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What to consider before taking the second-home plunge

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:05 GMT

The no-going-back moment is etched in my memory. After four months of looking at beach condos, of flirting with the idea of a buying a getaway that we could also rent out, we finally had an offer in play. My husband, DC, and I were standing in the kitchen when our realtor — we call him Saint Bob — called to say that the sellers had accepted it.DC and I locked eyes. We mentally replayed all the discussions where we’d reasoned that this was the time, now that the kids were on their own, and while we were both still working. We’d rather have tried and been sorry, than never tried and wondered.I nodded. DC told Saint Bob to send the contract.Never mind that this was the first time in my adult, self-supporting life that I felt financially under control. I needed to mess that up.Saint Bob had taken us to see more than a dozen condos and sent links to many more to view online. Some were nice, but lacked an ocean view. Some had the view, but the complex was rundown. Some needed ...

Bay Area pilot accused of trying to crash plane is released from Oregon jail pending trial

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:05 GMT

A former Alaska Airlines pilot and Pleasant Hill resident who allegedly tried to cut the engines to a passenger flight while off-duty and in a cockpit jumpseat has been released from custody, according to media reports out of Oregon.Joseph Emerson had been in custody at the Multnomah County (Ore.) Detention Center since his arrest following the Oct. 22 incident aboard Horizon Air flight 2509 from Everett, Wash. to San Francisco.Emerson was originally charged with endangering an aircraft and 83 counts of attempted murder in the incident. This week, an Oregon grand jury indicted him on the endangering charge, and replaced the attempted murder counts with 83 counts of recklessly endangering another person.He has pleaded not guilty.Judge Thomas Ryan said Emerson was free to travel back to his Pleasant Hill home but that he was not allowed to fly. According to Oregon TV station KOIN, the conditions of Emerson’s release also require him not to use any controlled substance, including...

Tabard Theatre finds new venues for shows after losing its lease

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:05 GMT

It was a mad December dash for Tabard Theatre, which announced last week it had lost the lease on its San Pedro Square home and then scrambled to find new venues for the remaining lineup for the month.Fortunately, the valley’s arts community was ready to help, and two groups, StageOne and San Jose Stage, picked up several of the remaining shows.StageOne will host “Le Perez: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” on Friday at 8 p.m. and “Blues Is a Woman” on Saturday at 8 p.m. at its studio space at the Corinthian Event Center building at 196 N. Third St. San Jose Stage Company in downtown’s arty SoFA district picked up four other events: “Nineteen: Swing Into The Holidays,” on Dec. 19, “A Touch of Brass: Swing Into the Holidays” on Dec. 20,  Jessica Johnson on Dec. 30 and the two New Year’s Eve shows featuring Gunhild Carling on Dec. 31. Tickets are still available for those events at www.tabardtheatre.org.Ato Walker an...

Photos: Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin at SAP Center

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:05 GMT

Related ArticlesLatest Headlines | Watch: Baby giraffe at Oakland Zoo struggles to drink from pond Latest Headlines | Where does all the surplus stuff from tech companies go? To schools, thanks to RAFT Latest Headlines | Date of infamy: A look back at the Pearl Harbor attack Latest Headlines | What to watch: ‘Poor Things’ is strange and totally worth your time Latest Headlines | Wish Book 2023: Helping Hands Silicon Valley ‘is so very important to me’ Latin music stars Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull performed Wednesday at SAP Center in San Jose. CLICK HERE TO READ OUR FULL REVIEW.Pitbull performs during The Trilogy Tour at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Pitbull performs during The Trilogy Tour at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)&n...

Donald Trump returns to NYC courtroom for fraud trial

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:05 GMT

By Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak | Associated PressNEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor’s testimony that backed him up.With testimony winding down after more than two months, the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner showed up to watch New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov.The academic disputed the crux of New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit: that Trump’s financial statements were filled with fraudulently inflated asset values for such signature assets as his Trump Tower penthouse and his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.“My main finding is that there is no evidence whatsoever of any accounting fraud,” said Bartov, whom Trump’s lawyers hired to give expert perspective. Trump’s financial statements, he said, “were not materially misst...

