statewide California news
Global coral bleaching event underway – CBS News Watch CBS News A major global coral bleaching event is occurring for the second time in 10 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Derek Manzello, A coral reef ecologist and NOAA reef watch coordinator, joins CBS News with more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
By Meredith Gordon April 16, 2024 / 4:32 PM EDT / Essentials CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors dribbles the ball up court against the Dallas Mavericks during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Chase Center on April 02, 2024 in San Francisco, California. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament has arrived with the Western Conference No. 10 Golden State Warriors facing the No. 9 Sacramento Kings today in a single-elimination game. The winner of today’s game will face the winner of today’s No. 8 Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans game . Keep reading for how and when to watch the Warriors vs. Kings game today, even if you don’t have cable. When is the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament? The NBA Play-In Tournament will be played April 16-19, 2024. The Western Conference will kick off the play-in tournament on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
Watch the Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans game as the NBA Play-in Tournament begins today.
These are unsettling times in my Venice neighborhood. Strange behavior and violent crime are nothing new here, where a population of locals, tourists and transients mix in this urban beach setting. Lately, though, things have been weirder than usual. Last month, a woman who must have been out of her mind led the California Highway Patrol on a chase that ended around the corner from me when she drove her BMW SUV to the west end of Washington Boulevard and across the beach parking lot at the Venice Pier, before plowing across the sand into the surf. She leaped out of the car, abandoning a Boston terrier, and tried to swim away before being fished out of the water by an L.A. County Sheriff’s Department boat. The misadventure was caught on multiple cameras. Miraculously, no one was injured. Opinion Columnist Robin Abcarian On Saturday night, half a mile away, a man who has been described as a 41-year-old self-employed chef allegedly livestreamed himself firing rounds from the roof of his apartment building, the Pearl in Marina del Rey. Terrified neighbors got it on video. Again
Disneyland’s new plan for it’s world-famous theme park, including an investment of up to $2.5 billion with new rides, hotels and shops, goes up for a vote to the Anaheim City Council on Tuesday. Exactly what Disneyland plans to build in the coming years is unclear, but the entertainment giant as asking the city to relax zoning rules so the park can have more flexibility. The park would not expand outside its current 100-acre footprint in Anaheim, according to the plan, but Disney is looking to reimagine the resort by squeezing additional attractions, hotels and shops next to or embedded in one another. Known as DisneylandForward, the plan would give Disney flexibility to redesign the resort, including Disneyland, California Adventure Park and the Downtown Disney business district into what Disney Global Development Vice President Rachel Alde described as a more “immersive” experience. The City Council meeting is set to begin at 4 p.m. The proposal would include a new 17,000-space parking garage, as well as three pedestrian bridges over Harbor Boulevard and two bridges over Disneyland Drive. The plan also asks the city to give
In the market for senior police officials, Los Angeles is hiring. As of this week, the city faces an unprecedented three vacancies in key LAPD leadership and oversight positions: chief, inspector general and executive director of the Board of Police Commissioners. The current inspector general, Mark Smith, was named Monday as an independent monitor to oversee police reforms in Portland, Ore. Another top oversight official, Richard Tefank, who served as executive director for the Board of Police Commissioners for nearly two decades, retired at the end of last month. The department is already without a permanent police chief after Michel Moore unexpectedly announced his retirement in January after 5½ years as chief. Last month, the Police Commission appointed Assistant Chief Dominic Choi to take over on an interim basis. A Northern California headhunting firm was hired last month conduct a nationwide search for the city’s next top cop, a process that is expected to last through August. The all-civilian Police Commission, which functions much like a board of directors for the department, will now be tasked with picking replacements for Tefank and Smith — while
