The Berkeley Police Department marked the 16th anniversary Saturday of an unsolved homicide in the city that took the life of a man on his 35th birthday in a violent robbery. A $50,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for killing Adolfo […] The post $50,000 reward: Berkeley police still seek answers in killing of man on his 35th birthday appeared first on Local News Matters .
An occupant of a home in the English Hills area north of Vacaville was found dead after a fire on Saturday afternoon, the Vacaville Fire Protection District said. The structure fire in the 7700 block of Chisamore Ranch Lane was reported about 2:45 p.m. As fire units were responding, the flames spread to vegetation and […] The post 1 found dead in Vacaville residential fire in English Hills area appeared first on Local News Matters .
Two people were accused in a civil lawsuit filed this week by the City and County of San Francisco of trying to sell a house they did not own. Brandon Aadee and Diana Peng were named defendants in the lawsuit, which accused the two of using forged signatures to illegally acquire the deed to a […] The post 2 accused of trying to sell multimillion-dollar house they did not own appeared first on Local News Matters .
Anticipated releases include Emma Cline's latest novel, a book by Emily St. John Mandel with a screen adaptation already underway, and a new multigenerational story by "Pachinko" author Min Jin Lee.
But Gibney has "great concern" that Bleecker Street and HBO can bring 'Musk' to audiences, as planned, before Warner Bros. Discovery is acquired by the tech barons behind Paramount.
Elizabeth von der Goltz, Poshmark’s Chief Revenue Officer, hosted a downtown preview of the platform’s now-open-to-the-public NYFW activation, which also marks the launch of the new Try Yourself On brand campaign.
After more than four decades in fashion, Sui’s curiosity remains undimmed, fueling a romantic, mischievous collection where old-world craft collided with digital possibility.
"It was a lot to take in because I'd spent over a year, by that point, studying him,” the actor said at THR‘s Studio at 1 Hotel during TIFF, presented by sponsor Canada Goose.
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 143, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been devouring every iPhone Duo video I can find, clicking on […] Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 143, your guide to the best and Verge -iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage .) This week, I've been devouring every iPhone Duo video I can find, clicking on the wonderful websites nominated for this year's Tiny Awards , catching up on the excellent Onimusha: Way of the Sword , reading Wildwood ahead of the upcoming movie , watching the new Taskmaster series, coming to grips with Link's new look in the Ocarina of Time remake, and fi
Read about new movies that take aim at Silicon Valley billionaires and a new series that aims to help local parents recognize signs of depressing and anxiety in their children. The post Around Town: Featured attractions, calling parents appeared first on Palo Alto Online .
THE MASSIVE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY, including providers such as Canvas and DuoLingo, will face stricter rules around students’ privacy starting next year after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Thursday. The law, Assembly Bill 1159, prohibits technology companies from using student data to train or develop AI models at a time when California’s K-12 schools, community colleges and universities are […] The post As tech firms collect and sell student data, new state law aims to protect their privacy appeared first on Local News Matters .
Continuing her architectural and geometric approach to design, spring saw Ashlynn Park focus on two-dimensional squares that became three-dimensional garments.
Fewer big Hollywood movies seem to have been invited to the film festival this year, but there are still interesting and ambitious indies worth toasting.
Iraq's government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline.
The 7th Annual Workday Charity Classic at Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club raised more than $5.6 million dollars to support Oakland students and families. The annual golf event is the signature fundraising event for the Curry's 'Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation.'
As California closes state prisons, rural towns like Susanville and Blythe struggle with lost jobs, shrinking populations and uncertain economic futures.
China, Iran's biggest trading partner and a key customer of Tehran's energy exports, is willing to work with BRICS towards peace in the region, Xi said.
Roughly two-thirds through “Misty Green,” Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and lets a rendition of “One Night Only,” from the musical “Dreamgirls,” rip. The characters around her go quiet, and the crowd at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Chris Rock’s film made its world premiere, seemed similarly enraptured. But when Rock and his cast […]
Gavin Newsom leaves office in a few months, allowing him to devote all of his time to a 2028 presidential run. The question is whether he can sell a progressive agenda outside the comfortable confines of California.
