Sharon Ranals
Sharon Ranals was named because the South San Francisco interim metropolis supervisor whereas the Metropolis Council seems for a everlasting place holder after Mike Futrell introduced his departure for Riverside County.
Ranals is presently the assistant metropolis supervisor and, earlier than that function, she had served because the Metropolis’s Parks and Recreation director.
The contracts of two North Bay high school employees were at the center of a heated debate on Tuesday.
Parents and students said the two consultants have made a measurable difference for Black students, but those in charge aren’t convinced the positions were necessary in the first place.
Sophomore Roman Cole said they’ve turned around Tamalpais High School in just a year.
“Overall just unsafe for people of color at Tamalpais High School, and they made it a way safer and enjoyable place,” said Cole about the changes over the last school year.
He said now he’s enjoying school, but his freshman year was a different story.
He didn’t want to go. He said some students would call kids of color racial slurs, and that there was even a photo circulating online of a girl with one written on her face.
“Some people’s moms were literally moving them to different schools last year,” explained Cole. “Some people of color’s kids are not here anymore because of the situation at Tam last year.”
In August of 2024, contractors Tenisha Tate-Austin and Paul Austin were brought in. They provide support to students of color by mentoring, working to improve grades, and creating a feeling of belonging.
Nearly 40 people took to the podium to express their support.
“If you look up the numbers at Tam right now black students are doing better than any school in this district,” said Lorenzo Bynam. “Numbers don’t lie.”
Last year, 53 percent of Black and biracial students had at least one D or worse grade; this year, the number had improved by more than 15 percent.
At the meeting, representatives from the district administration recommended extending their contracts one year, but Board President Cynthia Roenisch did not agree
“I find it hard that an educator gets up and makes a recommendation that we have to pay $250,000 dollars for halftime work,” said Roenisch.
Throughout Roenisch’s remarks the crowd got upset.
“If the audience can’t be respectful, I’m going to ask you to leave,” threatened Roenisch.
She continued on, arguing they never should have been contracted in the first place.
“Going back and looking at it, I’m going to say we inappropriately approved those consultant contracts because the services that are provided are not specialized services,” said Roenisch. “They are services that are provided in the job description of the assistant principal, of the dean, of teachers, of counsellors.”
By a vote of 3-2, Tate-Austin and Austin’s contracts were not renewed. Cole said he was shocked by the decision and questions what will happen next.
“It’s honestly a shame,” said Cole. “I don’t know what we’re going to do next year, and I hope that what happens next year is not going to be what happened for my freshman year.”
The Philadelphia Eagles have traded defensive lineman Bryce Huff to the San Francisco 49ers for a mid-round draft pick, CBS Sports reported.
Speculation about a possible trade began to gain steam on May 30, but a deal could not be made official until after June 1. To help facilitate the deal, Huff restructured his contract, and both teams worked diligently to make the deal happen.
Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports took to X (formerly Twitter) to share what the Eagles received in exchange for Huff’s services.
“Trade compensation update: it’s a 2026 conditional fifth-round pick that can turn into a fourth,” CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones wrote of Philly’s compensation. “Condition(s) tied to performance. All pending physical.”
Additionally, “the Eagles will absorb dead-cap hits of $4.93 million and $16.61 million in 2025 and 2026, respectively,” according to Spotrac.
In 2023, Huff had his best year as a pro, posting a career-high 10 sacks for the New York Jets. Last offseason, Huff signed a three-year, $51 million contract with the Eagles. But what seemed like a great free agent signing turned out to be a significant disappointment. Huff missed five games due to injuries and only managed 2.5 sacks and 15 tackles for the season. During his brief tenure with the Eagles, Huff seemed not to be on the same page as the Eagles’ coaching staff.
During the Eagles’ victory in Super Bowl LIX, Huff was inactive although he was healthy enough to play. With that move, the writing was on the wall for Huff’s future in Philly. His roster spot was given to Eagles legend Brandon Graham.
With the trade, Huff will reunite with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, his former coach during his tenure with the Jets.
Emergency roadwork on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge prompted a severe traffic alert Monday for both westbound and eastbound directions, which was expected to impact the afternoon commute, authorities said.
Caltrans said in a social media post just after noon Monday that maintenance crews discovered concrete on a portion of the bridge’s upper deck that was breaking up near the western end of the bridge. The discovery led Caltrans to close the No. 2 lane on the upper deck and the No. 2 and No. 3 lanes on the lower deck for repairs to the roadway. The No. 1 lane was to remain open in both directions.
Caltrans said the work to fix the roadway could take several hours to complete.
The agency and the California Highway Patrol said motorists should expect delays and seek alternate routes between Richmond and San Rafael.
In 2019, chunks of concrete from the bridge’s upper deck fell onto the lower deck in several incidents, some of which hit vehicles traveling on the lower deck. The incidents led Caltrans to replace dozens of expansion joints on the upper deck during a months-long project.
The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge was opened in September 1956 and built for $66 million.
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