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‘Not if but when’: Bay Area motorists are marking this valuable car part to thwart thieves

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:31 GMT

LIVERMORE — Bay Area motorists worried that they’re targets for criminals looking to steal their catalytic converters drove to a Livermore college Tuesday to have the valuable car part tagged with traceable identification information and law enforcement insignia.The anti-theft etching event — the fourth one of its kind hosted by Livermore police and the automotive department at Las Positas College over the past year — drew dozens of drivers whose catalytic converters were marked with their license plate numbers and spray-painted with the Livermore Police Department badge logo.The purpose, Livermore police Officer Taylor Burruss said, is to deter would-be thieves who spot the police logo and make the car part traceable back to its owner if recovered by law enforcement. In some cases, a recovered part can be returned and reinstalled. In others, identified victims can help the authorities pursue charges. Burruss recalled at least three cases where etching helped...

Warriors add ageless Rudy Gay to compete for roster spot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:31 GMT

The Warriors have signed 17-year NBA forward Rudy Gay to a non-guaranteed contract, sources confirmed Wednesday morning.Gay, who turned 37 last month, will join a pool of prospects, including 32-year-old Rodney McGruder, in a competition for one of the Warriors final roster spots in camp, which opens next Monday.Gay, a 6-foot-8 forward, has logged 1,120 career games (778 starts) split between five teams. He played the last two seasons with the Utah Jazz, where he had a lesser role off the bench. Last season, he averaged 5.2 points on 38% shooting in 56 games.The Warriors are the third team Gay has been linked to this offseason. The Jazz traded Gay to the Atlanta Hawks in June before he was moved again just weeks later to the Oklahoma City Thunder who waived him.With the addition of Chris Paul via a trade that sent Jordan Poole, Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Ryan Rollins to the Washington Wizards as well as the free agent signings of Dario Saric and Cory Joseph, Golden State bolsters an ol...

Harry and Meghan’s team expected NDAs from public school kids and teachers during 2021 NYC visit: report

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:31 GMT

Newly released documents show that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s team made a number of demands on New York City public officials, teachers and elementary school children during the couple’s high-profile 2021 visit to the city, to ensure that they would be portrayed as favorably as possible and as quasi world leaders in their 2022 Netflix documentary.For example, for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s visit to a public elementary school in Harlem, their Archewell team asked school employees and students’ parents to sign a release for their participation in filming for an unnamed Sussex “project,” according to documents obtained by the Daily Mail. The releases included a confidentiality clause, which barred students and teachers at P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School from discussing the filming of the “project” on social media or with with any news outlets, the documents show. The students and teachers also were barred from making any ̶...

Pac-12 collapse: Washington president says $500 million counteroffer to ESPN would have been “stupid,” doubts it ever happened

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:31 GMT

Washington president Ana Mari Cauce took issue with the notion that the Pac-12’s media rights negotiations with ESPN collapsed because the university presidents believed the conference was worth $50 million per school, or a whopping $500 million annually.Instead, Cauce said the $50 million figure was discussed last year as a target for the total revenue distributions to the campuses — meaning it would have included payouts from the College Football Playoff, the NCAA Tournament and the media rights deal.“In some models, it was possible for some schools to get $50 million,” Cauce told the Hotline in an interview earlier this month. “But at no time did anyone think we could all get $50 million in media rights. That would have been stupid.”Cauce explained that after the announced departures of USC and UCLA (in June 2022), commissioner George Kliavkoff told the 10 remaining presidents that 30 percent of the conference’s media valuation “just walked out the door.&#...

California has 6 of the most-valuable housing markets in US

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:31 GMT

California is home to a half-dozen of the nation’s most valuable housing markets.The total value of US housing rose more than $2.6 trillion in the past year to just under $52 trillion – up $1.1 trillion from housing’s previous value peak of June 2022, Zillow said in a new report.Those gains defy predictions that higher borrowing costs would lead to a prolonged slump. Low levels of supply, enhanced by the lock-in effect — which has left current mortgage borrowers reluctant to give up their low-cost loans — have pushed nationwide prices to a new high. The rise in the sum of Zillow’s estimated value for every US home was tied to a 0.7% rise in the average price plus a surge in new construction.At the top of the metro area rankings were six California markets …Los Angeles-Orange County: No. 2 in the US at $3.7 trillion, up $3 billion or 0.1% since the June 2022 housing peak.San Francisco: No. 3 at $1.8 trillion, down $176 billion or 9% since June 2022.San Diego: No. 9 at $994 billion...

