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Controversial Benedict Canyon hotel project moves forward despite council member's concerns

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

A plan to build a luxury hotel in Benedict Canyon continues to move forward after the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday deadlocked on a vote to halt the review process.The 7-7 vote rejected a proposal by the council member serving that area to stop the administrative process for the 58-room Bulgari Resort Los Angeles project.Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, who moved for the halt, told the Los Angeles Times she was "deeply disappointed" by the vote.“This is a bad project,” Yaroslavsky added to the Times. “The process was deeply flawed. It’s Exhibit A for the idea that if you pay enough money to enough lobbyists and you pay for a [project labor agreement], you can build whatever you want, wherever you want.”In addition to environmental concerns of building on a hillside in the Santa Monica Mountains and worries about the impact on residents of the neighborhood, Yaroslavsky has also cited ethical concerns.The previous representative of Council District 5, Paul Koretz, supported ...

Black Californians hope state reparations don't become another broken promise

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

San Francisco resident Pia Harris hopes for reparations in her lifetime. But the nonprofit program director is not confident that California lawmakers will turn the recommendations of a first-in-the-nation task force into concrete legislation given pushback from opponents who say slavery was a thing of the past.It frustrates Harris, 45, that reparations opponents won’t acknowledge that life for Black people did not improve with the abolition of chattel slavery in 1865. Black families have been unable to accumulate wealth through property ownership and higher education. Black boys and teenagers are still told to watch out for law enforcement, and Black businesses struggle to get loans, she said. State task force approves payments, apology to Black Californians “I want them to stop acting like it’s so far removed, and it’s not currently happening,” said Harris of the lingering effects of slavery and discrimination. “I want them to understand that we’re still going through things now...

Rotender is like a jukebox for mixed drinks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

Think about the last time you went to a big concert, sporting event or play. Did you have to wait in line for a drink?A Los Angeles startup is trying to make long wait times a thing of the past with a new machine called Rotender."One thing that unites us all as Americans is we hate waiting," quipped Ben Winston, the entrepreneur working to make the Rotender a fixture in venues everywhere.The automated bartending machine looks like a jukebox, except it dispenses mixed drinks.Rotender founder Ben Winston.The machine holds sixteen bottles of liquor in a carousel plus an automated soda gun. The insides of the machine spin and light up while mixing a drink. "We found that people want a show they want an experience, and they want to see it get mixed," explained Winston.The retro looking setup is approachable and fun, yet reminiscent of something you'd see back in the day."It looks like it’s supposed to be there. It looks like it could be in your home, something you’re comfortable with," e...

You Can Count on Whipped Cream

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

You Can Count on Whipped Cream: Canadian DJ and producer Whipped Cream got her start in electronic music following an ice skating incident.“After being told I may never be able to skate again, it put me into a place where I was able to find my love for music again,” she says. “After seeing one of my favorite artists Active Child  a few years back , I was so heavily inspired that I believed I can do music too. It took a lot of the same characteristics of being a skater to have the drive and ambition to build the career I currently have today.”She describes her sound today as “unapologetically me.”“It is everything I love and am inspired by,” she says. “It is electronic music, it is rap music, it is club music, it is all music that I’ve grown to learn and love through my life experiences.”Real name Caroline Cecil, she says that this is an amazing for for electronic music.“I couldn’t be more inspired,” she says. &#...

A Beginner’s Guide to the Terpene Alpha-Pinene

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

View the original article about Alpha-Pinene at Real Tested CBD.Most scientists that study cannabis flowers focus their attention on cannabinoids like CBD. However, a growing body of evidence suggests terpenes may play a crucial role in hemp strains. Not only are terpenes responsible for hemp’s unique aromatics, they may alter a strain’s effects. Even if two hemp strains have the same CBD concentrations, each could have a distinct impact if they have different terpene percentages.Alpha-pinene is one of the major terpenes that influences many popular CBD hemp strains. Customers love the “woodsy” and “fresh” scent associated with alpha-pinene-rich strains. Plus, a few studies suggest alpha-pinene offers invigorating effects for CBD smokers. People looking for a “pick-me-up” CBD strain may want to prioritize alpha-pinene.What Does Alpha-Pinene Smell Like?You don’t have to be a master hemp cultivator to guess what alpha-pinene smells like. As its name suggests, “pine” is the key aroma a...

