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Fed rate hikes chill California GDP growth to 16th-worst in US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:34 GMT

The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the optimist’s “glass half-full” and the pessimist’s “glass half-empty.”Buzz: Only 15 states started 2023 with slower economic growth than California.Source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at the past two years of economic growth, as measured by annualized changes in state gross domestic product tracked by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. GDP is an inflation-adjusted gauge of overall business output.Debate: How resilient are state and national economies in the face of a Federal Reserve determined to chill an overheated business climate?Half fullCalifornia’s economy grew at a 1.2% annual pace in the first quarter. That GDP expansion rate looks lethargic compared with the 2% US expansion pace.Yet nationally speaking, this year started surprisingly robust considering all the fears that the Federal Reserve’s attempt to throttle business activity would create a recession.Ponder that every state had GD...

San Jose: Capitol Expressway crash leaves one person dead, one with life-threatening injuries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:34 GMT

SAN JOSE — A two-vehicle collision early Thursday on San Jose’s Capitol Expressway killed one person and left another with serious, life-threatening injuries, authorities said.In a tweet posted Thursday morning, San Jose police said the crash was reported at 1:11 a.m. at intersection of Capitol Expressway and Snell Avenue, near Communications Hill. One man was pronounced dead at a local hospital, while another was fighting for his life after suffering from major injuries.Units are currently at the intersection of Capitol Expressway and Snell Av investigating a fatal collision involving two vehicles.One male adult pronounced deceased at a local hospital. Another male adult with life-threatening injuries. TOC: 1:11 AM pic.twitter.com/awjVBtrDRb— San José Police Media Relations (@SJPD_PIO) July 20, 2023Police did not release any additional details about the crash, including whether there were other people in the cars involved or what factors contributed to the collision.Rel...

Freeway shooting on I-580 in Oakland being investigated by CHP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:34 GMT

(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting on the westbound Interstate 580 in Oakland that occurred around 5:15 a.m. It appears that no one was injured as a result of the shooting, the CHP said. Officers make discovery in trunk of suspect vehicle after car chase on Pleasanton freeway The westbound 580 was completely closed temporarily for police to investigate. However, lanes have been reopened and the scene has been cleared.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

'Oppenheimer' to play in large-screen format at 2 Bay Area theaters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:34 GMT

(BCN) -- Only 30 theaters worldwide are playing the movie "Oppenheimer" in the large-screen format for which it is intended to be played -- and two of them are in the Bay Area. The film centers around the "father" of the atomic bomb, Julius Robert Oppenheimer, and some of its scenes feature the University of California, Berkeley campus, where Oppenheimer was a professor of physics from 1929 to 1943. 4 Bay Area restaurants receive new Michelin stars The AMC Metreon 16 theater in San Francisco and the Regal Hacienda Crossings theater in Dublin are the two venues in the Bay presenting the movie in the 70mm format. The film was shot using one of the highest resolution cameras available today, a combination of IMAX 65mm and Panavision 65mm film stock. It is then best projected on IMAX 70mm, which Bay Area moviegoers can enjoy. What's special about seeing the movie in the 70mm presentation is essentially the sheer size of the screen. Only in these theaters will sequences expand vert...

Tornado provoca graves daños a una planta de Pfizer en Carolina del Norte

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:34 GMT

Al menos 16 personas sufrieron heridas, dos de gravedad, cuando un tornado se abatió en Carolina del Norte y causó daños graves en varias estructuras, incluida una planta de la firma Pfizer, que tuvo que ser evacuada.Las autoridades evaluaban este jueves los daños causados por el tornado, que alcanzó hasta 150 millas por hora y causó estragos durante una media hora la tarde del miércoles.El fenómeno recorrió 17 millas entre los condados Dortches y Nash, 45 millas al noreste de Raleigh, y concluyó nueve millas al noreste de Battleboro, en el condado Edgecombe.La empresa Pfizer, que entre otros medicamentos produce una vacuna contra el COVID-19, además del Viagra, confirmó que el tornado causó daños en una de sus plantas ubicada cerca de Rocky Mount, y que todos sus empleados allí fueron evacuados.El Servicio Nacional de Meteorología (NWS, por sus siglas en inglés) precisó que el ancho máximo del fenómeno fue de unos 600 metros y fue el primer tornado de categoría EF-3 en la región ce...

