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Next Big Thing: Top 7 Entrepreneurs In 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

Welcome, readers of LA Weekly, to a special feature that takes you into the lives of the visionaries who are pushing boundaries, redefining norms, and shaping the entrepreneurial landscape of 2023. Today, we present to you not just a list of names, but a collection of unique journeys, each echoing resilience, innovation, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.These trailblazers aren’t just making their mark; they’re impacting industries, inspiring a generation, and creating a ripple effect of transformative change. Each story you will read is a testament to audacious dreams, tireless efforts, and the indomitable spirit that breeds true innovation.In this feature, we celebrate the movers and shakers, the change-makers who are breaking new ground and lighting the way forward for future entrepreneurs. They represent diverse industries, hold various backgrounds, and bring unique insights, yet they all share one common trait – an unwavering commitment to pushing boundaries an...

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ to retire in 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ announced she will retire June 2024 — more than seven years after she became the first woman in Cal’s history to serve in the role.In a letter sent to the university community Thursday, Christ noted she had intended to end her tenure sooner, but once the pandemic hit campus in 2020, she “simply could not imagine parting ways with so much left to do.”In her final year, the 78-year-old plans to focus on key financial and housing projects still in the works, including UC Berkeley’s ongoing $6.5 billion “Light the Way” fundraising campaign and development of “The Gateway” academic building, which will house the recently formed College of Computing, Data Science, and Society.“I originally expected to serve as Chancellor for no more than three to five years. What I, or anyone else, never expected was a global pandemic that descended quickly upon the world and had the effect of slowing everything down, including our university’s most important eff...

SF Giants’ Zaidi expresses support for Pride events as MLB backs down: ‘This is not a political issue’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

LOS ANGELES — San Francisco Giants president Farhan Zaidi doubled down this week in the club’s support of the LGBTQ+ community, even as the league wilted in response to growing criticism from religious conservatives, including some players, over teams’ Pride-themed events.“To me, to the Giants organization, this is not a political issue,” Zaidi said Thursday during his weekly appearance on KNBR. “Celebrating pride is about love, support, understanding, and (I’m) just really proud of our organization and our players, the way they conducted themselves.”Zaidi’s comments, which he went out of his way to bring up at the beginning of the interview, came on the same day that commissioner Rob Manfred addressed reporters at the league’s New York headquarters following the owners’ meetings, during which the league’s relationship with the LGBTQ+ community was part of the discussion.While 29 teams (all except the Rangers) will ho...

Santa Clara County passes $11.3 billion budget

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved its $11.3 billion budget this week, closing a $120 million deficit and eliminating roughly 600 vacant positions despite pushback from county employees.The budget, which is the last to be shaped by county executive Jeff Smith who will retire this summer after more than a decade at the helm, allocates dollars to some of the board’s top priorities like expanding access to behavioral healthcare, building more housing and providing support to children and families.“Santa Clara County is investing heavily in mental health and substance use treatment facilities, services and workforce, in part stemming from the local emergency the board declared in these areas 18 months ago,” Board President Susan Ellenberg said in a press release.The initial proposal from Smith to close the deficit by cutting roughly 600 vacant positions received pushback from employees in the county’s largest union — SEIU Local 512 — who on Thur...

Single family residence in San Jose sells for $2.1 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

4626 Jacksol Drive – Google Street ViewA 1,840-square-foot house built in 1993 has changed hands. The property located in the 4600 block of Jacksol Drive in San Jose was sold on June 1, 2023. The $2,136,000 purchase price works out to $1,161 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 7,200-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:A 1,840-square-foot home on the 4600 block of Salina Drive in San Jose sold in August 2022, for $2,175,000, a price per square foot of $1,182. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 1,782-square-foot home on Samaritan Drive in San Jose sold for $1,534,000, a price per square foot of $861. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Ebbesen Avenue, San Jose, in August 2022, a 2,187-square-foot home was sold for $2,405,000, a price per square foot of $1,100. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms....

