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Diana Zuniga and Jeremiah Smeby Killed in 2-Car Collision on Highway 4 [Martinez, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:21 GMT

Two Pronounced Dead after Auto Accident near Center AvenueMARTINEZ, CA (May 17, 2023) – Late Wednesday night, Diana Zuniga and Jeremiah Smeby were killed in a 2-car collision on Highway 4.Authorities responded to the scene around 10:45 p.m., near Center Avenue on May 10th.Per reports, the driver of a westbound gray Honda Civic crashed into a white Toyota Corolla. As a result, both vehicles lost control and exited the highway before traveling down an embankment.The cars then came to a rest after crashing into two trees. Despite life-saving efforts, medics pronounced 18-year-old Zuniga, of San Pablo dead at the scene.Meanwhile, the 49-year-old Toyota driver, Smeby from Antioch, was rushed to a local hospital with major injuries. Due to the extent of injuries sustained, Smeby was pronounced dead the next day.At this time, an active investigation to determine further information is still currently underway.Sincere sympathies to the families and friends of Diana Zuniga and Jeremiah...

5 Places to Have Sex in LA That Aren’t Your Pad (or Theirs)

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:21 GMT

The sex culture in LA is apparent — from being the #1 city in the US that gets the most sex (according to a survey by Trojan), to the number of swingers, strippers, and sex clubs scattered throughout the city, Angelenos just always know where to find places to have sex in LA.Here are 5 places to have sex in LA — in case you want a change in scenery (or you’re up for an adventure):5 secret (and not so secret) places to have sex in LA1. Motel 6One of the best places to have sex in LA is perhaps the most obvious one: a motel. It’s affordable and you can take your romantic partner — or someone you want to hook up with there. Motel 6 is accessible to Angelenos and tourists. And they offer various amenities to get you and your partner comfortable throughout your stay.2. Griffith ParkParks can be a great option if you want to have a quickie with your partner — or if the thought of public sex arouses you! Griffith Park, for instance, is huge and it has lots of secluded areas where you and y...

Lisette Villasenor Killed in DUI Crash on Highway 395 [Hesperia, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:21 GMT

Jose Vargas Arrested after DUI Head-On Collision near Main Street Left Mother Dead, 2 Children InjuredHESPERIA, CA (May 17, 2023) – Thursday evening, a DUI crash on Highway 395 left Lisette Villasenor dead and left her two children injured.The collision happened on May 11th, at around 6:31 p.m. along Highway 395 between Poplar Street and Main Street.According to reports, Jose Vargas in a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe going north on Highway 395 veered into the oncoming northbound lane. There, the Tahoe collided head-on with a southbound 2018 Toyota Prius, occupied by Villasenor and her two children. The incident caused Villasenor and her children, 12-year-old Ashley Villasenor and 6-year-old Daniel Villasenor to sustain serious injuries.Following the crash Lisette and Daniel were airlifted to a local hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, Ashley was transported to the hospital via ground ambulance.At the hospital, officials pronounced 36-year-old Lisette Villasenor dead, due to the extent o...

Man sitting in vehicle shot in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:21 GMT

OAKLAND — A 37-year-old man sitting in his parked vehicle suffered several graze wounds early Wednesday in the Eastlake area when two suspects shot at him, authorities said.He was later reported to be in stable condition at a hospital.The shooting happened about 12:14 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of International Boulevard.The man told police he was sitting in his parked vehicle when two men standing outside began shooting at him.The shooters fled before police got to the scene.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Possible kidnapping being investigated by Oakland police Crime and Public Safety | How one Bay Area woman helped police track down a serial sexual assailant Crime and Public Safety | Man robbed and stabbed in Oakland’s Jack London Square Crime and Public Safety | East Bay deputy injured, patrol vehicles damaged after traffic stop, pursuit Crime and Public Safety | East Bay polic...

East Bay high school reviewing safety measures after three got onto campus, attacked student

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:21 GMT

SAN RAMON — Officials at a high school here continue to review their school safety systems and protocol, more than a week after a group of high-school age teens entered the campus and attacked a student.The incident happened May 8 at California High. Officials said the suspects — who were not students at the school — had help getting on campus unnoticed.“We are extremely dismayed that some of our own students allegedly helped the perpetrators enter the Cal High campus without permission,” San Ramon Unified School District spokesperson Tammy Herley said in a statement. We express our gratitude to the staff member in the classroom who intervened.”San Ramon and Dublin police worked together to identify the three suspects who came onto the campus but said they will not comment about any criminal sanction because the suspects are juveniles.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Months after storm damage, East County’s only roller rink will reop...

