Reparations commission meeting happening today
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:14 GMT
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Commission on Reparations is looking for ways to fix race-based harms like slavery and segregation. They meet for the second time Monday night.They met for the first time a month ago. Mayor Tishaura Jones established the nine-member commission to seek input from experts and the public. Man killed in pre-dawn collision on I-70 at Grand They'll meet monthly for one year before preparing a report for the board of aldermen and the mayor.Broncos OTA storylines: Wide receivers, Vance Joseph, front seven depth and the search for rushers
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:14 GMT
Phase Three of the Broncos’ offseason program begins Tuesday with the first week of organized team activities.Denver will run 10 OTA practices over the next three weeks before a week off and then a mandatory minicamp June 13-15.Coach Sean Payton’s first offseason featured an elongated stretch of primarily lifting and running and transitioned the past couple of weeks to Phase Two, featuring what he called “football school.” That’s time spent on the practice field at walk-through pace, but the Collective Bargaining Agreement prohibits live contact and team offense vs. defense work.The next step begins this week, and, naturally, Denver has many questions to answer between now and September. Not all of them will be settled before the preseason, but data points start accumulating before then.As such, here are five storylines to track through OTAs and minicamp.Broncos’ crowded WR roomDenver heads into May with a dozen wide receivers on its 90-man roster, 10 of whom have NFL experience and...Christopher Dines: Empowering Super Self-Care and Recovery
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:14 GMT
With a wealth of experience and expertise in mindfulness and addiction/recovery, British author and former house DJ/producer, Christopher Dines is making a significant impact in California. While he has previously led mindfulness and yoga workshops in America, including at the Adult Children of Alcoholics 32nd annual retreat in Arizona in 2017, and at drug and alcoholic clinics in Los Angeles in the mid-2000s, Dines is now focusing on assisting individuals in California dealing with drug and alcohol dependencies, helping them practice self-care.Dines has established himself as a prominent author, having written eight books on mindfulness and addiction. Notably, his book “Drug Addiction Recovery” (Hachette) features a foreword by Dr Rudolph E. Tanzi from Harvard Medical School. Dines’ latest book, “Super Self-Care” (Hachette), has garnered international recognition, with a Vietnamese translation. Eileen Rockefeller, a venture philanthropist and author, h...Director Tanxuan Shi: A Rising Star in the Hollywood and Chinese Film Industry
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:14 GMT
(Left)Kristanna Loken T- X in Terminator 3, presents an award to (Center)Tanxuan Shi at the Hollywood Global Film Festival 202Tanxuan Shi, a talented director hailing from Guangzhou, China, has made a name for himself with his incredible work in the film industry. One of his notable projects is a short film with a unique premise, centered around Zhang Cheng, an under-appreciated Chinese magician who teams up with an FBI agent to catch a skilled Japanese burglar. The film showcases a thrilling game of face-changing versus face-changing, as Zhang Cheng uses his ancient art of mask-changing to outwit his clever opponent.As a director, Tanxuan Shi finds ways to balance and ensuring that the film’s final product is both visually stunning and compelling. Throughout the production, he had to make compromises due to budget limitations but managed to utilize editing techniques to create a seamless and engaging narrative.One memorable scene from the film is a magic show featuring Sichua...PhenGold Review 2023: Does it Really Work to Lose Weight?
