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UCLA purchases vacant mall in West L.A. with plans to create massive research campus

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

A vacant mall in West Los Angeles will have a new life in academia after it was acquired by UCLA.The renowned university has purchased the Westside Pavilion on Pico Boulevard with plans to transform the massive property into a state-of-the-art research campus.The 700,000-square-foot property is located about two miles from the school's Westwood campus and was purchased for $700 million, most of which was made possible through a $500 million investment from the state.A rendering of the UCLA Research Park on Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles. (Illustration/UCLA) The Westside Pavilion will be reimagined into the UCLA Research Park, which will house the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA and the UCLA Center for Quantum Science and Engineering as well as "programs across the disciplines."UCLA Chancellor Gene Block described the acquisition as "transformative" for the university, the city and the entire world, thanking the California Legislature and Gov. Gavin ...

CDFA warns SoCal residents of another ‘highly invasive’ pest threatening citrus plants

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

First came the fruit flies. Now, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has issued a warning about another “highly invasive” pest causing disease in citrus fruits across Southern California.The Huanglongbing (HLB) or Citrus Greening pathogen (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus) is found predominantly in Asia but has also been reported in several U.S. states as well as the Caribbean, Mexico and other parts of Latin America.  Since being discovered in Florida in 2005, it has been positively identified in Louisiana in 2008, South Carolina in 2009, and in Texas and California in 2012, CDFA officials said.  Girl, 13, vanishes while vacationing with family in L.A. According to the CDFA, HLB can be “difficult to detect” since the host plant may remain symptomless for months or even years before showing signs of infection. “An early symptom of the disease is blotchy yellow asymmetrical mottling of the leaves,” the CDFA's Huanglongbing pest profile said. “More advanced sympt...

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Colorado primary ruling

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

By Joan Biskupic, Kaitlan Collins and Devan Cole | CNNDonald Trump has formally asked the US Supreme Court to overturn the Colorado state Supreme Court ruling that removed him from the state’s 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause,” according to sources familiar with the matter.“This Court should grant certiorari to consider this question of paramount importance, summarily reverse the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling, and return the right to vote for their candidate of choice to the voters,” attorneys for the former president wrote in the filing.Trump’s team is arguing that the “question of eligibility” for the presidency should be determined by Congress, not the states, and that the Colorado Supreme Court erred when it ruled that an insurrection occurred on January 6, 2021, and that Trump “engaged” in it.The Supreme Court is facing mounting pressure to settle the question of whether Trump, the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination, can be disqualifie...

Four-bedroom home in Oakland sells for $1.7 million

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

624 62nd Street – Google Street ViewA spacious historic house located in the 600 block of 62nd Street in Oakland has new owners. The 2,073-square-foot property, built in 1907, was sold on Oct. 20, 2023, for $1,685,000, or $813 per square foot. This two-story house offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and two baths.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:In October 2022, a 1,127-square-foot home on 62nd Street in Oakland sold for $1,640,000, a price per square foot of $1,455. The home has 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom.A 2,834-square-foot home on the 600 block of Alcatraz Avenue in Oakland sold in June 2023, for $1,655,000, a price per square foot of $584. The home has 6 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On 63rd Street, Oakland, in September 2023, a 1,294-square-foot home was sold for $2,275,000, a price per square foot of $1,758. The home has 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom. 

San Francisco installs suicide barriers on Golden Gate

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

By Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — Kevin Hines regretted jumping off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge the moment his hands released the rail and he plunged the equivalent of 25 stories into the Pacific Ocean, breaking his back.Hines miraculously survived his suicide attempt at age 19 in September 2000 as he struggled with bipolar disorder, one of about 40 people who survived after jumping off the bridge.Hines, his father, and a group of parents who lost their children to suicide at the bridge relentlessly advocated for a solution for two decades, meeting resistance from people who did not want to alter the iconic landmark with its sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay.On Wednesday, they finally got their wish when officials announced that crews have installed stainless-steel nets on both sides of the 1.7-mile (2.7-kilometer) bridge.“Had the net been there, I would have been stopped by the police and gotten the help I needed immed...

