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Accounting firm KPMG is set to move out of its $400 million namesake building, another high-profile exit from San Francisco's beleaguered downtown. The consulting and accounting giant first leased space in the 25-story office tower when the building opened in 2002. Its name hangs above the entry to the skyscraper where the company currently occupies more than 100,000 square feet. It comes as shoe store Alto prepares to exit San Francisco Centre, the city's biggest mall, next week. Businesses and residents have fled downtown San Francisco since the pandemic with groups blaming crime, homelessness and work-from-home keeping people from downtown....
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The former president of a Fort St. John Pride society is facing several sex crimes charges, including two related to child pornography offenses. Sean Edward Leonard Gravells is charged with sexual interference, sexual exploitation, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography, B.C. Prosecution Service’s Dan McLaughlin confirmed to Black Press Media on Tuesday (Jan. 9). The charges of sexual interference and sexual exploitation are alleged to have happened on Dec. 29, 2023, while the child pornography offenses are alleged to have happened on Dec. 31. All alleged incidents happened at or near Fort St. John.
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The King Arthur Baking Company is hosting a competition for bakeries and the winner gets a lot of dough. It’s called “Baking Pitchfest 2024.” Winners get mentorship from other bakers and financial support for their bakeries. It sounds like a great opportunity for the pastry and pie crowd. But there’s just one catch. *No white people are allowed to enter the competition.* Only bakeries that are owned by persons of color are allowed to participate.
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Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson on Monday said he is stepping down as CEO of the enterprise communications software company. The move comes as company grapples with two activist investors who have been pushing for significant changes at the company. In a regulatory filing announcing the move, the company also said that Twilio expected fourth quarter revenue and income to come in above its prior guidance. Shares of Twilio were up more than 7% on the news.
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Kevin McCarthy has been sensationally ousted as Speaker of the House in a historic vote sparked by a tumultuous civil war in the Republican party. A motion to vacate the speaker's chair was adopted 216 to 210, with eight Republicans joining Democrats to boot the House leader. McCarthy, R-Calif., became the first Speaker in the 234-year history of the United States Congress to be kicked out and have his gavel taken away by fellow lawmakers. McCarthy ally Rep. Patrick McHenry, chair of the Financial Services Committee, has been named as the interim Speaker, but now the GOP will launch a...
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The state of California is suing five big oil companies and the trade group that represents them for decades-long deception about the correlation between fossil fuel production and climate change. The lawsuit was filed on Friday by the California Attorney General in San Francisco superior court. California’s complaint joins a wave of climate litigation nationwide but could further open the legal floodgates on climate action against oil firms.
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A Southampton couple who say they were rejected as prospective foster parents because of their religious views on homosexuality and gender identity are suing a dozen representatives of the state Department of Children and Families. Michael and Catherine “Kitty” Burke say in the lawsuit that, after 30 hours of training, lengthy interviews and assessments of their home, health and family life, DCF denied them a foster care license on the grounds that they “would not be affirming to a child who identified as LGBTQIA.” The suit, filed this month in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, names Kate Walsh, secretary of...
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Authorities are working to figure out why a 67-year-old man may have killed seven people in a small coastal city near San Francisco – the third mass shooting to stun California in as many days and one that left’s another Asian American community reeling. Just hours after the suspect in Monday’s attacks in Half Moon Bay, Chunli Zhao, was taken into in custody while parked at a sheriff’s substation with a semi-automatic handgun in his vehicle, someone else was killed and seven people injured in a spray of bullets along a road in Oakland, the San Mateo sheriff and Oakland...
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In an effort to help people process their anxiety over the environment and climate change, a Conway artist is forming an eco-grief support group. Hannah Harvester’s weekly community support group is designed to help people process their thoughts and fears about climate change and how it may affect communities in the future. “The first step toward going through these emotions is realizing you’re not alone in this,” Harvester said. “I think a lot of people don’t talk about it, and that’s certainly true for me. We’re feeling these feelings for good reasons, so let’s talk about them and take it...
