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Chinatown renters camp out at Los Angeles mayor’s mansion to protest rent hike 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:36:51 GMT

Members of the Hillside Villa Tenant Association camped out in front of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ mansion on Friday night and are planning to remain there all day on Saturday until their demands are met. 124 families at Hillside Villa in Chinatown are facing housing uncertainties after L.A.’s COVID-era eviction moratorium expired at the end of March. Tenants, some of whom are still dealing with pandemic-related income loss, are facing a 300% rent hike and an inundation of eviction notices. “We got five three-day notices last month alone,” said Alfredo Espinoza, who has lived at Hillside Villa for over 25 years. “As the tenants and families of Hillside Villa, we stayed the night in front of the Mayor’s Mansion, and we start day two out here to show that we are not going to let the city’s inaction put us on the streets.” Residents are imploring the Los Angeles Housing Department to follow through with their plan to appraise and make an offer on the building. A plan ...

Oakley police investigate drive-by shooting barrage that wounds female

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:36:51 GMT

OAKLEY — Oakley police were investigating on Saturday a drive-by shooting that poured a hail of bullets into a house in the East Bay city and left a female wounded in the wake of an argument among young males.The gunfire erupted Friday night in the 600 block of Country Lane in Oakley.When police officers arrived on the scene of a reported disturbance they learned that a drive-by shooting had occurred, leaving a female hurt.The barrage of gunfire left 11 bullet holes in one house on the street. One bullet struck a female who was inside the house at the time. Investigators found shell casings in front of the house.One bullet traveled through two windows in the house and struck an adjacent residence, Oakley police said.“Our officers arrived and found several people crying and experiencing shock,” Oakley police stated in a post on the city’s Facebook page. “Our officers also found a female who had suffered a gunshot wound on her upper body. She was determin...

Warriors vs. Kings Game 1: Andrew Wiggins to come off bench for first time in career

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:36:51 GMT

SACRAMENTO — In his anticipated return to the court after an extended absence, Andrew Wiggins will come off the bench for Game 1 of the Warriors’ first-round playoff series against the Sacramento Kings.Wiggins won’t start in a game for the first time in his NBA career and said after the team’s Friday practice he’s “not sure” what to expect in an unfamiliar role.“It’d be different,” Wiggins said. “Haven’t done that since being in the NBA, but I’m down for whatever helps the team and whatever we need.”The Warriors brought Steph Curry off the bench for the first four games last season for their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. It paid off, as he averaged 27.5 points and the Warriors won the series in five games.The Kings didn’t change their preparation for a potentially rusty Wiggins. Questions surround Wiggins’ conditioning after missing 22 games, his last on Feb. 13.“It doesn’t (change anything),” K...

What a game: How St. Francis outlasted Menlo-Atherton in a baseball thriller

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:36:51 GMT

ATHERTON — Menlo-Atherton got 13 strikeouts from Texas-bound ace George Zaharias and a jaw-dropping grand slam in the bottom of the seventh from Rowan Kelly to force extra innings.But on a day of wild momentum swings, St. Francis managed to break its three-game losing streak.The Lancers won the non-league thriller 9-8 on Saturday when a slumping starter, Jason Benson Jr., hit a two-out pinch-hit single to knock in two in the visitor’s half of the eighth and reliever Jake Riley got the final out in the home half of the inning with the tying and winning runs on base.St. Francis, which hadn’t won since sweeping a doubleheader at home against De La Salle on April 4, improved to 11-8.M-A fell to 11-5.“It’ll never be easy to break the sort of streak we were on,” St. Francis coach Matt Maguire said. “We made it hard on ourselves. Let’s be honest. We made a lot of mistakes and that’s kind of what we’ve been doing lately. That’...

Brewers reliever Varland hit on jaw by Machado line drive

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:36:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie reliever Gus Varland was hit on the right hand and then his jaw with a 105.1 mph line drive by Manny Machado and came out of Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres. The scary moment came in the bottom of the eighth. Varland was knocked to the ground by the impact. He woozily got to his feet and dropped his glove as two teammates and a trainer rushed to his side. He was helped to his knees as he was tended to before being helped off the field.X-rays were negative and Varland said he felt OK. “I’m more mad about that slider location,” Varland said after the game. “It felt good out of my hand, it just didn’t get there. It came back at me, hit my hand and my chin and my left forearm. It just kind of rocked me a little bit. I felt fine though. I felt like I could have kept going but I think that’s the adrenaline talking there.”“Don’t hang your sliders middle-middle,” Varland said. “Lesson learned.”The ball caromed to shortstop W...

