A candy store in San Francisco was broken into overnight in an area that’s been particularly hard hit by recent waves of vandalism and theft. Christie Smith reports. More Local Videos Slide 1 of 30 Candy Store Becomes Latest San Francisco Business Targeted by Burglars Bay Area’s Affordable Housing Crisis Widens as Rent Prices Spike Congregations Across California Try to Save Historic Oakland Church Facing Closure Santa Rosa Students Hold Walkout to Voice Safety Concerns After Deadly Stabbing Vice President Kamala Harris Meets With Small Business Owners in SF’s Chinatown Satellite Images Show California Reservoirs Fill Up With Water Los Gatos Mom Accused of Hosting Teen Sex, Drinking Parties Attacked in Jail Vianey’s Forecast: Weekend Rain, Wind, Snow New San Mateo County Sheriff Reflects on First Month in Charge Man Arrested in Explosive Materials Search Tied to Damaged PG&E Transformers: SJPD TFF: New Express Lanes, Vice President Harris Visits, Raceway Blood Donations Watch: Secretary of Veterans Administration Discusses Racial Disparities Within Benefits Program Forecast: Weekend Rain Returns Sunnyvale Charter School to Close, Over 600 Students Affected Donate Blood, Get a ‘Hot Lap’ Ride-Along at Sonoma Raceway PG&E Leaves Behind 100,000+ Felled Trees Authorities Warn of TikTok Kia, Hyundai Theft […]

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VP Kamala Harris touts investments in small businesses during Bay Area trip Vice President Kamala Harris returned home to the Bay Area Friday for a fundraiser and to meet with the small business community. CONNECTING… SAN FRANCISCO – Vice President Kamala Harris returned home to the Bay Area Friday for a fundraiser and to meet with the small business community. Air Force Two landed at San Francisco International Airport just before noon. Harris was greeted by dignitaries, supporters and even the youngest future leaders. But the homecoming also included a mission aimed at fixing challenges facing cities across the country. "We have folks here who understand software, who understand startup work, who understand what it means to use technology and innovation in terms of the future of our country," Harris said. The Vice President and her supporters said the goal was to lead, listen and discuss economic recovery and proper investments for the future. "Building bridges, connecting communities," said State Controller Malia Cohen. "Talking to small business owners – that’s the real reason she’s here." She visited the San Francisco Public Library in Chinatown to meet face-to-face with some small business owners and stakeholders, including those from the AAPI […]

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The resumption of political advertising could provide a new revenue stream for Twitter. | Jeff Chiu/AP Photo By Jessica Piper 03/03/2023 12:00 PM EST Nearly two months after Twitter announced it would resume allowing political advertising, the technology company, in response to a POLITICO inquiry, said this week that it had no paid political advertisers yet. Twitter CEO Elon Musk said in early January that Twitter planned to resume allowing political advertising . The decision followed a decline in ad sales after the tech billionaire acquired the platform and came as Musk has courted controversy by personally endorsing Republicans , reinstating former President Donald Trump along with right-wing accounts previously banned by Twitter and significantly cutting back on the tech company’s staff. The resumption of political advertising could provide a new revenue stream for Twitter. When Twitter previously allowed political advertising, it never attracted nearly as much cash as rivals such as Facebook and Google. In the early going of the 2020 presidential cycle, for example, those two platforms attracted a combined nearly $100 million from presidential candidates through October 2019, according to OpenSecrets , while Twitter attracted just $5.2 million over that same period before shuttering its political […]

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Drummond Woodsum has named a tax attorney as the next co-leader of the firm’s business services practice group. Chris Stevenson Drummond Woodsum Chris Stevenson will co-lead with Michael High, who has served as the practice group leader for over 23 years. Stevenson will advise clients on a wide range of federal and state tax compliance issues and tax controversies that come before taxation authorities. “We are pleased to offer a mix of seasoned and newer leaders to our clients, who are both well-suited for these key positions,” said Toby Dilworth, managing director. “We look forward to their guidance as the firm continues to provide our clients with the highest-quality legal services.” As a tax attorney and CPA, Stevenson focuses on federal and state tax compliance issues. Stevenson frequently advises businesses on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions; he works with nonprofits on organizational and operational compliance with federal tax rules and establishes joint ventures with for-profit entities. Stevenson has extensive experience counseling businesses, nonprofits and public employers on qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation plans, health plans, and other employee benefit arrangements. He has assisted Tribal Nations with tax-exempt economic development bonds to finance projects and advised about tribal […]

