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Cal State Long Beach grads upset over ceremony decision

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT

It’s a big week for college graduates but some students at Cal State Long Beach are upset over the school’s decision to not allow seniors to walk across the stage or have their names read aloud for graduation.The issue has inspired thousands of students to sign a petition over the decision.The graduation ceremony at Cal State Long Beach has historically been held in the blue pyramid auditorium on campus. The pandemic, however, changed everything and the ceremony was shifted to an outdoor venue at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.Many students say they're upset and disappointed over the decision as graduation ceremonies are seen as a rite of passage.Following several years of hard work, students excited to celebrate their academic achievements by donning a cap and gown while collecting their diplomas are upset they won’t have a chance to do so on campus.Cal State Long Beach's graduation ceremony was held at Angel Stadium in 2023. (KTLA)Students said they felt cheated by the decision, which p...

SAG-AFTRA Members To Vote On Strike Authorization

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT

The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have asked its members to vote on a strike authorization on the heels of negotiations with entertainment studios.SAG-AFTRA will begin negotiations with The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on June 7, calling it the “most consequential bargaining sessions in history.”“To show our resolve and to enter into negotiations from the strongest position possible, your negotiating committee and National Board unanimously join in asking you to vote YES and authorize a strike,” SAG-AFTRA said in a letter addressed to its members. “This does not mean that a strike will occur; it simply allows the National Board to call a strike if an agreement cannot be reached — and that gives the negotiating committee a strong place from which to begin talks.”AMPTP represents several major studios that include Amazon/MGM, Apple, NBCUniversal, Disney/ABC/...

Sig-alert lifted after fatal collision blocks Hwy. 4 lanes east of I-680

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT

VINE HILL — A person died Thursday after a multi-vehicle collision that blocked Highway 4 lanes Thursday evening and led California Highway Patrol officers to issue a Sig-alert, authorities said.Shortly after 5:50 p.m., CHP officers learned of the collision in eastbound Hwy. 4 lanes just west of the on-ramp from northbound Interstate 680. When officers arrived, they found two vehicles that sustained heavy damage, as well as a third vehicle, in the roadway’s No. 1 or left-most lane.One person at the scene was taken to a hospital, where they were later pronounced dead. Their identity was not available Thursday night, pending next-of-kin notification from the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office coroner’s division.The CHP issued a Sig-alert at 6:08 p.m., advising drivers and residents to avoid the area due to the collision. The alert was lifted at 7:31 p.m.The crash was the sixth fatal one on the highway in 2023, following a double-fatality collision just over a week ago in ...

Man gets 90 days in jail for placing skimmer at Belmont ATM

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT

BELMONT – A 30-year-old Seattle man has been sentenced to three months in San Mateo County jail for installing a card skimmer and a camera at an ATM in Belmont, prosecutors said.Nicolae Diaconu on Wednesday pleaded no contest to felony attempted identity theft, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Judge Sean Dabel placed him on two years of supervised probation on the condition he serves 90 days in jail.On Dec. 30, Diaconu and an unidentified accomplice inserted a skimmer into the card slot of a Bank of America ATM on Ralston Avenue and set up a camera on an adjacent post, prosecutors said.The skimmer was discovered and removed by an ATM technician, who contacted Belmont police.When installed on ATMs, point-of-sale terminals or fuel pumps, skimmers capture data or record the personal identification numbers of cardholders, according to the FBI. Criminals use the data to create fake cards and then steal from victims’ accounts. Skimming is estimated to cost fin...

Oakland Popeyes workers strike, claim child labor violations

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT

(KRON) -- Employees at an Oakland Popeyes went on strike Thursday due to what they call child labor violations, according to a complaint filed with the California Labor Commissioner and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA). The store is located at 7007 International Boulevard. In the complaint, Popeyes workers stated that a 13-year-old girl worked 40-hour weeks and worked until midnight as many as three times a week. California law states that 13-year-olds are not allowed to work on school days and are not allowed to work more than eight hours on non-school days. Man yelling out racial slurs on Oakland freeway being investigated by CHP “I have been working 5-hour shifts after school,” 17-year-old Popeyes worker Karla Palma Mendoza said in the complaint. “At one point I fell far behind in my classes, and it was hard to catch up because after school, all I could do was work, eat and sleep. After school I have no time for homework when I am working.”Te...

Bay Area Backroads: Chris Mullin takes a spin with KRON4

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Way before The Splash Brothers, there was Run TMC.The Warriors trio of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin made a huge impact on the NBA during their short time together. They changed the game by going small and scoring big.Of the three, Chris Mullin ended up playing for the Warriors the longest. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame, twice. He also won two gold medals. His number 17 now hangs in the rafters at Chase Center. That’s where we met up with Mully, before taking a trip all the way to the top of Mt. Diablo.Come along for the ride, and (hopefully) discover something new about the stunning state park in the East Bay’s backyard, on this special web-only edition of Bay Area Backroads.

Hong Kong court dismisses pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai’s legal bid to fight for UK lawyer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court rejected an activist publisher’s latest effort Friday to use a British lawyer to defend him against national security charges as Beijing tries to crush a pro-democracy movement.Jimmy Lai, the 75-year-old founder of the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, faces up to life in prison if convicted. In November, the city’s top court approved Lai hiring veteran lawyer Timothy Owen for the case, but the city’s national security authorities blocked that. Lai and most of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy activists were arrested after Beijing imposed a national security law on the former British colony following massive anti-government protests in 2019. The political saga over Lai’s choice of lawyer is widely seen as part of the city’s crackdown on dissidents after the protests.On Friday, Judge Jeremy Poon rejected Lai’s request to overturn the committee for safeguarding national security’s decision. Poon ruled courts have no jurisdiction over the committee u...

Ukrainian official: Zelenskyy to attend G7 summit in Japan in person Sunday as leaders set new Russia sanctions

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian official: Zelenskyy to attend G7 summit in Japan in person Sunday as leaders set new Russia sanctions.Source

Iran’s judiciary says 3 men executed over violence during last year’s anti-government protests

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s judiciary says 3 men executed over violence during last year’s anti-government protests.Source

Dubai’s next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made ‘moon’ as the city’s real estate market booms

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of the heavens down to Earth.Canadian entrepreneur Michael Henderson envisions building a 274-meter (900-foot) replica of the moon atop a 30-meter (100-foot) building in Dubai, already home to the world’s tallest building and other architectural wonders. Henderson’s project, dubbed MOON, may sound out of this world, but it could easily fit in this futuristic city-state. Dubai already has a red-hot real estate market, fueled by the wealthy who fled restrictions imposed in their home countries during the coronavirus pandemic and Russians seeking refuge amid Moscow’s war on Ukraine. And even though a previous booms-and-bust cycle saw many grand projects collapse, Henderson and others suggest his vision, funded by Moon World Resorts Inc., where he is the co-founder, might not be that ...