mercurynews--2020-07-30--SF’s Ocean Film Fest is swimming online this year

The San Francisco-based International Ocean Film Festival , hampered by coronavirus restrictions , is taking its 17th annual festival online , July 30 through Aug. 9 .
“ Reconnecting Summer 2020 ” will become a virtual experience showing 54 feature films , shorts , and themed programs as well as offering live-stream interviews , Q & A sessions and panel discussions with the filmmakers .
“ We ’ re all connected by our oceans , and one thing we ’ ve learned from the ongoing global pandemic is how much we all benefit by staying connected , ” said Ana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ocean Film Festival .
“ Our global online student film competition earlier this spring was incredibly successful , so we know our audience is ready to keep saving our oceans , one film at a time , from the comfort and safety of their own homes.
” The virtual festival , which raises money and awareness on the oceans and marine life , will include feature length films and a new program of 14 shorts and nine themed programs .
All films will be eligible for a first-ever Global Audience Choice Award .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowing them to watch all the films and shorts , or can buy tickets to different segments of the festival .
Details : Tickets and information are available on the Virtual Film Festival page at www.intloceanfilmfest.org .
An all-access VIP pass is $ 100 ; Blue Whale pass , $ 60 , includes access to each of the nine themed programs ; Sea Turtle pass , $ 45 , includes access to any five feature films and three themed programs of the viewer ’ s choice .
Individual films and programs also can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feature film ; $ 12 for a themed program ; $ 12 for a short .

The San Francisco-based International Ocean Film Festival, hampered by coronavirus restrictions, is taking its 17th annual festival online, July 30 through Aug. 9.
“Reconnecting Summer 2020” will become a virtual experience showing 54 feature films, shorts, and themed programs as well as offering live-stream interviews, Q&A sessions and panel discussions with the filmmakers.
“We’re all connected by our oceans, and one thing we’ve learned from the ongoing global pandemic is how much we all benefit by staying connected,” said Ana Blanco, executive director of the International Ocean Film Festival. “Our global online student film competition earlier this spring was incredibly successful, so we know our audience is ready to keep saving our oceans, one film at a time, from the comfort and safety of their own homes.”
The virtual festival, which raises money and awareness on the oceans and marine life, will include feature length films and a new program of 14 shorts and nine themed programs. All films will be eligible for a first-ever Global Audience Choice Award.
Viewers can purchase an all-access pass, allowing them to watch all the films and shorts, or can buy tickets to different segments of the festival.
Details: Tickets and information are available on the Virtual Film Festival page at www.intloceanfilmfest.org. An all-access VIP pass is $100; Blue Whale pass, $60, includes access to each of the nine themed programs; Sea Turtle pass, $45, includes access to any five feature films and three themed programs of the viewer’s choice. Individual films and programs also can be purchased, $10 for a feature film; $12 for a themed program; $12 for a short.


mercurynews--2020-07-29--Moss Beach man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting minor

MOSS BEACH – A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a minor at his home in @ @ @ @ @ .
The suspect , identified as Nathan Todd Feix , forced the victim to perform @ @ @ @ @ and October 2019 , Sgt .
Joe Cang of the San Mateo County Sheriff ’ @ @ @ @ @ news release Wednesday .
On Tuesday , detectives and deputies arrested Feix on suspicion of @ @ @ @ @ , rape by force or fear , oral copulation by force and assault with a @ @ @ @ @ , adding that the suspect used a weapon during one of the alleged assaults .
@ @ @ @ @ Cang said detectives are looking for any possible additional victims .
Anyone with information about @ @ @ @ @ Joe Fava at 650-363-4192 or jfava @ smcgov.org .

MOSS BEACH – A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a minor at his home in Moss Beach, authorities said.
The suspect, identified as Nathan Todd Feix, forced the victim to perform sexual acts between June 2019 and October 2019, Sgt. Joe Cang of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday.
On Tuesday, detectives and deputies arrested Feix on suspicion of sodomy by force or fear, rape by force or fear, oral copulation by force and assault with a deadly weapon, said Cang, adding that the suspect used a weapon during one of the alleged assaults.
The investigation is ongoing. Cang said detectives are looking for any possible additional victims.
Anyone with information about the suspect can contact Detective Joe Fava at 650-363-4192 or jfava@smcgov.org.


mercurynews--2020-07-29--‘Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Jeopardy’ to resume filming

Two of America ’ s favorite game shows are set to start filming new episodes .
“ Jeopardy !
” and “ Wheel of Fortune , ” like much of Hollywood , had paused production because of the coronavirus pandemic .
On Wednesday a spokeswoman for Sony Pictures Television confirmed to CNN that the shows will resume production .
“ Wheel of Fortune and JEOPARDY !
are returning to the studio to tape episodes for the shows ’ upcoming seasons , ” the studio spokeswoman said in a statement provided to CNN .
“ The productions have protocols in place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect contestants , staff , crew , and talent from the spread of COVID-19.
” “ While some things may have changed behind the scenes and on the set to keep everyone safe , fans can expect to see the same Wheel of Fortune and JEOPARDY !
they have come to love when the season starts , ” the statement said .
“ Jeopardy !
” is hosted by Alex Trebek , 80 , and ‘ Wheel of Fortune ” is hosted by Pat Sajak , 73 , with an assist from Vanna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letters .
Trebek has been battling pancreatic cancer since last year and in March said he ’ s beating the odds .
Deadline reported that the sets have been redesigned to keep contestants socially distant from each other on the wheel during “ Wheel of Fortune ” play and that the “ Jeopardy !
” podiums will also keep contestants a safe distance apart from each other .
Contestants will also be socially distant from the hosts on both shows .

By Lisa Respers France | CNN
Two of America’s favorite game shows are set to start filming new episodes.
“Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune,” like much of Hollywood, had paused production because of the coronavirus pandemic.
On Wednesday a spokeswoman for Sony Pictures Television confirmed to CNN that the shows will resume production.
“Wheel of Fortune and JEOPARDY! are returning to the studio to tape episodes for the shows’ upcoming seasons,” the studio spokeswoman said in a statement provided to CNN. “The productions have protocols in place in accordance with current government guidelines to protect contestants, staff, crew, and talent from the spread of COVID-19.”
“While some things may have changed behind the scenes and on the set to keep everyone safe, fans can expect to see the same Wheel of Fortune and JEOPARDY! they have come to love when the season starts,” the statement said.
“Jeopardy!” is hosted by Alex Trebek, 80, and ‘Wheel of Fortune” is hosted by Pat Sajak, 73, with an assist from Vanna White, 63, who turns the letters.
Trebek has been battling pancreatic cancer since last year and in March said he’s beating the odds.
Deadline reported that the sets have been redesigned to keep contestants socially distant from each other on the wheel during “Wheel of Fortune” play and that the “Jeopardy!” podiums will also keep contestants a safe distance apart from each other.
Contestants will also be socially distant from the hosts on both shows.


mercurynews--2020-07-29--O’Dowd’s unforgettable state championship basketball season brought to cartoon life

