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Fireworks thrown in Hermosa Beach crowd may be a hate crime

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

Police are searching for a man who threw an exploding firework into a large crowd at an LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hermosa Beach.On June 17, the suspect was near a silent disco event at a bar/restaurant called Vista around 9:45 p.m. when he pulled out a firework, lit it and threw it into the crowd. The incident was captured on a video shared by police.Fragments of fireworks struck multiple people at the crowded restaurant, located at 11 Pier Ave., police said. Despite the "significant explosion," victims' injuries were not life-threatening.Video released by the Hermosa Beach Police Department shows a man throwing a lit firework into a crowd on June 17, 2023. (Hermosa Beach Police)Jeremy McDermott, the manager of Vista, said hundreds of people were attending the event celebrating LGBTQ+ culture and Pride month when the explosion went off."We had 400 people already here,” McDermott said. “It was pretty rough and a rude awakening for everyone enjoying a silent disco here. It was an unfortun...

San Jose’s mayor wants to rid the city of open-air drug markets. It won’t be easy.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is the Bay Area’s latest elected official to take a harder line against open-air drug use and dealing, urging city police to ramp up arrests and more seriously tackle a vexing problem that has exasperated residents and businesses.Following calls for more enforcement around blight, homeless encampments and RV dwellers, Mahan held a recent impromptu press conference to stress San Jose’s “zero tolerance policy” for public drug crimes, saying “some people will need to be arrested and some people need treatment.”“We will respond appropriately and we will respond immediately to prevent any congregation of drug use and sales,” Mahan said in front of a 7-Eleven in downtown. “We’re going to send a message that if you’re coming to San Jose to deal drugs, you will be arrested. If you are using drugs on the street, we will do everything in our power to get you into treatment.”The mayor’s law-...

Eating this food may be a reason why some people live to 100

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

By Sandee LaMotte | CNNBeans, beans, the magical … longevity food?True, these tiny, unassuming morsels are filling and nutritious, and as a basis of a plant-based diet, good for the planet as well. But how could the family of legumes — which includes beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas — help us live longer?“In every blue zone I have visited, beans and other legumes were — and still are — a major component of the daily diet,” said author and entrepreneur Dan Buettner, who has spent decades reporting on “blue zones,” unique communities around the globe where people live long and heathy lives, up to and past 100 years.Residents of these areas share a common environment and lifestyle — including a plant-based diet — that scientists believe contribute to their longevity. Blue zones have been discovered in Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Loma Linda, California; and the Italian island of Sardinia, just off the coast of Italy.In Sardinia, where one of the first groups of...

2023 NBA free agency: Evaluating the Warriors’ contract situations

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

The NBA draft is now in the rearview mirror and the real games of the offseason are about to begin.Free agency officially kicks off 3 p.m. Friday, but the rumor mill is already churning. Draymond Green will be the Warriors top priority in free agency, but there are other decisions general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. will have to make to round out the roster in the coming weeks.Golden State has eight players under contract for next season and are expected to sign its two 2023 draftees, Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis, at some point soon. That will leave them with five open slots, though it’s more realistically four since Dunleavy said he doesn’t plan to fill the 15th roster spot for financial reasons.With that in mind, here’s a look at the current state of the Warriors’ roster and each player’s contract situation heading into free agency:Players under contractStephen Curry, 35 years old: Largely believed to be the only untouchable player on th...

Can’t afford a single-family home? Bay Area house hunters opt for condos as homeownership costs soar

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

Can’t afford to buy your Bay Area dream home? Have you considered a condo?That’s the question real estate agents across the region now are asking house hunters squeezed by soaring mortgage rates and sky-high listing prices.Since the pandemic upended the local housing market three years ago, more buyers have opted for condominiums and townhomes instead of pricier single-family homes. For some, it’s their best chance to build equity in a starter property. Others have grown tired of the headaches of renting and sought to flee cramped apartments as they’ve spent more time working from home.“They want to have control over their future,” said Mary Pope-Handy, a real estate agent in Los Gatos.In May, the median sales price for existing condos in the Bay Area was $788,500, according to the California Association of Realtors. Compare that to an eye-popping $1.3 million for the typical single-family home.On a monthly basis, prices for condos and single-fami...

