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Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:45 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Downtown complaintsproduct of our isolationRe: “Poll: 80% decry big Bay Area downtowns” (Page A1, Oct. 1).Times have changed. Malls are going out of business. The flight to suburbs and gated communities continues. Too many hours are spent at work, commuting and on social media. The complaints about downtown are a symptom of our changing society. People find themselves isolated from other people including their own families and neighbors.Since Oakland was mentioned prominently in the article I will give a shout-out to “Friday Nights at OMCA.” I stumbled upon it after visiting the Oakland Museum of California one Friday before the pandemic and am glad to see that it is still operational. Food trucks are also used where I live for “Fremont Street Eats,” also on Friday nights. Basically street parties with food and live entertainment.Start small and be inclusive.Richard Jo...

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:45 GMT

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Claudia Lauer and Randall Chase | Associated PressWILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after his earlier deal imploded, setting the case on a track toward a possible trial in 2024 while his father is campaigning for reelection.President Joe Biden’s son has been charged with lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days. He could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted. When asked by Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke if he understood the charges against him, he said, “Yes, Your Honor.”His lawyer Abbe Lowell said in court he plans to file a motion to dismiss the charges, challenging their constitutionality.“Mr. Biden pleads not guilty to the three counts that have been brought against him,” Lowell said to the judge.Hunter Biden has acknowledged struggling with an addiction to crack cocaine during that period in 2018,...

McCarthy tells GOP he won’t run for speaker again

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:45 GMT

By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer | CNNKevin McCarthy will not run for speaker again after the House ousted him from the top leadership post in a historic vote on Tuesday, a move that threatens to plunge House Republicans into even further chaos and turmoil.GOP Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina confirmed to reporters that McCarthy not run for speaker. “He’s not running,” Norman said. “He just said he’s not running.”The House will now need to elect a new speaker, but there is no clear alternative to McCarthy who would have the support needed to win the gavel. No House speaker has ever before been ousted through the passage of a resolution to remove them.Immediately following the vote, GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry, a top McCarthy ally, was named interim speaker and the House went into recess as Republicans scrambled to find a path forward.The vote to oust McCarthy and his decision not to run again marks a major escalation in tensions for a Hou...

With Sharks’ Couture out for now, his potential replacement says he’s ready for a big role

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:45 GMT

SAN JOSE – Forward Mikael Granlund was injured just a few days after training camp began but appears to be on track to play in the San Jose Sharks’ season opener next week, a good sign for a team that might have to start the year without Logan Couture.Granlund was a full participant in practice Tuesday, one week after he said he “tweaked” something in the morning skate prior to the Sharks’ Sept. 26 game at home against the Anaheim Ducks. Granlund practiced for about 30 minutes two days later and has been regularly skating ever since.The Sharks need all the center depth they can get with Couture out with a lower-body injury and not expected to skate again until later this week or early next week. Sharks coach David Quinn said Couture had another positive day Tuesday with no setbacks but has mentioned previously that everyone involved will take a cautious approach with the captain’s NHL return.Granlund would appear to be the Sharks’ best option to take over the second-line center posi...

Kerr announces who will start for Draymond Green when Warriors face Lakers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Four days remain until the Warriors’ first preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers and Steve Kerr chose to answer a looming question out the gate.With Draymond Green sidelined due to injury, Chris Paul will be part of the starting five on Saturday night alongside Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Kevon Looney, Kerr said.“It’ll be a great talking point around the water cooler,” Kerr said after Tuesday’s practice. “As I said, we’ll try a lot of different lineups during the exhibition season. They’ll start the first game and we’ll see after that.”The preseason starting five won’t be set in stone moving forward, but it’ll give the Warriors a look at how Paul plays alongside Curry. The lineup is small with Thompson effectively sliding into a forward position, as he did at times last year. Paul will take on Green’s role as a passer to find Curry and Thompson off-ball.R...

Driverless Cruise vehicle's cameras recorded moment woman was struck in San Francisco

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Video footage recorded by a Cruise car's cameras captured the moment that a pedestrian was struck by a human-driven car downtown before she was run over by Cruise's driverless car.San Francisco Police Department officers said they found the woman trapped under a Cruise autonomous vehicle on 5th Street near Market Street at 9:30 p.m. The pedestrian suffered multiple traumatic injuries. SFPD said a human-driven vehicle "may have been initially involved in the collision." A Cruise representative allowed KRON4 to view video footage recorded by its AV involved in the accident. The video confirmed that a human-driven car struck the woman first before she was thrown directly into the path of the Cruise car.The video begins with the human-driven car and driverless Cruise car waiting side-by-side at an intersection for a traffic light to turn green.After the light turns green, the video shows the woman walking in a crosswalk when she is struck by the human-driven car....

Walnut Creek Louis Vuitton store closed after attempted burglary

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:45 GMT

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) -- A Louis Vuitton store in Walnut Creek is temporarily closed after suspects attempted to burglarize it early Tuesday morning. The city said the suspects crashed a car into the front of the store to get inside. The store had plywood over one of its windows and a sign posted announcing the temporary closure on Tuesday. Walnut Creek police said that at about 4:30 a.m., 15 people were at the store attempting to steal from it. Police were called to the store at 1211 Broadway Plaza, and upon arrival they saw the suspects attempting the burglary. The City of Walnut Creek said the roughly 15 suspects were riding in four cars. Thieves targeting drivers at gas stations, East Bay police agency warns They scattered in several directions when police arrived, and an officer saw one of the suspect vehicles speeding westbound on Highway 24. A pursuit was initiated but terminated near Orinda. A black 2017 Land Rover was recovered by police in front of the store. This...

Alameda PD officer who saved child's life receives commendation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:45 GMT

(KRON) -- An Alameda Police Department officer who acted quickly and saved a child's life has been commended by his department. On Aug. 30, Alameda PD got a call about a 1-year-old child who was unresponsive and not breathing, according to police.Two officers were dispatched to the call. Officer Sergio Ortega was not one of those officers. However, according to police, he was working on an assignment in the area, and he responded. Thieves targeting drivers at gas stations, East Bay police agency warns Ortega was the first to arrive on the scene. He assessed the situation and began rendering aid, police said. Under Ortega's care, the child began to show signs of responsiveness. Paramedics arrived and the child was taken to a hospital for further medical attention.The Alameda Police Department awarded Officer Ortega with a Commander's Commendation for his "decisiveness, composure, and heroic actions," according to police.

McCarthy says he ‘wouldn’t change a thing,’ feels ‘fortunate’ to have served in first remarks since losing speakership

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:45 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — McCarthy says he ‘wouldn’t change a thing,’ feels ‘fortunate’ to have served in first remarks since losing speakership.Source

Twins stop record 18-game postseason skid on strength of Royce Lewis home runs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:45 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis smashed Minnesota’s 18-game postseason losing streak into the seats, homering in each of his first two at-bats to carry the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of their AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday.Lewis hit a two-run shot off Kevin Gausman in the first inning and a leadoff drive in the third, sending the home dugout and the sellout Target Field crowd into a frenzy. The bigger celebration occurred a few hours later when Jhoan Duran pitched a hitless ninth to close the first victory in the playoffs for the Twins since Oct. 5, 2004. They had the longest postseason losing streak in major North American professional sports. It was the first home win for the Twins in the playoffs since Game 1 of the ALCS in 2002 at the Metrodome.Lewis was a 3-year-old then. He’s the type of big-time player — with five grand slams in 70 career games — that could lead the Twins on an actual postseason run instead of just hanging a div...