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Mother of teen who died of suspected fentanyl overdose to speak in Sacramento in support 'Melanie's Law'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:45 GMT

The mother of a teen who died of a suspected fentanyl overdose at a Hollywood high school will speak in Sacramento this week in support of a bill named after her daughter that aims to help prevent overdoses on campuses.Melanie Ramos, 15, died last September of a suspected fentanyl overdose at Bernstein High School.Her mother, Elena Perez, will speak at the California Senate’s Health Committee Wednesday to urge support for Senator Dave Cortez’s SB-10.The proposed law would expand on the state’s fentanyl overdose prevention for high school students and children by having Narcan on campuses and providing prevention education for pupils, parents and the community Teen overdose deaths have doubled in three years. Blame fentanyl. Through a translator, Perez said the pain in her heart over the loss of her child gets bigger every day. She said she is going to Sacramento to save lives, and to prevent other mothers from feeling how she does now.Melanie and her friend apparently lost conscio...

Authorities searching for inmate who ran away from Los Angeles facility

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:45 GMT

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced that officials are looking for an inmate who walked away from the Male Community Reentry Program in Los Angeles on Tuesday.Jovany Ojeda, who was incarcerated in a minimum-security facility, was last seen running away from it at 7:24 a.m. The 33-year-old is 5 feet and 7 inches tall, weighs 142 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair.After officials initiated an emergency count, confirming that Ojeda was missing, CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety agents were dispatched to find Ojeda.A notification was also sent out to local law enforcement about Ojeda’s disappearance.“Ojeda was admitted from Los Angeles County on Nov. 3, 2021, to serve six years from grand theft auto, second-degree robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon as a second striker,” a news release said.Anyone who has seen Ojeda or knows his whereabouts is encouraged to contact MCRP- Los Angeles 1 at 213-351-2830, any law enforcement agency, or c...

Los Angeles among the least neighborly cities in the U.S., survey shows

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:45 GMT

Residents of metropolitan Los Angeles and California’s Inland Empire don’t get high marks when it comes to neighborly love.A new study from AmeriCorps and the U.S. Census Bureau titled "Volunteering and Civic Life in America" shows metro L.A. and the Riverside area have some of the lowest rates of volunteerism among the nation's largest cities.The data was gathered from September 2020-21 and ranked 12 metro areas based on formal volunteering, like belonging to an organization, and “informal helping,” defined as exchanging favors with a neighbor.Riverside ranked dead last in formal volunteering with just 9% of those surveyed saying they belong to an organization that helps others. Miami was second to last with 14%, and metro L.A. was third from the bottom with 15.1%.The City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, lived up to its nickname with the highest formal volunteering rate in the nation at 28.7%.SoCal didn’t fare much better on the “informal helping” list.Los Angeles was third from t...

LAPD identifies, arrests man accused of vandalizing Islamic Center in Los Angeles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:45 GMT

Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly used a permanent marker to vandalize an Islamic Center in Koreatown with hateful comments over the weekend.The incident occurred around 12:40 a.m. Sunday at the Islamic Center of Southern California, located at 434 S. Vermont Ave., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The man is accused of writing “anti-Islamic hate words” on the property and then running from the area north on Vermont Avenue.Police released a surveillance image of the suspect and described him as being around 40 to 50 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall and 180 pounds. He was wearing a black jacket, a black shirt with an unknown type of design, black pants, black shoes and a black beanie.A man who allegedly vandalized an Islamic Center in Koreatown is seen in surveillance video released by the LAPD on April 10, 2023. On Tuesday morning, Sgt. Heidi Stoecklein of the LAPD confirmed a man had been arrested. He was later identified as 43-year-old Carlos Moran by LAPD ...

