SALINAS — Judge Pamela Butler sentenced Sureno gang members Sergio Rodriguez and Francisco Garcia to multiple life sentences last week after a jury found them guilty of gang-related attempted premeditated murder. According to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office, Butler imposed a total term of 191 years to life on Garcia while Rodriguez received a […]
Mill Valley police investigate takeover robbery at CVS Pharmacy
Police are searching for four robbers who targeted the CVS in Mill Valley on Sunday and stole a large number of prescription drugs. The crime happened around 1:30 p.m. at 759 E. Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley police said. Three masked men jumped over the pharmacy counter and ordered the staff open the safe. The robber […]
Marin vigilante pulls gun at Breonna Taylor mural
San Rafael police are investigating an incident where a man pointed a gun at bystanders at a Breonna Taylor memorial in Terra Linda. The confrontation was caught on video Thursday and posted to social media. The man was trying to wash off a chalk mural honoring Taylor, the Black woman who was fatally shot by […]
Oxford is asking students specializing in China to submit papers anonymously so they don’t fall foul of Hong Kong’s draconian national security law
Summary List Placement The University of Oxford has asked students of Chinese politics to submit their work for grading anonymously so that they don’t fall foul of Hong Kong’s new national security law, The Guardian reported Monday. The law, which gave China the power to define and punish “separatism, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference” […]
Editorial: Hands down, Woerner for Livermore mayor, Kiick for council
Click here for a complete list of our election recommendations. Livermore is a city that learned key financial lessons from the Great Recession and, as a result, is weathering the coronavirus downturn better than most California municipalities. Credit the city administration and City Council. One of the key leaders of that financial recovery effort was […]
Get a sneak peek into the most trusted social media platforms of 2019
Digital trust is the confidence people have in a platform to protect their information and provide a safe environment for them to create and engage with content. Consumers’ trust in social platforms impacts how they interact with ads, and benchmarking trust can help social platforms win ad dollars and instruct advertisers how to allocate budget […]
Amazon medical staff in Thornton faced pressure to reduce care
Amazon’s safety team knew there was a problem at its fulfillment center in Thornton. Internal reports sent to Amazon safety managers across the country in early 2019 repeatedly flagged the warehouse for having especially high injury rates. One item in the FAQ section asked why that warehouse and six others had a rate of lost-time […]
Focus on Bills: Can Raiders slow down Josh Allen?
Josh Allen always dreamed big while growing up in the small Central Valley town of Firebaugh. Often overlooked or disregarded, his belief in himself never wavered. Allen knew he’d somehow find his way to the top. Recently, one of those boyhood dreams came true for the Buffalo Bills quarterback. Yes, Allen won AFC Offensive Player […]
Canadian performance-wear company chooses Denver for its first international store
A Canadian performance clothing company that has wanted to expand for a while into the U.S. has picked Denver as the location for its first international store and plans to open in early October, even though there’s still a pandemic. DUER, based in Vancouver, B.C., signed a lease in August for a roughly 1,600-square foot […]
Broncos Mailbag: Should offense run more no-huddle after two productive drives against Tampa Bay?
Denver Post Broncos writer Ryan O’Halloran posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season. You can pose a Broncos- or NFL-related question for the Broncos Mailbag here. Follow Ryan for more daily updates on Twitter. Denver’s offensive game plan was initially blown up for 28 minutes or so. Before the end of the half, though, Jeff Driskel put […]
Denver coffee shop prices rose by as much as 50% during the pandemic — here’s why
Maybe you’re keenly aware of the struggles facing your favorite neighborhood restaurants or bars during the pandemic. But have you noticed the changes brewing behind the counter at your local coffee shop? Over the last six months, a handful of independent cafes with locations around Denver have raised their prices for a single cup. Some […]
Sienna Miller: Chadwick Boseman donated part of his salary for my paycheck
Last year, the film 21 Bridges came out. It wasn’t really a hit or anything, but it was a relatively small-budget action-thriller and it did okay. It starred Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller and JK Simmons, among others. Empire’s latest cover story is devoted to Boseman and stories about his life and work. Empire spoke to […]