Santa Clara County came up with recommendations for alternatives to incarceration. Some advocates say it doesn’t go far enough

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:16:26 GMT

Santa Clara County has released a slew of recommendations to help reduce the jail population — focusing heavily on mental health efforts — but some criminal justice reform advocates assert they don’t go far enough and won’t create any meaningful change.The recommendations — presented to the board this past week — ranged from reducing the time people spend in custody by adding more people to conduct mental health assessments and creating a less criminally focused mental health facility to increasing access to social support systems for individuals leaving jail.Supervisor Susan Ellenberg had asked that the county come up with some alternatives to incarceration last year when the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors was reviewing whether to move forward with a $390 million proposed jail. Since September, a group of advocates, members of law enforcement, county officials and other directly impacted individuals have met to develop a set of eight rec...

High school baseball 2023: All-Bay Area News Group team

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:16:26 GMT

All-Bay Area News Group BaseballFirst teamJarren Advincula, IF, Archbishop Mitty, seniorFirst-team all-West Catholic Athletic League. Hit .374 with 34 hits and scored 24 runs. Finished with 19 walks and just six strikeouts.Michael Castaneda, P/IF, Valley Christian, seniorWCAL pitcher of the year. Went 12-1 with a 1.18 ERA for the CCS Division I champs. Also played third base. Hit .385 with 35 hits and 30 RBIs. Bound for Northern Kentucky.Valley Christian’s Michael Castaneda celebrates the final out of the top of the fifth inning against Cardinal Newman on June 1. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Tanner Griffith, OF, De La Salle, seniorFirst-team all-East Bay Athletic League. Played right field. Has exceptional range. Hit 435 (40 for 92) with 33 RBIs, 14 doubles and four HRs. Committed to Saint Mary’s.Connor Harrison, C, De La Salle, seniorKnown as “Bear,” the EBAL and Bay Area News Group player of the year hit .404 (40 for 99) with a team-leading 36 RBIs. He also had 1...

Early morning commercial fire under control in Oakland

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:16:26 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A commercial fire occurred around 5 a.m. Saturday, according to Oakland fire. 9 people shot in SF Mission District Friday night The fire, which originally started outside, made its way into a single story commercial building in the 2300 block of San Pablo Avenue.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Just after 6 a.m., Oakland fire reported the fire was under control and fire units were starting to be released from the scene.The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

3 cats dead, one dog rescued in Santa Rosa structure fire; $50K in damages

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:16:26 GMT

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) – Twenty-five fire personnel responded to a structure fire Friday morning, according to the Santa Rosa Fire Department. The fire occurred just before 11 a.m. at 1537 Ludwig Ave., a rural area with no close hydrants nearby. Two water tenders were requested to assist crews. The first engine arrived in under seven minutes and observed smoke coming from a large building, SRFD said. Early morning commercial fire under control in Oakland Firefighters gained entrance into the building and located the fire coming from an interior wall and furnishings. Crews were able to contain the fire within 15 minutes with an additional hour and a half to extinguish hot spots, Santa Rosa fire said.No occupants were at the scene when fire crews initially arrived, however they did arrive while crews were working to contain the fire. Three cats died in the fire and one dog was able to be rescued. The occupants have since moved to another building on the property, officials s...

Lanes back open on I-280 after fatal collision

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:16:26 GMT

SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (BCN) -- All southbound lanes of Interstate 280 near Sneath Lane in San Mateo County reopened at 4:05 a.m. after several hours of closures following a fatal traffic collision. 3 cats dead, one dog rescued in Santa Rosa structure fire; $50K in damages Several southbound lanes were blocked by the wreck, and then by traffic controls set up by the California Highway Patrol following the collision at 1:08 a.m. A black Honda Accord overturned in the right-hand shoulder of the Interstate, according to CHP.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the collision is under investigation.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Indonesia deports Australian surfer who apologized for drunken rampage

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:16:26 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s authorities on Saturday deported an Australian surfer who apologized for attacking several people while drunk and naked in the deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh. Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Queensland, was detained in late April on Simeulue Island, a surf resort, after police accused him of going on a drunken rampage that left a fisherman with serious injuries.“Of course I’m pretty emotional, so I’m going to feel bad about it,” Risby-Jones said while waiting for his flight to Melbourne. He said the fisherman’s relatives forgave him and told him that he was a part of their family now. “I’m welcome to come back and even stay at their house whenever I want,” he said.“So, that feeling of guilt is definitely much smaller that it was originally,” he said.He was released from prison on Tuesday after he went through a restorative justice process, apologized for the attack and agreed to pay compensation to the fisherman. That a...

US OPEN ’23: 10 players expected to contend at Los Angeles CC

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:16:26 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A capsule look at 10 players expected to contend in the U.S. Open, which starts Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club (listed in predicted order of finish):PATRICK CANTLAYAge: 31.Country: United States.World ranking: 4.Worldwide victories: 8.Majors: None.2023 Majors: Masters-T14, PGA Championship-T9.U.S. Opens appearances: 7. Best finish: T14.U.S. Open moment: Low amateur at Congressional in 2011.Backspin: No real weakness in his game except for not seriously contending in enough majors, a narrative that is starting to irritate him. Played two years at UCLA. is more familiar with LACC than most. He is due is breakthrough in a major.BROOKS KOEPKAAge: 33.Country: United States.World ranking: 13.Worldwide victories: 14.Majors: PGA Championship (2018, 2019, 2023), U.S. Open (2017, 2018).2023 Majors: Masters-T2, PGA Championship-Won.U.S. Opens appearances: 9. Best finish: Won.U.S. Open moment: Becoming the first player in 29 years to win the U.S. Open back-to-back in 20...

US OPEN ’23: A brief summation of first US Open in LA in 75 years

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:16:26 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A brief look at the 123rd U.S. Open, the first time in 75 years it goes to Los Angeles:Dates: June 15-18.Site: The Los Angeles Country Club (North).Length: 7,421 yards.Par: 70.Cut: Top 60 and ties.Playoff (if necessary): Two-hole aggregate immediately after 72 holes are completed.Field: 156 players.Purse: TBA. Last year: $17.5 million.Defending champion: Matt Fitzpatrick.Last year: Matt Fitzpatrick of England hit 9-iron from a bunker in the 18th fairway that set up a par and a closing 2-under 68 for a one-shot victory over Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris at The Country Club. Fitzpatrick joined Jack Nicklaus (Pebble Beach) as the only players to win a U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open on the same course. Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Amateur at Brookline in 2013. Scheffler and Zalatoris each had birdie chances on the 18th hole that would have forced a playoff.Open debut: Los Angeles Country Club is the third course in the last nine years to host a U.S. Open for the fi...

Brahim Díaz returns to Real Madrid after three years on loan at AC Milan

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:16:26 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Spanish forward Brahim Díaz is returning to Real Madrid from AC Milan, the Spanish club said Saturday.The 23-year-old Díaz spent three seasons on loan at Milan. He helped the Italian team win a Serie A title in 2022 and reach the Champions League semifinals this season.Díaz joined Madrid from Manchester City in 2019, but barely played in his single season in Spain’s capital.He will rejoin a squad that won the Spain’s Copa del Rey last season but needs to replace the loss of Karim Benzema.Díaz is the third signing Madrid has made this month, following a deal reached with Borussia Dortmund for midfielder Jude Bellingham and the decision to buy back left back Fran García from Rayo Vallecano.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource