California Dolphin

Luis Matos deserves to be the Giants’ Opening Day right fielder this season. He, at the very least, deserves to make the Giants’ big-league roster to start the season. But I don’t expect either of those things to happen by the time the Giants break camp in Arizona next week. And if that prediction comes to pass, the Giants are making a mistake. Matos, once the Giants’ No. 4 overall prospect, is ripping up the Cactus League. In his 31 at-bats going into Friday, he had nine runs, nine hits, seven RBI, three home runs, and was slashing .290/.371/.742. Sure, it’s a small sample size, but those are big, big numbers. Lineup-changing numbers, even with an inevitable drop-off. And it’s not luck that has Matos raking, it’s hard work behind the scenes. The shine might be off him as a prospect — he fell to No. 7 on MLB’s top Giants prospects list this year after making his big league debut and playing 76 games last season — but he’s become a true professional over the last two seasons and looks poised to make some

How Kacey Musgraves opened herself back up to love

Mikael Wood | (TNS) Los Angeles Times NEW YORK — Kacey Musgraves pulls her iPhone from the pocket of her black puffer vest and starts tapping her way to a recent exchange with a friend. “We were literally just talking about this last night,” she says. “Hold on — I want to see how I phrased it.” The 35-year-old country star is an enthusiastic user of Apple’s audio message feature, which she says offers two advantages over regular texting: “less time staring at a god— screen,” as she puts it, and the valuable emotional data contained in a person’s voice. “I can read a note from someone and think they’re mad at me,” she says. “But then I’ll hear it, and I’m like, Oh, they’re not!” Musgraves finds the previous evening’s monologue and zeroes in on a section where she’s musing about how “there’s so much encoded in us from childhood — past trauma, past experiences — and all that goes into falling in love with someone.” She looks up and sighs. “It honestly freaks me out to think about just how much of chemistry

Judge delays Trump hush-money criminal trial until mid-April

By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz | Associated Press NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal trial was delayed Friday until at least mid-April as the judge seeks answers about a last-minute evidence dump that the former president’s lawyers said has hampered their ability to prepare their defense. Manhattan Judge Juan Manuel Merchan agreed to a 30-day delay starting Friday and scheduled a hearing for March 25 after Trump’s lawyers complained that they only recently started receiving more than 100,000 pages of documents from a previous federal investigation into the matter. Merchan said he is holding the hearing to determine if prosecutors should face sanctions or if the case should be dismissed, as Trump’s lawyers have requested. The trial had been scheduled to start on March 25. The delay means the trial would start no earlier than April 15. Prosecutors had said they wouldn’t object to a short delay. In a letter Friday, Merchan told Manhattan prosecutors and Trump’s defense team that he wanted to assess “who, if anyone, is at fault for the late production of the documents,” whether it hurt

Bay Area

Can a greenway transform one of the most dangerous and health-impacted corridors in the state?

The I-880 corridor through the East Bay faces a myriad of environmental, financial, and transportation challenges. Stretching from Oakland to Hayward, the corridor is notable for frequent traffic fatalities, high asthma rates, and low levels of auto-ownership. In sum, these communities, many of them low-income, struggle with some of the worst impacts of car culture. The Alameda County Transportation Commission hopes that the East Bay Greenway project can begin to change that. On Thursday, the US Department of Transportation announced a $30 million grant to build a 10.6-mile bike and pedestrian corridor connecting five BART stations from Oakland to San Leandro, administered by the Alameda County Transportation Commission. “We’re excited to make it a community-focused, people-focused project,” said Tess Lengyel, executive director of the Alameda County Transportation Commission. “This is not a safe corridor right now.” The $30 million provided to Alameda County is the largest DOT grant this cycle in Northern California, and the second largest in the state. That money is intended to fund a greenway project that will include bike and pedestrian infrastructure, as well as safety improvements throughout the corridor. In

SF Giants rained out for third time this spring; ‘Prospect Breakout’ also canceled

MESA, Ariz. — An hour and a half after A’s starter Paul Blackburn threw the first pitch of their Cactus League exhibition Friday afternoon, Jorge Soler watched strike three go by to finally bring an end to the first inning. Two batters into the game, play was interrupted by an hourlong rain delay. Upon resuming play, they got in only slightly more action — two innings, or about 45 minutes — before the skies opened again, and the Giants had their third game this spring spoiled by rain. Jordan Hicks was scheduled to make his fourth start of the spring but got his work in on the side instead, going four innings, manager Bob Melvin said. The upside to getting in the two innings they did was that Luke Jackson and Camilo Doval were able to pitch, the two relievers Melvin hoped to see Friday. Four other games around the valley were canceled, but with the Bay Bridge rivals’ third meeting of the spring only serving as the undercard to MLB’s inaugural “Prospect Breakout” game featuring the top young players from both teams’ farm systems

