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More Than a Ghost Kitchen: Entrepreneur Fuses Tech, Asian and Street Culture Into New San Francisco Bay Area Micro Food Hall 

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:40:48 GMT

Entrepreneur Gilbert Liang feels the phrase ‘ghost kitchens,’ as cloud kitchens are sometimes known, doesn’t do his business justice.“I don’t really like the word ‘ghost kitchen,” he says. “We are actually here. I still want customers to come in to pick up their food, so we can see them.”The new restaurant model – in which food is prepared in nondescript commercial kitchens, reaching customers via food-delivery apps – gained traction during the pandemic and are described as tech startups disrupting the restaurant industry.Liang emigrated to the U.S. from China at age 10 and worked in management, traveling throughout Asia. He sought to transfer the experiences he saw locally, which precipitated the founding of SAGA Kitchen during the pandemic. Jumping at the chance to revive a shuttered Chinese restaurant, he was joined by three partners with the expectations that each would set up their own branded restaurant.But when the partners left a few months in, Liang was left to execute on h...

Chelsey Jacuinde Dead, Thomas Barker Arrested after Hit-and-Run Crash on 10th Avenue [Hanford, CA]

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:40:48 GMT

30-Year-Old Pedestrian Fatally Struck in Hit-and-Run Collision near Tenth StreetHANFORD, CA (April 14, 2023) – Friday, Chelsey Jacuinde was killed and Thomas Barker was arrested after a hit-and-run crash on 10th Avenue.The incident occurred near the intersection of 10th Avenue and 10th Street on April 7th.According to reports, 35-year-old Barker was driving a Dodge Charger and struck Jacuinde. Upon impact, Barker immediately fled the scene without rendering aid to the victim.Medical personnel arrived and pronounced 30-year-old Jacuinde dead due to the extent of her condition.Emergency crews closed off the surrounding area for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties.Following preliminary duties, officers took Barker into custody at the Kings County Jail for hit-and-run charges causing death. Once available, further details will be provided.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and family of Chelsey Jacuinde. May you find co...

San Jose man dies of injuries from March hit-and-run collision

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:40:48 GMT

A pedestrian severely injured in a March hit-and-run collision in downtown San Jose has died, according to authorities.The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner identified the man as 72-year-old San Jose resident Hung Viet Tran. He died Thursday from the injuries he suffered in the crash.Authorities said that the March 22 crash involved a silver 1999 Toyota sedan, later recovered as a stolen vehicle. Around 6:27 p.m., the Toyota ran a red light while traveling eastbound on East Santa Clara Street and crashed into Tran. He was walking in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Santa Clara and South 10th streets, according to the San Jose Police Department.The death was San Jose’s seventh traffic fatality of 2023, and its fifth pedestrian death.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Pedestrian fatally hit in suspected DUI collision on rural East Bay road Crashes and Disasters | 13-year-old leads Northern California police on chas...

Man survives shooting alongside Pittsburg-Antioch Highway

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:40:48 GMT

PITTSBURG — A 37-year-old Antioch man survived a shooting alongside the Pittsburg-Antioch Highway on Wednesday night, police said.Police were called to the highway east of Loveridge Road, about 8:45 p.m., Pittsburg police Lt. Gabriel Palma said. Once there, they found the man with a single gunshot wound that entered in the lower back, he said.An ambulance took the man to John Muir Medical Center, where he was treated and released within a few hours, Palma said.Police have not made any arrests. Palma said the victim told officers he was driving and noticed two flat tires on a dumpster trailer, then decided to stop and help.According to Palma, the victim said he wound up in an altercation with a person who then fired the gun. Palma said police are still investigating that version of events.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Suspect in murder of Cash App founder appears in court Crime and Public Safety | Pedestrian fatally hit in suspected DUI co...

