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49ers’s Brock Purdy after the crash and burn: `I have to be real with myself and be better’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:08:52 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy took the post game podium on Christmas night the way he has 14 other times this season. No sign of outward emotion, whether it be euphoria or despair.But a 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at Levi’s Stadium was unlike any Purdy has had in the brief whirlwind that has been his 49ers career.The same guy who had carved up carved up four teams with winning records in one-sided victories, compiling a 141.2 passer rating with 13 touchdown passes and zero interceptions bottomed out with a 42.6 rating with no touchdown passes and four turnovers.A burgeoning Most Valuable Player candidacy was over, not that it ever seemed to matter much to Purdy, who himself backed teammate Christian McCaffrey. He finished 18 of 32 for 255 yards, but that was window dressing to the worst night of his professional career. The worst by a longshot — and it came with the entire country watching.We’ll learn a lot about how the 49ers bounce back the next two week...

Suspects threaten officers in Campbell bar brawls

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:08:52 GMT

Dec. 18Overnight in the 600 block of Almarida Drive: Someone took Christmas presents, jewelry and other belongings.11:22 a.m. in the 1400 block of West Campbell Avenue: A man, 43, went into a business. During a consent search of his bag, the security guard confiscated a pellet gun was found. The man had a meth pipe and a slim Jim in his possession.1:04 p.m. at San Tomas Expressway between Budd and Campbell avenues: A 2015 white Toyota Corolla was involved in a single-vehicle collision. The driver and the passenger succumbed to their injuries from the collision at the scene.3:30 p.m. in the 00 block of East Campbell Avenue: A woman, 46, was staying at a hotel and refused to leave when her stay expired. She was found to have one out-of-county felony warrant.5:24 p.m. in the 1600 block of South Bascom Avenue: Someone in a Toyota Prius yelled racially motivated slurs at the victim after she honked at him.6:24 p.m. in the 900 block of West Hacienda Avenue: Someone stole golf clubs from a...

A year in, San Jose’s mayor doubts he can hit his homeless housing goals — even with an extension

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:08:52 GMT

Coming up on one year as leader of the 12th-largest city in the United States, Matt Mahan says he’s troubled by the slow pace at which San Jose is building shelter for homeless residents leaving encampments, an effort he made a key focus of his campaign for mayor and one that could define his legacy as he sails into re-election without any political opposition in 2024.The mayor is racing against the clock to meet his goal of getting 1,000 new housing units up and running before June 30 of next year, an objective that was hindered by a battle with other councilmembers during the summer over how homelessness funds were to be allocated and then pushed out six months after city staff said an end-of-year timeline wasn’t feasible.Since his inauguration, Mahan has gone all in on interim-style solutions, which he argues offer the best opportunity to reduce the unsheltered homeless population in San Jose by offering the right balance of stability for those seeking permanent housi...

Share the Spirit: After years in the foster system, a young woman gets a room of her own

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:08:52 GMT

As a child, Jayla Lackaff would often escape to the expansive worlds within her favorite video games to get away from her turbulent reality — the computer screen a wall separating her from the clashes between her mom and stepdad, who were often arguing around her, if not about her.“I was the scapegoat for a lot of things,” Lackaff said.She had no idea at the time that video games would later offer an oasis after she ended up in foster care, or that they would turn into a professional pursuit as she pieced her adult life together with the help of First Place for Youth, a nonprofit based in Oakland that provides housing and case management for people transitioning out of the foster care system and into adulthood.When her parents’ relationship faltered, Lackaff wound end up living elsewhere. Halfway through her freshman year of high school, her mom sent her from their home in San Francisco to live with her aunt in Oregon. When she came back sophomore year, it wasn’t long before h...

Many California undocumented students are missing out on financial aid. An easier, new application could get them more money

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:08:52 GMT

(BCN) -- Each year more than 35,000 undocumented students with dreams of earning a college degree in California apply for the state's marquee financial aid program, the Cal Grant -- but only about a third receive it.With no access to federal financial aid and few work opportunities, losing out on state dollars further undermines the ability of undocumented students to pay for school. The Cal Grant, for example, waives tuition at California's public universities and provides cash awards of about $1,650 to community college students. Tired of the waiting lists for California’s public universities, nursing students increasingly turn to expensive private programs Now, after several years of advocacy and a state law passed this year, California financial aid administrators are about to debut a revised application meant to get more college grants for undocumented students."What we all recognized was that we've asked these students to go through more processes, more forms, unfortunately ...

