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East Palo Alto celebrating 40th anniversary as a city this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

East Palo Alto will be celebrating its 40th anniversary as a city this week, and you’re not alone if that sounds strange to you.The San Mateo County community of East Palo Alto came into being about a century ago, the result of the merger of two towns — Ravenswood and Runnymede — trying to avoid annexation by Palo Alto and Menlo Park. But it remained unincorporated until July 1, 1983 — despite a few unsuccessful incorporations attempts in the 1960s and ’70s, including one that would have renamed the then-Black majority city after Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.Divided by Highway 101, East Palo Alto has had a diverse population for decades — partly due to abhorrent redlining policies and gentrification — and is now largely Latino. But the 2.5-square mile city has undergone startling physical change in the past quarter-century, too. Whiskey Gulch was developed into University Circle with the Four Seasons Hotel as its sparkling gem. Silicon Vall...

Salinas mother fatally stabbed in front of her toddlers: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

(KRON) -- A Salinas mother was stabbed to death by a man whom she had a domestic violence restraining order filed against, according to police. Police officers found 30-year-old Eleni Tavau suffering from stab wounds inside her home on Natividad Road at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tavau "had been stabbed multiple times and was unresponsive. Her two toddler-aged children were present when officers arrived," the Salinas Police Department wrote. The gravely-injured mother of three was still alive when she was rushed to a hospital, according to SPD. She was later pronounced deceased.Eleni Tavau (Image via Facebook / Eleni Tavau) Investigators interviewed witnesses, followed up on leads, and discovered that the victim had a restraining order against 32-year-old Rodrigo Bravo. Bravo is the father of Tavau's young children, according to her family members. A GoFundMe page states, "My sister Eleni Tavau was stabbed to death by her kids' father. She left behind 3 beautiful children. Our goal is to give h...

SFPD seizes drugs, guns, cash in Tenderloin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Guns and drugs were among the items San Francisco Police Department officers seized last week, SFPD announced Wednesday on Twitter. The recovery of these items happened overnight on June 23.Officers recovered 32.6 grams of fentanyl, 4.9 grams of cocaine, 11.8 grams of heroin, 567.2 grams of methamphetamine, 16.5 grams of oxycodone, $960 cash and three firearms, according to SFPD. The department posted a photo of the items seized (below).(San Francisco Police Department)SFPD responded to the call that led to the seizure of these items at around 1:11 a.m. at 519 Ellis St., which is where The Senator Hotel is located. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Narcotics, notably fentanyl, remain present in the streets of San...

Alameda County Superior Court expanding use of electronic document filing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

(BCN) -- Alameda County Superior Court announced this week plans to expand its electronic case management system to include the filing of family law, probate, mental health and adoption documents this fall. The electronic file system, called eCourt, will streamline the process of filing court documents and monitoring cases, according to an Alameda County Superior Court press release. In the new system, nearly all documents will be filed online, rather than in person or through fax. How median price for a 1-bedroom apartment in SF compares to national average According to the press release, this transition will streamline the process of filing, monitoring and accessing documents in the court system. Attorneys will be encouraged to begin using the new system on Sept. 5, but it will not become mandatory until Oct. 23. This system will also benefit those representing themselves in the legal system, or in cases involving family court or the execution of wills which sometimes do...

Oakland mayor: Commissioner's service 'no longer needed' on embattled police commission

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

(BCN) -- Former Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte is no longer on the embattled Oakland Police Commission after Mayor Sheng Thao on Tuesday told Harbin-Forte her services are no longer needed. The former Alameda County Superior Court judge was not going to seek another term, she said. Her term expired in October 2022, and she remained in the seat at the discretion of the mayor. Two factions have developed on the commission, prompting demands for resignations from both sides. Harbin-Forte called for the resignation of Oakland City Councilmember Kevin Jenkins for alleged ethics violations related to his questioning of Police Commission chair Tyfahra Milele and tactics by his office. ‘Confrontation’ with police during search warrant leaves one dead in Richmond Police Commissioners Regina Jackson and Marsha Peterson have demanded that Harbin-Forte and Milele resign. Harbin-Forte said she will continue her efforts for constitutional policing and for an independent police commission in ...