Sharks update: Throwing some cold water on Vlasic trade talk; latest on Barracuda’s Robins

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:05 GMT

It appears Marc-Edouard Vlasic will be in the San Jose Sharks’ lineup Thursday night when they play the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena.In other words, Vlasic hasn’t been traded, and it’s unlikely he’ll be traded anytime soon.Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman mentioned in his “32 Thoughts” podcast earlier this week that he has “no doubt” that the Sharks want to move Vlasic, who had been a healthy scratch eight times in nine games from Nov. 16 to Dec. 3.But completing a trade is another matter. Vlasic’s contract carries a $7 million cap hit for this season and the next two and contains a modified no-trade clause in which he would only accept a move to one of three teams.The Sharks could of course go to Vlasic, 36, and ask him to waive that clause, like they did with Brent Burns, who had the same wording in his contract. Burns accepted a trade to Carolina, even though the Hurricanes were not one of his three teams.But even if that happens, the Sharks will likely have to retain p...

4-month-old baby dies at Sunnyvale daycare, police investigating

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:05 GMT

(KRON) -- A 4-month-old baby died at a Sunnyvale daycare Wednesday, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety confirmed. Sunnyvale DPS Patrol and Fire personnel responded at approximately 3:53 p.m. to a licensed daycare facility located at 1220 Vienna Drive on a report of a 4-month-old baby not breathing. Ex-pilot Joseph Emerson released from jail, allowed to return home to Bay Area Emergency personnel arrived at the scene and began initiating lifesaving measures, police said. Despite these efforts, the baby was pronounced dead at the scene.In keeping with Santa Clara County protocol, the incident is being investigated by the SDPS Investigations United and the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Photos: Voting begins in San Bruno holiday window decorating contest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:05 GMT

(KRON) – Businesses in San Bruno are turning San Mateo Avenue into a "winter wonderland" by competing for the best holiday window decorations on the block. Annual public menorah lighting is back at SF Union Square Be on the lookout for the decorated windows at the participating stores.Access Money Catch 22 Salon & Boutique F45 Training San Bruno Fabulosity AntiquesFirst ImpressionKava Bar San Bruno K-Grill Tofu House La Petite Baleen Los Primos Produce and GroceryLotus Falafel and ShawermaLovely BumpParty 4 LessRico Pan Latin Pastries San Bruno Flower FashionsSan Bruno Framing Art Gallery Sky High Smoke ShopSociety of West-Coast ArtistsTaqueria LeonTwice as Nice Bay Area The winner will receive the People’s Choice Award, which will be a trophy or plaque and will be announced on the San Bruno Public Library's Facebook and Instagram pages.The San Bruno Culture and Arts Commission is sponsoring the contest. You can vote here for your favorite window from Dec. 7 - 21, 2023.

SFPD looking for businesses to participate in shoplifting crackdown

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:05 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department is looking for businesses to be part of its ongoing shoplifting abatement operations. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, SFPD put a call out to SF retailers to take part in the operation. Bicyclist struck and killed near railroad crossing in San Rafael, police investigating "If your large or small retail business experiences persistent theft, contact us to discuss a targeted operation," the SFPD investigations Bureau posted.Businesses that want to participate in the program are encouraged to contact the SFPD Burglary Unit at: [email protected] Wednesday, SFPD announced the arrest of seven suspects arrested in a "blitz" operation that is part of the department's ongoing crackdown on retail theft ahead of the holidays.

CA teen becomes youngest person to pass state's bar exam

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:05 GMT

TULARE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A teen from Tulare County recently became the youngest to pass the California bar exam at 17 years old, the Tulare County District Attorney's office announced Wednesday. Peter Park of Tulare has broken the previous record of being the youngest person to pass the bar. The District Attorney's office says that according to research, the previous record holder was 18 years old. Park received his test results on Nov. 9 after taking the exam in July. He turned 18 in November.“It was not easy, but it was worth it. It required discipline and strategy to pass the Bar,and I made it in the end. I am extremely blessed to have discovered this path, and myhope is that more people will realize that alternative paths exist to becoming anattorney,” Park said. At age 13 in 2019, Park began high school and simultaneously enrolled in a four-year juris doctor program at Northwestern California University School of Law. Park graduated this year and is now a law clerk with th...