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‘Tenant from hell’ also lived rent-free in an Oakland house

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:51 GMT

A tenant who has grabbed headlines for squatting in a Los Angeles Airbnb for a year and a half without paying rent also squatted in an Oakland home in 2019.In 2021, a month after leaving a Rockridge sublet after refusing to pay rent for a year, Elizabeth Hirschhorn rented an Airbnb for six months from a periodontist in Los Angeles’ tony Brentwood neighborhood, the Los Angeles Times reported last week. But after her stay was up, she refused to move. Hirschhorn hasn’t paid rent in the more than 540 days since, using a legal loophole as justification, the Times reported.Her attorney, Colin Walshok, told the Times that Hirschhorn isn’t required to pay rent because “the city had never approved the unit for occupancy and that its shower was constructed without a permit.” The city has found that because of the code violations, the landlord, Sascha Jovanovic, cannot evict Hirschhorn.The two parties are now suing each other in court. Hirschhorn has demanded $100,000 from Jovanovic to leave t...

Pac-12 legal affairs: With key court date looming, parties agree to mediation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:51 GMT

The Pac-12’s two remaining schools and the 10 departing universities have agreed to mediation in an attempt to settle their dispute over governance of the conference, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.“The talks have been productive,” the source said. “Everybody wants them to succeed. It just has to be on fair terms to everybody.”“Them,” of course, is Washington State and Oregon State — the schools left behind in the realignment game that decimated the conference in early August.One month later, the Beavers and Cougars took commissioner George Kliavkoff and the 10 outbound schools to court to gain clarity on the makeup of the governing board, which controls the assets.Washington State and Oregon State believe the departing universities relinquished their board seats when they agreed to join other leagues starting next summer and that, if allowed to remain on the board, the 10 could vote as a bloc in ways that undermine the ability of WSU and OSU to possibly rebui...

San Jose, Oakland airports lose steam in summer passenger flights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:51 GMT

SAN JOSE — The airports in San Jose and Oakland are losing altitude in arduous separate quests to recover from their coronavirus-spawned losses in passenger traffic, new reports show.San Jose International Airport showed a decline in passenger trips through the Silicon Valley aviation hub during August compared with the same month the year before, according to the airport.Oakland International Airport, in a similar comparison, suffered a decline in the number of air travelers it handled for each of the last three months when compared to the same month the year before, the air travel center reported.Oakland International Airport, July 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)During August, San Jose Airport accommodated slightly under 1.09 million passengers, which represented a decline of 0.2% from the number of passengers the South Bay travel complex handled in August 2022.Oakland Airport in August accommodated slightly over 977,300 passengers, which was down 10.1% from the ...

How third-party candidates could threaten GOP, Dems in 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:51 GMT

By Steve Peoples | Associated PressNEW YORK — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and scion of the storied Democratic dynasty, launched an independent presidential bid on Monday. Cornel West, a philosopher and Black social leader, made the same choice last week. And No Labels, a new political party, is intensifying candidate recruitment efforts.While the politics are murky, the fresh frenzy of outsider candidates threatens to weaken both major parties as Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump tighten their grip on their parties’ presidential nominations.There’s little concern that the independent or third-party candidates would actually win the presidency, but they could siphon support from the ultimate Democratic and Republican nominees. A heightened sense of concern is spreading especially among Democratic officials, who see the outsiders as a dangerous wildcard that harkens back to 2016, when Green Party nomi...

49ers’ scoring spree took root in Bosa-less training camp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:51 GMT

SANTA CLARA — All eyes were on Brock Purdy’s surgically repaired elbow, and no eyes were on Nick Bosa. It was two months ago at training camp, and the 49ers were preparing to stage their NFL coup.Purdy’s elbow was responding remarkably well, albeit with daily interceptions that reporters obsessively tracked. Bosa, meanwhile, was bunkered at home in Florida, waiting to become the NFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback.How did those two players’ actions pave the way for the 49ers’ scoring spree in their 5-0 start, the latest win coming with Sunday night’s 42-10 rout of the Dallas Cowboys?“Honestly the best thing about training camp for us was really that Nick Bosa didn’t play, and so we were actually able to have an offense,” tight end George Kittle said. “(Bosa) didn’t have to disrupt every single play if he wasn’t going against Trent Williams. Nothing against our tackles, that’s just how good Nick Bosa is.“We were actually able to have fun drives,” Kittle said. “(Purdy) was able t...

