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Bidens spending weekend in L.A. to benefit reelection bid

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:19 GMT

President Joe Biden will kick off a weekend visit to the Southland Friday with a fundraiser to benefit his reelection bid.The president will spend the early afternoon hours in Las Vegas Friday before flying into Los Angeles International Airport around 4:40 p.m.From there he will head over to Santa Monica, where he is expected to participate with First Lady Jill Biden and Rep. Nancy Pelosi in a campaign fundraiser at 7:30 p.m.The reception will be attended by some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including directors Steven Spielberg and Rob Reiner, producers Shonda Rhimes and Peter Chernin and former studio chief Jim Gianopulos, the Los Angeles Times reported.The event, which will include a performance by Lenny Kravitz, is being hosted by designer Michael Smith and former U.S. ambassador to Spain James Costos, according to Deadline. Windy weekend to bring dangerous fire conditions to Southern California Tickets for the event began at $1,000 with those contributing $25,000 or more ha...

Three California freeways top 'most loathed highways' in America: Survey

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:19 GMT

(KSWB) -- Brake lights, honking horns and drivers battling it out to the very end of merge lanes -- all things in which California motorists are familiar with.For those who live in the Golden State, gridlocked traffic is nothing new. This may be why three California freeways are among the "most loathed highways in America," according to a recent survey.Vehicle dealer Gunther Volvo Cars Daytona Beach surveyed 3,000 drivers across the U.S. in October 2023, and then ranked the top 100 most loathed roads to drive on based on those results. Bidens spending weekend in L.A. to benefit reelection bid As it turns out, the top three detested highways in the country, according to this survey, are in the Golden State. Here's a breakdown of those rankings: California Interstate 405: Ranked No. 3 "most loathed"Particularly in the Los Angeles area, the I-405 -- also referred to as "the San Diego Freeway" -- is known for being one of the most congested freeways in country. This is especially true...

Try Hemp Oil In Your Hair! — Could CBD Give Your Hair Health A Boost?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:19 GMT

Haircare isn’t the number one reason people get into CBD oil, but many customers suggest this cannabinoid adds an extra “glow” to their hair. As this hemp hair-say has spread throughout social media, we’ve received a lot of questions on whether CBD is a good option for hair growth.Unfortunately, as we age, hair loss becomes a reality for most of us. Today, we can’t say if CBD is a revolutionary supplement for hair growth. However, some evidence suggests a daily dose of CBD oil couldn’t hurt.What Does Science Say About CBD For Hair Growth?There’s not a ton of scientific research examining CBD oil’s effectiveness on hair-related conditions. In fact, only one small study out of Florida’s Medical Life Care Planners examined CBD’s effects on hair loss. In this trial, 35 adults with significant hair loss washed their hair with a CBD shampoo every day.Interestingly, researchers noted most study participants had statistically significant hair growth after six months. The average rate of hai...

Brigitte Calls Me Baby get Stroked

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:19 GMT

Brigitte Calls Me Baby get Stroked: Wes Leavins of Chicago-based band Brigitte Calls Me Baby told us about his Stokes/Angel Olsen experience.Wes Leavins: The last year has been so busy it’s hard to pick one favorite moment, however, our gig in London at All Points East comes to mind. Also on the bill were The Strokes and Angel Olsen and during our set the rain came down so hard.We were playing “The Future is Our Way Out” and not only did everyone stick around, but they embraced the rain — I could tell how much it elevated the experience for everyone.I know our sold out show with the Last Dinner Party at the El Rey will also join the ranks of our favorite moments very soon.Brigitte Calls Me Baby get Stroked: Brigitte Calls Me Baby’s This House is Made of Corners EP is out now.                                  &...

CIF state football: Los Gatos ready to put championship icing on a sweet title run

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:19 GMT

Few football programs in Northern California have a trophy case as crowded as Los Gatos, which boasts 16 section titles and a slew of league championships.After winning its first regional title last week, It now has a chance to add the 2-A state crown to the collection on Saturday night against Central Valley Christian-Visalia at Pasadena City College. In recent seasons, it seemed as if state hardware, much less a 16th section title, would continue to elude the Wildcats. In each of the past two years, Los Gatos had seen stellar regular seasons turn into heartbreaking first-round playoff defeats. The Wildcats lost on a last-minute Bellarmine pick-six in 2021 and on a game-winning two-point conversion in overtime against Archbishop Mitty last season. Los Gatos was relegated to watching other teams go on deep runs.“You always think about that as a coach, you know, how far could we go and what would it be about,” Los Gatos coach Mark Krail said. Krail doesn’t call those seasons di...

