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Target says organized retail theft too much, will shutter stores in Oakland, San Francisco, Pittsburg

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:57 GMT

Officials at Target Corp. — citing organized retail thefts and the ongoing threat such thefts often bring to their staff and customers — announced Tuesday that the company will cease operations at high-profile Target stores in Oakland, Pittsburg and San Francisco.The last day those stores will be open is Oct. 20.Target officials specifically mentioned the ongoing problem of organized retail theft and the threat that thefts large and small have presented to their guests as the reason for the closures.The company also announced the closure of stores in New York City, Seattle and Portland. Nine stores were closed in total, while Target officials pointed out that they maintained dozens of other stores in each of those major markets.“We take the decision to close stores very seriously, and only do so after taking meaningful steps to invest in the guest experience and improve business performance,” the company said in a statement announcing the closures. They added that they &...

Kurtenbach: Logan Webb called out the SF Giants’ culture. It showed true leadership

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:57 GMT

Whether it was in-the-moment frustration or the symptom of a much larger problem, Giants pitcher Logan Webb’s comments following Monday’s game were a great service to the fan base and the organization.Webb spoke the truth. The Giants aren’t a winning team, and it will take changes — “big changes” — to rectify that problem.And he, the only player on the team signed to a long-term, big-money contract, is sick of it.The fanbase has been sick of it for a long time. The fluke that was the 2021 campaign no longer carries weight. The steady stream of mediocrity, brought about by a roster full of underdeveloped youngsters, waiver pickups, and uninspiring free-agent signings has taken its toll. Watch enough games where the Nos. 3 and 4 hitters are pinch-hit for in critical late-inning spots, and you’d be restless, too.But the fans’ cries for better have fallen upon deaf ears with the front office.Webb has amplified their message so it can no longer b...

Target announces it's closing stores in San Francisco, Oakland due to theft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Target announced it will permanently close three stores in the San Francisco Bay Area before Halloween. The retail giant said organized retail crime rings have become so rampant that store employees and shoppers are no longer safe."We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance. We know that our stores serve an important role in their communities, but we can only be successful if the working and shopping environment is safe for all," the company wrote in a statement Tuesday. The following Target stores will close effective October 21:SF Folsom and 13th St: 1690 Folsom StOakland Broadway & 27th: 2650 BroadwayPittsburg: 4301 Century BlvdThirty-two Target stores remain open in the San Francisco and Oakland region.Target said it did not take its decision lightly, and the company made unsuccessful efforts to st...

President Biden arrives in Bay Area for campaign events

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:57 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KRON) -- President Joe Biden is set to arrive in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday for a two-day stay.The president will be going to several campaign events after arriving in the Bay Area on Tuesday. This is Biden’s third visit in six months. Six months ago, he was touring storm damage, and three months ago, he was meeting with tech leaders to learn more about artificial intelligence as well as campaigning.This visit is expected to work out much the same, mixing business with pleasure. Biden plans to meet with scientists, but there will be a lot of private fundraisers during the stay as he seeks reelection in 2024. Two events Tuesday night will be private fundraisers to add more money to his campaign.Recent polling showed President Biden either tied with former President Donald Trump or drastically behind him, despite Trump’s numerous indictments. According to experts, the indictments have energized Trump’s base. Some of the worries about Biden among those...

Kaepernick pens letter to Jets asking to be signed to practice squad

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:57 GMT

(KRON) -- Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wrote a letter to the New York Jets making his case that the team sign him to its practice squad. Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since 2016. The Jets lost their starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a torn Achilles tendon in the first game of the NFL season. Kaepernick's letter was posted on Instagram by rapper J. Cole on Tuesday. Kaepernick wrote the letter on Thursday of last week. Cole said that Kaepernick was initially reluctant to have the letter posted publicly, but Cole said he wanted it out there because "the people and all organizations should know the truth about how hard he works and how much he still wants to play." Since Rodgers went down, the Jets turned to backup Zach Wilson to be the team's starting quarterback. Kaepernick acknowledged Wilson in the letter and said that he is only asking to join the Jets' practice squad to practice against the Jets' defense and help them prepare for their next o...

