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Brentwood home where Marilyn Monroe lived and died is facing demolition

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT

A Brentwood home where starlet Marilyn Monroe lived and tragically died is facing demolition, but fans are hoping the current owners will reconsider. From residents to historians and preservation groups, many are fighting to preserve the property built in the 1920s. It's where the iconic actress' body was discovered in 1962 after an overdose.The estate, nestled in a quiet neighborhood along a cul-de-sac, boasts four bedrooms and three bathrooms and spans 2,900 square feet. The current owners purchased it in 2017 for $8.3 million, according to the Daily Mail. An aerial view of a Brentwood home once belonging to iconic actress Marilyn Monroe is seen on Sept. 6, 2023. (KTLA) While it’s unclear why the owners want to tear down the sprawling home, a fight is underway to preserve it.KTLA confirmed the city of Los Angeles received the permit request to demolish the estate, including a detached pool and adjacent structures.The initial stages of the demolition process are moving forward, wit...

Actress goes into labor during Beyonce's Inglewood concert

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT

Beyonce said you won't break her soul, but she never said you won't break her water. That's exactly what happened with actress Sarah Francis Jones. Both she and her partner, actor Marcel Spears, attended Queen Bey's birthday show on Monday at SoFi Stadium when she suddenly went into labor as soon as the "Cuff It" singer hit the stage. Diana Ross sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to Beyonce at SoFi Stadium "I think it was right after the mute challenge," Jones said. "Everybody went mute. L.A. did very well ... and then I started having contractions."Sarah Francis Jones and Marcel Spears welcomed their baby girl just hours after Jones went into labor during the Beyonce concert at SoFi Stadium on Monday.This caught the couple by surprise as the baby girl wasn't due for a few more days. When the contractions started, the "Honey" actress thought they were Braxton Hicks, also known as false labor pains."I said 'Something's happening,'" she explained. "Usually I like to dance at the concert and I ...

One Dead Following Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 168 [Fresno, CA]

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT

Traffic Collision near Ashlan Avenue Offramp Left One FatalityFRESNO, CA (September 6, 2023) – Early Tuesday morning, a female driver was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 168 in East Central Fresno.The deadly collision happened around 3:00 a.m. along eastbound Highway 168, near Ashland Avenue off-ramp.According to the report, a man in a Dodge Charger lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons. As a result, the Dodge crashed into a Nissan Altima,  pinning both drivers in their vehicles.The impact of the crash also sent both vehicles into the center median, with the Nissan overturned on its roof.Responding emergency personnel transported the 37-year-old female Nissan driver from Clovis to Community Regional Medical Center. Unfortunately, she succumbed to her injuries a short while later.Meanwhile, paramedics rushed the 23-year-old male Dodge driver to a hospital for treatment of significant injuries.Moreover, both directions of the roadway were temporarily shut down...

Officer Hurt in Motorcycle Crash on Mildred Street [Perris, CA]

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT

Pickup Versus Motorcycle Collision near Redlands Avenue Left Officer InjuredPERRIS, CA (September 6, 2023) – Wednesday evening, a motorcycle crash on Mildred Street leaves an officer hospitalized.The collision happened at around 6:45 p.m., at the intersection of Mildred Street and Redlands Avenue.According to reports, a Toyota Tundra was towing a trailer and pulling away from a stop sign. For reasons unknown, the motorcycle officer rode up into the back of the pickup.Responding emergency personnel transported the officer to a hospital for neck injuries and a concussion. The unidentified officer is expected to be off duty for two months.Meanwhile, the two occupants inside the Toyota remained at the scene and cooperated with the authorities. Reports state that they were uninjured.No further details regarding the Mildred Street traffic crash have been released to the public at this time. Perris Officials will provide more information once available.Make our roads safer by abiding...

Ground Zero Of The Los Alamos Culinary Scene, Full of Life Turns 20

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT

On Thursday, Sept.  21, from 4 p.m. to  8 p.m, Full of Life Flatbread will be celebrating 20 years in business in Los Alamos, California.  A ticketed event is open to the public with lauded chefs from across the southland cooking up a feast in the garden and restaurant accompanied by Flatbread Pizzas and Salads.  Chef and owner Clark Staub founded Full of Life Flatbread in 2003 in the sleepy Central Coast town quiet town of Los Alamos and has become a worldwide destination restaurant with a  23-ton live-fire stone oven at its core, built by  Staub himself. Staub would never admit this, but he’s critical to Los Alamos’ emergence as a food mecca. Sixteen years ago, the former professional skateboarder–turned record company executive–turned baker settled in town, built a pizza oven with local river rocks,  white sand from Two Oaks Ranch in Los Olivos, and adobe from Central Coast wine legend John Alban — maker of world-class viognier — and launched what is now Full of Life Flatbread.Ch...

