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60,000 Kaiser workers ready to strike as labor negotiations continue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:30 GMT

Nearly 60,000 Kaiser Permanente workers say they’re ready to launch a strike if they can’t reach a labor agreement with the healthcare giant by Sept. 30 when their contract expires.The California employees, represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, claim they’re understaffed, underpaid and facing a host of other challenges while negotiations drag on.The union announced Thursday, Sept. 14 that 98% of its workers voted to authorize a walkout. Workers in Oregon, Washington and Colorado also voted to authorize a strike, and additional votes from Kaiser employees in San Diego, Hawaii, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia will be tallied by Wednesday, Sept. 20.Also see: Kaiser to pay $49 million for dumping syringes, bodily fluids into normal dumpstersThe California employees, along with members of other Kaiser unions, fall under the umbrella of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, which includes 85,000 workers throughout the U.S.If a strike occurs, it will affe...

Single family residence sells for $2 million in Fremont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:30 GMT

35630 Morley Place – Google Street ViewA 2,519-square-foot house built in 1968 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 35600 block of Morley Place in Fremont was sold on July 21, 2023, for $1,950,000, or $774 per square foot. This single-story house provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and two baths. Additionally, the house provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 1,518-square-foot home on the 35500 block of Fisher Place in Fremont sold in August 2022, for $1,488,000, a price per square foot of $980. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 1,579-square-foot home on Dee Place in Fremont sold for $1,450,000, a price per square foot of $918. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Dering Place, Fremont, in August 2022, a 1,923-square-foot home was sold for $1,530,000, a price per square foot of $796. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bath...

Bay Area cities receive grants to fight organized retail crime, except Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:30 GMT

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KRON) -- Governor Gavin Newsom is awarding $267 million in new state grant funding to both state and local law enforcement in an effort to combat organized retail crimes. On Friday at 10 a.m., Newsom is meeting with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, Police Chief Bill Scott and Los Angeles County's assistant sheriff to discuss the plans behind these funds.In total the grant is being awarded to 34 police departments, seven sheriff's offices, one probation department and 13 district attorney's offices across the state. This money will help crack down on organized retail theft, property crime and car theft among others. Here are the list of several Bay Area cities who are some of the recipients of the new grant.CampbellDaly CityFremontNewarkPalo AltoSan Bruno San FranciscoSan JoseSan RamonSanta RosaVacavillePalo Alto police says it plans to use its $5.1 million dollars for more staff and patrolling along with new electronics, like GPS, to help with crimi...

Maryland advocates are pressing for a lower voting age in local elections

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:30 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Common Cause Maryland is encouraging local officials to allow more young people to vote in local elections.The nonprofit advocacy organization, based in Annapolis, posed a question in a recent mass email: “Do you agree with lowering the voting age to 16 for local elections so young people can have a say in the issues that directly impact them?”Alyssa Canty, director of youth programs for Common Cause, said in an interview that most young people learn civics lessons as teenagers.“Their dependency on local policies [for] public transportation, funding for their schools and all of those things [becomes more obvious to them] when they’re in high school,” she said. “It’s just really important for young people to really be a part of the decision-making process when it comes to things that affect them.”Some local officials concur.Residents ...

Russian skater Valieva to testify by video link at CAS hearing into Beijing Olympics doping case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:30 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will give evidence by video link for a hearing this month into her doping case that rocked the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday that Valieva and officials from the Russian anti-doping agency are among “parties, witnesses and experts” giving testimony remotely at a closed-door hearing in Lausanne from Sept. 26-29.The World Anti-Doping Agency is seeking a four-year ban for Valieva, though a verdict could take months.“At this juncture, it is not possible to indicate when the final decision will be announced,” the court said in a statement detailing the expected process.Valieva came into the Beijing Games as a 15-year-old gold-medal favorite, before her positive test for a banned heart medication was revealed.She was allowed by an emergency CAS panel to continue skating pending a full investigation, but placed fourth after an error-filled program. After a Russian tribunal eventually ruled last year t...

