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Woman brutally attacked while gardening at her home in East Los Angeles; suspect identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

Authorities are asking the public for help Tuesday in their search for a man who assaulted a woman as she was working in her garden in the East Los Angeles area over the weekend.The victim was working in her yard in the 1000 block of Fraser Avenue around 6:15 a.m. Saturday when she was approached from behind by the suspect, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.The suspect, identified Tuesday as 21-year-old Sergio Andrew Garcia, repeatedly punched the victim in the face before pulling down her pants and underwear, the spokesperson said. A neighbor eventually came by and scared the suspect, who initially fled on foot before getting on a "fixie" bicycle that was nearby. Sergio Andrew Garcia is seen in photos released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on July 18, 2023. Authorities released photos of Garcia and described him as being 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. He was wearing a brown sweatshirt, gray shorts, white shoes with r...

2 men robbed by armed teens while walking in Beverly Hills, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

Four teenagers believed to be connected to the robbery of two men who were walking in Beverly Hills Monday night were arrested a couple of hours after the crime, officials said.Police responded to the robbery call around 6:40 p.m., a Beverly Hills Police Department spokesperson confirmed. The victims, both Beverly Hills residents, were walking in the 600 block of North Doheny Drive when they were approached by two male suspects. Two men were robbed while walking in Beverly Hills on July 17, 2023. (KTLA)The suspects were armed with handguns, police said. The victims told police the men had taken two Rolex watches and then fled in a newer model gray Chevrolet sedan. Officers later detained the suspects at South Santa Monica Boulevard and Charleville Boulevard after the city's surveillance system spotted their vehicle at Rodeo Drive and Dayton Way at about about 8:40 p.m. Man detained by deputies while returning items at mall Police stopped the vehicle and took four suspects into cus...

McDonald's introducing new menu items in Southern California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

McDonald’s has introduced new menu items, but it is only available to Southern California residents for now.The fast-food chain is offering two new food items, a Cheesy Jalapeño Sausage Egg McMuffin sandwich and a Cookies and Crème pie, which are both variations of classic McDonald’s menu items. McDonald’s ‘phasing out’ 3 all-day items from menu The new sandwich includes all the aspects of a McMuffin people know and love plus a cheddar cheese sauce and pickled jalapeno slices, according to a news release.The new sandwich includes all the aspects of a McMuffin in addition to a cheddar cheese sauce and pickled jalapeno slices, (McDonald's) The Cookies and Crème pie includes pieces of chocolate sandwich cookie mixed into a fluffy vanilla crème filling housed in a chocolate crust, a news release said.The Cookies and Crème pie includes pieces of chocolate sandwich cookie mixed into a fluffy vanilla crème filling housed in a chocolate crust. (McDonald's) Customers can purchase the items...

FBI Probes L.A. Sheriff’s Department Use Of Force

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

The FBI launched a criminal investigation over the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s (LASD) use of force in incidents involving its deputies.According to a memo obtained by the Los Angeles Times publication, the FBI probe includes two high-profile incidents that happened within the last two years. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna also made mention of FBI involvement while addressing one of the incidents last week.The first incident in question occurred in the city of Palmdale after a 2022 traffic stop, where a deputy allegedly punched a mother in the face as she held her baby.The stop occurred because the vehicle allegedly drove at night with its headlights off. The responding officers allegedly smelled alcohol in the car that held four women, three children and a male driver. The deputies also allege that the babies were being held by the women, in lieu of car seats.As the deputies attempted to take the children and detain those in the vehicle, one of the mothers refus...

‘Taco Tuesday’ for all: Dispute over trademarked phrase comes to end

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

By Jordan Valinsky | CNNNEW YORK — Taco John’s, the regional chain that has “Taco Tuesday” trademarked, announced Tuesday that it’s ending its fight in defending the phrase and will “abandon” it because it doesn’t want to pay the legal fees that come with a fight against Taco Bell.“We’ve always prided ourselves on being the home of Taco Tuesday, but paying millions of dollars to lawyers to defend our mark just doesn’t feel like the right thing to do,” Taco John’s CEO Jim Creel said in a statementTaco Bell filed a petition in May with the US Patent and Trademark office to cancel the trademark owned by rival Taco John’s for 34 years because Taco Bell claims the commonly used phrase “should be freely available to all who make, sell, eat and celebrate tacos.”As a result of the trademark being abandoned, Creel said that it’s donating $40,000 ($100 per its roughly 400 locations) to Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE).CORE is a nonprofit organization that “supports restaurant workers w...

