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Ralph Ellsworth White III Arrested after Fatal Two-Car Crash on Interstate 80 [Hercules, CA]

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:39 GMT

Two-Vehicle Collision near Willow Avenue Kills Mother and Injures Two ChildrenHERCULES, CA (March 28, 2023) – Thursday evening, Ralph Ellsworth White III was arrested following a stolen vehicle crash along Interstate 80.Initially, a stolen 2021 Mazda SUV was reported around 7:27 p.m. heading toward Hercules on eastbound I-80.Afterward, police initiated a pursuit after one of the officers spotted the stolen Mazda exit the highway onto the northbound Willow Avenue. The fleeing suspect collided with a 2017 Nissan going south on Willow Avenue.Authorities managed to detain the suspect, 20-year-old Ralph Ellsworth White III of Vallejo, after he exited the vehicle and fled on foot.Unfortunately, the 31-year-old mother of twin boys driving the Nissan sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. Her two 6-year-old boys were transported to a hospital with unspecified injuries.At this time, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office along with the Sheriff’s Office and CH...

Picking the Carcass

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:39 GMT

Picking the Carcass: At the end of last year, British death metal/grindcore legends Carcass were at the Forum, performing alongside Amon Amarth, Obituary and Cattle Decapitation. Their latest headline show at the Observatory with Sacred Reich and Municipal Waste looks equally impressive, if a bit more low key. Mega heavy metal from some of the masters. Don’t miss.We reviewed that Forum show, and wrote that: “Liverpool’s Carcass took the challenge laid down by Obituary and faced it head on. Their set was slightly longer at nine songs, but still way too short. Carcass, who are one of the many bands with a Napalm Death connection (guitarist Bill Steer was an early member), are considered a pioneer of grindcore, though they also helped develop the melodic death metal sub-genre. But that’s all academic, and the impact of Carcass is purely visceral. ‘Buried Dreams’ and ”Kelly’s Meat Emporium’ had blasted by before we’d blinked, and by the time ‘Corporal...

A’s outfield rounding into form as central piece of Matt Olson deal is left off roster

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Oakland A’s outfield is rounding into form. But will look a lot different than the 2022 Opening Day group.Cristian Pache, one of the big names involved in the trade that sent Matt Olson to the Atlanta Braves, was informed that he didn’t make the cut for the Oakland A’s big league roster. The outfielder could be traded or designated for assignment and exposed to waivers, where all other teams will have the opportunity to claim him.Manager Mark Kotsay said “there are some teams interested” in Pache.“This kid still has a big future in this game, in my opinion,” he said. “He’s a plus defender and I think the offensive side, it always takes longer to develop. Unfortunately for us, where we’re at, we kind of ran out of time with that.”The 24-year-old can remain in the A’s organization if he clears waivers and the team sends him to Triple-A Las Vegas.Pache was a fresh face who embraced the fanbase immediately through...

Arrest made in San Jose hit-and-run crash that killed mother, dog

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:39 GMT

SAN JOSE — A person suspected of killing a mother and a dog and injuring a young girl in a hit-and-run collision was arrested Monday night, according to San Jose police.“Our detectives have been working nonstop to identify the suspect in this incident,” a SJPD spokesperson said in a tweet. “Because of their diligence, the suspect has been identified and taken into custody.”The suspect, whose identity was not released as of Tuesday morning, allegedly struck a mother, daughter and a dog around 6:50 p.m. Sunday in the area of Blossom Hill Road and Leigh Avenue. The mother, later identified by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office as 45 year-old Cao Limin of Los Gatos, was pronounced dead at the scene.The girl, Limin’s daughter, was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, police said. The dog was killed in the collision.Police said the pedestrians were walking in a marked crosswalk when the suspect struck them and continued driving west...

Map: How much rain (or snow) will your California address get in this storm? Search to find out

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:39 GMT

Well California, here we go again. Yet another atmospheric river swept over the Bay Area Tuesday morning, bringing with it two days of expected rain and even more snow in the Sierra.But before you freak out and start stacking sandbags in front of your home, check our forecast first.Search your address below to get a 72-hour rain forecast for your location. The forecast will appear in the pane below the map. Click the plus symbol to zoom in, and the minus to zoom out.Once again San Jose is forecast to escape the worst of the rainfall — getting up to one inch in the next 72 hours. Oakland will get up to one and a half inches, while some parts of San Francisco will get up to two inches in the next three days.The Sierra, meanwhile, will get slammed with even more snow.Two to four feet of fresh snow are forecast at higher elevations of the mountain range. That may be enough to put the Sierra snowpack at its highest level ever recorded by the end of March. But forecasts are variabl...