Un hombre de Oregón “regaló” dinero a extraños al arrojar US$ 200.000 en efectivo por la ventana de su auto

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:36:51 GMT

(CNN) — La policía detuvo a un hombre de Oregón el martes después de que trató de “regalar” dinero a extraños arrojando billetes de cien dólares en una carretera transitada desde la ventana de su automóvil.La policía recibió varias llamadas telefónicas sobre billetes que “flotaban” en la concurrida Interestatal 5 hacia el extremo sur de Eugene, a unos 193 kilómetros al sur de Portland, alrededor de las 7:30 p.m. hora local del martes, según un comunicado de prensa de la Policía Estatal de Oregón.Varios vehículos se detuvieron en la carretera y la gente salió de sus autos para tomar el dinero en efectivo, que según los informes eran billetes de cien dólares, dijeron testigos a la policía.La policía informó que la persona detrás del dinero regalado era Colin Davis McCarthy, de 38 años, quien les dijo a los agentes que quería “regalar el dinero”. Calculó que lanzó alrededor de US$ 200.000 en billetes desde la ventana de su auto, dicen las autor...

Texas starter Gray leaves after comebacker hits right elbow

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:36:51 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Rangers’ right-hander Jon Gray left Saturday night’s game against the Houston Astros in the third inning after being hit on his throwing elbow by a line drive.The team said he had a bruised right forearm and would continue to be monitored.There were no outs in the bottom of the third when Houston catcher Yanier Díaz hit a comebacker that bounced off Gray’s elbow. He shook his arm and winced right after being hit and before manager Bruce Bochy and a trainer came to the mound to check on him. After being checked out by the trainer and wiggling his fingers, he threw a couple of warmup pitches. He soon stopped throwing and talked to the trainer for a bit longer before leaving the game. Gray was replaced by Cole Ragans with the Rangers leading 2-0.___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

Man accidentally killed by dump truck in Southeast DC, police say

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:36:51 GMT

A man was killed in Southeast D.C. when a dump truck accidentally backed over him early Friday morning.At approximately 5:41 a.m., a dump truck was dropping off an empty dumpster and picking up a full dumpster in an alley in the 1800 block of Q Street, according to D.C. police.When the truck reversed, police said it struck 27-year-old Joshua Richmond, of no fixed address, who was lying in the middle of the alley.Richmond was determined by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services to be dead and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.Police are continuing to investigate and are asking anyone with information about the incident to call (202) 727-9099 or text the department’s tip line at 50411.More D.C. NewsMore Local NewsSource

Canha HR, Nimmo RBI double spark Mets past Athletics 3-2

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:36:51 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Canha homered leading off the seventh inning and Brandon Nimmo followed with an RBI double with two out that scored pinch-runner Tim Locastro as the New York Mets rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Saturday.Pete Alonso hit his seventh home run for the Mets. The solo drive off A’s starter Shintaro Fujinami in the fourth was the 153rd of Alonso’s career and his 87th in a road game.A day after winning handily, the Mets showed they can persevere and win the close ones, too.“You have to be able to win all different kinds of ballgames throughout the course of 162 games,” said Canha, who played for the A’s from 2015-21. “For me personally, it does mean a little extra. I want to win these games. So it felt really good to get that one. I’ve hit a few here. It’s a ballpark that I love to play at. Running around those bases is a familiar feeling for sure.”Outside of Alonso’s homer, the Mets were kept in check for much of the game before g...

Arraez’s RBI single lifts Marlins past Diamondbacks 3-2

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:36:51 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez hit a tiebreaking pinch-hit single in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Saturday. Avisaíl García had two hits and Garrett Hampson homered for the Marlins, who won their fourth straight.Scott McHugh (0-2) relieved Arizona starter Ryne Nelson to start the seventh and allowed García’s leadoff double. García scored on Jean Segura’s one-out RBI single that tied it at 2-2. Nick Fortes’ single advanced Segura to third before Arraez’s soft liner landed in center.Arraez didn’t start for the second straight game because of a left index finger laceration but was available for one at bat. “In the bottom of the sixth inning, they told me to be ready to pinch hit,” Arraez said. “I went there and did my thing. I just wanted to put the ball in play.”The AL batting champion, acquired from Minnesota Jan. 20, has started the season at a 24-for-47 clip and is hitting .511.“When I was seven or eight years old was the last ti...