Kliff Kingsbury joins USC staff as senior offensive analyst

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:45 GMT

Kliff Kingsbury is joining Lincoln Riley's coaching staff at Southern California as a senior offensive analyst.USC announced the addition Tuesday of Kingsbury, who was fired by the Arizona Cardinals in January after four seasons as their head coach.Kingsbury went 28-37-1 at Arizona, making one playoff appearance. Before that, he spent six seasons as Texas Tech's head coach and earned a reputation as one of football's most innovative offensive minds.Riley and Kingsbury were briefly teammates at Texas Tech when Riley walked onto Mike Leach's Red Raiders roster during Kingsbury's senior season in 2002.“We’re excited to officially welcome Kliff to our coaching staff and add another outstanding football mind to our program,” Riley said in a statement.Between those two head coaching jobs, Kingsbury spent about one month at USC as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for head coach Clay Helton before the Cardinals surprisingly hired him for their top job in January 20...

Top 10 Founders Revolutionizing Their Industries in 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:45 GMT

1 – Stefan ApostolovStefan Apostolov is a lifestyle coach, entrepreneur, and award-winning filmmaker. Through his health and wellness streaming platform, Zonia, he has significantly impacted the health and wellness industry. The task of starting a 100% self-funded streaming platform that aims to improve the lives of millions of people is challenging. Nevertheless, he successfully conquered this challenge and created a platform integrating mind, body, and spirit in an unified program to promote health and wellness. Over the past few years, Stefan has worked closely with his team to improve the health and lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals by providing expert interviews and short video content related to integrative health, alternative medicine, and holistic healing.Aside from his work with Zonia, Stefan is also a director and producer of the Academy Award-qualifying short film “Life in Four Seasons.” His remarkable ability to create impactful video conten...

Woman’s body found at Berkeley Marina

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:45 GMT

BERKELEY — An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death of a woman whose body was found Monday evening in the water at the Berkeley Marina, authorities said.The woman’s name has not yet been released.She was found about 7 p.m. Monday after a caller to police reported a body floating against the rocks in the water near the former HS Lordships Restaurant on Seawall Drive.Firefighters retrieved the body from the water and began life-saving measures. But the woman was pronounced dead there, authorities said.Authorities have not said if there was any trauma to the body or how long they believe the woman had been in the water.  The Alameda County Coroner’s Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.The death is being investigated by Berkeley police.Anyone with information may call police at 510-981-5741 or 510-981-5900.

Tech company leases Santa Clara offices in headquarters expansion

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:45 GMT

SANTA CLARA — A tech company has struck a deal to shift its headquarters to Santa Clara in an expansion of its local offices, executives said Tuesday.Silergy Technology has leased about 27,700 square feet of office and research space at 2600 Great America Way in Santa Clara, according to commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, which helped to arrange the rental agreement.The rental deal represents an expansion for Silergy, an up-and-coming semiconductor and analog devices firm that has been based in Sunnyvale and is now is moving its headquarters to Santa Clara.Silergy Technology leased the entire top floor in the six-story office building, said Alex Lagemann, a Cushman & Wakefield managing director who represented the tech company in its rental transaction.2600 Great America Way, an office building within the Santa Clara Gateway tech complex. (Google Maps)“The company had an immediate requirement for a larger workplace and has firmly planted its fl...

Where to Buy Instagram Likes in 2023: Top 3 Websites

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:45 GMT

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Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson to interview for Rockets head coach job: reports

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:45 GMT

Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson is a head coaching candidate — again.Golden State granted the Houston Rockets permission to interview Atkinson for their vacant head coach position, according to multiple reports.Atkinson seemed set to leave the Warriors after last season to take the head coach gig with the Charlotte Hornets. But ultimately, after the Warriors won the 2022 NBA title, he decided not to leave San Francisco and the Dubs.Last summer, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said he needed Atkinson as a conduit between Golden State’s growing analytics department and Kerr himself.“He’s very analytically driven, and I think the particular with analytics is how you apply it to the court, and you have to sort of figure out how to process information and how it can translate to winning basketball games,” Kerr said before the 2022 NBA Draft.“It’s not an easy thing to do. There’s so many numbers, and Kenny is one of the rare coaches who really has a great feel for the numbers and h...