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San Francisco’s ‘last vibrant time’: Photographer captures city’s 1990s queer renaissance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:42 GMT

Oakland photographer Chloe Sherman’s new book of images immerses viewers in the last time San Francisco might be able to say it lived up to its promise of being an epicenter of American counterculture.In the 1990s, San Francisco was the focus of a queer cultural renaissance, largely based in the Mission District. Then in her 20s, Sherman was part of this liberating, boundary-pushing social scene. Camera always in hand, she copiously photographed her friends — stylish and spirited queer youth, punks and artists — hanging out at clubs or around the neighborhood, at the beach or in the intimacy of their apartments.These photos now star in “Renegades: San Francisco the 1990s” (128 pages, Hatje Cantz). Sherman and her friends gravitated to San Francisco for its beauty and its history of welcoming iconoclasts — the beats in the 1950s, the hippies in the 1960s and gay men in the 1970s and 1980s. Just before the dot-com boom, the city also remained affordable e...

Two killings outside 24-Hour Fitness may be connected, San Leandro police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:42 GMT

SAN  LEANDRO — The names of two men found fatally shot 10 days apart in the same fitness center parking lot were released Tuesday by police who said they believe the killings may be connected.To prevent compromising the investigation, police are not saying at this time why they believe there is a possible link in the September homicides.Both men were found fatally shot inside vehicles, one on Sept. 14 and the other Sept. 24 in the parking lot of the 24-Hour Fitness at Bayfair Center, a large shopping complex on East 14th Street.The man found about 11:50 a.m. Sept. 14 inside a gold Toyota Camry was identified as Sebahattin Ciftci, 46.The man found about 10:40 a.m. Sept. 24 inside a gray Toyota Prius was identified as Emre Bozkurt, 21.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East Bay couple acquitted of murder but convicted of life-eligible assault charge in death of their 5-week-old son Crime and Public Safety | Hayward: Fatal stabbing under investig...

Pac-12 bowl projections: Oregon to the CFP, Colorado to the Independence as the math gets tough for Arizona, Cal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:42 GMT

Helpful reminders on the postseason selection process before we plunge into the latest Pac-12 bowl forecast:— The Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will host the College Football Playoff semifinals, leaving the Pac-12 champion to participate in the Fiesta, Peach or Cotton bowls unless it qualifies for the CFP.— The Pac-12 is contractually tied to seven games: the New Year’s Six, Alamo, Las Vegas, Holiday, Sun, LA and Independence bowls.— The Alamo, Las Vegas and Holiday bowls can select one team over another as long as there is no more than a one-game difference in conference record. The second-tier bowls (Sun, LA and Independence) must select teams in order of conference record.The bowl projections will be published in this space each Tuesday.College Football Playoff/Rose BowlTeam: Oregon (5-0)Home games remaining (four): WSU, Cal, USC, Oregon StateRoad games remaining (three): Washington, Utah, Arizona StateComment: We’re entering the critical stretch of the Pac-12 season, with 12 co...

Amazon’s October Prime Day Deals rival Black Friday, Cyber Monday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:42 GMT

October Prime Day is officially here, opening to eager shoppers at a sleepy 12:01 a.m. PT. What’s the early verdict on Amazon’s Oct. 10-11 sale, actually called Prime Big Deal Days? It’s right there with Black Friday, Cyber Monday and July Prime Day as one of the best times of the year to shop.NerdWallet monitored prices on a handful of popular products at Amazon, Target and Walmart during every major sale period of 2023, plus Black Friday and Cyber Monday (the Friday and Monday after Thanksgiving) of 2022.Bottom line: Depending on what product you’re buying, October’s Prime Big Deal Days is just as good as Prime Day (July 11-12) and Cyber Monday (Nov. 28 last year). Three of the 10 items we watched hit bottom dollar last Cyber Monday, three reached their lowest price during the July Prime Day and three dropped to the lowest price today during Prime Big Deal Days.It’s also not uncommon to see price parity on popular items during sales. For example, Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) regula...

