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Summer rolls keep it light — and fresh — on a warm-weather dinner table

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:04:31 GMT

By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)If the past few weeks have taught us anything, it’s that the best meals in the dog days of summer come together quickly, without heating up the kitchen.Summer rolls are a terrific option for warm-weather cooking and dining, as they’re made from rice paper wrappers rolled around cold proteins — shrimp, pork or tofu — plus fresh herbs and a colorful array of crunchy vegetables. Add some chewy rice, cellophane noodles, soft lettuce leaves or baby spinach for extra heft, and don’t be afraid to get creative with the dipping sauces.The basics: Preparation is essential. You’ll want to have everything gathered, prepped and ready to go, before you start rolling. Cut your vegetables into thin slices, matchsticks or a fine dice. If the recipe includes rice noodles, make sure they’ve been properly soaked and drained. Separate herbs and lettuce into individual leaves or small, bite-sized pieces.Ready to rol...

Avoid school traffic and let your kids walk the last block, advises reader: Roadshow

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:04:31 GMT

Q: My mother was driving by a very slow car on the freeway recently and said, “They must not read Mr. Roadshow about being a road boulder.” She actually quotes you very often.Some recent columns addressed safety around schools. A great reminder for students and parents is that everything moves slower as the school year starts, so leave 10 minutes early to give yourself plenty of time. Parents, please don’t block the drop-off lane or intersection to watch your darling walk all the way into the classroom. Children are capable of walking, so you don’t all have to stop exactly in front of the school. Often, it is faster to let kids walk the last block to school. Many of us walked many blocks as children and were healthier for it. Instead of doing an illegal U-turn, drop your kid off a block early and drive legally.Thanks for making the roads safer!Julie Ludwig, SunnyvaleA: Thanks for these reminders.Q: I read your columns on safety around schools with considerable interest because I liv...

NAACP says rise in crime due to firing of Oakland police chief

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:04:31 GMT

(KRON) -- The local NAACP says crime is surging in Oakland because Mayor Sheng Thao fired former Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong back in February.In a letter released over the weekend, the organization points out that the mayor wants to get to the root causes of crime in the city, but they say the mayor needs to look in the mirror to do that. Community to protest outside ICE office in San Francisco Data from the Oakland Police Department shows crime is up 28 percent overall this year compared to the same period last year. Violent crime is up 17 percent while slayings are down 8 percent. Mayor Thao had no comment on Tuesday following the letter from the NAACP.

Community to protest outside ICE office in San Francisco

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:04:31 GMT

(KRON) -- Community organizers are planning to protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office Thursday morning in San Francisco.The agency is currently under investigation for alleged retaliation and abuse on inmates. According to community organizers, it has been over a year since people detained at Mesa Verde and Golden State Detention Centers began an ongoing labor strike to protest low pay for involuntary work. San Francisco high school faces teacher shortage as new school year starts Six months have passed since they launched a hunger strike to protest the involuntary work and abuse, organizers said. Protestors want the two detention centers in California closed permanently.

San Francisco high school faces teacher shortage as new school year starts

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:04:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Students in the San Francisco Unified School District are returning back to school on Wednesday, but not all of their teachers will be coming back.SFUSD like so many school districts across the country are dealing with a massive teacher shortage. From 2019 to 2021, 233,000 teachers left the profession citing things like lack of support, behavioral issues in the classrooms and strict hours. 4-year-old girl killed, parents injured in crash near Oracle Park Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco sent out letters notifying parents that a teacher shortage will impact classes like math, English, Spanish, physics and biology.Administrators and substitute teachers will try to fill the gap as they look to fill those teaching positions.

Expanding basic income program for formerly incarcerated moves forward with vote

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:04:31 GMT

(BCN) -- A pilot program to provide guaranteed basic income to 100 Santa Clara County residents who have been incarcerated or were otherwise under supervision by the justice system took another step forward Tuesday as the county Board of Supervisors was updated on a potential budget and planning process. The program will provide $1,200 a month for two years, if approved. It is one of four guaranteed basic income initiatives being tested by Santa Clara County, most of which are in the planning phase. Supervisors also approved a separate pilot program to train formerly incarcerated or otherwise justice-involved people to work in food service by setting up a cafeteria at the Civic Center. Ky Le, a deputy county executive who gave the presentation Tuesday, told the board that the guaranteed basic income program would cost $4 million. Supervisors allocated $2 million from the county's American Rescue Plan Act funds, which will be supplemented by $1 million each from the state...

Target Q2 sales fall on inflation, Pride month shopper backlash and it cuts profit outlook for 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:04:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Target reported a second-quarter sales drop, dragged down by shoppers’ inflation worries and a negative reaction by some customers, widely publicized on social media, to its Pride merchandise.The Minneapolis retailer expects high interest rates, which makes credit cards more expensive to use, and higher prices on food to continue to put a strain on customers and on Wednesday, the chain cut its profit outlook for the year. It also expects sales will decline for the remainder of the year. In lowering its forecast, Target also cited the end of the student loan moratorium, which had provided one-time college students a little more financial breathing room. Profit came in above expectations, however, as Target brought inventories closer in line with cautionary spending on discretionary items by customers. Shares rose nearly 6% in early morning trading Wednesday despite trimming profit expectations for the year. Target is among the first major U.S. retailers to repor...

Correction: IndyCar-RLL Changes story

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:04:31 GMT

In a story published Aug. 15, 2023, about Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing replacing driver Jack Harvey with Conor Daly in its No. 30 car, The Associated Press erroneously reported the injured driver Daly has been filling in for. It is Simon Pagenaud, not Helio Castroneves.Source

Rosie’s Gaming Emporium clears final hurdle for ballot initiative to open Manassas Park location

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:04:31 GMT

The interior of the Rosie's Gaming Emporium in Dumfries.(Courtesy InsideNoVa) The interior of the Rosie's Gaming Emporium in Dumfries.(Courtesy InsideNoVa) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.A ballot initiative to bring a Rosie’s Gaming Emporium to Manassas Park cleared its final hurdle Friday.A question asking voters whether they wish to allow pari-mutuel gambling in the city to make way for a new Rosie’s location will appear on the November ballot after Prince William County Circuit Court Judge Kimberly A. Irving signed off on a 533-signature petition (450 signatures, or 5% of the city’s voters...

Raise a glass: Virginia’s ABC is making changes to its online alcohol lottery system

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:04:31 GMT

It’s not Mega Millions or Powerball, but changes are being made to a lottery — of a different sort — in Virginia.Following “statistically abnormal” results earlier this year, Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (Virginia ABC) is updating how it runs lotteries for special releases of alcoholic products, according to its website.Virginians, who are over 21 years old, can buy products like sought bourbons, whiskeys and other small batch spirits through periodic online lotteries.New changes to how the lottery is run include:Removing the one-per-household entry restrictionRequiring that the person picking up the beverage must be a winner — not a surrogate.Proof of ID is being restricted to only those issued by the Virginia DMV or the military.Last spring, the lottery honored results of a drawing where the same participants won multiple times after a review found no proof of inappropriate administration of the lottery drawing, or intentional m...