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Jack Johnson jokes after scoring first goal since Avalanche season opener in 2021: “It was getting kind of embarrassing.”

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:32:47 GMT

The beginning of the end for Jack Johnson’s goal drought was at first intermission.Avalanche coach Jared Bednar identified an adjustment he wanted to make Monday night in Anaheim. The veteran third-pairing blueliner Johnson delivered.“We went over a couple things after the first period that we felt like we could do, in order to create some offense,” Bednar said. “And shooting it from the point was part of it. Taking the middle of the ice from the point was part of it, if (the Ducks) were slow to get out there. And he did both. It’s a little bit of an extended shift. We get a low-to-high to him, he charges the middle. While he charges the middle, we get a great screen from Nieto in front. He blasts it.“So it sort of followed what we talked about in the locker room after the first. I like to see guys rewarded for doing things right.”Bednar chatted with Johnson about the goal again Wednesday before the Avalanche faced Minnesota in a battle for ...

California storm: See how much rain has fallen in your city

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:32:47 GMT

Another strong Pacific storm is hitting Southern California this week, bringing rain to areas that, in some cases, have already seen over two feet of rainfall since the start of the official water year on Oct. 1.This map provided by the Ventura County Public Works Agency includes data from automated stations across the region and is constantly updated.This map shows 24-hour rainfall totals for the Los Angeles metropolitan area. March 29, 2023. (Ventura County Public Works)Here are 24-hour and season-to-date rainfall totals from some locations (as of 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 29):Altadena24 hours = .43”Season = 40.24”Bel Air24 hours = 1.12”Season = 34.87”Burbank24 hours = .19”Season = 27.12”Cajon Pass24 hours = .56”Season = 39.84”Calabasas24 hours = 1.10”Season = 28.85”Downtown Los Angeles24 hours = .58”Season = 28.43”El Monte24 hours = .47”Season = 27.15”Fullerton24 hours =.66”Season = 19.09”Long Beach24 hours = .83”Season = 19.94”Malibu24 hours = 1.58”Season = 27.13”Moorpark24 hours ...

Warrant served in Beverly Crest triple homicide; suspects still at large

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:32:47 GMT

A search warrant was served in Beverly Hills Wednesday in connection with a triple homicide that occurred outside a short-term rental home earlier this year, but no arrests have been made, police said.The search warrant was served at an apartment building in the 8600 block of Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Department officials said.Based on information from witnesses and surveillance video, the suspects were last seen driving a blue four-door Tesla with damage to the right fender and no license plates, which was spotted in the area.The apartment was searched, but it was empty and detectives are working to obtain any forensic evidence that may have been left behind.The suspects in the Jan. 28 triple shooting have not been identified or apprehended, police said. 3 victims identified in Beverly Crest shooting; still no arrests The killings occurred around 2:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of Ellison Drive in Beverly Crest.Three people were declared dead at the scene, while four oth...

A’s trade Cristian Pache to Philadelphia for pitcher Billy Sullivan

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:32:47 GMT

OAKLAND — The Athletics dealt center fielder Cristian Pache to the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday in exchange for right-handed pitcher Billy Sullivan, the club announced.Pache, a gifted defensive outfielder never got going offensively a year ago, struggled at the plate this spring and manager Mark Kotsay said Sunday he would not make the final roster. Pache was out of options, hence the trade to the Phillies.Sullivan, 23, was a 28th-round draft pick of the Phillies in 2017, played collegiately at Delaware and hasn’t played above Double-A. Last season for Double-A Reading in the Eastern League, Sullivan was 5-1 with two saves and a 4.59 earned run average. He showed good stuff with 77 strikeouts in 51 innings but also had 36 walks.Pache batted .166 (40-for-241) with the A’s last season with three home runs and 18 RBIs in 91 games. In 41 games for Triple-A Las Vegas, Pache hit .248 with four homers and 20 RBIs.A key piece in the deal that sent Matt Olson to the Atla...

Bay Area arts: 9 great concerts and shows to see this weekend

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:32:47 GMT

There a lot of great concerts, stage shows and dance recitals to catch in the Bay Area this weekend. Here is a partial rundown.Dance picks: Frida & Diego, ‘Cinderella,’ ODCHere are three performances Bay Area dance fans should know about.Peninsula Ballet Theatre: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo are among the most beloved painters in history, whose works have inspired countless other paintings, not to mention movies, music, books and even a dance program that you can catch this weekend in San Mateo. Peninsula Ballet Theatre’s “The Paintings of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Movement” features company dancers performing choreography inspired by specific elements of some of Rivera and Kahlo’s most famous paintings. The work, created by Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco’s artistic director Zenón Barrón, debuted at Peninsula Ballet in 2012, but is being revived (with some alterations) this weekend in a program that also features “Carmen Suite,” company artistic d...

