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Women’s suffrage oratorio on tap for SF Symphony concerts

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:50 GMT

Julia Wolfe never thought she’d write an oratorio about women’s suffrage. In fact, when she first considered it, she found the subject daunting.“It’s such a long history, such a big story,” Wolfe said in a recent phone call from New York.A few years back, though, she was asked to compose a new piece on the subject — and suddenly knew that she wanted to do it.Now “Her Story,” Wolfe’s 40-minute work for orchestra and women’s chorus, comes to the Bay Area. Composed on commission for the San Francisco Symphony and four additional orchestras, the work, which has been performed in Nashville, Chicago, and Boston, makes its West Coast premiere on a San Francisco Symphony program May 25 and 27, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero and featuring the Boston-based women’s chamber chorus Lorelei Ensemble. The program also includes Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade.”Composer Julia Wolfe’s oratorio, “Her Story,” is inspired by the women’s suffragette movement. Courtesy ...

Guam stocks up, battens down as super typhoon nears

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:50 GMT

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher | Associated PressHONOLULU — President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was urged to seek safety elsewhere and emergency shelters began to fill ahead of what could be the most powerful storm to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in two decades.Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero said on social media that the declaration will support the mobilization of resources into Guam, which is “especially crucial given our distance from the continental U.S.” Guerrero ordered residents of coastal, low-lying and flood-prone areas of the territory of over 150,000 people to evacuate to higher elevations.Federal assistance will be needed to save lives and property and “mitigate the effects of this imminent catastrophe,” Guerrero said in a letter to the president requesting a “pre-landfall emergency” for Guam. Officials warned residents who aren&...

Judge will tell Trump to stop attacking witnesses

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:50 GMT

By Michael R. Sisak | Associated PressNEW YORK — A recent $5 million defamation verdict hasn’t kept Donald Trump quiet. Will a stern warning from the judge in his Manhattan criminal case?That’s the question looming over a hybrid hearing Tuesday where the former president is set to be instructed on new rules barring him from using evidence in the hush-money case to attack witnesses who could testify against him.Trump won’t have to show up to court for the afternoon hearing at a Manhattan courthouse, avoiding the mammoth security and logistical challenges that accompanied his arraignment last month.Instead, the Republican will be connected by video conference, with his face beamed onto courtroom TV monitors. His lawyers and prosecutors must still appear in person.The hearing comes a day after the plaintiff in the defamation case, writer E. Jean Carroll, filed a new claim seeking an additional $10 million or more to hold Trump liable for remarks he made bashing her on...

Single-family residence sells for $1.8 million in San Ramon

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:50 GMT

3309 Vera Cruz Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,112-square-foot house built in 1978 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 3300 block of Vera Cruz Drive in San Ramon was sold on April 25, 2023. The $1,800,000 purchase price works out to $852 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached garage as well as two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 0.3-acre lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Santa Teresa Drive, San Ramon, in March 2023, a 3,021-square-foot home was sold for $1,681,500, a price per square foot of $557. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 2,614-square-foot home on Summerford Circle in San Ramon sold for $1,750,000, a price per square foot of $669. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,669-square-foot home on the 12200 block of Toluca Drive in San Ramon sold in October 2022, for $2,075,000, a price per square foot of $777. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

LA Dodgers apologize, reinvite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:50 GMT

Associated PressLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will again be welcome at the team’s annual Pride Night, nearly a week after the team rescinded its original invitation.“We have asked the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to take their place on the field at our 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night on June 16th,” a team statement said. “We are pleased to share that they have agreed to receive the gratitude of our collective communities for the lifesaving work that they have done tirelessly for decades.”The group will receive the Community Hero Award in a ceremony before the Dodgers’ home game against the San Francisco Giants.After “much thoughtful feedback,” the team also apologized to the group and the LGBTQ+ community, friends and families.The Sisters, a group of mainly men who dress as nuns, is a charity, protest and performance group founded in 197...

How Kevon Looney transformed for the Warriors — and what could return from his ‘Baby Durant’ days

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors center Kevon Looney hasn’t made a 3-point shot in three years. He has tried only twice. Even a mid-range jumper from the big man is seen as a surprise.But that doesn’t mean Looney can’t shoot.As the Warriors look to retool following a disappointing postseason, is it possible that Looney could take on an expanded role in the Warriors’ offense next season?“There’s still a lot I can do with the ball, shooting, a lot of things,” Looney said recently. “It depends what’s called for.”Larry Harris, the longtime Warriors’ assistant GM and former GM of the Milwaukee Bucks, remembers seeing tape of Looney in high school. Before Looney became a 6-foot-9 center capable of boxing out some of the strongest big men in the league, he was a skinny, 6-foot-9 guard who scored 45 points in his final game for Milwaukee Hamilton High.Harris can easily envision Looney one day becoming a guy who doesn’t just get rebounds and dish the ball back to the perimete...

Crash involving Tesla creates traffic nightmare on 101 in Mountain View

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:50 GMT

(KRON) -- A Tesla was rear ended by a Ford F-150 truck near the Ellis Street on ramp on US 101 North in Mountain View Tuesday morning, leading to snarled traffic and commuter delays. The accident occurred just before 9:45 a.m., according to a traffic alert. 10-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her mother, Oakland city councilmember says The wreck is blocking the middle lanes. The Tesla suffered moderate rear end damage.No injuries or fatalities have been reported.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Half Moon Bay High School evacuated due to bomb threat

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Half Moon Bay High School was evacuated Tuesday morning due to a bomb threat. Officials said the evacuation is out of an "abundance of caution" at the request of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department.Officials ask that no one comes to the school unless notified so police can investigate.San Mateo County Sheriff's officials said they had been hearing rumors of a bomb threat for the past few days. The school received a call about a bomb threat at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, police said.They are investigating out of caution since it had become a big concern within the community but have deemed it not a credible threat.Police said any threat made to public is taken seriously and anyone who is found making threats will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.This story is developing and will be updated.

Mountain lion spotted along River Park Trail in Cloverdale

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:50 GMT

(BCN) -- A mountain lion was spotted Tuesday morning in the area of a trail in Cloverdale so police are warning residents to use caution when walking in the area. The sighting was reported around 8:30 a.m. along the River Park Trail, where the mountain lion was heading east toward the river, according to Cloverdale police. Child attacked and robbed at San Francisco park Police officers along with North Bay Animal Services responded to the area to investigate the sighting, but the big cat was not seen again. People who see a mountain lion are encouraged to not approach it, and should make themselves appear as large as possible while picking up children, keeping pets on leash and staying close to any other adults. More information about safety around the animals can be found at the Mountain Lion Foundation at https://mountainlion.org/. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

3 arrested after theft when stolen car crashes into building in Petaluma

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:34:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Three men were arrested in Petaluma over the weekend after a stolen car one of the suspects was driving crashed through the wall of a store, according to the Petaluma Police Department. The car crashed after the suspects abandoned the vehicle without putting it into park following a theft from a nearby Kohl's, police said.Around 6:23 p.m. Sunday, Petaluma police responded to reports of a theft at a Kohl's. Three men, later identified as Edwin Cannon, 21, of Santa Rosa, Juan Urquiaga, 27, of Santa Rosa, and Robert Artiega, 33, of Cotati, allegedly left the store with about $640 in merchandise without paying. The suspects allegedly worked together to cut off security devices and conceal merchandise, police said.Police confronted Urquiaga and Artiega on their way out of the store. Police said Urquiaga was found to be on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) and in possession of burglary tools and drug paraphernalia. Arteaga was found to be on probation, police said.Cannon...