.

    On Sunday, Curiel said the union would not accept salary increases that do not come “at the cost of concessions or takeaways” or salary increases that come with cuts to school sites.

    Hard caps on class sizes and the union’s demands to alleviate the workload of special education teachers by hiring more and changing the way their workload is assigned were also areas of disagreement.

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