Bay Area

Brazil military leaders say Bolsonaro plotted to overturn 2022 vote

By Mauricio Savarese and Eleonore Hughes | Associated Press SAO PAULO — Two top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them a plan for him to remain in power after the 2022 election he lost, but both refused and warned him they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents released Friday. The testimonies of Bolsonaro’s former Army and Air Force commanders to police, and released by the Supreme Court, include the first direct mentions of the right-wing leader as actively participating in a conspiracy to ignore the results of the October 2022 election won by his rival, current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The statements by military commanders during Bolsonaro’s term add to his legal woes as prosecutors seek to find links between the far-right leader and the Jan. 8, 2023 riots that trashed government buildings in the capital Brasilia one week after Lula’s inauguration. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, a frequent target of Bolsonaro and the chairman of the investigation, authorized the release of the documents. A federal police report said former

Steph Curry likely returning to Warriors’ lineup Saturday against Lakers

LOS ANGELES — After scrimmaging at UCLA’s Mo Ostin Center on Friday afternoon, Steph Curry shared a hoop with Chris Paul for shooting progressions. Catch-and-shoots from the corner, one-handed push shots, 1-on-1 combinations against light defense from the top of the key, one-dribble pull-ups and stepbacks. Without any extra brace or wrap on his sprained right ankle, Curry did it all. Curry, who missed the past three games with a right ankle sprain that he suffered against the Bulls, is expected to play against the Lakers on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena. The team won’t make an official determination until shortly before game time, but all signs point to Curry returning to the lineup for a pivotal game. “That’s the plan, everything goes well with practice today and rehab tonight on it,” Curry said. “Been working hard all week, trying to get back as soon as possible.” The news isn’t surprising, as Curry participated in a full practice with Santa Cruz on Thursday before he rejoined Golden State for the last game of this four-game trip. Had he not been ready to play, it’s unlikely

SDPD officer arrested, suspected of domestic violence

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A San Diego police officer was arrested Monday on suspicion of domestic violence, authorities said. Around 8 p.m. Monday, SDPD was called to the 1900 block of Pacific Highway in Little Italy for a domestic violence disturbance, police said. After an investigation, officers arrested Seth Tate, a San Diego police officer assigned to the department’s Central Division. Officers booked Tate into San Diego County Jail on a domestic violence charge. Wrong turn leads man to spend a year in Tijuana jail Tate, who has worked for the department for almost three years, was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. “The San Diego Police Department takes these kinds of incidents very seriously,” SDPD added.

Navy SEAL museum coming to downtown San Diego

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new museum dedicated to U.S. Navy SEALs is coming to downtown San Diego. San Diego and Coronado have long been known as the West Coast home of the Navy’s primary special operations force. Now, a museum will showcase their history. “We want to tell our 80-year story. How much we’ve evolved over the years from World War II to present,” retired U.S. Navy Capt. Todd Perry said. Wrong turn leads man to spend a year in Tijuana jail That’s exactly what the new museum will do. Through interactive displays, virtual reality, an immersive theater and a chronological history exhibit. “San Diego is where all of our SEALS are trained. It’s where about half of them are based. It’s where they’re ultimately commanded from, so it is clearly our biggest hub in the country,” Perry said. There’s already a Navy SEAL museum near Fort Pierce, Florida, but Perry says America’s Finest City is the perfect location for a second museum because of its rich military history that attracts many tourists. Proposal would increase San Diego sales tax to 8.75% “Fort Pierce

Here’s how much income you need to buy a home in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) – There are seven metropolitan areas in the U.S. where a household must make at least $200,000 to comfortably afford buying a home, and San Diego is in the top four. According to a recent study by Zillow, people looking to buy a home in San Diego need to have an income of at least $273,613. A monthly mortgage payment in San Diego is approximately $5,757 with a 10% down payment. At this rate, Zillow estimates it could take people nearly 17 years to be able to even afford the 10% down payment in San Diego. Of the homes that were sold across San Diego County last month, the most expensive single-family property was a Coronado Spanish-style estate. The four-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion was sold for $28 million. Here’s where the most expensive local single-family property was sold in February Four years ago, a household making $59,000 a year could comfortably afford the monthly mortgage on a typical U.S. home, despite the nationwide median income being about $66,000 at that time, according to Zillow. Now, U.S. homebuyers will need to make more than