OAKLAND — Gene Yang , a New York Times bestselling graphic novelist , was a longtime computer science teacher at Oakland ’ s Bishop O ’ Dowd High School when he had an idea for another book .
Everyone around campus was talking about that season ’ s basketball team , and Yang wanted to know what was behind the buzz .
So he arranged a meeting with coach Lou Richie .
“ The big thing that sold me was Lou himself , ” Yang said Tuesday .
“ I just thought he had such an interesting life story .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ story , I knew I had to do it.
” “ Dragon Hoops ” — a 450-page cartoon novel about O ’ Dowd ’ s 2014-15 state championship team , led by Ivan Rabb and Paris Austin — was released just as the coronavirus pandemic exploded last spring .
An 11-city promotional tour was canceled , forcing the book ’ s marketing team to become more creative to get the word out .
Yang took part in a video conference with the O ’ Dowd community on Wednesday , a make-up session for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in March .
“ I was really lucky in that I followed the team for that one season , and I was pretty unlucky with the release date of the book , ” said Yang , who lives in San Jose .
Richie ’ s story is addressed in the book — notably , the last-second shot he made at the Oakland Coliseum Arena that would have won the state championship for O ’ Dowd over Manual Arts of Los Angeles in 1988 .
An offensive goaltending call waved off the basket , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state crown .
“ I was bitter for a while , ” Richie , who played guard for Clemson after transferring from UCLA , said in Yang ’ s book .
“ I mean , it was the most controversial call in the history of California high school basketball.
” Yang went into the project not knowing whether the book would be fiction or non-fiction .
What unfolded at Cal ’ s Haas Pavilion on the night of March 28 , 2015 , made the decision clear .
It had to be factual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in fiction , nobody would believe it , ” Yang said .
Mater Dei , O ’ Dowd ’ s opponent that night , had won four consecutive state championships , including the previous season over O ’ Dowd .
Gary McKnight , the Southern California powerhouse ’ s coach , had more boys basketball victories than anyone else in state history , a distinction once held by Richie ’ s high school coach , Mike Phelps .
“ Then that game itself was a perfectly structured narrative from a storyteller ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t think O ’ Dowd scored for the first four or five minutes and then they never held the lead for a single second until Ivan ’ s second free throw in overtime.
” Rabb ’ s foul shot with 0.8 seconds left , which came after he barely hit the rim with his first attempt , ignited a wild celebration as O ’ Dowd prevailed 65-64 .
“ I have a cartoonist friend and he knew I was working on this project , ” Yang said .
“ As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ texted me and was like , ‘ I hate you.
’ ” As O ’ Dowd celebrated , Yang went to work .
He ’ d been a part-time instructor at O ’ Dowd since the release of his first graphic novel in 2006 , “ American Born Chinese , ” which was a National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller .
The last of his 17 years as a teacher at O ’ Dowd was the state championship season .
Yang spent five years on “ Dragon Hoops ” — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the tradition-rich private-school program and the players who made the 2014-15 team special .
“ I was not a fan of basketball growing up , ” Yang said .
“ I actually kind of hated the sport because I was terrible at it .
But basketball had started pushing its way into my life before that season.
” Yang ’ s son , now 16 , started playing basketball on his fifth-grade team .
There also was Linsanity , Jeremy Lin ’ s overnight rise to stardom with the New York Knicks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that was a moment in Asian American history , ” Yang said .
“ I paid attention at that time.
” Then there was Yang ’ s conversation with Richie .
“ Lou is one of the most interesting people I know , ” Yang said .
Chapter One is devoted to “ Coach Lou ” — Llewellyn Blackmon Richie , who showed up as a freshman at O ’ Dowd in the fall of 1985 standing 5-foot-4 and wearing big glasses .
“ Back then , ” the book noted , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the elitist school on the hill .
It ’ s where the rich white kids went.
” Richie , who is African American , didn ’ t want to be there , noting in the book that he preferred to attend public school with his friends .
“ But my mom made me come , ” he said .
Richie eventually traded in the glasses — which made him look like Mars Blackmon , the Spike Lee character in the old Michael Jordan commercials — for contacts , grew four inches and got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s head coach in 2012 — promoted after a longtime run as an assistant — and his 2014-15 team remains the only one from Northern California to win an Open Division state title since the best-of-the-best classification was added in 2013 .
Richie , who has a Bachelor ’ s in history from Clemson and a Master ’ s in education from Cal , described Yang ’ s book as incredible .
“ It brings back a lot of memories , a lot of great memories , ” Richie said this week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was stuff that I didn ’ t know from a history perspective that Gene was able to bring out .
The historian in me absolutely loved it .
”

OAKLAND — Gene Luen Yang, a New York Times bestselling graphic novelist, was a longtime computer science teacher at Oakland’s Bishop O’Dowd High School when he had an idea for another book.
Everyone around campus was talking about that season’s boys basketball team, and Yang wanted to know what was behind the buzz.
So he arranged a meeting with coach Lou Richie.
“The big thing that sold me was Lou himself,” Yang said Tuesday. “I just thought he had such an interesting life story. As soon as he told me his story, I knew I had to do it.”
“Dragon Hoops” — a 450-page cartoon novel about O’Dowd’s 2014-15 state championship team, led by Ivan Rabb and Paris Austin — was released just as the coronavirus pandemic exploded last spring.
An 11-city promotional tour was canceled, forcing the book’s marketing team to become more creative to get the word out.
Yang took part in a video conference with the O’Dowd community on Wednesday, a make-up session for a booking-signing ceremony that was called off in March.
“I was really lucky in that I followed the team for that one season, and I was pretty unlucky with the release date of the book,” said Yang, who lives in San Jose.
Richie’s story is addressed in the book — notably, the last-second shot he made at the Oakland Coliseum Arena that would have won the state championship for O’Dowd over Manual Arts of Los Angeles in 1988.
An offensive goaltending call waved off the basket, giving Manual Arts the one-point win and state crown.
“I was bitter for a while,” Richie, who played guard for Clemson after transferring from UCLA, said in Yang’s book. “I mean, it was the most controversial call in the history of California high school basketball.”
Yang went into the project not knowing whether the book would be fiction or non-fiction. What unfolded at Cal’s Haas Pavilion on the night of March 28, 2015, made the decision clear.
It had to be factual.
“If you did that game in fiction, nobody would believe it,” Yang said.
Mater Dei, O’Dowd’s opponent that night, had won four consecutive state championships, including the previous season over O’Dowd.
Gary McKnight, the Southern California powerhouse’s coach, had more boys basketball victories than anyone else in state history, a distinction once held by Richie’s high school coach, Mike Phelps.
And O’Dowd hadn’t won a state championship since 1981.
“Then that game itself was a perfectly structured narrative from a storyteller’s standpoint,” Yang said. “I don’t think O’Dowd scored for the first four or five minutes and then they never held the lead for a single second until Ivan’s second free throw in overtime.”
Rabb’s foul shot with 0.8 seconds left, which came after he barely hit the rim with his first attempt, ignited a wild celebration as O’Dowd prevailed 65-64.
“I have a cartoonist friend and he knew I was working on this project,” Yang said. “As soon as that game ended, he texted me and was like, ‘I hate you.’”
As O’Dowd celebrated, Yang went to work.
He’d been a part-time instructor at O’Dowd since the release of his first graphic novel in 2006, “American Born Chinese,” which was a National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller.
The last of his 17 years as a teacher at O’Dowd was the state championship season.
Yang spent five years on “Dragon Hoops” — which intertwines basketball history into a story about the tradition-rich private-school program and the players who made the 2014-15 team special.
“I was not a fan of basketball growing up,” Yang said. “I actually kind of hated the sport because I was terrible at it. But basketball had started pushing its way into my life before that season.”
Yang’s son, now 16, started playing basketball on his fifth-grade team. There also was Linsanity, Jeremy Lin’s overnight rise to stardom with the New York Knicks.
“As an Asian American, that was a moment in Asian American history,” Yang said. “I paid attention at that time.”
Then there was Yang’s conversation with Richie.
“Lou is one of the most interesting people I know,” Yang said.
Chapter One is devoted to “Coach Lou” — Llewellyn Blackmon Richie, who showed up as a freshman at O’Dowd in the fall of 1985 standing 5-foot-4 and wearing big glasses.
“Back then,” the book noted, “O’Dowd had a reputation as the elitist school on the hill. It’s where the rich white kids went.”
Richie, who is African American, didn’t want to be there, noting in the book that he preferred to attend public school with his friends.
“But my mom made me come,” he said.
Richie eventually traded in the glasses — which made him look like Mars Blackmon, the Spike Lee character in the old Michael Jordan commercials — for contacts, grew four inches and got stronger.
He became O’Dowd’s head coach in 2012 — promoted after a longtime run as an assistant — and his 2014-15 team remains the only one from Northern California to win an Open Division boys state title since the best-of-the-best classification was added in 2013.
Richie, who has a Bachelor’s in history from Clemson and a Master’s in education from Cal, described Yang’s book as incredible.
“It brings back a lot of memories, a lot of great memories,” Richie said this week. “It was so informative because there was stuff that I didn’t know from a history perspective that Gene was able to bring out. The historian in me absolutely loved it.”


mercurynews--2020-07-29--Coronavirus unemployment: Governor plans EDD reforms but relief is months away