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Vision includes focus on student success; research excellence; land-grant impact; diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging; and internal operations; presidential vision and goals will support framework for University’s next strategic plan Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi at Schwab Auditorium at University Park campus. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi today (Feb. 27) shared her vision for the future of the University — a vision defined by building steadfastly on Penn State’s purpose, enabling agility across the institution to respond to ever-changing needs, and leveraging the University’s many strengths to realize strategic opportunities. “Focusing on our purpose, increasing our agility and leveraging our opportunity will be the core drivers of the future of our great University,” Bendapudi said. “We must build on our legacy as Pennsylvania’s only land-grant university and our foundational purpose of serving our commonwealth, our nation and our world. We must be agile to meet the needs of our students, an evolving workforce, the commonwealth and, indeed, humanity. We must rise to meet the opportunities before us, to continue preparing our students for lifelong success, to continue solving the world’s most pressing problems through cutting-edge research, and […]

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Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron Opportunity Fund” fourth quarter 2022 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here . In the fourth quarter, the fund declined 4.54% (Institutional Shares) compared to a 2.31% return for the Russell 3000 Growth Index and a 7.56% return for the S&P 500 Index. For the one-year period, the fund fell sharply trailing both indexes. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2022. Baron Opportunity Fund highlighted stocks like Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG ) in the Q4 2022 investor letter. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is a multinational technology company. On February 28, 2023, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) stock closed at $90.30 per share. One-month return of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) was -10.97%, and its shares lost 32.99% of their value over the last 52 weeks. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has a market capitalization of $1.155 trillion. Baron Opportunity Fund made the following comment about Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) in its Q4 2022 investor letter: "Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) remains the second largest position in the portfolio, and we continue to be positive on its growth opportunities with search, YouTube, and […]

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First funding opportunity from Sinema’s landmark law seeks applications from companies for projects boosting microchip manufacturing in Arizona and across the country WASHINGTON – Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Chair of the Space and Science Subcommittee, announced that the CHIPS Program Office – created by Sinema’s landmark Chips and Science law – has opened the first application period for semiconductor manufacturing projects for commercial fabrication facilities. The first round of funding is supported entirely by the Chips and Science law, bipartisan legislation Sinema helped usher through Congress investing over $52 billion to restore America’s leadership in global microchip manufacturing, create strong careers, solve supply chain challenges, and strengthen national security. “Applications are now open for companies to request federal funding for projects that boost microchip manufacturing in Arizona and across the country. I’m looking forward to working hand-in-hand with Arizonans to ensure our state gets every dollar we’re due,” said Sinema. Sinema was an original cosponsor of the CHIPS for America Act in June 2020, which was the first comprehensive proposal to increase domestic manufacturing of semiconductors, which has fallen dramatically over previous decades. Since 2020, Sinema has worked with her colleagues in a bipartisan way to pass provisions […]

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ClearBridge Investments , an investment management company, released its “ClearBridge All Cap Growth Strategy” fourth quarter 2022 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here . In the fourth quarter, the strategy outperformed the Russell 3000 Growth Index benchmark. The strategy gained in seven of the nine sectors in which it was invested in the quarter on an absolute basis. Healthcare and industrials sectors were the primary contributors while the consumer discretionary sector detracted from performance. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2022. ClearBridge All Cap Growth Strategy highlighted stocks like The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL ) in the Q4 2022 investor letter. Headquartered in New York, New York, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) is a skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products manufacturer. On February 28, 2023, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) stock closed at $243.05 per share. One-month return of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) was -13.44%, and its shares lost 16.69% of their value over the last 52 weeks. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has a market capitalization of $86.822 billion. ClearBridge All Cap Growth Strategy made the […]

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March 2, 2023 New Poll: Legislators Have an Opportunity to Act on Texans’ Everyday Concerns On Texas Independence Day, we give the Legislature a roadmap to support Texans and the concerns central to their daily lives. AUSTIN, TX — At Texas 2036, we’re taking today — Texas Independence Day — to celebrate the 30 million Texans going about their daily lives, contributing in ways large and small to the ongoing miracle known as Texas. With that in mind, we’ve chosen today to release the second set of results from our Texas Voter Poll , gauging voters’ thoughts on both the affordability and accessibility of services key to their day-to-day lives and on the need for rigor in the public education curriculum. ● Seven in 10 voters said most working Texas parents lack access to affordable childcare options. ● More than nine in 10 voters said they were at least a little concerned about the affordability of housing in Texas. ● More than three in four voters would allow advanced practice nurses to provide more primary care in areas without enough primary care physicians. ○ Currently, 224 of Texas’ 254 counties are classified as primary care shortage areas, meaning that […]

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