When he joined the Los Angeles Times in 2005, investigative reporter Kim Christensen had already notched two Pulitzer Prizes working on teams that uncovered fraudulent fertility practices at a leading research university and abuse of foreign nationals by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Seventeen years later, when Christensen retired, many of his Times colleagues still did not know that. “Most people had no idea he had won two Pulitzer Prizes,” said former Times investigations editor Julie Marquis. “He didn’t talk about it.” But Marquis said she knew his reporting prowess firsthand from competing with him on the fertility story. “He trounced us day after day after day,” she said. “It wasn’t until later I found out what a great human being he was.” Christensen, a dogged reporter beloved by colleagues for his wry humor, collegiality, graceful writing and incisive mind, but above all his humility, died of cancer Monday at his home in Long Beach. He was 71. At The Times, Christensen worked both solo and with other reporters to expose abuses in the hospice industry, the failure of the Medical Board of California
Want to make comfortable, highly functional clothing pop? Gage Crismond has answers April 16, 2024 12:40 PM PT A bag becomes a different thing entirely when worn by different personalities — similar to how no one perfume smells the same on two different people. To test out this idea, we invited four different artists to style the same bag into their personal look and lifestyle for one day, dreaming up places across L.A. where they would wear it. The bag? The Acne Studios rivet wine box bag from the brand’s spring/summer ’24 collection. It felt like a bag tough enough to withstand a long day in L.A. and lightweight enough to not drag you down. In the fourth installment of the series, multidisciplinary artist Gage Crismond recognizes something in the bag that’s always been present in his personal style: utility. For Crismond, picking out an outfit everyday is driven by the goal of being “highly functional and comfortable,” especially when he’s switching from his various creative practices that include choreography, creative direction, tattooing, designing, making music and acting. He takes us on a walk around
A Long Beach man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting on Sunday. Ahmed Mahmoud, 41, was arrested Monday and booked on five counts: Murder Assault with a deadly weapon Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Illegal possession of ammunition Evading arrest According to the Long Beach Police Department, Mahmoud was the shooter who killed 30-year-old Long Beach resident Nelson Martinez Gonzalez in the 1600 block of Gaviota Avenue at 8:46 p.m. on Sunday. Gonzalez was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body and was declared dead at a local hospital. Murder suspect flees from police in Long Beach Police indicated they arrested a suspected shooter after a pursuit early Monday morning, but it is unclear if Mahmoud is that person, as jail records show he wasn’t arrested until that evening. No motive for the attack was disclosed by police, but they believe the shooter approached on foot and interacted with the victim before the killing. Mahmoud is being held at Men’s Central Jail in lieu of $3.1 million bail. No court date information was available as of
United States Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Coachella) and Sen. Alex Padilla have introduced legislation to designate the Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park. The land that would be protected encompasses parts of Riverside and Imperial counties, including a portion of the Chuckwalla Valley, all of the Chuckwalla Mountains and the adjacent Mecca Hills. California Dept. of Public Health urges residents to avoid Vietnamese hemorrhoid ointment “These landscapes are rich in biological diversity and home to desert tortoises, kit foxes, golden eagles and the proposed monument’s namesake Chuckwalla lizards,” a release from the national nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity stated. “The bills are supported by local Tribes, numerous businesses, communities and conservation groups.” Dr. Ruiz first unveiled legislation for the proposed 660,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument in 2023; his legislation also included a 17,000-acre expansion for Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset in Joshua Tree National Park (Getty) After Dr. Ruiz reintroduced it this year, Sen. Padilla introduced a companion bill in the Senate. The two lawmakers stated that they are asking the Biden administration to use the Antiquities Act to designate the monument and expand
It vacuums. It mops. And it’s on sale for $300 when you preorder Samsung’s new Bespoke AI robot vacuum and mop.
Artificial intelligence is in your large appliances now — and that’s really good news.
