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Holidays 2023: 12 concerts that go way beyond ‘Jingle Bell Rock’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:02 GMT

The three most commonly streamed holiday songs last year were Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” and Bobby Helm’s “Jingle Bell Rock,” according to the analytics platform Luminate.People, we can do better. Much better. And, fortunately in the Bay Area, it’s not hard to find dozens of opportunities to hear holiday-related music that’s as uplifting, interesting and stimulating as anything you might hear the rest of the year. Kitsch and clichés have their place (preferably far, far away), but there’s no reason to get caught in a “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” rut.Here are a dozen options for getting your holiday groove on.Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O: Matt Wilson is a drummer of unusual musicality and bonhomie, and as a bandleader he’s found numerous ways to disrupt tired jazz conventions so that his performances communicate unabashed joy and pleasure. He’s been honing his Christmas Tree-O show for years with bassist P...

Berkeley man charged with assaulting Amazon delivery driver

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:02 GMT

BERKELEY — A Berkeley man has been charged with felony assault for allegedly attacking an Amazon delivery driver, chipping the victim’s tooth, court records show.The 30-year-old Berkeley resident was arrested Nov. 27 and charged two days later with felony assault likely to produce great bodily injury. Police say he approached a driver on the 1600 block of University Avenue, struck up a conversation, then punched the man in the face, chipping his tooth.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | CHP seizes 1,250 rounds of ammo, three guns in raid of Pittsburg home Crime and Public Safety | Man fatally shot in Oakland’s Eastlake district Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man charged with ‘almost completely’ severing family member’s ear Crime and Public Safety | East Bay photographer charged with raping woman during photo shoot Crime and Public Safety | UC Berkeley chef charged...

Police say San Jose shooting that led to three arrests was gang related

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:02 GMT

SAN JOSE — Police have arrested three men in connection to an August gang-related shooting in San Jose, according to authorities.The shooting in question took place around 9:37 p.m. on Aug. 24 at the 1500 block of Alum Rock Avenue, but all suspects had left the scene by the time officers arrived. The victim was identified later, after they drove themself to a hospital with a non-life threatening injury.According to police, an investigation revealed that the shooting was gang related. Three suspects were identified, though police did not immediately reveal how they had come to pinpoint the trio.The police department later obtained search and arrest warrants for each suspect. On Sept. 26, police arrested two of the men, aged 23 and 26, in San Jose without incident.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Three arrested in connection to alleged underground gambling ring in San Jose Crime and Public Safety | Woman found dead at home near Coyote Creek, police ...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers just beat up two of the NFL’s top lines. That’s a big deal entering winter football season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:02 GMT

When the weather turns nasty, the NFL becomes nastier.Leave that “basketball on turf” nonsense for the sunshine. When it’s cold, and the games really matter, they’re won or lost in the trenches by the big uglies on the offensive line and defensive line.It warms my heart.If you’re a 49ers fan, watching the performance of San Francisco’s offensive and defensive lines in Sunday’s win over the Eagles likely warmed your heart, too.Both units were outstanding. And that should set a tone for the rest of the season, as the Niners fight for the NFC’s No. 1 seed.Related ArticlesSan Francisco 49ers | NFC playoff picture: Don’t get too carried away with 49ers’ big win over tired Eagles San Francisco 49ers | 49ers-Seahawks preview: What you need to know for Week 14 rematch San Francisco 49ers | 49ers’ Shanahan: No hard feelings against Eagles’ security director; NFL investigating Gr...

One dead in East Bay crash on Interstate 680

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:02 GMT

PACHECO — A person died early Tuesday in a two-vehicle freeway crash, the California Highway Patrol said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Walmart employee arriving to work hits, kills woman in Mountain View store’s foggy parking lot Crashes and Disasters | Daly City woman pleads no contest to felony charges connected to fatal collision that killed her car’s passenger Crashes and Disasters | Freight train hits and kills man in Berkeley Crashes and Disasters | CHP officer details Highway 4 chase that ended with woman dying in fiery crash Crashes and Disasters | Man dies in Oakland hit-and-run traffic collision The wreck happened on northbound Interstate 680, just south of the Pacheco Boulevard exit, about 9:35 a.m., according to CHP spokesperson Officer Adam Lane.The crash blocked three lanes of the freeway. Around 9:55 a.m., the CHP issued a Sig Alert for severe traffic that laste...

