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Oakland’s homeless community enjoys a day of free music and food

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:30 GMT

OAKLAND – The sun was out. A cool breeze was blowing. It was the perfect day for some jazz and blues in the park. On Monday afternoon, the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland brought a free music festival to the Mosswood Park Amphitheater.Like most concerts, this one provided foot-tapping tunes and general merriment. Unlike most concerts, the “Compassion in Action” festival was organized specifically for unhoused people.“There are many festivals that cost a lot of money for folks to go to, but our unhoused neighbors cannot go,” said Rev. Matthew Prinz, the pastor at the church. “We need and want to address the hurt of our unhoused neighbors in many ways. This concert is just one way we hoped to create a healing and hopeful space.”There are more than 5,000 unhoused people in Oakland, according to the 2022 Point-In-Time Count. That amounts to more than half of Alameda County’s total number. While the city has ramped up efforts in recent years to build more permanent supportive housin...

Four-bedroom home in Dublin sells for $2.2 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:30 GMT

9600 Albert Drive – Google Street ViewA 3,702-square-foot house built in 2015 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 9600 block of Albert Drive in Dublin was sold on May 4, 2023, for $2,155,000, or $582 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 5,919-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:A 3,702-square-foot home on the 7500 block of Mindy Mae Lane in Dublin sold in December 2022, for $2,025,000, a price per square foot of $547. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In May 2023, a 3,356-square-foot home on Mindy Mae Lane in Dublin sold for $2,110,000, a price per square foot of $629. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Sara Ann Court, Dublin, in December 2022, a 3,356-square-foot home was sold for $2,264,000, a price per square foot of $675. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Review: ‘Street Fighter 6’ is a bold revamp that widens the fanbase

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:30 GMT

Every once in a while “Street Fighter” reinvents itself, and in the process, manages to draw new players to the fighting game community. It’s this fresh blood, embraced by a welcoming fanbase, that has kept the genre alive long after the demise of its ancestral home — the arcades.The latest chapter in the franchise, “Street Fighter 6,” brings an even more inclusive approach to fighting games. Capcom streamlined years worth of fighting game mechanics and made the release more approachable to all skill levels. Trying to make the game easier for newcomers to pick up, the developers offer in-depth guides to teach novices the ins and outs of the systems and the characters so newbies can pick a fighter that appeals to them. Lastly, the developers acknowledge that not everyone is a fan of competitive gaming and they added a surprisingly deep single-player campaign called the World Tour.A HUGE ADDITIONNo matter your skill level, players will find at least...

Bay Area jeweler made man spend $220,000 so he could buy $109,000 watch he never got: lawsuit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:30 GMT

Ali Rezaei wanted to buy a $109,000 gold Patek Philippe watch, but a prominent Bay Area jeweler refused to sell it to him — first, he had to buy other fancy items from the swanky boutique, according to Rezaei’s newly filed lawsuit.Rezaei had walked into the Shreve & Co. jewelry shop, nestled among other high-end retailers near San Francisco’s Union Square, “and expressed an interest in purchasing a Patek Phillipe 5980/1R-001 watch,” according to his lawsuit filed this week.No, no, no, he was purportedly told by the shop. One does not just waltz in off the street and saunter out with a 5980/1R-001: No watch for you, sir — yet.Shreve, which dates back to the Gold Rush and operates a second boutique in the posh Stanford Shopping Center mall in Palo Alto, told Rezaei on that day in 2020 “that if he built up his ‘purchase history’ by buying a sufficient amount of other merchandise over time … they would offer the Promised Wa...

Extreme wealth gap is widening in Silicon Valley, new report finds

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- If Silicon Valley was a nation, it would be deemed as a politically unstable country with extreme wealth inequalities, according to a new report released Tuesday by professors with San Jose State University's Human Rights Institute. The 2023 Silicon Valley Pain Index report defined "Silicon Valley" as Santa Clara County and San Mateo County, as well as some Alameda County cities including Fremont, Newark, and Union City.The report was published to expose structured inequalities and achieve greater human rights in a region where titans of technology amass enormous profits. New data compiled by researchers outlines the region’s persistent inequalities, and "the astronomical concentration of wealth into the hands of an incredibly small number of households and companies," the report states. On the other end of the wealth spectrum, "San Jose leads the nation in young adult homelessness (ages 18-24)," the report states."Wealth disparity in our region is severe, re...

Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘The Road,’ dies at 89

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:30 GMT

FILE - Author Cormac McCarthy attends the premiere of "The Road" in New York on Nov. 16, 2009. The Twitter account for the famous, and famously media-shy author is fake. The McCarthy account, @CormacMcCrthy, had more than 48,000 followers as of midday Monday, among them Stephen King. It was established in September 2018, but was only recently given a blue check for verification. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)(AP/Evan Agostini) FILE - Author Cormac McCarthy attends the premiere of "The Road" in New York on Nov. 16, 2009. The Twitter account for the famous, and famously media-shy author is fake. The McCarthy account, @CormacMcCrthy, had more than 48,000 followers as of midday Monday, among them Stephen King. It was established in September 2018, but was only recentl...

Montgomery County student uses ‘superpower’ to help others with diabetes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:30 GMT

A diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes can be life-changing, and a Maryland teenager is using his experience with the disease to help other students adjust more easily to their diagnosis.Connor Pugh, 17, of Brookeville, has lived with diabetes for years. A rising senior at Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring and a Life Scout with the Scouts of America, Pugh came up with the plan to create diabetes kits as part of his Eagle Service project.The kits contain items ranging from insulin coolers to water bottles, ID bracelets and even sharps containers for needles.“It’s very hard to deal with needles when you’re out and about,” Pugh said.There are also calculators in each kit to help with insulin dosage calculations.Diabetics have to monitor their food intake and take that into account for insulin dosages, so calculations are just a part of their daily routine, which Hugh said can get “very complicated with decimals and whatnot, so a calculator is probably a necessi...

‘Baby K’ among Prince George’s Co. teens indicted, accused of attempted murder on school bus

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:30 GMT

American School Bus Regularly Used to Transport Students to and From School. Transportation Industry.(Getty Images/welcomia) American School Bus Regularly Used to Transport Students to and From School. Transportation Industry.(Getty Images/welcomia) Three teenagers accused of trying to kill someone on a school bus in Prince George’s County, Maryland, last month were indicted Tuesday, each facing 16 counts including attempted murder, assault and reckless endangerment.Two of the suspects are 14-years-old, and the other is 15.“All of these teenagers have been indicted as adults,” said Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy.The 15-year-old, known as “Baby K,” is accused of...

Oracle, GameStop rise; Methode Electronics, Zions fall, Tuesday, 6/13/2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Oracle Corp. (ORCL), up 25 cents to $116.68.The software maker beat Wall Street’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts.Zions Bancorp. (ZION), down 47 cents to $29.77.Investors were disappointed by the regional bank’s update to its financial forecast.Bunge Ltd. (BG), up $2.38 to $96.17.The agribusiness and food company is buying Viterra in a deal valued at approximately $18 billion.GameStop Corp. (GME), up $2.65 to $26.95.Executive chairman Ryan Cohen increased his stake in the video game retailer.Smart Global Holdings Inc. (SGH), up $1.92 to $25.66.The manufacturer of computing components is selling 81% of its interest in SMART Brazil for about $166 million on cash. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (PTEN), up 73 cents to $11.51.The oilfield services company is reportedly considering a deal with NexTier Oilfield Solutions.Methode Electronics Inc. (MEI), down $8.17 to $36.90.Th...

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 6/13/2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:30 GMT

Stocks climbed after a cooler reading on inflation bolstered Wall Street’s expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold off on another interest rate hike this week. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Tuesday, touching heights unseen since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 145 points, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.8%. Stocks have been on a roll amid hopes the economy can avoid a severe recession and inflation can ease enough for the Fed to ease off its hikes. Unlike early this year, Tuesday’s gains were widespread. Four out of five stocks in the S&P 500 index climbed.On Tuesday:The S&P 500 rose 30.08 points, or 0.7%, to 4,369.01.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 145.79 points, or 0.4%, to 34,212.12.The Nasdaq composite rose 111.40 points, or 0.8% to 13,573.32.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 23.12 points, or 1.2%, to 1,896.33.For the week:The S&P 500 is up 70.15 points, or 1.6%.The Dow is up 335.34 points, or 1%.The Nasdaq is up 314.18 ...