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Verdugo Mountains luxury housing development sparks environmental concerns

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:56:38 GMT

A proposal to construct a luxury gated housing development in the Verdugo Mountains has residents concerned over the potential devastation of wildlife and native plants while leaving tenants in a fire zone.Residents in the Verdugo Mountains love enjoying the undisturbed wilderness that surrounds their community. But locals say a newly proposed luxury development will threaten everything.The proposed project, called The Canyon Hills Development, was approved by the Los Angeles City Council in 2005.It was given a 20-year timeframe during which it was allowed to build about 220 new homes.But over the last 18 years, nothing has happened until the developer, Whitebird, Inc., requested permits to begin preparing the site in January 2023.That’s when the group “No Canyon Hills” reorganized to protest the proposed plans.Residents concerned that a proposed luxury housing development in the Verdugo mountains will wipe out natural landscapes and displace wildlife. (KTLA)Residents concerned that...

Kings coach Mike Brown on facing Warriors at the Chase Center: ‘It’s going to be tough as nails’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:56:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown knows first-hand what kind of home-court advantage the Warriors were set to have on Thursday night.Heading into Game 3 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs with a 2-0 lead over the defending champions, Brown was expecting a rowdy crowd at the Chase Center.“Oh man, it’s gonna be tough,” Brown said before Game 3. “It’s gonna be a dog fight. The fans here are fantastic; the team’s going to feed off the energy of the fans, they’re going to rally behind Draymond (Green), which they should. It’s going to be a great atmosphere out there. It’s going to be tough as nails to try to get a win.”Green, suspended for Game 3 after stepping on the chest of Domantas Sabonis in Game 2, was planning to watch Game 3 from home, said Warriors coach Steve Kerr.“I think our crowd will help cover that,” Kerr said. “So it’ll be fine.”Brown spent six seasons as Kerr’s assistant before he to...

Separate East Oakland shootings injure two men

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:56:38 GMT

OAKLAND — Two men were listed in stable condition after separate injury shootings in East Oakland neighborhoods this week, authorities said.Shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday, police said dispatchers received a call about a shooting near Fruitvale Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard in the city’s Dimond district.When officers responded to the area, they found a victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound, and provided care until first responders took them to a hospital for treatment. The victim was later listed in stable condition, police said.In a statement Wednesday, police said they received a call shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday reporting a person in the city’s South Stonehurst neighborhood reporting a shooting.When officers arrived in the 9900 block of Pearmain Street, they learned that a 35-year-old man, who had sustained gunshot wounds to an arm and a leg, had obtained his own transportation to an area hospital. He was later listed in stable condition.Related Articl...

Two-bedroom home sells in Oakland for $1.5 million

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:56:38 GMT

6515 Raymond Street – Google Street ViewA historic house located in the 6500 block of Raymond Street in Oakland has new owners. The 1,079-square-foot property, built in 1921, was sold on March 10, 2023. The $1,525,000 purchase price works out to $1,413 per square foot. The property features two bedrooms, one bath, and a garage. The unit sits on a 4,636-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:On Fairview Street, Oakland, in June 2022, a 1,400-square-foot home was sold for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,286. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,046-square-foot home on the 500 block of 66th Street in Oakland sold in October 2022, for $2,150,000, a price per square foot of $1,051. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 1,182-square-foot home on Whitney Street in Oakland sold for $1,350,000, a price per square foot of $1,142. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Would Giants bring back Madison Bumgarner? Don’t count on it

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:56:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Any chance for a MadBum reunion?Designated for assignment Thursday, Bumgarner’s career has cratered since leaving the Giants in free agency following the 2019 season and signing a five-year, $85 million contract.With Arizona picking up the remaining $34 million on that deal, Bumgarner, if he’s waived as expected within seven days, he could come at a bargain price.At the time of his DFA, Bumgarner was 0-3 in four starts with a 10.26 earned run average and his average fastball has dropped to less than 90 miles per hour. His record since joining Arizona is 15-32 with a 5.23 ERA.With the Giants, Bumgarner was 119-92 in addition to being one of the most brilliant postseason performers in baseball history, capped by his performance against the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 World Series.The Giants under director of operations Farhan Zaidi let Bumgarner walk without a serious offer. He’s never played for this coaching staff. Only shortstop Brandon Cr...