Gov .
Gavin Newsom , alarmed by the state ’ s difficulty in promptly paying unemployment claims to jobless workers , announced a “ strike team ” Wednesday to address the problems — but also indicated it could take months to catch up to a backlog of unpaid benefits .
The strike team of state officials is being set up to address a debacle at the Employment Development Department that has persisted — without solution — for more than four months .
That ’ s when unemployment claims spiked after state and local government agencies ushered in wide-ranging business shutdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away in the governor ’ s announcement was an official acknowledgment that the EDD ’ s inability to pay unemployment claims has resulted in a massive backlog of unemployed workers in California who haven ’ t in some cases received any payments .
“ There should be no barriers between Californians and the benefits they have earned , ” Newsom said Wednesday .
“ Unprecedented demand due to job loss during this pandemic paired with an antiquated system have created an unacceptable backlog of claims.
” The governor also suggested that the logjam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months .
“ Prioritizing the oldest claims first , EDD is actively processing all claims in the ‘ Pending Resolution ’ category and anticipates eliminating the backlog of actionable claims by the end of September , ” the governor ’ s office said in a prepared release .
The governor ’ s announcement arrived just hours before federal officials are scheduled to reveal the latest snapshots of the job markets in the United States and each of the 50 states with a new report on weekly unemployment claims .
Over a roughly four-month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March 14 through the week that ended on July 18 , about 6.84 million California workers have filed initial claims for unemployment .
In recent weeks , the number of unemployment claims in California has been rising .
Countless unemployed workers who attempt to reach the EDD by telephone have encountered a broken call center that traps people in voice mail loops and repetitive snippets of information .
Jobless workers say they rarely are able to reach a live EDD employee and experience even less success in getting their claims processed and payments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website is hobbled by glitches , freezes , and unresponsive pages — even though the EDD urges people to use the web site rather than undergo the futility of the phone banks .
Unemployed workers have beseeched their state legislators to prod the EDD to resolve their individual cases .
“ Too many Californians who may be eligible for benefits have not been paid , ” state Labor Secretary Julie Su wrote in a letter to the California Legislature on Wednesday .
“ Many of them turned to your offices for assistance .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ organization has previously analyzed federal statistics that point to a huge backlog of unpaid claims .
Over the three months of March , April , and May , 5.01 million California workers filed initial claims for unemployment benefits and the EDD completed first-time payments to just 3.13 million workers , statistics compiled by the U.S. Labor Department show .
The Labor Department figures point to a grim gap between the initial claims and the first-time payments , leaving 1.88 million claims unfilled and suggests a mammoth backlog of workers who have yet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work for weeks or months .
The state agency also is scrambling to correctly classify workers and to remove flags on unemployment claims by workers who had been improperly disqualified from getting benefits .
“ EDD will continue to take all viable steps to streamline its processes for misclassified workers , ” Su stated in the letter to the Legislature .
The EDD also launched a plan weeks ago to hire 5,300 temporary workers to help process claims .
So far , 4,700 prospects have been approved for hire and are in various @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trained , and deployed , the EDD said .
“ Californians deserve better , ” Newsom said .
“ These reform efforts aim to move the EDD in that direction .
”

Gov. Gavin Newsom, alarmed by the state’s difficulty in promptly paying unemployment claims to jobless workers, announced a “strike team” Wednesday to address the problems — but also indicated it could take months to catch up to a backlog of unpaid benefits.
The strike team of state officials is being set up to address a debacle at the Employment Development Department that has persisted — without solution — for more than four months. That’s when unemployment claims spiked after state and local government agencies ushered in wide-ranging business shutdowns to combat the coronavirus.
But tucked away in the governor’s announcement was an official acknowledgment that the EDD’s inability to pay unemployment claims has resulted in a massive backlog of unemployed workers in California who haven’t in some cases received any payments.
“There should be no barriers between Californians and the benefits they have earned,” Newsom said Wednesday. “Unprecedented demand due to job loss during this pandemic paired with an antiquated system have created an unacceptable backlog of claims.”
The governor also suggested that the logjam of non-payments might not be unlocked for months.
“Prioritizing the oldest claims first, EDD is actively processing all claims in the ‘Pending Resolution’ category and anticipates eliminating the backlog of actionable claims by the end of September,” the governor’s office said in a prepared release.
The governor’s announcement arrived just hours before federal officials are scheduled to reveal the latest snapshots of the job markets in the United States and each of the 50 states with a new report on weekly unemployment claims.
Over a roughly four-month period from the week that ended on March 14 through the week that ended on July 18, about 6.84 million California workers have filed initial claims for unemployment. In recent weeks, the number of unemployment claims in California has been rising.
Countless unemployed workers who attempt to reach the EDD by telephone have encountered a broken call center that traps people in voice mail loops and repetitive snippets of information. Jobless workers say they rarely are able to reach a live EDD employee and experience even less success in getting their claims processed and payments issued.
Even worse, the EDD website is hobbled by glitches, freezes, and unresponsive pages — even though the EDD urges people to use the web site rather than undergo the futility of the phone banks.
Unemployed workers have beseeched their state legislators to prod the EDD to resolve their individual cases.
“Too many Californians who may be eligible for benefits have not been paid,” state Labor Secretary Julie Su wrote in a letter to the California Legislature on Wednesday. “Many of them turned to your offices for assistance. We must do better.”
This news organization has previously analyzed federal statistics that point to a huge backlog of unpaid claims.
Over the three months of March, April, and May, 5.01 million California workers filed initial claims for unemployment benefits and the EDD completed first-time payments to just 3.13 million workers, statistics compiled by the U.S. Labor Department show.
The Labor Department figures point to a grim gap between the initial claims and the first-time payments, leaving 1.88 million claims unfilled and suggests a mammoth backlog of workers who have yet to receive any benefits despite being out of work for weeks or months.
The state agency also is scrambling to correctly classify workers and to remove flags on unemployment claims by workers who had been improperly disqualified from getting benefits.
“EDD will continue to take all viable steps to streamline its processes for misclassified workers,” Su stated in the letter to the Legislature.
The EDD also launched a plan weeks ago to hire 5,300 temporary workers to help process claims. So far, 4,700 prospects have been approved for hire and are in various stages of being brought on board, trained, and deployed, the EDD said.
“Californians deserve better,” Newsom said. “These reform efforts aim to move the EDD in that direction.”


mercurynews--2020-07-31--Solano DA announces former prosecutor will oversee Sean Monterrosa police shooting

VALLEJO — The Solano County District Attorney announced Thursday that her office has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the controversial shooting of Sean Monterrosa by a Vallejo officer , ending a back-and-forth between her and the state Attorney General , who both tried to avoid taking it on .
Michael Anthony Ramos , the San Bernardino County DA from 2002-18 , will investigate the June 2 shooting as a special prosecutor , Solano DA Krishna Abrams said in a public statement Thursday afternoon .
In recent weeks , Abrams has tried to recuse herself from investigating the shooting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the Vallejo interim city attorney had threatened legal action if she failed to take it .
Monterrosa , 22 , was shot and killed outside of the Walgreens on Redwood Street , by a Vallejo officer identified by several law enforcement sources as Det .
Jarrett Tonn .
Monterrosa was struck once , though Tonn fired five times through the windshield of a Vallejo police truck .
Police say he mistook a hammer in Monterrosa ’ s sweatshirt for a gun .
It is unclear if Ramos ’ probe will include the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which had led to two high-ranking officers — Lieutenants Mike Nichelini and Fabio Rodriguez — being placed on leave .
Police Chief Shawny Williams has called for an FBI investigation into alleged destruction of evidence , but Nichelini ’ s attorney predicted the officers will be cleared quickly .
Abrams ’ announcement comes a day after Williams publicly announced he is launching an inquiry into whether officers in the department threw parties and bent corners of their badges to celebrate after they killed someone .
The news site Open Vallejo reported Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of officers existed within the department for years .
Ramos made headlines in 2006 for criminally charging an on-duty officer in connection with a shooting , though the officer was acquitted at trial .
Ramos charged San Bernardino Dept .
Ivory Webb with shooting a 21-year-old man in Chino , after a police pursuit , and following a viral video of the shooting .
In 2016 , a decade after Webb was acquitted of attempted manslaughter charges , Ramos told the Los Angeles Times that while people may march in the streets over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ juries , “ they still have a high regard for peace officers and the difficult job they do.
” The Times story says that Webb ’ s case was the only time from 2004-16 an on-duty cop was charged in connection with a shooting .
For weeks , Abrams and Attorney General Xavier Becerra have been trying to pass the Monterrosa case onto each other ’ s desk .
The city of Vallejo took an official stance on the issue , accusing Abrams of dereliction of duty and threatening her with trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t take the investigation on .
Abrams ’ statement notes the disputes , and says that her office sought Ramos because of public calls of an “ independent ” look at the shooting of Monterrosa .
“ Although it is disappointing the Attorney General declined our request to review the case , we are confident that Mr. Ramos will provide a fair , comprehensive and independent review , ” Abrams said .
Monterrosa ’ s family has said they believe he was trying to surrender when Tonn shot him .
The family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and are planning to sue the in August .
Burris said he will seek federal oversight of the Vallejo police department , which he has called for in a lawsuit over the February 2019 killing of Willie McCoy , who was shot 54 times by six officers .

