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New California housing lawsuits face major obstacles, attorney says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:13 GMT

Huntington Beach, Redondo Beach and three other Los Angeles County cities are the latest to challenge the state’s ability to enforce housing laws in California’s 121 charter cities.Huntington Beach filed a federal lawsuit March 9, challenging the constitutionality of the state’s 53-year-old homebuilding mandates.Redondo Beach, Torrance, Carson and Whittier jointly filed a lawsuit last year challenging Senate Bill 9, which allows homeowners to build up to four homes on a single-family lot. Charter cities from San Mateo to San Jose, from Berkeley to Los Angeles have a long history of battling the state over “home rule” authority.Daniel Golub, a San Francisco-based land use and housing law attorney with Holland & Knight, has argued leading cases regarding charter city authority and housing law and has written on the topic.We asked him to clarify how the law affects charter cities. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.Andrew Jean-Pierre, of Berkeley, swings on an aba...

Stevie Nicks announces rescheduled San Francisco, Sacramento dates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:13 GMT

Classic rock icon Stevie Nicks has announced the rescheduled dates for her two Northern California shows.The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee — who was first enshrined as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and then as a solo artist in 2019 — is now set to perform Dec. 12 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and Dec. 15 at Chase Center in San Francisco.The original March dates were postponed “due to a Covid illness within the band,” according to a news release sent out at the time.Related ArticlesMusic | Review: Fleetwood Mac flops without Lindsey Buckingham on board Music | Why losing Lindsey Buckingham will haunt Fleetwood Mac for years Music | Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie, ‘talented beyond measure,’ dies at 79 Music | Fleetwood Mac rolls out the hits for Dreamforce at Oracle Park Music | Fleetwood Mac fans won’t want to miss this cool live release For ti...

Train derails in Minnesota, spills ethanol as residents flee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:13 GMT

By Josh Funk and Trisha Ahmed | Associated PressPRINSBURG, Minn. — A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and hundreds of nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said.The BNSF train derailed in the town of Raymond, roughly 100 miles (161 kilometers) west of Minneapolis, around 1 a.m., according to a statement from Kandiyohi County Sheriff Eric Tollefson.This latest derailment happened as the nation has been increasingly focused on railroad safety after last month’s fiery Norfolk Southern derailment that prompted evacuations in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border.Residents in that town of about 5,000 remain concerned about lingering health impacts after officials decided to release and burn toxic chemicals to prevent a tank car explosion. State and federal officials maintain that no harmful levels of toxic chemicals have been found in the air or water there, but residents remain uneas...

Priyanka Chopra froze eggs before meeting Nick Jonas, worried she’d never find Mr. Right

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:13 GMT

Like a lot of women who choose to freeze their eggs, Priyanka Chopra was in her early 30s, focused on her career and worried she’d never find a partner to marry and with whom to start a family.“I hadn’t met the person I wanted to have children with,” the 40-year-old Indian actor shared on Monday’s episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast, Page Six reported. Chopra always knew she wanted to have children but also was aware that she was reaching the biological threshold of age 35, when a woman’s fertility takes a steep dive. That’s before she met and starting dating future-husband Nick Jonas in 2018.In the interview, Chopra said she decided to freeze her eggs after her mother, an OB-GYN, told her to “just do it.” When Chopra finally met her Mr. Right, she admitted she was initially worried about the 10-year age gap, thinking that Jonas, only 25 at the time, would be too young to consider starting a family.“I always knew I wanted kids, which was one of the big r...

WATCH: Aaron Judge drills first-inning homer vs. SF Giants on Opening Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:13 GMT

It only took two pitches in his 2023 season for Aaron Judge to provide the San Francisco Giants a reminder of what could have been.Judge drilled a Logan Webb sinker over the center field wall for a homer in the first inning, giving the Yankees an early lead and making Giants fans miserable before 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time.It’s the first game since the 2022 American League Most Valuable Player was heavily pursued by the Giants as a free agent. After an erroneous report initially had Judge signing with San Francisco, the outfielder re-signed with the Bronx Bombers on a nine-year, $360 million deal.Judge discussed his free agency before Thursday’s game, saying the talks with the Giants organization were “great” but ultimately not enough to sway him to leave New York, where he hit 62 home runs last year and is now the first Yankee captain since Derek Jeter.“I met a lot of great people with the Giants, it’s a great organization that I’ve followed since I was a kid,” Judge said. “It was kin...

