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Kowalski’s employees in Eagan, west metro announce three-day strike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

Union employees at Kowalski’s Markets in Eagan and the west metro voted on Monday to authorize an Unfair Labor Practices strike.United Food and Commercial Workers Local 663, which represents more than 600 workers across the six stores, announced Tuesday that the workers it represents plan to hold a three-day strike in their quest for better wages and to maintain worker-driven health care, according to the union’s news release.The strike would take place Aug. 4-6 at the Eagan, Eden Prairie, Excelsior, Hennepin, Lyndale and Parkview stores.UFCW Local 663 says it has filed a complaint against Kowalski’s for intimidation of employees exercising their rights to participate in protected concerted activity, interfering with concerted union activity, illegal surveillance of union activity and bargaining in bad faith.“On Monday, our coworkers stood together against company intimidation and demonstrated our power as a union and voted to authorize a strike. Kowalski’s has engaged in unfair lab...

Riverside residents without power amid heatwave

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

As triple digit heat blankets parts of Southern California, some residents in a Riverside neighborhood have been without power since last night and are hoping service will be restored soon. For resident Shane Savage, one small fan is single handedly keeping his family’s home relatively cool in the heatwave.  “We have an inverter in the car that’s here and we plugged that into the cigarette lighter and that’s at least powering the fan that we have there,” Savage told KTLA.  The Riverside homeowner said he’s had to get creative after his power unexpectedly went out last night around 8 p.m., right after he and his wife had just returned home from Costco with a full load of groceries.  “We didn’t get anything from Edison until later in the evening,” he explained. “We’ve gotten updates every so many hours that it’ll be up and running in two more hours, two more hours, two more hours.”  Some 20 hours later and the power had yet to be restored, making it even more ...

Firefighter injured battling brush fire in Angeles National Forest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

A firefighter was injured while battling a brush fire in the Angeles National Forest near Agua Dulce Tuesday afternoon. The Agua Fire was reported around 2:15 p.m. near Soledad Canyon and Agua Dulce Canyon roads, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It had grown to 40 acres as of 4:30 p.m. and was burning through dry brush at a safe distance from any homes. The Agua Fire burns in the Angeles National Forest on July 25, 2023. (KTLA)No structures were threatened.The county fire department was coordinating firefighting efforts with National Forest crews."Units on scene are making good progress slowing down the fire with ground crews and multiple water-dropping aircrafts," LACoFD said in an update.

With positive injury developments, SF Giants confident offensive struggles nearing an end

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — A pair of monitors on the clubhouse walls greeted Giants players and staff Tuesday afternoon: “Welcome back.”Oracle Park has hosted pickleball players and Deadheads since the Giants last played a baseball game here, more than two weeks ago. The start of the Bay Bridge series against the A’s on Tuesday marked their 12th game in 12 days since the All-Star break, traversing five cities on both coasts.“It’s nice to be home,” manager Gabe Kapler said, smiling, from the third-base dugout.Back at last from the hot and humid East Coast, Kapler managed to find time for a bicycle ride and to enjoy the temperate San Francisco summer weather. But on the heels of a season-long six-game losing streak during which the Giants have averaged 1.5 runs per game, Kapler had another reason to be smiley.“A lot of the rehabbing guys are getting close to returning,” Kapler said. “This is gonna start to move quicker.”Out for the past...

San Jose police arrest Gilroy man, four juveniles on suspicion of home-invasion robbery, attempted murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

SAN JOSE – Police on Tuesday announced the arrests of a 20-year-old Gilroy man and four juveniles in connection with a home-invasion robbery and shooting last month in San Jose.The incident happened on June 11 at a residence in the 100 block of Bendorf Drive, the San Jose Police Department said in a news release. One of the suspects reportedly shot the victim at least once. The victim was taken to a hospital and stabilized.Detectives identified Evan Haley and four juveniles as suspects in the case, police said.On July 18, detectives found and arrested Haley in Santa Clara. He was booked into Santa Clara County jail on charges of home-invasion robbery and attempted murder.The four juveniles were also arrested and booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall.Searches of the suspects’ homes yielded five handguns, extended and drum magazines, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, police said. One of the handguns was a privately manufactured firearm, or “ghost gun,” and the rest were unr...

