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Contra Costa County issues new health order requiring masks for staff in skilled nursing facilities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:34 GMT

Contra Costa County has issued a new health order requiring staff in skilled nursing facilities to continue wearing masks to protect elderly patients from being infected with COVID-19.In a Monday announcement, Contra Costa Health Services said the order will take effect April 3, the same day the state’s COVID-19 masking order for healthcare settings expires.As of April 3, face coverings are no longer required in California health care establishments, such as dental offices, for patients, visitors and employees who do not need to perform clinical activities. Residents of nursing homes and their visitors are not required to wear masks, according to the Contra Costa health order.The guidance was given in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom ending the State of Emergency for the pandemic on February 28.“Requiring personnel at SNFs to use well-fitted masks can help protect the elderly population, who are more vulnerable to severe COVID outcomes, from being infected,” Dr. Ori T...

Court reinstates Syed’s conviction in ‘Serial’ murder case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:34 GMT

By Brian Witte and Lea Skene | Associated PressANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to Adnan Syed’s release, a Maryland appellate court ruled Tuesday, and it ordered a new hearing to be held.Though Syed’s conviction has been reinstated, he will not be taken back into custody.In a 2-1 decision, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled the state’s law provides victims with the right to prior notice of the hearing on a motion to vacate convictions, and that right was violated in the case of the family of Hae Min Lee, Syed’s ex-girlfriend and high school classmate who died more than two decades ago.The court ruled that giving her brother, Young Lee, only one business day before the hearing was “insufficient time to reasonably allow Mr. Lee, who lived in California, to attend the hearing in person,R...

Haley Jones leaves Stanford, declares for the 2023 WNBA Draft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:34 GMT

Stanford’s Haley Jones has declared for the 2023 WNBA Draft.The 2021 Final Four Most Outstanding Player for the national championship-winning Cardinal and two-time All-American was one of 76 players that declared, which the league announced in a release on Tuesday afternoon. Another Stanford player, Ashten Prechtel, also declared.Jones, 21, grew up in Santa Cruz and went to high school at San Jose’s Archbishop Mitty, where she was a three-time Bay Area News Group player of the year.Stanford’s season ended in the second round of this year’s NCAA Tournament in a shocking 54-49 loss to Ole Miss. On that night, Jones had 16 points and eight rebounds, but committed two costly turnovers in the final 20 seconds of the game.“It’s disappointing for my four years at Stanford to close in this fashion,” Jones said after the game. “It’s not where we wanted to go. I think this team had the capability to go all the way, and sometimes it just doesn’t end that way which is very fru...

San Jose: All-day restaurant Jack’s opens at Westgate with pancakes-to-pot-roast lineup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:34 GMT

Who can make a success of a 7,600-square-foot West San Jose restaurant space with seating for 200 inside and 100 outside?The Marcovici brothers of the East Bay have taken on the challenge, opening their newest all-day restaurant and bar, Jack’s, at Westgate shopping center. This Saratoga Avenue space was most recently Mextizo Restaurant & Cantina and before that, the Blue Door. And for many years before that, this was home to a Chevy’s Fresh Mex restaurant.Eleni Marcovici’s sons grew up in the restaurant business and went on to run their own local chain. They have just opened their fifth restaurant, their first in Santa Clara County. From left to right are John and David Marcovici, Mama Eleni and Chris Marcovici. (Photo courtesy of Jack’s Restaurant and Bar) Veterans of the restaurant business — their parents operated Eleni’s in Clayton (Mama Eleni came from the island of Cyprus) — the trio decided to open their first Jack’s in Pleasant Hill in 2010 ...

San Jose’s Bellarmine hit with two lawsuits alleging long-ago abuse by disgraced Jesuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:34 GMT

Two men who attended Bellarmine College Preparatory High School in the 1960s and 1970s have filed separate lawsuits against the school and Roman Catholic authorities alleging they were sexually assaulted as students by a Jesuit school official who insisted on giving them unwarranted hernia checks.The lawsuits were filed late last year by California men now in their 60s identified only as John Roe and John Roe 1. The suits claim they were sexually abused by William C. Farrington, a Jesuit brother whom Bellarmine more than a decade ago acknowledged was credibly accused of molesting another former student years earlier.“It turns out Brother Farrington has a long history of sexually assaulting minors,” attorney Mary Bajo said.Bellarmine is a prestigious Jesuit school in San Jose founded in 1851. Its alumni include retired California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin, state Sen. David Cortese, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and former mayors Sam Liccardo and Tom McEnery. The school ...

