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Photos: Fire-resistant Oakland hills mansion with a pool made from a container listed for $5 million

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

A newly renovated mansion in the Oakland hills complete with an eco-conscious pool and a restored Airstream is for sale for $4.995 million.Fire-resistant Oakland hills mansion listed for $5 million (CircleVisions/Aerial Canvas). Fire-resistant Oakland hills mansion listed for $5 million (CircleVisions/Aerial Canvas). The four-bedroom, six-bath, 4,318-square-foot rustic-style home blends in natural elements of wood beams and stones, as well as fire-resistant materials.Fire-resistant Oakland hills mansion listed for $5 million (CircleVisions/Aerial Canvas). Fire-resistant Oakland hills mansion listed for $5 million (CircleVisions/Aerial Canvas). The property boasts generous amenities and sustainability. Features include a dual-person home office, bocce ball court, outdoor kitchen and a spa. A  20,000 Kwh solar system, Tesla Powerwalls and a pool made from a reusable shipping container are among the environmentally-conscious elements. A refurbished vintage Airstream...

Oakland man guilty of 2018 mother-daughter double murder in Antioch

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

MARTINEZ — A Contra Costa County jury has convicted a man of murdering an Antioch mother and daughter after a relationship split in 2018, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Driver dies from injuries suffered in shooting on Richmond Parkway Crime and Public Safety | Son of Hollywood exec accused of killing wife and her parents hired worker who found body parts in trash Crime and Public Safety | Person arrested in Fremont shooting that left one dead, one wounded Crime and Public Safety | Man arrested in fatal shooting outside East Bay restaurant Crime and Public Safety | A gruesome discovery, 3 family members still missing and the son of a Hollywood agent arrested. Here’s what to know The verdict in Superior Court on 40-year-old Dontay Williams, of Oakland, came on Nov. 9, DA spokesperson Ted Asregadoo said in a statement. W...

Stanford Theatre bringing back a beloved holiday tradition this year

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

It’s time once again to find Zuzu’s petals, say “Merry Christmas!” to the Emporium and scratch our heads over how scatterbrained Uncle Billy kept a job for so long. For the first time since December 2019, Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” is returning to the Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto for Christmas Eve.The two Dec. 24 screenings — at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. — will cap a month of holiday favorites (and Deanna Durbin movies) with a lineup that includes “Show Boat” (Nov. 25-26); “It Started With Eve” (Dec. 2-3); “White Christmas” (Dec. 9-10); “The Bishop’s Wife” (Dec. 14-15); “Meet Me in St. Louis” paired with “Miracle on 34th Street” (Dec. 16-17); and a double-feature of “The Shop Around the Corner” and “The Wizard of Oz” (Dec. 21-23).And all that leads up to the return of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the 1946 ...

After Rusanowsky, could next Hall call for a Shark come later this year?

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks radio play-by-play voice Dan Rusanowsky returned home Tuesday, one day after he was officially enshrined into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto as the recipient of this year’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, hockey broadcasting’s highest honor.Now the question is which individual synonymous with the Sharks will be the next to get a Hall call. Turns out, Mr. Shark, Patrick Marleau, is eligible for election this summer.Certainly, Marleau’s resume will be worthy of consideration.Including playoffs, Marleau has 566 regular season goals, 23rd-most all-time, and is 52nd with 1,197 points. He was selected as an NHL All-Star three times and won Olympic gold medals with Team Canada in 2010 and 2014. Most notably, Marleau, now 44, is the NHL’s all-team leader in regular season games played with 1,779.Every retired player who scored more NHL regular-season goals than Marleau is in the Hall. All but three players who have more points than Marleau – Jeremy Roenick (1,21...

Accountants have ‘doubt’ that Trump’s Truth Social will survive

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

By Matt Egan | CNNFormer President Donald Trump’s social media venture Truth Social is burning cash and piling up losses so rapidly that accountants warn it might not survive unless it soon completes a long-delayed merger, according to corporate filings.Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which is chaired by the former president, has lost $31.6 million since the company launched in early 2021, SEC filings released Monday show.Truth Social launched in early 2022 as an alternative to Twitter, which is now known as X and is owned by billionaire Elon Musk. At the time, Trump had been banned from what was then Twitter for breaking the platform’s rules on promoting violence during the January 6 riot. His account has since been reinstated.But Trump’s social media platform has struggled to gain popularity, with its 861,000 monthly active users on iOS and Android as of October amounting to barely 1% of those on X, according to Similarweb.With cash levels dwindling, Trump Media’s manag...