Lanes reopen after possible shooting on I-580 in Oakland

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:31 GMT

(KRON) -- All lanes of eastbound Interstate 580 in Oakland were shut down due to a possible freeway shooting, the California Highway Patrol said Wednesday morning. Lanes have since reopened.The Oakland Police Department reported possible gunfire in the area around I-580 at Grand Avenue to CHP at 4:58 a.m., CHP said. By 5:31 a.m., CHP was on scene to close traffic lanes for the investigation.No victims or vehicles related to the possible shooting were found, CHP said. The investigation remains ongoing.Motorists should expect delays and are advised to use alternative routes. Lanes were reopened as of around 6:30 a.m., police said.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

1 hospitalized after West Oakland shooting Tuesday

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:31 GMT

(KRON) -- A victim who was shot in Oakland on Tuesday is expected to survive, the Oakland Police Department said.A shooting was reported from a ShotSpotter activation on the 600 block of 25th Street in West Oakland just before 1:45 p.m., police said. Officers arrived on scene and located evidence that a shooting occurred. No victim was found at the location.Later Tuesday afternoon, police were notified that a person with a gunshot wound arrived at a local hospital. Investigators determined that the victim at the hospital sustained their injuries from the shooting on 25th Street. The victim is currently in stable condition, police said. Lanes reopen after possible shooting on I-580 in Oakland Oakland PD’s Felony Assault Unit is investigating the circumstances around the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact (510)-238-3426.

Travis Kelce notes Taylor Swift’s ‘bold’ appearance at Chiefs game but is mum about any relationship

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:31 GMT

Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce calls Taylor Swift’s appearance at the Chiefs’ victory over the Chicago Bears “pretty bold” but wants to remain private about any relationship with the superstar singer.Speaking on his podcast “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce” that premiered Wednesday morning, Kelce discussed Swift’s well-publicized appearance in a suite at Arrowhead Stadium with his family during Sunday’s 41-10 victory. The 12-time Grammy Award winner sat next to Kelce’s mom, Donna, and yelled during the game.Kelce said it was “awesome” how everyone treated Swift in the suite and added that they all had great things to say about her.“She looked amazing,” he added. “Everybody was talking about her and in a great light. And on top of that, you know, the day went perfect for Chiefs fans. Of course, we script it all, ladies and gentlemen.”Kelce and Swift were seen leaving the stadium together after the game, with the two-time Super Bowl winner joking that they “sli...

Fire rips through Iraqi wedding hall, killing around 100 in shock to Christian community

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:31 GMT

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — As they watched the bride and groom start their slow dance, Faten Youssef imagined the future wedding of her son, seated next to her at a reception table. Within moments, however, disaster struck when an inferno erupted that would leave nearly 100 dead in the northern Iraqi wedding hall.As the dance began, a ring of pyrotechnics machines on the floor released fountains of sparks into the air. As the music played, ceiling panels above the machines burst into flames.The around 250 panicked guests in the the Haitham Royal Wedding Hall in the predominantly Christian Hamdaniya area stampeded for the exits as flaming decorations and pieces of ceiling rained down on them.Authorities on Wednesday said around 100 people were killed, with the toll expected to rise with at least 100 injured, including many critically burned. Authorities said highly flammable building materials contributed to the disaster. The tragedy Tuesday night was the latest to hit Iraq’s Christian minor...

Italy at the Rugby World Cup: ‘We’re coming for the All Blacks’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:31 GMT

The All Blacks are coming.And here’s what Italy says: The Azzurri are coming, too.The former All Black who has transformed Italy into a respectable outfit talked up his Rugby World Cup team to boldly go on Friday in Lyon where no Italians have gone before: To victory against New Zealand.“We are not going out there to try to keep the score down. We are going out there to try to win the game,” coach Kieran Crowley said on Wednesday. “We’ve got to show some courage, we’ve got to play.”Italy and New Zealand are in the same boat in Pool A: Chasing host France for one of the two quarterfinal places. Italy has a 2-0 record and wants to make the quarterfinals for the first time. New Zealand has a rare 1-1 record, and needs the win to ensure its progress towards the quarters.Crowley believes his team is ready. They are fitter, more disciplined, set-piece strong with threats in the backline, and play hard to the end.After coming from behind at halftime to beat Uruguay 38-17 ...