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Francis Mercier Prepares for Sound

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

Francis Mercier Prepares for Sound: NY based, Haitian producer/DJ Francis Mercier plays a headline show at Sound Nightclub on Friday, having recently performed both weekends of Coachella. It’s fair to say this has been a good year so far for the artist.Mercier started DJing during his freshman year in college after his friends took him to a Tiesto & Armin van Buuren show.“After hearing them play, I fell in love with electronic music and wanted to play on a stage like that one day,” he says. “During my latter years of college, I began DJing in New York which is when things began to get serious for me.”He describes his sound today as, “culturally and ethnically rich sound that comprises deep, melodic, and worldly elements.” Meanwhile, he feels that the current state of electronic music is “leaning towards mainstream adoption of underground music.”“The genres that I especially love – Afro/Ethnic/Middle Eastern house ...

San Francisco homicide: Man shot in Lower Haight

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

A 25-year-old man was fatally shot Monday evening in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San Francisco, police said.The shooting was reported at 7:08 p.m. at Rose and Webster streets. Before officers arrived, the victim was driven to a hospital, where he died, police said.No other details were released; no arrest had been made as of Tuesday.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Human remains found in 45 bags are missing call center staff, Mexico confirms Crime and Public Safety | Man accused of killing California cop 40 years ago goes on trial again Crime and Public Safety | Son, father charged in Oakland killing of suspected truck thief Crime and Public Safety | Two convicted of murdering East Bay restaurant owner during attempted purse snatching Crime and Public Safety | Man fatally shot in East Oakland

Steve Mariucci weighs in on Brock Purdy, 49ers’ quarterback roulette

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

LOS GATOS — Steve Mariucci’s analysis on the 49ers’ quarterback predicament? Options abound, starting with Brock Purdy.‘If everyone were healthy, and I hope that it will be that way soon, then to me, it’s Brock Purdy’s job,” said Mariucci, an NFL Network analyst who served as the 49ers’ coach from 1997-2002.This offseason’s No. 1 question, unanswerable for now, is precisely when Purdy will be healthy, after March 10 surgery to repair his elbow’s ulnar collateral ligament that got torn in the NFC Championship Game loss at Philadelphia.So, as a coach, when do you make that call?“I would wait until he shows that he’s healthy,” Mariucci said Tuesday, at his 25th annual charity bocce tournament at Campo di Bocce.“You’ve gotta watch practice,” Mariucci added. “You gotta gauge his pain threshold. You gotta gauge his accuracy and arm strength on the practice field. You gotta evaluate that arm.”The 49er...

More scam calls and one reader’s way of handling them: Roadshow

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

Q: Like many other people, I am irritated with multiple unwanted calls about auto and other warranties, even after multiple attempts to place myself on the Do Not Call List. I take a page out of Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy show. I choose prompt #1 to speak to a representative. When the person answers the call, I ask for their home phone # so I can call them multiple times a day. I ask when they eat dinner and go to sleep. I explain that it seems like those would be great times to call them.They usually hang up. A few get upset. I know it does not stop the next call to my phone, but I tie up their phone lines for a few minutes and it gives me a little smile.Tim Pasqua, MilpitasA: Scam calls are very frustrating. Ignore them.Q: I vehemently disagree with recent comments regarding closure of the downtown ramp to Highway 17 to avoid congestion in Los Gatos. As a tax-paying Los Gatos resident who lives on Black Road, my family and I rely on that ramp to get into town and home every day...

California puts a price on slavery’s legacy and draws a blueprint for reparations

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

By Karen Breslau | BloombergThe numbers are striking in their precision. The statistical value of each year of human life, accounting for racial differences in life expectancy: $13,619. Wealth missing due to lower rates of Black home ownership: $148,099. Average devaluation of Black-owned businesses: $77,000. Each year of disproportionate incarceration factored by race, combining lost wages and freedom: $159,792.These calculations by California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, buried in the nearly 500-page draft of a report that will go to the state legislature in late June, belie the complexity and raw emotion underlying the first state-level effort to provide compensation for the legacy of slavery and discrimination in the US. By even considering reparations for harms that have compounded for centuries, California is transforming what has been a largely theoretical concept into a detailed model that may be adopted elsewhere as others al...

Juvenile dies in fatal pedestrian collision in San Jose

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A juvenile is dead following a fatal collision early Wednesday morning, according to the San Jose Police Department. Fremont deaths of woman, 2 children ruled murder-suicide: police Just before 1 a.m., a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian occurred in the 2400 block of Rinconada Drive. The area was partially closed for several hours during the investigation, police said. 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%; }This incident marks the city's 19th fatal collision and 12th pedestrian death of the year.

Semi-truck overturns on Hwy 92 in Foster City

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

FOSTER CITY, Calif. (KRON) – All lanes are reopened after a semi-truck overturned early Wednesday morning on Highway 92 causing several packages to fall out.  Juvenile dies in fatal pedestrian collision in San Jose Around 2 a.m., the driver of the semi-truck was driving westbound on Hwy 92 at Foster City Boulevard when they lost control of the truck. The vehicle eventually flipped over onto its side causing several packages to spill out onto the highway.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%; }The driver was not injured and all packages were loaded back onto the semi-truck. The cause of the incident is currently under investigation.

San Jose fatal stabbing suspect in custody 

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – The San Jose Police Department arrested a woman who was identified as a person of interest in the fatal stabbing of a man on Sunday. Harrowing details of San Jose and Milpitas killing rampage released Christy Herrera was identified and taken into custody without incident. San Jose police say Herrera and the victim knew each other. She was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail and is facing a charge of homicide. The identity of the victim will be released by the Santa Clara County’s Coroner’s Office once next of kin is notified. This fatal incident marks the city’s 15th homicide.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%; }The motive of the stabbing is currently under investigation.

Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff to reach French Open semifinals

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek kept her French Open title defense on track with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Coco Gauff to reach the semifinals on Wednesday.In a rematch of last year’s final, Swiatek recorded another straight-set victory over the American and will next face Beatriz Haddad Maia as she chases her third trophy at the clay-court major.The 19-year-old Gauff fell to 0-7 against Swiatek, and the Floridian has yet to take a set against her. Swiatek, a 22-year-old Pole, won 6-1, 6-3 in last year’s final.Earlier on Court Philippe Chatrier, Haddad Maia scored another comeback win, upsetting Ons Jabeur 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1 to become the first Brazilian woman since 1968 to reach a Grand Slam semifinal.The 14th-seeded Haddad Maia, who served a 10-month suspension for failing a doping test in 2019, shook off a slow start against the seventh-seeded Jabeur.After playing nearly four hours to beat Sara Sorribes Tormo in the fourth round, Haddad Maia won only one of her service games in t...

CNN head Chris Licht out after brief, tumultuous tenure at the news network, reports say

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN head Chris Licht out after brief, tumultuous tenure at the news network, reports say.Source