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REVIEW: Niall Horan brings his traveling ‘Show’ to Shoreline
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Irish pop singer and former One Directioner Niall Horan brought his much-anticipated The Show tour to Shoreline Amphitheater on balmy Friday. Horan’s silhouette appeared behind a gold curtain—worthy of a theater production and with a pair of wiggly eyes at the top—to the first chords of “Nice to Meet Ya,” from his 2020 sophomore solo album, Heartbreak Weather.
Little league: Petaluma Valley Juniors’ run continues with rout
The Petaluma Valley Juniors kept their regional campaign going, beating Bend North 23-1 in five innings to advance. PVLL wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, scoring 11 runs on two hits. Noah Holley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs at the plate, got the scoring started with an RBI single. “We were given a few runners in the inning, including some errors, but some ...
California Wildfires Trigger Unhealthy Air Quality in Las Vegas
California wildfires have triggered air quality alerts throughout the Las Vegas Valley due to wildfire smoke seeping over to Las Vegas. On Friday night, many people started to smell a strong burning scent. The sky became cloudy with residue. According to the National Weather Service, the Borel and Trout fires in California have caused wildfire smoke to drift into Las Vegas.
A casino family amassed millions in San Bruno. Now, they’re in a bitter civil war
Dennis Sammut knew he was about to die. A deadly pancreatic cancer was eating at the 76-year-old’s gut, and it was time to prepare the family business for his death. This was no small task. Sammut, the no-nonsense grandson of Maltese immigrants, was the third-generation owner of Artichoke Joe’s Casino, a 103-year-old San Bruno institution he grew into one of the Bay Area city’s largest employers — and biggest cash cows.
California fire rapidly reaches state's top 10 biggest ever
A fire raging out of control in northern California has rapidly become among the biggest ever in the western US state, authorities said Saturday. The so-called Park Fire had burned almost 350,000 acres (142,000 hectares) as of late Saturday morning, making it the seventh-largest ever recorded in California history, the state agency Cal Fire said on X. The fire, which prompted orders for more than 4,000 people to flee their homes, was burning through a largely rural, mountainous area near the city of Chico, some 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of state capital Sacramento.
Warriors owner reveals surprising new tidbit on Klay Thompson’s departure
The writing apparently wasn't just on the wall regarding Klay Thompson's departure from the Golden State Warriors. According to owner Joe Lacob, Thompson made his decision to leave this offseason before free agency even got underway.Lacob opened up about the negotiations with Thompson and how things played out during a recent interview with The Athletic's Tim Kawakami."But you know, to be frank and honest, Klay made the decision prior to the beginning of free agency," Lacob said, "and he informed us of it that his intention was to not come back. … He called me and said the same things...
Technology's grip on modern life is pushing us down a dimly lit path of digital land mines
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — “Move fast and break things,” a high-tech mantra popularized 20 years ago by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, was supposed to be a rallying cry for game-changing innovation. It now seems more like an elegy for a society perched on a digital foundation too fragile to withstand a defective software program that was supposed to help protect computers — not crash them.
Federal grand jury charges short seller Andrew Left in $16M stock manipulation scheme
A federal grand jury in California has charged short seller Andrew Left with multiple counts of securities fraud for a $16 million stock market manipulation scheme. The Department of Justice said in a statement on Friday that Left, who was a securities analyst, trader, and guest commentator on television channels including CNBC and Fox Business, is charged with one count of engaging in a securities fraud scheme, 17 counts of securities fraud, and one count of making false statements to federal investigators. As a short seller, Left would make money betting stocks would fall. The Justice Department said that Left conducted business under the name Citron Research, which had a website that published investment recommendations. He published research on companies ranging from Tesla and GameStop to Grand Canyon Education and Peloton. If convicted, Left faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison on the securities fraud scheme count, 20 years in prison on each securities fraud count, and five years in prison on the false statements count.
All the world's a stage at summer camp
For the second consecutive summer, the team preparing the next production at Coastal Repertory Theatre in Half Moon Bay (“9 to 5” opens this weekend) is sharing the facility with an enthusiastic group of youngsters getting their first taste of theatrical life. The Coastal Rep Musical Theatre Summer...
Tiger Cub Rescue Sparks Investigation into Wildlife Sanctuary
Help keep One Green Planet free and independent! Together we can ensure our platform remains a hub for empowering ideas committed to fighting for a sustainable, healthy, and compassionate world. Please support us in keeping our mission strong. A California wildlife sanctuary is under scrutiny for alleged animal abuse and...
It's a 'Femininomenon': California's first women's sports bar, Watch Me!, has opened in Long Beach
The first women's sports bar in California, Watch Me!, drew a huge crowd on its opening day Friday as people came from all over Southern California to celebrate women's sports.
Teen Seth Guingab Allegedly Gets His Head Stomped by Opposing Basketball Player
Elk Grove family says player stomped on son’s head during basketball game and it is caught on camera. An Elk Grove family is outraged after, they say, a player stomped on their son’s head during a basketball game in Alameda. A Sacramento-area teenager sustained a head injury last...
Brock Purdy's latest contract prediction will shock 49ers fans to the core
The amount of money Brock Purdy is soon to make, per one prediction, is going to be an astronomical amount by any standard. Right now, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is the best bargain in all of football. Quite literally. Being the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft,...
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