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A closure on I-10 after a fire tests LA drivers during rush hour

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles drivers were tested Monday during the first commute following a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown.Many commuters appeared to have heeded warnings. TV news helicopter views generally showed less traffic than normal on some freeways encircling downtown but exits and area surface streets grew very crowded at the height of the commute.“In looking at the traffic data earlier this morning, I am somewhat pleased to say that the congestion was a little bit lighter than normal,” said Rafael Molina, deputy district director for the division of traffic at the California Department of Transportation. “However, please — if you don’t need to be in downtown Los Angeles — please avoid those trips.”Cellphones blasted a predawn reminder for residents to plan alternate commuting routes and to expect significant delays due to the fire’s impact on Interstate 10.Hazardous materia...

Sale closed in Pleasanton: $2.6 million for a five-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

2 Puri Court – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the first block of Puri Court in Pleasanton was sold on Oct. 6, 2023. The $2,613,000 purchase price works out to $677 per square foot. The house, built in 1989, has an interior space of 3,862 square feet. This single-story house offers a spacious layout with five bedrooms and three baths. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. The property is equipped with forced air heating and central A/C. In addition, the house includes a three-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage. The property’s backyard is further enhanced by a pool.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:On Foothill Knolls Drive, Pleasanton, in February 2023, a 3,043-square-foot home was sold for $2,850,000, a price per square foot of $937. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2023, a 2,738-square-foot home on Foothill Knolls Drive in Pleasanton sold for $2,575,000, a price per square foot of $940. The ho...

PG&E quietly arm twists regulators as state preps vote to raise bills

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

OAKLAND — During a delay ahead of a state panel’s vote to unleash higher monthly PG&E bills, the utility leviathan quietly lobbied regulators about plans that may enrich shareholders as customers endure higher rates.The state Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to make a final decision on Nov. 16 regarding PG&E’s general rate case by reviewing multiple scenarios for changes in customer monthly bills.The grim reality: The two main alternative proposals that the PUC is considering — as well as potential tweaks to these primary scenarios — all lead to big increases in monthly bills for PG&E customers.One option that the PUC is considering would increase bills for the average residential customer who receives combined electric and gas services from PG&E by $31.13 a month. Electric bills would jump by $22.37 a month while natural gas bills would increase by $8.76 a month.An alternate proposal that is being floated would increase average ...

11 of America’s 25 most expensive ZIP codes are in the Bay Area. Here’s where

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

The Bay Area maintains its status as the most expensive metropolitan area in the U.S.Bay Area ZIP codes made up 37 of the top 100 most expensive ZIP codes in the country, according to a new 2023 ranking by real estate data firm PropertyShark that looked at median sales prices.Unsurprisingly, Atherton’s 94027 ranked at the top of the list for the seventh year in a row, with an eye-popping median sales price of $8.3 million, an increase of 5% from last year’s $7.9 million. The city, just five square miles, is a hamlet for tech industry power players, as well as celebrities, including billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry.Several Bay Area ZIP codes dropped in the rankings. Last year, the Bay Area had a record 46 ZIP codes in the top 100. San Francisco only had three ZIP codes in the top 100 in 2023, a drop from the 13 it recorded in 2019.Related ArticlesReal Estate | Realtors found liable for $1.8 billion in d...

MW power ratings: UNLV on top (yes, UNLV) after wild weekend of upsets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

Last season, the Hotline published weekly ‘Best of the West’ power ratings that considered not only Pac-12 teams but those in the Mountain West and Brigham Young. The exercise was so popular that we’re adding a MW-specific column to our array of offerings this season.Boise State and San Diego State make two. Will there be others?The Mountain West coaching carousel began spinning Sunday morning when Boise State announced the dismissal of  third-year coach Andy Avalos … with the Broncos smack in the middle of the conference championship race.San Diego State followed with news of its own on Monday morning, announcing that 65-year-old coach Brady Hoke would retire at the end of the season — a classy way for Hoke to end his career without the Aztecs having to execute a public termination.So two of the 12 schools have vacancies, and we believe there will be more.Nevada and New Mexico could make changes, as well.And there’s always a chance of one or more coaches leaving v...

Video: Three people rappel down Transamerica Pyramid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Three people rappelled down the side of the Transamerica Pyramid Monday shortly before noon. The people, who wore orange or red outfits, are part of an Oakland-based vertical dance group known as Bandaloop. Biden in San Francisco for APEC: Timeline of president’s visit The incident is part of a permitted performance, according to the San Francisco Police Department. "Do not be alarmed, enjoy the show!" SFPD tweeted.KRON4 has reached out to the San Francisco Fire Department and SFPD for more information.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Arrest made in fatal shooting outside San Leandro Chili's

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

(KRON) -- One person has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a Chili's Grill and Bar in San Leandro, the San Leandro Police Department said Monday. Samuel Langworthy was arrested on Saturday evening for allegedly shooting and killing a woman outside the restaurant just a few hours earlier.Langworthy, 48, of Oakland, was taken into custody by California Highway Patrol officers after his vehicle was seen on Interstate 5 near Coalinga. Biden in San Francisco for APEC: Timeline of president’s visit The homicide, which occurred at the Chili's located at Bayfair Center, was preceded by a verbal altercation between Langworthy and the adult daughter of his current domestic partner, police said. During the confrontation, Langworthy retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and shot the victim once in the head at close range.Police have not recovered the firearm used in the shooting. Langworthy discarded it somewhere along the freeway, he told investigators. He ...

Loncor Gold: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Loncor Gold Inc. (LONCF) on Monday reported a loss of $478,000 in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on LONCF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/LONCFSource

Live updates | Biden says Gaza’s largest hospital ‘must be protected’ as thousands flee the fighting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants outside Gaza’s largest hospital has prompted thousands of people to flee from the sprawling medical facility, but hundreds of patients and others displaced by the war remained inside, health officials said Monday.U.S. President Joe Biden said Shifa hospital “must be protected” and called for “less intrusive action” by Israeli forces. Shifa hospital has been without electricity and water for three days and “is not functioning as a hospital anymore,” said World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday. He said there has been gunfire and bombings outside the compound.Patients there include dozens of babies at risk of dying because of a lack of electricity, health officials at the facility said.More than two-thirds of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million have fled their homes since the war began.Gaza City, the largest urban area in the territory, is the focus of Israel’s campaign to crush Hamas ...

Procuraduría de Colombia anuncia investigación de presuntos seguimientos ilegales ordenados por el comandante del Ejército a profesor de su esposa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:50 GMT

(CNN Español) –– El comandante del Ejército de Colombia, el general Luis Mauricio Ospina, enfrentará una investigación disciplinaria luego de que un medio local señalara que ordenó seguimientos e interceptaciones ilegales al profesor de inglés de su esposa, informó la Procuraduría este domingo.“El alto mando militar, presuntamente, habría abusado de sus funciones y habría ordenado utilizar los servicios de inteligencia y contrainteligencia del Ejército para fines personales”, detalló el comunicado de la Procuraduría.En un artículo publicado el sábado, la revista Semana afirma que Ospina ordenó la investigación porque quería saber el motivo por el que su esposa se reunía periódicamente con el profesor de inglés. Para esto, de acuerdo con el informe, se le abrió un expediente falso en el que se lo acusaba de pertenecer a las FARC.De acuerdo con el reportaje, un equipo de contrainteligencia siguió al profesor durante varios días entre julio y agosto de 2023 y sería una agen...