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The Mercury News sues San Jose over strip club scandal

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:43 GMT

The Mercury News sued the City of San Jose on Wednesday, seeking to make public the details behind an October scandal where firefighters were seen dropping off a bikini-clad woman at the Pink Poodle strip club.In its lawsuit filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, the news organization is pursuing records pertaining to the city’s investigation into the Oct. 5 incident and subsequent disciplinary measures fire department officials say were taken against the employees involved.So far, those documents have been kept hidden from the public despite repeated attempts by reporters and a media attorney to unearth them through records requests and communications with city attorneys. Although then-mayor Sam Liccardo called for “heads to roll” when the scandal broke, the city will offer no details about the nature of any discipline.In its communications, the city argues that releasing the documents would violate the privacy of the firefighters and that there is no strong ...

Single-family house sells in Saratoga for $3.8 million

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:43 GMT

12586 Arroyo de Arguello – Google Street ViewA 2,670-square-foot house built in 1969 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 12500 block of Arroyo de Arguello in Saratoga was sold on April 21, 2023, for $3,750,000, or $1,404 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 0.3-acre lot, which also has a pool.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Ashley Way, Saratoga, in March 2023, a 2,633-square-foot home was sold for $3,857,000, a price per square foot of $1,465. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 3,367-square-foot home on the 12200 block of Beauchamps Lane in Saratoga sold in November 2022, for $4,350,000, a price per square foot of $1,292. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 1,748-square-foot home on Foothill Lane in Saratoga sold for $3,400,000, a price per square foot of $1,945. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

College football: The Hotline’s post-spring practice top-25 rankings for the 2023 season

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:43 GMT

We are four months from the start of the end of an era.The upcoming season marks the last year of the four-team College Football Playoff. This time next spring, the Hotline will be pondering which 12 teams will qualify for the event.(That time cannot come soon enough, by the way.)Our initial top-25 forecast for the 2023 season was published in January. The following rankings have been tweaked to reflect offseason personnel developments.The Hotline’s final preseason rankings will be available in early August.1. Georgia: The NFL attrition was heavy, but does that matter given the level of recruiting that has unfolded in Athens in recent years? The two-time defending champs will have a new quarterback (likely Carson Beck) but are again stocked on defense and along the offensive line. And the array of pass catchers is something to behold. Previous: 12. Michigan: Another team with loaded lines of scrimmage. Add two talented tailbacks and the return of quarterback J.J. McCarthy and ...

California county agrees to $7.5 million settlement in death of Black man shot by deputy

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:43 GMT

The county has reached a $7.5 million settlement in a civil complaint filed by the family of Kurt Andras Reinhold, a homeless Black man shot and killed in 2020 by an Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy in San Clemente.The family filed the wrongful-death lawsuit following Reinhold’s death on Sept. 23, 2020, when a confrontation escalated between him and two sheriff’s deputies who were with the department’s homeless outreach team after Reinhold had been stopped on suspicion of jaywalking. The shooting occurred after Reinhold reached for one of the deputy’s guns during a scuffle, according to officials with the Sheriff’s Department.The Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced in February 2022 that it had determined the deputy was justified in the shooting, clearing him of criminal wrongdoing.  Prosecutors said their investigation indicated Reinhold had not jaywalked, but had violated a vehicle code by crossing during a red hand signal, giving deputies justification for ...

Check out these 4 cool ’80s modern rock shows happening in the Bay Area

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:43 GMT

Missing the big Cruel World festival in SoCal this month? Well, never fear because many of those same ’80s music acts are playing the Bay Area as well. Here’s a look at some of the offerings:Echo and the BunnymenVocalist Ian McCulloch and guitarist Will Sergeant lead the Liverpool modern-rock outfit, known for such acclaimed albums as “Crocodiles,” “Heaven Up Here,” “Porcupine” and “Ocean Rain,” into the Mountain Winery in Saratoga on May 19. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $49-$250, mountainwinery.com.Love and RocketsThe English post-punk trio — consisting of Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins, three musicians also known for their work in the iconic goth-rock outfit Bauhaus — have embarked on its first concert tour in more than a decade. The trek includes a May 21 date at the Fox Theater in Oakland. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $59.50-$79.50, apeconcerts.com.ABCOne of the absolute best ’80s modern rock outfits, responsible for s...

