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Soucheray: Values? These aren’t values. This is an agenda

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:38:09 GMT

When the citizens of St. Paul go to the polls Tuesday, if any voters still actually go to the polls on voting day, they will encounter candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America. A DSA endorsement is apparently anticipated and enjoyed by candidates who call themselves progressive, but, in fact, take an often dim and not very cheerful view of our city.In Ward 5, for example, the North End and the Como neighborhoods, Hwa Jeong Kim has received the endorsement of all progressive groups, including the DSA. Progressive candidates talk about their shared values for the city.They aren’t values.They are agendas.Ripping up Summit Avenue for an elevated bike path is not a value, not when you lose trees, pour more concrete and devalue the one and only avenue in the country that still showcases the aspirational and inspirational splendor of its Victorian heritage. That’s an agenda.The DSA has an extensive agenda, most of it straight-out antithetical to, I would hope, most voter...

Working Strategies: A helpful reading list for executives

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:38:09 GMT

Amy LindgrenIf you’ve been eying a corporate leadership position or if you’re in an executive role now, you know how complex the work can be. There’s a reason people at this level gobble up relevant books and podcasts: Smart leaders know they need input from a variety of sources to stay on track, both for themselves and for their organizations.If you’re planning your next read, one of these books might be just what you’re looking for.Head & Heart: The art of modern leadership, by Kirstin Ferguson, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2023, $22.95. As an executive herself, and a former Air Force officer (in her native Australia), Ferguson describes modern leadership as a balance between head and heart. Accordingly, she provides four key attributes of the modern leader for each category. Then she further redefines leadership by assigning the principles to anyone, at any level who acts as a leader. As she explains, leadership is a series of moments, not a position of authority.While Ferguso...

2 dead, 3 hospitalized after violent overnight crash in Northridge 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:38:09 GMT

A deadly two-car collision in Northridge claimed the lives of two people and sent three more to the hospital. The crash happened around 1:20 a.m. Saturday morning near the intersection of Roscoe Boulevard and Lindley Avenue.  Multiple people shot at while driving on 91 Freeway in Corona A fire hydrant close to the scene of the collision was sheared off, sending a stream of water flying into the air. Video from the scene shows that one of the cars involved in the crash ended up getting stuck in a nearby tree, nearly going through the wall of a residence. A deadly two-car collision in Northridge claimed the lives of two people and sent three more to the hospital. (OnSceneTV)A deadly two-car collision in Northridge claimed the lives of two people and sent three more to the hospital. (OnSceneTV)A deadly two-car collision in Northridge claimed the lives of two people and sent three more to the hospital. (OnSceneTV)Two victims were pronounced deceased on scene, while...

29 great Bay Area doughnut shops for you to try

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:38:09 GMT

If you love doughnuts you’ve got your work cut out for you here in the Bay Area. Recently, we published a list of 12 great bakeries, but we knew we’d only scratched the surface. So we asked our readers for suggestions, and folks gushed like the jelly from an over-filled doughnut about their favorite shops. That gave us a list of 17 more places to try.Our original dozen | 17 more places to tryMore food & restaurant news:Here’s what this year’s Starbucks holiday cups look likeA Michelin Bib Gourmand Mexican restaurant is set to open in EmeryvilleBarbayani Taverna makes its debut on the PeninsulaTaste-Off: The best apple cider at Bay Area supermarkets A version of this article appeared in our Morning Report newsletter. Get Morning Report and check out more newsletters from The Mercury News and East Bay Times, including the new Afternoon Briefing and Celebrity Watch.Mercury News and East Bay Times digital and print + digital subscribers receive unlimited access to both Me...

Months after ordering investigation, Alameda DA Pamela Price quietly brings prosecutors back to work

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:38:09 GMT

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price recently ordered three veteran prosecutors to return from administrative leave for the first time since a tumultuous staff shakeup that dominated the opening weeks of her tenure.The move last month marked the latest twist in a series of sweeping staff changes throughout the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office that accompanied Price’s election in November — among them being dozens of departures, firings and job reassignments of longtime staff members. It all came as Price vowed to reshape the East Bay’s justice system and reform an office that, she said, had been reduced to a “hot mess” under her predecessor, Nancy O’Malley.The prosecutors — identified by multiple sources as Connie Campbell, John Mifsud and Brian Owens — were told to return to work in mid-October, roughly nine months after they were placed on leave in January. Even so, they were informed that investigations into ...

