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Santa Rosa police arrest juvenile for possessing loaded and unregistered semi-automatic handgun
A disturbance on a Sonoma County Transit bus led to the arrest of a juvenile on suspicion of gang-related activity and for carrying a loaded and unregistered semi-automatic handgun Friday, police said. At about 6:18 p.m., Santa Rosa Police Department officers were dispatched to the Downtown Santa Rosa Transit Mall in response to a call from a bus driver who reported that several young people ...
This SF Man Stood Up to the Viral Predatory Towing Company. His Fight Continues
It’s impossible to know how many San Franciscans were scammed over the years by Jose Badillo and Abigail Fuentes, but February 2019 might have been the beginning of the end for their towing when a black 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser was towed from a Foods Co. parking lot in the Bayview.
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.
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.
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.
BOB TASCA IIII ROARS TO PROVISIONAL FUNNY CAR NO. 1 POSITION IN SONOMA
Since the start of the 2023 NHRA season, Bob Tasca III has delivered numerous clutch qualifying runs in the nitro Funny Car ranks. The Hope, R.I., driver added to his total late Friday night at the Denso Sonoma (Calif.) Nationals. Tasca clocked a 3.839-second time at 338.43 mph to take...
Chase Van Sant Takes Top Spot on Day 1 in Sonoma
Still riding high after his first career Pro Stock Motorcycle victory on Sunday in Seattle, Chase Van Sant kept rolling on Friday in Sonoma, taking the provisional No. 1 spot with a run of 6.768 at 197.10 on his Trick Tools Suzuki at the 36th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals.. Should that hold, Van Sant, the 2023 NHRA Rookie of the Year, would pick up his first career No. 1 qualifying spot, which would continue his recent momentum. He made a pair of solid runs on Friday, which could bode well for Saturday’s GETTRX Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Callout.
Blue Devils Drum Corps: 3 Thing To Know
When people think of the most dominant teams in sports, they probably think of the Chicago Bulls or the New England Patriots. In the world of Drum Corps International, there is a team that fits that same profile. The Blue Devils may not have Tom Brady or Michael Jordan, but...
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.
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.
Kalitta and Tasca III Continue to Dominate at Sonoma, Smith and Anderson Claim Top Spots in their Categories Saturday at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Doug Kalitta continued to dominate Saturday afternoon in the third and fourth round of qualifying, but his track record-breaking run on Friday night of 3.649 ET at 336.40 mph gave him a smooth ride into pole position into Sunday’s finals. He will face 14 seed Ron August Jr. in the first round of eliminations.
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