San Mateo Sutter Health vows to reopen therapy pool

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

(BCN) -- Following backlash from the community, Sutter Health in San Mateo is reopening a warm therapy pool two years ahead of schedule. In 2020, Sutter had announced that it was permanently closing the therapy pool located at the Mickelson Arthritis and Rehabilitation Center as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mickelson therapy pool was historically used for short-term physician-prescribed physical therapy. It was also available for "open access" for self-directed therapy, a service that was open to community members with a doctor's release for a monthly fee, according to a joint letter from state and local elected officials to Sutter Health CEO Warner Thomas in May. Debris from implosion of Titanic-bound submersible is returned to land Among the letter's signatories was San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa, who has led the effort to reopen the pool since its closure. In February 2020, Sutter cut the open-access hours for community use. According to the lette...

Victims of gynecologist convicted of sex crimes urge judge to impose maximum prison term

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven victims of a gynecologist who practiced at prestigious New York hospitals before he was convicted of sexually abusing women over several decades made emotional statements about their continuing pain as they asked a federal judge Wednesday to keep him behind bars as long as possible.Many of the women spoke anonymously in Manhattan federal court as they described in detail the sexual abuse they suffered during visits to Robert Hadden, 64, whose career at prominent hospitals including Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital spanned from the late 1980s until 2012.“Robert Hadden is a sexual predator disguised in a white coat,” said one woman, who spoke under the pseudonym Emily Anderson.Many of them thanked Judge Richard M. Berman, who will announce the sentence for Hadden on July 24, when the sentencing hearing that began with victim statements on Wednesday continues. Berman responded by praising the women as “brave” and “eloqu...

Utah woman accused of killing husband before writing book about grief sued for over $13 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death and now stands accused of his fatal poisoning was filed Tuesday, seeking over $13 million in damages for alleged financial wrongdoing before and after his death.The lawsuit was filed against Kouri Richins in state court by Katie Richins, the sister of Kouri Richins’ late husband Eric Richins. It accuses the woman of taking money from the husband’s bank accounts, diverting money intended to pay his taxes and obtaining a fradulent loan, among other things, before his death in March 2022. Kouri Richins has been charged with murder in her late husband’s death. “Kouri committed the foregoing acts in calculated, systematic fashion and for no reason other than to actualize a horrific endgame — to conceal her ruinous debt, misappropriate assets for the benefit of her personal businesses, orchestrate Eric’s demise, and profit from hi...

Why did a Russian government plane land in DC?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

On Tuesday afternoon, a Russian-built Ilyushin Il-96-300, from the Russian government’s fleet of aircrafts, landed at Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia.It was not an unprecedented event, but some of the related details don’t add up.Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the plane “will take out Russian diplomats who were ordered by the U.S. authorities to leave the country in connection with the completion of a three-year stay.”But questions arose about the size and type of plane, allegedly sent to retrieve only diplomats.State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, when asked about it on Tuesday, responded, “I’m not going to speak to the exact numbers. I’ll let the Russian Federation decide whether they want to speak to the number of what are, of course, their diplomats. I’d say diplomatic personnel routinely rotate in and out of assignments. That’s what happened here.”But is that really what’s happening? A former covert U.S. intelligence operative ...

Golden Knights trade Reilly Smith to the Penguins and re-sign Ivan Barbashev for 5 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:10 GMT

The Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights are already preparing to try to repeat, trading a longtime franchise cornerstone and keeping their best trade deadline pickup.Vegas on Wednesday traded Reilly Smith to the Pittsburgh Penguins and re-signed fellow forward Ivan Barbashev to a five-year contract worth $25 million. The moves came hours before the start of NHL draft.Barbashev, a key contributor on the Golden Knights’ title run with 18 points in 22 games, was expected to be one of the top players available in free agency. Instead, the 27-year-old Russian power forward will count $5 million against the salary cap through 2028.That was exactly Smith’s cap hit, making this another set of bold moves by Vegas general manager Kelly McCrimmon, who has shown a willingness to take risks in the name of getting younger and winning championships — and not worrying about sentimentality.Smith, 32, was one of six original Vegas players left from the team’s inaugural season that i...