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Covet and George Lynch on the Strip

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:55 GMT

Covet and George Lynch on the Strip: One of the great things about the Sunset Strip is the close proximity of, in particular, the Whisky, Roxy and Viper Room, enabling us music journos to jump from one venue to the other over the course of an evening and check out a multitude of artists. On Friday night, this made for quite the eclectic bag.At the Roxy, we saw the majority of the Covet show, including the openers. This, as it turned out, was a wise choice. We caught the last couple of songs/opuses by dreamy indie-electronic group altopalo (all lower case, as is their want), and were impressed enough to check them out online when we got home. Lush and atmospheric, we could imagine them scoring movies at some point.Next up was Scarypoolparty, aka former American Idol contestant Alejandro Aranda. It was just him and his acoustic guitar, practically in the dark, shredding and crooning for all he’s worth, and it was a joy. Despite his reality TV background, Scarypoolparty is for re...

Judge releases Bay Area man accused of helping bury body of 2-year-old boy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:55 GMT

OAKLAND — A man accused of helping bury the body of 2-year-old Jamari Madkins after the young boy was allegedly killed by his mother’s pimp has been released from jail after a judge agreed to waive his $500,000 bail, court records show.Joel Saavedra, 21, is charged with accessory in Jamari’s death after prosecutors allege he helped 22-year-old Keonte Harris bury Jamari’s body in Napa County after Harris drove to Saavedra’s Solano County home seeking assistance. But now, Saavedra’s defense team is pushing back against the allegations, saying that Saavedra had nothing to do with the body disposal and arguing that story appears to have come from Jamari’s mother — known in court records only as “Jane Doe” — who initially withheld information about her son’s death.“The defense sympathizes with Jane Doe and her situation. However, she has history of omitting and lying to police,” attorney Siera Promise Dug...

Kurtenbach: The Warriors’ big offseason signing needs to be Bob Myers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:55 GMT

Bob Myers built this Warriors dynasty. He should see it out.As Golden State heads into a pivotal offseason, fraught with questions about the team’s long-term future, there is one short-term decision that should be prioritized over all others:Myers, the team’s president of basketball operations whose contract is set to expire in July, needs to be re-signed.The Warriors’ coaches and players were adamant that this season was not a “last dance” scenario – that while the 2022-23 team “maxed” out the season after winning a title, there is still plenty this core group can achieve together.But there are a great number of moving parts to the Warriors’ roster this offseason and a new collective bargaining agreement – which might as well have named some of the new rules limiting spending after the Warriors — kicks in this summer.This might sound ridiculous, given that this team won a title less than a year ago, but turning these Warriors into true title contenders once again is a tall task. Th...

Reba McEntire joins NBC’s ‘The Voice’ as a coach for season 24

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:55 GMT

Country music superstar Reba McEntire has signed on to be a coach for season 24 of NBC’s mega-popular “The Voice.”“Reba will draw from her iconic career as she shares her expertise with hopeful up-and-comers, joining veteran coach John Legend and returning coaches Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani,” according to a news release.The move follows McEntire’s role as “the Mega Mentor” for season 23 of the TV talent show.In other Reba news, the singer will release her upcoming lifestyle book — “Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots” — in October. The book is billed as “an enchanting collection of funny, poignant, and deeply personal stories, photos, lifestyle tips, and recipes.”McEntire will also release an accompanying album, also bearing the “Not That Fancy” moniker, in October. The 14-track collection features stripped-down versions of some of the ar...

Yosemite’s summer setbacks: Half Dome cables and 5 other delayed openings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:55 GMT

With Memorial Day just two weeks away, Yosemite National Park is dealing with numerous delays in opening for the summer season.The most immediate setback is the short-notice closing of three Yosemite Valley campgrounds (No. 1 on the map below). Lower Pines, North Pines and Housekeeping will be shut down from Monday, May 15, until further notice because of the possibility of flooding on the Merced River.The park has also given these status reports, with locations noted on the map: 2/ Half Dome cables. The installation of the posts and cables that allow hikers to reach Half Dome’s summit has been delayed because of heavy snow, the park reported. The scheduled opening date for that section of trail had been May 26; no revised date has been announced. In 2017 — a year with heavy snow, but lighter than this year’s — the cables were up on June 2.Hikers who have permits for days when the Half Dome trail remains closed will not have to pay the $10-a-person fee, ...

