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Taco John's relinquishes 'Taco Tuesday' trademark

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:14 GMT

The battle for Taco Tuesday has come to an anticlimactic end.Wyoming-based "West-Mex" restaurant chain Taco John's is giving up its trademark to the phrase Taco Tuesday after a legal challenge from the nation's largest Mexican fast food chain.The fast food chain, which has owned the trademark for more than 40 years, announced Tuesday it would be letting go of the popular catchphrase and allowing its competitors to use it freely.In exchange, the restaurant chain challenged Taco Bell and LeBron James — two entities who have previously challenged the company's trademark, to make charitable donations, instead of using that same money in a prolonged legal battle.Taco John's said it will donate $100 per restaurant location to the non-profit organization Children of Restaurant Employees. The donation totals $40,000, the company said."We've always prided ourselves on being the home of Taco Tuesday, but paying millions of dollars to lawyers to defend our mark just doesn't feel like the ...

Man detained by deputies while returning toy guns at mall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:14 GMT

Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a mall in Temecula Monday on reports that a man with a rifle was seen walking into the property.  The incident at the Temecula Promenade Mall, located in the 40000 block of Winchester Road, occurred at around 10:47 a.m., according to a RCSD news release.  “Upon arrival, deputies immediately began a search of the property, spoke with witnesses, and obtained further information on the possible armed male and his whereabouts,” officials said.  Authorities eventually located a man matching the description provided by witnesses inside the mall, detained him and found two airsoft rifles in his possession.  Police fatally shot a man carrying this airsoft rifle on Sept. 17, 2022. (Los Angeles Police Department)“The investigation revealed that the male intended on returning the airsoft rifles to an airsoft gaming business located within the mall, and there was no evidence of a crime,” the release n...

Unifi.AI: Empowering Healthcare Companies  with Cutting-Edge Data Security Automation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:14 GMT

Cybersecurity incidents are estimated to happen every 44 seconds around the globe. As companies face record-breaking numbers of security breaches, protecting customer data remains both a priority as well as a harrowing task for many entrepreneurs. According to  Pramod Misra, co-founder of cybersecurity brand Unifi.AI, having the right compliance tools can help put a company ahead.“Companies not in compliance are prone to penalties, but that is secondary to the message that poor data handling sends to a customer’s employees, customers, and investors,” explains Pramod. “Stakeholders are not going to trust a company that is not taking steps to protect them.”Empowering Brands Through Automated ComplianceUnifi.AI supports clients across numerous industries, including small business and finance, but focuses primarily on the healthcare sector. Governing regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) make patient data a healthcare organization’s most ess...

Doll Dance: Dragstrip 66’s “Beach Bondage Barbie” Party is Here

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:14 GMT

Dragstrip 66 wants you to break out your swimsuits, your strappy leather looks and think pink at “Beach Bondage Barbie,” the legendary dance party’s first-time-ever Sunday afternoon event. After 66’s epic 30th Anniversary event, promoters Paul V and Mr. Dan are bringing the bash back, this time to celebrate the tradition of gay daytime realness and raging known as the Sunday Tea Dance.We can’t wait to see the bombshell fits and misfits at this one, especially as Barbiecore mania takes over the city thanks to the new movie release this week. Of course, Dragstrip 66 is and will always be the gathering that first brought queendom to the club scene in an inclusive and often insane way, with themes such as this and an equally wild mix on the decks, courtesy of DJs V and Tommy Rocker.  Expect to rock your lobster and surf the dance floor at this “Aquatic Exotic Deviant Daytime Disco,” which will also include a drag show featuring Gina Lotriman, Love Connie, Miss Barbie Q, Bitzy Bobs and T...

Fatal shooting victim in Oakland is identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:14 GMT

OAKLAND — A 31-year-old man fatally shot June 24 in East Oakland has been identified by police as Ebon Burton.Burton, who authorities said was unhoused, was shot about 10:55 p.m. June 24 in a parking lot at a small commercial strip mall in the 6200 block of International Boulevard. He died at the scene.A motive for the shooting has not been determined. No arrests have been announced in the killing.Burton was a familiar face in the area and his violent death was disturbing to those who knew him.Police were told he was a loner who kept to himself, but was never a problem to others. People would occasionally give him food, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Husband was driving in suspected DUI crash that killed wife on East Bay freeway, CHP says Crime and Public Safety | Why the independent Oakland Police Commission may be coming apart at the seams Crime and Public Safety | Alameda DA to charge Bay Area prosecutor...