Video: Vehicle engulfed in flames on westbound Bay Bridge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- There is a vehicle fire on the westbound lanes of the San Francisco Bay Bridge Tuesday morning that was first reported to dispatchers at 10:25 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP dispatched a SIG alert.The vehicle fire occurred on the approach to the Treasure Island Road exit. Westbound San Mateo Bridge traffic comes to crawl after 2nd crash The right shoulder is affected by the fire and the CHP advises motorists to expect delays.Video of the incident showed a large amount of black smoke emanating from a car that appeared fully engulfed in flames. There was no immediate word on if anyone was injured.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Westbound San Mateo Bridge traffic comes to crawl after 2nd crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:42 GMT

(KRON) -- Traffic on westbound lanes of CA-92 across the San Mateo Bridge has come to a crawl after a second traffic collision Tuesday morning around 9:15 a.m. Earlier Tuesday morning, all westbound lanes were closed for about an hour before reopening.The latest severe traffic alert was issued by the California Highway Patrol after three vehicles were involved in a collision, according to the incident log. The right lane of westbound Highway 92 was blocked as of 9:35 a.m.Motorists around Hayward trying to travel west on the San Mateo Bridge face major delays of over an hour.At 6:41 a.m., all lanes of westbound Highway 92 east of the San Mateo Bridge were blocked in the first incident, according to the CHP. The lanes remained closed for around an hour before reopening. Big rig catches fire on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Monday night No further details are known about the collision or the injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Incident involving gunshots at Heritage Park being investigated by Suisun City PD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:42 GMT

(KRON) – The Suisun City Police Department is investigating an incident in Heritage Park on Oct. 8 involving teenagers who were allegedly fighting and shots fired.The Suisun City PD responded to Heritage Park after being alerted to a brawl between a group of teens on Sunday. According to police, officers responded to a call indicating gunshot noises were coming from the park. By the time officers had arrived, all parties had fled the scene. Police shooting at Chinese Consulate in SF leaves one dead According to the police investigation, a group of teens and young adults were watching or involved in a physical altercation. One individual fired multiple bullets into the crowd. Following the shooting, all parties fled the park, according to police.Suisun City PD has not located any gunshot victims. This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this shooting is asked to contact Suisun City Investigations at (707)-421-7373. 

Bethesda Row Arts Festival invites art lovers to browse and buy from 165 artists over five blocks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:42 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the Bethesda Row Arts Festival (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); Are you looking for new artwork to adorn your home? Maybe a nice gift as the holidays approach?The Bethesda Row Arts Festival celebrates its 25th edition this Saturday and Sunday in Bethesda, Maryland.“It is the area’s largest fine arts event,” Co-Director Jon Gann told WTOP. “It is...

Filippo Inzaghi back coaching in Serie A after being hired by Salernitana

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:42 GMT

SALERNO, Italy (AP) — World Cup-winning forward Filippo Inzaghi is back coaching in Serie A after being hired by Salernitana on Tuesday.Salernitana announced that it had fired Pauolo Sousa and replaced him with Inzaghi, the older brother of Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi.Salernitana lost 3-0 at Monza on Sunday for its third straight defeat without scoring a goal. It has only three points from three draws in eight matches and sits just above bottom club Cagliari.Inzaghi’s first match in charge will be against Cagliari after the international break.The 50-year-old Inzaghi has been out of work since leaving Reggina in the offseason after the club was excluded from Serie B because of financial irregularities. He had led them into the promotion playoffs last season.Inzaghi last coached in the Italian top flight in the 2020-21 season but failed to avoid relegation with Benevento — which he had led to promotion the previous year — and left at the end of the campaign.Inzaghi started...

Canadian auto workers, GM reach tentative contract agreement less than 24 hours after strike began

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:42 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — General Motors and the union representing Canadian auto workers have reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a strike that began early Tuesday.Lana Payne, president of the Unifor union, says that when faced with the strike, GM had no choice but to follow a pattern agreement reached with Ford.The new agreement covers about 4,300 autoworkers at GM’s assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, a powertrain plant in St. Catharines, Ontario, and a parts distribution center in Woodstock, Ontario.Payne said GM agreed to all items that it fought the union on such as pensions, retiree income and converting temporary workers into permanent employees during the agreement.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.TORONTO (AP) — Auto workers walked off the job at three General Motors facilities in Canada early Tuesday after failing to reach agreement with the automaker. Their union, Unifor, represents more than 4,200 workers at the plants. They had warn...