By Kaia Hubbard Updated on: April 16, 2024 / 3:23 PM EDT / CBS News House Speaker Johnson says he’s not resigning House Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s not resigning as momentum grows for ouster 11:15 Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a new call by another Republican lawmaker to step down or face removal, but he said Tuesday he’s not resigning. Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie said Tuesday that he’d co-sponsor a motion to vacate the speaker filed last month by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. She laid the groundwork for an eventual vote to strip Johnson of his gavel after he worked with Democrats to approve a government funding package and avert a partial shutdown weeks ago. But Greene has yet to commit to a timeline on calling for a vote on the resolution to remove Johnson. Massie said he told Johnson in the closed-door Republican conference meeting Tuesday morning that he would co-sponsor the motion to vacate, adding in a post on social media that Johnson “should pre-announce his resignation” so the conference can work on selecting his
We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. By Joshua Rodriguez Edited By Matt Richardson April 16, 2024 / 3:21 PM EDT / CBS News Gold’s price climbed approximately 13.86% from March 1 to April 16. Anthony Bradshaw / Getty Images Gold’s price has been heading up as of late as inflationary economic conditions continue to drive demand for the precious metal. That’s great news if you own gold. After all, growing prices mean there’s a high probability that your holdings are worth more now than you paid for them. And the difference in what you paid for your gold and what it’s worth today could be significant depending on when you purchased it . But, exactly how much has the price of gold climbed over the past month and a half (since March 1, 2024)? That’s what we will calculate below, underlining the benefit of investing in the precious metal now. Find out how the rising price of gold can benefit you now. Here’s how much the price of gold has risen
OAKLAND — Jack hammers, saws and drills were out in force on Interstate 880, but it wasn’t a construction project on Monday: The California Highway Patrol had to figure out how to remove protesters from the freeway who had used large barrels and concrete to try to stay in place. There were demonstrators doing everything they could to keep the roadway blocked on one side, and a line of angry motorists, fuming at being trapped in traffic, on the other. As CHP spokesperson Officer Andrew Barclay summed up: “It was a day.” The protests against the war in Gaza, which gathered on northbound I-880 near the 5th Street exit in Oakland; on the 7th Street and frontage road on-ramp to southbound I-880; and on the Golden Gate Bridge ended with 38 people arrested. Twenty-six of them were on the bridge. The CHP arrested five people at the 7th Street protests, and seven in the area just south of 5th Street/Embarcadero. Those protesters shut the northbound direction of the freeway down for seven hours, after attaching themselves to barrels in each lane at 6:30 a.m. How
FREMONT — An affordable housing project that could produce hundreds of homes is being eyed on empty land near a BART station in Fremont, city documents show. The housing development, which would consist of apartments, is being proposed on a vacant parcel alongside the Warm Springs BART station. Vacant land at the corner of Warm Springs Boulevard and South Grimmer Boulevard near the Warm Springs BART station in Fremont, shown within the outline. Boundaries are approximate. (Google Maps) If built, the project would produce 240 units in what is being described as a “100% affordable, multifamily building” at the corner of Warm Springs Boulevard and South Grimmer Boulevard, according to the city documents. Maracor Development, a San Francisco-based real estate firm, has proposed the project, which would rise on a 2.9-acre site at 45021 Warm Springs Blvd. At present, a San Ramon-based group headed up by Joseph DePaoli owns the site. The housing would be developed in a six-story building with a parking garage and parking area. Three courtyards, a lobby and leasing office are also expected to be included in the building if it is
DUBLIN — A Seaside man is being held in federal custody here, pending extradition to Indiana, where he faces charges of repeatedly threatening university officials on the social media platform X, court records show. Nicholas Wheeler, 27, was charged in federal court March 20, and arrested five days later at his Seaside home. Police say they found six firearms during a search of the property, including one that appeared similar to one Wheeler allegedly posted on X with a selfie, alongside a post that read, “I’m coming back you ain’t gonna like me because I have my mg-m2 machine gun now,” according to the criminal complaint. At Wheeler’s most recent court hearing, lawyers confirmed he has a psychological evaluation scheduled for later this week. The social media posts cited in the criminal complaint contain explicit threats and racial slurs, but also rantings about how a professor paid $50,000 to have Wheeler assaulted and “sterilized” in his apartment, as well as demands for $500,000. “I have a full loaded 200 round MG-M2 machine gun. An uzi, an ar15, and a few glocks (sic). I’m gonna have revenge.
