Authorities trying to identify man found in barrel in Malibu Lagoon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are working to identity a man found dead inside a 55-gallon drum in Malibu Lagoon on Monday. A park maintenance worker first saw the barrel floating in the water near the Pacific Coast Highway bridge on Sunday night, and when they tried to drag it to shore, it was too heavy, so they left it in the water. When a lifeguard arrived at work on Monday and spotted the barrel around 10 a.m., they swam to retrieve it. That’s when they made the gruesome discovery, according to LASD.“It didn’t look decomposed or like it had been there for a long time,” said Lt. Hugo Raynaga. Whittier police officer in ‘good spirits’ after being shot Authorities also added that the high tide may have carried the barrel into the lagoon from the ocean. Beachgoers and surfers in the area were “deeply concerned” and shocked when they learned of the body’s discovery. “It’s something that doesn’t happen very often at all here,” said Ric Collins,...

Man Killed in Pedestrian-Auto Collision on Highway 13 [Oakland, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Two Vehicles Near Park Boulevard On-RampOAKLAND, CA (August 1, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, a pedestrian-auto collision on Highway 13 involving two vehicles left a man dead.The incident happened on July 30th, at around 1:17 a.m., along Highway 13 near Park Boulevard.After receiving reports of a man crawling near the Park Boulevard onramp, police were dispatched to the area.Upon arrival, the CHP learned that the man was walking in the lanes of Highway 13. There, two vehicles struck him, leaving him with fatal injuries. One of the cars involved was identified to be a black Toyota Corolla.First responders declared the man dead at the scene. At around 1:33 a.m., the Oakland Fire Department confirmed the fatality. Currently, the identity of the male pedestrian remains undisclosed to the public.The two involved drivers stayed and cooperated with the authorities. Police do not suspect intoxication to be a factor in the crash.The California Highway Patrol...

Taylor Swift Brings Eras to LA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

Taylor Swift Brings Eras to LA: Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is on its way to becoming one of the biggest if not the biggest tour in music history. This thing has simply been a phenomenon, with the country-turned-pop megastar riding on a wave to pop immortality. The fervor displayed from fans before, during and after the show is the sort of the thing we maybe haven’t really seen since Beatlemania. This week, she arrives in L.A. for six stadium shows and her fans here are sure to be just as enthusiastic. It’s going to be an experience. Haim also plays, and Gracie Adams, OWENN, and GAYLE alternate the opening slot.You don’t have to subjectively enjoy the music of Taylor Swift to objectively appreciate the fact that she connects with, in particular, young women in a manner not seen in years. And if you really want to get into it, she writes her own heartfelt lyrics about her own real life experiences, and she’s a multi-instrumentalist. AND she stands up against right wing evil, even when i...

Jazz/R&B star Patrice Rushen heads to Bay Area for 2 jazz music fests

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

It requires more than two jazz festivals to take the measure of Patrice Rushen, but this week offers a good start.A composer with a symphony under her belt and commissions from leading orchestras and chamber ensembles, the Los Angeles native is also a hit-making R&B vocalist and keyboardist with a bevy of beloved songs.She’s a jazz pianist who was sought after by Miles Davis and is an influential educator ensconced as chair of the popular music program at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. While that’s hardly a complete survey of her creative purview, Rushen shares a far wider spectrum of expression than usual when she plays the Stanford Jazz Festival Aug. 3 and San Jose Jazz’s Summer Fest Aug. 13.At Dinkelspiel Auditorium, she’s holding forth with an all-star cast of improvisers, including alto saxophonist Logan Richardson, Peninsula-raised trombonist Dana Leong, Cuban drum maestro Dafnis Prieto, and SFJAZZ Collective bassist Matt Brewer. She’s n...

13-year-old Bay Area girl crashes parent’s Tesla after allegedly taking it without permission

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

A 13-year-old girl crashed her parents’ Tesla into several parked vehicles and a utility pole early Tuesday morning in Santa Rosa, according to police.Santa Rosa police and firefighters responded to the crash near 729 King St. at about 4:35 a.m.Three juveniles were found at the scene. All had suffered minor injuries, police said.Police determined that the Tesla belonged to the driver’s parents and that she had allegedly taken it without permission. She crashed after losing control of the vehicle when the vehicle hit a dip in the road.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Retired San Jose police captain dies in I-5 wreck near Chico that kills four others Crashes and Disasters | 17-year-old American cyclist killed while training for mountain bike world championships Crashes and Disasters | 3 dead after plane crashes into hangar at Southern California airport Crashes and Disasters | Firefighters rescue crash-lande...

