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California city ordered to pay affordable housing group $3.5 million in legal fees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:02 GMT

A state appeals court ordered the city of Huntington Beach to pay $3.5 million in legal fees to an affordable housing group stemming from the organization’s 2015 lawsuit over the city’s housing plan.The three-judge panel ruled the Kennedy Commission’s lawsuit was a catalyst in forcing the city to bring its 2013-21 “housing element” into compliance with state law.While the city ultimately amended that earlier plan, Surf City leaders once again are embroiled in new legal battles with the state over their refusal to adopt a new plan, now 19 months overdue.The appellate ruling Thursday, May 11 also follows news that the Huntington Beach City Attorney’s Office has reached a $5 million to $7 million court settlement with the Pacific Airshow.Huntington Beach Councilmember Dan Kalmick estimated the airshow settlement could total up to $8.5 million. As of November 2021, the city’s litigation reserve was $14 million. These two cases potentially could eat up $10 million to $12 million of that....

Lakers’ Anthony Davis ‘feeling great,’ listed as probable for Game 6

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:02 GMT

First things first.Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Thursday that Anthony Davis did not have a concussion, that the eight-time All-Star big man is not in the NBA’s protocol, that he’s “feeling great” and “not showing any signs of anything” and will be listed as probable to play in Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena.The collective sigh of relief all across Lakerland was real. Very real.“It’s huge,” Ham said of the news from the Lakers’ medical staff that Davis did not suffer a concussion when he was struck in the head late in the Lakers’ 121-106 loss in Game 5 on Wednesday. “You know, he’s the centerpiece of what we’re trying to do on both sides of the ball and, for us, just in general and our success rate.“So, that was great, great news.”After all, Davis is averaging 21.5 points on 52.9% shooting plus 13.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 3.5 blocked shots in 11 playoff games overall. He has averaged 22.4 points on ...

Coast Guard suspends search for plane with 3 passengers that crashed near California island

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:02 GMT

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a plane that crashed in the ocean near San Clemente Island on Wednesday, May 10 with three people on board, authorities said.A Phoenix Learjet contracted by the United States Navy crashed around a mile southwest of the island at 7:53 a.m. after taking off from the Naval Air Station Point Mugu near Oxnard. An emergency broadcast was sent from the plane shortly before it crashed. The destination of the airplane has not been released. The identities of the passengers will be released at a later time by Phoenix Air, the Coast Guard said Thursday.Search teams from the Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, and United States Customs & Border Protection conducted a search  spanning over 300 square miles in the vicinity of the downed plane.The search was suspended at 9 a.m. on Thursday, after more than 24 hours, according to the Coast Guard. Neither the plane nor its passengers were found.“Suspending search efforts is one of the hardest decisions...

Mark Wetterau, CEO of California-based Golden State Foods, dies at 65

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:02 GMT

Mark S. Wetterau Sr., the 65-year-old chairman and chief executive officer at Irvine-based Golden State Foods, died at home Monday, May 8 due to ongoing health issues, the company said Thursday, May 11.Wetterau, a top executive for the food distributor for 25 years and an Orange County resident, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, GSF said in a statement.Conrad Wetterau, Mark’s brother, business partner and 25-year GSF board member, will serve as GSF’s chairman. Mike Waitukaitis, a 13-year company veteran, will continue to serve as vice chairman.With its offices on Von Karman Avenue in Irvine, the privately-held GSF is one of the largest food distributors serving McDonald’s. Forbes estimates its revenue in 2022 was $5.1 billion. The company’s key manufacturing plant for McDonald’s restaurants in the Western United States is in City of Industry. GSF affiliates produce and deliver food to Starbucks, Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell.“Despite the significant loss of my dear brother, bes...

Single family residence in San Ramon sells for $2.4 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:02 GMT

2621 Watervale Way – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 2600 block of Watervale Way in San Ramon has new owners. The 3,707-square-foot property, built in 2004, was sold on April 7, 2023, for $2,350,000, or $634 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, five baths, an attached garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on an 8,866-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Tolley Court, San Ramon, in August 2022, a 3,757-square-foot home was sold for $2,260,000, a price per square foot of $602. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 3,757-square-foot home on Cullens Court in San Ramon sold for $2,160,000, a price per square foot of $575. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 3,826-square-foot home on the 2200 block of Rosemount Lane in San Ramon sold in August 2022, for $2,585,000, a price per square foot of $676. The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. 

