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All lanes closed after semi-truck collides with metal pipe on 134 freeway, spills fuel 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT

A semi-truck smashed into a metal pipe in the roadway on the 134 Freeway on Monday morning. The incident occurred on the eastbound span of the 134 Freeway at the interchange with the 2 Freeway near Eagle Rock.  The collision caused a fuel spill and left large chunks of debris in the roadway, and a SigAlert was issued after the fuel tank was ruptured by the debris.  Caltrans workers were seen clearing the debris around 5 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023. (KTLA)Caltrans workers were seen clearing the debris around 5 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023. (KTLA)Caltrans workers were seen clearing the debris around 5 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023. (KTLA) Burbank residents frustrated after city announces plans to cut 120 trees CalTrans workers were seen clearing the debris around 5 a.m. Friday morning. The crash caused a small traffic jam on the westbound side of the 134, according to KTLA 5’s Ginger Chan. “For the eastbound side [of the 134 Freeway], you want to exit before a...

Side Eyes are Glued Open

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT

Side Eyes are Glued Open: Astrid McDonald, singer with L.A. punks the Side Eyes, told us about her Glue experience.Astrid McDonald: The best show we ever went to was seeing Glue (a hardcore punk band from Austin, Texas) play at a small Mexican restaurant in Santa Ana in 2017.It was one of those shows where the address couldn’t officially be posted because it was beyond DIY, so you had to ask around for it. Everyone from our little music community ended up being there, and it was absolute mayhem in the best way — people were jumping off tables and standing on booths in the packed restaurant.Glue is one of our biggest inspirations as a band – Kevin and I always loved watching their live sets on Youtube, and seeing them in that setting was the coolest ever since they don’t come to California too often.I would also like to throw in seeing Turnstile at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana in 2016 as an honorary mention. That room has a 300 person capacity and I remember feelin...

Tony Bennett, timeless American singer loved by generations, dies at 96

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT

NEW YORK — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decadeslong career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday.Publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett’s death to The Associated Press, saying he died in his hometown of New York. There was no specific cause, but Bennett had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016.The last of the great saloon singers of the mid-20th century, Bennett often said his lifelong ambition was to create “a hit catalog rather than hit records.” He released more than 70 albums, bringing him 19 competitive Grammys — all but two after he reached his 60s — and enjoyed deep and lasting affection from fans and fellow artists.Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARASTony Bennett and Lady Gaga perform in 2015.Joseph Prezioso/Getty Images archivesTony B...

Mike Dunleavy Jr. was booed as a Warriors player. Now is his shot as redemption.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT

LAS VEGAS — Mike Dunleavy Jr. emerges from the workout room at the Warriors’ Summer League facility and slides into a tall bar chair, a sweat towel draped over his shoulders as the temperature outside pushes 110 degrees.He hasn’t stopped moving since taking over as general manager just a month ago, and he’s moving with purpose: His trade of Jordan Poole for Chris Paul sparked an offseason that has turned the Warriors’ roster from young and green to old and wise.Dunleavy took over the GM role from Bob Myers, succeeding the man who brought him on as a scout in 2018.The pressure is on Dunleavy to preside over a dynasty in its final stages. Of course he hasn’t stopped.“There should be urgency. I think there is urgency,” he said. “But I don’t see an end in sight for Steph Curry, which is exciting for us.”To understand Dunleavy as the Warriors’ general manager is to know him as a Warriors player. He knows better than most how bad it wa...

How a rare dementia unleashes creativity

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT

Anne Adams was an accomplished scientist. Then, as dementia claimed her brilliant mind, she became an accomplished and resolute artist — painting increasingly beautiful and elaborate works.During the early stages of her illness, she created complex visual interpretations of classical music, such as George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Maurice Ravel’s Boléro. Then she shifted to painting even more abstract concepts, such as numbers.A recent UC San Francisco-led study of brain scans of Adams and other patients with the deadly “frontotemporal” variety of dementia has revealed the underlying mechanism behind this mysterious shift in creative expression.As the brain region responsible for language is dying, it activates the visual processing area that drives creativity, according to Dr. Bruce Miller, the senior author of the recent study, a collaboration of 27 scientists published in the journal JAMA Neurology.Dr Bruce Miller exams Heidi Bonnett (wife of patient) at t...