Celebrity chef Sheldon Simeon’s recipe for Hawaiian-style Mochiko Fried Chicken

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:55 GMT

We first became enamored with Sheldon Simeon on “Top Chef: Seattle” in season 10, when the Hilo-born celebrity chef emerged not only as a finalist but with the coveted “fan favorite” title to boot. Since then, he’s collected accolades — including Food & Wine magazine’s top new chefs for 2014 and a second “Top Chef” finalist/fan favorite nod — as well as restaurant credits.Now Simeon has gathered all his beloved family recipes – including how-tos for such favorites as the Mochiko Fried Chicken he serves at Maui’s casual Tin Roof – into one volume, “Cook Real Hawaii” (Clarkson Potter, $35). The book came out in 2021, offering tropical flavors and a dash of escapism in the form of poke, garlic shrimp and malasadas in the midst of the pandemic.Co-written with Garrett Snyder and photographed by Kevin J. Miyazaki, the book showcases the food he feeds his ‘ohana — his family and friends — which combines Hawaiian, Filipino, Kor...

Hawaii’s Pacific pathways and winding trails offer plenty of free adventure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:55 GMT

It was a warm, sunny afternoon on Kauai’s Coconut Coast when my daughter and I set out on a leisurely bike ride on the Ke Ala Hele Makalae path from Kapa’a town to secluded Paliku Beach (aka Donkey Beach), eight miles to the north.Our hotel, the splendid, centrally-located Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort in Kapa’a, provided our bikes free of charge and even packed a backpack — a cooler bag — with a picnic and cold drinks to bring along on our shoreline ride. Mounting our clunky three-speed beach cruisers, we started our ride by winding through the backstreets of Kapa’a, cruising past small shops, pocket parks, food trucks and a kaleidoscope of small town scenery.Soon we were on the outskirts of town, away from the busy main road on a wide ocean side path, enjoying the sheer beauty of the shimmering water, Pacific views and surf crashing against a rugged volcanic shoreline. Here and there, silky smooth patches of sand appeared, and wider beaches, like swimmable Kealia...

Man arrested for murder in San Jose shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:55 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Jose Police Department announced they have made an arrest for a shooting homicide that happened in April. On April 19 around 1:38 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting on the 1000 block of Blossom River Drive.Police said they found one man suffering gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. San Francisco bike shop closes after multiple break-ins Homicide detectives identified 18-year-old San Mateo resident Matthew Antracoli as the primary suspect. Police arrested Antracoli on May 9 in Morgan Hill, Calif. He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail for murder.This was San Jose's 9th homicide of 2023, officials said.Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Martinez #4117 or Detective Valosek #4245 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email: [email protected] and/or [email protected] or at 408-277-5283.

Mount Diablo hiker who fell 100 feet rescued by CHP helicopter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:55 GMT

(KRON) -- A California Highway Patrol helicopter successfully rescued a female hiker who fell approximately 100 feet on Mount Diablo Sunday. Dramatic video posted by the San Ramon Valley Fire Department shows CHP H-32 deploying above the mountain and lowering a paramedic down into rocky terrain where the hiker had fallen. San Francisco bike shop closes after multiple break-ins The CHP responded to the incident along with San Ramon Valley Fire, California State Parks personnel and a REACH air ambulance, SRV FD said. The helicopter crew was able to locate the injured hiker in a difficult to access location. A San Ramon Valley FD paramedic was lowered down to the hiker and she was placed into a rescue harness. The helicopter hoisted the paramedic and the rescued hiker from the scene and then lowered them to the waiting REACH air ambulance.The hiker, who suffered major injuries, was transported to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. She is currently receiving treatment with the ...

New pig-to-human organ center in Virginia aims to further life-saving transplants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:55 GMT

The company behind a pig-to-human heart transplant in 2022 is building a new research and development hub in Southwest Virginia to raise pigs for their hearts and kidneys, for transplantation into people.In March 2022, the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig died, two months after the groundbreaking surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. David Bennett was 57 when he died.In July 2022, researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people to learn more before more transplants into living humans.Construction is now underway in the town of Christiansburg, Virginia, to build a facility for Revivicor, the Blacksburg, Virginia, xenotransplantation company behind the 2022 pig-to-human heart transplantation, and United Therapeutics, the Silver Spring, Maryland-based biotechnology company that owns Revivicor.The companies see transplantation as an effective way to deal with a shortage of transplantable human organs. According to organdonor.gov, a ser...