Courteney Cox has opened up about the death of her “Scream” co-star Hayden Panettiere, who died in August at 36 years old. While reflecting on her time filming “Scream VI” with Panettiere, Cox told Entertainment Weekly, “She’s a really wonderful actor. The last time I worked with her we had a great time. She was […]
Theft and vandalism of campaign yard signs is a perennial problem every election season, but Cupertino is seeing an unusually high volume of complaints this year in the sharply divided City Council race. Cupertino City Hall has received 23 formal complaints regarding yard sign thefts, compared with just six during the last election in 2024.... The post Cupertino sign theft complaints hit new high appeared first on San José Spotlight .
Night one of Dion's long-awaited comeback, a 26-date residency in Paris, featured a tearful "On Ne Change Pas," an a cappella Everest and an opera aria under falling snow.
The Canadian icon launched her 26-night Paris residency with a 29-song, two-and-a-half-hour comeback that moved from intimate French ballads to an a cappella "All by Myself."
Eugene Richard O’Connor, the punk rocker known as Cheetah Chrome and guitarist of the Dead Boys, died Sunday, his bandmates confirmed on Instagram. He was 71. “We are incredibly sad to announce the news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Cheetah Chrome,” the band wrote in the post. “Cheetah was a true original, […]
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY took down a social media post featuring an image of a Stockton Sikh man following heavy criticism that it promoted anti-Sikh sentiment. The seemingly AI-generated post, which went up on Wednesday as part of the agency’s latest self-deportation push, depicted a bearded man in a blue bandana opposite the popular […] The post Deleted DHS post featuring Stockton truck driver draws backlash from Sikh community appeared first on Local News Matters .
Geordan White, 60, of Redding died after attempting to rescue a dog that had jumped into Shasta Lake Friday morning, according to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office.
Ella Langely’s fans are choosing her “Dandelion” album as a complete piece of work, and not just staying entirely trained on her long-running “Choosin’ Texas” smash. “Dandelion” has returned to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart for a third non-consecutive week at the top. Its previous stay at No. 1 was […]
Television’s biggest night of the year always comes with lots of parties. From the Creative Coalition and BAFTA North America events leading up to the Emmys to agency soirees and post-parties hosted by Apple TV, Netflix and HBO Max, there seems to be champagne popping on every corner of Los Angeles at all hours of […]
Brendan Carr, the Trump-aligned Republican chairman of the FCC, accused James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, of running a “hoax” to garner attention and campaign donations by sitting for an interview with Jimmy Kimmel — which ABC put on YouTube instead airing it on broadcast TV to avoid a potential clash […]
The issue of the FEMA staffing was part of a much larger lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees and other labor groups, pushing back on efforts by the Trump administration to slash the federal workforce.
The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast after conceding a "painful" defeat last week when Houthis captured the port city of Mokha and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
The ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ star has nabbed the lead in the indie, written and directed by her mother Rana Strazza, which is being shopped to international buyers at TIFF: The Market.
A former South San Jose elementary school is poised to become housing. True Life Companies purchased Glider Elementary School, a 9.5-acre site, from Oak Grove School District to redevelop it with 80 homes — a combination of townhomes and single-family houses. The San Jose Planning Commission on Aug. 26 voted unanimously to recommend the project, […] The post Former South San Jose school campus set for 80-home development appeared first on Local News Matters .
"we kind of always wanted to make another record, so we hope to," singer told Alamodome fans of band's long-awaited follow-up to 2010’s Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
There’s bad news and potentially good news for people living with obesity in California. The bad news is that California ended Medi-Cal coverage of GLP-1 drugs when used for weight loss earlier this year.  The potentially good news is that Gov. Newsom has the opportunity to restore access to obesity medications for Medi-Cal patients.   Cutting […] The post Governor can right the wrong of Medi-Cal cut to obesity medications appeared first on The Almanac .
