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Defendant in Oakland ‘murder poem’ case takes 9-year prison term in plea deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:22 GMT

OAKLAND — A man who was tied to a fatal shooting by a poem allegedly found inside his tent has accepted a plea deal that will result in a nine-year prison term, court records show.James Mallett, 44, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of 40-year-old Antonio Diaz. He is scheduled to be formally sentenced on Sept. 25.Diaz was shot and killed April 21, 2020 on the 1300 block of 83rd Avenue in Oakland at a homeless encampment where Mallett lived, police said. Weeks earlier, Mallett was seen on surveillance video stabbing Diaz repeatedly in another part of the city, but at the hospital Diaz told police he wouldn’t cooperate with attempts to prosecute Mallett for attempted murder, according to court records.After the shooting, police searched Mallett’s tent and discovered a firearm, along with a poem that contained a line that Mallett would “literally die by the hands of police bcuz killin him only meant that I killed me,” accor...

Innocent bystander shot at Lake Merritt in Oakland identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:22 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- An innocent bystander who was shot at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Labor Day is recovering in a hospital. The young woman was identified by a GoFundMe page as Kylee Kienitz. The shooting broke out at 12:30 p.m. Monday while many people were enjoying the holiday outdoors around the lake. Oakland Police Officers Association president Barry Donelan said Kienitz was out walking her dog when she was shot.A stray bullet struck Kienitz in the hip, the GoFundMe page states. "The most loving creature on the planet was caught in the crossfire of violence on Monday," the woman's friend, Karly Pearson, wrote.Oakland police Lt. Hamann Nguyen said there were multiple gunmen, and the gunfight erupted between two Lexus vehicles. Shooters inside a white Lexus fired at people in the second Lexus. "Several witnesses flagged down officers and reported that there were two vehicles involved. One of the vehicles ... had pulled over and started shooting at a silver vehicle that was ...

Nick Bosa signs $170M contract extension with 49ers, ends holdout: reports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:22 GMT

(KRON) -- Star defensive end Nick Bosa has ended his holdout and signed a contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers, according to multiple reports. The deal is reportedly for five years and $170 million, including $122.5 million guaranteed. Bosa, 25, is the reigning 2022 AP Defensive Player of the Year.ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport broke the news on their respective X, formerly known as Twitter, accounts. This story will be updated.

Most 'California Forever' land zoned for agriculture, county says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:22 GMT

(KRON) -- A planned idyllic community on the banks of the Sacramento River and bankrolled by Silicon Valley billionaires will have to clear a major hurdle with voters to be developed, according to Sonoma County officials. The corporation, Flannery & Associates, has purchased over 50,000 acres of land surrounding Travis Air Force Base over the past few years.Last week, the company went public with its plans by launching the "California Forever" website featuring vaguely Mediterranean renderings for a proposed new community that have been called "cartoonish." But according to the county, building a new community on the land could be a nonstarter without voter approval.Rendering: California ForeverThe land in question is currently zoned for agriculture, the county said in a news release Wednesday. The county said it has been tracking Flannery's purchases in the area since 2018 and has been in regular communication with state and federal officials. However, the county said communica...

San Diego Supervisor Nora Vargas endorses Barbara Lee for US Senate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:22 GMT

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KSWB) -- San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas is endorsing congresswoman Barbara Lee to represent California in the U.S. Senate.The Lee campaign announced the endorsement in a press release on Wednesday, Aug. 30.“As a healthcare and education champion I am thrilled to support Congresswoman Barbara Lee for U.S. Senate,” Vargas stated. “She is exactly the type of advocate Californians need in the U.S. Senate. Her track record of always tackling the tough issues while lifting people up and making sure everyone’s voice is heard is what we need from our next senator. I am very excited to endorse Barbara Lee for US Senate and to work with her to advance our communities.”In a political parallel, just as Vargas broke the barrier as the first Latina to chair the San Diego Board of Supervisors, Lee would be the only black woman in the upper chamber if elected to the position. Since 1789, when the first Congress met, only two African American women have been in the U.S. S...

Undercover Federal Police Shot and Paralyzed Unhoused Man in Wheelchair

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:22 GMT

Body camera footage shows undercover U.S. Forest Service police officers shooting Brooks Roberts on May 19, 2023.Still: U.S. Forest Service body camera Before U.S. Forest Service police repeatedly shot Brooks Roberts in May, he was already disabled and required the use of a wheelchair. Now, at 39 years old, Brooks is unlikely to ever walk again: He is paralyzed from the waist down, has limited use of his right arm, and cannot control his bowels. Such is the punishment for being unhoused in America.In late August, Brooks and his attorneys filed a claim against numerous government agencies seeking $50 million in monetary damages for “extreme suffering” caused by the shooting. According to the claim, Forest Service officers, in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management, shot Brooks “needlessly and recklessly” on May 19: through his arm and back shoulder, in his armpit and the bottom of his spine, through the middle of his back, and several times in his legs. The officers opened f...

Ji Hwan Bae’s first career triple helps rally the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:22 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Ji-Hwan Bae’s first career triple highlighted a seventh-inning rally as the Pittsburgh Pirates slipped past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Wednesday.Jason Delay reached with one out in the seventh on a line drive off the right foot of Milwaukee reliever Elvis Peguero (4-5). The speedy Bae then laced a ball to the gap in right-center to put Pittsburgh in front. Bae scored on Miguel Andujar’s pinch-hit single as the Pirates won for the seventh time in nine games.Ke’Bryan Hayes hit his 13th home run for Pittsburgh. Jack Suwinski and Josh Palacios tied the game with back-to-back RBIs in the sixth. Carmen Mlodzinski (3-3) earned the win and David Bednar worked around a leadoff single by Andruw Monasterio in the ninth while earning his 33rd save.The Pirates won hours after losing veteran designated hitter Andrew McCutchen for the rest of the season with a partially torn left Achilles.Pittsburgh signed McCutchen to a one-year deal last winter, reuni...

A high school football coach who won his job back after the Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:22 GMT

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A high school football coach who won his job back after the Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned.Source

Springboks go with Kolbe, Arendse on wings to start Rugby World Cup defense vs. Scotland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:22 GMT

TOULON, France (AP) — Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse are on the South Africa wings for the opening game of its Rugby World Cup title defense against Scotland this weekend, and Damian Willemse is at fullback ahead of Willie le Roux.Kolbe’s recall to the left wing for Sunday’s Pool B game in Marseille was one of four changes on Wednesday to the starting team that dismantled New Zealand by a record 35-7 at Twickenham two weeks ago.The other switches saw Jasper Wiese start at No. 8 ahead of veteran Duane Vermeulen, who’s on the bench along with le Roux. Centers Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel come into the starting 15 to replace Andre Esterhuizen and Canan Moodie.Moodie, the 20-year-old youngster who was tipped to continue at outside center, was ruled out by a hamstring twinge, the Springboks said. Wiese is the only change in the forward pack, where the other seven starters played some part in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final. Franco Mostert is in the second row ag...

Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante escaped by climbing up a wall and over razor wire, prison warden says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:22 GMT

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante escaped by climbing up a wall and over razor wire, prison warden says.Source