Montessori school in Logan Heights put on lockdown: police

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/ KUSI) — Logan Memorial Educational Campus in the Logan Heights neighborhood was put on lockdown Friday afternoon, authorities confirmed to FOX 5. According to the San Diego Police Department, a call came in at 12:56 p.m. reporting an unknown suspect who may or may not be armed with a knife. The individual was allegedly seen in the area of the school’s football field. Police said this is not an active shooter situation and the lockdown was called for precautionary reasons. Officers with SDPD as well as school law enforcement officials are investigating the reports. Logan Memorial Educational Campus is a Montessori school located at 2875 Ocean View Blvd. There is no current threat to the surrounding area. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Inland Empire

Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center plans ‘Hope Lights the Night’ luminary event

Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center and the Canyon Lake Mermaid Club will host their first “Hope Lights the Night” luminary event 5-8 p.m. April 2 at Holiday Harbor in Canyon Lake. The event is planned as an opportunity for people to honor friends and family who illuminate their lives with love and laughter and to remember those who have died. Activities will include decoration and display of luminary lights and bags, a moment of silence to remember loved ones who have died, a champagne or sparkling cider toast, live music and a “Wall of Hope” displaying the names of friends and family being honored and remembered, according to a news release. Food will be available for purchase from on-site food trucks. The lighting of the luminaries will take place at sunset. The family-friendly event is free, but an RSVP is required to attend. To RSVP or for information, go to michellesplace.org/events. Each person attending must have an RSVP for entry. To honor loved ones on the “Wall of Hope,” include their names during registration. Holiday Harbor is at 22180 Village Way Drive in Canyon Lake. Michelle’s

Inland Empire

How should transportation dollars be spent in Riverside County?

Riverside County residents interested in knowing how transportation funding may be allocated over the next few years — and how they can submit their own ideas — can take part in a webcast next week on the proposed 2024 Traffic Relief Plan. The Riverside County Transportation Commission sent notices in February about the proposal, seeking residents’ input. On Wednesday, March 20, commission officials will host a webinar from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., during which an overview of the countywide strategic blueprint will be provided. Participants will be directed on how to submit their opinions before the end of the comment period on Sunday, March 31. The webinar will be transmitted via Zoom at www.rctc.org/TRPwebinar. The agency’s draft 2024 Traffic Relief Plan contains a list of proposed investments in the region, including the Riverside metropolitan area, Coachella Valley, Temecula Valley and San Gorgonio Pass. The plan aims “to reduce traffic congestion by constructing highway improvements, repairing potholes on local roads and streets, increasing the frequency of public transportation and fortifying our county’s transportation infrastructure against natural disasters,” according to an commission statement. The last relief

Darvin Ham staying positive ahead of critical stretch for Lakers

A day before a critical matchup against a divisional opponent, Lakers players and coach Darvin Ham expressed optimism following Friday morning’s practice in El Segundo. The Lakers (36-31) sit in ninth place in the Western Conference and host Golden State, the team right behind them, Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers have 15 regular-season games remaining and are 4-6 in their last 10 matchups with teams they’re chasing in the West. “Today was a great day, the energy was high and we mixed in some things we want to try,” said Ham, whose team started the day two games behind No. 8 Dallas, 2½ behind No. 7 Phoenix and three back of No. 6 Sacramento. “This is an extremely important game and our meeting was very positive. There was a lot of dialogue. I encouraged guys to speak out. Everyone is looking in the mirror, coaches and players, to see how we can get better.” On the injury front, Ham said it is “status quo” with the players who have been sidelined: forwards Christian Wood (knee) and Jarred Vanderbilt (foot) and guard

‘Everybody’s a free agent’: UCLA is headed for what might be its wildest offseason

LAS VEGAS — Dylan Andrews made his way around the locker room inside T-Mobile Arena, going from one teammate to the next. The UCLA point guard exchanged hand slaps, hugs and words of encouragement, his eyes glistening with tears born of a season having reached its cruel conclusion. There was no way of knowing whom he was saying goodbye to for the final time. Even though nearly every player on the Bruins’ roster has remaining eligibility, they all have decisions to make about their futures. Should they return for another season together? Declare for the NBA draft? Chase more playing time on another team? Head back to Europe? See what kind of name, image and likeness deal they could get elsewhere? “Look, it’s all crazy,” coach Mick Cronin said Thursday of the new world order in college basketball after the Bruins were eliminated from the Pac-12 tournament during a quarterfinal loss to Oregon. “Everybody’s a free agent. It’s the way it is. We’ll deal with it all.” The scholarship math isn’t as simple as it seems. UCLA has one available at the moment, with the likelihood

