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Southbound 405 Freeway reopens after fatal multi-car crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:55:51 GMT

All southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway were closed for hours in the Westwood area Monday morning due to a multi-vehicle crash that left at least one person dead.Officials said the crash occurred around 3:30 a.m. near Sunset Boulevard and involved four to five cars. One person was pronounced dead at the scene.The crash near Sunset Boulevard closed all southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway. May 22, 2023. (LLN)California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert around 4 a.m., blocking all southbound lanes of travel. Video from the crash scene showed car parts and debris scattered across the freeway.Traffic backups extended into the Sepulveda Pass. The HOV, No. 1 and No. 2 lanes were reopened at about 7 a.m., with the No. 3 and No. 4 lanes reopening at about 8:30 a.m., according to the CHP.During the closure, cars were diverted at Skirball Center Drive.California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert around 4 a.m., blocking all lanes of travel on the southbound 405. May 22, 2023. (KTLA)The cause of t...

Man crashes car after being shot while driving in Gardena

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:55:51 GMT

A man is dead after he was shot and crashed his car into parked vehicles in Gardena Sunday night, officials said.At a few minutes before 11 p.m., the unidentified man was driving his white Toyota Corolla by some people standing along the street in the 14800 block of Chadron Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. At least one person in the group opened fire at the Corolla, striking the driver multiple times in the chest, officials said. The car then "crashed into several parked vehicles" in the 14700 block of the street, the release said.The driver was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Investigators said they believe the shots came from a group of four or five people, though no information about the suspects or the motive for the attack was available.

Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers' strike picket outside

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:55:51 GMT

Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood's biggest studios, and some shouted “pay your writers,” as he gave the school's commencement address Sunday in a stadium where protesters supporting the Hollywood writers' strike picketed outside.About 100 protesters chanted “No wages, no pages,” waved signs and were accompanied by an inflatable rat outside Nickerson Field as David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, gave his address inside the stadium. Thousands of graduating students, family members and educators attending the graduation ceremony had to walk by the protesters to enter the stadium.Above the stadium, a small plane flew a banner that read, “David Zaslav — pay your writers.”Kim Caramele, a writer and producer from North Stonington, Connecticut, said she hoped the protesters' presence at the graduation ceremony helped give students a different perspective on what they should value in life.“The writers being here tod...

Master Gardener is Rooted in Philosophical Angst

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:55:51 GMT

Paul Schrader has built a long and distinguished career on occupational metaphors. Taxi drivers, American gigolos, card counters— characters who represent something greater than their respective professions. They are souls trapped in corporeal realities, yearning for absolution. Master Gardener is the latest Schrader film to use this conceit, and while it’s low-key to a fault—fizzing when it should explode—it scratches an itch for thoughtful, philosophically rich cinema.Master Gardener centers on Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton), a monk-like horticulturalist who leads a small team tending the grounds of a botanical garden. The owner of the garden, a well-heeled dowager named Mrs. Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver), is his benefactor and occasional lover. When she insists that Narvel take her headstrong grand-niece Maya (Quintessa Swindell) under his wing for the season, he dutifully initiates the young woman into the religion of plant care.On paper, the opening act would befit a Hallmark origi...

Meet Archaeomythological Painter Erica Everage

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:55:51 GMT

Painter Erica Everage mines the rich terrain of archaeomythological iconography for imagined and recovered symbols and figures of feminine power. Her background in sculpture, theater, and especially in dance is evident in the visceral, movement-animated works in her new exhibition, In Her Image, an expression of primal feminine creative energy now on view at Hotel Figueroa as part of their 2023 Featured Artist program. The hotel’s history as a safe haven for women figures in her energetic explorations, as abstracted and richly gestural women’s bodies literally dance across her expressive, chromatic, texturally enriched grounds, Everage invites the viewer to dream with her as to what a different kind of power could be in the world—and what it once was, in the ancient ages of matriarchal leadership.Erica Everage at Hotel FigueroaL.A. WEEKLY: When did you first know you were an artist?ERICA EVERAGE: I started to feel I was an artist in middle school, thanks to a life drawing class I to...

