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Family-owned Chinese restaurant chain expanding in California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

You will find it on every major street and within every shopping center in Los Angeles. It comes in many shapes and sizes, offers many different products and services, and is available in a wide variety of flavors.    “It” is The American Dream. And nowhere is The Dream more vibrant than in Southern California’s dining scene where, for generations, immigrants have brought their traditional flavors from far and wide to create a rich tapestry of culinary experiences.   In the early 1960s, Kai Tai Chang and his wife, May, decided to leave behind political instability in Hong Kong and migrate to Los Angeles in search of a better future for themselves and their four children.   May and Kai Tai Chang (Nick Chang)On the same day their plane landed at LAX, Kai Tai began looking for work in Chinatown. Opportunities in the food industry quickly materialized.   “He worked three jobs to feed the family,” Elaina Chang, Kai Tai’s da...

Thunderstorms hit Southern California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

A series of thunderstorms moved through Southern California early Wednesday morning.Video showed lightning strikes in the sky over the 405 Freeway near Mulholland around 3 a.m. Flashes were also seen in the Mission Viejo area.Reports of early morning rain were also reported in Riverside and other parts of the Inland Empire.Forecasters called for thunderstorms to continue through the day in some areas with the best chances of continued thunderstorm activity in the mountains and deserts, the National Weather Service said. A view of lightning from the 405 Freeway near Mulholland on Aug. 16, 2023. (RMG News)With any storm involving possible lightning strikes, there are always concerns about wildfires being sparked. Despite some wet conditions, hot temperatures are expected to continue for our inland areas. Cooler conditions and more thunderstorms, resulting from Tropical Cyclone Hillary, are forecast to arrive for the weekend.

2 Hurt in Big-Rig Rollover Collision on 210 Freeway [Pasadena, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

Two Injured in Multi-Vehicle Accident near Lake AvenuePASADENA, CA (August 14, 2023) – Early Wednesday morning, two victims sustained injuries in a big-rig rollover collision on 210 Freeway.The incident occurred around 4:55 a.m., on the westbound lanes of the freeway near Lake Avenue on August 9th.For reasons under investigation, a tractor-trailer overturned in the area. Medical personnel arrived and transported two victims to a nearby hospital for further treatment. Although, authorities have not yet released their identities.Emergency crews closed off the surrounding area for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties. Once available, further details will be provided about the rollover collision on 210 Freeway.When driving, always focus on the road and be aware of your surroundings. This is especially true when driving through a busy intersection, a neighborhood, or a parking lot. If you find yourself unable to safely drive, you can always contact a Lyft, Uber or taxi serv...

The Emotional Environment: Arts Calendar August 17-23

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

A group show about the emotional environment, paintings and installations about interconnectedness, dysfunction, and empowerment, a drag queen from outer space (via the UK), three weeks of boundary-blurring performance pieces, classic theater about class struggles, new theater about the new normal, paintings full love love for our very good boys, five decades of community art-making, a pioneering Moroccan filmmaker, the fine art of vintage sign design, the dawn of hard-edge abstraction, the metaphor of birds in flight.NOW Festival Week One: JOJO ABOT, Tuixén Benet, Jordi & Cade & Ironstone (REDCAT)Thursday, August 17New Original Works Festival at REDCAT. This year’s 20th NOW festival showcases nine new works by Los Angeles artists who are redefining the boundaries of contemporary performance, reinventing disciplines, reimagining traditions, and confronting today’s most urgent issues. With a sharp interest in rituals, fantasies and memories, these works use history and techn...

Bay Area adventures: 4 day trips via a San Francisco Bay Ferry

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

Sailing away on a Bay Area ferry is like having your own little party cruise but much cheaper. The ocean breeze whistling in your ears, the cold beers with happy, Hawaiian shirt-clad strangers, the views of Alcatraz and the Bay Bridge – sorry BART, but why wouldn’t people take the ferry as often as humanly possible?The ferry is not just for commuters. It’s a little adventure all on its own. And summer and fall are the perfect time to get out on our water-based fun-time transit and have some fun, both aboard and after you disembark — tasty eats, interesting sights and more. Here are four suggestions on how to turn a ferry trip to Alameda, Oakland, San Francisco or Mare Island into something more.A quick note: We chose the San Francisco Bay Ferry, because it has more routes than the also-splendid Golden Gate Ferry. Whether you use your Clipper card, an app or a paper ticket, ferry fare ranges from $4.60 to $9.30 one way, and kids under five are free. Find details and...