Oregon man arrested for homicide of Vallejo boy after cold case review

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:57 GMT

(KRON) -- An Oregon man was arrested last week in connection to a 1987 homicide of a 6-year-old Vallejo boy, the Solano County District Attorney’s Office announced.Solano County DA investigators arrested the suspect, identified as Fred Cain III, at his Central Point, Oregon, home on Sept. 18 with the assistance of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Solano County DA officials said advances in DNA technology linked Cain to the death of the boy.In 1987, 6-year-old Jeremy Stoner was abducted near his home in Vallejo. The boy's body was recovered four days later on Sherman Island in Sacramento County, the DA’s office said. An autopsy showed signs that the boy was sexually assaulted.That same year, a suspect was named in the case. Shawn Melton was charged with murder and kidnapping after investigators said he had knowledge that only the person responsible for the death would know. The case would later be dismissed due to the jury not reaching a verdict. SF daycare worker gets 25 years...

Adele vuelve a suscitar rumores acerca de si se casó con Rich Paul

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:57 GMT

(CNN) — Adele, ¿estás casada?La cantante hizo un comentario que ahora tiene a varios preguntándose si podría haberse casado en secreto con su novio, el agente deportivo Rich Paul.En un video compartido en las redes sociales desde uno de sus conciertos en Las Vegas, Adele dijo que no entendía el fútbol americano.El mensaje de Adele para quienes arrojan cosas a los artistas durante los conciertosExplicó que se preocupaba por los jugadores y añadió que no era “la mejor esposa, la verdad, en lo que se refiere al fútbol (americano)… aunque a mi pareja le encanta”.No es la primera vez que Adele aviva los rumores de que pudo haberse casado en secreto.Un reciente video compartido en TikTok muestra a una mujer en uno de los conciertos de Adele pidiéndole matrimonio a la cantante.Sylvester Stallone dice que Adele exigió la estatua de Rocky como condición para comprar su casa“No puedes casarte conmigo”, dijo Adele. “Soy heterosexual, mi amor, y mi espo...

Cassidy Hutchinson dice a CNN que Trump, su exjefe, es la “amenaza más grave” para la democracia de Estados Unidos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:57 GMT

(CNN) –– Cassidy Hutchinson advirtió este martes que su exjefe Donald Trump no tendrá ninguna barrera de contención si logra un segundo mandato como presidente de Estados Unidos. En ese sentido, la exasistente de la Casa Blanca argumentó que las violaciones por parte de Trump a la Constitución, luego de perder las elecciones en 2020, deberían descalificarlo para la presidencia.“Creo que Donald Trump es la amenaza más grave que enfrentará nuestra democracia en nuestra vida, y potencialmente en la historia de Estados Unidos”, aseveró Hutchinson durante una entrevista con Jake Tapper de CNN este martes.El nuevo libro de Cassidy Hutchinson revela una Casa Blanca de Trump aún más caótica de lo que se conocía anteriormenteEl nuevo libro de Hutchinson, “Enough”, detalla el caos y la anarquía que marcó el final del Gobierno de Trump, en el que ella tuvo un asiento en primera fila como asistente principal del entonces  Secretario General de la Casa Blanca, Mark Meadows, durante l...

‘Not a financial barrier’: How a local nonprofit pairs used equipment with kids who need it most

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:57 GMT

Some students at Allenwood Elementary in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have recently had the chance to play baseball and tennis as part of their physical education class.The PE teacher’s budget wasn’t big enough for him to buy equipment for those sports, but because of a partnership with the organization Leveling The Playing Field, the instructor was able to increase the options in his equipment cabinet, according to Max Levitt, the organization’s founder.“That’s a benefit we hear all the time — kids learning less traditional sports because the equipment in our warehouse provided a PE teacher, coach, nonprofit with the resource that they cannot afford,” Levitt said.Levitt describes the nonprofit, which is approaching its 10th anniversary, as a food pantry for sports equipment. Every year, with the help of about 1,000 volunteers and a few paid staff members, over 300 local schools and other groups benefit from donated, used sports equipme...

Magic Johnson has declined multiple NBA ownership chances. The New York Knicks would interest him

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Magic Johnson’s love for his Los Angeles Lakers has kept him from considering ownership of any other NBA team.The New York Knicks would be the one franchise that could make him have second thoughts.“I think it would be intriguing,” Johnson said Tuesday. “The only team I would actually probably think about is the New York Knicks.”Johnson arrived in New York for a speaking engagement at a YMCA from Washington, where the member of the Commanders’ new ownership group watched his NFL team lose to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.Once back in Los Angeles, he will gear up for his Dodgers to begin play in baseball’s postseason. But the basketball Hall of Famer repeatedly has passed on opportunities for ownership in the sport he knows best.Johnson named the Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks as teams he turned down, rather than find himself in competition with the Lakers. The Knicks, though, offer something different.“I think because of the ...