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City of Long Beach hacked, website down

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:43 GMT

The city of Long Beach was hacked on Tuesday.In a press release, the city confirmed that a preliminary investigation showed that "a network security incident occurred."As a result, the city is taking systems offline "for upwards of several days," though "email and phone systems are generally expected to remain available." Emergency calls to 911 and calls to 562-435-6711 for non-emergency city services will also continue to work.The city's website, however, is experiencing issues, and it was unable to be accessed early Thursday afternoon.Updates will ultimately be posted to the city's homepage once available, and news will be published on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram as well."As the City works to resolve this incident, the public may experience some delays with systems and services, and we appreciate the public’s patience and understanding of these inconveniences," the city said.The hack of the city comes nine months after Long Beach Unified School District was hacked...

It’s officially Tax Day for certain California residents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:43 GMT

It’s the final day most Californians can file their 2022 taxes after officials announced another filing date extension, extending the tax deadline to Nov. 16.The typical April filing deadline was extended for some residents due to the severe winter weather that plagued the state last year. California lost more than $300 million in tax revenue from wealthy residents moving: study Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the first tax extension in March.“As communities across the state continue recovering from the damage caused by the winter storms, California is working swiftly to help recovering Californians get back on their feet,” Newsom said in a statement. “The state is aligning with the Biden Administration and extending the tax filing deadline in addition to the tax relief announced earlier this year.”Here is a list of the California counties that were eligible for the filing extension:AlamedaAlpineAmadorButteCalaverasColusaContra CostaDel NorteEl DoradoFresnoGlennHumboldtInyoKingsLakeLo...

Driver Hospitalized, Adrian Flores Arrested after DUI Crash on Highway 32 [Chico, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:43 GMT

One Hurt in Two-Vehicle Collision near Bruce RoadCHICO, CA (November 16, 2023) – Friday afternoon, a DUI crash on Highway 32 resulted in one driver being hospitalized, and Adrian Flores being arrested. Police responded to dispatch calls reporting a collision between two vehicles near Bruce Road at approximately 4:20 p.m.Upon their arrival, officers observed one of the vehicles attempting to flee the scene. The suspect eventually halted about half a mile away. The driver then abandoned the vehicle, making a run for a nearby field. In addition, crews took the other involved driver to a nearby hospital with non life-threatening injuries.Meanwhile, the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Adrian Flores from Sacramento, was apprehended. It was later revealed that Flores was currently on probation for a previous DUI conviction. Adrian Flores now faces charges including hit-and-run causing injuries, DUI, and violating the terms of probation.The consumption of alcohol, certain medicatio...

10 do-ahead tips to get organized before — not after — the holidays

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:43 GMT

Here they come again. The holidays are looming, along with the gift buying, home decorating, present wrapping, card sending, cookie baking, guest hosting and everything else that accompanies the holiday hustle. As I’ve learned the hard way, if you’re not on top of the season, fa-la-la quickly becomes bah-humbug.See, I have this fantasy of performing these festive tasks with grace, taste and a smile, while the Nutcracker’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” plays in the background. More typically, the soundtrack is “Flight of the Bumblebee,” and I’m harried, grumpy and sleep deprived.This year, I’m inviting you to join me in adding one more task to the to-do list, one that will make all the other jobs easier.  Ready? Get organized.I hear you groaning but trust me. Although many think January is the month to get organized, I say we declare November as organizing month.  The holiday season is when you most need your home to look, feel and function its best. You need maximum ef...

Pac-12 legal affairs: Washington’s highest court issues stay, delaying takeover of the board by WSU and OSU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:43 GMT

The Pac-12’s internecine legal battle took an expected turn Thursday when the Washington Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of a preliminary injunction that gave control of the conference to Washington State and Oregon State.The temporary stay was issued by the court’s deputy commissioner and is largely procedural in effect:It gives both the plaintiffs (WSU and OSU) and the defendant, Washington, a chance to submit their legal briefs before the Evergreen State’s highest court decides whether to rule on a motion for an emergency stay.The Cougars and Beavers immediately issued a joint statement:“The departing schools are only delaying the inevitable because the superior court clearly got it right: Under the bylaws, the Conference’s future must be decided by the schools that stay, not those that are leaving.”The development comes two days after a Whitman County (Wash.) Superior Court judge determined the Cougars and Beavers were the sole remaining members of ...