McCarthy denies accusation of elbowing Tennessee Rep. in the kidney

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

By Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona | CNNGOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in the back Tuesday morning while Burchett was talking to a reporter, the latest sign of how tense the dynamics are in the House GOP conference.Burchett, who was one of the eight Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy, has been heavily critical of the former speaker and the alleged altercation is the latest sign of the pressure cooker dynamics in the House GOP right now.Burchett criticized McCarthy for being a “bully” as he described his altercation with the former House GOP leader where he says McCarthy elbowed him in the kidneys while he was talking to a reporter this morning in the hallway outside the GOP conference meeting.“I got elbowed in the back and it kind of caught me off guard because it was a clean shot to the kidneys. And I turned back (and) there, there was Kevin, and for a minute I was kind of what the heck just happened and then chase...

A’s relocation: Teachers union to file lawsuit that could stop public funds for Vegas stadium

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

In another effort to stop $380 million in public funding for a new baseball stadium in Las Vegas, a Nevada teachers union announced new plans for legal action on Tuesday.It is not expected to stop MLB owners from voting to approve the Oakland A’s relocation on Thursday, when the owners will meet in Arlington, Texas, and expect to approve the relocation in a unanimous vote, according to The Athletic.But the new lawsuit could call into question the viability of Fisher’s plan to move the club into a ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip. Without public funding, or with a delay in public funding, Fisher may be forced to find an alternative location.The teachers’ lawsuit will challenge the language of the bill signed into law by Gov. Joe Lombardo in June, when the state legislature approved the public spending package.Dawn Etcheverry, an elementary music teacher and the president of the union’s “Schools Over Stadiums” political arm, said in a statement that the bill “violates at least five sec...

SF, Seattle mayors urge congress to support increased funding to combat fentanyl

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, and 35 other U.S. mayors sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to pass President Joe Biden’s supplemental funding request, which includes critical resources to address the fentanyl and synthetic opioid crisis on Tuesday. "President Biden's funding request gets at the heart of what we need --more funding for treatment to help those struggling with addiction and to prevent overdoses, and support for public safety and enforcement efforts to hold those accountable who are profiting off this deadly drug. This crisis requires partnerships at all levels of government, and I'm grateful for President Biden's call for more support,” said Mayor London Breed. Biden in San Francisco for APEC: Timeline of president’s visit President Biden’s supplemental funding request includes the following:$1.5 billion in grant funding to localities through the Department of Health and Human Services State ...

Military Humvee stolen from Santa Rosa National Guard armory recovered

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

(KRON) -- A military Humvee stolen from a National Guard armory in Santa Rosa last summer has been recovered, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. The Humvee, which was stolen on July 3, was found Tuesday morning.Dispatchers with Sonoma County Sheriff got a call just before 7 a.m. reporting a man in a camouflage Humvee allegedly shooting at a utility truck parked in the 28000 block of Highway 116, police said. The driver, later identified as 34-year-old transient Anthony Stabile, then drove away. Pamela Price recall organizers give update in Oakland Deputies responded and the California Highway Patrol was contacted for assistance. CHP officers located the Humvee headed east on Bodega Highway just outside Sebastopol with Stabile at the wheel. Officers followed the Humvee until it was deemed safe to pull him over, which they did on the 900 block of Old Redwood Highway near Hatchery Road in Penngrove.Stabile was arrested without incident, police said.The Humvee was return...

Fairfax’s W.T. Woodson High gets a new name

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

A Fairfax County, Virginia, high school will have a new name for the 2024-25 school year.The school board voted unanimously to change the name of W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax to Carter G. Woodson High. The approval comes after months of public feedback, the end of a process that started with some community members expressing concerns about the school’s namesake.W.T. Woodson is named after Wilbert Tucker Woodson, the school district’s second-longest serving superintendent. However, historical documents revealed that he opposed desegregation. In a letter to a school board member, Woodson wrote the “order to desegregate schools is highly improper and infringes on human rights.”In September, several school board members sponsored a request to start the process of a name change.The school’s new namesake, Carter G. Woodson, is often considered the father of African American history, and is credited with creating the first journals documenting that history.“I...