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Iconic rock act, legendary guitarist help kick off BottleRock in grand style

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:36 GMT

Downtown Napa was rockin’ on BottleRock eve, as the Smashing Pumpkins and Mike Campbell’s Dirty Knobs helped kick off the festival with winning “afterdark” shows on Thursday (March 25).The Smashing Pumpkins’ gig was the hottest ticket of the entire festival — which continues through Sunday — offering the chance to see one of the biggest rock bands of the ’90s perform not in some sports arena, but in the intimate 650-capacity Jam Cellars Ballroom at the Napa Valley Opera House.Not surprisingly, a capacity crowd turned out to see vocalist-guitarist Billy Corgan and company — guitarist James Iha, drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, guitarist-keyboardist Jeff Schroeder, bassist Jack Bates and vocalist-instrumentalist Katie Cole — perform such fan favorites as “Tonight, Tonight,” “Today,” “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” and “1979.”The group opened the roughly 2-hour show with a powerful versio...

Feds arrest double homicide suspect in Aryan Brotherhood RICO case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:36 GMT

FRESNO — Federal authorities have arrested a new suspect in a Los Angeles County double homicide that prosecutors contend was carried out by aspiring members of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang.Evan “Soldier” Perkins, 38, was arrested May 24 and booked into the Fresno County Jail, where he faces charges of participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving the notorious prison gang. In an indictment unsealed Thursday, Perkins is charged with assisting Brandon “Bam Bam” Bannick in carrying out a March 2022 double homicide allegedly ordered by Aryan Brotherhood member Francis Clement.The victims of the double homicide are not named in the indictment, but the date corresponds with the killings of two men gunned down in a Los Angeles County City.At around 10 p.m. on March 8, 2022, Ronnie Paul Ennis Jr., 47, and James Yagle, 44, were killed on the 200 block of Ridgeway Street in Pomona, authorities say. They were the only double homicide victims on that d...

Supreme Court rules in favor of 94-year-old woman who got nothing when county took her condo and sold it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:36 GMT

By MARK SHERMAN | Associated PressWASHINGTON  — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday gave a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.The justices ruled that Hennepin County, Minnesota violated the constitutional rights of the woman, Geraldine Tyler, by taking her property without paying “just compensation.”“The County had the power to sell Tyler’s home to recover the unpaid property taxes. But it could not use the toehold of the tax debt to confiscate more property than was due,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court.Tyler, who now lives in an apartment building for older people, owed $2,300 in unpaid taxes, plus interest and penalties totaling $15,000, when the county took title to the one-bedroom apartment in 2015. The county said she did nothing to hold onto her one-time residence. The apartment sold the next year.Minnesota is among roughly a dozen s...

Rose Zhang leaves dominant amateur golf career at Stanford — topping even Tiger Woods — to turn pro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:36 GMT

Rose Zhang dominated amateur golf like no other female in the modern game. Now the Stanford star is ready to take on the best.Zhang announced Friday she is turning pro, ending an amateur career in which the 20-year-old sophomore set the Stanford record with 12 wins — one more than Tiger Woods — in only 20 tournaments.She won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, followed that with her second straight NCAA titles and was No. 1 in the amateur world ranking for 141 weeks, another record.“Wow … it’s finally happening,” Zhang announced on Instagram. “The endless love, support and inspiration from so many people brought me to this point of my golf career.”She will have no shortage of opportunities — the remaining four majors, including the U.S. Women’s Open and the Women’s British Open — have given her special exemptions.The Women’s Open is at Pebble Beach, the most iconic of U.S. Open venues, for the first time. While no longer an amateur, Zhang is the first player to get a special...

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $2.3 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:36 GMT

2410 Ross Road – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 2400 block of Ross Road in Palo Alto was sold on May 1, 2023 for $2,272,500, or $1,607 per square foot. The house, built in 1947, has an interior space of 1,414 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, one bathroom, and a garage, as well as a pool in the backyard and one parking space. The unit sits on a 6,954-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:On Oregon Avenue, Palo Alto, in December 2022, a 1,160-square-foot home was sold for $2,112,500, a price per square foot of $1,821. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,576-square-foot home on the 2500 block of Ross Road in Palo Alto sold in November 2022, for $3,160,000, a price per square foot of $2,005. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In July 2022, a 1,868-square-foot home on Warren Way in Palo Alto sold for $3,160,000, a price per square foot of $1,692. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