Downtown San Jose housing tower with nearly 400 homes gets revamp

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:39 GMT

SAN JOSE — A downtown San Jose housing tower that would contain several hundred homes is being revamped with a brighter look, a design change for which the project’s developer is seeking a fresh set of city approvals.The tower, known as Echo, is being developed by real estate firm Urban Catalyst at the corner of North Fourth Street and East St. John Street in downtown San Jose.Urban Catalyst has headed back to the city of San Jose to seek approvals for the new look and changed exterior.“We have redesigned the exterior skin of the Echo building,” Erik Hayden, Urban Catalyst’s founder and managing partner. “We always strive to incorporate best-in-class design into our projects and this new exterior does that.”Upper-level view of Echo, a 26-story housing tower with 389 residences at the corner of North Fourth Street and East St. John Street in downtown San Jose, concept. (WRNS Studio, Studio Current)The changes conform to the footprint, or...

Oakland murder case thrown out after key witness claims detective paid her $30,000 for false testimony

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:39 GMT

OAKLAND — Two men who’d been convicted of murder and sentenced to life were quietly released from prison last year, after a key witness in their trial signed a sworn declaration accusing an Oakland detective of paying her tens of thousands of dollars to lie on the stand.The woman’s explosive accusations resulted in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office agreeing to concede a defense motion dismissing the charges against two Oakland men who had been accused of fatally shooting a man over a parking dispute. Prosecutors only agreed to dismiss the case after the investigator, Oakland police Detective Phong Tran, admitted in court papers to paying the woman in cash, but claimed the amount was a fraction of the $30,000 she claims to have received from him.Tran, a longtime detective in the homicide unit, was placed on administrative leave last year related to the fallout from the murder case but is back investigating cases.Oakland police did not immediately r...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried tried to bribe Chinese officials, prosecutors say

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:39 GMT

By Allison Morrow | CNNFederal prosecutors tacked on a 13th criminal charge against Sam Bankman-Fried, accusing the FTX co-founder of bribing “one or more” Chinese government officials with $40 million.The new indictment was unsealed by the Southern District Court of New York on Tuesday.Bankman-Fried, who is out on a $250 million bond, has already pleaded not guilty to eight criminal counts of fraud and conspiracy, and has not yet been arraigned on five others.A bail hearing was scheduled for Thursday at 11 a.m. ET.A spokesman for Bankman-Fried declined to comment.In the indictment, prosecutors allege that Bankman-Fried sought to pay off Chinese officials in an effort to unfreeze accounts belonging to his hedge fund, Alameda Research. The accounts, which the Chinese governemnt had frozen in a crackdown on cryptocurrencies, held more than $1 billion of digital assets, prosecutors say.The accounts were released after the payment was transferred in from Alameda’s main...

Gesine Bullock-Prado’s new cookbook has the most Easter-perfect recipe ever

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:39 GMT

Don’t be deterred by a title like “My Vermont Table: Recipes for All (Six) Seasons” (Countryman Press, $30). We may not have six seasons — until this winter, we barely had three — but there are plenty of delicious things for Californians to savor in this new cookbook by Gesine Bullock-Prado.The renowned pastry chef, cookbook author and King Arthur Flour baking instructor is actually a California transplant, who spent a decade in Hollywood as a film executive, before moving to Vermont in 2004 to relaunch her career in a dramatically different, delicious direction.Gesine Bullock-Prado’s new cookbook is “My Vermont Table” (W.W. Norton, 2023) with photography by Raymond G. Prado. The new book reflects a farm-to-table, seasonal ethos that will resonate with West Coast readers. And yes, she says, Vermont has six seasons, if you include pre-winter “Stick Season” — a time to revel in recipes for Spiced Pumpkin Cake, Roas...

4 Bay Area restaurants with unforgettable Italian food

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:39 GMT

Spring is a lovely time for diners. Bright seasonal ingredients start hitting kitchens, yet the weather remains cold enough, you often yearn for hearty and comforting food. And what better cuisine highlights this dichotomy than Italian?Today we highlight four spots that made our 50 Best Restaurants list, including one that ranked No. 4 (Belotti) and another that’s technically “Californian” (Camper) but has become well-known for its inventive fresh pastas. (For our other grouped rankings, check out great Chinese and Taiwanese, next-level Middle Eastern and Mediterranean and destination-worthy Mexican.)Belotti Ristorante, OaklandChef and owner Michele Belotti holds an antipasto platter at his Italian restaurant Belotti Ristorante in Oakland. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)Take that first bite of Michele (mee-ke-le) Belotti’s food, and you can almost hear the dramatic symphonic music that opens Netflix’s “Chef’s Table,” where the Italian chef flicks flour on the...