International Documentary Association to Honor Sam Pollard With Career Achievement Award

San Jose officials have pushed for a change to Santa Clara County’s sanctuary city policy after learning that a suspect in a stabbing spree was undocumented and had been deported multiple times, according to reports. Mayor Sam Liccardo and Police Chief Eddie Garcia have appealed to Santa Clara County regarding its policy for the second time in little more than a year, the San Jose Spotlight reported.

James McClain That’s a lot of chalupas! Michigan natives Tom and Brenda Rinks have forked out $23.3 million for an oceanfront compound in Del Mar, Southern California’s charmingly coastal village. The couple’s splurge was last year’s biggest residential real estate sale in the entire greater San Diego area, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.Tom Rinks is the co-founder of Sun Bum, the popular premium sunscreen/skincare line sold in stores across the nation.

Damon Wise Sam Pollard’s “MLK/FBI” follows the dirty war that America’s FBI declared on civil rights figurehead Martin Luther King, a vendetta that began in the 50s and ended with his assassination in 1968, inspired by recent revelations (as well as credible long-held suspicions), and backed up by declassified secret government documents. Documentary festival IDFA, which runs until Dec.

An already difficult National Football League season just got tougher for the San Francisco 49ers.

San Francisco’s surge in coronavirus cases placed the city back in the state’s most restrictive “purple tier,” signaling new rules starting Monday, Mayor London Breed announced on Twitter Saturday.  A limited stay-at-home order will mean all nonessential indoor businesses will close and members from different households will not be permitted to gather between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Three Mexican nationals with suspected ties to the violent Sinaloa cartel were charged in federal court Tuesday after U.S. agents discovered a massive stockpile of cash, drugs and ammunition at a San Diego truck yard just north of the Mexico border.

Best Feature“Collective” (Romania / Magnolia Pictures, Participant. Director/Producer: Alexander Nanau. Producer: Bianca Oana)“Crip Camp” (USA / Netflix.

A former San Francisco rookie police officer who killed an unarmed Black man just weeks into the job has been charged in connection to the death.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Sam Pollard has been tapped to direct The League, a documentary centered on the tumultuous journey of Negro league baseball.

Californians are “rightfully” angry over the state’s new coronavirus restrictions, San Diego's Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer told “America’s Newsroom” on Monday. Faulconer made the comments following weekend protests in California over the curfew that went into effect on Saturday for the majority of the state.

Nicki Minaj has signed a deal to front a six part documentary series on her career that will be available via HBO’s streaming service HBO Max.

James McClain More than three years after it first hit the market, one of the Los Angeles market’s most notorious spec-mansions — the real estate white elephant formerly known as Opus — has finally found a buyer.

Fed up with the California governor’s coronavirus policies, San Diego’s Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer says he is “seriously considering” running for governor against Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Mark David Rich and famous folk are notorious for their itchy real estate feet, buying and selling multimillion-dollar homes with the same ease and alacrity as mere financial mortals might, say, buy a new pair of shoes or change out the baking soda box in the fridge. One exception, at least in San Francisco, is Hollywood veteran Winona Ryder, who’s owned the same home in the city’s affluent Cow Hollow neighborhood for 25 years.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorSimon Kilmurry, executive director of the International Documentary Association since 2015, will step down in mid-2021, the organization said.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe International Documentary Association has announced that Executive Director Simon Kilmurry will step down in mid-2021.Kilmurry joined IDA in 2015 after serving as executive director of American Documentary and executive producer of the PBS series’ “POV” and “America ReFramed.”The IDA announced the move Monday and noted that during his tenure at IDA, the organization launched the Enterprise Documentary Fund with funding support from the John D.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE:  Two time Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Kenny Loggins is receiving the Career Achievement honor at the next Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) which will be held on Jan. 27, 2021 in a hybrid awards show.

Charley Pride could barely contain himself when he was presented with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement honor on Wednesday at the 2020 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. The 86-year-old received the coveted acknowledgment from country standout Jimmie Allen, who made a point to note that his existence in country music wouldn't have happened if not for Pride paving the way.