VALLEJO — The Solano County District Attorney announced Thursday that her office has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the controversial 2019 shooting of Willie McCoy by six Vallejo officers, ending a back-and-forth between her and the state Attorney General as they both tried to avoid taking on the probe.
Former San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Anthony Ramos will investigate the February 2019 shooting as a special prosecutor, Solano DA Krishna Abrams said in a public statement. In recent weeks, Abrams has tried to recuse herself from investigating the shooting, as well as the shooting last month of Sean Monterrosa by Vallejo police, citing a lack of public trust in her office’s ability to fairly look into the cases, but the Vallejo interim city attorney had threatened legal action if she failed to initiate the investigations.
McCoy, 20, of Suisun City, was shot at 54 times by six Vallejo officers outside of a Taco Bell drive-thru on Admiral Callaghan Lane on Feb. 9, 2019. Police were called to the scene because McCoy was unresponsive, with a gun in his lap. When he leaned forward, the officers opened fire, striking him more than 20 times.
Ramos served as the San Bernardino County DA from 2002 to 2018, and made headlines in 2006 for criminally charging San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Ivory Webb with shooting a 21-year-old man in Chino, after a police pursuit. Webb, whose actions were captured in a viral video of the shooting, was acquitted at trial.
In 2016, a decade after Webb was acquitted of attempted manslaughter charges, Ramos told the Los Angeles Times that while people may march in the streets over police shootings, when they serve on juries “they still have a high regard for peace officers and the difficult job they do.” According to the Times story, Webb’s case was the only time an on-duty cop was charged in connection with a shooting in Southern California between 2004 and 2016.
Ramos won re-election three times in a row in part thanks to tough-on-crime rhetoric employed in his campaigns; he is a vocal death penalty supporter, formed his office’s first human trafficking unit, and supported gang injunctions.
He was defeated in 2018 by Jason Anderson, a former defense attorney.
For weeks, Abrams and Attorney General Xavier Becerra have been trying to pass the McCoy and Monterrosa cases onto each other’s desks. The city of Vallejo took an official stance on the issue, accusing Abrams of dereliction of duty and threatening her with a court order if she didn’t take the investigation on.
Abrams’ statement notes those disputes, and says that her office sought Ramos because of public calls for an “independent” look at the shooting.
It is unclear if Ramos’ probe will also investigate the June 2 shooting of 22-year-old Monterrosa by a Vallejo officer, or the related allegations of destruction of evidence in that shooting that led to two high-ranking officers — Lieutenants Mike Nichelini and Fabio Rodriguez — being placed on leave. Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams has called for an FBI investigation into alleged destruction of evidence, though Nichelini’s attorney predicted the officers will be cleared quickly.
Abrams’ announcement comes a day after Williams publicly announced he is launching an inquiry into whether officers in the department threw parties and bent corners of their badges to celebrate after they killed someone. The news site Open Vallejo reported Wednesday that such a “secretive clique” of officers has existed within the department for years.
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McCoy’s family has retained civil rights attorney John Burris and filed a lawsuit against the city, calling for federal oversight of the Vallejo police department.
In comments Thursday, Burris decried Ramos’ appointment in no uncertain terms.
“Ramos is unfit to be a special prosecutor, with a horrible record for being a scoundrel within his office, relationships with women employees, multiple affairs within the office, and questions about his integrity with erasure of emails,” Burris said.
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Burris said he hoped Abrams would withdraw Ramos’ name “now that we know from his background that he is unsuitable for this position at this time, and look to find someone of higher moral competency with a history of prosecuting police officers.”
“To me this looks like it will be a total whitewash,” he added.
Staff writer George Kelly contributed to this report.


mercurynews--2020-07-31--‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera laid to rest in Hollywood Hills

Actress Naya Rivera was laid to rest 11 days after her drowning death was confirmed .
The 33-year-old “ Glee ” star , was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park on July 24 , according to a death certificate obtained by CNN .
The Hollywood Hills cemetery is the final resting place for many celebrities including Paul Walker , Carrie Fisher , Bette Davis , and Liberace .
Rivera drowned on Lake Piru in Ventura County after taking her son out on a rented boat .
It took searchers several days to find her body , but the medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to the death certificate .
No other significant factors were listed as having contributed to Rivera ’ s death .
Josey , Rivera ’ s 4-year-old son , was found asleep on the floating vessel when the pontoon boat wasn ’ t returned to the rental company on time .
“ She mustered enough energy to get her son back onto the boat , but not enough to save herself , ” Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said .
Following news of her death , Rivera ’ s former co-stars and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The creators of Fox ’ s “ Glee ” said in a statement that they were “ heartbroken ” over the death of the actress , who played Santana Lopez on the program for six seasons .
Their statement added : “ Naya was more than just an actor on our show — she was our friend .
”

By Lauren M. Johnson and Cheri Mossburg | CNN
Actress Naya Rivera was laid to rest 11 days after her drowning death was confirmed.
The 33-year-old “Glee” star, was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park on July 24, according to a death certificate obtained by CNN. The Hollywood Hills cemetery is the final resting place for many celebrities including Paul Walker, Carrie Fisher, Bette Davis, and Liberace.
Rivera drowned on Lake Piru in Ventura County after taking her son out on a rented boat. It took searchers several days to find her body, but the medical examiner determined that she drowned within minutes, according to the death certificate.
No other significant factors were listed as having contributed to Rivera’s death.
Josey, Rivera’s 4-year-old son, was found asleep on the floating vessel when the pontoon boat wasn’t returned to the rental company on time.
“She mustered enough energy to get her son back onto the boat, but not enough to save herself,” Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said.
Following news of her death, Rivera’s former co-stars and friends shared tributes on social media.
The creators of Fox’s “Glee” said in a statement that they were “heartbroken” over the death of the actress, who played Santana Lopez on the program for six seasons.
Their statement added: “Naya was more than just an actor on our show — she was our friend.”


mercurynews--2020-07-31--Outbreak: Brazil’s president says he has ‘mold’ in his lungs

BRASILIA – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he was taking antibiotics for an infection that left him feeling weak , chuckling in an online video about “ mold ” in his lungs , having spent weeks in isolation after catching the novel coronavirus .
“ I just did a blood test .
I was feeling kind of weak yesterday .
They found a bit of infection also .
Now I ’ m on antibiotics , ” Bolsonaro said in a livestream video , without elaborating on the infection .
“ After 20 days indoors , I have other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lungs , ” he said , referring to nearly three weeks he spent at the official presidential residence .
He tested positive for the coronavirus on July 7 and then negative last Saturday .
His wife , Michelle Bolsonaro , tested positive on Thursday , according to a statement from the presidential palace .
Science and Technology Minister Marcos Pontes also said he had tested positive for the virus , making him the fifth cabinet minister diagnosed publicly .
Bolsonaro said he would go ahead with his visit to southern Rio Grande do @ @ @ @ @

By Ricardo Brito | Reuters
BRASILIA – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he was taking antibiotics for an infection that left him feeling weak, chuckling in an online video about “mold” in his lungs, having spent weeks in isolation after catching the novel coronavirus.
“I just did a blood test. I was feeling kind of weak yesterday. They found a bit of infection also. Now I’m on antibiotics,” Bolsonaro said in a livestream video, without elaborating on the infection.
“After 20 days indoors, I have other problems. I have mold in my lungs,” he said, referring to nearly three weeks he spent at the official presidential residence. He tested positive for the coronavirus on July 7 and then negative last Saturday.
His wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, tested positive on Thursday, according to a statement from the presidential palace. Science and Technology Minister Marcos Pontes also said he had tested positive for the virus, making him the fifth cabinet minister diagnosed publicly.
Bolsonaro said he would go ahead with his visit to southern Rio Grande do Sul state on Friday.


mercurynews--2020-07-31--Coronavirus: With California deaths surging, will Newsom have to do more?