Single family residence in Milpitas sells for $1.7 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:34 GMT

1274 Lassen Avenue – Google Street ViewA house located in the 1200 block of Lassen Avenue in Milpitas has new owners. The 1,732-square-foot property, built in 1969, was sold on March 9, 2023, for $1,665,000, or $961 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, two baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 5,700-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 1,586-square-foot home on the 1300 block of Acadia Avenue in Milpitas sold in December 2022, for $1,280,000, a price per square foot of $807. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Acadia Avenue, Milpitas, in September 2022, a 1,484-square-foot home was sold for $1,250,000, a price per square foot of $842. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In January 2023, a 1,742-square-foot home on Big Bear Court in Milpitas sold for $1,250,500, a price per square foot of $718. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Bay Area storm updates: High wind, hail expected

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:34 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Another storm has moved into the Bay Area overnight Monday with the brunt expected to land early Tuesday morning. The storm is expected to bring moderate to heavy rainfall and gusty winds that could lead to downed trees and power lines, along with potential flooding and a rough morning commute.San Francisco Mayor London Breed has issued an emergency declaration as the city balances recovering from the last storm and prepping for this next one. City officials are advising residents to stay home during the peak of Tuesday’s storm. Follow our blog for the latest storm updates.Bay Area storm updates:Tuesday, March 2812:30 p.m. -- Flooding closes Junipero Serra Boulevard in ColmaFlooding on southbound Junipero Serra Boulevard closed the road between Southgate Avenue and Serramonte Boulevard, the Colma Police Department reported. Officials advise drivers to use alternate routes. There is no current estimated time of opening. Drive safely and avoid driving thro...

Former shipping company employee steals $12,000 of wine from Napa winery to guarantee a paycheck, sheriff says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:34 GMT

NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- A man was arrested on Friday after he allegedly stole thousands of dollars of wine in order to guarantee a paycheck, according to the Napa County Sheriff's Office. Woman arrested for driving wrong way at 100 mph on Bay Bridge Jose Humberto Martinez was arrested by sheriff's deputies on charges of grand theft on Friday. The week before, Martinez had been fired from shipping company Go Express, a subsidiary of GLS, a winery employee tells KRON4. After Martinez was fired, he reportedly stole a van from his former employer and then drove to a local winery. He provided a false name to pickup a wine shipment, the winery employee said. The ruse was effective, as the winery was preparing their month's wine club shipment and had been awaiting a pickup from GLS or Go Express. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News ...

BART station at 16th and Mission closed due to police activity

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:34 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The BART station at 16th and Mission streets is closed due to police activity, the transit agency tweeted. Muni is providing bus service between Civic Center and 24th and Mission on buses 9R and 14R, BART said. Another SF high-rise window shatters, streets closed Earlier, trains had not been stopping at the station due to police activity.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

San Pablo mother, son lead police on high-speed chase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:34 GMT

(KRON) -- A Bay Area mother and son led police on a high-speed chase from American Canyon, to Vallejo, to Richmond, according to investigators. Eddy Perez, 41, of San Pablo, and his 66-year-old mom, Janet Perez, were booked into a Napa County jail following the chase, the American Canyon Police Department stated.The incident began at 4:30 p.m. Sunday when ACPD officers pulled over a black Chevy Impala with no license plates on Highway 29 near Poco Way. "The driver refused to identify himself or provide a driver’s license to officers during the stop, claiming he was a sovereign citizen, and that he did not have to comply with officer’s directions, or laws of the government," ACPD wrote. Officers then ordered the driver, Eddy Perez, and his mother to step out of the car. Woman arrested for driving wrong way on Bay Bridge at 100 mph with 2 kids in car "Both refused. While officers were attempting to remove the driver from the vehicle, he decided to put the key in the ignition and fl...