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Oakland gets a sleek Italian coffee shop by local roasters Mr. Espresso

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:10:58 GMT

Fans of Italian coffee culture, rejoice: A new cafe in downtown Oakland aims to replicate the Continental coffee experience, with all its sleek design touches and steam-shooting gizmos. And it’s run by the Italian-descended family behind local roasters Mr. Espresso.The Caffè by Mr. Espresso, which opens today at 1120 Broadway, channels a product name no doubt familiar to many Bay Area caffeine junkies. Carlo Di Ruocco, who’s from Salerno, Italy, founded Mr. Espresso way back in the 1970s and made a name for himself roasting beans with oak wood and wholesaling them to local shops. After nearly five decades, this is the brand’s first attempt at running a regular coffee shop – and judging from early information, it looks pretty neat.“After 45 years of supplying coffee to some of the best cafes and restaurants in the Bay Area, we thought it was time to open our own brick-and-mortar,” Luigi Di Ruocco, co-owner of Mr. Espresso, announced in a press release. &...

Dominguez, UC Davis stabbing suspect, to get psychiatric exam

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:10:58 GMT

Associated PressWOODLAND — A judge on Monday ordered a psychiatric review of the former University of California, Davis student charged with two fatal stabbings and an attempted murder that shook the normally serene community outside Sacramento.An attorney for Carlos Dominguez said in Yolo County Superior Court that his client is not mentally competent to stand trial.Dominguez, 21, sat next to his court-appointed public defender and tried to speak several times during the short proceeding, The Sacramento Bee reported. Before he left, Dominguez said he did not want an attorney.Relatives of the second victim, Karim Abou Najm, a 20-year-old UC Davis student, attended the hearing, some wearing T-shirts with the young man’s image.Police have not disclosed a motive for the stabbings, which took place over a span of days and rattled the community. Students stayed at home or ventured out in pairs, and some businesses closed early.Dominguez had been a third-year student majoring in bio...

Single-family home in Los Gatos sells for $2 million

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:10:58 GMT

200 More Avenue – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 200 block of More Avenue in Los Gatos was sold on April 28, 2023 for $2,025,000, or $1,256 per square foot. The house, built in 1968, has an interior space of 1,612 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on an 8,400-square-foot lot, which also has a pool.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:In April 2023, a 1,840-square-foot home on Wedgewood Avenue in Los Gatos sold for $2,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,359. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,692-square-foot home on the 200 block of More Avenue in Los Gatos sold in November 2022, for $2,305,000, a price per square foot of $1,362. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Hyde Drive, Los Gatos, in November 2022, a 1,854-square-foot home was sold for $1,700,000, a price per square foot of $917. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Redwood City: Teen injures himself in gunfire mishap downtown, police say

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:10:58 GMT

REDWOOD CITY — A teen accidentally shot himself in the leg at a downtown parking garage Sunday night, and another teen was found stabbed nearby, police said.Officers were called around 8:10 p.m. to the garage at 750 Marshall St. and found a 15-year-old boy suffering from a leg wound. According to Redwood City police, they determined the injury was “caused by a self-inflicted, accidental discharge as a result of the juvenile having a firearm in his waistband.”The injured teen was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. Police said that they have not located the gun used — thought to be a 9mm firearm based on a bullet casing recovered from the scene — and believe that some “unidentified associates” of the boy made off with the weapon.During the same police response, officers reportedly found a 14-year-old boy suffering from a stab wound in his upper back. He too was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.Despite the proximity o...

Anti-Putin Russians claim ‘sabotage’ attack in Belgorod

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:10:58 GMT

By Victoria Butenko, Anna Chernova and Sam Kiley | CNNA group of anti-Putin Russian nationals – who are aligned with the Ukrainian army – has claimed responsibility for an attack in Russian’s southwestern region of Belgorod, as Moscow said it was fighting a group of saboteurs there.Shelling damaged an administrative building, several residential buildings, and a kindergarten in the area, according to regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, who said there were no fatalities.In a Telegram post, groups calling themselves the “Freedom of Russia Legion” and “Russian Volunteer Corps” said they had “liberated” a settlement in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine.A Ukrainian official acknowledged that the units had carried out an operation in the area but insisted they were acting independently.“We can confirm that this operation was carried out by Russian citizens,” Andriy Yusov, a representative of Ukraine’s defense intelligence agency, told CNN.He said the units were “part of defense...