The trendline seems alarming : Nearly every day brings more deaths than the last , in numbers California has never before seen during the pandemic .
In a little more than a week , the state has set four coronavirus death records , hitting an all-time high — 193 deaths — on Wednesday .
Experts say those numbers are the expected result of the surge in cases that started last month after communities around the state eased their lockdown restrictions .
“ It ’ s so sad to see these deaths being recorded and the numbers going up , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people ) have to recognize that this represents the spread of the infection around four weeks ago , ” said Dr. John Swartzberg , an infectious disease expert with the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program .
“ So the question that we ’ re really interested in now is : Well , that was really bad , but where are we right now ?
” Where we are now is nearly half a million COVID-19 cases throughout the state , with more than 9,000 new ones reported every day .
Increasingly , those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while the share of new cases in Los Angeles County — which had been a virus hot spot in the past — is shrinking .
A total of 38 California counties are on the governor ’ s watchlist , meaning they ’ ve displayed evidence of worrying virus spread and are not allowed to open certain businesses , including all of the Bay Area , which has seen more than 50,000 infections and 800 deaths .
While the average number of new daily infections in the state has been inching down since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that trend continues , it will take time for the state ’ s death count to follow .
“ We ’ re going to be seeing for at least another month a significant number of deaths , ” he said .
“ So gird your loins , because it ’ s not going to be pretty.
” Even so , California is doing better than many other states .
With 22 deaths per 100,000 residents , the Golden State — the nation ’ s most populous — ranks 28th for per capita fatalities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Who ’ s dying of the disease in California is telling : Young people are now more likely to be infected , but older people remain more likely to die .
Californians 65 and older make up 16 % of the state ’ s population but just 11 % of its coronavirus cases .
However , they account for a staggering 76 % of deaths , according to data gathered and analyzed by this news organization .
On the other hand , 18 to 34-year-olds are 24 % of the state ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it cases — and just 1 % of deaths .
Experts say older Californians , knowing they are more likely to have serious or fatal symptoms if exposed to the virus , generally are doing a better job sheltering in place and avoiding infection .
“ As an older person myself , ” said 71-year-old Dr. Arthur Reingold , division head of epidemiology and biostatistics at UC Berkeley , “ I would hazard a guess that older people are going to be slower and more reluctant to start doing a wider variety of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Latinx population also has seen a disproportionate amount of COVID-19 infections and fatalities .
Latinx residents make up 39 % of the population but comprise 56 % of coronavirus cases and 46 % of deaths .
White residents make up 37 % of the population , 18 % of cases and 30 % of deaths , while Black residents make up 6 % of the population , 4 % of cases and 9 % of deaths .
Across the board , the recent spread of the virus has alarmed experts and politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy to reopen , Gov .
Gavin Newsom earlier this month reversed course and ordered the shuttering of indoor dining , bars , movie theaters and other businesses .
Experts aren ’ t sure that move will be enough to tamp down the virus .
But they say we should know soon .
When Newsom first shut down the economy in March , it took two to three weeks before the state saw its case count level off , Swartzberg said .
This time , because Newsom used a lighter touch and let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will be closer to four or five weeks before there ’ s an effect .
That means , if Newsom ’ s plan worked , Californians should see infections plateauing in a week or two .
But not everyone is convinced Newsom ’ s actions earlier this month , which included forcing counties with troubling coronavirus stats to close gyms , hair salons , places of worship , indoor malls and non-essential offices , will have the desired effect .
“ I think it is good , ” said Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think there is reason to be concerned it is not enough.
” Bibbins-Domingo worries the state will languish in a tragic middle ground in which enough businesses are shut down to devastate workers ’ finances , but at the same time , enough remain open to allow the virus to continue to spread .
In addition , concerns about hospital capacity and the supply of personal protective equipment for health care workers — which first surfaced early in the pandemic — have returned .
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Dr. Bernie Klein , chief executive of Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley , described his staff making their own disinfectant wipes after running out of their normal supply .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every week , ” Klein said .

Marisa Kendall, Harriet Blair Rowan, Evan Webeck

The trendline seems alarming: Nearly every day brings more deaths than the last, in numbers California has never before seen during the pandemic.
In a little more than a week, the state has set four coronavirus death records, hitting an all-time high — 193 deaths — on Wednesday. Experts say those numbers are the expected result of the surge in cases that started last month after communities around the state eased their lockdown restrictions.
“It’s so sad to see these deaths being recorded and the numbers going up, and it’s scary, but (people) have to recognize that this represents the spread of the infection around four weeks ago,” said Dr. John Swartzberg, an infectious disease expert with the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program. “So the question that we’re really interested in now is: Well, that was really bad, but where are we right now?”
Where we are now is nearly half a million COVID-19 cases throughout the state, with more than 9,000 new ones reported every day. Increasingly, those cases are coming from the Central Valley, while the share of new cases in Los Angeles County — which had been a virus hot spot in the past — is shrinking. A total of 38 California counties are on the governor’s watchlist, meaning they’ve displayed evidence of worrying virus spread and are not allowed to open certain businesses, including all of the Bay Area, which has seen more than 50,000 infections and 800 deaths.
While the average number of new daily infections in the state has been inching down since Saturday, Swartzberg cautioned that even if that trend continues, it will take time for the state’s death count to follow.
“We’re going to be seeing for at least another month a significant number of deaths,” he said. “So gird your loins, because it’s not going to be pretty.”
Even so, California is doing better than many other states. With 22 deaths per 100,000 residents, the Golden State — the nation’s most populous — ranks 28th for per capita fatalities in the U.S., tied with Texas.
Who’s dying of the disease in California is telling: Young people are now more likely to be infected, but older people remain more likely to die. Californians 65 and older make up 16% of the state’s population but just 11% of its coronavirus cases. However, they account for a staggering 76% of deaths, according to data gathered and analyzed by this news organization. On the other hand, 18 to 34-year-olds are 24% of the state’s population, but 35% of it cases — and just 1% of deaths.
Experts say older Californians, knowing they are more likely to have serious or fatal symptoms if exposed to the virus, generally are doing a better job sheltering in place and avoiding infection.
“As an older person myself,” said 71-year-old Dr. Arthur Reingold, division head of epidemiology and biostatistics at UC Berkeley, “I would hazard a guess that older people are going to be slower and more reluctant to start doing a wider variety of things than younger people.”
California’s Latinx population also has seen a disproportionate amount of COVID-19 infections and fatalities. Latinx residents make up 39% of the population but comprise 56% of coronavirus cases and 46% of deaths. White residents make up 37% of the population, 18% of cases and 30% of deaths, while Black residents make up 6% of the population, 4% of cases and 9% of deaths.
Across the board, the recent spread of the virus has alarmed experts and politicians. After allowing wide swaths of the economy to reopen, Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month reversed course and ordered the shuttering of indoor dining, bars, movie theaters and other businesses. Experts aren’t sure that move will be enough to tamp down the virus. But they say we should know soon.
When Newsom first shut down the economy in March, it took two to three weeks before the state saw its case count level off, Swartzberg said. This time, because Newsom used a lighter touch and let more businesses remain open, Swartzberg expects it will be closer to four or five weeks before there’s an effect. That means, if Newsom’s plan worked, Californians should see infections plateauing in a week or two.
But not everyone is convinced Newsom’s actions earlier this month, which included forcing counties with troubling coronavirus stats to close gyms, hair salons, places of worship, indoor malls and non-essential offices, will have the desired effect.
“I think it is good,” said Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, a professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF. “I think there is reason to be concerned it is not enough.”
Bibbins-Domingo worries the state will languish in a tragic middle ground in which enough businesses are shut down to devastate workers’ finances, but at the same time, enough remain open to allow the virus to continue to spread.
In addition, concerns about hospital capacity and the supply of personal protective equipment for health care workers — which first surfaced early in the pandemic — have returned.
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“What you see is challenges springing up every week,” Klein said.


mercurynews--2020-07-31--Trump tweet: Mike Singletary met with president Wednesday aboard Air Force One

Former 49ers head coach Mike Singletary was pictured seated with President Donald Trump in a Thursday tweet from the president ’ s account .
“ Great to spend time with Mike Singletary while going to Texas , ” Trump tweeted .
“ He ’ s one of the greatest football players ever — A strong man and a really good person.
” There was no explanation included about what the two discussed , or whether Singletary explicitly supports Trump ’ s reelection campaign .
The photo appears to be from aboard Air Force One as Trump traveled Wednesday to Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently the head football coach at Trinity Christian Academy in Willow Park , Texas .
He resigned after going winless in 11 games last season .
The team went 1-10 the prior year , Singletary ’ s first at the helm .
The photo may win over some Bears fans , but it ’ s unlikely to garner any extra votes for Trump from 49ers fans .
Singletary went 18-22 as the head coach of the Niners , ruffling some feathers with rants , demeaning Vernon Davis after a bad penalty and dropping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • 49ers training camp preview : Who fills in with Deebo out , fits with him when he ’ s back ?
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Trailing Democrat Joe Biden across national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefit from the distraction sports provide from his administration ’ s handing of the pandemic , which has killed more than 150,000 Americans , and the economic crater created by the virus ’ spread , as well as the racial strife that ’ s caused widespread protest throughout the country .

Former 49ers head coach Mike Singletary was pictured seated with President Donald Trump in a Thursday tweet from the president’s account.
“Great to spend time with Mike Singletary while going to Texas,” Trump tweeted. “He’s one of the greatest football players ever — A strong man and a really good person.”
There was no explanation included about what the two discussed, or whether Singletary explicitly supports Trump’s reelection campaign.
The photo appears to be from aboard Air Force One as Trump traveled Wednesday to Texas for a fundraiser.
Great to spend time with Mike Singletary while going to Texas. He’s one of the greatest football players ever — A strong man and a really good person. Great being with you Mike! pic.twitter.com/lWsYn4lhOm — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 30, 2020
Singletary was most recently the head football coach at Trinity Christian Academy in Willow Park, Texas. He resigned after going winless in 11 games last season. The team went 1-10 the prior year, Singletary’s first at the helm.
The photo may win over some Bears fans, but it’s unlikely to garner any extra votes for Trump from 49ers fans. Singletary went 18-22 as the head coach of the Niners, ruffling some feathers with rants, demeaning Vernon Davis after a bad penalty and dropping his pants during a halftime speech.


mercurynews--2020-07-31--Antioch: Feds file gun case on man who allegedly shot public urinator at Bonfare Market

OAKLAND — Federal prosecutors have filed gun charges against a man who is suspected of shooting someone he spotted urinating in public outside of a popular Antioch liquor store .
Kelvin Michael Beshears faces a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm , which carries a maximum of 10 years in prison .
According to the criminal complaint , Beshears argued with a man who he spotted urinating on a donation bin outside of the Bonfare Market in Antioch .
As the argument escalated , Beshears allegedly shot the man in the thigh , got into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The victim later identified Beshears in a photo lineup , federal authorities said .
After Beshears was identified as a suspect , authorities served a search warrant and found a pistol inside of his car , the criminal complaint alleges .
They also found clothing that looked similar to what the shooter was seen wearing on Bonfare ’ s surveillance video .
Beshears has a lengthy criminal record and was not allowed to have a gun , prosecutors said in court records .
His record reportedly includes a 2013 stolen gun possession conviction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a gun on him while investigating a 2011 shooting .
Beshears ’ arraignment has been set for August 11 .
In the meantime , he is in pretrial detention in federal custody , according to court records .