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:14 GMT
Are you tired of struggling with weight gain? Do you feel unhappy with your body, dealing with a big belly, heavy waist, and saggy arms? If so, it’s time to make a positive change in your life. Our PhenGold review is here to introduce you to a powerful solution that can transform the way you live and help you achieve your weight loss goals effectively and naturally.IntroductionWelcome to our detailed review of PhenGold, a popular fat-burning supplement. Our aim is to provide you with an unbiased analysis of this product, explaining how it works and its effectiveness in helping you lose weight. Let’s get started!PhenGold Review: An OverviewPhenGold is a well-known supplement that focuses on helping people lose weight. It has gained a lot of attention for its ability to assist in fat burning. In this review, we will explore its main features and assess how well it works in achieving desired weight loss goals.Overall Rating: 4.6/5Before we go any further, let’s give P...Southern Big Sur coast is about to reopen. Here’s where you’ll be able to reach on Hwy. 1
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:14 GMT
Access to popular spots on the southern Big Sur coast will be restored next week when Caltrans reopens a key stretch of Highway 1 — just in time for Memorial Day holiday weekend travel.The scenic highway is currently closed from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to 18.7 miles south of Big Sur at Big Creek Vista Point in Monterey County due to a series of landslides.Caltrans will move the southern end of the closure north by about 21 miles at 4 p.m. Friday, May 26, the state roads agency said in a news release.That will allow travelers to once again reach Salmon Creek, Willow Creek, Jade Cove, Plaskett Creek, Pacific Valley, Sand Dollar Beach and Kirk Creek, as well as Treebones Resort.The popular resort just landed on Travel Lemming’s list of the 150 best places to visit in the United States this summer.However, Limekiln State Park will remain closed, Caltrans spokesperson Kevin Drabinksi.Caltrans originally estimated work to repair the road at Gilbert’s Slide would be complete...Marin County median home price at $1.7 million as sellers remain scarce
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:14 GMT
The median price for a detached home in Marin County wobbled to $1.7 million last month, about the same level it was six months ago and about 20% lower than the prior year.The figure is based on the latest data released by the county’s assessor’s office, which logged 157 sales of detached homes last month. By comparison, 254 detached homes sold the previous April.The median price in April 2022 was $2.12 million, a peak for the county before the monthly figure fell as low as $1.5 million.“We’re still seeing a lack of inventory,” said Arun Burrell, a 20-year agent whose office is in San Rafael. “That’s been our consistent issue this year.”Burrell represented the sellers in a deal last month right at the $1.7 million median, for a three-bedroom home on Oak Avenue in the seminary neighborhood of San Anselmo. The property was listed at $1.65 million.Burrell said 28 agents quickly asked for disclosure packets and three made offers. The winning bid was by a family moving from San Francisco...12-year-old Bay Area boy trains adults, peers on ChatGPT
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:14 GMT
Kaz Keller, 12, of Mill Valley, is silhouetted while giving a presentation on ChatGPT at the Mill Valley Community Center in Mill Valley on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Keller is a 7th grader at Mill Valley Middle School. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Kaz Keller, 12, of Mill Valley, gives a presentation on ChatGPT at the Mill Valley Community Center in Mill Valley on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Keller is a 7th grader at Mill Valley Middle School. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Patricia Applegate of Mill Valley gets ChatGPT instruction from Kaz Keller, 12, of Mill Valley, during a presentation at the Mill Valley Community Center in Mill Valley on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Keller is a 7th grader at Mill Valley Middle School. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)An audience member types in information as Kaz Keller, 12, of Mill Valley gives a presentation on ChatGPT at the Mill Valley Community Center in Mill Valley on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Indepe...Marin County faces discrimination suit by Black deputy sheriff
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:14 GMT
An African American deputy sheriff has sued Marin County alleging that he has been harassed, denied promotions and subjected to other unfair treatment because of his race during his 11 years on the force.David Lundie says senior leadership held him to different standards of conduct than White deputies; gave him biased performance reviews; micromanaged him; and subjected him to racist tokenization and microaggressions, among other allegations.Lundie is seeking an unspecified amount of money for compensatory damages, punitive damages and lost wages. The suit was filed Wednesday in Marin County Superior Court.“This lawsuit should serve as a wake-up call,” Lundie’s lawyer, Jennifer Reisch, said in a written statement. “Racial discrimination is rampant throughout Marin institutions and culture, and the Sheriff’s Office is no exception. Make no mistake about it: this is not an isolated incident, and the Marin County Sheriff’s Office needs to urgently revamp its practices and procedures to...Authorities name 1988 Santa Cruz County homicide victim
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:39:14 GMT
LIVE OAK — A group of Bonny Doon hikers stumbled upon a skull wrapped in a plastic bag, just down a roadside embankment on a Saturday afternoon more than three decades ago.Marty Rupar Deputies, with the help of a forensic pathologist and anthropologist, shared suspicions that the individual’s death was a homicide and determined that the victim, estimated at the time to be a 17-year-old male teenager. He had likely been killed and dumped a year earlier, investigators told the press. The hikers were about 2.5 miles up Bonny Doon Road from the coast when they made their find, authorities said.For the next 35 years, the body remained listed as an unidentified “John Doe” and the case unresolved.On Thursday, however, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office shared a breakthrough: The found remains appear to be those of Marty Robin Rupar, born in 1966. He would have been about 21 years old at his death, a year before he was found on Feb. 13, 1988.Rupar, originally hailing from Green Bay...Latest news
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