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“Wild Life,” from “Free Solo”‘s Jimmy Chin is a rickety helicopter tour of a fascinating marriage

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:39 GMT

“Wild Life,” the latest eco-conscious documentary from filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (“Free Solo,” “Meru”) is a rickety helicopter tour of a fascinating marriage; nearly every scene makes you want to stop and explore in more detail.Things move fast with barely a beat of introduction. Those unfamiliar with American philanthropists Kristine McDivitt Tompkins and her husband, Douglas Tompkins, may feel in the film’s opening minutes as disoriented as if they’ve been dropped in the wilderness. One catches on that the Tompkinses purchased a lot of it: more than 1 million acres in Argentina and Chile, with the goal of gifting the land back as recognized national parks. The scale of the couple’s ambition teeters on the surreal. Asked in archival footage about a massive snow-flocked volcano on the horizon, Doug casually replies, “Yeah, that came with it.”The film doesn’t do much besides pair snippets of the Tompkins’ biographies with staggeringly beautiful shots of Pata...

Judge sides with journalist, coalition regarding photos and data of LAPD officers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:39 GMT

The city of Los Angeles and police suffered a setback in court Tuesday when a judge declined to issue a restraining order relating to the released photos and data of thousands of LAPD officers. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff rejected the city's request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the information and images to be used by an online database called "Watch the Watchers," a project of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, the Los Angeles times reported. City of Los Angeles sues reporter, police watchdog group after release of LAPD officer info Earlier this month, the city sued the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition and Ben Camacho, a reporter from Knock LA who received the contested data for about 9,000 officers from the city when he filed a public records request and then turned it over to the coalition.The city and LAPD are facing legal challenges of their own, as the photos and data included officers who work undercover.More than 300 undercover officer...

Driver who ran down young mother, daughter in Mid-Wilshire was likely 'impaired,' has been arrested: LAPD

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:39 GMT

The driver who slammed into a mother and her child as they walked to school in L.A.’s Mid-Wilshire neighborhood Tuesday morning was speeding and may have been intoxicated, and he was placed under arrest Wednesday morning, according to police.The crash happened just before 8 a.m. in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue, across the street from Hancock Park Elementary.The male driver of a white pickup truck, according to police, was speeding when he struck a woman in her 30s and her 6-year-old daughter in an intersection, struck a light pole, and then crashed into an apartment building.The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her daughter was hospitalized in critical condition late Tuesday. Their names were not immediately released.The crash scene in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue where a mother was killed, and her 6-year-old daughter was critically injured. April 25, 2023. (KTLA)The crash scene in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue where a mother was killed, and her 6-ye...

Neon Nash Breaks Down Walls With New Single “Attack On B!tch”

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:39 GMT

From Los Angeles, breakout artist and anime fan Neon Nash is sure to start a rumble with her latest track “Attack On B!tch”. Inspired by the 2009 manga and 2013 anime Attack On Titan by Hajime Isayama, Neon creates a battlefield of sound worthy of a titan with a skilled blend of fast paced rap and smooth R&B vocals.What inspired your latest release “Attack On B!tch”?Fans of anime are probably quick to realize that my song “Attack On B!tch” now available on Spotify is inspired by the anime Attack On Titan. And I wanted this song to pay the anime justice in every way and I’m so happy with how it turned out, I feel like it definitely did. From the lyrics and references to the specific effects KJ Strock (who also produced for Machine Gun Kelly, Ice Nine Kills and Pop Evil) put in the mix, it turned out exactly how I envisioned it. There are so many references to the anime that I lost count and the extra added effects like the sword fighting sounds and stomps in the bassline just rea...

Peak snowpack: PG&E measures 211 inches of snow in final Lassen Peak survey

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:39 GMT

CHESTER — The final snowpack survey of the year took a bit more effort for the PG&E team at Lassen Volcanic National Park.In the dense, late April snow, PG&E hydrographers drilled through 211 inches of snowpack Tuesday to reach the gravel parking lot of the Lassen Peak trailhead — by jumping on their equipment like a pogo stick.“At many other sites we can core many samples by hand. At this site, we have to jump on the sampler to use our full body weight to get it down,” said PG&E Hydrographer Dan Stephens. “We’ve already broken gear this morning.”Stephens said Lassen Peak represents 3% of the Feather River watershed, and one of the stations measured 211 inches of snow, equivalent to 118 inches of water.Snowpack sample pieces are scattered away from the hole of which it was taken Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at the trailhead of Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. (Michael Weber/Enterprise-Record) Spokesman Paul Moreno said PG&E is one of many agencies conduct...

