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Keeler: Denver hoops icon Chauncey Billups says only one team can keep Nuggets from repeating as NBA champs. And that’s the Nuggets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:50 GMT

Chauncey Billups knows: The cliche is crapola. The harder part is faking it after you’ve made it.“The biggest thing, and me being in that position and having been there before, the biggest thing is just — don’t get bored, man,” Billups, the Denver hoops icon, former Nuggets point guard and current Trail Blazers coach, told me recently when our convo turned to the reigning NBA champs.“That playoff run is so intense and every game is just incredible. And you come back to a regular season where it’s just like, ‘Oh, here we go, (these are) regular season games. I want that fire and intensity.’ Well, you won’t get that again until the playoffs.”The summit smells of cigar and champagne. The climb smells of stale Auntie Anne’s airport pretzels between back-to-backs at Brooklyn and Charlotte.Mr. Big Shot’s Detroit Pistons won it all in 2004. The next fall, they opened up with a record of 7-7 after 14 games. They w...

12 cities take L.A. County's no-bail policy to court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:50 GMT

A new zero-bail policy has taken effect in Los Angeles County, and now a dozen cities have taken legal action against it, arguing that it will lead to repeat offenders. The no-bail policy allows suspects arrested for what are known as "non-violent, non-serious" crimes, like retail and car theft, will no longer have to post cash bail to be released from jail. Instead, some could be cited and released right after arrest, while others could be taken to a magistrate where conditions would be set."I don't think the public understands that the differential about whether or not you got out of jail was not based upon your risk to the community or the risk to the victim or the risk of failure to appear," said David Slayton, the Executive Officer of the LA County Superior Court. "The differential about whether or not you got out was based upon whether or not you had money."Slayton says the new rules went into effect on Sunday."The money is not going to make the difference between someone bein...

Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer claims rape accuser was after his money

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:50 GMT

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer and Lindsey Hill, the woman who accused him of sexual assault, have settled their dueling defamation lawsuits."Mr. Bauer did not make – and never has made – any payments to Ms. Hill, including to resolve their litigation. With this matter now at rest, Mr. Bauer can focus completely on baseball." Bauer's attorneys, Shawn Holley and Jon Fetterolf, said in a statement sent to TMZ Monday.Hill’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, told TMZ that Hill is also not paying Bauer to settle his lawsuit, but instead is receiving $300,000 from her insurance company.Bauer, who is currently pitching for the Yokohama DeNA Baystars in Japan, posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday to share purported evidence bolstering his claim that Hill’s entire accusation was a setup to take his money.In the post, Bauer showed a selfie video of Hill smiling in his bed. It was purportedly recorded the morning after she says he raped her at his Pasadena home in 202...

Man allegedly shoots at a driver over a parking space in Buena Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:50 GMT

A man was arrested after he allegedly shot at another person following an altercation over a parking spot on Sunday in Buena Park.At 6:01 p.m., Buena Park police responded to a report of a shooting in the parking lot of Porto’s Bakery and Café, located at 7640 Beach Boulevard. When officers arrived, they arrested a potential suspect, 54-year-old Wei Chen of Chino Hills, who was sitting inside his car. According to a Buena Park Police Department news release, Chen fired two shots at another driver after an altercation over a parking space. Chen was charged with attempted murder and booked at the Orange County Jail. The condition of the victim(s) is unclear at this time. Authorities believe this was an isolated incident and there is no ongoing threat to the public at that location. 

Los Angeles Kings unveil first jersey patch sponsor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:50 GMT

The Los Angeles Kings will have a somewhat new look this upcoming NHL season.The Kings announced Monday the team has partnered with Mercury Insurance for its first-ever jersey patch sponsorship.Mercury has been a partner of the Kings since 2008, and the two entities have just expanded that partnership and secured a renewed agreement, the company said.Beginning in the upcoming NHL season, the Kings will wear jerseys emblazoned with the Mercury logo in the upper right torso.The LA Kings have partnered with Mercury Insurance for the team's first jersey patch deal. (Mercury Insurance/LA Kings)It's the first time the Kings have worn a sponsor patch since the NHL began allowing uniform sponsorships in the 2020-21 season. Erik Thompson, vice president and chief marketing officer at Mercury Insurance, said the company was honored to be chosen as the team's first jersey patch sponsor, saying both the Kings and the insurance company were "born and raised" in L.A.“We share a deep commitme...

Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler To Complete Feinstein’s Senate Term

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:50 GMT

California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler to the Senate after the death of longtime U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.Butler will serve the remainder of Feinstein’s term, which runs through 2024 and gives her the opportunity to run for a full term in the next election cycle.“An advocate for women and girls, a second-generation fighter for working people, and a trusted adviser to Vice President Harris, Laphonza Butler represents the best of California, and she’ll represent us proudly in the United States Senate,” Governor Newsom said. “As we mourn the enormous loss of Senator Feinstein, the very freedoms she fought for — reproductive freedom, equal protection, and safety from gun violence — have never been under greater assault. Laphonza will carry the baton left by Senator Feinstein, continue to break glass ceilings, and fight for all Californians in Washington D.C.”A senior adviser to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during her 2020 presidential campaign, Butler...

Fremont: Two decomposed bodies recovered from riverbed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:50 GMT

Two decomposed bodies were recovered from a riverbed Sunday near Fremont, authorities said Monday.The bodies — believed to be those of a man and a woman — were so badly degraded authorities did not yet know their causes of death or their identities, said Lt. Tya Modeste, public information officer for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.Fremont police responded about 3:15 p.m. Sunday to a report of two bodies in or near a riverbed in the area of the 1300 block of Old Canyon Road, which runs alongside Alameda Creek across from Niles Canyon Road, Modeste said.Police determined the bodies were in the county’s jurisdiction, and sheriff’s deputies and coroner’s officials responded, Modeste said. The bodies were retrieved, but no identification was found.Autopsies were pending, Modeste said, and investigators were waiting to learn more about the possible circumstances of the deaths.An investigation was ongoing.

Single family residence sells for $4.9 million in Piedmont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:50 GMT

101 Sea View Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 100 block of Sea View Avenue in Piedmont was sold on Aug. 10, 2023 for $4,850,000, or $1,014 per square foot. The house, built in 1933, has an interior space of 4,783 square feet. This two-story house offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and six baths. Outside, the home presents roofing composed of tiles materials. Inside, there is a fireplace. Additionally, the house features a two-car garage, providing ample room for vehicles and storage needs.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:On Crocker Avenue, Piedmont, in November 2022, a 6,750-square-foot home was sold for $7,250,000, a price per square foot of $1,074. The home has 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.A 2,127-square-foot home on the 200 block of Crocker Avenue in Piedmont sold in November 2022, for $2,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,293. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In October 2022, a 2,643-square-foot home on Indian Roa...

These Bay Area Kaiser hospitals may have picket lines of strikers Wednesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- If union bargaining efforts fail on Tuesday without reaching a resolution, thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers will be on the picket lines Wednesday at 15 hospitals across the San Francisco Bay Area.According to the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, the strike is expected to last for three days, and will be "the largest healthcare worker strike in U.S. history."More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in multiple states are poised to go on strike to protest "unfair labor practices and unsafe staffing levels," according to the union.If the strike goes forward on Wednesday, Kaiser Permanente Northern California said it has contingency plans to keep its hospitals and medical offices running. A Kaiser Permanente Northern California spokesperson told KRON4, "In the case that a strike does begin on Oct. 4, we have contingency plans in place to ensure members continue to receive safe, high-quality care for the duration of the strike. Our hospitals and emer...

Venue changed for Feinstein's funeral service Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:50 GMT

The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein will lie in state at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday, the senator's office confirmed Sunday night. The public is invited to pay their respects and sign a condolence book Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.On Thursday, a funeral service for Feinstein will be held at the front steps of city hall beginning at 1 p.m. The public will be able to attend the service. The funeral was originally slated to be held at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in the Herbst Theatre. Feinstein's office announced Monday that the service would be moved to city hall. SF Fleet Week 2023: schedule, events, what you need to know A link to an online simulcast will be made available later this week, the office said.Following the service, the senator will be buried at a private, family-only ceremony, Feinstein's office said.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.