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Opinion: California foster youth suffer as state shortchanges agencies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:31 GMT

California’s foster children are too often being warehoused in hotels, office spaces and former juvenile halls rather than receiving intensive services to heal their trauma.Christine Stoner-Mertz is CEO of the California Alliance of Child and Family Services. (Photo courtesy of Christine Stoner-Mertz.)The state is failing the children who need us most because it has failed to invest at every level of the system supporting them. The state budget just adopted offers a thin lifeline to essential programs for youth yet misses crucial opportunities to fix devastating gaps in our system for the most vulnerable young people.From the viewpoint of the nonprofit programs that help children heal and reunite families, a total collapse is on the horizon without a surge in funding, and better coordination among public and private sectors to meet the growing needs of vulnerable children.First, helping them starts with prevention. Family resource centers, embedded in communities and with the t...

Fifty years after Bruce Lee’s death, this man keeps his promise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Jeff Chinn says Bruce Lee saved his life.Now, 50 years after Lee’s death, Chinn works to keep Lee alive in the minds of visitors at a San Francisco museum.“Many times I get burned out and I get tired, but I keep reminding myself that Bruce Lee helped me so I have to keep up my part of the bargain,” Chinn said this week. “It’s just kind of strange because half my tour group doesn’t know he was born here.”Lee died on July 20, 1973, after an allergic reaction to headache medication. He was 32 and not yet the martial arts movie superstar he would become.Chinn, 62, is a retired mail carrier who serves as a docent in the Museum of the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco’s Chinatown, where he guides tourists through an exhibit dedicated to Lee’s life.“His tour is really quite personal, quite in depth, and very intentional,” said the museum’s collections manager, Palma You.About 60% of the displayed artifacts, including the blue suit Lee wore i...

Fatal San Jose crash closes East Capitol Expressway east of I-87

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:31 GMT

(BCN) -- San Jose Police are on the scene of a fatal crash early Thursday that has closed the East Capitol Expressway in both directions between Snell Avenue and Vistapark Drive. A collision between two vehicles about 1:11 a.m. resulted in one man dying after he was taken to a local hospital. Another man suffered life-threatening injuries and is at a local hospital, according to a social media post from police, who advised the public to avoid the area. This marks the city's 28th traffic fatality of 2023. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

BCB Bancorp: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:31 GMT

BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — BCB Bancorp Inc. (BCBP) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $8.6 million.The Bayonne, New Jersey-based bank said it had earnings of 50 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 53 cents per share.The community bank posted revenue of $48.4 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $28.1 million, exceeding Street forecasts.BCB Bancorp shares have declined 29% since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased 29% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BCBP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BCBPSource

Australia’s 1-0 opening win at the Women’s World Cup gives a record crowd something to cheer about

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:31 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Matildas supporters streamed toward Sydney’s Central Station chanting “Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!” in the hours before Women’s World Cup co-host Australia kicked off against Ireland.The mood remained buoyant as a sea of yellow and green filled Stadium Australia at Sydney Olympic Park, becoming part of the biggest crowd ever for a women’s soccer match in Australia, announced at 75,784 on Thursday.“Who wouldn’t want to be here for the first match?” asked Katie Lynn, who traveled from Adelaide, 850 miles (1,370 kilometers) away, with girlfriend Jasmine Williamson. “I have not been to a sporting event this big before. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.”Williamson summed up the mood perfectly: “People that aren’t even football fans are interested.”Sydney’s famed sporting atmosphere seemed subdued in the days leading up to the match. But game day brought out the fans, including a man dressed in a kangaroo costume who identified himself only as “Skippy.”“Just coming ...

Manassas schools finalize Jennie Dean replacement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:31 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Manassas City Public Schools have settled on a design for the new Jennie Dean Elementary School, with plans to break ground at the start of 2025.On Tuesday, School Board Chair Suzanne Seaberg announced that the division had selected Arlington-based RRMM Architects for the project. The company will use a prototype design used for Hardy Elementary School in Smithfield.Crews will break ground on the building at some point in 2025, and the new school will be ready for the start of the 2026-27 school year. According to Seaberg, the hope is that work will begin on school at the start of 2025.The building will go up adjacent to the current Dean school, which will remain intact for the time being as officials decide whether to attempt to repurpose it or possibly tear it down. Cost estimates for making the necessary renovations...

Live updates | Mostly good scores early at challenging par-3 17th at British Open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:31 GMT

SO FAR SO GOOD FOR MOST PLAYERS AT 17TH HOLEHOYLAKE, England (AP) — The much-hyped par-3 17th hole was producing more good scores than bad through the opening round of the British Open.The 136-yard hole at Royal Liverpool was redesigned to add drama to the tournament this year, challenging players with an elevated green well protected by steep slopes and deep bunkers.There were seven birdies and only one score of double bogey or worse at the hole early in the opening round. Lucas Herbert had a triple bogey, with his troubles starting after his tee shot went into the rough to left of the green. He found the deep right-side bunker from there and needed two shots to get out before two-putting.The wind wasn’t blowing too hard, making it easier for players.Bryson DeChambeau and Wyndham Clark were among the players who challenged the internal out-of-bounds boundary that cuts into the fairway at the third hole, with both hitting shots that went well left — away from the out-of-bounds troub...

Cass: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:31 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cass Information Systems Inc. (CASS) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $7.1 million.The St. Louis-based company said it had net income of 52 cents per share.The invoice and payment management company posted revenue of $48.2 million in the period.Cass shares have fallen 15% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen almost 9% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CASS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CASSSource

A new cricket league is underway in the busy US sports market. Organizers believe it can stick

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:31 GMT

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — “Deep in the Heart of Texas” blared from the speakers during a timeout a few days into the debut of a U.S. professional cricket league near Dallas.Fans waved the flags of the Texas Super Kings and the LA Knight Riders, with some wearing the jerseys of their favorite countries or clubs overseas. A couple had ballcaps of two of the biggest brands in the United States — the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees.This unusual confluence comes during the debut of Major League Cricket, which is hoping to find a foothold for one of the world’s most popular sports in a sports-mad country that knows little about the “other” bat-and-ball game.Because of a willing partner happy to see a fading minor league baseball stadium turned into one of the few legitimate cricket pitches in the country, the league made its start in Texas, famous for the Friday night lights of high school football. The 7,000-seat stadium is in Grand P...

Badger Meter: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:31 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Badger Meter Inc. (BMI) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $22.5 million.The Milwaukee-based company said it had net income of 76 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 67 cents per share.The manufacturer of products that measure gas and water flow posted revenue of $175.9 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $158.7 million.Badger Meter shares have climbed 34% since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased 76% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BMI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BMISource