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Breed attended a gathering for socialite Gorretti Lo Lui’s 60th birthday on November 7 at the French Laundry, the same Napa Valley restaurant where Newsom was spotted attending a 12-person birthday party after the California Department of Public Health prohibited gatherings of more than three households and following his attribution to private gatherings as a reason for a spike in cases. “COVID-19 continues to pose a severe risk to communities and requires all people in California to follow necessary precautions and to adapt the way they live and function in light of this ongoing risk,” reads the California state guideline on gatherings....

City Controller Ben Rosenfield and Chief Economist Ted Egan said that the findings of the study were flawed, KRON 4 reported on Thursday. The city was ranked 149 out of the list of 150 “best-run cities” with Washington, D.C., ranked last place on the list. Oakland, in 143 place, was rated the second-worst California city on the list. The WalletHub rankings, which were published on June 21, were based on financial stability, education, health, safety and crime, economy, and infrastructure and pollution, according to the website....

The skies sported a yellow hue throughout the city on Tuesday, but Wednesday morning gave San Francisco residents a bleak surprise. People shared photos and video of the unbelievable sight on Twitter, showing the dark, smokey skies blanketing the city as a result of thick wildfire smoke currently burning up and down the West Coast. Although it is difficult to track exactly where the smoke is coming from, it is likely a result of the 16 fire complexes burning in Northern California....

During a San Francisco Board of Education public meeting on October 13, 2020, Collins said, “When we talk about merit, meritocracy and especially meritocracy based on standardized testing…those are racist systems.… You can’t talk about social justice, and then say you want to have a selective school that keeps certain kids out from the neighborhoods that you think are dangerous.” Sophie Bearman of San Francisco’s online publication Here/Say Media posted a clip of Collins’ October statements on Twitter this week....

Slaven Bilic’s men have slipped to 14th in the Premier League after a 2-1 loss at Hull City on Saturday extended their run of successive defeats to four. West Ham released a statement supporting Bilic on Sunday despite the team’s poor form and Sakho insists he is ready to make his comeback after four months out to boost his struggling side. “When I arrived in England, I had a back problem which has been troubling me until now,” the striker told West Ham’s website....

Sako spent three seasons at Crystal Palace, scoring eight goals across 50 appearances from 2015 through to 2018, leaving the club at the end of last season. The former Wolves forward joined West Brom in October, but played just six times for the Championship club, and Sako has now secured a return to Selhurst Park until the end of the campaign. Sako, 30, becomes Palace’s second signing of the January window, following on from goalkeeper Lucas Perri, who arrived on loan from Brazilian side Sao Paulo....

During an interview with Twinfinite, Ootsubo stated, “The development team would love to continue the series, and we’re pushing to make it happen. We appreciate all your support.” While not directly confirming any sort of new installment in the series, it seems like the team at Sega is eager to see the Sakura Wars series continue. When asked if future installments would make use of the newest entry’s action-based combat or return to the turn-based style of the original titles, Ootsubo claimed that they are “continuing to research” what the “next steps should be in order to give fans the best possible experience....

Salah was injured in a collision with Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos in May’s final, with a pair of Loris Karius mistakes and a superb Gareth Bale strike earning a third consecutive crown for Zinedine Zidane’s side. Liverpool open their 2018-19 Champions League campaign at home to Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, with Napoli and Red Star Belgrade also drawn in Group C. And Salah is positive about Liverpool’s chances of adding to their eight previous appearances in the final, five of which have resulted in victories....

Salah – who scored direct from a corner in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier – was forced off late on having appeared to sustain a thigh injury. Speaking directly after the game, assistant coach Hany Ramzy had told beIN SPORTS: “The primary diagnosis confirms it’s just a strain and no muscle rupture is apparent.” Egypt have now confirmed that Salah will return to Liverpool and take no part in Tuesday’s reverse fixture with Swaziland....

Johnson’s family announced his death in a Facebook post, which read: “It is with a heavy heart that the family of Congressman Sam Johnson announces his passing earlier today in Plano, Texas. “Sam Johnson was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend, as well as a mentor, patriot, and American hero whose sacrifices will never be forgotten. He is now with his beloved wife, Shirley, and their son, Bob....

As the Black Stars’ Nations Cup campaign continues into the final eight, Goal’s African Legend of the Week is one of Ghana’s top players and one of the continent’s most decorated talents. THE PLAYER Kuffour was an excellent, well-rounded central defender who was among the world’s finest in his position in the late 1990s and the beginning of the new century. At 5’10, he perhaps wasn’t the biggest, but he boasted power in abundance, and defended with intelligence and subtly, successfully muzzling some of the greatest strikers of his era....

That’s just how the math worked out this year — that the day became the one in which the Houston Cougars would take the court for their first official practice, and so Oct. 6 was transformed into a sort of Christmas morning for the Sampsons. Kelvin Sampson is back in charge of a college basketball program. His son Kellen is an assistant coach. Monday they were together, putting Houston through its first workout in advance of the 2014-15 season....

Many fans assumed the DLC fighter would be GongSun Li, described as a dancer from a foreign country whose “performance has the power to entrance and uplift the masses” in a press release from SNK, based on a silhouette image shared alongside the crossover teaser. The official announcement also came with a video showing off what the new Samurai Shodown fighter is capable of with her parasol weapon. RELATED: Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection Announced, Free on Epic Games Store...

Gaining an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series might tempt the Sri Lankans to be a bit more relaxed in the final encounter which begins in Colombo on Saturday. But the former skipper and a member of the World Cup-winning team in 1996, Sanath Jayasuriya said that Angelo Mathews and co. can create their own piece of history by inflicting a whitewash on a leading Test playing nation for the very first time in their Test history....

Saints coach Sean Payton on Wednesday told the “Rich Eisen Show” that, in lieu of the team’s usual war room, they’ll conduct their draft at New Orleans’ Dixie Beer brewery — owned by Saints owner Gayle Benson, and under current social distancing guidelines, of course. MORE: Nothing cold or shameful about staging the NFL Draft in times like these Leave it to the Saints to make the best of a bad situation as coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact the sports world....

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Monday that while Smith is in concussion protocol, there are “no issues” with his neck. That is good news for Smith after the frightening scene at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. Smith, 24, lay motionless for several minutes after colliding with Henry before Detroit’s medical staff placed him on a back board. An ambulance was brought onto the field to transport Smith to a local hospital....

REVEALED: Why Ronaldo is more influential than Messi He was forced off in the second half of the earlier 1-1 Premier League draw at United on Sunday and was sent for tests in London. The club have now announced that the 26-year-old, who scored inside two minutes at Old Trafford, is not likely to return until the new year. “Diafra Sakho will be out for six weeks after sustaining a thigh injury during Sunday’s draw with Manchester United,” West Ham announced via their official website....

Salah, 25, has enjoyed an incredible first season at Anfield, scoring 40 goals in 45 games in all competitions since arriving from Roma. The Egypt international is on track to win the Premier League Golden Boot, while he has helped his side into the Champions League semi-finals. Salah said his focus was on trying to win Europe’s elite club competition, in which Liverpool face his former club, Roma, in the last four....

Interest in the Egypt international has built steadily through the 2017-18 campaign, with his remarkable exploits for the Reds seeing his reputation and price tag rocket. Salah has plundered 39 goals during a stunning debut season at Anfield, with his efforts placing him into a talent bracket alongside the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Transfer talk has surfaced as a result, with Real expected to spend big this summer, but those on Merseyside have been quick to quash any suggestion that they could be tempted to part with a star man....