August 4, 2025

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‘Hamilton’ 10th anniversary show to fund immigrant support

The 10th anniversary Broadway performance of the cultural touchstone “Hamilton” will serve as a fundraiser for a coalition of nonprofit organizations that provide immigration services, creator Lin-Manuel Miranda said. Dubbed and hash-tagged “HamilTEN,” the performance on Aug. 6 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre is on track to raise about $3 million for the Immigrants: We Get

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Community raises funds for Xavier Mendoza, Watsonville High student hospitalized for brain tumor – Santa Cruz Sentinel

WATSONVILLE — A fundraiser to support a Watsonville High School student-athlete, who was been in the intensive care unit since being hospitalized for a brain bleed June 30, has exceeded its initial goal of raising $20,000 to assist his family with medical costs and lost wages. Xavier Mendoza, a sophomore known to those close to

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Investors

Where in California do investors own the most houses? – The Mercury News

Investors own more than half of all the houses in seven California counties. That’s one eye-catching nugget from my trusty spreadsheet’s review of data on investor activity across the nation from BatchData, a small data tracker that digs deeper into property records than many traditional real estate analysts. BatchData reviewed California ownership records to identify the

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With hundreds of millions of dollars at risk in Bay Area, lawsuit against Trump grows over grant funds – East Bay Times

As the Trump administration continues its attempts to impose conditions on federal grants, a coalition of 60 local governments — including the counties of Santa Clara, Alameda and San Mateo — is asking a federal judge to block the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from adding stipulations to grants that could put hundreds

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With hundreds of millions of dollars at risk in Bay Area, lawsuit against Trump grows over grant funds – The Mercury News

As the Trump administration continues its attempts to impose conditions on federal grants, a coalition of 60 local governments — including the counties of Santa Clara, Alameda and San Mateo — is asking a federal judge to block the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from adding stipulations to grants that could put hundreds

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Loans

Bishop pleads guilty to fraudulently taking out loans on Bay Area church properties – The Mercury News

OAKLAND — A former African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church bishop pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud for transferring church property deeds to an entity he created then using them to obtain loans, prosecutors said. Staccato Powell, a 65-year-old resident of Wake Forest, North Carolina, agreed

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Investment

Pair charged in San Diego in pizza investment fraud investigation – San Diego Union-Tribune

Two people who allegedly took around $1 million from investors who believed they were buying stock options or franchises of a pizza restaurant chain have been charged in San Diego Superior Court with more than two dozen counts related to fraud or theft. The victims, which included senior citizens and military veterans, paid between $5,000

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California sues Trump over $900 million in frozen funds

California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined officials from 23 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the federal government Monday for the release of more than $6 billion in federal education funding that they say never arrived, including $939 million for California. Bonta, a Democrat, filed the legal challenge in the U.S. District

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Crypto

Binance aided Trump family’s crypto firm before founder Changpeng Zhao sought pardon – The Mercury News

By Zeke Faux, Muyao Shen and Anthony Cormier, Bloomberg One of the Trump family’s crypto ventures has received key behind-the-scenes help from the world’s largest digital-asset exchange, whose founder is a convicted felon now seeking a presidential pardon. Binance wrote the basic code to power USD1, a stablecoin launched by the Trumps’ World Liberty Financial

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NY congressional delegation warns school funds delay threatens teacher training, English language instruction

New York congressional delegation members warned Thursday the Trump administration’s hold on education funding includes more than $400 million in-state — disrupting school planning and threatening teacher training and English language instruction. The 19 Democrats sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the federal government budget office — first shared with the Daily

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