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The Snake – curvy 2.4-mile stretch in Santa Monica Mountains – takes big step toward reopening

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:35:33 GMT

The winding stretch of highway known as The Snake may be on the road to reopening — but only if safety measures are deemed adequate.Residents remember the sounds of twisted steel, shattered glass and firetruck sirens from all-too-common traffic collisions involving street racers on The Snake, a curvy, dangerous portion of Mulholland Highway near unincorporated Agoura.But that 2.4-mile section of the notorious street within the Santa Monica Mountains, roughly from Kanan Road to Sierra Creek Road, has been closed to vehicular traffic for more than four years due to damage from mudslides after slopes were denuded by the 2018 Woolsey fire.A closed portion of Mulholland Highway near Seminole Springs Mobile Home Park in Agoura Hills, CA., Monday, Aug, 7, 2023. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Mulholland Highway at April Road in Agoura Hills, CA., Monday, Aug, 7, 2023. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)LA city workers use K-rails to try to hold bac...

Opinion: Homelessness crisis will haunt Newsom in debate with DeSantis

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:35:33 GMT

After exchanging long distance insults for months, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will supposedly have a face-to-face debate some place and some time in the fall.DeSantis is trying to gain traction as a Republican candidate for president in 2024 while Newsom is trying to establish himself as a national Democratic Party leader with potential White House ambitions circa 2028. Each portrays his state as a model of governance for the nation to emulate.If it happens – and it’s not certain, given squabbling over details – a Newsom-DeSantis debate would be the political equivalent of another clash of overstimulated egos, the cage match between two tech tycoons Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.While Newsom seems to be the glibber of the two, and thus is favored by media handicappers to out-talk his rival, the California governor has one enormous albatross sitting on his shoulder: his state’s ever-worsening homelessness crisis – and he knows it.When Newsom was interv...

Cal Fire to probe tragic missteps in aerial firefighting ‘ballet’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:35:33 GMT

While Cal Fire is assisting the National Transportation Safety Board with its investigation into the collision of two helicopters Sunday above Cabazon that killed three people, officials at the state firefighting agency also want to learn for themselves what protocols may have been violated.The Bell 407 spotter helicopter took off for the 20-mile trip to the Broadway fire from Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base at 6:34 p.m., circling briefly while en route, followed by the Sikorsky S-64 “Skycrane” three minutes later. The helicopters, under contract to Cal Fire, collided over the fire at 6:45; the Bell crew died in the crash while the Skycrane landed safely with two aboard.Air Shasta Rotor & Wing pilot Tony Sousa was killed in the collision of two helicopters over the Broadway fire in Cabazon on Aug. 6, 2023. (GoFundMe) Four other firefighting aircraft, including a spotter airplane, were over the fire at the time.Typically, said Capt. Richard Cordova, a spokesman for the Cal Fire/R...

Disneyland security dog attacks 81-year-old grandfather, lawsuit alleges

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:35:33 GMT

A Disneyland security dog attacked an elderly Nevada man at the entrance to the Anaheim theme park and bit the 81-year-old grandfather in the stomach, according to a lawsuit filed in an Orange County court.Paul Perez, of Las Vegas, has filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in Orange County Superior Court for damages related to the alleged Disneyland security dog attack on May 10, 2022, according to the court filing.SEE ALSO: Disneyland to turn Steakhouse 55 restaurant into a bar and loungePaul Perez, 81, of Las Vegas, alleges a Disneyland security dog bit him in the stomach, according to a civil lawsuit. (Courtesy of San Diego attorney Ian Pancer) The civil lawsuit filed on Aug. 1 accuses Disneyland and Disney’s theme park division of negligence and seeks restitution for a physical wound, pain, suffering, emotional distress and the cost of past and future medical treatment.A Disneyland dog handler caused a security dog to “abruptly step directly in front and ver...

Big changes for ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am as PGA Tour schedule announced

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:35:33 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is cutting its field nearly in half and eliminating one of the three courses, part of the price to become a signature event with a $20 million purse in a revamped 2024 schedule the PGA Tour released Monday.Pebble Beach replaces the Phoenix Open as a signature event, which was expected. What it gave up was the 156-man field, each with a prominent amateur, playing Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Monterey Peninsula over 54 holes before a cut to the final round.Next year Pebble Beach will have 80 players and 80 amateurs competing for 36 holes at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill, with only the pros advancing to the weekend at Pebble Beach.The tournament will be held Feb. 1-4.“Needless to say, we are thrilled,” said Steve John, CEO of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, which is the host organization for the event.In a prepared statement from the Foundation, it thanked title sponsor AT&T and the Pebble Beach Company.Bill Murray tracks a w...

Krugman: Climate war has gradually become a part of the culture war

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:35:33 GMT

Understanding climate denial used to seem easy: It was all about greed. Delve into the background of a researcher challenging the scientific consensus, a think tank trying to block climate action or a politician pronouncing climate change a hoax and you would almost always find major financial backing from the fossil fuel industry.Those were simpler, more innocent times, and I miss them.True, greed is still a major factor in anti-environmentalism. But climate denial has also become a front in the culture wars, with right-wingers rejecting the science in part because they dislike science in general and opposing action against emissions out of visceral opposition to anything liberals support.And this cultural dimension of climate arguments has emerged at the worst possible moment — a moment when both the extreme danger from unchecked emissions and the path toward slashing those emissions are clearer than ever.Some background: Scientists who began warning decades ago that the rising co...

Atmus Filtration: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:35:33 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. (ATMU) on Wednesday reported profit of $46.2 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Nashville, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of 55 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 63 cents per share.The industrial filtration product company posted revenue of $413.6 million in the period.Atmus Filtration expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.05 to $2.25 per share, with revenue in the range of $1.58 billion to $1.63 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ATMU at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ATMUSource

Nayax: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:35:33 GMT

HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Nayax Ltd. (NYAX) on Wednesday reported a loss of $4 million in its second quarter.The Herzliya, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents per share.The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for a loss of 12 cents per share.The financial technology company posted revenue of $56.2 million in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $57.2 million.Nayax expects full-year revenue in the range of $235 million to $240 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NYAX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NYAXSource

Valvoline: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:35:33 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Valvoline Inc. (VVV) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $61.6 million.On a per-share basis, the Lexington, Kentucky-based company said it had net income of 38 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, were 43 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 37 cents per share.The automotive and industrial lubricants maker posted revenue of $376.2 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $363.9 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on VVV at https://www.zacks.com/ap/VVVSource

NexGen Energy: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:35:33 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — NexGen Energy Ltd. (NXE) on Wednesday reported a loss of $14.4 million in its second quarter.The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NXE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NXESource