First look at proposed A's baseball ballpark on Las Vegas Strip

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:36 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The Athletics have released the first images showing what a professional baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip might look like. This is would be the A's new home if the team relocates to Las Vegas from Oakland.The images show the ballpark on the site of the Tropicana Las Vegas Resort Casino.A's Vegas Ballpark Rendering. (Image: The Athletics)"The state-of-the-art venue will be a hub for sports, entertainment, and community engagement, hosting A’s games along with a diverse range of events, concerts, and community gatherings," according to an A's news release. "The design pays homage to the rich history of the Athletics as well as the unique spirit of Las Vegas. The plan will feature innovative architecture, sustainability and environmental consciousness, and modern amenities that focus on the peak of excellence in fan experience." Gov. Lombardo, Nevada lawmakers at odds regarding budget, funding for A’s deal "From the minute we stepped onto the Tropicana site...

Old Navy closing down SF Market Street location

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Old Navy officials announced today that the retailer's location on Market Street will close down after their lease expires on July 1. "We are already working to identify new locations in downtown San Francisco that will better serve the needs of the business and our customers," a Gap Inc. spokesperson told KRON4. 4 of wealthiest US counties are in Bay Area: study The Market Street location first opened in the 1990s. In February 2021, Gap Inc., Old Navy's parent company, announced several new flagship stores for Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta at its headquarters on Folsom Street. Old Navy also has several other locations in the Bay Area in San Francisco, Daly City, Colma and Emeryville.  This news comes amid a retail exodus from the city, including stores like Whole Foods, Nordstrom, Saks Off Fifth and other large companies as well as several smaller local businesses. Many cite concerns about public safety, dirty streets and inflation a...

Would-be Oakland carjacking victim disarms assailant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:36 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland police said the city has endured a spike in carjackings and armed robberies carried out by violent thieves this May. On Thursday afternoon, one would-be carjacking victim was able to disarm the assailant, and a gun-wielding bystander stepped in as backup. The incident happened at 5:15 p.m. on East 23rd Street. A thief was armed with a "blunt object" and attempted to steal the victim's car, police said. Oakland Police Department Officer Darryl Rodgers wrote, "The victim was able to fend off the individual and disarm them, causing the individual to flee." A bystander stepped in to defend the victim and confront the assailant, police said. The bystander "engaged in a verbal altercation with the individual who attempted the carjacking. The altercation escalated." The bystander fired a gun at the assailant, and both people left the scene before police officers arrived. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the OPD Robbery Section at 510-238-332...

Bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from Connecticut bakery, scares employees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:36 GMT

AVON, Conn. (AP) — A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away.Workers at Taste by Spellbound in the town of Avon were loading cakes into a van for delivery on Wednesday when the bear showed up. There are between 1,000 and 1,200 black bears living in Connecticut, the state environmental agency says, with sightings last year in 158 of the state’s 169 towns and cities.Bakery owner Miriam Stephens wrote in an Instagram post that she heard employee Maureen Williams “screaming bloody murder” and yelling that there was a bear in the garage.Williams told TV station WTNH that she shouted to scare the bear off but it retreated and came back three times.Williams said the bear charged at her so she backed out of the garage and ran.Surveillance video obtained by WTNH shows bakery workers walking around the side of the business to try to scare the bear, but then running away after it scares them...

First Republic hit with 1,000 job cuts after California bank was seized and sold to JPMorgan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — About 1,000 employees of First Republic Bank are being let go about a month after it was seized by regulators and acquired by JP Morgan Chase. The vast majority of First Republic employees, roughly 7,200 before it ran into trouble, were offered jobs by JPMorgan, meaning that about 15% of the bank’s employees laid off. When First Republic failed and was bought by JPMorgan on May 1, JPMorgan executives said they planned to take 30 days to figure out new roles for the First Republic employees and that not every employee would be guaranteed a job.“We recognize that they have been under stress and uncertainty since March and hope that today will bring clarity and closure,” the bank said in a written statement.First Republic cut roughly 25% of its workforce before JPMorgan stepped in. Bank employees that are not being offered jobs at JPMorgan will get an additional 60 days of pay and benefits, the bank said. Additional payments to those being let go will be based on ...