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Jesus Alberto Nelson Fatally Struck in Pedestrian Hit-and-Run on South Chester Avenue [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:11:58 GMT

37-Year-Old Male Pedestrian Pronounced Dead after Hit-and-Run Collision near South M StreetBAKERSFIELD, CA (March 29, 2023) – Thursday evening, Jesus Alberto Nelson died in a pedestrian hit-and-run on South Chester Avenue.First responders arrived to the scene around 7:48 p.m., near Southgate Drive on March 23rd.Upon arrival, crews located a man lying on the southbound lanes of South Chester Avenue. Per reports, the driver of a gray Mazda struck him as he was attempting to cross the southbound lanes.The driver then failed to stop and immediately fled the scene. Medics arrived and pronounced 37-year-old Nelson of Bakersfield, dead due to the extent of injuries sustained.Following preliminary duties, California Highway Patrol officers were able to obtain physical evidence from the dark gray vehicle. However, an active investigation is still currently underway.Those with additional information regarding the South Chester Avenue hit-and-run crash can contact the Bakersfield Area CH...

One Man Pronounced Dead Following Pedestrian Crash on Northern Avenue [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:11:58 GMT

Vehicle vs Pedestrian Crash on Northern Avenue near Interstate 17 Left One FatalityPHOENIX, AZ (March 29, 2023) – Thursday morning, a pedestrian crash on Northern Avenue left one person killed, police said.According to Phoenix police, the incident happened just before 6 a.m., March 23rd, near Interstate 17.Upon arriving, officers learned that a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle.Consequently, the pedestrian suffered injuries and was rushed to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.Meanwhile, the vehicle involved stayed at the scene and cooperated with the officials.A large portion of the roadway was temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.Furthermore, the identity of the deceased was not yet determined and the crash is still under investigation.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet James team would like to extend their heartfelt condolences to the family of the victim.It is important to have strong legal representation when losing a loved one in ...

Man Killed in Hit-and-Run on Century Boulevard [Los Angeles, CA]

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:11:58 GMT

Hit-and-Run Driver Wanted Following Fatal Pedestrian Crash near Hoover StreetLOS ANGELES, CA (March 29, 2023) – Thursday evening, a hit-and-run crash on Century Boulevard claimed the life of a male pedestrian.The incident happened at around 8:55 p.m., on Century Boulevard and Hoover Street.According to the investigators, a dark-colored pickup truck hit the man while going eastbound on Century Boulevard. However, the driver did not stop to render aid to the victim and instead fled the scene.Emergency medical personnel declared the man dead at the scene upon their arrival. At this time, his identity has not been released pending further investigation.The city of Los Angeles is offering a $50,000 reward to anyone who can help the authorities to locate the suspect.Those with additional information about the Century Boulevard hit-and-run can contact LAPD South Traffic Division at 323-421-2500 or 877-LAPD-24-7.The Sweet James law firm sends their warm and sincerest sympathies out to...

Downtown San Jose economy could benefit from new hotel tower uses

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:11:58 GMT

SAN JOSE — The potential purchase of one of the two landmark towers of the Signia by Hilton San Jose might provide a big boost to the local economy by bringing more visitors to downtown San Jose, experts say.One of the two towers of the 805-room Signia by Hilton San Jose, a double highrise in the city’s downtown district that formerly housed the Fairmont Hotel, is being offered for sale, according to the hotel’s property owner Sam Hirbod and a marketing brochure by JLL, a commercial real estate firm.The 264-room southern hotel tower is being offered for sale, with a possible conversion to corporate or quasi-residential stays that would be of longer duration than a conventional hotel room.The 541-room northern tower, where the current hotel lobby, restaurants, fitness center, swimming pool, large and small meeting spaces and other amenities are located, isn’t up for sale.The north highrise will be retained by Hirbod’s ownership group as a conventional hotel op...

BART watchdog to get $1.7 million boost amid calls for increased oversight

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:11:58 GMT

The inspector general’s office tasked with investigating fraud and waste at BART will get a $1.7 million boost – more than doubling the watchdog’s current budget – under a deal announced Wednesday that will bolster an office mired by funding disputes and allegations of obstruction by the transit agency.The announcement is a sea change for BART, which previously rejected calls to fund its inspector general, and is now bowing to demands for increased oversight. As part of the deal BART will provide $600,000 from its operating budget and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will supply $1.1 million in bridge tolls on top of the $1 million in bridge tolls already dedicated to the watchdog body.The funding is expected to be approved by the BART board and the MTC’s Bay Area Toll Authority later this spring.“This new funding, if approved, will help bolster BART’s Office of the Inspector General at the same time we will be onboarding a new Inspector General,” said BART Gen...