Trump made the unusual pitch at the party's midterm convention in Dallas last week, promising a "Trump Dividend" if voters keep the GOP in power on Capitol Hill.
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is making it harder for primary care doctors who work with immigrant patients to do their jobs, a UCSF study finds.
It's Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the holiday will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet.
The Pitt, Hacks, Widow's Bay and Pluribus are leading the Emmy nominations pack this year. Here's who we'll have our fingers crossed for on Monday night.
Carl Sbarounis was flying his plane over the ocean, scouting for fish as a commercial fisherman, when a friend called him with news of a rare sighting: A giant whale shark cruising through the blue Pacific waters.
Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections. They are often some of the most scrutinized but least understood voters, a blind spot that political strategist Khalil Thompson wants to fix.
The Guardian served as producer, and Jonathan Glazer as executive producer, on the documentary by Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, which won a special Jury at the Venice Film Festival.
The attack, which the reports said killed one and wounded four, drew attention back to the strait after threats to shipping in the region intensified last week when Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea.
President Donald Trump sparked the ire of some Irish leaders shortly after his arrival in Dublin Saturday when he expressed an interest in seeing a unified Ireland.
Israel’s Minister of Culture Miki Zohar threatened to revoke the Israeli citizenships of “NAZA” co-directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. He called the documentary “shocking” and accused the filmmakers of “betraying the state.” “The self-loathing that burns in the creators, who are willing to harm their homeland just to get applause from antisemites around the […]
Goodbye, East Broadway mall; hello, Henry Street! James Veloria 2.0 marks a new chapter for the NYC's vintage hotspot, one of which founders Collin James Weber and Brandon Veloria Giordano have always dreamed.
John Stamos teared up as he talked about fatherhood during an emotional speech Thursday at The Creative Coalition’s 12th Annual TV Humanitarian Awards. Stamos has been an advocate with the child abuse treatment and prevention organization Childhelp for almost 40 years, but the meaning of his advocacy changed for him when he became a father […]
Catherine Holstein leaned full throttle into a soft, romance-tinged, feminine look contrasted by her stealthy signature styles, all of which required a closer look.
* WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...San Luis Reservoir * WHEN...Until 10 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways impacted include State Route 152.
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Kern River Valley including Lake Isabella * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways impacted include State Routes 155 and 178.
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Kern River Valley including Lake Isabella * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways impacted include State Routes 155 and 178.
* WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...San Luis Reservoir * WHEN...Until 10 AM PDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways impacted include State Route 152.
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Kern River Valley including Lake Isabella * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways impacted include State Routes 155 and 178.
“Forever Is a Feeling,” Lucy Dacus promised in the romantic-sounding title of her 2025 solo album. Feelings are transitory things, of course, and some of the good ones must come to an end, which is why Dacus is commemorating the end of that era Sunday night with a show at the Hollywood Bowl that will […]
Bassam Tariq and Mahershala Ali finally made their “Blade” movie. On Saturday night, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before its theatrical release on Sept. 25. Tariq’s film centers on Latif (Ali), a devout Muslim hitman who, following the sudden death of his wife, goes […]
The surfing culture of the ‘50s and ‘60s is closely tied to imagery of Hawaii and Southern California, with palm tree-lined beaches, brightly colored convertibles and long piers stretching into the Pacific. Northern California’s waves, by many people’s standards, leave something to be desired. In his book A Brief Commentary on the Hare Creek Surfers, […] The post McNear: Mendocino’s Hare Creek Surfers: five teens with a mission appeared first on Local News Matters .
Melissa Rivers is returning to the red carpet. Fashion expert and author Rivers — who rose to fame reporting outside awards-shows with her late mother, the comedian Joan Rivers — will be joining Variety co-president and co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh and CNN correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister at the two brands’ Emmys pre-show broadcast. On “CNN & Variety […]
There was no better incentive for folks to get extra dressed-up than Mytheresa’s signature fashion-filled cocktail party—particularly because of its prime Saturday night slot on the calendar.
