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A 71-year-old substitute teacher is under investigation after allegations that she assaulted a high school student earlier this week, authorities announced Monday. Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department responded to Yucca Valley High School, located at 7600 Sage Ave., at around 8:30 a.m. Dec. 4 on reports “of an assault on a […]
A substitute teacher at Yucca Valley High School was placed on administrative leave today pending an investigation into alleged assault on a student.
Berkeley is accelerating plans to more humanely deal with homelessness in the wake of a San Francisco Public Press report on a chaotic encampment raid in October, and city staffers say they will start collaborating with unhoused people and homeless advocates when planning to clean or clear large encampments. Several city departments are changing procedures in response to complaints from those living in encampments and their advocates, and from residential and commercial neighbors.
Sarah Vevodaâs 7-year-old daughter Jaz used to say she had âup hair,â her natural Black curls growing upward instead of hanging down like nearly everyone elseâs around her, including her family. Sarah, who is white, says Jaz has commented on not seeing other people who look like her. âItâs very hard for her to be in a sea of white people everywhere she goes,â says Vevoda, noting Jaz is darker skinned than her eldest child, whoâs also bi-racial, and her hair and skin are sometimes treated as curiosities by classmates. âAs innocent as they are, becau...
YOUNG AND FREE: New Nonprofit Looks to Showcase Resilience with Harambee Liberation Month Events An HC Black Music and Arts Association class on pan-African culture at the Arcata Marsh. Photo by Valetta Molofsky ### Sarah Vevoda’s 7-year-old daughter Jaz used to say she had “up hair,” her natural Black curls growing upward instead of hanging down like nearly everyone else’s around her, including her family. Sarah, who is white, says Jaz has commented on not seeing other people who look like her. “It’s very hard for her to be in a sea of white people everywhere she goes,” says...