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Bay Area councilwoman calls for censure of colleague following incident

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

Brentwood City Councilmember Jovita Mendoza this week called for the censure of fellow Councilman Tony Oerlemans for his actions at a previous meeting.During the April 25 meeting, Oerlemans got into a heated exchange with Mayor Joel Bryant and then left the meeting briefly. The exchange happened when the councilman tried to pull two consent calendar items while a different motion was already on the floor, which was then seconded and unanimously passed.Orelemans, hearing that the items he wanted pulled – a contract for a soundwall and expense adjustment for the police dispatch system – had been approved, became upset, accusing the mayor of unfairly pushing the items forward.Brentwood Councilman Tony Oerlemans becomes angry over a consent calendar item on a sound wall that was not pulled for discussion and gets into a heated exchange with Mayor Joel Bryant and later walks out on April 25, 2023. “You don’t understand anything. I am disgusted with the ability for you to push someth...

Concord, San Jose: Would you sign a waiver to eat spicy chicken at new Angry Chickz restaurants?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

Angry Chickz, a SoCal-based chain that’s fired up about Nashville-style chicken, has just doubled its Bay Area footprint with new restaurants in Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties.These are the third and fourth Angry Chickz locations for the the Bay Area. The first opened on San Jose’s Saratoga Avenue during the pandemic and the second in Brentwood earlier this year. This new San Jose location takes over the former home of Blue Rock BBQ on Meridian Avenue, and the Concord one is on Ygnacio Valley Road.Founder David Mkhitaryan first discovered Nashville hot chicken in 2017 and set about perfecting his recipe for a spicy, juicy chicken tender. He, his wife and a friend opened the first Angry Chickz in Hollywood in 2018. Since then, the business owners have been on a tear, opening 21 fast-food restaurants in California, Nevada and Arizona.Heat levels range from Country style (no heat), up through Mild, Medium, Hot, to X-Hot and then — if you are willing to sign a w...

Northern California receives 5.2-magnitude jolt early Friday, following a 5.5 earthquake Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

EAST SHORE — Mother Nature got the attention of a lot of people Thursday with a 5.5-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter about 3½ miles below Lake Almanor’s eastern portion. The shake took place at 4:19 p.m.; people in the Chico, Sacramento and Reno areas, and elsewhere, reported feeling the movement.According to the U.S. Geological Survey earthquake tracker website, Earth’s action continued through the night and into Friday, though imperceptibly in many cases, with aftershocks in the Lake Almanor area registering below 3.0 on the scale nine times. Only shakes of 3.0 at 5:06 p.m. and 10:45 p.m., and a 3.8 at 7:54 p.m., were likely to get anyone’s attention.A 5.2-magnitude temblor at 3:18 Friday morning undoubtedly awakened many people in Plumas County and beyond, with aftershocks of 3.1, 3.0, 3.0 and 3.1 peppering the mix starting at 5:42.A woman who answered the phone at the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said the department had not received any reports of damage nor of injuries ...

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

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Summer-like temps headed for the Bay Area this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Unseasonably warm temperatures are set to hit the Bay Area this weekend. Temperatures will be especially high in the inland areas where the National Weather Service anticipates moderate heat risk as temperatures climb into the 80s and 90s.The warmup is set to begin Friday with parts of the East Bay forecast to reach the 80s. Coastal temps will be cooler, topping out in the 60s, according to the NWS. Saturday will be the warmest day with coastal temperatures in the 70s and inland temps hitting the 90s. 5.2 magnitude aftershock shakes Northern California, one day after stronger earthquake Sunday should see a slight cooldown, but inland temps could still hit the low 90s.With heat risk set to be moderate this weekend, the NWS warns that those who are sensitive to heat, especially those without effective cooling systems could be particularly vulnerable. Precautions recommended by the NWS include:Never leave kids or pets unattended in vehiclesDon't forget sunscre...