OAKLAND — Federal prosecutors have filed gun charges against a man who is suspected of shooting someone he saw urinating outside an Antioch convenience store.
Kelvin Michael Beshears faces a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, which carries a maximum of 10 years in prison.
According to the criminal complaint, Beshears argued with a man whom he saw urinating on a donation bin outside the Bonfare Market in Antioch. As the argument escalated, Beshears allegedly shot the man in the thigh, got into his car, and drove off.
The victim later identified Beshears in a photo lineup, federal authorities said.
After Beshears was identified as a suspect, authorities served a search warrant and found a pistol inside his car, the criminal complaint alleges. They also found clothing that looked similar to what the shooter was seen wearing on Bonfare’s surveillance video.
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Beshears’ arraignment has been set for August 11. In the meantime, he is in pretrial detention in federal custody, according to court records.


mercurynews--2020-07-31--Streaming’s oddest couplings: ‘Simpsons’ on Disney+ — say what?

You know that old saying in baseball — “ You can ’ t tell the players without a scorecard ” ?
The ever-growing world of TV streaming is sort of like that .
Where , exactly , can you find your favorite shows and movies ?
Sometimes it ’ s obvious : If you want a classic animated film like “ Beauty and the Beast ” or “ The Lion King , ” you ’ d go to Disney+ , of course .
And if you want to revisit “ The Sopranos ” or “ The Wire , ” you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But often , some shows wind up on streaming sites that make you go “ Huh ?
” To wit : Why are certain seasons of the dating reality series “ The Bachelor ” — which airs on ABC , a network controlled by Disney — on HBO Max ?
It ’ s baffling enough trying to figure out which streaming sites to subscribe to , but these weird mismatches can make the task even more difficult — and leave your head spinning .
Here are a few of the weirdest : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Homer , Marge and family hanging out with Mickey and Minnie ?
The irreverent gang from Springfield , after all , grew up on the Fox network and new episodes continue to air there .
It helps to follow the money .
Last year Disney , looking to acquire more content for its impending streaming service , paid $ 71.3 billion for the major entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox .
“ The Simpsons ” were part of that mega-deal .
So don ’ t be surprised if someday you see Bart in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBS sitcom reigned as prime time ’ s No .
1 sitcom .
With its in-studio format , laugh track and broad appeal , it certainly doesn ’ t share much in common with HBO ’ s edgier — and more niche — comedies like “ Veep , ” “ Silicon Valley ” and “ Insecure.
” So shouldn ’ t it be on the CBS All Access streaming site ?
You would think so , but HBO Max , which is backed by WarnerMedia , paid big bucks to acquire “ Big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warner Bros. Television .
Interestingly enough , HBO Max also has the rights to “ Friends , ” another Warners show .
And now “ Big Bang ” and “ Friends ” rank among the most popular series on HBO Max .
When you think of NBC ( Peacock ) dramas , modern-day sagas like “ Manifest , ” “ New Amsterdam , ” “ The Blacklist , ” and the “ Law & Order ” franchise might leap to mind .
But believe it or not , Peacock is also home to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the biggest hits ever for PBS .
… Blimey !
Again , follow the money .
Way back in 2008 , NBCUniversal acquired Carnival Films , the London-based production company responsible for bringing the Crawleys to prime time .
Little did they know then that “ Downton ” would be the crown jewel of that deal .
The good news is that all six seasons of “ Downton Abbey ” can be streamed for free on Peacock ’ s ad-supported tier .
Are you still with us ?
By now you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and with that purchase came FX , the cable network known for dark and edgy content , including “ American Horror Story.
” Clearly , that stuff is not a great fit with family-friendly Disney+ .
So Disney , which also controls Hulu , recently set aside an entire hub on that site — called FX on Hulu — for more than 40 FX shows , including all nine seasons of producer Ryan Murphy ’ s squeamish “ AHS.
” “ The Office ” is on Netflix — for now For nine seasons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their home at NBC .
In recent years , it has gained a whole new legion of fans as one of the most popular shows on Netflix , still the big giant of streaming platforms .
But now that NBCUniversal is busy getting Peacock off the ground , it understandably wants its big hit back .
And so “ The Office ” will leave Netflix at the end of 2020 and jump to Peacock , where it will reside with other past and present NBC sitcoms like “ 30 Rock , ” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & Grace , ” “ Cheers , ” “ Frasier ” and “ Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
” “ Seinfeld ” is on Hulu — for now “ Seinfeld ” is also a former NBC sitcom — a huge part of the network ’ s “ Must-See TV ” days .
So it should be coming to Peacock , too , right ?
“ Seinfeld ” is the property of Sony Pictures Television , which distributes the series , and last year , Netflix won a fierce bidding war for the show about nothing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” until June 2021 , after which it will jump to Netflix .
Are there other streaming partnerships that have you shaking your head ?
Share them with us as we continue to try to figure this thing out :

You know that old saying in baseball — “You can’t tell the players without a scorecard”? The ever-growing world of TV streaming is sort of like that.
Where, exactly, can you find your favorite shows and movies?
Sometimes it’s obvious: If you want a classic animated film like “Beauty and the Beast” or “The Lion King,” you’d go to Disney+, of course.
And if you want to revisit “The Sopranos” or “The Wire,” you’d head over to HBO Max.
But often, some shows wind up on streaming sites that make you go “Huh?” To wit: Why are certain seasons of the dating reality series “The Bachelor” — which airs on ABC, a network controlled by Disney — on HBO Max?
It’s baffling enough trying to figure out which streaming sites to subscribe to, but these weird mismatches can make the task even more difficult — and leave your head spinning.
Here are a few of the weirdest:
“The Simpsons” is on Disney+
How did this happen? Why are Homer, Marge and family hanging out with Mickey and Minnie? The irreverent gang from Springfield, after all, grew up on the Fox network and new episodes continue to air there.
It helps to follow the money. Last year Disney, looking to acquire more content for its impending streaming service, paid $71.3 billion for the major entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox. “The Simpsons” was part of that mega-deal.
So don’t be surprised if someday you see Bart in mouse ears.
“The Big Bang Theory” is on HBO Max
For years, this CBS sitcom reigned as prime time’s No. 1 sitcom. With its in-studio format, laugh track and broad appeal, it certainly doesn’t share much in common with HBO’s edgier — and more niche — comedies like “Veep,” “Silicon Valley” and “Insecure.”
So shouldn’t it be on the CBS All Access streaming site?
You would think so, but HBO Max, which is backed by WarnerMedia, paid big bucks to acquire “Big Bang,” which was produced by Warner Bros. Television. Interestingly enough, HBO Max also has the rights to “Friends,” another Warners show.
And now “Big Bang” and “Friends” rank among the most popular series on HBO Max.
“Downton Abbey” is on Peacock
When you think of NBC (Peacock) dramas, modern-day sagas like “Manifest,” “New Amsterdam,” “The Blacklist,” and the “Law & Order” franchise might leap to mind.
But believe it or not, Peacock is also home to the beloved British period drama that became one of the biggest hits ever for PBS. … Blimey!
Again, follow the money. Way back in 2008, NBCUniversal acquired Carnival Films, the London-based production company responsible for bringing the Crawleys to prime time. Little did they know then that “Downton” would be the crown jewel of that deal.
The good news is that all six seasons of “Downton Abbey” can be streamed for free on Peacock’s ad-supported tier.
“American Horror Story” is on a special Hulu hub
Are you still with us? By now you know that Disney bought 21st Century Fox and with that purchase came FX, the cable network known for dark and edgy content, including “American Horror Story.”
Clearly, that stuff is not a great fit with family-friendly Disney+.
So Disney, which also controls Hulu, recently set aside an entire hub on that site — called FX on Hulu — for more than 40 FX shows, including all nine seasons of producer Ryan Murphy’s squeamish “AHS,” along with “Sons of Anarchy,” “The Shield” and “Rescue Me,” to name a few.
“The Office” is on Netflix — for now
For nine seasons, the beloved Dunder Mifflin gang made their home at NBC. In recent years, it has gained a whole new legion of fans as one of the most popular shows on Netflix, still the big giant of streaming platforms.
But now that NBCUniversal is busy getting Peacock off the ground, it understandably wants its big hit back.
And so “The Office” will leave Netflix at the end of 2020 and jump to Peacock, where it will reside with other past and present NBC sitcoms like “30 Rock,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Will & Grace,” “Cheers,” “Frasier” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”
“Seinfeld” is on Hulu — for now
“Seinfeld” is also a former NBC sitcom — a huge part of the network’s “Must-See TV” glory days. So it should be coming to Peacock, too, right?
Wrong.
“Seinfeld” is the property of Sony Pictures Television, which distributes the series, and last year, Netflix won a fierce bidding war for the show about nothing. Hulu has the rights to “Seinfeld” until June 2021, after which it will jump to Netflix.
Are there other streaming partnerships that have you shaking your head? Share them with us as we continue to try to figure this thing out:


mercurynews--2020-07-31--California unemployment: State legislators grill EDD officials about failures

