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Los Angeles County singles out 33 buildings at risk during an earthquake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

Following the catastrophic damage from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors published a list of 33 county-owned buildings that are in need of seismic upgrades.  Many of the buildings have been critical pieces of infrastructure for decades and are at risk of collapsing when and if the big one hits, which means thousands of people are working in structures every day that are not safe.  The list includes buildings like the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, the Chief Medical Examiner Service, where autopsies are performed, and multiple Los Angeles County + USC Medical buildings and parking structures.  Built before 1978, the structures are made of non-ductile concrete, meaning they were constructed with brittle concrete elements like columns, beams, walls and connections that would crumble during a big earthquake.  “The big issue is usually that the corners of the buildings aren’t properly tied together," said Dr. Lucy Jones...

Plan for major Buddhist temple in the Bay Area approved by San Jose councilmembers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

What will ultimately become the largest Buddhist temple in the Bay Area for ethnic Cambodians was approved Tuesday night by San Jose councilmembers — the final hurdle to be cleared for a project that has been in the works for more than four years.The Wat Khmer Kampuchea Krom temple, a nearly 14,000 square-foot project that will incorporate architectural features resembling those found at holy sites in Southeast Asia, could break ground as early as this summer, with a cost of up to $25 million.The councilmembers’ unanimous vote to approve the project was followed by joyous applause from hundreds of supporters at City Hall.Located at 2740 Ruby Ave. in San Jose’s Evergreen neighborhood, the temple will serve the city’s population of Khmer Krom, ethnic Cambodians who hail from southern Vietnam. Financing for the project will come from Lyna Lam, a Khmer Krom advocate and wife of tech billionaire Chris Larsen.On Tuesday night, dozens of Buddhist monks dressed in or...

Frank Somerville makes first TV appearance since DUI crash: Exclusive

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In an exclusive TV interview, renowned Bay Area news anchor Frank Somerville sat down with KRON4's Pam Moore for nearly 30 minutes to discuss an array of topics. Somerville was arrested after a DUI crash in downtown Oakland in December of 2021. The crash happened on Dec. 30 in the area of Grand Avenue and Broadway, and it was caught on video.In the months leading up to the crash, Somerville made headlines, which included his suspension by then-employer KTVU for disagreeing with the station's coverage of the Gabby Petito case. Speaking for the first time on camera since the crash, Somerville opened up and discussed topics such as the DUI, slurring his words on air, and his battle with alcohol and substances.Somerville got 'trashed' in his apartment, wanted to get Taco BellIt was around Christmas time, and he spent it alone without his family, Somerville recalled. He didn't see them at all during the holidays, and it was "a really sad time."Somerville admits he...

San Francisco gym window shattered overnight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A business in San Francisco’s Castro District is cleaning up after its front window was broken overnight. Surveillance camera video caught the moment something hits the window of MX3 Fitness and shatters it.One of the co-owners told KRON4 they’ve looked all over the place and they can’t find a bullet or anything else that would have caused the window to shatter. They say after the pandemic and flooding, this is one more thing that makes it difficult for a small business to survive.Early Tuesday morning, it was all quiet inside MX3 Fitness. But outside, video shows three cars racing down Market Street, followed by a loud popping noise.The front window completely shattered. Co-owner Dave Karraker says he woke up to find dozens of messages. He says he first thought it may have had something to do with the storms, then he saw the video. SF apartment garage break-in caught on video “It seemed to be that they were pursuing each other and there was a third car that...

Nugent-Hopkins, Oilers roll past Golden Knights 7-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The surging Edmonton Oilers got a career night from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and made the Pacific Division race even tighter with just more than two weeks left in the season.Nugent-Hopkins tied a career high with five points and Edmonton’s top-ranked power play scored three goals as the Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 7-4 on Tuesday.The Oilers have 95 points and are three behind first-place Vegas. Los Angeles lost 2-1 to Calgary and remains in second place with 96 points. Edmonton hosts the Kings on Thursday.“Obviously, we know who we’re playing,” Nugent-Hopkins said. “We know where they’re at in the standings. We know where we’re at and we’re still pushing for home ice, and I think that does make a difference come playoff time.”With the NHL’s two leading scorers (Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl) and an eight-game point streak, the Oilers are playing like a team no one wants to face in the playoffs.“I don’t think we’re anywhere near our potential just ...