Reportan sismo de magnitud 5,5 en el norte de California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:02 GMT

(CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,5 sacudió el condado Plumas, en el norte de California, la tarde de este jueves, reportó inicialmente la cadena KVOR.El sismo causó que los negocios de la zona, ubicada cerca del lago Almanor, cerraran durante la noche por los destrozos que causó.Según el reporte de KVOR, la última vez que el condado Plumas fue sacudido por un terremoto, en esa oportunidad de magnitud 5,7, fue el 23 de mayo de 2013.Esta es una noticia en desarrollo.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

EEUU denegará asilos en la frontera a los que no presenten previa solicitud en línea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:02 GMT

El gobierno de Biden empezará el jueves a denegar el asilo a los inmigrantes que lleguen a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México sin haber presentado antes una solicitud en línea o sin haber buscado protección en un país por el que hayan pasado, lo que supone un cambio fundamental en la política de inmigración mientras Estados Unidos se pone fin de una restricción clave contra la pandemia.La nueva norma representa un cambio significativo en la forma en que EE.UU. trata a los solicitantes de asilo que han estado apareciendo en la frontera en grandes cantidades en vista de la finalización del Título 42 que permite al gobierno expulsar rápidamente a los migrantes a México. Las autoridades estadounidenses advirtieron de que se avecinan días difíciles al expirar el programa vinculado a la pandemia del COVID-19.La norma anunciada el miércoles forma parte de nuevas medidas destinadas a reprimir los cruces fronterizos ilegales al tiempo que se crean nuevas vías legales, incluido un plan...

Zelenskyy barred from addressing Eurovision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:02 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been blocked from speaking at this year’s final of the Eurovision song contest, the show’s organizer said.“One of the cornerstones of the contest is the non-political nature of the event,” the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organization grouping dozens of public broadcasters and operating Eurovision, said in a statement late Thursday. The decision was made by “EBU management,” not its members, it added.“This principle prohibits the possibility of making political or similar statements as part of the contest,” according to the statement.“The request by Mr. Zelenskyy to address the audience at the Eurovision Song Contest, whilst made with laudable intentions, regrettably cannot be granted by the European Broadcasting Union management as it would be against the rules of the event,” the EBU said.Kyiv denied Zelenskyy had made such a request.“This is not true,” Zele...

Black Sea grain deal extended for 60 days, reports Russian media

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:02 GMT

A deal that allows Ukrainian grain exports to pass through the blockaded Black Sea has been extended by 60 days, Russian state media reported Friday.The pact, which was initially broker by the United Nations and Turkey last July to help ease a global food crisis, had been due to expire on May 18. “The deal, I think, will be extended for 60 days, but Russia may agree to this for the last time,” a source familiar with the negotiations told state news agency TASS. This comes after two days of talks in Istanbul between Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian and U.N. delegations on rolling over the Black Sea grain deal ended on Thursday.“The Ukrainian delegation emphasized the importance of extending and expanding the grain initiative for a longer period to provide assurance and confidence to both the global and domestic markets,” Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Facebook after the talks.At the meeting, the U.N.’s Martin Griffiths praised the Black Sea deal...

Germany’s Scholz overruled Habeck to approve China port deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:02 GMT

BERLIN — Lawmakers are blasting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for approving a controversial Chinese investment in a Hamburg port terminal despite objections from Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck and other ministries.A crucial mistake key departments made during the investment screening process allowed Scholz to outmaneuver his critics.Many countries are looking to how Germany, the EU’s largest economy, deals with China amid growing calls to “de-risk” their economies by reducing dependencies on Beijing. But Berlin is sending a mixed message.Scholz warned earlier this week that China is increasingly becoming a competitor and rival for the EU. At the same time, he is seeking closer cooperation with Beijing by hosting a joint government summit in Berlin on June 20.Against this backdrop, Scholz’s spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit announced late Wednesday that Berlin is “sticking” to a deal allowing Chinese state-owned shipping company Cosco to buy a 24.99 percent stake...