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Disneyland's ‘Fantasmic!’ show put on hiatus through summer after dragon prop catches on fire

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:18:45 GMT

Performances of Disneyland’s popular nighttime show, “Fantasmic!” will be paused through at least Labor Day, theme park officials announced.A similar announcement was also posted on the theme park website.Nightly show performances were abruptly halted after a fire destroyed a large dragon prop during a performance on April 22.Before the most recent announcement, officials stated that the show would remain on a hiatus through at least May 14. All previously scheduled show performances have also been removed from the official Disneyland app. Walt Disney Co. expected to cut more than 2,500 jobs during third round of layoffs The fire, which caused the nighttime show to go on hiatus, broke out during the show’s finale on April 22, sparking first from the "Maleficent" dragon prop’s face before spreading to the rest of its body, photos and video from the scene showed.This photo courtesy of Shawna Bell shows a fire during the “Fantasmic!" show in the Tom Sawyer Island section of Disneylan...

These California burger spots are among the best in the nation, according to Yelp

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:18:45 GMT

In what’s sure to come as upsetting news for cows everywhere, Yelp is currently hyping up some of the best burger restaurants in the U.S.Ahead of National Hamburger Day on Sunday, the analysts at Yelp have — unfortunately for cows — decided to rank 100 of the top spots for beefy burgers, based largely on the ratings and reviews contributed by Yelp’s online community.Coming in at No. 1 is the Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q in Atlanta, where their signature “burger” isn’t really a burger, but rather a chopped brisket sandwich with onion, tomato, bacon, pickles, melted pimento cheese and jalapeno mayo on a brioche bun.“It was heaven,” one Yelp user wrote in an online review that cows everywhere would likely hate, had they the ability to read.As Yelp itself notes on its blog, several of the other top-rated burger joints don’t serve traditional beef burgers at all. Atlanta’s Slutty Vegan (No. 3) stuffs their burgers with vegan patties and vegan bacon alternatives, while one of the most popular “burge...

Report: A’s reach ‘loose agreement’ with Nevada lawmakers for Las Vegas public financing

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:18:45 GMT

The Oakland A’s publicly stated their intentions to move to Las Vegas more than a month ago, and it seems that they are finally making progress on that relocation this week.The Nevada Independent reported Tuesday that the A’s and Nevada state officials have reached “a loose agreement” to publicly finance the team’s new stadium in Las Vegas.The A’s are reportedly going to request less than the $395 million in public financing the team said it needed when it agreed to its second binding term sheet with a prospective Las Vegas property.The team’s two-part money ask of the state of Nevada will reportedly be less than $195 million in transferable tax credits — the amount that the state legislature set as a maximum last week — while the request of $200 million in bonds from Clark County will also be reduced, too.Previous reporting from the Nevada Independent indicated that Nevada state lawmakers were considering between $150-195 million in tax credits.The planned nine-acre, 30-seat ballpa...

Single family residence in Saratoga sells for $3.6 million

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:18:45 GMT

14615 Aloha Avenue – Google Street ViewA 2,213-square-foot house built in 1938 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 14600 block of Aloha Avenue in Saratoga was sold on May 9, 2023, for $3,609,000, or $1,631 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, four bathrooms, a garage, and one parking space. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 0.4-acre lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:In March 2023, a 1,009-square-foot home on Oak Place in Saratoga sold for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $1,982. The home has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.A 2,511-square-foot home on the 14800 block of Vickery Avenue in Saratoga sold in April 2023, for $4,350,000, a price per square foot of $1,732. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On La Paloma Avenue, Saratoga, in December 2022, a 1,207-square-foot home was sold for $2,525,000, a price per square foot of $2,092. The home has 1 bedroom and 2 bathrooms. 

DeSantis reportedly to announce presidential bid Wednesday on Twitter

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:18:45 GMT

By Jessica Dean, Clare Duffy and David Wright | CNNFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Wednesday night in a conversation with Twitter owner Elon Musk, a spokesperson for his political team tells CNN.The announcement, which was first reported by NBC News, will take place at 6 p.m. ET on Twitter Spaces, where the platform’s users can participate in audio conversations, and will be moderated by tech entrepreneur David Sacks.CNN has reached out to Musk for comment. The tech titan publicly confirmed the conversation at a Wall Street Journal event Tuesday.“I will be interviewing Ron DeSantis, and he has quite an announcement to make. And it will be the first time that something like this is happening on social media and with real-time questions and answers, unscripted,” Musk said, adding that he was not planning to endorse a candidate “at this time.”Sacks is a major political donor and DeSantis booster. In 2021, he contributed ju...

