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Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva To Appear in Front Of Civilian Oversight Committee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:25 GMT

Nearly a year after leaving office as the Los Angeles County Sheriff, Alex Villanueva will appear in front of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Oversight Committee to address accusations of deputy gangs.While in office, Villanueva was asked to appear in front of the committee on multiple occasions and testify under oath. As a civilian, Villanueva has agreed to now speak.“This is going to be fun,” Villanueva wrote in a social media post. “Introducing facts to the (Civilian Oversight Committee). After a year in office, (L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn) puppet (Sheriff Robert Luna) can’t seem to find a single deputy gang member!”Villanueva and Supervisor Hahn had multiple public spats, with Hahn questioning the former sheriff’s leadership and vice versa.In 2022, the committee formally announced an investigation into the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, with Commission Chair Sean Kennedy claiming deputy gangs had “plagued” L.A. County for decades and...

Globe Theatre Appears To Be Closed Permanently

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:25 GMT

The Globe Theatre in downtown Los Angeles has again abruptly canceled its upcoming events and is believed to be closing permanently.Weeks after multiple scheduled events were canceled and later returned, the coordinators of those events again had to scramble to find new venues, as the Globe reportedly informed them of a shutdown.Representatives for the Globe Theatre had previously told L.A. Weekly that it planned to remain open “for sure,” but recent attempts to confirm their closure status have not been returned.As of this writing, a Google search for the Globe Theatre returned a page with the venue labeled as “permanently closed,” which had not been done during its brief closure back in November.Prestige Wrestling, an independent professional wrestling promotion that hosted events regularly at the Globe, had been forced to change its December event location before being told that it could continue to host at the Globe. In yet another last-minute change the ...

Couture to join Sharks’ upcoming road trip with expectation that he might play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:25 GMT

SAN JOSE — Logan Couture is joining the San Jose Sharks on their upcoming road trip with the expectation that he might get into a game, coach David Quinn said Thursday.Couture has missed the entire season with a lower-body injury but has made significant progress with his health in recent weeks, skating more regularly without any setbacks.Quinn said the Sharks want Couture, 34, to get through more practices without any issues.“When he does play, we don’t want there to be any potential setbacks,” Quinn said before the Sharks played the Winnipeg Jets. “We want this to be 100% good.”The Sharks are scheduled to practice Friday and then finish a three-game homestand on Saturday against Toronto. The Sharks then begin a five-game, eight-day road trip on Tuesday against the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, followed by games against the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, and Chicago Blackhawks. The trip lasts until Jan. 16.Quinn said he&#...

‘Do you want me to shoot them?’ Five months after acquittal in murder case, Richmond man charged with home invasion robbery in San Pablo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:25 GMT

SAN PABLO — Two West Contra Costa residents, including a man who was acquitted of murder five months ago, are set to go on trial in connection with an armed home invasion robbery, court records show.Anthony Timmons, 26, was acquitted in May on charges he aided and abetted the murder of a 66-year-old man in 2015. In October, Timmons and 25-year-old Kameron Wilson were both charged with first-degree residential robbery and gun possession in connection with a robbery at a San Pablo home on Van Ness Street, court records show.Timmons was additionally charged with assault with a semiautomatic firearm for allegedly pointing a gun at one of three victims and asking Wilson, “Do you want me to shoot them?” One of the victims begged for their lives and the robbers left, police said.Timmons and Wilson are set to go on trial on Jan. 8, court records show.The three victims were robbed of several hundred dollars in cash, a small amount of Honduran currency, as well as gold jewel...

Fake Epstein documents already circulating on social media

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:25 GMT

By Melissa Goldin | Associated PressAfter dozens of previously sealed court documents related to financier Jeffrey Epstein were made public on Wednesday, social media users began spreading false accusations about major public figures whose names appeared in the release — and some who hadn’t been named at all.Two people singled out in viral false claims containing images made to look like snippets from court documents were late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in 2018. In both cases, the images were used in an effort to tie the men to illicit activities involving Epstein.Here’s a closer look at the facts.CLAIM: Court documents connected to a lawsuit involving Epstein that were released this week include details about Hawking’s “proclivities” and accusations about a sexual encounter with Kimmel.THE FACTS: The images were fabricated to look like part of the court documents. They are not among the records that were...