Fire crews in Monterey County made significant progress this week increasing containment lines of the Plaskett Fire burning in the unincorporated area of Big Sur. The fire was 83% contained as of Saturday afternoon, up from about 61% earlier in the week. Evacuation orders and warnings in the area were still active Saturday. The Plaskett […] The post Nearly 30K acres burned, Plaskett Fire reaches 83% containment appeared first on Local News Matters .
As Monday’s 78th Emmys ceremony fast approaches, Variety has learned of two new highlights that viewers should expect to see: New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is expected to appear via a pre-tape at the start of the telecast, while Reba McEntire has been tapped to perform a Dolly Parton song in tribute to […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed an escalating federal investigation of his administration, including the donations paying for his travel, saying it was retribution for his criticism of President Trump and his policies.
THE CITY OF OAKLAND will deploy artificial intelligence-assisted drones to proactively detect abandoned trash on streets as part of its plan to crack down on illegal dumping, city officials announced this week. The drones, called Aerbits, will scan the streets, identify garbage piles, and use AI to classify debris so that authorities can initiate cleanup […] The post Oakland launches drones to identify trash on streets appeared first on Local News Matters .
Ira Jinkins Park hosted a free sports event for young children, organized as part of a national initiative by ESPN, Disney Jr., and "Every Kid Sports."
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced Thursday that more than $3.1 million in federal funding will go toward infrastructure improvements at Monterey Regional Airport and Marina Municipal Airport. The $3,144,720 in grants comes from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Infrastructure Grants program, established through the bipartisan infrastructure law, according to Rep. Panetta’s office. Monterey Regional Airport […] The post Panetta secures $3.1 million for Monterey, Marina airport improvements appeared first on Local News Matters .
Exit polls from public broadcaster SVT had initially shown the left-wing parties ahead by several percentage points but with two-thirds of the actual vote counted, the two blocs were nearly dead even.
Inside, pretty much everyone looked like they could have walked the Conner Ives Spring 2027 show. Alas, many of them had—even Hunter Pifer, who was helming the DJ decks at one point.
One in four L.A. primary voters wanted Republican Spencer Pratt to be mayor. But for Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, openly chasing these voters could alienate liberal supporters.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA...A portion of northern California. * TIMING...Until 5 PM PDT Monday. * WINDS...North to northwest winds gusting 20 to 35 mph. Strongest period of north winds expected tonight into Monday morning. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 10 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
The city loses $4.9 million a year subsidizing six sprawling golf courses used by a shrinking number of players. In a housing-starved city, that’s a tough sell.
San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller is proposing new rules that would require businesses in unincorporated areas to obtain permits before using autonomous robots in the workplace, a press release issued Thursday announced. The ordinance, set to be introduced Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors, would apply to robots used in restaurants, hotels, stores and […] The post San Mateo County supervisor proposes permits for workplace robots appeared first on Local News Matters .
She could have called it “Great Grief,” but that would have been immodest. Sara Bareilles’ “Good Grief,” her first new studio album in seven years, is one of the year’s finest achievements from a singer-songwriter… and its purely musical delights are such that you might feel that way about it even if you haven’t been […]
Seth Green revealed in the Sept. 8 episode of “The McBride Rewind” podcast that he was not involved in any discussion of reprising his role as the werewolf guitarist Oz in Hulu’s canceled “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot. “I was not part of those talks,” he said in the episode.  While he was not involved, […]
“Happily Ever After,” the follow-up feature from Taiwanese director Feng-i Fiona Roan, is bowing in the Toronto Film Festival’s Special Presentations lineup, arriving amid heightened attention following the success of her acclaimed debut, “American Girl.” “American Girl” premiered in the Asian Future section of the Tokyo International Film Festival before earning seven Golden Horse Award […]
Stars from 'The Pitt,' 'Widow's Bay,' 'Pluribus,' 'Hacks' and 'Shrinking' came out for the Saturday night event, which was presented by Snapchat and Waymo.
With Social Security due to reach a funding shortfall in six years, more lawmakers are opening up to the idea of taxing high earners to help fund the program.