SF DA announces murder conviction in 2019 car-to-car Tenderloin shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man who shot and killed a passenger in a moving car from another moving car in the Tenderloin in 2019 has been convicted of murder, the San Francisco District Attorney announced Friday. Gary Owens was found guilty of second-degree murder for shooting and killing 33-year-old Ronisha Cook shortly before midnight on Dec. 19, 2019. San Carlos samurai sword beheading suspect enters insanity plea Cook was a passenger in a moving car when she was shot and killed near the intersection of Leavenworth Street and Ellis Street. The driver of the vehicle she was riding in was not hurt, the DA said.Owens was also convicted of attempted murder with a firearms allegation.“Mr. Owens will now face consequences for this unprovoked, cold-blooded killing of a beloved mother and community member,” said District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. “This verdict sends a clear message that San Franciscans will not tolerate gun violence in our community and seek to hold perpetrators accounta...

San Carlos samurai sword beheading suspect enters insanity plea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

(KRON) -- A man accused of beheading his ex-girlfriend with a samurai sword in San Carlos appeared in a San Mateo County courtroom Thursday.Jose "Rafa" Rafael Solano Landaeta, 33, of Hayward, is charged with murdering Karina Castro outside her San Carlos home on September 8, 2022. On Thursday, Landaeta pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Following the plea, Judge Michael Wendler appointed two doctors to prepare NGI (not guilty by reason of insanity) reports, and the defendant waived his right to a speedy trial. The insanity plea means his defense attorneys will have to prove Landaeta was mentally insane at the time of the sword slaying, he did not understand the nature of the homicide, and he was unaware that the crime was morally wrong.Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta glances around a courtroom on March 1, 2023 in Redwood City. (Pool photo / File) Earlier this year, Judge Wendler ruled Landaeta is competent to stand trial based off psychological evaluations completed by Dr. Jeffre...

Newsom says state's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday, saying the state's challenges are partly due to high federal inflation rates and the state's decision to let some people delay filing their taxes after winter storms.That's about $10 billion more than Newsom predicted in January, when he offered his first budget proposal. The deficit is part of Newsom's overall proposal for a $306 billion budget, by far the largest state budget in the nation. YouTuber admits to deliberately crashing plane to get views California is one of the only states to have a shortfall this year. That's mostly because its progressive tax code relies on wealthy taxpayers whose income is closely tied to the performance of the stock market.In January, Newsom proposed a number of ideas to cover the deficit, including about $9.6 billion in spending cuts that hit some of the state's ambitious climate programs and other policy areas. His latest ...

Tragedy in Texas as Pandemic Border Policy Ends — and a Rush to Judgment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

A man lights a candle at a memorial for eight migrants who were struck by a car and killed waiting at a bus stop on May 7, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas.Photo: Michael Gonzalez/Getty ImagesThe man who crashed into a group of mostly Venezuelan migrants in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday — killing eight of them — sounds in the media like a cipher, if not a monster. A video of the collision shows his vehicle knocking people down like matchsticks. A reporter I know told me that human gore and bone lay in the grass for hours afterward, putrefying in the heat and reeking. On Democracy Now!, a human rights activist called the killings a hate crime.The driver was identified as George Alvarez. The police charged him with manslaughter, and they are investigating whether he committed hate crimes or acted intentionally. During a press conference, Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda pointed to a list of Alvarez’s numerous criminal priors. One was “assaulting a public servant.”Sauceda failed to cl...

Pilots at United picket for higher pay as pressure builds before summer travel season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:26 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Just ahead of what could be a record-breaking summer travel season, pilots from one of the nation’s biggest airlines marched in picket lines at major airports on Friday as they push for higher pay.The United Airlines pilots have been working without a raise for more than four years while negotiating with airline management over a new contract.The pilots are unlikely to strike anytime soon, however. Federal law makes it very difficult for unions to conduct strikes in the airline industry, and the last walkout at a U.S. carrier was more than a decade ago.The coast-to-coast protests by United pilots come on the heels of overwhelming strike-authorization votes by pilots at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. United pilots could be the next to vote, according to union officials.Pilots at all three carriers are looking to match or beat the deal that Delta Air Lines reached with its pilots earlier this year, which raised pay rates by 34% over four years. United has prop...