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CALIFORNIA—Manuel A. Henriquez was sentenced to 6 months in prison Wednesday, July 29, 2020 for his role in “Operation Varsity Blues”, the 2019 college bribery scandal involving about 53 other parents. Along with his jail sentence he must pay a $200,000 fine and complete 200 hours of community service.  Henriquez was called a “hypocrite” by U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton,...

BAY AREA—Frontwoman of LA band The Regrettes, took to Instagram on Monday July 20, 2020 accusing Joey Armstrong of “emotional abuse and sexual coercion.” SWMRS drummer Joey Armstrong–son of the frontman for Green Day, Billie Armstrong—met Lydia in May 2017 when she was 16 and Joey was 22. Joey originally approached her on her Instagram in May of 2017...

UNITED STATES—On Monday, July 27, physicians calling themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors” spoke to the public during a press conference about their perceived benefits of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), the reopening of American schools, and the “medical cancel culture” they believe is holding back American discourse. Organized by the Tea Party Patriots- a right-wing conservative organization, America’s Frontline Doctors held their first annual...

SAN FRANCISCO—City College of San Francisco announced Thursday, July 23, plans to introduce a Cannabis Studies program this upcoming school year. A two-year associate degree will be offered in the field. The courses will focus on the influence of cannabis on human behavior pertaining to race, gender, and policing, among other topics. The degree extends upon individual classes such...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 26, the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) announced that they decided to pay an approximately $1.14 million ransom to the hackers behind the attack on the School of Medicine’s systems, which happened on June 1, to unlock the encrypted data and return the data they took. According to a statement on the UCSF website, the...

SAN FRANCISCO—A driver in San Francisco on the Highway 101, on Thursday, June 25, reported having his car shot at while driving home. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. The driver identified as Wil Otero, was driving with his 87-year-old mother at the time of the incident. Otero indicated that as he headed toward the 9th Street exit on northbound...

UNITED STATES—Basketball and football two are the most popular sports in the world. These games have a lot of fans, and the championship matches collect millions of views. Which sport is better? Let’s make a deep dive and discover the differences between basketball and football. Reasons Why Basketball is Better than Football For starters, let’s check the primary advantages of basketball...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, June 16, San Francisco 49ers’ wide receiver Deebo Samuel broke his left foot in Nashville, Tennessee during a throwing session with Jimmy Garoppolo and  and his teammates. Samuel’s foot was jones fracture, which is a break between the base and shaft of the fifth metatarsal bones of a foot. The injury could take several months for Samuel’s...

SAN FRANCISCO—The 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft began on Wednesday. In this annual event, all 30 MLB franchises draft amateur talent from the high school or college ranks. Normally, the MLB draft lasts 40 rounds, the longest draft of all the American professional sports leagues. However, due to the significant financial impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Sunday, May 31, a total of 87 people were arrested for violating San Francisco’s 8 p.m. curfew. During a press conference on Monday, June 1, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said that a majority of the arrests were made near the Civic Center where a protest for George Floyd that had started earlier that day continued...