From the iconic Cartier Love bracelet to Bulgari’s Serpenti, Chanel’s quilted Coco Crush gold and more, the best luxury bangles distill each house's signature codes into the cornerstone pieces of a jewelry wardrobe.
The Units are a band I discovered in part thanks to No Dogs in Space. During their miniseries on The Screamers (another incredible band worth checking out), they mention synthpunk.org as one of their sources. And there's no better way to get my attention than to combine two of my favorite things - punk rock […] The Units are a band I discovered in part thanks to No Dogs in Space . During their miniseries on The Screamers (another incredible band worth checking out), they mention synthpunk.org as one of their sources. And there's no better way to get my attention than to combine two of my favorite things - punk rock and synthesizers . The site was down that day (it appears to be back up now), but I was able to access a version from July through the Wayback Machine. What greeted me was a bare-bones site with links for six bands, including The Screamers. But at the top was The Units,
The system's vulnerability has been drawing increased attention, with election security advocates criticizing state election officials for failing to fix it before the November elections.
Scottish writer-director Tom Nicoll is unveling at Toronto his buzzy debut “Salvation.” It tracks an aspiring online life coach whose attempt to reinvent himself and then sell that transformation to others pulls him in increasingly desperate directions. The psychological and blackly comic thriller world premieres in TIFF’s Discovery section, having already been selected for the […]
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Like Peter Farrelly's earlier film 'Green Book,' this crowd-pleaser could seriously contend for TIFF's audience award en route to major Oscar noms (including best actor for Anthony Ippolito, who plays Sylvester Stallone).
The Canadian actor, producer and writer gave a keynote Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival after premiering 'Babies,' directed by Lauren Miller Rogen, on Saturday night.
The sculpture, which stands outside a Smithsonian museum, was the first work of modern art commissioned for the National Mall by the federal government.
Yesterday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a lengthy open letter saying it was time to "pace the frontier" and slow down AI development. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk both agreed, publicly voicing their support on X. Even Alphabet's Demis Hassabis offered tentative support for Amodei's proposal. Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, however, […] Yesterday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a lengthy open letter saying it was time to "pace the frontier" and slow down AI development. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk both agreed, publicly voicing their support on X. Even Alphabet's Demis Hassabis offered tentative support for Amodei's proposal. Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, however, seem to think the AI executives are being overreactive and fear that a pause could lead to China outpacing the US in the AI race. According to the Financial Times , Trump
Ukraine has for months been targeting Russia's oil and gas industry with long-range strikes, prompting fuel rationing across the country and causing Moscow to ban diesel exports in July, one factor disrupting the global supply of diesel.
President Donald Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are causing a fuel shortage.
While acknowledging the need for some regulation, Trump provided no specifics about potential rules and attributed warnings about the technology moving too quickly and with little oversight to "negative forces" he did not identify.
Over 150 sailors, naval officers and state and local officials convened in Vallejo on Thursday for a summit on legislation that aims to reverse course on the country’s flailing shipbuilding industry. The consensus among panelists: The U.S. needs more ships. And it’s a matter of economic and national security. “The maritime industry is critical,” said […] The post Vallejo maritime summit makes case for SHIPS Act to revive lagging U.S. shipbuilding appeared first on Local News Matters .
Variety and Chanel’s annual Women in Film dinner was the place to see and be chic at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday night. The hottest invite of the festival gathered prominent women and nonbinary filmmakers, where the legendary fashion house co-hosted an evening to remember with Variety co-presidents Ramin Setoodeh (also co-editor-in-chief) and Dea […]
The latest strike happened ahead of an expected meeting between Iranian and Gulf officials in Oman to sign an agreement for shipping through the strait.
The House is scheduled to be sent home in the coming days until after November's midterm elections, leaving a narrow window to pass any form of AI regulation.