The US economy added 199,000 jobs in November

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:19 GMT

By Alicia Wallace | CNNMinneapolis — The US economy added 199,000 jobs in November, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday.The unemployment rate fell to 3.7% from 3.9% the month before.Economists were expecting net job gains of 180,000 for the month and for the unemployment rate to hold steady, according to Refinitiv.The largest employment gains last month came in health care and government, which added an estimated 93,200 and 49,000 jobs, respectively. Manufacturing saw a boost, too, largely because of the return of striking autoworkers.The biggest declines occurred in the retail trade and temporary help services sectors, which lost 38,400 jobs and 13,600 jobs, respectively.November’s job growth was stronger than October’s unrevised tally of 150,000 jobs added. September’s job gains were revised down to 262,000 from 297,000, according to the BLS.Related ArticlesEconomy | Cardroom employees protest another California bill aimed at non-tribal gambling...

State-bound: Why Acalanes didn’t let late-season loss derail championship run

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:19 GMT

With the playoffs getting ready to start, Acalanes coach Floyd Burnsed had to remind his players that everything they worked for was still possible. The Lafayette school, one win from clinching its first outright league title in four decades, blew a two-touchdown fourth-quarter lead to rival Campolindo, losing the regular-season finale 25-24.“That was a tough loss for us,” Burnsed said Sunday. “When you’re up 24-10 in the fourth quarter, you should win the ballgame. So that was a poor job of coaching.”Since then, Burnsed and his staff have been on their game. “We still ended up with the (shared) league championship, we still ended up with the automatic berth to the playoffs,” Burnsed said. “So everything was still in front of us to achieve.”Once the playoffs started, Acalanes obliterated competition on the way to its first North Coast Section title, routing Mt. Diablo, Vallejo and defending 4-A state champion San Marin by an average of 32 points per game. Acalanes will play Birmingh...

Kurtenbach: Rookie safety Ji’Ayir Brown is looking like the Brock Purdy of the 49ers’ defense

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:19 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Safeties are the most crucial defensive chess pieces on the board that is an NFL field.So it’s good that 49ers rookie safety Ji’Ayir Brown likes playing chess.“I’ve messed around with video games a bit, but I’ll play chess all day,” he told me Wednesday.The 49ers are going to need Brown’s strategic mind to be working overtime in the final four weeks of the regular season and all the weeks that are to follow.Because after 49ers’ All-Pro strong safety Talanoa Hufanga blew out his knee in Week 11, Brown was tossed into the fire. Now he’s the marked man in the Niners’ defense.But much like Brock Purdy last season, he’s been able to take it in stride, because of preternatural maturity and serious extra-curricular preparation.And also like Purdy during his rookie season, Brown’s success or failure will prove critical to the 49ers’ chances of achieving their Super Bowl dreams.“Every week is go...

Putin will seek another presidential term in Russia, aiming to extend his rule of nearly 25 years

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:19 GMT

By JIM HEINTZ | Associated PressVladimir Putin on Friday moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for at least another six years, announcing his candidacy in the presidential election next March that he is all but certain to win.Putin still commands wide support after nearly a quarter-century in power, despite starting an immensely costly war in Ukraine that has taken thousands of his countrymen’s lives, provoked repeated attacks inside Russia — including one on the Kremlin itself — and corroded its aura of invincibility.A short-lived rebellion in June by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin raised widespread speculation that Putin could be losing his grip, but he emerged with no permanent scars. Prigozhin’s death in a mysterious plane crash two months later reinforced the view that Putin was in absolute control.Putin announced his decision to run in the March 17 presidential election after a Kremlin award ceremony, when war veterans and others pleaded with him to...

While Oakland’s 911 system was dangerously understaffed, 1,000 operator applications went unprocessed

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:19 GMT

OAKLAND — Applications from hundreds of prospective 911 dispatchers who could have helped speed up Oakland’s notoriously slow response times to emergency calls piled up at the city’s Human Resources department, and some went unprocessed for months, city officials acknowledged this week.Between April 2022 and April 2023, the applications were all but ignored, further stressing a glitchy emergency dispatch system that earlier this year led California to threaten to have an outside company handle Oakland’s emergency calls.The problem was first detected by a city audit amid a transition between the administrations of Mayor Libby Schaaf and Mayor Sheng Thao, months before a report by the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury pilloried the city’s disproportionately slow 911 response.But vacancies have nonetheless climbed each month of this year within the dispatch ranks, represented by SEIU Local 1021 and officially employed by the Oakland Police Department. There ...