Taste-Off: The best (and worst) trail mix pouches — ranked

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

Filling the lunchbox with foods that will please and nourish is a lofty, demanding goal. But trail mix is a great solution to the snack quandary. A tasty handful of real, unprocessed nuts, seeds and fruit delivers lots of the right things, including protein, fiber and antioxidants.Trail mix packets come in many forms — and yes, many incorporate chocolate, but for this taste test, we stuck with the non-meltable, entirely nutritious nut and cranberry mixes. Most of the versions we sampled include either cashews or almonds, plus various other nuts and seeds.While the specific fruits and nuts in these mixes is important, the most critical issue is freshness. In spite of the fact that every packet we tried was well within its use-by dates, nearly half had freshness issues.The problem is that nuts are very high in the kind of fat that goes rancid quickly. Their shelf life is 6 to 12 months, if stored in a cool, dark place. Rancid nuts not only taste awful, they’re potentially bad fo...

Pac-12 football preview: The top games each week in a schedule loaded with marquee matchups

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

Long before this became the Pac-12’s final season as we know it, the conference crafted a weekly schedule designed to attract attention for a different reason. Their goal: To create maximum visibility for the ranked teams, high-profile coaches and Heisman Trophy candidates.The result is a riveting, three-month schedule littered with matchups worthy of primetime windows on ABC and FOX. The second half of the season, in particular, is loaded with first-rate affairs.We identified the top weekly matchups with an admitted lean to the five teams ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll (No. 6 USC, No. 10 Washington, No. 14 Utah, No. 15 Oregon and No. 18 Oregon State).And please take note: Once conference play ramps up in Week Four, kickoff times for the Saturday games will be announced either 12 or six days in advance.(All times Pacific.)Week 1Top matchup: Florida at Utah (Aug. 31)Kickoff: 5 p.m. on ESPNComment: A must-win game for the Utes if they plan to compete for the Colle...

Preseason all-BANG high school football 2023: Running backs/Athletes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

PRESEASON ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUPRUNNING BACKS/ATHLETESElias Antillion, Branham,  5-9, 160, seniorLed playoff team with 1,219 rushing yards, and had 32 receptions for 393 yards out of the backfield. Scored 10 TDs from scrimmage, and had a team-high three INTs as a DB. Micah Avery, El Cerrito,  5-10, 180, seniorAll-EBAL Mountain Division first-team selection at running back rushed for 732 yards and 10 touchdowns for Clayton Valley Charter last season. Joins a talented El Cerrito team that reached the NorCal final. Monte Beam, Concord,  5-10, 175, seniorFirst-team all-DAL Valley selection carried Concord’s offense as the Minutemen went from 1-9 to 9-1. Rushed for 1947 yards and 20 touchdowns, and is the favorite to win league MVP. Elijah Bow, Pittsburg,  5-9, 205, juniorPart of Pittsburg’s vaunted junior class, Bow was named first-team all-BVAL after rushing for 1195 yards and 16 touchdowns for the NorCal Division I champions. Rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns in the regional fi...

Dead man found on street in Palo Alto, police investigating

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

(KRON) -- Police are investigating a deceased man who was found on a street in Palo Alto Wednesday morning, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. The 600 block of Waverly Street is closed to traffic currently. Teen girls nabbed after San Francisco business ransacked The deceased person was found on the street by a passerby just before 6:30 this morning, police said.This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Fire crews help SF State student move into campus after crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:44 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Francisco Fire Department responded to an accident involving an overturned car on Friday. Two grandparents were driving their granddaughter to San Francisco State University for move-in day along with her belongings when the accident occurred. Photos from the accident scene shows the car overturned near the Stonestown Mall. Photo: SFFDPhoto: SFFDIn addition to responding to the accident, firefighters from Station 19 volunteered to help the worried grandparents move their grandchild into the dorms. Crews loaded up the student's moving boxes onto their fire vehicles and made their way to SF State.Both the grandparents along with their grandchild were uninjured following the accident. Photo: San Francisco Fire Department