Sunni M. Khalid

1 week ago | kalw.org | Sunni M. Khalid

San Francisco has joined a multi-city lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, over its decision to halt a key counterterrorism grant program that supports detection and prevention of radiological and nuclear threats. City Attorney David Chiu said in a statement that San Francisco is backing the legal challenge, originally filed by the city of Chicago. It claims that DHS unlawfully froze funding from the Securing the Cities program.

1 week ago | kalw.org | Sunni M. Khalid

Two Bay Area state senators have introduced a bill that would ban all law enforcement officers from using masks on the job. Senators Scott Weiner, of San Francisco, and Jesse Arreguin, of Berkeley, introduced the legislation. It comes amid a recent wave of arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents, who have concealed their identities by using masks or gaiters.

1 week ago | kalw.org | Sunni M. Khalid

Healthcare workers at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland plan to start an open-ended strike tomorrow in response to what their union calls an illegal plan to cancel existing contracts. Officials with the National Union of Healthcare Workers represent roughly 1,300 workers. They claim that UCSF Health's "Integration Plan" would amount to canceling union contracts and cutting pay at Children's Hospital Oakland and affiliated clinics across the East Bay.

1 week ago | kalw.org | Sunni M. Khalid

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is gearing up for fire season by putting its seasonal firefighting helicopter, Copter 1, back into action. Stationed at the Byron Wildland Fire Training Center, the helicopter will be available daily for wildfire response operations across the county during daylight hours. Copter 1 is capable of carrying 300 gallons of water.

1 week ago | kalw.org | Sunni M. Khalid

The San Francisco Chronicle reported the college’s board of trustees selected Kimberlee Messina to the position. The 55-year old has been the president of Spokane Falls Community College since 2019.Messina is a native of Sacramento. She formerly taught and held administrative roles at several Bay Area community colleges. As chancellor, Messina will oversee all the community college district's operations, its six physical locations, and a budget of 300 million dollars.