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Effort underway to replace iconic Chinatown red lanterns damaged in storm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:03 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A community effort is underway Wednesday night to replace the iconic red lanterns in San Francisco's Chinatown. Many of them were damaged and destroyed during the recent series of storms.But hanging new ones comes with a hefty price tag.Check out these Chinatown lanterns, the storms tore through them, leaving gaping holes. Three blocks of lanterns need to be replaced, costing a total of $90,000.But for business owners in Chinatown, it's worth every penny. LIST: Free Warriors-hosted events at Thrive City this spring "And the wind, it was insane we had to call someone to take down the 800 blocks lanterns," said Jenny Chan who works for the Chinatown Merchants Association. The Chinatown Merchants Association is the organization that independently paid for and installed the red lanterns 10 years ago. After the relentless storms tore them apart, the association is working to raise enough money to replace lanterns on three blocks."It costs $30,000 to replace each...

Hackers leak second batch of data in Oakland ransomware attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:03 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Oakland city officials say more data from a recent ransomware attack have been leaked on the dark web. This is the second time the party claims responsibility."Play" has released data from the attack that was first reported in early February. KRON4 spoke with a tech expert about what this means for people whose personal information may now be out in public. Oakland Police Officers Association says city is ‘stonewalling’ it regarding cyber breach information Oakland's ransomware attack is going beyond city employees. City officials say hackers have released information of some city residents -- along with those city employees -- on the dark web.The city of Oakland said in a statement:"We recently became aware that the same unauthorized third party claiming responsibility for the ransomware incident has posted additional data allegedly taken from our systems during the incident in February to a website not searchable via the traditional internet."The group ...

Flames beat Jets 3-1 to keep playoff hopes alive

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:03 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane and Nikita Zadorov each had a goal and assist and the Calgary Flames beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Wednesday night to keep their playoff hopes alive.The Flames (37-27-15) and Jets (43-32-3) each have 89 points, but Winnipeg maintained its hold on the second Western Conference wild-card spot based on winning percentage. Walker Duehr also scored for the Flames, who lost to Chicago the night before, but are 5-1-0 in their past six games. Jacob Markstrom stopped 33 shots.“He was great today,” Mangiapane said about Markstrom. “He’s been great down the stretch here. We’ve got three more games, we’re going to need him for all three of those. He’s a big part of our team and I’m happy to see how he’s playing right now.”The Jets have four games remaining, one more than the Flames.“We knew the game was must-win for us and it was a big them for them too, but you can feel it and the crowd was into it,” Markstrom said. “A great team effort and a great w...

Today in History: April 6, first modern Olympics begin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:03 GMT

Today in History Today is Thursday, April 6, the 96th day of 2023. There are 269 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History:On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece. On this date: In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee as Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops, who beat back the Confederates the next day. In 1864, Louisiana opened a convention in New Orleans to draft a new state constitution, one that called for the abolition of slavery.In 1909, American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson and four Inuits became the first men to reach the North Pole. In 1917, the United States entered World War I as the House joined the Senate in approving a declaration of war against Germany that was then signed by President Woodrow Wilson. In 1943, “Le Petit Prince” (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery was first published by Reynal & Hitchcock of New York.In 1945, during Wo...

Police in pursuit of driver in suspected stolen vehicle in Los Angeles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:03 GMT

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department are in pursuit of a driver suspected of stealing a vehicle, who may be armed and dangerous. Sky 5 picked up the chase as it was in the eastbound lanes of the 10 Freeway, passing Arlington. The pursuit suspect has since exited the freeway and is driving on surface streets. It is unclear if there are any passengers in the vehicle. The driver has been clocked at speeds as high as 60 miles per hour on surface streets.