Safeway in SF's Fillmore to close after 40 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Fillmore District's only Safeway store is set to close, Safeway confirmed to KRON4. The San Francisco store is expected to shut its doors in early March. The store located at 1335 Webster St. has been open for 40 years, Safeway said. It is across the street from the AMC Kabuki movie theater. The closest Safeway to the area will be at 2020 Market St. in the Castro District. Protests continue after People’s Park in Berkeley blocked with shipping containers Safeway said it agreed to sell 3.68 acres of the land to Align Real Estate, which will use it for a mixed-use development project, including housing and commercial retail. "The developer purchasing the land at Webster Plaza is excited about this opportunity. San Francisco has struggled with housing shortages and Safeway sees this as an opportunity to positively impact the community and be part of a solution to bring much needed additional housing to San Francisco," Safeway said. All Safeway employees ...

Walnut Creek restaurant forced to shut down after rodent infestation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Bar Camino in Walnut Creek was forced to shut down last week after a rodent infestation, according to a report from Contra Costa Health. Upon county inspection, officials observed rodent droppings across the restaurant's premises. Inspectors, however, found no rodents, birds, insects or animals at the restaurant. They did observe multiple rodent droppings across five areas of the establishment. In total, inspectors found more than 50 rodent droppings.The Mexican restaurant located at 1470 N Broadway closed on Dec. 28, 2023. As of Thursday, Bar Camino has reopened. Calavera Oakland Mexican kitchen and bar to close this week According to the Contra Costa Health report, here's where inspectors found rodent droppings at Bar Camino:Dry Storage RoomApproximately 8-10 small droppings around oil boxes3-5 droppings onto chili containers and chip containersApproximately 3 droppings by linensApproximately 5 droppings on linen towel3-5 droppings on floor near entrance of dry storage...

17-year-old student kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:25 GMT

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school before classes resumed on the first day after the winter break, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others Thursday as students barricaded in offices, ducked into classrooms and fled in panic.The suspect, a student at the school in Perry, died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation official said. Authorities said one of the five people wounded was an administrator, later identified by his alma mater as Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger. Authorities identified the shooter as Dylan Butler, 17, and provided no information about a possible motive. Two friends and their mother who spoke with The Associated Press said Butler was a quiet person who had been bullied for years.Perry has about 8,000 residents and is about 40 miles (65 kilometers) northwest of Des Moines, on the edge of the state capital’s metropolitan area. It is...

Israeli defense minister lays out vision for next steps of Gaza war ahead of Blinken visit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:25 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Thursday laid out his vision for the next phase of the war in Gaza, describing how Israeli forces would shift to an apparently scaled-down “ new combat approach” in northern Gaza, while continuing to fight Hamas in the south of the territory “for as long as necessary.”Ahead of a visit by the U.S. secretary of state, Yoav Gallant also outlined a proposal for how Gaza would be run once Hamas is defeated, with Israel keeping security control while an undefined, Israeli-guided Palestinian body runs day-to-day administration, and the U.S. and other countries oversee rebuilding.Israel has come under heavy international pressure to spell out a post-war vision but so far has not done so. The issue is likely to be on the agenda in Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s talks this weekend in Israel and other countries in the region. The United States has pressed Israel to shift to lower-intensity military operations in Gaza that m...

WR Mike Evans looks to continue dominant play vs. Panthers, help Bucs clinch NFC South

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:25 GMT

TAMPA BAY (8-8) at CAROLINA (2-14)Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox.BETTING LINE: Buccaneers by 4 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Tampa Bay 10-6, Carolina 4-10-2.SERIES RECORD: Panthers lead 25-21.LAST MEETING: Buccaneers beat Panthers 21-18 on Dec. 3, 2023, in Tampa Bay. LAST WEEK: Buccaneers lost to Saints 23-13; Panthers lost to Jaguars 26-0.BUCCANEERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (23), RUSH (31), PASS (15), SCORING (19).BUCCANEERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (25), RUSH (6), PASS (32), SCORING (T9)PANTHERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (20), PASS (31), SCORING (31).PANTHERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (13), PASS (3), SCORING (30).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Buccaneers plus-6, Panthers minus-7 BUCCANEERS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Baker Mayfield, who’s with his fourth team in six seasons, is trying to lead a club to the playoffs for the second time. He also did it in 2020 with Cleveland. He’s completed 64.4% of his passes for 3,907 yards and 28 touchdowns, the latter two of which are both career bests. ...