State auditor’s office blasts Cal State for mishandling sexual misconduct cases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:14 GMT

One day after California State University released a damning report about its mishandlings of sexual misconduct cases, the state auditor’s office has released an investigation of its own — one that calls for urgent, “systemwide changes” across the 23-campus network.The state auditor’s office reviewed 40 cases of alleged sexual harassment by employees of California State. In the process, it found the nation’s largest public university system repeatedly failed to address allegations of sexual harassment, revealing a lack of accountability at the highest level.The report noted that “campuses did not consistently count the number of reports of sexual harassment that they received.” But from what they did find, from 2018 to 2022, at least 1,251 employees at California State had been accused of sexual harassment allegations. Just 254 of those were investigated.At San Jose State, a school that has repeatedly made headlines for its mishandling of sexual misconduct complain...

Pac-12 media rights negotiations: No deal expected this week as football takes center stage in Las Vegas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:14 GMT

The Pac-12 won’t announce a long-awaited media rights deal before or during its preseason football media showcase Friday in Las Vegas, according to conference sources. Instead, the event will focus on the teams, players and coaches underpinning the conference’s most anticipated football season in years.Of course, the best-laid plans can be laid to waste by the forces of realignment. Commissioner George Kliavkoff is sure to face questions about an existential crisis that began 55 weeks ago, when USC and UCLA announced they would join the Big Ten in 2024, and remains unresolved.Exactly what Kliavkoff will say about the saga during his remarks at Resorts World Las Vegas, and during the subsequent question-and-answer session with reporters, is not clear at this point.However, the timing of the Big Ten’s media agreement last summer has always seemed instructive: The conference unveiled its groundbreaking deal with Fox, NBC and CBS on Aug. 18 — two weeks before the start of the 2022...

Shohei Ohtani trade market: Angels reportedly avoiding Dodgers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:14 GMT

There are two questions dominating the sports radio talk show airwaves, nationally and in the Bay Area:Should the Angels trade Shohei Ohtani before he hits free agency this offseason? And what kind of haul should teams like the Giants give up to get him?Major League Baseball’s trade deadline is coming up on Aug. 1, giving the Angels two weeks to make a decision with their free-agent-to-be superstar.It’s easy to see why everyone wants Ohtani. He’s fourth in all of baseball in strikeouts as a pitcher (139) while going 7-5 with a 3.50 ERA in 18 starts, and he’s the major league leader in home runs (35).Even with that MVP-level performance, the Angels enter Tuesday with a 47-48 record, 5.5 games out of the final American League wild card spot with four teams ahead of them.MLB Network insider Jon Heyman spoke to Bleacher Report Monday and handicapped the chances of Ohtani getting traded before the deadline at percent 25%. But if Ohtani is traded, Heyman said that Angels owner...

Popular former Bay Area news anchor lands in Los Angeles for new TV job

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:14 GMT

Popular former Bay Area TV anchor Liz Kreutz is heading to SoCal.Kreutz, who had previously worked as the weekend news anchor at ABC7 in San Francisco, is joining NBC News as a correspondent based in Los Angeles.She will “cover all news in the western region, reporting across all NBC News and MSNBC platforms,” according to a news release.Kreutz surprised TV viewers in June when she announced on-air from her anchor chair at ABC7 that she was leaving both the station and the Bay Area.“This is my last day anchoring the weekend morning news at ABC7 News,” she told viewers.At the time, she didn’t give any details behind her decision other than to say that she was “leaving the Bay Area for an exciting opportunity.”Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Waiting for ‘Oppenheimer?’ Here are 10 films about the bomb to watch now California News | Movie, TV actors join picket lines in Hollywood strike California News | ...

San Jose police seek public’s help in identifying driver from fatal June hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:14 GMT

SAN JOSE — Police on Tuesday asked for the public’s help in identifying the driver from a June hit-and-run collision that left a bicyclist dead in South San Jose.In a news release, police said that just two minutes before midnight on June 3, a dark-colored sedan struck a woman who was riding a bicycle across Monterey Road near Curtner Avenue. The unknown driver of the sedan fled the scene.In a graphic video posted to the San Jose Police Department’s YouTube channel, the blurred-out bicycle is seen slowly crossing Monterey Road near what appears to be a railroad crossing while a first car passes by seconds before the suspect video plows into the woman at full speed.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Husband was driving in suspected DUI crash that killed wife on East Bay freeway, CHP says Crashes and Disasters | Man walking on East Bay freeway dies after being hit by truck Crashes and Disasters | CHP: Wrong-way drunk driver k...