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Castro Valley: A grand opening for cream puff favorite Beard Papa’s

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:03 GMT

Beard Papa’s, maker of Japanese-style cream puffs, has found its way to Alameda County.The new Castro Valley Marketplace shop started filling crispy shells with that ethereal custard and whipped cream blend this week. On Saturday, Aug. 5, the official grand opening day festivities will start at 10 a.m. with gifts for the first 100 customers and promotions and gift card sweepstakes all day.Crowds flocked to San Francisco in 2006 when the Osaka-based franchise opened its first California cream puff kiosk at the Westfield Centre. Back then, the puffs created by founder Yuji Hirota — the white-bearded icon — came in only chocolate or vanilla. Today there are several shell flavors (Original, Chocolate Eclair, Green Tea Eclair, Honey Butter, Crispy Almond, Oreo Cookie Crumble Eclair, Strawberry Eclair and S’mores Eclair) and filling choices of chocolate, vanilla and green tea.(However, the Castro Valley selection will be limited on grand opening day and for a few weeks after t...

Family of 8-year-old Oakland freeway shooting victim says child is paralyzed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:03 GMT

OAKLAND — The family of an 8-year-old boy who was gravely wounded in a July freeway shooting in Oakland say the child — “a fighter,” in their words — is paralyzed from the neck down and will require intensive medical services as his life goes forward, according to an online fundraising page.The GoFundMe page describes the child only by his first name, Asa, calling him a “soccer enthusiast, math wizard, and devoted brother and friend.” It is signed by “Asa’s Family.”In the account narrative, the family says that the boy’s spinal column in his neck was pierced by bullet and bone fragments.“Initially,” they write, “we had no idea if our sweet boy would live. But he is a fighter, and we have gotten and are getting the best possible medical care.“Two weeks later, Asa is not only alive, but he’s making us laugh, reading his favorite books and requesting songs by (rock group) Imagine Dragons. His intellect, his s...

San Jose: Two found dead at apartment after welfare check

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:03 GMT

SAN JOSE — Two people were found dead Friday morning in an apartment on Parkmoor Avenue, authorities said.Officers were called at 10:06 a.m. to the 1600 block of Parkmoor Avenue, the site of an apartment complex, after being asked to check on the welfare of someone who lived there, San Jose police wrote in a social media post.The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office was summoned to examine the two people and decide a preliminary cause of death.“This is an active investigation. The circumstances surrounding this incident are unknown,” police wrote.Check back later for updates to this story.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Family of 8-year-old Oakland freeway shooting victim says child is paralyzed Crime and Public Safety | San Jose: Federal excessive force lawsuit from George Floyd protests is greenlit for trial Crime and Public Safety | Recent shooting outside Discovery Bay Safeway was gang-r...

Fire near Cal State East Bay in Hayward contained

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:03 GMT

HAYWARD, Calif. (KRON) -- Crews are responding to a fire Friday afternoon near Cal State East Bay's campus in Hayward, the Hayward Fire Department tweeted. The fire broke out right off the southwest portion of the campus on Westview Way and Harder Road.It is unknown at this time if operations at the college campus were affected by this fire. No other information was immediately available. KRON4 is sending a crew to the scene to gather more information.This is a developing story. Check back for updates as KRON4 learns more.

Road rage may have sparked early morning I-80 shooting in Richmond

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:03 GMT

(BCN) -- Road rage may have prompted a shooting early Friday morning on Interstate Highway 80 in Richmond, according to the California Highway Patrol.CHP officers were alerted at 1:25 a.m. to the shooting on westbound Highway 80 near Central Avenue.Bullets hit a gray Audi sedan and fortunately missed the person inside, CHP officials said. 533 suspected drug dealers arrested in San Francisco in 2023 Anyone with information about the case is asked to please call CHP Officer Montes at (510) 457-2875.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Ex-Florida QB Jalen Kitna provides insight into now-dropped child porn charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:03 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna is taking steps to clear his name and get another shot at playing football.Kitna, who was arrested last November on felony child pornography charges that were eventually dropped in a plea deal, released a lengthy statement Friday through a sports management company.The son of retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna called the initial charges “not accurate,” said a forensic investigation found no inappropriate material on any of his electronic devices and added that he went through an extensive psychosexual evaluation that determined “I’m in the lowest possible percentile for likelihood to commit a crime.”“I understand that there are many who will never get past the original headlines, but for those who want to look at this objectively, I hope this will provide details to see the truth,” Kitna said. “I know with the continued love and support of those close to me — and hopefully some understanding by others — I’ll have a chanc...

