A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
HOUSTON (KTRK) — The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended because of his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state’s governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law prohibiting hairstyle discrimination. Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in…
Bay Area high school football roundup 2023: Best of Week 5 action
No. 1 Serra overpowers SHC in WCAL opener. Foothill stuns crosstown rival Amador Valley. Willow Glen wins a barnburner against Overfelt. Miramonte edges Northgate in a thriller. Oakland, which entered the season on a 21-game losing streak, improves to 4-0. Welcome back to the high school football roundup from the Bay Area News Group. You’ll…
Sharpening focus on crime, Oakland reverses major cuts to violence prevention
Newfound money will rescue the Department of Violence Prevention. What comes next? OAKLAND, Calif. — Reduced funding for the Department of Violence Prevention drew the most public outcry of all the budget cuts approved this year by Oakland’s leaders amid a deficit described as the city’s worst ever. However, in a climate of high tensions…
Word Game: Sept. 23, 2023
TODAY’S WORD — ARMADILLO (ARMADILLO: arm-uh-DIL-oh: a burrowing mammal with small bony plates on its body.) The average word count is 43. 60-minute time limit Can you find at least 55 words in ARMADILLO? The list will be made public on Monday. OLDSTER older oldest ostler lest lode lord lore lose loser lost doer does…
‘There’s a significant number of upside opportunities’: A top-3% fund manager shares 9 of his favorite investments to make now — and why China’s economy is in big trouble
Under Mark Costa, the Brandes International Small Cap Value Fund has had its best year in a decade. The leading fund manager is wary about China but sees many opportunities in international markets. Here are five stocks, two industries, and two countries that Costa is investing in now. Mark Costa, a leading fund manager, works…
‘We’ve reached a new level of narcissism’: Long-time bear David Rosenberg explains why a recession is still coming — and names 7 investments that can save investors from the pain
Economist David Rosenberg’s recession call hasn’t materialized, even as growth slowed in 2022. Rosenberg underestimated the strength of the labor market and consumers’ propensity to spend. Here are seven ways that nervous investors can get defensive ahead of a downturn. A recession is becoming increasingly unlikely, according to leading market strategists and Federal Reserve officials.…
A fund manager at a $250 billion firm that aims to capture megatrends shares the top 10 stocks pulled from its 12 strategies
Gertjan van der Geer says megatrends are shifts that have significant impact and occur over decades. To avoid getting sucked into hype cycles, several megatrends need to converge to create a fund. These are the top 10 stocks across the firm’s 12 thematic funds. Investing in trends can be entertaining and even profitable. This year,…
Man gets time served, probation in ‘sextortion’ case that led to San Jose teen’s suicide
‘Our life was shattered’: Mother of Ryan Last addresses defendant Jonathan Kassi after he pleaded to extortion charge SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a case that drew national attention to the blackmailing crime that preys on young people, a man convicted in a “sextortion” scheme that drove a San Jose teen to commit suicide last…
Newsom throws support behind California home insurance overhaul with order that could speed rate hikes
Consumer advocates blasted the move but industry representatives say it’s essential to averting collapse of the state’s insurance market Gov. Gavin Newsom and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Thursday plans to overhaul regulation of California’s collapsing home insurance market over the next year, handing insurers some long-desired changes to incorporate the rising costs of climate…
