Humpday Headlines: Oakland School Board Approves $103M In Budget Cuts

"The Oakland school board on Tuesday approved broad budget cuts totaling $103 million, but remained vague about where most of these cuts would come from. At least one board member, Mike Hutchinson, went on social media to decry the fact that the board won't commit to staffing cuts, when 80% of the Oakland USD budget goes to staffing. [Bay Area News Group]"

"Rob and Michele Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, is scheduled to make his first court appearance today in Los Angeles to face murder charges, after missing a court date Tuesday. [Associated Press] A friend of the family disputes accounts of an out-of-the-ordinary argument between Rob and Nick Reiner the night before, and says that there were no signs leading up to the double-murder that anything was out of the ordinary with Nick, who had struggled with addiction for years. [New York Times]"

Oakland school board approved $103 million in broad budget cuts while remaining vague about sources. Board member Mike Hutchinson criticized the refusal to commit to staffing cuts despite staffing accounting for 80% of the Oakland USD budget. Nick Reiner is scheduled for a first court appearance in Los Angeles on murder charges; a family friend says no signs preceded the double murder and notes long-term addiction struggles. A shuttered Kohl's in Fremont could become an H Mart. The Rolling Stones canceled a planned tour because Keith Richards could not commit. The Warner Bros. board alleges David and Larry Ellison misled shareholders about a Paramount Skydance takeover.

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