Lauren Martinez
Reporter at KGO-TV (San Francisco, CA)
Reporter @abc7newsbayarea | Emmy-winning journalist | Covering South Bay stories | [email protected] ✉️
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abc7news.com | Lauren Martinez
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco school leaders are calling off a controversial plan to change how some high school teachers grade. What if homework, tests, attendance, and other factors didn't heavily count towards a student's academic grade? Joe Feldman, a former educator, said he saw a need to improve traditional grading practices. "Because teachers don't get trained how to grade ironically, teachers are grading in lots of different ways," Feldman said.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Ballots for a runoff election are about to hit mailboxes in San Jose as people who live downtown will decide in June who will replace former City Councilmember Omar Torres. Torres resigned in November and last month pleaded no contest in a child molestation case. The candidates vying to represent San Jose's District 3 on the city council, Gabby Chavez-Lopez and Anthony Tordillos, faced off in a forum Thursday.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A rollback in federal funding could impact how much money and resources are put into making apartment buildings or multi-family homes safer from earthquakes. On Wednesday, California Senator Adam Schiff penned a letter demanding that FEMA reinstate $33 million in recently canceled funding for earthquake retrofits in California.
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abc7news.com | Lauren Martinez
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Animal advocates are saying enough is enough at the San Jose Animal Care Center. On Tuesday evening outside City Hall, community members held a candlelight vigil to honor animals who died at the city shelter. The most recent death was Lola, who a shelter employee found tangled in her IV catheter and leash last week. Her owners created a sign. Princess Aguilar, 13, said Lola was their family dog for the past six years.
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abc7news.com | Lauren Martinez
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Ordering a driverless taxi will soon be an option from San Francisco to San Jose. On Monday, Waymo's permit to expand its passenger service in San Jose was approved. Mayor Matt Mahan has been an early supporter. RELATED: Waymo robotaxis will soon be allowed to drive on 'car-free' section of SF's Market St., mayor says"It's about time such an innovative solution starts rolling through the streets of the capital of Silicon Valley," Mahan said.
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After decades of no leads- DNA & fingerprints found on this pack of cigarettes led the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office to a murder suspect. 1977, 24-yr-old Jeanette Ralston was found strangled to death in her Volkswagen Beetle. Courtesy: SCCDA @abc7newsbayarea https://t.co/zzvuUbrFyY
SEARCH CONTINUES for 79-yr-old Margaret Elaine McKinley at the Windy Hill Preserve in Portola Valley. McKinley, of Redwood City, has dementia. She was last seen Thursday afternoon. Her partner said McKinley had water but no phone when they were out hiking. @abc7newsbayarea https://t.co/dxg4OBMU95
HAPPENING NOW: The body of a WWII U.S. Airman killed returns to San Jose. Second Lt. Robert T. McCollum went missing in action in June of 1944 when his plane crashed into the Baltic Sea, and his remains were discovered in his plane in 2019 by Danish divers. @abc7newsbayarea https://t.co/EO36USAC1H
