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‘It Starts Here’: San Francisco billionaires, CEOs battle ‘doom loop’ with new ad campaign

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:29 GMT

By Biz Carson | BloombergLooking to reverse the negative narrative surrounding San Francisco and attract more companies, a group of local business leaders and billionaires is rolling out a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to polish the city’s battered image.The “It Starts Here” campaign, showcasing iconic Bay Area companies like Levi Strauss & Co., Apple Inc. and Pixar, will blanket the city with billboards, video and storefront posters ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in early November.Spearheaded by business group Advance SF and backed by local corporate leaders including Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and Gap Inc. board member Bob Fisher, the campaign is meant to inspire entrepreneurs to start their businesses in the city and also remind residents – and the world at large – why San Francisco is special in the first place.That San Francisco even has to tout its entrepreneurial past is an unfamiliar position for a city that’s relied for so long on its natura...

Sources: Two Americans, mother and daughter, being released by Hamas

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:29 GMT

By Alex Marquart and Kaitlan Collins | CNNTwo American hostages, a mother and her daughter, are being released by Hamas, according to a person familiar with the negotiations and a diplomatic source.The two have been handed over to the Red Cross and are “on their way out,” the source familiar with negotiations said.The two are being released on “humanitarian grounds” because the mother is in poor health, the same source said.It is unclear whether they will leave Gaza into Egypt or Israel. This is the result of the negotiations between Qatar and Hamas that started after Hamas abducted around 200 people from Israel on October 7.In a statement, Hamas spokesperson Abu Obaida said: “In response to Qatari efforts, Al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons, and to prove to the American people and the world that the claims made by Biden and his fascist administration are false and baseless.”The White House has not commented. The Is...

Orionid meteor shower: Keep an eye out for meteors in the sky this weekend

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:29 GMT

By Taylor Nicioli | CNNIf you are looking for a spectacular show this weekend, look up to find the Orionid meteor shower shining bright through Saturday and Sunday night.The shower is expected to peak at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, but visible meteors are expected to streak across the sky all weekend long at a rate of 10 to 20 per hour, according to EarthSky, and can be seen from all parts of the world during the night.The best time to spot a meteor will be in the early hours of the morning, when the radiant, or the point where the meteors appear to originate from — in this case constellation Orion — is at its highest at around 2 a.m. in any time zone, but Dr. Ashley King, a planetary science researcher with the Natural History Museum in London, said that meteors will start appearing as soon as it gets dark.This weekend, the moon will be in its first quarter phase and will set near midnight, according to the American Meteor Society. That means its luminosity will slightly interfere with meteo...

Medicare premiums will increase slightly in 2024, but you should see cost savings in the drug plans

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:29 GMT

Medicare open enrollment season started Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7, and this year there will be more plan choices, more benefit offerings, and potentially some cost savings on medications.  For the millions of seniors on Medicare,  there also will be more reason to scrutinize your existing plans and weigh your options.During open enrollment, you can make changes such as join, switch, or drop a private insurer’s Medicare Advantage plan for 2024 or a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. When you are 65, there are two routes you can go: A Medicare Advantage plan offered by a private insurer, which includes hospital care, physician care, prescription drug coverage and other benefits. Or, Original Medicare, provided by the federal government, which includes hospital care and physician care, and pair it with a Part D drug plan.This year there are more reasons to do your homework and consider your options.“Plans change every year,” said Bob Rees, vice president of Medicare Member Loyalty f...

Judge threatens to hold Donald Trump in contempt over post

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:29 GMT

By Michael R. Sisak | Associated PressNEW YORK — Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial judge threatened Friday to hold the former president in contempt, raising the possibility of fining or even jailing him because a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer remained visible for weeks on his campaign website after the judge had ordered it deleted.Judge Arthur Engoron said the website’s retention of the post was a “blatant violation” of his Oct. 3 order requiring Trump to immediately delete the offending message. The limited gag order, hours after Trump made the post on the trial’s second day, also barred him and others involved in the case from personal attacks on members of Engoron’s judicial staff.Engoron did not immediately rule on potentially sanctioning Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, but noted that “in this current overheated climate” incendiary posts can and have led to harm.Trum...

