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Opinion: We were held hostage by an airline for a day and a half

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:21:16 GMT

If you’ve ever been held hostage by an airline for a day and a half, I invite you to whine right along with me.My wife and I recently celebrated our 10-year anniversary with a trip to Key West, Fla. The vacation itself was fabulous.And then we spent an entire day and night (and half the next day) sitting in three different airports over a 29-hour span enduring one exasperating delay after another, a stretch interrupted only by lousy food, heartburn and, you guessed it, lost luggage.We dropped off our rental car at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in plenty of time for our 2 p.m. flight home. With one connection, we were expecting to arrive in Sacramento just nine hours later and thus get home well before midnight local time.Yeah, right.First, our flight got pushed back to 2:15. Then it was delayed until around 3:30 and eventually until well after 5. There were a few thunderstorms in the area (common for this time of year), but the excuses we were getting fro...

Apple buys big Cupertino office building as real estate footprint grows

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:21:16 GMT

CUPERTINO — Apple has grabbed a big Cupertino office building in a purchase that points to the tech titan’s expansion mode — a real estate deal that also hints at a feeble office market in the wake of the coronavirus.The iPhone maker bought a four-story office building at 10200 South De Anza Boulevard, a property that’s about two miles from the company’s Cupertino world headquarters at Apple Park.Apple paid $70 million for the vacant office property, according to documents filed on June 29 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.The tech company bought the building through an all-cash deal, the county public records show.The building totals roughly 161,000 square feet and occupies about 1.3 acres near the corner of South De Anza Boulevard and Cali Avenue, a few blocks from Stevens Creek Boulevard, according to property databases.The floors are roomy, ranging in size from 36,000 square feet to 45,000 square feet, which allows for plenty of fl...

Opinion: Rename San Jose street after Filipino-American civil rights activist

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:21:16 GMT

“I’m Asian?!” my son exclaimed.He was 7, and we had arrived at a summer camp on the border of San Jose and Milpitas. “You didn’t know?!” I responded incredulously. As a Filipino parent of biracial children, I have often wondered about this interaction with my now teenage son. I regret my reaction, scolding him for not knowing. The same thing happened to me a few years ago when I told a White colleague that I didn’t know about Larry Itliong until I was 40. “Really?! Even I knew about him,” he said judgmentally.Although I was raised in San Jose by Filipino immigrants, I had no knowledge of Larry Itliong, the first Filipino-American civil rights activist. Itliong played a significant role in forging the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) with Cesar Chavez. He was a strong advocate for workers’ rights and one of the Delano Manongs, the first wave of Filipino men to immigrate to the United States. They experienced severe discrimination and racist violence during the Watsonville riots. Itlio...

Opinion: Contra Costa DA Becton capitulated with bogus racial-bias court ruling

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:21:16 GMT

Thanks to the Contra Costa district attorney’s puzzling refusal to adequately defend her office against bogus allegations of racially discriminatory charging practices, the county’s most dangerous gang-banging murderers will avoid the punishment they deserve.Diana Becton’s anemic response to both the charge of bias and a subsequent court ruling sustaining it will leave informed observers with the nagging suspicion that she’s happy with the result. She could use the ruling as a convenient excuse for never again seeking appropriate charges against hardcore gang members and for dropping charges against some who already have been convicted.Under California law, a gang-inspired murderer can see his sentence “enhanced” by 10 additional years, and in the case of an especially egregious murder, the gang connection could support a “special circumstance” subjecting him to a no-parole life sentence or even the death penalty. In either instance, the connection must be ch...

Professor: There’s no proof California paid bounties for Native American scalps

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:21:16 GMT

CHICO — If you could have cornered Native Americans during the early decades of California’s existence as a state, you could have murdered your way to publicly funded riches — as much as $25 per scalp, head or other body part.In fact, the state would have gladly paid this bounty to anyone willing to aid in an official effort to exterminate native populations as people of white European ancestry sought to settle the new state.Sound far-fetched? It is, and Chico State history professor Mike Magliari can prove it, following substantial detective work on the topic. His essay, “The California Indian Scalp Bounty Myth: Evidence of Genocide or Just Faulty Scholarship?” appeared in the summer 2023 edition of California History, a publication of the University of California Press.Magliari Magliari, along with fellow Chico State professor Mike Gillis, is an expert on early California history — especially as it pertains to John Bidwell and his establishment of what became the modern city ...