Larry Elder announces 2024 bid for the White House

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:56:38 GMT

By Shaina Shelton | CNNConservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday that he’s launching a 2024 presidential campaign, joining a growing list of Republicans vying for the GOP nomination.Elder will speak at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition this weekend. Other 2024 GOP hopefuls are expected to speak as well, including former President Donald Trump, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, who recently launched an exploratory committee.Elder was the top Republican opponent to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, during the unsuccessful recall effort in 2021, which had emerged due to partisan anger over the governor’s pandemic response. Elder opposed most Covid-19 restrictions, minimum wage, cashless bail and defunding the police.A robust turnout from Democrats in California, who outnumbered Republicans 2-1, allowed Newsom to keep his job. But Elder’s name recognition pushed him to the top of the challenger field in ...

Gary Payton II out for Warriors’ crucial Game 3 against Sacramento Kings

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:56:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Gary Payton II will miss the Warriors’ crucial Game 3 of their first round playoff series against the Sacramento Kings with an illness. The illness kept Payton from practice on Wednesday, head coach Steve Kerr said.Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole were listed as questionable in the hours prior to tip off with shoulder soreness and an ankle sprain, respectively. Kerr noted that Poole was playing on a swollen ankle in Game 2, which partly contributed to his four-point performance in 16 minutes.But both were active for a crucial game with the Warriors down two games to none, Kerr said. The Warriors opted for offense by playing a hobbled Poole alongside Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Kevon Looney in the starting lineup to make up for Draymond Green’s absence.Payton’s absence exacerbates an already depleted Warriors team playing without Green due to a one-game suspension. Concerns surrounded Golden State’s defensive capabilitie...

NBA playoffs live updates: Draymond-less Warriors try to fight back vs. Kings in Game 3

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:56:38 GMT

To view the live updates on your mobile device click here.GAME 2: Kings at Warriors at Chase Center, at 7 p.m. (PT). TV: TNT. Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Stan Van Gundy (color commentary), Chris Haynes (sideline reporting).ODDS: Warriors -6.5. OVER/UNDER: 241. (Both from Caesar’s Sportsbook.)CURRENT SERIES: Kings lead 2-0. SEASON SERIES: Warriors went 3-1 against the Kings in the regular season. PRIOR PLAYOFF HISTORY: None.It sure feels like the Golden State Warriors are in big, big trouble as they get ready for Game 3 of the first round series against the Sacramento Kings.The Dubs are down 2-0 already. Draymond Green is suspended for stomping on Damontas Sabonis’ chest, a move he said he only did because Sabonis grabbed his ankle. Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole and Gary Payton II are all questionable with various ailments. It’s all not looking good for the defending champions, right?And yet, the Warriors are favored to win on Thursday night. Perhaps i...

Slain Vegas shooting victims’ kin to split shooter’s estate

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:56:38 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Families of people killed in the Las Vegas Strip massacre in October 2017 will receive shares of almost all the $1.4 million estate of the man who unleashed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and killed himself before police reached him, according to a probate case that ended Thursday in Nevada.In the next several weeks, a total of almost $1.3 million will be distributed to the families of 61 victims of the shooting, said Alice Denton, the Las Vegas attorney who handled the case with her partner, Jarien Cho, at no cost to the estate of the gunman, Stephen Paddock.“We have done what we set out to do,” Denton said of the more than five-year process to appraise, sell and distribute proceeds from Paddock’s assets, including two homes and an investment property in Nevada, a vehicle and 49 guns.“We worked to ensure that the victims’ families received the most that they could,” Denton told The Associated Press. “The guns were destroyed, and the ...

Md. couple recounts reimbursement struggle with Southwest Airlines after December debacle

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:56:38 GMT

Back in December, Mark Hessie and his wife Stephanie showed up at BWI Marshall Airport in Maryland ready to board a Southwest Airlines flight to Cancun, Mexico, for a long-anticipated Christmas vacation. That flight would never happen. The Hessies would instead be among the thousands of travelers caught in a wave of cancellations by the airline.“We were stranded there,” Stephanie Hessie said.The couple and their son made alternate plans which involved booking a flight for $3,000 on American Airlines out of Philadelphia.“We had to Uber from BWI to Philadelphia in order to make that flight with no luggage,” she said. “We basically had the clothes on our back to get us to Cancun.”They arrived in Cancun without their luggage but made the most of their trip. In watching news coverage of the situation involving Southwest, they felt some comfort in seeing reports that the airline planned to compensate passengers.“We were relieved to hear that (the)...