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Family of Sophia Mason sues Alameda County, alleges social workers falsified records to cover up ‘horrifying inaction’ before 8 year-old’s death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:54 GMT

Alameda County Department of Children and Family Services workers failed at nearly every turn to protect 8-year-old Sophia Mason in the last 14 months of her life — breaking more than a dozen state child welfare regulations and later falsifying records to cover their tracks, according to a lawsuit filed by the family against the county Monday.“It’s horrifying — not only did they fail to protect Sophia while she was alive, even in her death they’re failing to admit mistakes that they made,” said Carly Sanchez, an attorney for Sophia’s grandmother, Silvia Johnson.The lawsuit, filed Monday in Alameda County Superior Court, comes just over a year after Sophia’s body was found decomposing in a bathtub inside a house more than 100 miles from her childhood home. It echoes the findings of multiple investigations by the Bay Area News Group in 2022 that uncovered deep deficiencies in the county social workers’ handling of Sophia’s case and revea...

Daily suspected drug overdoses continue on BART

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Suspected drug overdoses are happening inside Bay Area Rapid Transit trains and stations on a daily basis, according to BART's daily crime log.At 2 a.m. Monday, an "unresponsive" man was revived after an officer administered two doses of Narcan at the Millbrae station, the crime log states. Narcan is an opioid overdose-reversing treatment for victims who use drugs such as heroin or fentanyl. He was transported to a hospital.On Sunday at 10:49 a.m., a man in possession of narcotics paraphernalia was found dead on a train at the Daly City station. There were no signs of foul play, police wrote in the crime log. The evening of March 30, a man suffered an overdose while riding on a train. A Crisis Intervention Specialist at the MacArthur Station revived the man with two doses of Narcan, and he was transported to a hospital. The rise of fentanyl in San Francisco Just before 2 p.m. on March 29, a man suffered a drug overdose in the Civic Center station. An office...

UCSF Alzheimer's disease drug trials underway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – There may be a breakthrough in slowing or stopping the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. A drug trial is underway at UCSF and at medical centers across the country to see if giving a drug before symptoms occur is what’s needed to keep people functioning at a steady level as they grow older.“We have been trying to find ways to reverse the disease or to slow down the disease for almost 50 years now,” said Julio Rojas, a neurologist at UCSF.  East Bay police department offering $75K hiring bonus Rojas says the drug Lecanemab has been shown to reduce the amount of amyloid plaque in the brains of dementia patients, and while those who took it in a previous study had less severe cases, they continued to decline. This new trial is for those who do not have Alzheimer’s yet but have significant levels of amyloid plaque.“The question right now is, what if we offer these treatments that we know are effective in people with dementia? What if we offered them before sympto...

East Bay police department offering $75K hiring bonus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:54 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) – It is growing more difficult to recruit people into the field of law enforcement. Police departments find themselves competing for the same small pool of candidates. Now, one East Bay police department is offering one of the largest bonuses in the country.The Alameda Police Department says its staffing is down nearly 30% from where it should be. That is why, by a unanimous vote, the Alameda City Council recently adopted a temporary recruitment and hiring incentive.  Rendon suspended for altercation with A’s fan "The bonus right now is $75 thousand dollars for anyone who wants to be a police officer. As far as we can find, this is the largest hiring incentive in the entire country,” said APD Chief Nishant Joshi.The authorized staffing level of 88 officers for the department has not changed, but the number of cops in uniform has decreased from 73 to 64 in 2022. Staffing being at a critically low level impacts public safety, which is a big deal for the d...

Vosler’s three-run blast lifts Reds past Cubs 7-6

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:54 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jason Vosler, a non-roster invitee to spring training, hit a go-ahead three-run home run, his second of the season, as the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Monday. Cody Bellinger collected his first hit as a Cub: a three-run home run in the first. Derek Law stranded the tying and go-ahead runners in the ninth to earn his first save since 2019. Alex Young (1-0) earned the victory. Bellinger, who was 0-for-11 to begin his Cubs career, launched a 3-1 pitch from Connor Overton with two runners aboard in the first to make the score 3-0. But it was a rough first inning for Drew Smyly (0-1) too, as the Reds pounded out four straight singles, driving in three runs to tie the score. Eric Hosmer’s two-run double off left-hander Young in the fifth put the Cubs ahead 6-4. He was 0-for-7 coming into the game. Vosler who entered the game as a pinch-runner in the second, hit a go-ahead, three-run home run off Smyly to put the Reds ahead 7-6. Vosler has two h...