Google makes deal in multi-billion-dollar lawsuit over ‘potentially embarrassing’ Incognito mode data grabbing

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

Google has reached a deal in a class-action lawsuit accusing it of making an Orwellian grab of “potentially embarrassing” data from tens of millions of people using the company’s “Incognito mode” and other private browsing, according to a court filing.The three Californians and two others who sued the Mountain View digital-advertising giant on behalf of themselves and legions of other internet users in 2020 claimed the firm captured the data despite saying it would not.Google, in a bid last year to get the case thrown out, argued in a court filing that it “never made any such promise.”The plaintiffs were seeking for themselves and other affected internet users the return of what they claim are billions of dollars in profits Google made from the browsing data, plus unspecified damages of more than $5,000 for each plaintiff and affected user. In December 2022, a judge denied the plaintiffs’ attempt to entitle tens of millions of users to receive damages in the case.The ter...

Santa Clara women looking to climb back to top of West Coast Conference

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

Way back in the 1990s, long before any of the current players on the Santa Clara women’s basketball team were born, the Broncos were the elite program in the West Coast Conference. They won six WCC titles during the decade, then shared a championship with Gonzaga in 2006.Since then, the WCC crown has been almost exclusively the property of Gonzaga, winners of the past seven regular-season titles and 17 of the past 18.The Zags remain the favorite, ranked No. 18 in the AP Top 25 at 13-2 with a victory over Stanford. But don’t tell the Broncos they won’t be a factor in the conference title race.Santa Clara takes a 12-3 record into its WCC opener on Saturday at home against Pacific. The Broncos’ win total matches the most they’ve ever had pre-conference, going back to 1991, when they claimed WCC and WNIT championships.Their road wins this season over Oregon and Arizona State mark the first time they have beaten two Power 5 opponents in the same year since 2015-16, and the first time the...

Remote work in San Francisco has dropped 25%, according to study

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The number of people working from home in San Francisco has dropped by approximately 25%, according to a new study. The study, published by business resource website LLC.org, indicated that the total number of remote workers in the City by the Bay had fallen by 24.5% since 2021.About 32.5% of San Francisco's total workforce currently works remotely, according to the study. That's around 151,184 people. About 48,974 fewer people currently work from home in San Francisco, when compared to 2021. New California law ‘great’ for tenants Elsewhere in the Bay Area, working from home has decreased by 28.4% in Fremont and 28.1% in San Jose. Statewide, the number of remote workers has fallen by about 16%, or 611,133 workers.Among the factors cited for the drop in working from home are initiatives from big tech companies to get people back in the office."With large companies like Amazon and Meta pushing workers back to the office, the glory days of remote work appear t...

Dispatch audio: Oakland officer Tuan Le's killer is in custody

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Oakland police officers exchanged a moment of solace over their emergency dispatch police radios when a suspected killer was apprehended and taken into custody. The man who gunned down Oakland Police Department Officer Tuan Le was found and taken into custody just after midnight on January 2, according to 911 dispatch audio. An OPD officer can be heard announcing over dispatch audio to his fellow on-duty officers, "I just want to advise everybody, that the killer of Officer Tuan Le is in custody. Please take care of ... each one of you." The police scanner traffic continues, "To all the officers working since that night ... and the dispatchers, thank you." Le was killed in the line of duty on December 29 while he was attempting to stop a group of burglars running out of a business near Jack London Square, interim police chief Darren Allison said. One person in the group opened fire on Le and a second undercover officer, Allison said. Le died hours later in ...

How to get on top of your personal finances in 2024

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:59 GMT

While losing weight or learning a new language can be a good New Year’s resolution, the beginning of the year can also be a good time to get your finances in order.Your financial goals will likely change based on age, but there are still tried-and-true goals that people of any age should strive for. If you or your kids are starting their career think about those first steps.“Before you do any kind of retirement savings, tackle that debt first,” said Candace Lee, client adviser and vice president at Glassman Wealth Services.Credit card debt alone surged to nearly a trillion dollars in late 2023.“We’re looking at sometimes north of 20-25% interest for having that debt,” she said. “Whatever kind of helps you get the ball rolling to, to pay down that type of debt aggressively. I think that almost comes before saving.”Another goal to consider is saving cash in an emergency fund. Lee said you want at least three to six months of household expenses in a high-yield savings account.“Do you h...