Two-alarm commercial fire sparks in Presidio Heights business

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:10:58 GMT

(KRON) -- A two-alarm fire sparked in a busy area of Presidio Heights on Monday morning, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. One dead after vehicle overturns in San Jose crash The fire is in the 3500 block of California Street, according to SFFD. Photos from the scene show Bluemercury, a cosmetics store on the street, with smoke coming out of the second floor window. Flames are also visible in the windows of Bluemercury. Smoke appeared to be coming from the First Republic Bank location next door, but it is unclear if the blaze spread to that building as well. Fire crews seem to be on the backside of the building near the parking area.Several businesses and single family homes line this stretch of California Street. Community members are asked to avoid the area. This is a developing story. Please stick with KRON for updates.

Victim in San Jose wrong-way crash rollover identified by family

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:10:58 GMT

(KRON) -- The victim in a deadly crash in San Jose on Sunday has been identified by his family, and information from police is shedding new light on how the crash unfolded. Two-alarm commercial fire sparks in Presidio Heights Jefferson Smith, 26, died at the scene of the crash. Smith's family says he is a native of San Jose del Guaviare in Colombia. He arrived in the United States only three months ago "seeking to fulfill his dreams and the dreams of his loved ones," his family says. Now, his family is asking for donations to send Smith's body home to Colombia for a Christian burial. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m., when a man driving a white 2011 Toyota Corolla sedan entered the northbound lanes of Leigh Avenue heading the wrong way, according to the San Jose Police Department. The Corolla struck a 2012 Toyota Prius heading northbound at the intersection of Fruitdale Avenue, police said.KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; he...

Juventus hit by 10-point penalty for false accounting, drops out of Champions League spots

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:10:58 GMT

ROME (AP) — Juventus was hit with a fresh 10-point penalty on Monday, hampering its chances of qualifying for next year’s Champions League.The latest punishment for false accounting dropped Juventus from second spot in Serie A to seventh.It left the Bianconeri five points behind AC Milan, which moved into fourth place in Serie A and the final qualifying spot for the Champions League.Juventus played at lowly Empoli late Monday. There are then two rounds remaining, including what will be a crucial match against AC Milan.Juventus said in a statement that it could appeal the penalty, dragging the situation out until after the end of the season.“What was established by the fifth instance of judgment in this matter, which began more than a year ago, arouses great bitterness in the club and in its millions of supporters who, in the absence of clear rules, find themselves extremely penalized with the application of sanctions that do not seem to take into account the principle of proportiona...

Amazon’s HQ2 office towers are open. They’re named Jasper and Merlin

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:10:58 GMT

Amazon is finally graduating from rented space in Crystal City, Virginia, with the official opening Monday of its two Metropolitan Park office towers in Pentagon City.The opening comes nearly five years after the digital giant chose Northern Virginia for HQ2, and committed to creating 25,000 jobs by 2030.Construction of Metropolitan Park started in early 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction project includes more than 2.1 million square feet.The two 22-story buildings are named Jasper and Merlin.Amazon names all of its buildings after key moments in the company’s evolution. Jasper was the code name used for a project to enhance the customer experience for Alexa. Merlin was the codename for QuickSight, an Amazon Web Services product.Amazon has more than 8,000 employees in Northern Virginia now. It did not immediately say how many of those would be moving to Metropolitan Park, or when.Met Park includes a 2.5 acre public park. Crews planted more than 175 trees as...

NFL approves emergency 3rd QB after 49ers’ injury woes in NFC title game

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:10:58 GMT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — NFL owners approved a rule change Monday that allows teams to play an emergency quarterback from the inactive list if the first two are injured during a game, a decision that stems from San Francisco’s depth-chart challenge in the NFC championship game.The bylaw was initially proposed by the Detroit Lions. The third quarterback designation will not count against the limit of active players — either 47 or 48 — that is determined 90 minutes before kickoff.The emergency activation can only occur after injury or disqualification, not for a performance-related decision or other conduct. If either of the first two quarterbacks are cleared by the team’s medical staff to return to play, the third must be removed from the game and can only return as a quarterback if an injury scenario arises again.If a team puts three quarterbacks on the active list for a game, it can’t use the emergency option. Game-day practice squad elevations are not eligible, either...