Editorial: New CSU chancellor must protect students from sexual harassment

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT

A confluence of events in the past nine days highlights the urgent need for the California State University system to correct its dysfunctional process for reviewing claims of sexual harassment.Last week, trustees for the nation’s largest four-year university system announced the hiring of a new chancellor to replace Joseph Castro, who resigned last year amid allegations that he failed to properly handle sexual misconduct complaints against a former Cal State Fresno administrator.This week, the federal criminal trial of Scott Shaw, the former San Jose State University sports trainer accused of sexually assaulting more than two dozen female athletes, began. It comes more than a decade after original allegations by 17 swimmers were dismissed by the school following a deeply flawed investigation.Also this week, parallel investigations triggered by the Castro and Shaw cases — one conducted by the California State Auditor’s Office, the other by an outside law firm hired by CSU R...

49ers camp preview: How high will Bosa, Hargrave elevate defensive line?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers may have surprised some by upgrading their defensive line this past offseason when they already had reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year in Nick Bosa.Last season’s sack stats provide an explanation:— Bosa, 18 ½ sacks— All other defensive linemen, 13 ½ sacksGetting more production from Bosa’s linemates is a must if the 49ers are to again rely on their defense, all due respect to an ever-productive offense that remains clouded by quarterback questions.The best-case scenario in 2023 is that Bosa is flanked, on the interior, either by superstar signee Javon Hargrave or veteran captain Arik Armstead. At the other end spot, Drake Jackson (or Clelin Ferrell) will be exploiting one-on-one opportunities for a career-best year.And then … the 49ers rotate another wave of hungry defensive linemen, to keep everyone fresh.“It just seems like we have a lot more depth,” Bosa said in June, “and if we’re able to rotate guys in and out, then we will be ab...

San Jose industrial center is bought by huge real estate player

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT

SAN JOSE — A $100 billion real estate titan has bought an industrial building in San Jose in a deal that shows some segments of commercial real estate remain in favor despite ongoing softness for the office market.Prologis, a major real estate player with a market value that tops $100 billion, has bought a building at 6212 Hellyer Avenue, according to documents filed on July 20 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.The company paid $37.7 million for the building, the county records show.The building, which totals 111,000 square feet, is known as Silicon Valley Industrial Center. The building occupies a 5.5-acre site.Varian Medical Systems, a producer of medical devices and software, is listed as the building’s tenant, according to Google Maps.In the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak, countless office buildings emptied out after government agencies imposed wide-ranging business shutdowns to help curb the spread of the deadly bug.Even after the economic a...

Opinion: How to stop the fentanyl crisis in California schools

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT

Earlier this year, The Mercury News made an alarming discovery after polling 33 Bay Area school districts: More than a third hadn’t trained teachers and staff to recognize the signs of students overdosing on fentanyl. Additionally, more than a quarter of the surveyed districts hadn’t made naloxone readily available in schools, despite the fact that the opioid antagonist can rapidly stop the types of fentanyl overdoses that are killing 18 Californians each day.Why? Does another child need to die on campus before we change our policies?California can no longer justify withholding knowledge and tools that can save young lives. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin, has exploded across California. The drug is now responsible for one in every five deaths among young people, surpassing the combined total of all other drugs. In my legislative district of Santa Clara County, the number of young lives lost to fentanyl spiked an astonishing 365% in recent years...

Watsonville police seek more victims in child luring case

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT

WATSONVILLE — Detectives are opening up an underage-sex case to the public in an effort to determine the existence of additional victims.Martin Cruz Diaz (Watsonville Police Department — Contributed) Watsonville police arrested Martin Cruz Diaz on June 6 on several felony charges while he was out on bail during a 2022 child sex crimes case.In his new case, Cruz Diaz, a forklift operator who is a 26-year-old Watsonville resident, allegedly posed as an 18-year-old on social media to enter into a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl.“Our ongoing investigation has led us to believe there may be additional victims,” a Watsonville Police Department representative posted to the agency’s social media.Cruz Diaz pleaded not guilty during his July 10 arraignment to felony charges of committing a lewd act with a child 10 or older, unlawful sexual intercourse, arranging to meet a minor with lewd purposes and communicating with a minor for a lewd act, according to court records. Relat...