The last time the Athletics won the world series was in 1989. Will the next time be in Las Vegas?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:13 GMT

In 1989 manager Tony La Russa and the Oakland Athletics swept the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. That battle of two Bay Area teams is remembered as the "Earthquake Series." On Oct. 17, 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake struck before the start of game three of the series, damaging parts of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, where the game was being played, and postponing the game. Oakland A’s ballpark ranked worst in U.S. Moving forward, that 1989 series may have the distinction of being memorable for another and utterly different reason. The Athletics' 1989 World Series win could represent the team's last world championship in Oakland."I really wanted to win here," said Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt in the 2011 film Moneyball. That film tells the tale of the 2001 Athletics and their quest to use advanced analytics to overcome financial discrepancies and put a championship team on the Network Associates Coliseum field in Oakland. Beane, the real-life general manager of...

Yankees' Aaron Judge homers in 1st AB against Giants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:13 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge rang in opening day the same way he marked many nights last season: with a home run.In his first game as New York Yankees captain, Judge hit a solo drive in the first inning off San Francisco's Logan Webb on Thursday, a 422-foot shot into the netting above Monument Park in center field.Judge took a strike on the 39-degree day at Yankee Stadium, then hit a thigh-high cutter on the outside part of the plate for a 109 mph drive and his first opening day home run. EA Sports announces 6% staffing cut Judge hit an American League record 62 home runs last year, one more than Roger Maris' total with the 1961 Yankees.He became a free agent and considered signing with his home-area Giants, then struck a $360 million, nine-year deal to remain with the Yankees.

Coffee, steak, chocolate chip cookies: These are the groceries that rose in price in the West last month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:13 GMT

(STACKER) -- Ongoing food supply-chain issues kicked off by the COVID-19 pandemic are still affecting the cost of groceries today.The cost of groceries inflated about 0.3% from January to February, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Annually, the price is up about 10.2%. Bay Area home prices are dropping, but the market is cooling off, report says During the initial lockdowns, food producers struggled with a manageable system that would allow them to serve consumers. Labor disruptions also increased food production costs as more funds had to be invested in training workers and protecting food from contamination. Food growers, processors, and distributors were required to adjust packaging, heed new labeling requirements, and meet heightened demand from food retailers.The effects of these changes are still plaguing grocery store shoppers. So, which food items have seen the biggest uptick in pricing recently? Stacker used monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the...

Pittsburg police make 2nd arrest in connection with killing of convenience store clerk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:13 GMT

(BCN) -- Pittsburg police on Wednesday made a second arrest in connection with a shooting that killed a convenience store clerk last week. Jessica Russo, 34, was arrested after police served a search warrant around 2 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the 2000 block of D Street in Antioch. More Antioch police officers placed on leave amid investigation into police department Russo is accused in the killing of Abdul Raouf, 44, who died in a shooting reported at 9:41 p.m. on March 22 in the 1000 block of Power Avenue. Police have said Russo and Gregory Rossignon, 37, were in an altercation nearby on Bruno Avenue that led to several shots being fired in the air from a handgun. No one was injured in that shooting. KRON On is streaming live news now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; heigh...

At-risk man with Autism reported missing in Oakland safely located

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:16:13 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- An at-risk man reported missing by the Oakland Police Department on Wednesday has been safely located, according to the Oakland Police Department. Andrew Russell, 21, was last seen on Sunday around 6 a.m. in the 1400 block of 55th Avenue. Exclusive: Frank Somerville makes first TV appearance since DUI crash Russell was last seen wearing a black and white baseball hat, a black puff jacket, a gray hooded sweatshirt and gray shoes. He has black hair and brown eyes and is 5-foot-9 and 130 pounds.His family says Russell is in good physical condition, is diagnosed with Autism and has mental health challenges, police said. A photo of Russell can be seen above. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }"Thanks to our communi...