BBQ recipe: Grilled Pork Chops with Plums from America’s Test Kitchen

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:55:51 GMT

This recipe from America’s Test Kitchen’s new cookbook, “The Outdoor Cook: How to Cook Anything Outside Using Your Grill, Fire Pit, Flat-Top Grill and More” (ATK, $29.99) covers equipment, fuel, fire and safety before getting into meals — like this one for grilled pork chops and stone fruit — to whet your appetite.The cooks at America’s Test Kitchen say: “This weeknight-friendly, warm-weather riff on pork roast with prunes pairs quick-grilling pork chops with juicy ripe plums — one of summer’s finest fruits. The pork chops are sprinkled with a savory-sweet spice mixture of coriander, ginger, salt and pepper plus a bit of brown sugar to play off the sweetness of the plums. It takes just a few minutes on the grill for these thin-cut chops to cook through and pick up great grill marks, while the bit of extra fat from the bone keeps the meat juicy.”Grilled Pork Chops with PlumsServes 4INGREDIENTS2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive...

NCS softball playoffs: Quarterfinal results, semifinal matchups

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:55:51 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.Division IFriday’s quarterfinalsNo. 1 San Ramon Valley 3, No. 8 Heritage 2No. 4 Freedom 3, No. 5 Clayton Valley Charter 2No. 2 Granada 5, No. 10 Castro Valley 2No. 3 California 1, No. 6 College Park 0Tuesday’s semifinalNo. 3 California (19-8) at No. 2 Granada (21-5), 5 p.m.Wednesday’s semifinalNo. 4 Freedom (18-9) at No. 1 San Ramon Valley (22-5), 5 p.m.Division IIFriday’s quarterfinalsNo. 1 Redwood 12, No. 9 Northgate 2No. 5 Livermore 8, No. 13 Antioch 3No. 2 Casa Grande 10, No. 7 American Canyon 3No. 3 Alameda 5, No. 6 Benicia 4Tuesday’s semifinalsNo. 5 Livermore (14-11) at No. 1 Redwo...

Southbound Hwy 101 reopened following deadly crash in Sunnyvale

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:55:51 GMT

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (KRON) -- Three people were killed in a multi-vehicle collision on northbound Highway 101 in Sunnyvale early Monday morning, according to the San Jose California Highway Patrol office. The southbound lanes have since reopened, and traffic is moving as of 8:40 a.m. after all northbound and southbound lanes were previously closed Monday morning.A call came into the San Jose CHP just before 12:30 a.m. reporting a car hitting the center median between Lawrence Expressway and North Fair Oaks Boulevard. Shortly after, several more cars crashed, officials said.Breaking news Three people killed on 101 between Lawrence expressway and fair oaks Multi vehicle accident with debris scattered in both directions of 101 in Sunnyvale @kron4news pic.twitter.com/UmuPV2V2Jl— Will Tran (@KRON4WTran) May 22, 2023San Jose CHP officials said three people were killed, none of whom were from the initial solo crash. CHP spokesperson Ross Lee told KRON4 the three victims got out of thei...

Palo Alto Mayor Lydia Kou launches bid for state Assembly seat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:55:51 GMT

(BCN) -- Palo Alto Mayor Lydia Kou stumbled into politics accidentally as an active member of her community--now she wants to run for higher office. Kou declared her candidacy for state Assembly on Monday. She will run against incumbent Marc Berman who represents District 23, which includes Mountain View, Palo Alto, most of Menlo Park, Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Saratoga and Campbell. Her focus is on ending the state's housing crisis through short-term transitional housing and long-term affordable housing with supportive services for drug addiction and mental health. California has the largest homeless population in the nation with more than 171,000 people, according to the Annual Homeless Assessment to Congress. There are approximately 10,000 homeless residents in Santa Clara County. Kou opposes Senate Bill 9, which ended exclusionary single-family zoning statewide and enforced a government approval process to subdivide parcels of land. She aims to tackle street safety by...

Sports on TV for Tuesday, May 23

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:55:51 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsTuesday, May 23BOWLING7 p.m.CBSSN — PWBA: The USBC Queens, Finals, Las VegasCOLLEGE BASEBALL10:30 a.m.SECN — Southeastern Tournament: Georgia vs. South Carolina, First Round, Hoover, Ala.11 a.m.ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College, Pool C, Durham, N.C.BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Michigan vs. Iowa, First Round, Omaha, Neb.1 p.m.PAC-12N — Pac-12 Tournament: Arizona vs. Arizona St., Pool B, Scottsdale, Ariz.2 p.m.SECN — Southeastern Tournament: Texas A&M vs. Tennessee, First Round, Hoover, Ala.3 p.m.ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina, Pool B, Durham, N.C.BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Illinois vs. Indiana, First Round, Omaha, Neb.5:30 p.m.PAC-12N — Pac-12 Tournament: UCLA vs. Southern Cal, Pool C, Scottsdale, Ariz.SECN — Southeastern Tournament: Alabama vs. Kentucky, First Round, Hoover, Ala.7 p.m.ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: NC State vs. Duke, Pool D, Durham, N....