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Colorado backs off proposed ban on religious instruction in state-funded preschool

Published Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:43:46 GMT

Colorado officials leading the state’s new universal preschool program originally planned to ban religious lessons and activities during state-funded class time. Not anymore.In the latest round of proposed state rules posted publicly on Wednesday, they have removed an explicit ban on religious instruction during universal preschool hours. The rules, which would take effect next summer, are set to be considered by a state advisory committee on Jan. 11 and adopted in February.RELATED: Colorado Catholic preschools make their case at trial challenging nondiscrimination rulesThe new draft rules mark the latest in a series of flip-flops by state officials on the subject of religious education in its new $322 million preschool program. The state’s shifting approach stems partly from the program’s rushed rollout, and partly from a new legal landscape shaped by recent U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions permitting the use of public funds for religious education.Related ArticlesEducation | ...

Colorado snow totals for Jan. 5, 2024

Published Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:43:46 GMT

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service as of 9:30 a.m. Friday:Air Force Academy, CO — 1.8 inches at 4 a.m.Alamosa, CO — 1.5 inches at 7 a.m.Black Forest, CO — 2.1 inches at 7 a.m.Buena Vista, CO — 1.1 inches at 7 a.m.Burlington, CO — 2 inches at 2:15 a.m.Canon City, CO — 1.5 inches at 7 a.m.Colorado City, CO — 1.5 inches at 6 a.m.Colorado Springs, CO — 2.3 inches at 7 a.m.Cortez, CO — 4.7 inches at 10:30 a.m. – 1/4/2024Crowley, CO — 2.1 inches at 7 a.m.Eads, CO — 2.6 inches at 7 a.m.Florissant, CO — 1 inch at 7 a.m.Kit Carson, CO — 1 inch at 6:30 a.m.La Veta Pass, CO — 1.5 inches at 7 a.m.Lamar, CO — 3 inches at 7:49 a.m.Manitou Springs, CO — 2 inches at 7 a.m.Monument, CO — 3 inches at 7 a.m.Ordway, CO — 2.1 inches at 7 a.m.Pagosa Springs, CO — 2.5 inches at 10:14 a.m. – 1/4/2024Palmer Lake, CO — 1 inch at...

Speeding hit-and-run driver causes massive pileup in Malibu

Published Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:43:46 GMT

A speeding driver caused a violent multi-car pileup on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu Thursday evening and then ran away from the scene, witnesses said.The collision occurred around 6:40 p.m. in the Big Rock area, roughly five miles east of the Malibu Pier.“The guy passed me going well over 100 miles per hour and I watched him wreck head-on into a bunch of cars,” said witness Eddie Braun, who was driving home from dinner in the southbound lanes of PCH. “When I stopped to try and give some aid [to crash victims], the guy took off on foot.”According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the pileup involved four vehicles.Wreckage from a crash involving several vehicles on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Jan. 4, 2024. (L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.)Wreckage from a crash involving several vehicles on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Jan. 4, 2024. (OC Hawk)Witnesses say the suspect ran up a hill and disappeared into the night.At least one person was transported to a ...

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Published Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:43:46 GMT

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25+ Bay Area beer and wine events to enjoy in early 2024

Published Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:43:46 GMT

A new year is upon us, and while that may be daunting for some, there’s nothing like a little liquid courage to help you hit the ground running in 2024. From wine tastings and festivals to educational events and delectable dinners, here’s a sampling of local beer and wine events to check out in the coming months.Napa Valley Mustard Celebration: January through March, various Napa Valley venues. Enjoy three months of special events including mustard inspired culinary delights, wine tastings and art exhibitions. Prices vary according to event. napavalleymustardcelebration.com/Food & Wine Pairing Lab: 3 p.m. Jan. 7, Domenico Winery, 1697 Industrial Road, San Carlos. Can you create perfect pairings or are you paralyzed by the rules? Come play with your food and wine at this fabulous event featuring a live class with Master Sommelier David Glancy, a guided tasting of 6 Domenico wines, and a selection of small bites for pairing. $150. bit.ly/PairingLabBordeaux Around the W...

7 days of rain: How much did your city get during new year’s storms?

Published Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:43:46 GMT

About 5 inches of rain was recorded in the wettest areas of the Bay Area during a week of on-and-off precipitation.The seven days starting on the morning of Friday, Dec. 29, saw a few waves of light to moderate rain. The chart shows National Weather Service totals, in inches, for that period. They are raw numbers, meaning they haven’t been quality-checked for accuracy.The Bay Area forecast for the weekend of Jan. 6-7 calls for light rain on Saturday afternoon. In the Sierra Nevada, the heaviest snow, accompanied by strong winds, will be Saturday.LocationInchesPeninsula & South BaySpring Valley2.95La Honda2.8Foothills park2.63Woodside (Wunderlich)2.51Mount Hamilton2.4I-280/Edgewood2.28Stevens Canyon2.09Rancho San Antonio1.97Colma1.77Belmont1.74Redwood City1.68San Jose Berryessa1.62San Francisco airport1.61San Bruno Mountain1.57Anderson Dam1.54Atherton1.53Morgan Hill1.5San Jose airport1.45Calero Reservoir1.45San Francisco Duboce Triangle1.37Mountain View1.34San Jose downtown...

Empty and neglected San Jose office building faces foreclosure as property woes widen

Published Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:43:46 GMT

SAN JOSE — A big and empty San Jose office building that has tumbled into neglect — including a defunct fire alarm system — faces receivership and a loan foreclosure as the Bay Area’s commercial property woes worsen.The office building, located at 3100 North First Street, is in default on its loan and could be seized by its lender, according to documents filed on Jan. 4 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.The default problems that confront the building, which totals 99,400 square feet, provide fresh evidence that financial woes continue to jolt the Bay Area office market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.Santa Monica-based Vista Investment Group owns the building, which at one point was leased to Nio USA, a unit of a China-based maker of electric vehicles. The building is currently empty. Nio vacated the building in October 2023, according to documents on file at the San Francisco County Superior CourtNio USA at one point also occupied a...

Wife of billionaire Bill Ackman is accused of plagiarizing part of her doctoral dissertation

Published Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:43:46 GMT

By Allison Morrow | CNNNew York  — Neri Oxman, an academic and wife of billionaire investor Bill Ackman, plagiarized parts of her doctoral dissertation at MIT, according to a report from Business Insider.Ackman has become one of the most prominent critics amplifying a series of accusations, including plagiarism, against Harvard’s leader, who resigned this week.RELATED: Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president Claudine Gay. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrageThe Business Insider report, which CNN could not independently verify, said Oxman “plagiarized multiple paragraphs of her 2010 doctoral dissertation.” The report “found at least one passage directly lifted from other writers without citation.”Oxman, an American–Israeli designer, wrote a more than 800-word response to Business Insider on social media Thursday. Oxman acknowledged that there were four paragraphs in her 330-page dissertation in which she correctly cited her sources but “did not place the subject lang...