3 teens arrested in Denver rock-throwing spree homicide

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:39 GMT

Alexa Bartell, 20 (Provided by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department) Jefferson County Sheriff’s investigators have arrested three 18-year-old suspects from Arvada in the rock-throwing death of 20-year-old Alexa Bartell.The investigators made the arrests during the night at Arvada homes and officials early Wednesday announced they’d taken the three into custody. Officials identified the suspects as Joseph Koenig, Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, and Zachary Kwak. In a news release, officials said the three will face charges of first-degree murder with extreme indifference.All three are suspected of throwing rocks, and additional charges are expected to be filed, pending determinations by the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office, authorities said.A suspect vehicle has been identified — a black 2016 Chevy Silverado, authorities said. It remains unclear who was driving during a rock-throwing spree last week, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Li...

California bill to make internet platforms pay for news advances — with questions

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:39 GMT

A California bill that aims to ease newspapers’ internet-age woes by making Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook pay for the online articles their users access through their platforms advanced out of its first committee hearing Tuesday night, but not without lots of questions from lawmakers.“A free and diverse press is the backbone of a healthy and vibrant democracy,” Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat, told the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, which passed her bill on a 9-0 vote with two members abstaining. “These dominant companies are padding their profit margins with locally produced news without adequately compensating the originators of that content.”But while her colleagues on the committee supported the idea, they said it’s going to need some work.“I appreciate that a problem-solver legislator has agreed to tackle this,” said Assemblyman Steve Bennett, a Democrat representing Oxnard. “...

Suspect in Santa Rosa Exchange Bank robbery arrested

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:39 GMT

(KRON) -- The Santa Rosa Police Department has arrested a suspect connected to a robbery at the Exchange Bank on Calistoga Road that happened in February, officials said. The suspect told the bank teller he was armed and that he would shoot the teller if they did not hand over an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.On Feb. 3 around 12:34 p.m., the suspect, identified as 41-year-old Rohnert Park resident Christopher Cairati robbed the bank. Police said he threatened to shoot the teller and at one point raised his shirt, but it was unclear whether he was armed. Charges will be dropped against man arrested for striking ex-SF fire commissioner in Marina, statement says Cairati fled on foot down Calistoga Road with the stolen cash. Police could not immediately find Cairati after the robbery, but did find the clothes he was wearing, officials said. Through an investigation over the last few months, police said they were able to use DNA evidence to identify Cairati as the suspect.Tue...

Santa Clara County air quality earns failing grade

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:39 GMT

(BCN) -- Santa Clara County is still struggling to clean up its poor air quality, with communities of color among the most affected. The American Lung Association's newly released 2023 State of the Air report shows Santa Clara County scored an "F" on the report in high ozone days and particle pollution levels -- factors that contribute to an array of health concerns including asthma and respiratory infections. Experts said bad air quality and pollution disproportionately affects low-income residents and communities of color, and requires immediate attention. Gabriela Chavez-Lopez, executive director of the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley, said low-income communities, especially those in East San Jose, have long been disproportionately impacted by pollution. She said low-income residents live in areas where commerce and transportation are prioritized, meaning air quality is often deprioritized. She said an example is the Reid-Hillview Airport in East San Jose. A 2021 county ...

Stock market today: Big Tech rally props up Wall Street

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:04:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A big rally for Microsoft and other Big Tech stocks is helping to prop up Wall Street Wednesday, a day after stocks tumbled to their worst drop in a month. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in early trading, though the worries about U.S. banks that hit the market a day before remain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 58 points, or 0.2%, at 33,589, as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was leading the market with a 0.9% gain.Tech stocks pushed upward on indexes after Microsoft reported stronger profit for the first three months of the year than analysts expected. It jumped 7%, and it carries a huge weight on the S&P 500 because it’s the second-largest stock in the index. Tech stocks have been some of the year’s best performers so far as they’ve laid off workers and made other cost cuts to improve their profitability. Hopes for a coming pause from the Federal Reserve on its barrage of hikes to interest rates have also helped them in particula...