Raiders part-owner Tom Brady? Courting ex-foe further distances franchise from East Bay

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:18:45 GMT

All that’s left is the laundry.You knew the Raiders would change once they left Oakland. Considering they were one of the NFL’s bottom feeders during their 25-year second act at the Coliseum, change was merited other than tinkering with the classic silver-and-black uniforms and the Raiders shield.With Tom Brady reportedly having agreed to a minority ownership stake Monday, the news will be greeted with mixed emotions among the fan base. Some will harken back to the ‘Tuck Rule’ and hate it — the further Patriotization of a franchise that owner Mark Davis is running as if his late father were Robert Kraft and not Al Davis.“We’re excited for Tom to join the Raiders,” Davis told ESPN, “and it’s exciting because he will be just the third player in the history of the National Football League to become an owner.”One wonders if Brady drops his briefcase on Day 1 if Greg Biekert will be there to jump on it.Some will love it. I...

1 killed, 4 injured after carjacked vehicle plows into SF bus stop

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:18:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person was killed and four were injured Tuesday morning at 16th Street and Potrero Avenue after a suspect vehicle involved in a pursuit crashed into bystanders, according to police. Emergency crews are on the scene, according to the San Francisco Department of Emergency Services. Some of the injured were bystanders and others may have been involved in the pursuit, officials said. Child attacked and robbed at San Francisco park Officers with the San Francisco Police Department Southern Station responded at approximately 10 a.m. to the area of Folsom and Mabini streets on a report of a carjacking, SFPD said. A suspect vehicle matching the description was located near Kansas and 25th streets. The vehicle led police on a pursuit.Video from the scene showed a totaled vehicle that had apparently hit a bus stop. The bus stop also appeared heavily damaged. Several people could be seen being taken on stretchers and loaded into ambulances. A nearby Boston Market ...

SF supervisor calls pilot program to address open-air drug use 'cruel'

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:18:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A pilot program being developed by the City and County of San Francisco to address open-air drug use has been called counterproductive by a San Francisco supervisor. In a tweet, SF District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston claimed the plan would involve SF Mayor London Breed's administration arresting people for public drug use."We have been informed that the Mayor's Administration is preparing to start arresting people for public drug use," Preston tweeted. "Arresting people for drug addiction is not 'moderate' nor 'commonsense.' It's reactionary, cruel, and counterproductive." Child attacked and robbed at San Francisco park KRON4 reached out to the city for clarification on the plan, which has not yet been publicly rolled out. A statement from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management said that the pilot program being developed is "to address situations when someone is so far under the influence of drugs that they may pose a danger to themselves or ot...

That Time Joe Biden Was Banned From Negotiating With Republicans

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:18:45 GMT

From the moment Joe Biden announced his candidacy, the biggest risk the country faced from a potential Biden presidency was that he would wind up in high-stakes negotiations with Republican congressional leaders and those Republicans would fleece him blind.For months, Biden insisted that he wouldn’t ever be in that room, because he simply wasn’t going to negotiate with Republicans over lifting the debt ceiling. But he also poured cold water on invoking the 14th Amendment or minting a trillion-dollar platinum coin, which handed Republicans all the leverage. Biden also had the chance to lift the debt ceiling at any point from January 2021 until last December when Democrats still controlled both houses of Congress. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., recently told Politico not doing so is one of his biggest regrets. Instead, Biden went into negotiations with congressional Republicans without a serious offer of his own. He made a few half-hearted suggestions that a better way to cut the deficit...

What’s the best car to get your new teen driver?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:18:45 GMT

Is your teenager ready for their first car? Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety are out with their 2023 list for best cars for young drivers.Unfortunately, crashes sometimes happen. “And we think that parents should want their kids to be well protected in that eventuality,” said David Zuby, the chief research officer for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.Overall, traffic deaths rose over the last few years after decades of declines. Teen road deaths have followed the same pattern, increasing 11% in 2021. Over 3,000 teens died that year.The list of best cars for teens focuses on used cars at different price points with above-average reliability, better than average stopping distance and better than average handling.For 2023 models, they focus on top safety picks.Most vehicles range from small cars to mid-size SUVs. One truck also makes the list. But you’ll find no micro cars on this list.“We think it’s important that people not put the...