Two people were arrested in San Fransico while riding around in a Waymo robotaxi after the cab pulled over and called the cops on them. The riders were juveniles in possession of a loaded AR-style ghost gun and were taken to a juvenile hall. While the police report did not specify who was operating the […] Two people were arrested in San Fransico while riding around in a Waymo robotaxi after the cab pulled over and called the cops on them. The riders were juveniles in possession of a loaded AR-style ghost gun and were taken to a juvenile hall. While the police report did not specify who was operating the autonomous car, Waymo later confirmed it was one of its vehicles to the Los Angeles Times . A spokesperson told the LA Times that a "violation of our terms of service involving a firearm" was detected. At which point the car pulled over and alerted the authorities. Earlier this yea
A wildfire grew to 4,008 acres near the rural Mendocino County community of Potter Valley and the Lake County line, Cal Fire said Saturday. San Francisco firefighters were dispatched to help battle the Lucas Fire, which was 15% contained Saturday afternoon. A Red Flag Warning was in effect through Monday afternoon due to strong winds […] The post Wildfire grows to 4,008 acres near Potter Valley appeared first on Local News Matters .
The 22nd District is one of fewer than two dozen toss-up races nationwide that will likely determine which party controls the U.S. House in the second half of President Trump's term.
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 11 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways impacted include US Highway 395 and State Routes 14, 58, and 178.
* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...San Joaquin Valley * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways impacted include (but not limited to) Interstate 5 and State Routes 41, 99, and 198.
* WHAT...For the Western Portion, Northwest to north winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Isolated gusts to 55 mph possible. For the Eastern Range, North winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected * WHERE...Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range, and Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range. * WHEN...Until 6 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways impacted include US Highway 395 and State Routes 14, 58, and 178.
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Coast of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* WHAT...Northwest to north winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Isolated gusts to 55 mph possible. * WHERE...Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range, and Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range. * WHEN...Until 6 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
China will take the lead to help foster artificial-intelligence collaboration and development among developing-economy countries, President Xi Jinping said.
Seven years after “Moving On,” Korean filmmaker Yoon Dan-bi returns with “The World Before,” a coming-of-age film about desire and first love. Speaking with Variety ahead of the film’s Toronto Film Festival Platform world premiere, Yoon discusses how capturing the authenticity of change worked its way at every stage of the production. “I want to […]
Heather Abrams, the town manager of Fairfax in Marin County, is the top candidate for town manager in the Napa County community of Yountville, according to the Yountville clerk’s office. Yountville’s council will vote Tuesday on an employment agreement naming Abrams as the next town manager, Clerk Hilary Gaede announced Friday. “Yountville is a special […] The post Yountville council picks Fairfax manager for next town chief appeared first on Local News Matters .
Marvel's mishandling of its Blade reboot will likely go down as one of the studio's biggest mistakes. There was a great actor in place to play the vampire hunter (Mahershala Ali), and a promising director set to take over the reins (Bassam Tariq). In retrospect, though, the disappointing demise of Blade might not be such […] Marvel's mishandling of its Blade reboot will likely go down as one of the studio's biggest mistakes. There was a great actor in place to play the vampire hunter (Mahershala Ali), and a promising director set to take over the reins (Bassam Tariq). In retrospect, though, the disappointing demise of Blade might not be such a bad thing, because Tariq and Ali have collaborated on something much more interesting than a superhero reboot: the powerful hitman thriller Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother . That was one of five movies I was able to cram into a very hecti
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on cars, data privacy, and autonomous vehicles, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission […] This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on cars, data privacy, and autonomous vehicles, follow Andrew J. Hawkins . The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here . How it started Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission issued an unprecedented penalty against General Motors: a five-year ban on selling customer data to consumer reporting agencies and third-party data brokers. For years, GM had been collecting all sorts of data on its cust