The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in Oakland in the week of March 20

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:11:58 GMT

A house in Oakland that sold for $880,000 tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Oakland in the past week.In total, 14 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $702,929. The average price per square foot was $581.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of March 20 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $705,000, detached house in the 800 block of 44th StreetThe 1,241 square-foot detached house in the 800 block of 44th Street in Emeryville has now been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in February and the total purchase price was $705,000, $568 per square foot. The house was built in 1914. The house features 2 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.44th Street9. $710,000, single-family house in the 1300 block of 32nd StreetThe property in the 1300 block of 32nd Street in Oakland has new owners. The price was $710,000. The house was built in 1925 and...

NL West preview: Did SF Giants do enough this offseason to compete with Dodgers, Padres?

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:11:58 GMT

Addressing reporters this winter, Giants president Farhan Zaidi said that “one unfortunate aspect” of his team’s offseason was the “attention paid to the players we wound up not signing.” When those guys were Aaron Judge and Carlos Correa, Zaidi said, “maybe (it was) inevitable.”But there was always going to be increased scrutiny on Zaidi’s ballclub after it followed up a surprising and exciting 2021 campaign with a disappointing and at times unwatchable 2022 season. What’s left to be determined is if, in the wake of missing out on their top targets, they did enough to close the gap in the National League West.While the Dodgers remained mostly quiet, the Padres were active as ever, and no team is receiving as much buzz about a potential breakout season as the Diamondbacks. As for the Rockies? Well, the Giants can only hope to beat up on them as much as they did in 2021.Los Angeles Dodgers2022 record: 111-51FanGraphs projection: 8...

Tech art with a Mexican twist arrives in San Francisco’s Mission District

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:11:58 GMT

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, a media artist born in Mexico and based in Montreal, is obsessed with communication. He once set up stations on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border where people could shine spotlights at each other to open up remote-audio conversations. After modeling the fluid dynamics of human breath, he created the world’s “first 3D-printed speech bubble” – gross-out alert, it looks like a booger-shaped cloud.Lozano-Hemmer’s visions are the subject of the retrospective “TECHS-MECHS” in the Mission District, itself a hotbed of cross-cultural dialogue. In a funny twist, what looks like a security camera shows video of people disabling surveillance cameras in Mexico City. A robotic noose twitches every time ICE made an arrest in 2019 (that would be every 3 to 4 minutes). The show’s dazzling centerpiece is a hanging web of 3,000 light bulbs pulsing to different people’s heartbeats. You can stick your hand under a sensor and have your own pul...

Cal hires Stanford alum Mark Madsen to turn around men’s basketball

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:11:58 GMT

Cal has found its next men’s basketball coach in Mark Madsen, who faces the tall task of turning around a program that has had six consecutive losing seasons, including a 3-29 mark this winter.Madsen, a former star at Stanford, coached Utah Valley to a 28-9 record this year and reached the NIT semifinals, where the Wolverines lost in overtime to Alabama-Birmingham on Tuesday night.Madsen went 70-51 over four years at Utah Valley after coaching as an assistant at Stanford for the 2012-13 season and with the Los Angeles Lakers from 2013-2019.The nine-year NBA veteran replaces Mark Fox, who went 38-87 in four seasons with the Bears.“Having grown up in the area, I have always admired Cal as an institution and as an athletic program, with so many of my teachers, coaches and friends impressive Cal graduates,” Madsen said in a release from Cal. “We will win with young men who have elite academic and athletic talent and who will represent Cal with pride.”Athlet...

Pittsburg murder defendant who accidentally told on himself sentenced to 32 years to life

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:11:58 GMT

MARTINEZ — An Elk Grove man was sentenced to 32 years to life in prison in a murder and attempted murder case where he believed himself to be a police informant until the cops slapped handcuffs on him.Paea Tasini, 46, was sentenced to 25 years to life for murdering 22-year-old Danny Guyse Jr. in 2000, and seven years to life for an attempted murder conviction that stemmed from a shooting several months earlier. Tasini implicated himself in both crimes, and his statements were played to jurors during his 2022 trial.Guyse was shot and killed Sept. 27, 2000 as he sat in a brown Datsun vehicle in Pittsburg. Prosecutors say Tasini and two other men were driving by in a Mustang and spotted him. Tasini is not believed to be the shooter, but allegedly told the shooter to get out of the car and execute Guyse.The motive, according to prosecutors, had to do with Guyse allegedly insulting the shooter and being friends with members of a drug ring that was feuding with the occupants of the ...