Palestinian teachers’ strike grows, reflecting deep crisis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

AL-AZZA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — In schools across the world, children are halfway into their second semester. But in a Palestinian refugee camp south of Jerusalem, kids wake up at 1 p.m. They kick soccer balls, hang out in barbershops and aimlessly scroll through TikTok. They watch television until dawn, just to wake up late and laze around all over again.Palestinian public schools in the West Bank have been closed since Feb. 5 in one of the longest teachers’ strikes in recent memory against the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority. Teachers’ demands for a pay raise have escalated into a protest movement that has vexed the increasingly autocratic Palestinian self-rule government as it plunges deeper into an economic crisis.But the strike isn’t just about money. As the largest group of government employees in the West Bank after security forces, teachers are also calling for a democratically elected union. The authority hasn’t budged, fearing its rivals, like the Islamic ...

Nashville Predators remember shooting victims, play Bruins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — When the Nashville Predators’ team flight took off for Boston, defenseman Ryan McDonagh wasn’t aboard.He stayed home Monday, to be with his three young daughters in the shaken community.A day after a fatal grade school shooting in Nashville left six dead, including three children, McDonagh caught a commercial flight. Hours after arriving, and with both teams wearing helmet stickers to remember the victims, he helped the Predators beat the Bruins 2-1 Tuesday night.“It’s not really the first shooting, unfortunately. When you have kids and it happens close to home it hits definitely different,” McDonagh said. “Like any parent, you do anything you can to help your family and kids out.”McDonagh’s daughters — Falan, Murphy and Nola — are all under 9 years old. “His daughter was close to the school — their school was in lockdown,” coach John Hynes said.Said McDonagh: “Quite frankly there are really no words that you can say after what went on yesterday in Na...

Elena Rybakina hits 10 aces in Miami for 12th straight win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to 12 matches by delivering 10 aces — her fourth consecutive outing with at least that many — in a 6-3, 6-0 victory over 25th-seeded Martina Trevisan on Tuesday in the Miami Open quarterfinals.Rybakina has 46 aces through four matches at the hard-court tournament in Florida and a WTA-leading 201 this season. The 23-year-old, who represents Kazakhstan, improved to 20-4 in 2023, including a run to the Australian Open final in January and a title at Indian Wells, California, last week.She is trying to become only the fifth player to win the women’s trophies at Indian Wells and Miami in the same season. Top-ranked Iga Swiatek did it a year ago; she withdrew from Miami this time because of a rib injury. “Of course it would be amazing to achieve something like that,” the 10th-seeded Rybakina said about the prospect of completing what’s known as the Sunshine Double, “but it’s still...

Predators snap Bruins’ winning streak at 7

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Juuse Saros stopped 35 shots, Cody Glass scored late in the second period and the Nashville Predators beat NHL-best Boston 2-1 on Tuesday night, halting the Bruins’ seven-game winning streak.Chasing the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot, the Predators won for just the third time in eight games. Former Bruins defenseman Jeremy Lauzon added an empty-netter late in the third.Boston’s David Pastrnak scored his 52nd with less than a second left in the game.Linus Ullmark made 21 saves for Boston, which suffered only its fourth regulation loss at home (30-4-3).The Predators and Bruins wore helmet stickers and held a moment of silence to show support for The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, after a shooting there Monday claimed the lives of three 9-year-old students and three adult staffers.LIGHTNING 4, HURRICANES 0RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brayden Point had two goals and an assist and Tampa Bay snapped a four-game losing streak.Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 s...

Realizan audiencias públicas sobre proyectos de estabilización de renta en el condado Montgomery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

El concejo del condado Montgomery el martes fue el epicentro de testimonios relacionados a la necesidad de estabilizar las rentas en la localidad. Dos proyectos de ley mantienen una clara división entre quienes defienden a los inquilinos y quienes a la par están preocupados por el desarrollo urbanístico.Desde temprano, activistas se reunieron para alzar su voz a favor de una regulación para aumentos menores al 3%. Entre ellas estaba Maryuri Avila, quien fue desalojada al perder su trabajo y recibir un aumento de su renta del 6%. Aseguró que el incremento fue desmedido y que si hubiese sido menor no habría llegado al extremo.“Sentimos feo porque somos personas de bajos recursos. No podíamos con tanto. Solo mi mamá estaba con el trabajo, y mi mamá no tiene un trabajo de mucho tiempo, solo es un [trabajo a tiempo parcial] y no nos alcanzaba para pagar”, dijo. Quienes trabajan en bienes raíces dicen que la otra propuesta piensa en ambos sectores, pues el incremento a su juicio...