New low-income housing project proposed in North County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:03 GMT

DEL MAR, Calif. -- A new low-income housing project has been proposed along the bluffs of Del Mar and developers are hoping to build 259 units, with 85 units set aside for subsidized housing.“If you had subsidized housing just about anywhere in Del Mar, you might be a short walk to the beach, but the craziest thing about this project right here is you could actually see the ocean possibly from the subsidized unit,” said Phillip Molnar, a real estate reporter from the San Diego Union-Tribune. The proposed project would be located at the corner of Via de la Valle and Highway 101. The city of Del Mar has pushed back against the development project, but the developers of the Seaside Ridge proposal are leaning on new state laws that allow developers to circumvent local authority if the city is out of compliance with low-income housing laws. Former SDPD detective pleads guilty to running illicit massage businesses “If you do a project and turn it into a city that has low-income housing...

Toxic cesspools, bribery at center of Hawaii lawmaker’s case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:03 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — A former Hawaii lawmaker is expected in court Thursday for sentencing in a federal corruption case that’s drawn attention to a perennial problem in the islands: the tens of thousands of cesspools that release 50 million gallons of raw sewage into the state’s pristine waters every day.Cesspools — in-ground pits that collect sewage from houses and buildings not connected to city services for gradual release into the environment — are at the center of the criminal case against former Democratic state Rep. Ty Cullen. He has admitted to taking bribes of cash and gambling chips in exchange for influencing legislation to reduce Hawaii’s widespread use of cesspools. The toxic pits proliferated in Hawaii in the ’50s, ‘60s and ’70s. when investment in sewer lines didn’t keep up with rapid development. Today Hawaii has 83,000 of them — more than any other state — and only banned new cesspools in 2016. Now Hawaii is in a rush to get rid of them because of...

GOP’s DeSantis visits Whitmer’s Michigan, the ‘anti-Florida’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:03 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ahead of a highly anticipated presidential announcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will visit Michigan for his first appearance this year in the state transformed by Democratic majorities under high-profile Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.The visit will put the contrasting leadership styles of the Republican and Democrat on display after they scored landslide 2022 reelection victories that vaulted them to be their parties’ brightest emerging stars.In Florida, DeSantis and the GOP-dominated Legislature have moved the state further right, waging a culture war on what the governor has called “woke” agendas. In Michigan, Whitmer has led the way on codifying abortion rights and advancing sweeping gun reform with Democrats in full control for the first time in decades. Whitmer has been a top ally to President Joe Biden and a kind of proxy for his leadership in their party — and what’s possible under Democrats. DeSantis is one of the top potential candidates looking to un...

Pakistan: Military kills 8 militants near Afghanistan border

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:03 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces killed eight insurgents in an overnight operation at a militant hideout near the Afghan border, the military said, and the shootout left one soldier dead and four wounded Wednesday.According to a military statement, the shootout took place in Shin Warsak area of South Waziristan, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where an intelligence-based operation was conducted. It said the dead militants were actively involved in attacks on security forces and killing innocent citizens.The military did not identify the militant group to which the slain insurgents belonged but the mountainous region along the Afghan border has long served as a base for the Pakistani Taliban and other militants until a few years ago, when the army said it cleared the region of insurgents. But occasional attacks have continued.The Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, are a separate group from the Afghan Taliban, alth...

Irvine dermatologist indicted for allegedly poisoning her husband with drain cleaner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:03 GMT

An Irvine woman who works as a dermatologist has been indicted after she allegedly poisoned her husband over several weeks with liquid drain cleaner last year, officials announced Wednesday.Yue “Emily” Yu, 45, is accused of pouring the liquid into her husband’s tea, which caused him to have stomach ulcers, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.Yu was arrested last summer after her husband began noticing a strange taste in his tea. The taste continued and he decided to install cameras in the family’s kitchen to see if he could capture any evidence of why his tea tasted strange, officials said. Images of Irvine woman allegedly poisoning husband released; restraining order filed Video captured on July 11, July 18 and July 25 showed Yu pouring a liquid out of a bottle of drain cleaner and into her husband’s tea that was left on the counter.The victim also collected samples of the tea and turned them over to the Irvine Police Department, officials said. The samples ...