Protests rock Israel as Netanyahu pushes judicial reform

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

By Josef Federman | Associated PressJERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan.The protests, now in their seventh month, have taken on a sense of urgency in recent days as Netanyahu and his allies in parliament march ahead with the program. The first bill in the package – a measure that seeks to limit the Supreme Court’s oversight powers – could become law as soon as next week.The unrest also cast a shadow over a visit to the White House by Israel’s figurehead president, Isaac Herzog, who was invited to Washington to celebrate Israel’s 75th anniversary.Herzog, a political centrist, has been involved in behind-the-scenes efforts to broker a compromise on the judicial overhaul, which has strained relations between Netanyahu and President Joe Biden.In a meeting wit...

Ahead of vote on salary raise, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao asks for lowest amount

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

OAKLAND — Hours before the City Council was expected to give Mayor Sheng Thao the highest possible salary raise she could receive under the city’s rules, the mayor publicly urged the council members to reverse course.In a statement Tuesday morning, Thao asked instead for the lowest possible amount required by law: a bump of about $13,000 that would bring her annual salary to roughly $216,000.“As a leader, I know this is in the best interest of the city’s fiscal health, and it is also the right thing to do,” Thao said in the statement.If the council approves any higher amount, Thao said she would “reject it and refund” the excess money to “deliver services to our neighborhoods.”Thao’s request came amid growing public pressure and scrutiny following a decision by a committee of city councilmembers last week to approve what would be a 78% salary hike — raising her compensation to just under $278,000 annually.The local chapter ...

Sale closed in Fremont: $1.8 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

2460 Night Shade Lane – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 2400 block of Night Shade Lane in Fremont was sold on June 5, 2023. The $1,810,000 purchase price works out to $804 per square foot. The house, built in 1967, has an interior space of 2,252 square feet. This two-story house provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and three baths. The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from wood shake roofing / shingles. Additionally, the house comes with a garage. The property occupies a sizable 8,382-square-foot lot which provides abundant outdoor space, including a pool.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In February 2023, a 1,960-square-foot home on Lupine Place in Fremont sold for $1,700,000, a price per square foot of $867. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Camellia Drive, Fremont, in June 2022, a 1,350-square-foot home was sold for $1,660,000, a price per square foot of $1,230. The home has 4 ...

‘Grateful’ Australian man, dog, rescued after 3 months at sea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

By Maria Verza | Associated PressMANZANILLO, Mexico — An Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea with his dog for three months said Tuesday that he is “grateful” to be alive after setting foot on dry land for the first time since their ordeal began.Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, disembarked in the Mexican city of Manzanillo after being examined on board the boat that rescued him, the Maria Delia.“I’m feeling alright. I’m feeling a lot better than I was, I tell ya,” Shaddock, smiling, bearded and thin, told reporters on the dock in the port city about 210 miles (337 kilometers) west of Mexico City.“To the captain and fishing company that saved my life, I’m just so grateful. I’m alive and I didn’t really think I’d make it,” Shaddock said, adding that he and his “amazing” dog Bella are both doing well.Shaddock described himself as a quiet person who loves being ...

Sunset District high-rise 'isn't a thing,' according to Weiner

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A proposed high-rise development in San Francisco's Outer Sunset District is not "in the world of reality," according to California State Sen. Scott Weiner. The proposed 600-foot tower which would be located on Sloat Boulevard just a few blocks from Ocean Beach has drawn opposition from the community.A petition opposing the tower has garnered more than 3,000 signatures. Renderings for the project show a modern, residential tower that would look more at home in SoMa or downtown. The towering structure would be in stark contrast to the neighborhood's existing two- or three-story buildings. Grocery chain adds new anti-theft measures at some Bay Area stores While community outcry against the development has been widespread, Weiner said the project isn't serious."That tower isn't a thing," the state senator said on Twitter. "We need to focus on the projects that are in the world of reality."Weiner's tweet was part of a thread on obstacles to building new housing...