It’s Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2023: Here’s where to sip this fun, fruity wine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:43 GMT

It’s the first fruit of the season, a fresh, just-bottled wine made for drinking now instead of storing in the wine rack.In France, the first bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau were cracked open today — by French law, it’s always the third Thursday of November, never before. Importers thoughtfully ship bottles early so that Bay Area Francophiles may celebrate the fruity wine at the same time.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | 25+ Bay Area beer and wine events to enjoy this winter Restaurants, Food and Drink | 4 red wines you can fall back on in autumn Restaurants, Food and Drink | How one Napa vineyard might have saved millions of dollars by using birds as pest control Restaurants, Food and Drink | A wildfire shuttered this Calistoga winery for three years. It reopens Sunday. Here’s where to toast the new vintage:At the Left Bank brasseries in San Jose, Menlo Park, Oakland and Larkspur, you can enjoy the new vinta...

Supreme Court rules Florida can’t enforce anti-drag law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:43 GMT

By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole | CNNThe Florida law that limits drag shows in the state will remain blocked, the Supreme Court said Thursday, dealing a blow to a key initiative championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.Florida had asked the high court to narrow a lower court’s injunction that stopped the law from being enforced statewide. The justices declined to do so.Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have allowed the law to take effect.In a brief statement agreeing with the court’s decision, Justices Brett Kavanaugh, joined in part by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, addressed the First Amendment complexities of the case and said the case was an “imperfect vehicle” for deciding some of the questions at the center of the dispute.This story is breaking and will be updated.

Jury finds Armstrong guilty of killing elite cyclist Wilson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:43 GMT

By Joe Sutton | CNNA jury has found Kaitlin Armstrong guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in Texas in May 2022.In Texas, the conviction carries a possible sentence up to 99 years in prison.Armstrong’s case drew national attention after she traveled to Costa Rica and went missing for more than 40 days following the murder. Armstrong’s then-boyfriend, Colin Strickland, is another cyclist and the last person seen with Wilson before her death.Strickland testified during the trial that he had a brief romantic relationship with Wilson in the fall of 2021 while his relationship with Armstrong was on a break. The state sought to paint Armstrong as a jealous girlfriend who had access to Strickland’s text communications and used a geolocation app to track Wilson.The defense has maintained that police neglected to test all evidence and consider other suspects.In 2022, Armstrong pleaded not guilty to the first-degree mu...

Nevada AG investigating fake pro-Trump elector scheme

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:43 GMT

By Ben Finley and Holmes Lybrand | CNNNevada’s attorney general is investigating individuals who acted as fake electors in the state following the 2020 election, a source close to the investigation told CNN.As part of the plot, six Republicans signed false Electoral College certificates in December 2020 for then-President Donald Trump, who lost the state to Joe Biden – a scheme that spanned several other states: Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and New Mexico.Attorney General Aaron Ford’s office declined to comment. Politico first reported the Nevada Democrat’s investigation.Some of the fake electors in Nevada were provided limited immunity in exchange for federal grand jury testimony in the investigation into Trump and others that prompted charges against the former president in Washington, DC. Trump has denied any wrongdoing.Those electors had declined to answer questions in other settings, such as before the House select committee that investigated January 6, 2...

Friday thunderstorms possible around Bay Area as weird weather week nears its end

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:43 GMT

While the rain underperformed in what was projected to be a largely wet week in the Bay Area, a grand finale of sorts was confidently predicted to touch down on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.Rainfall over a 24-hour period between noon Wednesday and noon Thursday showed just .07 inches of rain in San Jose, .06 in San Francisco and .05 in Oakland — contrary to forecasts that showed the possibility of as much as three-quarters of an inch. NWS meteorologist Roger Gass said the week trended drier and drier as predictions were updated.“The next round is going to come down (Friday) afternoon with more substantial rainfall,” NWS meteorologist Roger Gass said.ICYMI: Here are the Day 1 (Thursday) and Day 2 (Friday) Convective Outlooks. Here's the statewide view showing it's not just the Bay Area with a mention for thunder. #cawx pic.twitter.com/MxgAJNrPxU— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) November 16, 2023 Gass said rain-shadowed valleys, like...