“Te amaré por siempre”: el mensaje de Michelle a Barack Obama en su cumpleaños

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:03 GMT

WASHINGTON – La exprimera dama de Estados Unidos, Michelle Obama, felicitó este viernes a su esposo, el expresidente Barack Obama, por sus 62 años, en un mensaje en redes sociales en el que le declaró amor eterno.“Feliz cumpleaños a mi chico reflexivo favorito. Te amaré siempre, Brack Obama”, escribió junto a un emoji de una sonrisa con corazones.La exprimera dama, de 59 años, adjuntó una fotografía de Obama de vacaciones con rostro pensativo y unas gafas de sol en la mano.También el actual presidente, Joe Biden, deseó en redes sociales un “muy feliz cumpleaños” a Obama, a quien definió como su “hermano y amigo”. El primer ministro de Canadá y su esposa se separan tras 18 años de matrimonio Ricky Martin se separa: el boricua anuncia su divorcio tras 6 años de matrimonio El mandatario publicó una antigua fotografía de ambos sentados y sonriendo en un jardín cuando Biden era el vicepresident...

Icahn Enterprises halves quarterly dividend months after short-selling report, shares plunge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:03 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Months into the fallout from a damning short-selling report, shares for corporate raider and activist investor Carl Icahn’s conglomerate Icahn Enterprises plunged Friday after the firm halved its quarterly dividend.In sharing second-quarter financial results on Friday, Icahn Enterprises declared a distribution of $1 per depositary unit, representing a 12% annualized yield. That’s half of the firm’s previous $2 per unit payout. Its stock closed Friday down more than 23%. The quarterly divided slash comes months after a May 2 report from short-selling firm Hindenburg Research, which claimed that IEP has been using inflated asset valuations. The report also pointed to “Ponzi-like economic structures” at the holding company — alleging that Icahn has used money from new investors to pay out dividends to old investors.IEP and Icahn have denied the allegations made in Hindenburg’s report, previously stating that they would “fight back.”Well before Fr...

Despliegan brigadas para combatir pandillas al norte de Virginia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:03 GMT

Ante el aumento en la delincuencia en el DMV, organizaciones se unieron para ofrecerle recursos educativos a la comunidad sobre las pandillas y evitar que estas continúen reclutando a jóvenes. Los coordinadores del Equipo de Intervención de Respuesta a Pandillas en el condado Arlington informaron que cerca del 90% de este tipo de grupos en el área son liderados y conformados por hispanos.Por eso desde hace dos décadas las brigadas antipandillas en el norte de Virginia están haciendo un esfuerzo para atacar el problema desde la prevención, asegurando que la actividad de pandillas ha disminuido, pero sigue siendo una amenaza. La entidad agregó que el mayor riesgo para que un joven caiga en este tipo de agrupaciones es no tener actividades extracurriculares.“Poner atención a quiénes son las amistades de sus hijos, también si no están involucrados en algo positivo después de la escuela, el riesgo es alto (así como) si no están yendo a la escuela. Ingresar a los dormitorios donde e...

Princess Street Promenade expands after business concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:03 GMT

The Princess Street Promenade is returning to Kingston this Saturday August 5, the second time this year that the one day festival has been held.The event runs from 10 am to 5 pm shutting down a large, downtown stretch of Princess Street to traffic so pedestrians can freely roam the street to browse storefronts.Initially plans for this weekend’s Promenade only began at Barrie Street, leaving Brian Lipsin – owner of Brian’s Record Option – miffed at the event as a whole. The event is organized by Downtown Kingston BIA (Business Improvement Area), and Lipsin says while he commends them for the effort they put into Downtown Kingston, he typically doesn’t look forward to the events they hold in Kingston’s downtown.He says a portion of his property taxes go towards the BIA, but he feels his store location falls in one area of the downtown core that often gets overlooked in the planning of these events.“Whether they do anything for you or not it&#...