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Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of raping 17-year old, Combs denies claims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

Sean "Diddy" Combs is one of three men accused of sex trafficking and gang raping a 17-year-old girl in 2003. Combs was 34 at the time of the alleged incident. The victim was not named in the suit. Court documents filed on Wednesday say this is the fifth lawsuit filed against Combs in the last three weeks. The first one was in mid-November, which was filed by his ex-girlfriend, Cassandra Ventura. The two parties have since settled.“Seeing two other women bravely speak out against Mr. Combs and Mr. Pierre, respectively, gave Ms. Doe the confidence to tell her story as well,” according to the lawsuit. Rob Reiner, Quinta Brunson and more remember Norman Lear Like the court documents in Ventura's case, this one has a trigger warning on the front page that warns of "highly graphic information of a sexual nature, including sexual assault."Legal journalist Meghann Cuniff posted the documents on X, formerly Twitter. The victim, who isn't named, claimed she was 17 and in the 11th grade wh...

Planned Parenthood sues Fontana for allegedly blocking abortion access

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

The Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties affiliate filed a formal complaint against the city of Fontana alleging that the city is blocking abortion access, according to multiple reports.The suit filed Monday in San Bernardino Superior Court “requests that a construction moratorium be lifted to allow progress on a Planned Parenthood health center,” the Los Angeles Times reported.The complaint alleges that the moratorium violates residents’ constitutional rights to access reproductive health. California voters decided to make abortion and contraception accessible through the approval of Proposition 1 in 2022. California sues anti-abortion organizations for promoting experimental ‘abortion pill reversal’ procedure In 2022, Planned Parenthood signed a lease for a future health center at 9699 Sierra Ave., the site of a former bank. Jon Dunn, the affiliate's president and chief executive officer, told the Times that the property was “well-suited for the health center...

Massive RV encampment cleanup underway in Hollywood Hills 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

Nearly 50 RVs are being removed from a Hollywood Hills street on Wednesday as part of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program. No parking signs were added along Forest Lawn Drive earlier in the week to let those who live in the encampments know that they would have to leave by Wednesday.  Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of raping 17-year old, Combs denies claims Officials with the city and county of Los Angeles and the local council district have been doing outreach in the area for months, offering encampment residents hotel rooms and other types of interim housing options. The move to temporary housing is voluntary, officials said, but residents were told that they would have to relocate from the site.Many were seen leaving the area on Wednesday morning as heavy machinery began to pick up debris and load it into garbage trucks. Heavy machinery seen picking up debris and loading it into garbage trucks at the site of a large RV encampment on Dec. 6, 2023. (Sky5)Heavy m...

San Jose will get new Ace Hardware, filling big empty store space

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

SAN JOSE — A new Ace Hardware is headed to San Jose, a retail use that will take over a big store space that’s been empty for about a year, executives said Wednesday.Westlake Ace Hardware has leased a shuttered Pacific Sales Kitchen & Home store at 634 Blossom Hill Road in the Sunrise Plaza shopping center.“San Jose is thriving and rapidly growing,” said Joe Jeffries, president of Ace Retail Holdings, the owner of Westlake Ace Hardware. “We can’t wait to join this fantastic community.”All told, the Ace Hardware store is leasing 25,000 square feet, according to David Taxin, a partner with Meacham Oppenheimer, the commercial real estate firm that arranged the rental deal.The new hardware store location is a short distance from the scene of a massive fire in April 2022 that torched a Home Depot store, also on Blossom Hill Road in San Jose.“With the absence of a Home Depot store not even a mile away, this new Ace Hardware should fill a...

Sale closed in San Ramon: $2.3 million for a five-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

2830 Bethany Road – Google Street ViewA 3,462-square-foot house built in 2004 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 2800 block of Bethany Road in San Ramon was sold on Nov. 15, 2023, for $2,275,000, or $657 per square foot. This two-story house offers a roomy layout with five bedrooms and four baths. The property is equipped with central A/C. In addition, the home includes an attached three-car garage.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Tolley Court, San Ramon, in August 2022, a 3,757-square-foot home was sold for $2,260,000, a price per square foot of $602. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 3,757-square-foot home on Cullens Court in San Ramon sold for $2,160,000, a price per square foot of $575. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 2,962-square-foot home on the 3100 block of Ashbrook Lane in San Ramon sold in October 2022, for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $675. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Bay Area arts: 15 cool live shows — and 1 film fest — to see this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

There are a ton of shows, concerts and dance recitals to see this weekend in the Bay Area, both of the holiday and non-holiday nature.Here is a partial rundown.Tabard aftermath: ‘Blues is a Woman’ back onAmong the several shows thrown into doubt  by the sudden closure of the Tabard Theatre in San Jose, was the acclaimed Pamela Rose-directed musical revue “Blues Is a Woman.”But that show, along with singer Le Perez’s holiday show “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” has been rescheduled for this weekend at the OneCreative performance/streaming venue in San Jose. Here are the details.“Blues Is a Woman”: The extraordinary Bay Area vocalist Pamela Rose brings her multi-media tribute to female blues artists, including such legends as Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Ma Rainey, Ida Cox, Memphis Minnie and Bonnie Raitt, to OneCreative on Dec. 9. Details: 8 p.m.; 196 N. 3rd St., San Jose; $25-$35; tickets and more details at...

With Congress stalled, US sends more weapons to Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

By Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The U.S. is sending a $175 million package of military aid to Ukraine, including guided missiles for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), anti-armor systems and high-speed anti-radiation missiles, the Pentagon and State Department announced on Wednesday.The latest aid comes as Congress remains stalled on legislation that would provide new funding for Ukraine as it battles to push back Russian forces, as well as money for Israel’s war with Hamas and other security needs. The Biden administration has said funding to aid Ukraine is running out, and the Pentagon packages of weapons and other equipment for the war have become much smaller in recent months.In a statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that unless Congress approves the supplemental funding, “this will be one of the last security assistance packages we can provide to Ukraine.”The White House is seeking nearly $106 b...

Two-time DUI charged person faces up to one year in jail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

(KRON) – San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that her office secured a conviction of Briana Ross after a trial by jury on Dec. 6. Ross was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or higher.  Authorities responding to reports of multiple victims in shooting at University of Nevada, Las Vegas California Highway Patrol arrested Ross on eastbound I-80 near the Fourth Street exit on April 13, 2020. Ross was contacted by CHP officers while she was parked on the shoulder of I-80 at approximately 1:45 a.m. with her hazard lights on. Ross’s blood alcohol concentration was .14 percent, which is almost twice the legal limit. According to the district attorney’s office, Ross had been previously convicted of DUI and reckless driving. “Driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances is dangerous and puts countless lives at risk,” said District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. “The jury’s verdict sends...

At tribal summit, Biden says he’s working to ‘heal the wrongs of the past’ and ‘move forward’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding, and have greater autonomy over how to spend it. Biden also threw his support behind a request to allow Haudenosaunee Confederacy to compete under its own flag in the 2028 Olympics in lacrosse, a sport they invented. Historically, federal policies attacked Native people’s rights to self-governance and caused lasting economic damage. Biden said the actions at the summit were “key steps” that would help usher in an new era of tribal sovereignty. “A new era grounded in dignity and respect that recognizes your fundamental rights to govern and grow on your own terms,” he said. “It’s hard work to heal the wrongs of the past and change the course, and move forward,” Biden said. Yurok Tribal Council Member Phillip...

Police say shooting suspect dead on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus amid reports of multiple victims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:06 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say shooting suspect dead on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus amid reports of multiple victims.Source