USA Basketball back atop FIBA men’s world rankings, overtaking Spain for No. 1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:30 GMT

USA Basketball is back atop the FIBA men’s world rankings, even after failing to medal at the World Cup.The Americans flipped spots with Spain for No. 1 in the world in the updated rankings that were released Friday, reclaiming the top spot that they lost late last year. Spain is now No. 2, and World Cup champion Germany soared eight spots to No. 3 on the world list — the best in that program’s history.It’s certainly possible now that the Americans will keep the top spot leading into the Paris Olympics, where the U.S. will aim for a fifth consecutive gold medal. FIBA, the sport’s governing body, updates its rankings every few months; Friday’s update was the first tweak to the men’s list since February.Spain had overtaken the U.S. in November 2022, ending a 12-year run in the top spot for the Americans.“The world is good at basketball,” U.S. point guard Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks said as the World Cup was winding down. “Respect everybody.”FIBA’...

Germany to reshape its sports system after World Cup-winning basketball team defies rankings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:30 GMT

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (AP) — German politicians published planned reforms to the country’s sports system on Friday, seeking to stem a long-term slide down the Olympic medals table.The changes come less than a week after Germany won the Basketball World Cup despite a key government-backed ranking listing the game as having the lowest potential for success of any sport on the Summer Olympic program. That increased calls to rethink the system.“German competitive sport is currently largely unable to fulfill its ambition to be competitive with the world’s best,” said a declaration issued Friday following a meeting of sports ministers from Germany’s states. “Negative developments with regard to the results of German athletes in international competitions continue despite individual bright spots like winning the Basketball World Cup. Funding structures in elite sport require fundamental change.”Germany went from winning 82 medals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics — t...

Apple lanzará una actualización del iPhone 12 en Francia luego de que se le ordenara parar las ventas por altos niveles de radiación

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:30 GMT

(CNN) — Apple planea actualizar el software del iPhone12 para los usuarios de Francia después de que los reguladores del país ordenaran una pausa en las ventas del modelo de 2020 por preocupaciones sobre la radiación.“Emitiremos una actualización de software para los usuarios de Francia para adaptarnos al protocolo utilizado por los reguladores franceses. Esperamos que el iPhone 12 siga estando disponible en Francia”, dijo un portavoz de Apple a CNN este viernes.La Agencia Nacional de Frecuencias de Francia, la ANFR, ordenó este martes el retiro inmediato del iPhone 12 del mercado francés, diciendo que excedía los límites europeos de exposición a la radiación. La ANFR también dictaminó que para los iPhone 12 que ya están en uso, Apple debe adoptar “todas las medidas correctivas necesarias para poner los teléfonos en conformidad lo antes posible” o tendría que retirar los dispositivos.Apple le dijo a CNN este viernes que la suspensión de las ventas estab...

Free prescription discount cards from GoodRx — What’s the catch?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:30 GMT

NerdWalletBytitle: NerdWalletAmericans spend more than $420 billion per year at pharmacies for prescription drugs, according to a 2022 report from the Department of Health and Human Services.Prescription discount cards help people save money on prescription drugs by offering savings at participating pharmacies. One popular company, GoodRx, offers discounts of up to 80% on prescription drugs at over 70,000 U.S. pharmacies with its prescription savings program. And according to the company’s website, “there’s absolutely no cost and no catch.”But earlier this year, GoodRx was penalized by the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, for disclosing patients’ personal health information without their consent. And using GoodRx’s discounts isn’t always easy or predictable.Here are four potential catches the federal government, pharmacists, researchers and the company itself say you should know about before using GoodRx.1. DEDUCTIBLES“Keep in mind you cannot use GoodRx and insurance at the same ti...

Denver weather: Cool, soggy Friday ahead of a nice weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather will start off cool and wet on Friday ahead of clearing and a warming trend this weekend. Weather tomorrow: Rain early, cooler dayIt's a soggy end to the workweek. However, morning showers will start to clear from north to south as we head into the afternoon. This will be followed by clearing clouds in the afternoon and evening. What is the black Colorado license plate and how much does it cost? Because of the clouds and showers, high temperatures will only reach the mid-60s on Friday, which is 10-15 degrees below normal for this time of year. Pinpoint Weather: Daily highs on Sept. 15.Weather tonight: Clearing, coolCloud cover will continue to clear overnight on Friday. Temperatures will stay cool and fall to the mid-40s, which is about 5 degrees cooler than normal. Pinpoint Weather: Overnight lows on Sept. 15. Looking ahead: Warm and dry weekend aheadJust in time for the weekend, dry and warmer weather moves into the forecast. Colorado vs...