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L.A. County residents robbed 10 pharmacies at gunpoint in 6-week span, DOJ says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

Three Los Angeles County residents are facing decades in prison after the U.S. Department of Justice charged them in connection with 10 pharmacy robberies this summer.Makai Yusef Sanders and Kenyatta Kamar Jones of Hawthorne and Diavion Deshawna Mouton of Carson, all 22 years old, were charged earlier this month with Hobbs Act robbery (indicating it affected interstate or foreign commerce) and using a firearm during a violent crime, the DOJ said in a news release.Federal authorities allege the trio targeted Rite Aid and Walgreens stores between Aug. 9 and Sept. 19, striking in Long Beach, Bellflower, South Los Angeles, Pasadena, Whittier, Lakewood, Monterey Park, Burbank and Glendale."Mouton allegedly served as the driver while Sanders and Jones allegedly robbed the stores," the release said.The robberies typically occurred about an hour before closing, and the robbers used guns while stealing cellphones and money from the stores' offices, authorities said, adding that in some cases...

'Taco Tuesday' trademark available to use nationwide after lone restaurant relinquishes claim

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

The legal fight over the “Taco Tuesday” trademark has ended after a restaurant in New Jersey parted ways with the term, allowing taco restaurants nationwide to use the phrase.The months-long effort to make the phrase available for restaurants nationwide ended on Tuesday after Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in Somers Point, New Jersey, forfeited its “Taco Tuesday” trademark.The restaurant held the “Taco Tuesday” trademark in New Jersey for over 30 years. The restaurant’s decision to relinquish the claim comes after Taco John’s, a Wyoming-based “West-Mex” restaurant chain, relinquished its claim to the trademark in July. Taco Bell brings back Taco Lover’s Pass and debuts new breakfast taco Taco John held the trademark for over 40 years in the 49 other U.S. states.“When we set out to free Taco Tuesday, we did it for all who make, sell, eat and celebrate tacos,” Sean Tresvant, Taco Bell’s chief global brand and strategy officer and incoming CEO, said in a statement.“Taco Bell wants ever...

A Private Sensory Retreat With Chef Matthew Kenney and Rainbeau Mars

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

Wellness author and herbalist to the stars Rainbeau Mars opened her Feng Shui Venice home on Monday for an evening of wellness and a plant-based five-course menu from internationally acclaimed vegan chef and Mar Vista resident Matthew Kenney. And it all kicked off with dessert — frozen strawberry guava with the essence of coconut and kaffir lime.“A few small bites of dessert before you start the meal aids in digestion and absorption of vitamins and nutrients,” Mars told the intimate group after a cleansing sound bath that included Chinese medicine expert Dr. Mao Shing Ni, as well as actress and realtor Leslie Bega. “A little sweetness to start out will help digest the proteins before they start to ferment and cause digestive issues. Matthew has taken the herbs and plants gathered from my urban garden and transformed them into art for the body and mind. By combining the earth, the water, the fire and the air, we can reclaim the micronutrients from the colors out of the garden.”Matthe...

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

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San Jose Sharks can again choose to use Pride tape as NHL rescinds ban

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

San Jose Sharks players and other NHLers will once again be allowed to use special stick tape to show support for certain causes.In a reversal from its previous stance that prohibited players from displaying “cause messaging” on their equipment, including rainbow-colored tape often used during LGBTQ+ Pride night celebrations, the NHL announced Tuesday that players will be now allowed to “voluntary represent social causes with their stick tape” throughout the season.The league said it made the decision in consultation with the NHL Players’ Association and the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition.The You Can Play Project, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ participation in sports and has partnered with the NHL for a decade, celebrated the reversal.“Actively welcoming communities into hockey is imperative to keep the sport strong now and into the future,” You Can Play said in a statement. “We appreciate every person, team, and organization that made their voice heard to support this c...

Kurtenbach: New SF Giants manager Bob Melvin is the right man to implement Farhan Zaidi’s vision — whatever that is

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

The Giants have a new manager, and he’s the perfect choice to implement president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi’s vision for the team.Whatever that vision might be these days.Now, Bob Melvin’s bonafides shouldn’t need to be listed here. Suffice it to say the longtime A’s and former Mariners, Diamondbacks, and Padres skipper is an egoless man of high character who knows the game inside and out and wants to come home to the Bay Area. (He was raised in Atherton, helped Cal to the College World Series, played for the Giants, and was a famous patron of Piedmont restaurants.)Any team would be lucky to have Melvin, who won manager of the year in both leagues. The Padres’ organizational dysfunction has worked to the Giants’ benefit here.Yes, Melvin is the man for the job. He previously worked with Zaidi in Oakland and can understand and implement advanced strategy while keeping a feel for the game and maintaining good clubhouse spirits (well, in every clubhouse that didn&#...

Correction: San Jose tiny homes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

A story that ran in the local section on Sunday, Oct. 22, about a planned tiny home shelter in San Jose incorrectly reported that individual tiny homes will have private bathrooms. Residents will have access to private bathrooms in a shared community space. 

Single-family house in San Ramon sells for $1.5 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

34 Winterwind Court – Google Street ViewA 2,056-square-foot house built in 1992 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the first block of Winterwind Court in San Ramon was sold on Oct. 3, 2023, for $1,510,000, or $734 per square foot. The layout of this two-story house includes three bedrooms and three baths. In addition, the house provides an attached two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:A 2,056-square-foot home on the 300 block of Winterwind Circle in San Ramon sold in May 2023, for $1,525,000, a price per square foot of $742. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In January 2023, a 2,294-square-foot home on Fallen Leaf Circle in San Ramon sold for $1,575,000, a price per square foot of $687. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Fallen Leaf Circle, San Ramon, in August 2023, a 3,020-square-foot home was sold for $2,050,000, a price per square foot of $679. The home has 4 bedrooms...

San Jose man charged in PG&E transformer bombings now faces federal indictment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

SAN JOSE — A man already jailed and charged locally with planting bombs on PG&E electrical transformers in South San Jose now faces a federal indictment for the same alleged crimes, according to authorities and court records.Peter Karasev, who has been charged in Santa Clara County with planting explosives on PG&E transformers, now faces a federal indictment for the same alleged crimes. (San Jose Police Dept.) Peter Karasev, 36, of San Jose, was indicted by a federal criminal grand jury Oct. 19. The indictment accuses him of two counts of damaging the property of an energy facility, and one count of using fire or an explosive to commit a federal felony.Karasev has been in the Elmwood men’s jail in Milpitas since his arrest March 1 by San Jose police following an investigation into two explosions reported Dec. 8 — outside the Macy’s department store at Westfield Oakridge Mall — and Jan. 5 at Snell Avenue and Santa Teresa Boulevard.The mall bombing was d...

DMV shuts down Cruise robotaxis in San Francisco, saying company misled on safety

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:54 GMT

The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday shut down the problem-plagued Cruise autonomous taxis in San Francisco, saying they were an “unreasonable risk to the public” and that the company misrepresented how safe they are.The agency said Cruise, to get its permits back for testing and deploying driverless taxis with no human backup, would have to provide it with information about “how it has addressed the deficiencies that led to the suspensions.”The suspension has no set duration, the DMV said.In August, the state Public Utilities Commission gave GM’s Cruise a green light to take paid fares in hundreds of robotaxis with no human backup in San Francisco, despite incessant reports of the cars obstructing emergency vehicles and bottlenecking traffic. San Francisco Board of Supervisors president Aaron Peskin at the time called allowing the autonomous technology on public roads “a recipe for death” and said the vehicles were “...