Disneyland opens Finding Nemo water park at Pixar Place Hotel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

A new rooftop water park themed to Nemo, Dory, Crush and other characters from the “Finding Nemo” animated film franchise is the latest dose of Pixar pixie dust to be sprinkled on the aging Paradise Pier Hotel undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation.The new Finding Nemo water play area will open to Pixar Place Hotel guests on Tuesday, Aug. 1 as part of an ongoing transformation of the Paradise Pier Hotel that is expected to be completed this winter.The Finding Nemo water play area at Disneyland’s Pixar Place Hotel. (Disney) DisneyThe revamped rooftop pool area will feature a mini water park with a Pixel Pool, 186-foot-long Crush’s Surfin’ Slide and Nemo’s Cove splash pad starring Hank the septopus.In “Finding Dory,” Hank is an escape artist with camouflaging abilities and a penchant for solitude. The septopus — or seven-tentacled octopus — is voiced by “Modern Family” actor Ed O’Neill. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Disney Parks (@disneyparks)The new hotel po...

Angus Cloud dealt with ‘severe drug addiction,’ grief and mental health struggles before his death, ex-manager, others say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

In the days and months before Angus Cloud’s death in his native Oakland Monday, the 25-year-old “Euphoria” star was struggling with despair over the death of his beloved father, as well as his reported drug addiction, with a man claiming to be his former talent manager saying that his addiction was “severe” and that he had to be revived by Narcan after an overdose in January 2022.Oakland police said Tuesday that they are investigating a death that occurred just after 11:30 a.m. in which an unnamed victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death is unknown.Late Monday afternoon, TMZ posted audio of a 911 call, reportedly from Cloud’s mother at about 11:30 a.m. Monday, in which she reported a “possible overdose” and said her son “doesn’t have a pulse.”Cloud’s publicist, Cait Bailey, confirmed that the actor, who played the kind-hearted drug dealer Fezco on HBO’s hit show, had died Monday, but she did n...

4 Bay Area cafes where you can try espresso tonic, the drink of the summer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

If a beverage could embody the fray of two worlds colliding, it would be the espresso tonic. Effervescent tonic water is mixed with bitter espresso shots to create a fizzy, highbrow drink that’s charmed Bay Area cafe-goers this summer.It’s a beverage pitched at black coffee lovers and cream-plus-sugar devotees alike, with enough room for variation – some are made with sweetener, some with tea and others with fruit – to keep things interesting. As the summer heat pushes on, the espresso tonic continues to gain traction on social media and at coffee houses in the East and South Bays, from Palo Alto’s Verve to Fremont’s Devout Coffee.The concoction is said to have originated in Sweden at Koppi Roaster in 2007. It gained fanfare in the United States soon after, including at San Francisco’s Saint Frank, where the “Kaffe Tonic” was featured by the New York Times in 2014. (You’ll find the drink at the Saint Frank in Menlo Park, too.)After sev...

Pfizer 2Q numbers tumble and COVID-19 vaccine, treatment sales dry up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:00 GMT

Crumbling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment sales chopped Pfizer’s second-quarter earnings, but both the drugmaker and Wall Street expect a rebound in the back half of 2023.Pfizer recorded no U.S. sales of its treatment, Paxlovid, in the recently completed quarter, as the company shifts to selling the pills on the commercial market after contracting with the government.Paxlovid brought in only $143 million total sales during the quarter after recording $8 billion in last year’s quarter.Sales of the vaccine Comirnaty also slid 83% to $1.49 billion in the quarter, as both products fell short of Wall Street expectations.Both Pfizer’s leaders and analysts who follow the company had expected a sales drop in the quarter as inventories already on the market were used up. But they also expect a rebound later this year, as commercial sales take hold, COVID-19 cases climb and fall vaccination pushes begin.Comirnaty, alone, has already generated well over $70 billion in sales for Pfizer since it ...