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Donald Trump's ex-national security adviser John Bolton has revealed he will stand against his former boss in the 2024 election. The veteran foreign policy hawk, who was branded Mr Tough Guy by Trump, said his White House campaign will focus on being tougher on China and Russia. The 74-year-old already has his Republican ticket rival in his sights, saying support for his MAGA policies is in 'terminal decline'.
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Donald Trump Jr. was among hundreds of New York Times readers who slammed the newspaper for their crossword puzzle on Sunday - which many noticed bore an uncanny resemblance to a Nazi swastika. The puzzle's silhouette has caused a stir on social media, with several prominent Jewish leaders and political figures taking to social media to voice their outrage - especially since it was published on the first night of Hanukkah.
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Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) shares lost more than a quarter of their value in premarket trading on Friday after the communications software company held its analyst day and reported third-quarter results and issued a weaker-than-expected forecast, prompting several firms to downgrade the stock. RBC analyst Rishi Jaluria lowered his rating on Twilio (TWLO) to sector perform from outperform and cut the price target to $55 from $110, noting that the "disappointing" analyst day and weak guidance left RBC "unable to defend the long-term story." "On balance, the quarter and analyst day effectively went against the bull case on the stock," Jaluria wrote...
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On Elon Musk’s first day in control of Twitter , the company has started laying off employees, including data engineers, self-identified former employees told CNBC. A person who walked out of Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters and identified themselves as a Twitter data engineer said they were just laid off by their director in-person.
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You really need to see the genius in this - 538 wants to prove that polls don't undercount Republican voters, so they run a poll to find out if thats true...anyone see an issue here?
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San Francisco politicians will gather at the Noe Valley Town Square Wednesday afternoon to congratulate themselves for securing state money for a long-desired toilet in the northeast corner of the charming plaza. Another public toilet in a city with far too few of them is excellent. But the details of this particular commode? They’re mind-boggling, maddening and encapsulate so much of what’s wrong with our city government. The toilet — just one loo in 150 square feet of space — is projected to cost $1.7 million, about the same as a single-family home in this wildly overpriced city. And it...
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California gun owners have been put at risk by the Attorney General’s office after a new dashboard leaked their personal information. The California Department of Justice’s 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal went live on Monday with publicly-accessible files that include identifying information for those who have concealed carry permits. The leaked information includes the person’s full name, home address, date of birth, and date their permit was issued. The data also shows the type of permit issued, indicating if the permit holder is a member of law enforcement or a judge.
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Shares of Netflix cratered more than 23% on Tuesday after the company reported a loss of 200,000 subscribers during the first quarter. It’s the first time the streamer has reported a subscriber loss in more than a decade. The company also said it expects the losses to continue, forecasting a global paid subscriber loss of 2 million for the second quarter.
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Black News Channel, a cable news network that went on the air two years ago to provide an alternative look at news from Black Americans’ perspective, is shutting down, the outlet’s chief executive told employees on Friday. “Due to challenging market conditions and global financial pressures, we have been unable to meet our financial goals, and the timeline afforded to us has run out,” Princell Hair, who has been chief executive since July 2020, wrote in a memo to staff. “Effective immediately, BNC will cease live production and file for bankruptcy.”
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A question for all you current and former military folks: I have young relative recently accepted to medical school. He is exploring joining the national guard, both to help pay for medical school and because he is also very service oriented - however he (and I) are actually unclear what the legal 'gotchas' are - the recruiter he has spoken to have all made it sound quite simple - a weekend a month, couple of weeks in the summer, and possibly being activated for some national emergency for a short time (i.e. Katrina type situation) - and with that commitment...
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The mother of a young man shot dead by a retired Oakland police captain said her son was wrong to rob the man, but questions whether use of deadly force was necessary. .... Gardner is the second son Williams has lost to gun violence in just over a year. Her older son, Demazhe Gardner, was killed in July 2020. ... The brothers were rap musicians and had recorded several songs and appeared in music videos.
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