Man known as ‘PlugwalkJoe’ admits to Twitter hack that hijacked celebrity accounts

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:43 GMT

By Margi Murphy | BloombergA British man has admitted to his involvement in one of the most high-profile social media hacks, a plot that included the hijacking of top US political and business leaders’ Twitter accounts.Joseph James O’Connor pleaded guilty in New York on Tuesday to hacking into the social network, a move that led to the impersonation of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and others to advertise a Bitcoin scheme.The 23-year-old, also known as “PlugwalkJoe,” was extradited from Spain on April 26, according to the Department of Justice. The crimes involved SIM swaps — a process in which a phone number is transferred to a new device in order to bypass security measures — but went far beyond that, prosecutors said.“O’Connor used his sophisticated technological abilities for malicious purposes — conducting a complex SIM swap attack to steal large amounts of cryptocurrency, hacking Twitter, conducting computer intrusions to take over social media accounts, ...

San Francisco health officials urging mpox vaccinations before Pride festival

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:43 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Department of Public Health is encouraging all residents who want protection from mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox) to receive both doses of the mpox vaccine to prevent a spike in cases during summer festivals. "As the summer months and celebrations surrounding Pride approach, now is the ideal time for people to ensure they are protected," SFDPH wrote. SFDPH strongly recommends 2-dose vaccination for "all men, trans people, and nonbinary people who have sex with men, trans people, or nonbinary people. These groups are likely to be among those most affected if mpox cases were to increase again in San Francisco," health officials wrote. All people living with HIV are also strongly encouraged to get the 2-dose vaccination. "We want to make sure that everyone can enjoy a happy and healthy Pride," said San Francisco Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip. "If you received your first dose of the mpox vaccine, even if it was in the fall, it is ...

US to limit asylum at Mexico border, open 100 migration hubs as COVID-19 restrictions end

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:43 GMT

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday will begin denying asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through, according to a new rule released Wednesday, as U.S. officials warned of difficult days ahead as a key limit on immigration is set to expire. The rule comes just a day before the U.S. ends use of Title 42, which had allowed it to limit migration in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19. The change use has led to concerns about whether the U.S. has the necessary tools to control migration.The rule announced Wednesday is part of new measures meant to crack down on illegal border crossings while creating new legal pathways, including a plan to open 100 regional migration hubs across the Western Hemisphere, administration officials said. U.S. officials have detailed steps they’ve taken to prepare for what many are expecting to be a ...

‘Please, man, don’t shoot us’: Witness says man shot 3 people, killing 1, in dispute over $4

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:43 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — A man fatally shot another customer inside a Detroit gas station and wounded two more after the clerk locked the door in a dispute over a small purchase, authorities said Wednesday.Details emerged as prosecutors charged Samuel McCray, 27, with murder and attempted murder. He was denied bond during a court appearance.The shooting occurred after 3 a.m. Saturday. McCray tried to leave the gas station with items worth less than $4 after an electronic purchase was rejected, but the clerk locked the door, the prosecutor’s office said.McCray threatened to shoot everyone inside the gas station unless the door was unlocked, according to witness David Langston.Langston told WJBK-TV that he begged McCray: ”‘Please, man, don’t shoot us. We don’t got nothing to do with this.’ … And he started shooting.”Langston, 37, was wounded but his best friend, Gregory Kelly, 37, was killed. A 60-year-old man was also wounded.“After the men were shot, the clerk unlocked the door to the s...

El glutamato monosódico es el ingrediente más incomprendido del siglo. Eso por fin está cambiando

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:43 GMT

(CNN) —  Calvin Eng, propietario del restaurante neoyorquino Bonnie’s de comida cantonés-estadounidense, no se avergüenza de su amor por el glutamato monosódico.Tanto es así, que lleva las letras “MSG”, las siglas en inglés de glutamato monosódico, tatuadas en el brazo y el menú de su restaurante incluye una bebida exclusiva, el MSG Martini.“Las cosas saben mejor con glutamato monosódico, ya sea comida occidental o cantonesa”, explica el chef a CNN.“Lo utilizamos en las bebidas. En los postres. En la comida salada. Está en casi todo. Sal, azúcar y glutamato monosódico: siempre bromeo diciendo que son la Trinidad china de los condimentos”.Admitir abiertamente el uso del glutamato monosódico o GMS, que antes era un método infalible para dejar el restaurante vacío, no ha mermado el éxito de Bonnie’s. Se ha convertido en una de las mesas de moda en Nueva York desde su apertura en Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a finales de 2021, y ha ganado numerosos p...