Two arrests made in connection to South San Jose armed robbery

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:29 GMT

SAN JOSE — A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of a series of robberies throughout San Jose, according to authorities.Police responded to a report of a robbery on June 29 on the 5000 block of Makati Circle in South San Jose, where a man allegedly snatched a purse from a woman, according to a Friday news release from San Jose police. The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries during the robbery.The male suspect brandished a gun at a witness who attempted to intervene, according to police. He fled the scene before officers arrived.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Attempted robbery under investigation in Palo Alto Crime and Public Safety | Silicon Valley tech CEO sentenced to 8 years in prison following COVID and allergy test fraud scandal Crime and Public Safety | Man arrested in connection with shooting at Stanford, attempted robbery in Palo Alto Crime and Public Safety | San Jose man’s toxi...

Four-bedroom home sells for $2.5 million in Fremont

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:29 GMT

45439 Little Foot Place – Google Street ViewA 2,596-square-foot house built in 1978 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 45400 block of Little Foot Place in Fremont was sold on Sept. 15, 2023, for $2,535,000, or $977 per square foot. This two-story home offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Additionally, the home is equipped with a two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:On Concho Drive, Fremont, in July 2022, a 2,510-square-foot home was sold for $2,400,000, a price per square foot of $956. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In June 2023, a 3,019-square-foot home on Lower Vintners Circle in Fremont sold for $3,401,000, a price per square foot of $1,127. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,766-square-foot home on the 45400 block of Sodaville Drive in Fremont sold in July 2022, for $1,915,000, a price per square foot of $1,084. The ...

Stanford Cardinal look to keep momentum of historic comeback at Colorado going vs. UCLA Bruins

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:29 GMT

Coming off the biggest comeback in school history, Stanford is looking for its first home victory — and consecutive wins — of the season when it faces UCLA on Saturday night at Stanford Stadium (7:30 p.m., ESPN).The Cardinal (2-4, 1-3 Pac-12) was the talk of the college football world after overcoming a 29-0 halftime deficit at Colorado to win 46-43 in double overtime last Friday night. But coach Troy Taylor said he hasn’t noticed a difference during practice this week.“Our guys have been the same,” Taylor said. “That’s been their strength, really. Every day they come in, they bring the same energy and the same focus. So I haven’t seen any difference, and that’s one of the things that I admire the most about them is they’re just always the same guys and giving the same effort and the same intensity.”That same attitude – never too low, never too high – allowed them to pull off the fourth-largest comeback win in Pac-12 history, and the largest halft...

Andre Iguodala retiring after 19 seasons in NBA

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Four-time NBA champion Andre Iguodala is retiring after a 19-year career in the NBA, the Golden State Warriors confirmed on Friday morning. The news was first reported by ESPN and The New York Times. Iguodala won four NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022. Oakland Roots wants community to help design stadium He was NBA Finals MVP in 2015 and an NBA All-Star in 2012. Iguodala, along with Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson, was part of the Warriors core group during the team's successful run over the last decade, which included back-to-back NBA championships in 2017 and 2018."We look forward to raising #9 to the rafters in Chase Center at some point in the future," said Warriors owner Joe Lacob in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter.In addition to his success with the Warriors, Iguodala, 39, also had stints with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Denver Nuggets, and the Miami Heat.

SF traffic enforcement driver suffers life-threatening injuries after vehicle flips

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco traffic enforcement driver suffered life-threatening injuries after his vehicle flipped over at the Broadway Tunnel on Wednesday, according to officials.The parking enforcement driver was traveling eastbound at 11:11 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle and it overturned, an incident report stated. San Francisco emergency crews responded, and the driver was transported to the hospital for extremity injuries, the San Francisco Fire Department said on X. Encampment fires destroy cars in San Francisco’s Mission District The Broadway Tunnel was closed to traffic in the eastbound direction for several hours before reopening around 4:31 p.m. Wednesday.The driver’s current condition is unknown at this time. No further details on what caused the driver to lose control were released.