Breaking down the new CBA: How does it impact the Warriors now and later?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

A shocking trade of Jordan Poole for veteran Chris Paul was a clear cut sign that the two-timeline plan is completely shut in Golden State. New general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. is making moves to go all in on the Steph Curry era to keep open this championship window.The Poole, Paul trade also helps accomplish a secondary goal to whittle down long-term financial commitments and create financial flexibility when the most punitive new collective bargaining agreement rules kick in.The Poole/Paul trade in itself creates financial flexibility. Poole was owed a guaranteed contract for an average $32 million per year for the next four years, while what remains on Paul’s contract is either partially or non-guaranteed money. That means the Warriors aren’t on the hook to pay him next year.Strides to open up the books beyond this season is key because the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement will severely punish teams like the Warriors who are above a new “second a...

Warriors stars Curry, Thompson battle Chiefs’ Mahomes, Kelce in title winners golf showdown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

Warriors fans have for years heard about Steph Curry and Klay Thompson’s skills on the golf course. Thursday night, they can watch for themselves.The Splash Brothers are teaming up against the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce in The Match VIII, TNT’s made-for-TV celebrity golf competition. The 12-hole scramble airs at 3:30 p.m. PST from the Wynn Las Vegas. The Match also will be broadcast on truTV and streamed live on SlingTV.Curry and Mahomes are making their second appearances in The Match. Both have won their respective league’s championships — and MVP awards — multiple times, but both are looking for their first victories in The Match.“We’ll win ‘The Match’ first and then two weeks later, the American Century up in Tahoe,” Curry predicted to PAGTOUR.com. “I know I have the game to do it.”Curry is a devout golf fan and well-regarded among non-golf professionals who take up the sport. He’s an annual particip...

Editorial: With MLB, San Jose should be careful what it wishes for

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

In 1990, Oakland A’s owner Walter Haas gave permission for the San Francisco Giants to obtain territorial rights to Santa Clara County for the express purpose of building a South Bay stadium to house the Giants.It was a generous act in the best interests of baseball, a gentlemanly display among owners that was as rare as a triple play or perfect game.Of course, when South Bay voters — twice — rejected a proposal for a Giants stadium, the rights should have reverted back to the original status. That didn’t happen.Now, as Oakland seems destined to lose the A’s to Las Vegas and San Jose seeks an expansion team, the latter city is deluding itself if it expects the current Giants owner, billionaire Charles Johnson, to give up those territorial rights to Santa Clara County without a fight. Baseball’s 29 other owners will almost certainly side with Johnson, wanting to protect their own territorial rights in the process.How far is Major League Baseball wi...

Professor and 2 students stabbed in gender issues class at Canadian university. Suspect is in custody

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

TORONTO  — A professor and two students were stabbed Wednesday during a class on “gender issues” at a university in the Canadian city of Waterloo and a suspect has been taken into custody, police said.The wounds were non-life threatening, police said, adding that the motive for the attack at the University of Waterloo was not immediately clear. The suspect was being questioned by investigators.“There is no further threat to public safety either on campus or outside in the broader community at this time,” Waterloo Regional Police Service Supt. Shaena Morris said at a news conference.Nick Manning, associate vice-president of communications for the University of Waterloo, identified the suspect as a member of “the university community” but declined to confirm the individual is a student. He said two students and a professor were stabbed.Manning said the stabbing occurred in Philosophy 202, which, according to the university website, focuses on “gender issues.”“Our entire community is r...

Detached house sells for $2.4 million in Oakland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

7150 Norfolk Road – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 7100 block of Norfolk Road in Oakland has a new owner. The 2,789-square-foot property, built in 1994, was sold on May 19, 2023, for $2,375,000, or $852 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 5,491-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Devon Way, Oakland, in January 2023, a 4,547-square-foot home was sold for $1,650,000, a price per square foot of $363. The home has 2 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.A 2,639-square-foot home on the 1800 block of Grand View Drive in Oakland sold in October 2022, for $2,015,000, a price per square foot of $764. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 3,686-square-foot home on Grand View Drive in Oakland sold for $2,149,000, a price per square foot of $583. The home has 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.