California lawmakers grilled state labor officials on Thursday amid rising concerns about the government ’ s inability to pay unemployment claims that have soared amid widespread business shutdowns — and learned that decades-old technologies underpin the creaky payments system .
During a state legislative hearing on Thursday , the Employment Development Department was portrayed as inept and unresponsive to the needs of jobless workers who have lost work in record numbers because state and local government agencies have ordered businesses to shut down to help control the coronavirus .
State EDD Director Sharon Hilliard told a state Assembly budget subcommittee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts at the EDD that Gov .
Gavin Newsom and the state Labor Department have trumpeted won ’ t address a core problem at the agency : technology .
“ A longer-term solution is needed to address the rigidity of the EDD ’ s current technology infrastructure , ” Hilliard told the panel .
That ’ s because crucial components of the EDD payment system are a quarter-century old or more .
“ The EDD ’ s benefits system , used to administer the unemployment and state disability insurance programs , still relies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hilliard said .
“ This includes Cobol , which is a 30-year-old program language that is increasingly at risk of having performance issues , difficult to maintain , and almost impossible to modernize.
” The state agency hopes to find a vendor to upgrade its ossified technology by sometime in October , with the actual installation to take months more , according to Hilliard .
Several state lawmakers told Hilliard that they have been inundated by constituents who have lost their jobs and aren ’ t getting any sort of an answer from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fail California , ” said Assemblymember David Chiu , a Democrat who represents part of San Francisco .
EDD officials released a letter from Hilliard that provided an assessment about how far behind the state agency might be in terms of issuing payments to workers .
About 6 million “ unique claimants ” have been identified by the agency as being eligible for payments and having their claims processed .
About 4.8 million of those have been paid — which means about 1.2 million jobless workers are still awaiting payments even though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But tucked away in the Hilliard letter is a disclosure of 889,000 workers who haven ’ t been paid but who “ may be eligible with additional information.
” Another 239,000 are stuck in a category “ pending EDD resolution.
” This means that between these two categories , another 1.13 million Califonia workers are in a kind of bureaucratic limbo .
All told , about 7.01 million California workers have filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits during a roughly four-month period that ended on July 25 , U.S. Labor Department figures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who testified demanded that Hilliard quit her post or be ousted .
“ The EDD customer service has been abominable , ” said a woman who identified herself as Kelly , a San Diego resident .
“ Something has to be done about this agency.
” In a strange twist during the hearing , several EDD workers took the time during the weekday to call into the hearing to voice their respective opinions — even though jobless workers say the agency is unable to answer the telephone in a timely fashion , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EDD Director Hilliard was delayed — because she was unable to place a call into the meeting room as arranged .
The state lawmakers also learned that the EDD phone banks receive about 11 million calls a week , but is only answering 500,000 to 600,000 of those a week , or 5 percent .
Chiu noted that the EDD has been wrestling with computer problems since at least 2010 .
Some of the lawmakers and members of the public said Hilliard provided misleading , evasive , or vague answers .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ We have been through this before with the EDD .
”

California lawmakers grilled state labor officials on Thursday amid rising concerns about the government’s inability to pay unemployment claims that have soared amid widespread business shutdowns — and learned that decades-old technologies underpin the creaky payments system.
During a state legislative hearing on Thursday, the Employment Development Department was portrayed as inept and unresponsive to the needs of jobless workers who have lost work in record numbers because state and local government agencies have ordered businesses to shut down to help control the coronavirus.
State EDD Director Sharon Hilliard told a state Assembly budget subcommittee hearing Thursday that even the massive hiring efforts at the EDD that Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Labor Department have trumpeted won’t address a core problem at the agency: technology.
“A longer-term solution is needed to address the rigidity of the EDD’s current technology infrastructure,” Hilliard told the panel.
That’s because crucial components of the EDD payment system are a quarter-century old or more.
“The EDD’s benefits system, used to administer the unemployment and state disability insurance programs, still relies on old and obsolete technology,” Hilliard said. “This includes Cobol, which is a 30-year-old program language that is increasingly at risk of having performance issues, difficult to maintain, and almost impossible to modernize.”
The state agency hopes to find a vendor to upgrade its ossified technology by sometime in October, with the actual installation to take months more, according to Hilliard.
Several state lawmakers told Hilliard that they have been inundated by constituents who have lost their jobs and aren’t getting any sort of an answer from the department.
“The EDD continues to fail California,” said Assemblymember David Chiu, a Democrat who represents part of San Francisco.
EDD officials released a letter from Hilliard that provided an assessment about how far behind the state agency might be in terms of issuing payments to workers.
About 6 million “unique claimants” have been identified by the agency as being eligible for payments and having their claims processed. About 4.8 million of those have been paid — which means about 1.2 million jobless workers are still awaiting payments even though they have been cleared to be paid.
But tucked away in the Hilliard letter is a disclosure of 889,000 workers who haven’t been paid but who “may be eligible with additional information.” Another 239,000 are stuck in a category “pending EDD resolution.” This means that between these two categories, another 1.13 million Califonia workers are in a kind of bureaucratic limbo.
All told, about 7.01 million California workers have filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits during a roughly four-month period that ended on July 25, U.S. Labor Department figures show.
Several members of the public who testified demanded that Hilliard quit her post or be ousted.
“The EDD customer service has been abominable,” said a woman who identified herself as Kelly, a San Diego resident. “Something has to be done about this agency.”
In a strange twist during the hearing, several EDD workers took the time during the weekday to call into the hearing to voice their respective opinions — even though jobless workers say the agency is unable to answer the telephone in a timely fashion, if at all.
And the testimony of EDD Director Hilliard was delayed — because she was unable to place a call into the meeting room as arranged.
The state lawmakers also learned that the EDD phone banks receive about 11 million calls a week, but is only answering 500,000 to 600,000 of those a week, or 5 percent.
Chiu noted that the EDD has been wrestling with computer problems since at least 2010. Some of the lawmakers and members of the public said Hilliard provided misleading, evasive, or vague answers.
“We are experiencing Groundhog Day,” Chiu said. “We have been through this before with the EDD.”


mercurynews--2020-07-30--Richmond: Suspect in July 28 homicide charged with murder

MARTINEZ — The Contra Costa District Attorney ’ s office has filed murder and assault charges against a man who was arrested in connection with a double shooting this week in Richmond .
Leopold A. Hernandez , 36 , was charged with murdering 32-year-old Jose Antonio Salazar and badly injuring another man on Tuesday morning .
The charging records allege he opened fire into an occupied car the day of the shooting .
The incident took place on the 900 block of Ninth Street in the city ’ s Triangle Court neighborhood , around 8:30 a..m. Tuesday .
Police said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other victim was expected to survive .
Within 12 hours , Hernandez had been identified as a suspect .
Police obtained a warrant for his arrest and carried out surveillance that led officers to take him into custody around 7:45 p.m. outside a business in the 200 block of 23rd Avenue .
Hernandez is due to be arraigned at his first court appearance Friday morning .
In the meantime , he remains in the county jail in lieu of more than $ 1 million bail .
The charging records allege Hernandez has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2009 .