Man dead after shooting near L’Enfant Plaza Metro station

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:08:52 GMT

A man is dead after being shot near the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station Tuesday morning in Southwest D.C., according to police.D.C. police said officers responded to the 600 block of Maryland Avenue in Southwest after receiving a call at about 4:40 a.m.It said a man with a gunshot wound was transported to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. His identity has not been released.Police said officers are on the lookout for a 5-foot-6-inch tall man, wearing dark clothing.Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 600 block of Maryland Avenue, SW. Lookout for a B/M, 5’6 in height and , wearing dark clothing.DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/ EVENT #I20230716004— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) December 26, 2023A map of where the shooting happened is below. Source

Ikuzo! Ottawa’s roster brings international flavor to newly launched women’s pro hockey league

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:08:52 GMT

“Ikuzo!” as they’d say in Japan. Or how about “Pojďme!” or ”Útra fel!” in Czech or Hungarian.The roster of Ottawa’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League team has such an array of international talent that defenseman Jincy Roese said one way to spur the bonding experience was having everyone learn how to say “Let’s go!” in various languages.“Oh, my gosh, it’s so cool,” said Roese, a U.S. national team player from O’Fallon, Missouri. “A lot of us are foreigners. I don’t think anyone is local to Ottawa, even. But it’s cool to experience different cultures. … And we just have these conversation point to go off which has really helped foster a good team environment.”The PWHL is awaiting rights clearances to unveil the nicknames of its original six franchises in kicking off its inaugural season starting Jan. 1. For now, perhaps Ottawa can go by “The Ambassadors.”The team features the league’s most diverse roster with 11 Canadians, seven Americans, two Czechs, a German, Hungarian a...

Dave Chappelle previews his New Year’s Eve special with some help from Morgan Freeman

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:08:52 GMT

(CNN) — Netflix on Sunday released a preview for Dave Chappelle’s upcoming Netflix comedy special, “The Dreamer.”The preview for the show, releasing on New Year’s Eve, is narrated by Morgan Freeman.“What do you dream about? Not the dreams you have in your sleep, the ones you hold in your heart,” Freeman is heard saying. “What happens to a dream deferred? Lucky for Dave, he doesn’t know.”Footage of Chappelle and Freeman watching the special, which was filmed in Washington DC at the Lincoln Theatre, is briefly featured in the spot, along with clips of the comedian performing on stage.“The Dreamer” follows the comedian’s 2021 Netflix special “The Closer,” which sparked criticism over jokes viewed as transphobic by some LGTBQ+ advocates and artists, and spurred dozens of Netflix employees to stage a walk out over the controversy.At the time, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos acknowledged that he “screwed up” by not communicating better with his employees who were upset that the streamer stood by...

Bystanders form human chain to save gifts after woman, 3 children crash into water-filled ditch on I-95 in Volusia County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:08:52 GMT

A crash on Interstate 95 in Volusia County unfolded on Monday as a car ended up in a water-filled ditch, but officials would not let their gifts stay underwater. The incident unfolded at around 11:45 a.m. Monday when the vehicle veered off the highway, struck a pole, rolled, and landed in a ditch with approximately three feet of water. Bystanders helped the occupants, a woman and three children, the oldest around 5 years old, before first responders arrived on the scene. They were taken to the hospital with only minor injuries. After the woman and her children were taken to the hospital, local firefighters accessed the submerged vehicle using a ladder to salvage as many Christmas gifts as possible. The bystanders and Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies formed a human chain to help firefighters rescue the gifts. Deputies then moved the gifts to its office to have them sorted, dried, supplemented with extra donated gifts and then delivered to the hospital for the children.

Ken Jennings says Mayim Bialik’s ‘Jeopardy’ exit caught him ‘off guard’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:08:52 GMT

(CNN) — Ken Jennings is opening up about the departure of Mayim Bialik as co-host of the long-running game show “Jeopardy!”“It took me off guard, because I loved working with my Mayim and I’m gonna miss her,” Jennings said in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter published Monday.“I can’t speak to her decision-making process or her opinions about it,” he added.In a statement posted to Bialik’s Instagram page earlier this month, the actor and author wrote that Sony, which produces the show, informed her that she will no longer host the “syndicated version of Jeopardy!”“I am incredibly honored to have been nominated for a primetime Emmy for hosting this year and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of the Jeopardy! family,” she wrote, adding her thanks to viewers and the show’s staff for “this incredible journey.”A Sony spokesperson told CNN in a statement at the time that Jennings will serve as “the sole host” fo...