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Hollywood writers' strike begins: What happens now?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

Members of the Writers Guild of America are on strike after they could not reach a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which consists of production companies and Hollywood studios. The writers say that current management proposals do nothing to address changes in the work environment that make economic and working conditions far worse for writers. Following Monday night's decision to strike, the WGA issued a statement. "'The companies' behavior has created a gig economy inside a union workforce, and their immovable stance in this negotiation has betrayed a commitment to further devaluing the profession of writing," the statement read. Writers picket Warner Brothers, Disney, CBS and more as strike begins KTLA 5 entertainment anchor Sam Rubin gave some insight as to how some writers are treated. "Imagine working on a show like 'Saturday Night Live' and being asked to come in to help punch up the show, but being asked to come in for just one day," Sam ...

The balloon that flew over Hawaii? US says it's not China's

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration have been tracking a balloon that was flying off the coast of Hawaii last week, but a defense official said Tuesday there's no indication it is connected to China or any other adversary, and it presents no threats to aviation or national security.The balloon was first detected by radar on Friday and “Pacific Air Forces launched three F-22s to assess the situation and visually identified a spherical object,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said. “We monitored the transit of the object and assessed that it posed no threat.”The defense official said the balloon was floating at about 36,000 feet (11,000 meters), and it did not fly over any critical defense infrastructure or sensitive sites. After determining that the balloon presented no threat to people on the ground or to aviation over Hawaii, the military took no action to bring it down, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss militar...

Teen, 19, killed in weekend Bay Point homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

BAY POINT — A 19-year-old man died Saturday in what authorities are calling a homicide.Authorities identified the man as Jesus Gallegos, of Bay Point. The Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office was called to the 400 block of Clifford Court about 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, authorities said.The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office was investigating the case. Several messages left for the sheriff’s office spokesman, Jimmy Lee, were not returned. A sheriff’s sergeant confirmed the homicide but declined to give details, referring questions to Lee.The homicide is the third the sheriff’s office has investigated this year. Authorities have charged a 20-year-old Vallejo man with two counts of murder for leading police on a pursuit that ended with a crash that killed a mother and her 6-year-old son in Rodeo on March 23.Please check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Third stabbing in a week prompts shelter-in-place order at UC Davis ...

Body found at Berkeley Marina identified as missing wine company representative from Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

BERKELEY — A man whose body was found Monday evening in the Berkeley Marina was identified by the coroner’s office as a Florida resident recently reported missing by his family and last known to be in the area of the Golden Gate Bridge, authorities said.Authorities said Vittorio Marianecci Sr., 57, of Miami, was the brand manager for an Italian wine company who was last seen in Florida on April 26.His body was found about 5 p.m. Monday floating in the water near the Berkeley Marina by a kite surfer.  He was found not far from the former location of HS Lordships Restaurant.The cause of death and how it will be classified are pending, the coroner’s office said.Marianecci’s family had reported him missing to San Francisco police earlier Monday. He had reportedly told family and friends he was flying to the West Coast for a wine industry event.Family members told Florida media that they had tracked an Uber ride he had requested to the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome C...

Dead Cash App exec Bob Lee had coke, ketamine in his system

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

By Cheri Mossburg, Carma Hassan and Holly Van | CNNTech executive Bob Lee suffered knife wounds that pierced his heart and lung, according to a newly released autopsy report from the San Francisco medical examiner’s office.Lee, who cofounded the mobile payment service provider Cash App, was stabbed to death in the Rincon Hill neighborhood in the predawn hours of April 4.The toxicology report shows Lee, 43, had cocaine, ketamine and alcohol in his system at the time of the stabbing, but the substances were not indicated as a factor in his death.The alcohol was equivalent to the amount of a beer, and the ketamine could have been given as anesthesia in the hospital, said Dr. Kendall Von Crowns, the chief medical examiner in Tarrant County, Texas.Von Crowns reviewed and analyzed Lee’s toxicology report for CNN. He said the cocaine appeared to be used around the time of Lee’s death, but it was a low amount.The autopsy report goes on to reveal grim details about the entr...

Bob Lee used cocaine, 'Special K' before homicide, toxicology test finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Cash App founder Bob Lee had multiple "party drugs" in his system when he was slain, according to a San Francisco coroner's autopsy and toxicology report obtained by KRON4 Tuesday. A chief forensic toxicologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner completed a toxicology test on Lee using blood samples. The blood tests detected: cocaine; ketamine and norketamine, also known as "Special K"; alcohol; and Levocetirizine, an antihistamine.The 43-year-old tech executive called 911 at 2:36 a.m. on April 4 and told dispatchers that someone stabbed him in the chest, the autopsy report states. San Francisco police officers found Lee bleeding from three stab wounds, unconscious, and lying in a street at 365 Main Street. Bob LeeParamedics rushed Lee to San Francisco General Hospital where surgeons battled to save his life. "The subject was found to be pulseless and massive transfusion protocol began. The subject then underwent an emergency thoracotomy. The ...

Comedian W. Kamau Bell discusses his new film

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Comedian W. Kamau Bell spoke to KRON4's Noelle Bellow about his new film, "1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed."Watch the above video to see Noelle's interview with the Bay Area native.

San Rafael suspicious package was rotten fruit: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

(KRON) -- An office building in San Rafael's Terra Linda area has been evacuated due to a suspicious package that turned out to be rotten fruit, according to the San Rafael Police Department. The UC Berkeley Police Bomb Squad inspected what was originally reported as a "suspicious package with a methane/rotten egg smell," police said.Upon initial inspection, an unusual odor was detected around the package. Bomb squad officers discovered the box contained close to 20 pounds of rotten fruit. Security guard accused of killing man at SF Walgreens will not be charged with murder, DA says The rotten fruit has been removed.Office employees, who earlier had been safely evacuated to the parking lot, were allowed to return. The building has been reopened and there is no longer a safety concern, police said. Santa Rosa PD and the Santa Rosa Fire Department are clearing the scene. No one has been injured as a result of the incident.

Marijuana moonlighting: Oregon official quits due to pot job

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced her resignation on Tuesday amid sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having moonlighted as a highly-paid consultant to a marijuana business.Fagan, a Democrat, apologized on Monday for working for the marijuana company, which has a record of unpaid bills and taxes, but indicated she intended to serve the remaining two years of her term. Making matters worse: Fagan worked for two months as a paid consultant for an affiliate of the company, La Mota, while her office was wrapping up an audit of the state’s pot regulator, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. The audit released Friday called for the OLCC to “reform” some rules for marijuana businesses, saying they are “burdens” when combined with federal restrictions on interstate commerce, banking and taxation. Fagan was absent during a Zoom news conference timed with the audit’s release.Her spokesman said at the Friday news conferenc...

Hospital workers in Kingston rally against healthcare privatization

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

Hundreds in Kingston’s healthcare community came together on Tuesday morning to clearly demonstrate their opposition to the Conservative health care privatization – or what they call “the biggest attack on public health care in history.”Five different unions with members working in Kingston healthcare (CUPE, OPSEU, ONA, SEIU and UNIFOR) collectively brought their voices to Breakwater Park across from Kingston General Hospital to raise the alarm on the Ford government privatizing healthcare. CUPE Local 1974 President Barb Deroche says prioritizing more and more private, for profit clinics will only compound the already drastic situation faced by frontline workers and force people without the means to comfortably pay out of pocket to wait even longer for service.“They’re creating a two tier healthcare system,” Deroche said.“Those people that can afford healthcare will get the care and those that can’t will have to wait on a longer ...