Blinken tries to build support among wary Arab countries for planning a postwar future for Gaza

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:38:09 GMT

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to build support Saturday for planning a postwar future for Gaza as he met with wary Arab leaders during his latest urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas conflict began.His talks in Jordan’s capital with the officials, angry and deeply suspicious of Israel as it intensifies military operations, came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu snubbed Blinken’s blunt warning that Israel risks losing any hope of an eventual peace deal with the Palestinians unless it eases the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.Blinken’s first meeting was with Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, whose economically and politically ravaged country is home to Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed force that is hostile to Israel. The United States has grave concerns that Hezbollah, which has stepped up rocket and cross-border attacks on northern Israel, will take a more active role in the Israel-...

Fernandes’ late goal earns Man United a 1-0 win at Fulham to ease pressure on Ten Hag

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:38:09 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Bruno Fernandes scored a stoppage-time goal to earn Manchester United a 1-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday and lift the pressure on under-fire manager Erik ten Hag.Fernandes capitalized on a poor clearance by compatriot Joao Palhinha to stroke a low finish into the bottom corner from the edge of the area just seconds into added-on time at Craven Cottage.United rebounded from back-to-back 3-0 losses to Manchester City and Newcastle over the past week that left Ten Hag facing his biggest crisis since taking over in the summer of 2022.The big games keep coming for Ten Hag, though, with United having a pivotal Champions League match at FC Copenhagen on Wednesday.Scott McTominay thought he had ended United’s scoreless streak when he tapped in Alejandro Garnacho’s cut-back from a free kick in the eighth minute. After a long delay to check the goal, Harry Maguire was adjudged to have been offside when the free kick was whipped in by Christian Eriksen.Maguir...

Warren Buffett’s firm reports $12.8 billion loss as investments fall but its insurers performed well

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:38:09 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company has reported a nearly $13 billion loss in the third quarter as the paper value of its investments fell, but the companies it owns — particularly the insurers — generally performed well.Berkshire Hathaway said Saturday that it lost $12.8 billion, or $8,824 per Class A share, in the quarter. That’s significantly bigger than the $2.8 billion loss, or $1,907 per Class A share, that it reported a year ago.But most of those investment losses are unrealized because Berkshire didn’t actually sell most of its stocks with its biggest holding being a massive stake in Apple. Accounting rules require it to include the value of its investments, which it put at $341.1 billion at the end of the quarter, in its earnings. Last quarter, it said its stock portfolio was worth $353 billion.That’s why Buffett has long said investors are better served focusing on Berkshire’s operating earnings, which exclude the value of its investme...

Today in Sports – Alex Ovechkin passes Gordie Howe for most goals scored for a single team

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:38:09 GMT

Nov. 51927 — Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa 1-up to capture the PGA Championship for the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall.1955 — Montreal’s Jean Beliveau scores the second fastest hat trick in NHL history in a 4-2 win over Boston. Beliveau, who scores all four Canadien goals, gets three in 44 seconds against Bruins goaltender Terry Sawchuk on the same power play.1961 — Bill Stacy of the St. Louis Cardinals returns two interceptions for touchdowns in a 31-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.1966 — Virgil Carter of Brigham Young passes for 513 yards and rushes for 86 to set an NCAA record for total yards with 599 in a 53-33 victory over Texas Western.1977 — BYU sophomore Marc Wilson sets an NCAA record with 571 passing yards in a 38-8 rout of Utah.1978 — Oakland coach John Madden becomes the 13th head coach to win 100 games in the NFL as the Raiders beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-10.1988 — Alysheba becomes the richest racehorse when he beats Seeking the Gold by a half-length i...

Bob Dylan shows ’em how it’s done

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:38:09 GMT

Bob Dylan is 82.That’s a scandalous age.In an era when Mick Jagger is 80, looks 70, moves like he’s 45, and acts like he’s 25, being 82 is a pop music sin. Youth rules (Billie! Olivia! Lil Yachty and Lil Pump!) as it did when Dylan plugged in at Newport in 1965. And when youth can’t be factual, it must be perceived (see Jagger, Tom Cruise, Carly Rae Jepsen, the cast of every show about teens).But Bob Dylan doesn’t want to be young, act young or look young. On Friday at the Orpheum Theater — the first of a three night stand at the venue — Dylan began by singing, “This ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though/No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow/And as long as it does I’ll just sit here and watch the river flow.”Bar band frontman and Greek chorus, Dylan spent the night like he’s spent most of the past 35 years, on tour, acting as an impish, earnest, introspective tour guide of mortality.Mining recent album “Rough and Rowdy Ways,” Dylan stuffed his set with new son...