Map: Flood warnings and river closures in California’s Central Valley

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:40:48 GMT

Warnings about flooding and high rivers have been issued in California’s Central Valley, including one evacuation order.The map above shows the evacuation order in red, evacuation warnings in purple and river closures as red dots.Merced CountyDetails and updates at sheriff’s Facebook and Instagram pages.• Evacuation warning in the area of George Hatfield recreation area, near Newman. Sheriff Vern Warnke confirmed on April 13 that this remained in effect.• Closure of recreational access to the Merced and San Joaquin rivers in Merced County.Fresno CountyDetails and updates at the county evacuation map.• Evacuation warning along the Kings River east of Sanger.Tulare CountyDetails and updates at the sheriff’s Facebook page. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux lifted several evacuation orders this week. Those that remain in effect:• Evacuation order west of Highway 43 south of Corcoran.• Evacuation warnings for Alpaugh/Allensworth, Ponderosa, Pine Flat, the Kern River near Johnsonda...

Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker indicted for lying about leaking grand jury report

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:40:48 GMT

In a stunning move that involves felony perjury charges, a criminal grand jury has indicted Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker for allegedly lying about leaking a confidential Santa Clara County civil grand jury report last year that criticized him and four other councilmembers’ relationship with the San Francisco 49ers.Becker has also been charged with a misdemeanor for leaking the confidential document to former 49ers spokesperson Rahul Chandhok and to reporters or editors at the Silicon Valley Voice, according to the indictment.“Councilmember Becker violated the public’s trust,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. “That an elected official would commit perjury and lie under oath before the grand jury strikes at the very heart of our justice system and requires accountability.”If convicted of perjury, Becker faces four years in county jail.The scathing civil grand jury report, which was titled “Unsportsmanlike Conduct,” was ...

Explosion reported at San Jose apartment complex, firefighters on the scene

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:40:48 GMT

(KRON) -- Firefighters are on the scene of an explosion reported at a San Jose apartment complex, according to the San Jose Fire Department on Twitter. The six-unit complex is located on the 1200 block of Leigh Avenue. Antioch officers called Black people ‘gorillas’ in texts, documents show There are no reported injuries, according to SJFD. Residents of one of the units have been displaced. The fire department remains on the scene. People are being advised to avoid the area of Leigh and Stokes due to street closures.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Pedestrian hit by stolen car in San Jose hit-and-run dies

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:40:48 GMT

(KRON) -- A pedestrian who was struck by a stolen car that ran a red light last month has died of his injuries, according to the San Jose Police Department. The incident occurred on March 22 at around 6:27 p.m. Explosion reported at San Jose apartment complex, firefighters on the scene Officers responded to the area of E. Santa Clara Street and S. 10th Street to investigate a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 1999 silver Toyota sedan, possibly driven by a man, was headed east on E. Santa Clara when it ran a red light and struck a man crossing the street. The pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk.KRON On is streaming live news now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The driver fled the scene, but...

Latest abortion pill ruling could hit some safe havens hard

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:40:48 GMT

For California, New York and some other states trying to position themselves as safe havens for those seeking abortions, a federal court ruling this week could be a setback, adding barriers to obtaining one of the two drugs usually used in combination to end pregnancies with medication.A ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Wednesday partially overturned a lower court, which said earlier this month that mifepristone sales should be stopped while its initial approval by the Food and Drug Administration, in 2000, is reconsidered.But the new ruling came with a catch: The drug must be used in compliance with the FDA’s prescribing rules from 2000 rather than a series of more permissive regulations adopted starting in 2016. For example, the drug must be taken in the presence of a physician, which rules out mailing it to patients.“That’s not good for all of these states that are trying to help other people,” said Jolynn Dellinger, a senior lecturi...

NBA approves Haslams’ purchase of Lasry’s stake in Bucks

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:40:48 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam’s purchase of Marc Lasry’s 25% stake in the Milwaukee Bucks has received approval from the NBA’s board of governors.The approval announced Friday enables the Haslams to join Wes Edens and Jamie Dinan as co-owners of the team. Edens, who purchased the Bucks with Lasry in 2014, will succeed Lasry as the Bucks’ governor and will fill that role for the next five years.“This ownership group has created a championship organization both on and off the court, a standard that is rare in sports, and we highly respect the team they have built,” the Haslams said in a statement released by the team. “We have tremendous appreciation for the impressive history of basketball in Milwaukee and the passionate and loyal fan base.” Terms of the deal weren’t announced. When the Haslams agreed to purchase Lasry’s stake in the Bucks in late February, reports indicated the deal had valued the team at about $3.5 billion. Lasry’s stake repres...