Kurtenbach: The SF Giants organization is treading water. We’ll find out if they swim or drown this season.

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:32:47 GMT

Who needs a big-time free agent signing Aaron Judge or Carlos Correa?The 2023 San Francisco Giants have Michael Conforto and Joc Pederson.Who needs a clear-cut, mow-’em-down ace to pair with Logan Webb?The ’23 Giants have seven solid starting pitchers.Who needs to compete for the National League West title this season?After all, 84 wins and a wild card berth entitles you to the same number of playoff games.The San Francisco Giants brass wants you to believe all these alternatives are superior.In fact, they’re surprised they have to convince you of it.“I think we’re finding that some of it takes some explaining,” Giants CEO Larry Baer told this news organization earlier this month. “It’s not in the headlines… When [fans] start seeing [Ross] Stripling pitching and Sean Manaea pitching and Conforto, Taylor Rogers, it’s like, ‘OK, I get it, you did a lot of moves that added up.’”But heading into the season, these Giants project to be a mediocre team with a ...

Suspect in Oakland fatal crash, who was later injured in police shooting, takes 12-year prison term

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:32:47 GMT

OAKLAND — The driver in a 2020 crash that killed a woman in Oakland has agreed to a 12-year prison term in a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors, according to court records.David Garibay-Vargas, 29, agreed to plead no contest in February to vehicular manslaughter, hit and run, and joyriding, court records show. He is scheduled to be sentenced in April.Garibay-Vargas was arrested in 2021 on suspicion of killing 42-year-old Brooke Elizabeth Smith, whose Subaru was struck around 1 a.m. on Jan. 19, 2020, as she drove through the intersection of Grand Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, near Lake Merritt. Witnesses later reported seeing three men fleeing from the other vehicle, an Audi, which was also damaged in the crash, court records show.Shortly after his arrest, Garibay-Vargas bailed out of jail, but quickly became a wanted man once again after missing a June 2021 court appearance. Then, in August 2021, Garibay-Vargas was arrested by Oakland police officers who fired at him ...

Trixie Mattel: Drag bans are the real threat, not drag shows

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:32:47 GMT

By Trudy Ring for CNNTENNESSEE (Advocate Channel) — RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars winner Trixie Mattel speaks out against drag bans in a new YouTube video.In the video, released Monday, Mattel (out of drag, Brian Michael Firkus), gets into drag and denounces the restrictions recently adopted in Tennessee and proposed elsewhere.“None of this should be about whether or not drag is something everyone should like,” Mattel says. “It shouldn’t be about whether or not drag is something everyone even accepts. It should be about whether or not something is really about protecting anyone. Not just children. Anyone.”“Right now in Tennessee, I can get a gun and carry it around in public, but I can’t put on a fu—ing wig,” the queen continues. “On my second offense of doing drag in Tennessee, I could become a felon. A felon! As a white, rich drag queen, that scares me. How do you think that people of color and trans women, and trans women and people of color who do drag feel? They migh...

Pope to remain hospitalized for days with respiratory infection

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:32:47 GMT

By NICOLE WINFIELDVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in a Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, doesn’t have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement late Wednesday.The hospitalization was the first since Francis spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021 to have 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed.It immediately raised questions about Francis’ overall health, and his ability to celebrate the busy Holy Week events that are due to begin this weekend with Palm Sunday.Pope FrancisPope says South Sudan’s future depends on treatment of womenPope Francis ‘saddened’ by Monterey Park mass shooting‘Being homosexual isn’t a crime,’ says Pope FrancisPope Francis grateful for ‘noble’ Benedict and his prayersPope warns Vatican staff an ‘elegant demon’ l...

Alameda County commission formed to look at reparations for Black people

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:32:47 GMT

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the formation of a commission that will create an action plan to address inequities caused by slavery and discrimination against Black residents. The commission will be appointed by the board and have up to 15 members from a variety of backgrounds. Members may include someone who was displaced by gentrification and a person who was incarcerated. Board president Nate Miley said the board is not proposing putting checks in the pockets of African Americans, though that could happen. Other forms of reparations may occur, too. Reparations for Black Californians could top $800 billion "Today, we as Black people live under the shadow of slavery," Supervisor Keith Carson said. "It wasn't 150 years ago, it wasn't 250 years ago, it continues to persist today." Black people comprise the largest number of homeless individuals in the country, Carson said, and thousands of Black people were experimented on. Earlier in his commen...