Sale closed in Oakland: $2 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:21:16 GMT

5408 Bryant Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious historic property located in the 5400 block of Bryant Avenue in Oakland was sold on May 16, 2023. The $1,975,000 purchase price works out to $837 per square foot. The house, built in 1922, has an interior space of 2,359 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a garage. The unit sits on a 3,000-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In July 2022, a 1,114-square-foot home on Thomas Avenue in Oakland sold for $2,825,000, a price per square foot of $2,536. The home has 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom.On Kales Avenue, Oakland, in August 2022, a 1,405-square-foot home was sold for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,281. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,634-square-foot home on the 5300 block of Manila Avenue in Oakland sold in July 2022, for $1,652,000, a price per square foot of $1,011. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Man injured during shooting in San Jose

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:21:16 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was shot in east San Jose Thursday night on Lanai Avenue off of King and Tully Roads. Police say the man was taken to the hospital and at this time they have no individual(s) in custody. Dog dies in fire at Redwood City home, 10 displaced The cause of the shooting is currently under investigation. This is developing news. Stick with us for updates.

Redwood City man arrested in connection with rape of a minor

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:21:16 GMT

(BCN) -- Deputies in San Mateo County have arrested a man in connection with the rape of a minor. Christopher Esquivel, 23, of Redwood City, was arrested on suspicion of rape by force, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. On March 16, detectives began investigating a case of a minor who was raped by a known person. Investigators identified Esquivel as the suspect, and following the investigation, detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest, according to the sheriff's office. Grad student commutes to UC Berkeley by plane to save on rent On Thursday, Esquivel was located in San Bruno and was arrested. He has since posted bail and is no longer in custody, according to the sheriff's office. Anyone with information about this case can contact (650) 363-4060. The sheriff's office is also investigating if there are any additional victims. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Leipzig signs Fábio Carvalho on a season-long loan from Liverpool

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:21:16 GMT

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig signed Fábio Carvalho from Liverpool on a season-long loan Friday after the promising midfielder lacked game time in the Premier League.Carvalho signed for Liverpool last year after scoring 10 goals for Fulham on the way to promotion from the second division.Carvalho played 21 times for Liverpool in all competitions last season but his game time dried up in the second half of the season. He made only two brief Premier League substitute appearances after the new year and played once in the Champions League and once in the FA Cup.“He will now continue his development and gain more experience in Germany with Leipzig,” Liverpool said.He joins a Leipzig team which is looking to build on its strong form at the end of last season. The team recovered from a poor start to finish third in the Bundesliga and qualify for the Champions League.The 20-year-old Carvalho was born in Portugal and grew up in London. He represented England up to under-18 level and has si...

CNBC: las 3 ciudades de EEUU donde es más barato comprar que alquilar una casa; ninguna está en Florida

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:21:16 GMT

Convertir su sueño de comprar una casa en realidad puede parecer bastante difícil en estos días, en parte gracias a las altas tasas hipotecarias y los precios de venta. Pero hay algunas ciudades donde asumir esa hipoteca, en lugar de pagar el alquiler mensual, es la decisión financiera más inteligente. En un informe reciente, Redfin analizó las 50 ciudades más grandes de EEUU y encontró las tres principales en las que aún es más barato comprar que alquilar, lo que significa que la vivienda promedio tiene un costo hipotecario mensual estimado inferior al costo de alquiler estimado. “Comprar una casa a menudo tiene más sentido financiero que alquilar si puede pagar el pago inicial y la hipoteca mensual porque está acumulando capital. Cuando usted es dueño de su casa, su casa le paga; cuando alquila, usted y su casa le pagan al propietario”, declaró Taylor Marr, economista jefe adjunto de Redfin, en un comunicado de prensa. ¿Piensas mudarte a una casa? Está a punto de pon...