San Jose labor and business spar over housing policy, unionization

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

In an escalation of the tension between labor and business allegiances on the San Jose City Council, two progressive councilmembers on Tuesday said they intend to introduce a resolution that will strengthen free speech protections for the city’s elected officials.Councilmembers Omar Torres and Peter Ortiz said the resolution is a response to what they called politically motivated and racist attacks by organizations associated with the business community — what they see as an effort to muzzle their support for local unionization efforts.But it goes deeper than that. The City Council has been tussling for months with divisive issues, including housing and homelessness, that have raised the stakes — and the tempers — of councilmembers, constituents and their communities.The proposed resolution, for which they provided no details, comes just a week after the city attorney in Los Angeles warned elected officials that getting involved in labor disputes could lead to coun...

‘Every alarm going off,’ former SJSU swimmer testifies in trial against sports trainer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

SAN JOSE – The first female athlete to come forward 14 years ago with accusations that San Jose State’s former head athletic trainer sexually abused her during treatment testified against him in federal court Tuesday, saying Scott Shaw “should be held to justice for the things that he did.”Caitlin Macky remembers “clear as day” when he “walked his fingers” across her breast and inside her underwear in 2009 to place stimulation pads for shoulder and knee injuries.“When it went into my nipple area,” she said, “I had every alarm going off inside my body.”A former volleyball player also testified late Tuesday, explaining how she was so upset when Shaw massaged the side of her breast for a shoulder injury, she “shot off the table,” ran out of the training room and burst into the double doors of the practice gym where her team was huddling.“I was in shock,” she said of the incident that occurred sometime around 2008. “I said something along the lines of, R...

Police activity on Bay Bridge, severe traffic alert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- There is police activity on the Bay Bridge's Interstate-80 connector ramp eastbound to Interstate-880 south in Oakland, according to the California Highway Patrol. Car that veered off Sanchez stairs was carjacked The connector ramp is currently blocked, the CHP said. Drivers are advised to expect delays and use alternate routes if possible. There is no estimated time for the roadway to reopen.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Oakland vehicle-to-vehicle shooting being investigated

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

(KRON) -- A shooting that occurred Tuesday in the 400 block of Lake Park Avenue is being investigated, the Oakland Police Department said. The shooting occurred just after 3 p.m. Brentwood woman arrested in fatal stabbing of husband The Oakland PD Communications Division received reports of a shooting. Officers arrived on the scene and found evidence that a shooting had occurred. However, there were no victims present.OPD describes the scene as active but declined to provide any additional details at this time. The Piedmont Police Department later clarified the incident as a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting in the area of Lake Park and Grand Avenue.Piedmont PD located one of the two vehicles involved and made contact with the occupant who complied with instructions. OPD responded to the scene and assumed the investigation, Piedmont PD said.This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Civil rights icon builds housing, creates jobs in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Civil rights icon Elaine Brown is leading the way for turning Seventh Street in West Oakland back into the "Harlem of the West." On the corner of 7th and Campbell streets, Brown and her nonprofit organization, Oakland & the World Enterprises, are co-developing 79 affordable housing units for very low income families. "This is an investment. An investment in reducing recidivism, in reducing crime, and reducing poverty," said Brown, a former chairwoman of the Black Panther Party. "I never thought that I would live to be 80-years-old and still be able to do something for our people."Construction on the building, named The Black Panther, began last year. The $80-million project is scheduled to be completed next April. The project is also helping turn former foster youth and formerly incarcerated Oaklanders into business owners. Brown said, "If you fall down, we're gonna pick you up." Five businesses will open on the building's ground floor, including Cortn...