The Roblox Innovation Awards (RIAs) unveiled its 2026 winners during a ceremony in San Jose Saturday with new title “Animal Hospital” taking home several top honors. Part of the 12th annual Roblox Developer Conference, this year’s RIAs were hosted by Roblox’s head of the developer community, Justin Sousa (widely known as “JParty” to Roblox users). […]
Given its premise — a post-stroke retiree derives sexual pleasure from his daughter-in-law — the perverse qualities of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s classic “Diary of a Mad Old Man” are plentiful. But by the standards of contemporary mores, the 1961 novel isn’t particularly explicit; in his first feature since 2019, Wayne Wang initially takes a different approach, […]
Toward the end of Rebel Wilson’s “Girl Group,” a fizzy, gaudy clone of “Pitch Perfect” sculpted from the mentor formula of “Bad News Bears,” the movie spirals into an interminable sequence of pop music performances. The song-and-dance numbers are so awkwardly endless that they call to mind the denouement of a very different pop spectacle: […]
Yo Adrian, Rocky did it … again! Only this time, the famed character is at TIFF in biopic form, thanks to director Peter Farrelly, screenwriter Peter Gamble and a star-making turn from Anthony Ippolito, who portrays actor Sylvester Stallone in the story of his relentless determination to bring “Rocky” to the big screen. This has […]
For a biographical drama to work, it’s not required that the central actor do a pinpoint uncanny, so-close-to- the-real-thing-you-might-think-it’s-the-real-thing impersonation of the person he’s playing. But Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky” may be a special case. It’s a movie about the making of “Rocky” — about how Sylvester Stallone, then a two-bit actor in his […]
AnnaSophia Robb, Jay Duplass and Matt Dillon also star in this celebration of the modestly budgeted boxing movie that became an indelible cultural phenomenon.
In the coming-of-age drama, the 12-year-old co-stars play aspiring manga artists whose rivalry blossoms into a defining friendship, brought to life via the director’s famously intuitive way with child actors.
In “Masc,” director Bertil Nilsson pulls off a nifty trick: He observes an observer. Usually a film’s protagonist has the dominant POV, but here, Robin (Joshua Griffin) is trying to find his personality by observing other men in his orbit. He almost never initiates the action and is mostly reticent about his reactions, but he […]
"Misty Green" is an amazing slice of showbiz sociology, riveting in the details of what a contemporary Hollywood actress — even a successful one — is up against. Rock isn’t casting stones. The warped values he depicts are there in the industry and in Misty herself.
The character study centers on a talented but self-sabotaging actress and singer looking to restart her career, with an ensemble that includes the writer-director alongside Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya and Anna Kendrick.
British writer-director Lakeem Rose, is developing his feature debut, a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” with Canadian producers Plato Fountidakis and Paul Rapovski and Hong Kong-based producer and casting director Mike Leeder. In Rose’s version, the story shifts to a world just after a modern-day war, centering on four returning soldiers […]
A Brazilian drama with a powerful premise but labored execution, Gabriel Martins’ “On Behalf of My Son” follows the ripple effects of a tragic bus accident through the eyes of the driver’s mother, Vicentina (Rejane Faria). As she pillories herself with an apology tour, family members of the other victims veer in and out of […]
The Property Masters Guild (PMG) honored “One Battle After Another,” “Frankenstein,” “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and more on Saturday for their standout props at the third annual MacGuffin Awards. The Property Masters Guild works to raise awareness of the property master craft and the importance of design on productions.  “Property masters create character, build the […]
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman's sequel joined fellow newcomers 'Runner' and 'The Uprising' for the box office frame that was down more than 40 percent from the equivalent 2025 weekend.
The Oscar nominee tackles the role originated by Jodie Comer on the West End and Broadway in Susanna White's film version of Suzie Miller's award-winning play.
The farmer becomes a Bigfoot-like creature roaming the countryside in this new big-screen installment of the hit Aardman Animations stop-motion franchise.
In “The Stunt Driver,” Jay Baruchel reteams with his “Goon” director Michael Dowse and takes on a showy lead part as stunt driver Ken Carter, who’s best remembered for a jump he didn’t make: a proposed mile-long leap over the St. Lawrence River in a rocket-powered car. The five years spent on that ill-fated project […]
The Belgian director of 'Bullhead' and 'The Drop' on 'Le Faux Soir,' his TIFF-bound period comedy thriller about the Resistance journalists who hijacked Belgium's biggest newspaper and printed a satirical fake edition mocking the Nazis.