Turang hits slam for 1st MLB homer as Brewers rip Mets 10-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:54 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brice Turang kept expecting the jitters to come as he played his first major-league home game.They never arrived.Turang hit a grand slam for his first major league home run, capping a seven-run fifth inning as the new-look Milwaukee Brewers opened their home schedule by routing the New York Mets 10-0 on Monday.“It’s just another game,” Turang said. “It’s baseball. Like I said, I just try to go up there, compete every pitch and win us a ballgame.”Shut out in their first 16 innings this season, the Brewers have scored 22 runs in their last 20 innings.Brian Anderson also homered and Freddy Peralta pitched six innings of two-hit ball as the Brewers won their third straight with the first shutout victory in a home opener since beating Atlanta 2-0 in 2014.Anderson spent his first six seasons with Miami before signing with the Brewers in the offseason. He was one of six hitters in the Brewers’ starting lineup Monday who didn’t play for the team at t...

Former Md. chief of staff McGrath found in Tennessee after weekslong search

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:54 GMT

Roy McGrath, a former aide for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, has been found in Tennessee after disappearing on March 13  — the eve of his federal trial on charges including fraud, theft and falsifying records.More Local NewsMore Maryland NewsThe FBI said that during McGrath’s arrest, he sustained an injury and was taken to the hospital.“The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously,” the bureau said in a statement, adding that the shooting is under investigation by its Inspection Division.Earlier this month, a $20,000 reward from the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service had been offered for information in the search for McGrath.The Baltimore Banner first reported that McGrath had been found in Tennessee.This story is developing. Check back with WTOP News for updates. Source

Presidencia de México pide a la Suprema Corte revertir suspensión de reforma electoral

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:54 GMT

(CNN Español) –– La Consejería Jurídica de la Presidencia de México informó que pidió formalmente a la Suprema Corte de Justicia que revierta el acuerdo de ese tribunal que suspende los efectos de la reforma electoral aprobada por el Congreso e impulsada por el presidente, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, quien la promulgó el pasado 2 de marzo.En el comunicado emitido por el gobierno de México este domingo, se argumenta que la corte no debió admitir la demanda presentada por el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE).“La Constitución prohíbe al máximo tribunal tramitar este de tipo de controversias constitucionales en contra de leyes electorales, como son el conjunto de normas que integran el ‘Plan B’”, señaló.Corte de México otorga suspensión contra reforma electoral de López ObradorOtro de los argumentos que se exponen es el planteamiento “futuro e incierto” de que el llamado “Plan B” podría “causar afectaciones a los derechos humanos”.Ante el pedido del INE, el ministro de la Corte Javier...

Jill Biden praises Colorado for progress on workforce training

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden was in Colorado Monday. Before her flight was diverted, the first lady stopped by the state Capitol as part of the Biden administration's "Investing in America" tour, touting how federal dollars from spending plans passed in Congress are being used in communities throughout the nation.The major spending plans are set to open the door for major projects in the state, but you need people working for the projects to become a reality. The first lady praised Colorado for making progress in that area."You've been investing in these pathways for years," Biden told a group of bipartisan lawmakers and education leaders Monday.Job opportunities, even without a college degreeThe first lady commended state leaders at the legislature and in education on the state's efforts to bolster its workforce, saying more jobs are set to open thanks to bills passed in Congress and signed by the president, like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the American Rescu...

Parents gather for East High update before school return

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Just days from returning to school after a campus shooting, the Denver East High School community returned to campus to listen to a safety update. Dozens and dozens of parents packed a room to listen to district officials and law enforcement. The update became heated at times as parents pressed education leaders for answers. Concerned parents demand safety dialogue with Denver Public Schools Two weeks ago on Wednesday, two school administrators were shot. Both have since been released from the hospital. Parent Christine Muggleton said her son, a sophomore, will not be returning to class.Muggleton said her family had planned on moving to Wisconsin long before the late-March tragedy. “It’s (school safety) the most massive problem,” she said. “It’s national. It’s not an East High problem.” 'The kids deserve so much better'She knows that moving to another state doesn’t necessarily fix the nationwide school safety issue. “There just needs to be more feet on the ground,...