Police identify mother, two young children found dead in Fremont home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

FREMONT — The names of a woman and her two young children, all of whom died in what police said was a double murder-suicide, were released Friday afternoon by police.Officers and firefighters found the 1-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl dead along with their mother June 5 at a residence in the 40000 block of Inglewood Common, according to Fremont police. Police found a knife in the home.Police on Friday identified the three as 28-year-old Evelin Lemus Garcia; 4-year-old Estefany Florian Lemus and 1-year-old Emiliano Florian Lemus.The identities were delayed until some of the family’s relatives in Central America were contacted. Police said Friday that the boy’s father hoped that releasing their names would bring awareness to mental health and mental health services that are available for those who need them.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man’s death after fire at Oakland homeless camp being investigated as a homicide Crime and Publi...

Man’s death after fire at Oakland homeless camp being investigated as a homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

OAKLAND — The April death of a 76-year-old man, less than a week after a portable toilet he was using at a West Oakland homeless camp was deliberately set on fire, is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said.Paul A. Jones died April 21 at a San Francisco hospital, where he was being treated for severe burns to 42 percent of his lower body, authorities said.He was brought to the hospital April 15 after he was severely burned in a portable toilet at the camp in the 600 block of Sycamore Street. Authorities said he told medical personnel he had been using the toilet when someone set it on fire.Based on his injuries, what he told hospital personnel and an autopsy, Jones’ death was classified as a homicide on May 31, authorities said.Police said Jones lived a few blocks away from the camp, but was there looking for someone when he had to use the toilet.investigators were still trying to pinpoint a suspect and motive in the killing. No arrests have been announced.Pol...

‘I was told what to say’: Woman claims Oakland police officer fed her testimony

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

OAKLAND — Aisha Weber testified Friday that she can’t remember every time Oakland police Officer Phong Tran slipped her a couple hundred dollars in cash over the years.But she said one payday remains crystal clear: A $5,000 cash gift from Tran barely 30 minutes after she finished testifying in a murder trial – one she knew nothing about, except the carefully-planted lines that Tran fed her beforehand.The allegation – which elicited a whistle in a courtroom gallery – highlighted testimony Friday morning in a key evidentiary hearing for Tran, who is accused of bribing a witness to falsely testify, and then later lying about it at trial.Tran, 45, faces five felony charges, including two counts of perjury, as well as charges of bribery of a witness, attempted bribery of a witness and subornation of perjury under oath. Prosecutors suspect those crimes happened from 2012 through 2016. In addition, prosecutors suspect he “threatened witnesses” and “unlawfully prevented or dissuaded w...

Doctors tell NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders he may need to have foot amputated: “I only have eight toes.”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

Deion Sanders may have to have his left foot amputated, according to University of Colorado doctors.The doctors delivered the news to Sanders in a meeting uploaded onto the Colorado head football coach’s YouTube channel Thee Pregame Show earlier this week.Amputation is a possibility due to blood flow issues in Sanders’ foot, according to his medical team. He has struggled with blood flow in his left foot and previously had two toes amputated in 2021. He also referenced not having feeling on the bottom of his foot and is aware of the risks involved.“I know what the risks are, I only have eight toes,” Sanders said to his medical team. “So I am pretty sure I understand.”Dr. Donald Jacobs, a vascular surgeon, said Sanders “could lose the foot” as part of the risk in fixing the pain in Sanders left foot.Full video below:Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.

Tupac Shakur figure returns to San Francisco wax museum

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In celebration of what would have been Tupac Shakur’s 52nd birthday, Madame Tussauds announced Friday that his wax figure has returned to its San Francisco museum.Tupac’s figure was one of the first rolled out when Madame Tussauds opened its San Francisco location 2014. The figure was later loaned to Madame Tussauds' Hollywood wax museum to be featured in the 1990’s exhibit. The legendary rapper's figure has been retouched throughout the years to preserve its incredible likeness. It was created by studio artists who worked meticulously for six months to capture the rapper's features. His figure is bare-chested and emblazoned with all the late rapper’s infamous tattoos. A wax figure of Tupac Shakur is seen in a San Francisco museum. (Image courtesy Madame Tussauds) Tupac was a trailblazer in 1990's hip-hop music and his lyrics included many odes the San Francisco Bay Area.Friday was officially "Tupac Shakur Day" in the City of Oakland. Shakur once claime...