Adam Ant and the English Beat are two of the many reasons why people still love the ’80s. And they are both set to perform on April 28 at the Fox Theater in Oakland. The evening’s headliner, Adam Ant (whose real name is Stuart Leslie Goddard), has delivered a number of memorable songs and albums over the years, both as a solo artist and as the leader of Adam and the Ants. Of course, he’s best known for his debut solo single — the delightful dance-rock offering “Goody Two Shoes” — which propelled the parent album, 1982’s “Friend or Foe,” into the upper reaches of the pop charts. Yet, the Ant man also helmed such popular numbers as “Dog Eat Dog,” “Antmusic,” “Room at the Top,” “Stand and Deliver,” “Prince Charming” and “Desperate But Not Serious.” Then there’s the English Beat, the cool British ska act led by Dave Wakeling that will open the Fox Theater show. The group delivered two terrific albums in the early ’80s — the 1980 debut “I Just Can’t Stop It” and the band’s third album, 1982’s “Special Beat Service”
By Marshall Cohen and Oliver Darcy | CNN Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News said Tuesday that they had settled a defamation lawsuit stemming from the outlet’s lies about the 2020 election. “The case has been resolved pursuant to a confidential agreement,” OAN attorney Chip Babcock told CNN. Both parties declined to share details about the settlement. The case against OAN was one of a spate of lawsuits filed against right-wing outlets in the aftermath of the election. In the wake of the 2020 presidential contest, pro-Donald Trump outlets spread lies wrongfully suggesting President Joe Biden had not been legitimately elected president. Smartmatic filed its lawsuit against OAN in 2021, alleging that the right-wing conspiracy network “victimized” the company and spread lies about its role in the 2020 election to “increase viewership and revenue.” The development comes one year after Fox News reached a massive settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, another voting technology company that was similarly smeared in 2020. Fox News paid more than $787 million to end that lawsuit, becoming the largest publicly known defamation settlement in US history. Smartmatic
Writing this sentence was hard. There were so many other things I could have gone with. That set of words seemed right at the time, roughly 90 seconds ago. Now I’m not so sure. Joan Didion once said that writing the first sentence of anything is difficult but by the time you’ve written two, you’re committed and should just keep plowing ahead. The problem is, self-doubt is part of the process. If you began January certain this would be the year you finally wrote a book, and now it’s late March and you’re still frozen in fear, you understand. You need motivation. You need someone like Jami Attenberg, of Chicago suburb Buffalo Grove, in your head. She has this new book, “1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused and Productive All Year Round,” which is sort of the advice book equivalent of that friend who cheers beside a marathon route, tossing out enthusiasm and Gatorade. It’s intended that way, Attenberg told me. She imagines people leaving her book on their desks and, whenever they can’t get started, reaching for words of unabashed support.
MIAMI BEACH — The COVID pandemic drove the cruise industry to a standstill, but numbers released Tuesday signal the years of comeback are officially over with more expansion on tap. More than 31.7 million passengers took cruises worldwide in 2023, said Kelly Craighead, Cruise Line International Association president and CEO, speaking at the annual Seatrade Cruise Global conference at Miami Beach Convention Center. CLIA is the lobbying group for member cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise Line, Carnival, Norwegian, MSC and most other major brands. The pandemic shut down sailing from March 2020 with only a small number of ships coming back online 18 months later in summer 2021. Cruise lines didn’t return to full strength until partially through 2022, so it wasn’t until a full year of sailing in 2023 that the industry could get a real handle on just what the demand had grown to as people returned to vacation travel. “We are an industry that’s resilient and thriving all around the world, breaking records in ways we might never have imagined,” she said. The 2023 total is 2 million more than