Kerr’s Women’s World Cup in doubt, but she still helps inspire Australia to win against Ireland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:34 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — How much of a role Sam Kerr can physically play for Australia at the Women’s World Cup remains completely uncertain.Even if her time on the sidelines with a calf muscle injury is extended, though, Australia’s iconic striker still has important role to play for the tournament co-hosts after helping to inspire the Matildas to a 1-0 opening win over Ireland on Thursday.“Obviously losing a player like Sam, probably the best player in the world, and just for her as a person, we were completely heartbroken,” said Steph Catley, who scored the 52nd-minute penalty that secured Australia’s win in front of a record crowd. “We had to gather ourselves pretty quickly, but we used her spirit and used the fact that she wasn’t able to be out there with us to help us push on. And I think that’s what it’s going to take for as long as maybe she misses.”Both host nations were in action on the opening day. The Australians were expected to have too much star power against I...

Lamprecht shines in front of mentor Oosthuizen to lead the British Open as an amateur

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:34 GMT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Crouching over the ball with his legs wide apart, Christo Lamprecht — all 6-foot-8 (2.03 meters) of him — crunched his last drive of the day into the fairway and more than 350 yards.“Look at the size of him,” was one of the muffled remarks from outside the ropes along the 18th fairway as the 22-year-old South African loped after his ball, his golf pants not long enough to cover his socks.Lamprecht’s first ever round at a British Open was one this amateur, and those watching him, won’t quickly forget.At one stage on Thursday at Royal Liverpool, Lamprecht — a college kid from Georgia Tech — was leading the Open by three strokes. He wound up shooting 5-under 66 and was set to be high on the leaderboard by the end of the first round.So, did that come as a surprise to a hard-to-miss player who was certainly turning heads at Hoylake?“I mean, as an amateur, yes, it is,” said Lamprecht, who was considered among the top college players in the U.S. for the last two yea...

Investigación sobre el asalto al Capitolio: se espera testimonio clave de exaliado de Trump

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:34 GMT

Un gran jurado federal que podría acusar formalmente a Donald Trump por sus esfuerzos para anular las elecciones de 2020 se reunirá el jueves y escuchará el testimonio de un asistente que estuvo con el expresidente durante gran parte del día del asalto al Capitolio el 6 de enero de 2021.Está previsto que William Russell, un exasistente de la Casa Blanca que ahora trabaja para la campaña presidencial de Trump, testifique ante el gran jurado convocado por el fiscal especial Jack Smith. Russell testificó previamente ante el gran jurado, que está investigando los disturbios del 6 de enero y los esfuerzos para “interferir con la transferencia legal del poder después de las elecciones presidenciales de 2020”.No se espera que Trump, quien dijo esta semana que recibió una carta que le daba hasta el jueves para testificar ante el gran jurado, comparezca en el tribunal federal en Washington.La carta mencionaba tres estatutos federales específicos relacionados con la privación de d...

Una falla en terminal de Petroecuador produce derrame de crudo en el noroeste del país

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:34 GMT

(CNN Español) — La estatal Petroecuador activó un contingente ante un derrame de hidrocarburos en la provincia de Esmeraldas, ubicada en el noroeste del país.En un comunicado emitido este miércoles, la empresa indicó que a las 4:30 a.m. (hora local) se produjo un fallo en el sistema de alivio durante el proceso de reversión de crudo liviano y empaquetamiento de línea en su terminal marítima de Esmeraldas. El material derramado llegó a una pequeña laguna en la playa Las Palmas, dijo a medios locales Alex Benalcázar, director de Ambiente de la Alcaldía de Esmeraldas. Las autoridades calculan que fueron afectados unos 2 km de playa.Por este motivo, Petroecuador señaló que activó sus equipos de contingencia para mitigar y controlar los efectos del derrame en la zona. Entre esas acciones, movilizó maquinaria pesada y camiones de vacío para succionar el producto. Petroecuador enfatizó que las actividades de exportación y abastecimiento de combustibles no fueron afectadas por este in...

Take a piece of Casa Bonita home: Restaurant launches online store

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — While you wait for the official reopening of Casa Bonita, you can have a piece of the iconic pink castle delivered right to your door. The restaurant has opened an online merch store.The "El Mercado at Casa Bonita" store is selling souvenirs from T-shirts to hats to salsas and sauces.Casa Bonita store: What can you buy?Fans of the Colorado institution can show off their Casa Bonita pride with an array of products. Here are some pieces that are available for purchase and how much they are going for:T-shirts with Casa Bonita font and building - $29.95Bandana - $7.95Neck gaiter - $21.95Dad and trucker hats - $29.95Stickers - $4.95Shot glass - $7.95Tortilla warmer - $19.95Water bottle - $19.95If you are just dying to get your hands on one of Casa Bonita's cocktails or savor the flavor of their salsa mixes, but you don't want to wait for the reopening, the restaurant has you covered.The online store is selling a margarita, green bloody and Michelada mixer for fans 21 year...