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Opinion: California still fails to uphold defendants’ right to counsel

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:41 GMT

Sixty years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous landmark ruling intended to create a more equitable criminal justice system. In California, we are still waiting for the change that was promised.On March 18, 1963, the justices decided in Gideon v. Wainwright that defendants in felony cases have the constitutional right to a free attorney if they can’t afford to hire one.If you were too poor to pay a lawyer, it stood to reason that you could not meaningfully exercise your Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.That is what happened to Clarence Earl Gideon, who was was accused of stealing bottles of beer and soda and about $5 in vending machine change from a pool hall in Panama City, Fla. The judge refused to appoint him an attorney. So Gideon, who was indigent, had to represent himself at trial. He was sentenced to five years in prison.While incarcerated, Gideon sent a handwritten appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing that the judge had violated his right to a fair ...

Detached house sells for $1.9 million in Los Gatos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:41 GMT

232 Barbara Drive – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 200 block of Barbara Drive in Los Gatos was sold on March 2, 2023. The $1,900,000 purchase price works out to $1,279 per square foot. The house, built in 1963, has an interior space of 1,486 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, two baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 6,000-square-foot lot, which also has a pool.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:On Union Avenue, Los Gatos, in December 2022, a 1,612-square-foot home was sold for $1,743,000, a price per square foot of $1,081. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,557-square-foot home on the 400 block of Hershner Way in Los Gatos sold in October 2022, for $1,990,000, a price per square foot of $1,278. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In December 2022, a 1,830-square-foot home on Anne Way in San Jose sold for $1,985,000, a price per square foot of $1,085. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

2 more Santa Rosa students arrested for having knives at school

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:41 GMT

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) -- Fixed blade knives are what the Santa Rosa School District have been allegedly finding on students this month, and not just at one school. Knives have been found at a total of three different schools across the district, including the one where a student lost their life to a knife fight on March 1.The most recent events happened Tuesday. Santa rosa police said they were called to Herbert Slater Middle School and found a five-inch fixed blade knife and drug paraphernalia inside the backpack of 14-year-old. PHOTOS: Van full of marijuana explodes on Highway 101 Then, about an hour later at Elsie Allen High School, police were called again about a teacher allegedly finding a three-inch blade knife on the classroom floor. Police said school officials determined it had been brought by a 15-year-old boy.Both students were arrested at both schools for procession of a knife on campus.But that’s not all. Over the weekend, two Montgomery High School students were...

Yet another atmospheric river is on its way to the Bay

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Yet another atmospheric river is expected to hit California next week, dousing an already drenched Bay Area. KRON4 meteorologist John Shrable said this next storm can be expected to hit between March 21 and March 23."For areas that are already flooding this will be especially concerning with rising water levels yet again," Shrable said. "Being another warm storm this will also likely result in more Sierra snow melt and runoff into reservoirs and streams."The National Weather Service said the high winds that come with the next storm could also lead to coastal erosion and exacerbate flooding.Early indications show the wet weather could ease up after March 23, according to the NWS.The Bay Area has seen a parade of storms this winter season that has brought major flooding, damage and power outages to the area. This next storm will be California's 12th atmospheric river bringing with it, again, drenching downpours and whipping winds."It's sure to be interesting," ...

UK Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt predicts the country will not enter technical recession this year

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:41 GMT

LONDON (AP) — UK Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt predicts the country will not enter technical recession this year.Source

Retail sales slip 0.4% in Feb. after a spending burst in January as Americans navigate inflation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales slip 0.4% in Feb. after a spending burst in January as Americans navigate inflation.Source

Regulators to announce decision in $31B freight rail merger

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:41 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The first major railroad merger since the 1990s could be approved Wednesday when federal regulators announce their decision on Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad.The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has been reviewing the deal since it was agreed to back in 2021. The STB plans to post its decision online Wednesday morning.This deal was nearly derailed in 2021 when Canadian National offered $33.6 billion and Kansas City Southern agreed to that offer. But that competing deal fell apart after the Surface Transportation Board rejected part of Canadian National’s acquisition plan.Regulators said in a report earlier this year that the only major impact of the deal would be more noise in places where train traffic is expected to increase significantly. The Surface Transportation Board essentially rejected concerns that the deal would create problems in towns along the tracks by blocking crossings for extended periods ...

Audacy: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:41 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Audacy, Inc. (AUD) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $12.2 million.On a per-share basis, the Philadelphia-based company said it had profit of 9 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 9 cents per share.The radio broadcasting company posted revenue of $342 million in the period.For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $140.7 million, or $1.01 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.25 billion.The company’s shares closed at 15 cents. A year ago, they were trading at $2.86._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AUD at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AUDSource

Howard University hosts send-off for men’s basketball team ahead of NCAAs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:41 GMT

The Howard University men’s basketball team is competing in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1992. The school showed its appreciation Tuesday as a crowd gathered for an exciting send-off.“There’s definitely a buzz,” said small forward Steve Settle III. “We work as hard as any team in the country.”(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "10d3fbbe-772b-4012-b90f-47acd444f22a"}).render("d44168793999431e96d387361ee25130"); });With music playing in the background, students and fans cheered as team members showed up one by one and boarded a bus.“We’ve been trusting the work all season and we’ve seen the results so we’re going to just keep trusting that work,” Settle said.More Sports NewsMore College Basketball NewsBracket Br...

Just how Irish is Colorado?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — St. Patrick's Day is this Friday, and Denverites and Coloradans will no doubt join the festivities despite only middling levels of Irish ancestry. St. Patrick's Day is impressively festive - it is the nation's third-most popular drinking day with 4.2 drinks consumed per person and over 13 million pints of Guinness downed. One in 10 Americans claim to have some Irish ancestry. That's roughly six times as many people claiming to have Irish ancestry than those who actually live in Ireland. Best ways to enjoy whiskey this St. Patrick’s Day Colorado isn't the most Irish state, however, and the Denver metro isn't the most Irish area. Both the state and its major population center are about average in terms of their concentration of Irish ancestry. According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 10.84% of Coloradans claim some Irish ancestry, ranking 22nd in the nation. The U.S. has its greatest concentration of Irish ancestry in New England. New Hampshire ...