Oakland A’s players are intriguing; it’s too bad ownership ostracized fans who would care

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT

OAKLAND — The Oakland A’s are three losses away from their third 100-loss season since the team moved out West 55 years ago. But through the historic lows are glimmers of promise that showed up in the A’s 5-2 sweep-preventing win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon in front of a crowd of 3,871.It’s unfair to ask Oakland fans to care about the up-and-coming players that populate this A’s roster. Team owner John Fisher has, since buying the team in 2005, not only ripped beloved players from them, but is on the precipice of ripping their team right out of Oakland.The new crop of budding core — Zack Gelof, Lawrence Butler, Tyler Soderstrom — labeled themselves “New Oakland,” but a relocation will have them playing anywhere from a minor league stadium in Las Vegas to San Francisco or a desolate Coliseum while a new Las Vegas ballpark is built.The ties between fan and player are already severed beyond repair. Watching the...

Prosecutors seeking new Hunter Biden indictment

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT

By Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors plan to seek a grand jury indictment of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter before the end of the month, according to court documents filed Wednesday.The filing came in a gun possession case in which Hunter Biden was accused of having a firearm while being a drug user, though prosecutors did not name which charges they will seek. He has also been under investigation by federal prosecutors for his business dealings.U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss, newly named a special counsel in the case, referred to seeking an indictment before Sept. 29 in a status report required by Judge Maryellen Noreika.Defense attorneys, for their part, said Hunter Biden has kept to the terms of their original agreement with prosecutors on the gun charge. That calls for sparing him from prosecution if he stays clean and out of trouble for two years, and his lawyer argued it remains in force. Prosecutors disagreed.That agreement,...

Ex-Monte Vista High QB handed six-game suspension by NFL

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT

METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints rookie reserve quarterback Jake Haener has been suspended for the first six games of the regular season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancers, a league spokesman said Wednesday.Despite showing promise during the preseason, Haener, a Danville native and former Monte Vista High School standout, was not expected to play this season. The Saints’ starting quarterback is former Raider Derek Carr and his backup is fellow veteran Jameis Winston.The Saints also could have Taysom Hill play quarterback full-time if needed, as he has done before. But Hill’s primary role is as a utility player who can execute designed quarterback runs, line up as a tight end, and also serve as the up back on the punt team.Haener, 24, will be eligible to return to the Saints’ active roster on Oct. 16, the Monday before New Orleans’ Week 6 game against Houston.A fourth-round draft choice out of Fresno State, Haener made the regular-season roster after playing in...

The five most expensive homes reported sold in Saratoga in the week of Aug. 28

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT

A house in Saratoga that sold for $6.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Saratoga in the past two weeks.In total, five residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $3.9 million, $1,300 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded from the week of August 21 to the week of Sep. 3 even if the property may have been sold earlier.5. $860,000, condominium in the 19200 block of Vineyard LaneThe sale of the condominium in the 19200 block of Vineyard Lane in Saratoga has been finalized. The price was $860,000, and the new owners took over the condominium in August. The condominium was built in 1971 and has a living area of 1,088 square feet. The price per square foot was $790. The condominium features two bedrooms and two bathrooms.4. $1.7 million, condominium in the 14600 block of Placida CourtThe property in the 14600 block of Plac...

California’s mobile driver license app can speed you through airport, shield privacy

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT

California has been quietly testing out a mobile driver license that could help speed travelers through airport security and also help protect users’ privacy when asked to verify their age for purchases.The California Department of Motor Vehicles began a mobile driver license pilot in late May with the pool of pilot participants expanding in phases before a broader rollout in August. The DMV’s “mDL” pilot now is open to the public, with some 100,000 people already signed up, but the legislature limits the trial to 1.5 million.The California mDL is currently accepted at Transportation Security Administration PreCheck lanes at 26 airports nationally including San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles.“Fast and convenient, as with the boarding pass on the phone,” said Anita Gore, a DMV spokeswoman.TSA spokeswoman Lorie Dankers said the technology can be used at SJC’s Checkpoint A, SFO’s Terminal 3 and LAX’s Terminal 7.“TSA is pl...