Tuberville says he’ll drop opposition to most military promotions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:02 GMT

By Lauren Fox | CNNRepublican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he is releasing the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military promotions.Tuberville told his colleagues in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill that he will release the promotions for three-star nominees and below, the vast majority of the nominees.The move comes after he faced bipartisan pressure to cease his blanket hold on military promotions over a Defense Department reproductive rights policy. Tuberville’s hold started in March and delayed the confirmations of more than 450 top military nominees.Tuberville made the announcement that he was backing off the military holds with the exception of fewer than a dozen four star promotions during Senate lunch. He said it was important that Republicans be united and not vote for a rules changes that would have allowed Schumer to bring up nominees en bloc.Related ArticlesNational Politics | With 32nd tie-breaker, VP Harris breaks nearly 20...

At least 1 dead in multi-vehicle crash on 680 near Pacheco

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:02 GMT

(KRON) -- At least one person died in a possible multi-vehicle collision on northbound Interstate Highway 680 near the unincorporated community of Pacheco on Tuesday morning, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. At about 9:30 a.m., fire crews responded to a call about a crash between state Highway 4 and the Pacheco Boulevard off-ramp, according to fire district spokesman Capt. Chris Toler. DVC coach accused of assaulting women on bus converted into ‘dungeon’ in court today Multiple lanes are blocked or impacted, according to Contra Costa County Fire. Drivers are being advised to find alternate routes.Investigators did not say what caused the crash or when lanes may reopen. A photo from the scene showed dense fog on the roadway, however, it is not known if weather was a factor. Much of the Bay Area remains under a Dense Fog Advisory Tuesday morning.Bay City News contributed to this report.

Man injured in shooting in SF’s Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood Monday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:02 GMT

(BCN) -- A man was robbed and shot in San Francisco's Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood on Monday, according to police.The shooting was reported shortly before 11:30 a.m. Monday in the area of Pine and Octavia streets, where two suspects approached a man in his 20s, San Francisco police said. DVC coach accused of assaulting women in converted bus pleads not guilty One suspect demanded the victim's keys and then shot him. The second suspect also took the victim's phone before the pair fled on bicycles, according to police.The man was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries, which are not considered life-threatening.KRON On is streaming live.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 two suspects, described as men possibly between 25-30 years old, remain at large ...

Baseball Hall of Fame to have retired players in May 25 tribute to Negro Leagues All-Star Game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:02 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — CC Sabathia is getting ready to take the mound again next spring, five years after his retirement, to pitch in a tribute to the Negro Leagues All-Star Game at the Hall of Fame’s Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York.“My career ended with me ripping my shoulder up and not being able to throw a baseball anymore, but I’m rehabbing myself to be able to come back and pitch an inning in this game,” the 43-year-old left-hander said Tuesday during a news conference at the winter meetings.Ken Griffey Jr. and Ozzie Smith have agreed to manage or coach at the May 25 Hall of Fame East-West Classic. It will be played in conjunction with the opening of the Hall’s “Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball” exhibit.The Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Game began at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in September 1933, two months after MLB’s first All-Star Game at the same ballpark, and was played annually through 1962.Jerry and Scott Hairston, whose ...

4 teens arrested in robbery, assault of juvenile after fight inside Alexandria McDonald’s

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:02 GMT

A fight inside a McDonald’s restaurant last month left a young person injured and police have now arrested four Alexandria, Virginia, teens in the assault and robbery.It happened on the morning of Nov. 13. at 3646 King St., according to a news release from police.Police were initially called about the fighting at the restaurant just after 8:45 a.m.A person who had been robbed and assaulted was found outside the restaurant and brought to the hospital, police said.Police didn’t identify any of the suspects or the victim, outside of specifying everyone involved is under the age of 18.Two of the people involved were charged with assault; two were charged with robbery and assault.Police have asked anyone with information about the incident to contact Det. Michael Whelan at 703-746-6228.Source