Oprah reveals the real reason she resigned from WeightWatchers

Oprah Winfrey has revealed why she left her nearly 10-year post as a WeightWatchers board member last month. Her resignation was motivated by her work on an upcoming TV special on the rise of prescription weight-loss drugs, she said during a Thursday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution” airs Monday on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. During the broadcast, filmed in front of a live studio audience, the 70-year-old media mogul will sit down with medical experts and patients to discuss prescription weight-loss drugs, including Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy. “I decided that because this special was really important to me and I wanted to be able to talk about whatever I want to talk about, and WeightWatchers is now in the business of being a weight health company that also administers drug medications for weight, I did not want to have the appearance of any conflict of interest,” Winfrey told Kimmel. Winfrey added that she donated her company shares to the National Museum of African American History and Culture “so nobody can say

‘DROP on steroids.’ L.A. city workers double dip by retiring and getting hired at DWP, union alleges

Some L.A. city employees are “double dipping” by retiring and then starting a new job at the Department of Water and Power while collecting a pension for the first job, according to a union leader. Gus Corona, head of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 18, which represents nearly all DWP workers, said the double dipping harms the city’s finances and the DWP’s retirement plan, and that it came about in violation of the union bargaining process. In a cease-and-desist letter to City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto on March 11, Corona called the situation “DROP on steroids” — a reference to a police and firefighter program that allows participants to collect their salaries and pensions simultaneously for the last five years of their careers. Corona wrote that his union “will not accept this or any threat to the city’s financial health, the financial health of DWP employees’ retirement plans or to the City’s obligation to bargain in good faith.” The city attorney’s office has “unilaterally changed its interpretation” of the city charter, Corona wrote, allowing workers to double dip despite a ban against employees in

Patrick Warburton surprises guests visiting Disney California Adventure

Actor and film producer Patrick Warburton surprised guests at Disney California Adventure as they got ready to board the Soarin’ Over California attraction, Disneyland officials shared Friday. For more than 20 years, guests at Disney California Adventure and Walt Disney World’s EPCOT in Florida were greeted with a pre-recorded message from Warburton explaining some “important safety tips” during the attraction’s safety video. Disneyland Resort announces 2024 Food and Wine Festival food, drinks and merchandise But this time, he conducted his final safety check in person. Disneyland officials shared a YouTube video of Warburton greeting fans. “Getting to surprise guests today was super fun, and it’s great to see the impact that this safety intro has made for the past 23 years and how people still love it. It was such a blast getting to be the Chief Flight Attendant for Soarin’ Over California once again,” Warburton said in a statement. New food festival, parade coming to the Disneyland Resort for Pixar Fest This isn’t the first time the actor has worked with Disney. In addition to his roles in “Seinfeld” and “Family Guy,” Warburton voiced

Man exposed himself, grabbed woman before she broke free, Santa Monica police say

The Santa Monica Police Department is looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman on March 1. At about 8:15 p.m., the victim was waiting for a ride in the 1700 block of Ocean Park Boulevard when the man approached her, pulled down his pants and made “lewd statements,” police said in a news release. The woman tried to leave, but “the suspect grabbed her from behind and began touching the victim inappropriately over her clothing” before she broke free and fled the area, police said. The Santa Monica Police Department released these March 1, 2024, images of an alleged sexual assailant. The Santa Monica Police Department released this March 1, 2024, image of an alleged sexual assailant. Surveillance video showed the man was wearing white shoes and dark clothing, as well as what appears to be a necklace. Police ask anyone with information to contact Detective Tavera at ismael.tavera@santamonica.gov, Detective Sgt. Gradle at ryan.gradle@santamonica.gov or the watch commander at 310-458-8427.

Man charged with murder in death of girlfriend’s 3-year-old son

A man suspected of killing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son has now been formally charged with the boy’s murder. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Friday that Rena Lydell Naulls, 39, has been charged with one count of murder, one count of assault on a child causing death and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon with prior convictions. He also faces special circumstances for allegedly using a knife during the commission of the crime, which the D.A.’s Office said involved “great violence, great bodily harm, threat of great bodily harm and other acts disclosing a high degree of cruelty, viciousness, and callousness.” The boy, identified as David Jacques Hernandez, was found dead on Feb. 20 at his home in Lancaster on 43400 block of 57th Street West. Authorities responded to a home in Lancaster where a 3-year-old boy died on Feb. 21, 2024. (KeyNews.TV) Naulls, the boyfriend of David’s mother, was also home at the time and was found by first responders suffering from what appeared to be self-inflicted injuries. At the time of the gruesome discovery, the Los Angeles

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