Mountain View police arrest San Jose teen after carjacking at knifepoint

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

A 16-year-old from San Jose who carjacked a vehicle at knifepoint was arrested after he tried to flee from police, lost control of the car and crashed, Mountain View police said Tuesday.Police said they spotted a Toyota sedan speeding west on the Central Expressway and tried to pull it over about 5:40 a.m. Tuesday.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Accused Los Gatos party mom to fight charges that could lock her up 17 years Crime and Public Safety | Apple engineer on secretive project stole data, fled to China: feds Crime and Public Safety | ‘Abysmal’: Lies, neglect led to costly Santa Clara County jail injury, new report says Crime and Public Safety | Elderly man found dead in Santa Clara County Main Jail cell Crime and Public Safety | San Jose: 18-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder in April killing The driver turned onto Shoreline Boulevard before losing control and crashing in...

NCS baseball roundup: Pittsburg, Freedom, Liberty step out of EBAL shadow

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

The Bay Valley Athletic League was overshadowed this spring by the East Bay Athletic League as teams such as Granada and Amador Valley found comfort in the upper half of the rankings.Not so Tuesday.On the first day of the North Coast Section playoffs, the BVAL won four games in the Division I bracket, including upset victories by 12th-seeded Pittsburg and 13th-seeded Freedom.No. 8 seed Liberty also advanced.On the season-ending side of those results were teams from the EBAL, including fourth-seeded Granada and fifth-seeded Amador Valley.No. 9 seed Dublin and No. 6 seed Foothill also lost.For Pittsburg, which scored five runs in the final two innings on the road to stun Granada 8-4, it was the program’s first NCS playoff victory since 1996, according to its coach, Marco Cartagena.He called his team’s small-ball performance “gritty.” The Pirates got three hits from Halen Guerrero and three walks from Daniel Trujillo.“Obviously, the EBAL’s got stacke...

SF Supervisors urge a name change for Golden Gate Park’s Stow Lake

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

By Olivia Wynkoop | Bay City NewsSan Francisco supervisors approved a resolution on Tuesday urging park officials to rename Golden Gate Park’s Stow Lake to a name that reflects the city’s “values of celebrating diversity.”The lake was named for former California State Assembly Speaker William Stow when it was created in 1893. Stow had been assembly speaker in 1855 and after leaving office was appointed to the San Francisco Park Commission in 1889.RELATED: With George Berkeley’s slave-owner past uncovered, will the city or university consider a name change?During his time as speaker, Stow proposed a tax on Jews and publicly embraced antisemitic rhetoric, such as wishing he had the power to eliminate Jewish people from California, according to the resolution.The resolution asks the Recreation and Park Commission to rename the lake, its boathouse and the drive circling Strawberry Hill that are named after Stow.Related ArticlesCalifornia Politics | Black Californi...

Kurtenbach: There’s only one thing to do with Klay Thompson, Draymond Green

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

If we learned one thing from this disappointing Warriors’ season, it’s that this team has only one timeline: Steph Curry’s.Despite plenty of wishful thinking, there will not be a smooth, easy transition to a new, young, winning core. No, the Warriors will go as far as Curry can take them in the years to come.And Curry should have the other two members of the team’s title core — Klay Thompson and Draymond Green — along for the ride.While Curry has sounded like he wants to be basketball’s Tom Brady — playing until heaven knows when — he has three seasons remaining on his current contract with the Warriors.That’s a long time in the ever-changing NBA, but it’s a perfect runway for the Dubs’ troika, of which the mortal two showed their age this past season.If the Warriors’ top priority this offseason should be to re-sign president of basketball operations Bob Myers, the next thing they should do is sign Green and Thompson to extensions that line up with Curry’s contract.The Warriors aren...

Four things the Athletics can carry with them after significant win over Arizona

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

OAKLAND — Athletics manager Mark Kotsay was bleary-eyed as he attempted to sort through a 9-8 win Tuesday night over the Arizona Diamondbacks in 12 innings.It almost took questions from the assembled media to remind him exactly of what had just transpired.“I’m exhausted,” Kotsay said. “As I’m sure all of you are.”By the time the game ended after four hours and nine minutes, probably less than a third of the paid attendance of 3,261 were still there and many of them were howling like wolves for the duration of extra innings.Seriously.It ended when rookie Estuery Ruiz singled off the glove of Arizona shortstop Nick Ahmed with the bases loaded, driving in the winning run in the 12th inning.With the Athletics 24 games under .500 at 10-34, no single win is going to vault them into relevance. Which doesn’t mean there wasn’t some good stuff worth reviewing in what could be one of their most memorable wins of a forgettable season.Here ar...