Light rain expected to fall in the Bay Area over the next few days

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:51 GMT

(BCN) -- A cold front brought rain to parts of the North Bay on Monday morning, along with cooler temperatures and overcast skies that are expected to persist around the Bay Area for the next few days.The National Weather Service said a second cold front will likely bring rain to the Bay Area through Tuesday night, followed by wind on Wednesday."Generally light showers are coming into the North Bay now and the rest of the Bay Area by early this afternoon," said National Weather Service meteorologist Dalton Behringer.Most areas will get a tenth of an inch of rain at the most, while the coastal North Bay could get up to a quarter of an inch, Behringer said."It's going be a stretch to get anything decent unless you're along the coast or in higher terrain," he said.After that, Thursday and Friday are expected to be dry and temperatures near normal for the regional, forecasters said.Another cold front is expected this weekend.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

World-record pumpkin takes home $30k at Half Moon Bay annual pumpkin weigh-off

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:51 GMT

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KRON) -- The 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off took place Monday in Half Moon Bay, and a world-record-setting pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds won it all, according to contest officials. Travis Gienger, who brought the gargantuan pumpkin from Minnesota, will take home the $30,000 prize money.Organizers brought a new, heavier-duty scale to Monday’s pumpkin weigh-off because they expected a pumpkin to weigh over 2,560 pounds, which was the winner presented by Gienger last year.Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minnesota, and his world-record-setting 2,749-pound pumpkin. (Photo: Michael Thomas)The previous world record sat at around 2,700 pounds for a pumpkin weighed in Italy in 2021. Contestants at Half Moon Bay hoped to beat that, earning them $30,000 for a record breaker. If the record wasn't broken, the first-place pumpkin would have still earned a hefty $9 per pound. Had enough heat? Wet weather returning to Bay Area Early arrivals to the weigh-off Mond...

Early voting begins for Santa Clara County special election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:51 GMT

(KRON) -- Early voting begins today for the Nov. 7 Santa Clara County Special Election. Voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots at the Registrar of Voters' Office or at an Official Drop Box, starting today.There are two contests on the ballot for this Special Election:San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Governing Board Member -- Trustee Area 7 only, Short-TermLos Altos School District, Parcel Tax -- Measure A Bay Area restaurants imposing ‘vomit fee’ on Sunday brunch-goers "No matter the size of the election, our staff are always ready to help the voters of Santa Clara County make their voices heard," said Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Shannon Bushey.Voters wishing to drop off their ballot or vote in person during normal business hours may do so Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Registrar of Voters' Office is located at 1555 Berger Drive, Building #2, San Jose, CA 95112.Voters may also drop off their ballot at one of 13 official drop...

Rundown of Newsom's latest vetos and approvals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:51 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KRON) – Governor Gavin Newsom made executive decisions, including permitting and vetoing laws over the weekend. Among other things, Gov. Newsom made California the first state in the country to follow President Joe Biden's federal guidelines and the first state with transparency measures.Here are the laws Gov. Newsom signed off on.Senate Bill 348California is the first state in the United States to codify Biden’s new federal nutrition guidelines, with Senate Bill 348, which reduces added salt and sugar in school meals. “California was the first state to provide two free meals a day to all public-school students, so it’s fitting that California is now the first state to ensure that school meals are healthy and don’t contribute to lifelong health problems,” said State Senator Nancy Skinner.Senate Bill 253Senate Bill 253 would ensure that 5,300 companies that operate in California and make more than $1 billion will have to disclose a wide range of planet-warming dir...

American, United and Delta suspend service in and out of Israel after Hamas attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:51 GMT

(AP) -- Major airlines have suspended flights in and out of Israel after the nation declared war following a massive attack by Hamas. Israel hit more than 1,000 targets in Gaza and Palestinian militants continued firing barrages of rockets, setting off air raid sirens in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Video posted online appeared to show a plume of smoke near a terminal at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport.Scores of arriving and departing flights at Ben Gurion were canceled or delayed, according to the airport’s online flight board, which also showed a steady trickle of flights. Most were operated by Israel's national airline El Al along with others by regional carriers like Turkey's Pegasus Airlines and Greece's Blue Bird Airways. American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines suspended service as the U.S. State Department issued travel advisories for the region citing potential for terrorism and civil unrest. American suspended service to Tel Aviv through Friday. The ai...