Etienne Charles brings his ‘Creole Soul’ revolution back to Bay Area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:21 GMT

For Trinidadian trumpeter and percussionist Etienne Charles, rhythm doesn’t just organize a tune. It reveals historical origins and tracks sojourns both forced and voluntary.Returning to the Tenderloin jazz spot Black Cat with his pan-Caribbean band Creole Soul for a three-night run May 18-20 (followed by a May 21 afternoon concert at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay), Charles continues to explore music arising from four centuries of African displacements and subsequent migrations.The concerts mark the 10th anniversary of his landmark album “Creole Soul,” which introduced a body of music with a radically encompassing Caribbean rhythmic palette. He’s been expanding the conceptual framework ever since, and the Bay Area run is designed “to show the evolution since ‘Creole Soul’ came out,” he said.“There’s been a significant tilt to Caribbean dance music, rocksteady and reggae, since we’re digging around in the diaspora and looking at the 75th anniversary of Wi...

The restaurant chain that officially owns ‘Taco Tuesday’ fights challenge from Taco Bell

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:21 GMT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Declaring a mission to liberate “Taco Tuesday” for all, Taco Bell is asking U.S. regulators to force the Taco John’s chain to abandon its longstanding claim to the trademark.Too many businesses and others refer to “Taco Tuesday” for Taco John’s to be able to have exclusive rights to the phrase, Taco Bell asserted in a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filing on May 16.It’s the latest development in a long-running beef. The Patent and Trademark Office approved the Taco John’s “Taco Tuesday” trademark in 1989.“Taco Bell believes ‘Taco Tuesday’ is critical to everyone’s Tuesday. To deprive anyone of saying ‘Taco Tuesday’ — be it Taco Bell or anyone who provides tacos to the world — is like depriving the world of sunshine itself,” the Taco Bell filing reads.A key question is whether “Taco Tuesday” over the years has succumbed to “genericide,”...

Good Samaritan Hospital fine-tunes plans for San Jose campus revamp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:21 GMT

A three-story medical office building totaling 46,000 square feet, located at 2512 Samaritan Court in San Jose, part of the Good Samaritan Hospital campus redevelopment and expansion, concept. (RBB Architects)SAN JOSE — New medical office buildings are slated to replace several older structures as part of the proposed revamp and redevelopment of the Good Samaritan Hospital campus in San Jose, city documents show.Two big medical office buildings will sprout after construction crews bulldoze numerous low-slung office sites as part of one segment of the Good Sam campus project at 2505 Samaritan Drive, according to the planning files.Separately, a smaller medical office will rise at the site of an existing office building at 2512 Samaritan Court, the development proposal states.Each of the two big office buildings will total 156,800 square feet and will both be six stories, the planning documents show. That would produce a combined square footage of 313,600 square feet at the...

Peninsula Restaurant Week runs May 19-27, with dozens of meal deals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:21 GMT

Peninsula Restaurant Week runs from this Friday, May 19, through Saturday, May 27, with businesses all up and down the Peninsula enticing food lovers with the opportunity to save money while discovering new places and revisiting old favorites.About 90 restaurants are participating, according to the website, with more likely to join. Not all restaurants have posted their specials; keep checking back for updates.Among the highlights we found:Yama Sushi (Belmont): Sushi Boat with 32 assorted rolls, sashimi and nigiri for $49.99 and a Bento Box Dinner for for two, served with soup and salad, for $36.99.Hobee’s (Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood Shores): Dulce de Leche French Toast for $10 — a discount of nearly 50% — any day until 10 a.m.Ristorante Carpaccio (Menlo Park): A $25 deal with salad, minestrone and house-made gnocchi with Bolognese or vodka sauce.CreoLa Bistro (San Carlos): Four courses for $55, with options such as Oyster Brochette, St. Charles C...

Death Valley marijuana grow: 10,000 plants and deadly pesticide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:44:21 GMT

Ten thousand marijuana plants and a highly toxic pesticide were found at an illegal growing site in Death Valley, park officials said.The site was discovered last month during a flyover of Jail Canyon, at the park’s lightly traveled west edge, a National Park Service release said.The growers, realizing they had been discovered, abandoned the site. The plants were eradicated, and 35 cubic yards of trash was removed, park officials said.Among the pesticides and other chemicals found at the site was carbofuran, which can kill humans and other large mammals as well as birds and fish.More than 20 illegal marijuana growing sites have been found in Death Valley National Park in the past decade, the officials said — including a 40-acre site found two years ago at Jail Canyon.The canyon, 5 miles west of Telescope Peak, can be reached only by footpaths and a rugged route used by off-road vehicles.People visiting remote areas of the park are advised to inform rangers of “unus...