MARTINEZ — The Contra Costa District Attorney’s office has filed murder and assault charges against a man who was arrested in connection with a double shooting this week in Richmond.
Leopold A. Hernandez, 36, was charged with murdering 32-year-old Jose Antonio Salazar and badly injuring another man on Tuesday morning. The charging records allege he opened fire into an occupied car the day of the shooting.
The incident took place on the 900 block of Ninth Street in the city’s Triangle Court neighborhood, around 8:30 a..m. Tuesday. Police said Salazar died at the scene and that the other victim was expected to survive.
Within 12 hours, Hernandez had been identified as a suspect. Police obtained a warrant for his arrest and carried out surveillance that led officers to take him into custody around 7:45 p.m. outside a business in the 200 block of 23rd Avenue.
Hernandez is due to be arraigned at his first court appearance Friday morning. In the meantime, he remains in the county jail in lieu of more than $1 million bail.
The charging records allege Hernandez has a prior conviction for robbery, in 2009.
George Kelly contributed reporting.


mercurynews--2020-07-30--Judge: Bay Area man’s emails to Senate Republican leader promising future ‘murder’ were protected sp

Judge: Bay Area man’s emails to Senate Republican leader promising future ‘murder’ were protected speech

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge dismissed an indictment against a Bay Area man who was charged with sending threatening emails to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , ruling that the racist , crude , and violent messages were protected by the First Amendment .
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer , in a July 28 ruling , dismissed federal charges against Howard Weiss , who was charged last January with harassing use of a telecommunications device , and faced up to two years in prison if convicted .
In his ruling , Breyer said the emails were inflammatory but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a crime .
“ Weiss ’ s comments were also steeped in ‘ rage and frustration ’ and they were indisputably violent , ” Breyer wrote .
“ Nonetheless , read in context , the statements predicted that other people would hurt Senator McConnell , not that Weiss would.
” In his ruling , Breyer relied in part on a Ninth Circuit decision that reversed a criminal conviction for a man who wrote that former President Barack Obama “ will have a 50 cal in the head soon.
” Weiss , 58 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numerous menacing emails to McConnell , R-Kentucky , over a yearlong period starting in October 2018 .
The emails made crude sexual comments toward McConnell , referred to his wife — former Transportation Sec .
Elaine Chao — with racist terms , and said that McConnell deserved a violent death .
“ You will die in thestreet ( sic ) by DC resistance motherf***** !
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” one email stated .
Another added : “ The Kentucky Resistance says they are going to cut your throat from ear to ear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” • A look at the $ 60M bribery probe unfolding in Ohio • ‘ Anarchists and antifa ’ ?
Not according to the data • Michael Flynn ’ s case will be reheard by full appeals court Weiss was indicted in January 15 and released from pretrial detention five days later .
In March , his attorneys with the Federal Public Defender ’ s office sought a dismissal on First Amendment grounds .
The defense motion admits Weiss was “ no fan ” of McConnell but that his emails to the senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an actual threat .
Prosecutors pointed out that Weiss wrote the emails using several aliases , and argued that was a sign that he knew he was breaking the law .
The U.S. Department of Justice has 30 days to file notice if it wants to appeal Breyer ’ s motion , but did not immediately do so .

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge dismissed an indictment against a Bay Area man who was charged with sending threatening emails to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, ruling that the racist, crude, and violent messages were protected by the First Amendment.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, in a July 28 ruling, dismissed federal charges against Howard Weiss, who was charged last January with harassing use of a telecommunications device, and faced up to two years in prison if convicted. In his ruling, Breyer said the emails were inflammatory but that they did not rise to the level of a crime.
“Weiss’s comments were also steeped in ‘rage and frustration’ and they were indisputably violent,” Breyer wrote. “Nonetheless, read in context, the statements predicted that other people would hurt Senator McConnell, not that Weiss would.”
In his ruling, Breyer relied in part on a Ninth Circuit decision that reversed a criminal conviction for a man who wrote that former President Barack Obama “will have a 50 cal in the head soon.”
Weiss, 58, was identified as the man behind numerous menacing emails to McConnell, R-Kentucky, over a yearlong period starting in October 2018. The emails made crude sexual comments toward McConnell, referred to his wife — former Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao — with racist terms, and said that McConnell deserved a violent death.
“You will die in thestreet (sic) by DC resistance motherf*****!!!!!” one email stated. Another added: “The Kentucky Resistance says they are going to cut your throat from ear to ear and then your g*** wife’s.”
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Prosecutors pointed out that Weiss wrote the emails using several aliases, and argued that was a sign that he knew he was breaking the law. The U.S. Department of Justice has 30 days to file notice if it wants to appeal Breyer’s motion, but did not immediately do so.


mercurynews--2020-07-31--Contra Costa resident will spend more time in prison for 2001 attack on deputy

A Contra Costa County resident who struck a Yolo County sheriff ’ s deputy with the door of a vehicle at Cache Creek Casino before leading officers on a 50-mile pursuit will remain behind bars .
The District Attorney ’ s Office reported that 56-year-old Phillip Arasa appeared before a two-commissioner panel of the Board of Parole Hearings for his first lifer parole hearing on Thursday .
Arasa was sentenced to 29 years-to-life in state prison in 2007 .
Arasa is serving his sentence at Mule Creek State Prison .
At the time of the crime , Arasa was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing commissioners were Michele Minor and Thomas Sparks .
According to the DA ’ s Office , on Dec.13 , 2001 , deputies were called to the Cache Creek Casino in Brooks to assist in the recovery of a car .
When they got there , Arasa was in the car .
He refused to turn the car off and instead hit the gas pedal and sped off .
One of the deputies was struck by an open door on the car as Arasa fled .
Arasa proceeded to lead law enforcement officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lake counties before a spike strip was used to stop the car .
Arasa then tried to flee on foot and was arrested later that day .
About an hour into the hearing , a break was requested by Arasa ’ s attorney , according to the DA ’ s Office .
Arasa offered to agree to a three-year-denial of parole , saying through his attorney that he felt he was unsuitable for release at this time .
Deputy Commissioner Sparks recommended that Arasa commit himself to further education dealing with substance abuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his next chance at parole .
Yolo County Supervising Deputy District Attorney Garrett Hamilton represented the DA ’ s Office at the hearing by audio conference , due to the COVID-19 crisis .
Arasa will be eligible for parole again in 2023 .

A Contra Costa County resident who struck a Yolo County sheriff’s deputy with the door of a vehicle at Cache Creek Casino before leading officers on a 50-mile pursuit will remain behind bars.
The District Attorney’s Office reported that 56-year-old Phillip Arasa appeared before a two-commissioner panel of the Board of Parole Hearings for his first lifer parole hearing on Thursday.
Arasa was sentenced to 29 years-to-life in state prison in 2007. Arasa is serving his sentence at Mule Creek State Prison.
At the time of the crime, Arasa was a resident of Contra Costa County. The hearing commissioners were Michele Minor and Thomas Sparks.
According to the DA’s Office, on Dec.13, 2001, deputies were called to the Cache Creek Casino in Brooks to assist in the recovery of a car. When they got there, Arasa was in the car. He refused to turn the car off and instead hit the gas pedal and sped off.
One of the deputies was struck by an open door on the car as Arasa fled.
Arasa proceeded to lead law enforcement officers on a 50-mile pursuit into Colusa and Lake counties before a spike strip was used to stop the car.
Arasa then tried to flee on foot and was arrested later that day.
About an hour into the hearing, a break was requested by Arasa’s attorney, according to the DA’s Office.
Arasa offered to agree to a three-year-denial of parole, saying through his attorney that he felt he was unsuitable for release at this time.
Deputy Commissioner Sparks recommended that Arasa commit himself to further education dealing with substance abuse and criminal gang awareness in preparation for his next chance at parole.
Yolo County Supervising Deputy District Attorney Garrett Hamilton represented the DA’s Office at the hearing by audio conference, due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Arasa will be eligible for parole again in 2023.


mercurynews--2020-07-31--Marin hiker alleges attack over coronavirus mask request

A jogger on a Marin County trail allegedly assaulted a hiker who told him to wear a coronavirus mask .
The hiker , a 59-year-old Larkspur man , reported the incident at about 10 a.m. Wednesday .
He said it happened at Phoenix Lake near Ross .
The man said he and his wife were on the Gertrude Ord Trail when a maskless jogger approached , said Jeanne Mariani-Belding , spokeswoman for the Marin Municipal Water District .
The hiker asked the jogger to cover his face because of the pandemic .
The jogger spurned the request and allegedly shoved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to the ground , Mariani-Belding said .
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Rangers were unable to locate the jogger .
According to the water district , the hiker described the attacker as a white and in his early 20s with brown hair , a light-colored shirt and black vest .
Anyone with information is asked to contact the district rangers ’ office at 415-945-3075 .

A jogger on a Marin County trail allegedly assaulted a hiker who told him to wear a coronavirus mask.
The hiker, a 59-year-old Larkspur man, reported the incident at about 10 a.m. Wednesday. He said it happened at Phoenix Lake near Ross.
The man said he and his wife were on the Gertrude Ord Trail when a maskless jogger approached, said Jeanne Mariani-Belding, spokeswoman for the Marin Municipal Water District.
The hiker asked the jogger to cover his face because of the pandemic. The jogger spurned the request and allegedly shoved the hiker in the face, knocking him to the ground, Mariani-Belding said.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the district rangers’ office at 415-945-3075.