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Review: Black Western revenge road trip plays on Oakland stage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:07 GMT

Revenge stories are a time-honored subgenre in film, but they’re less common in theater, at least since the heyday of the revenge tragedy in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.Oakland Theater Project’s latest production, “Is God Is,” is more reminiscent of revenge Western and horror flicks than Elizabethan drama, but it’s also lushly poetic and dreamlike, almost mythic in style. The captivating play by Aleshea Harris was an Obie Award-winning 2018 off-Broadway and West End hit, and OTP’s staging is its Bay Area premiere.Twin African American sisters badly burned in a fire as children are summoned to the bedside of the mother whom they thought died in the fire 18 years ago. She tells them her dying wish is for them to find their father, who set the fire on purpose, and kill him and anyone who gets in their way. The twins figure that this mother they never knew must be God, because she made them, so they take this mission as a commandment.Theirs is an epic quest made compellingly ...

For the first time in 55 years, McDonald’s will offer Big Mac sauce in dipping cups

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:07 GMT

Do you love Big Mac sauce so much that you’d slather it on your McMuffin and dip your French fries in it?Your opportunity is coming up.Starting April 27, McDonald’s will offer its Big Mac sauce — also known as special sauce, for those who remember the “two all-beef patties …” jingle, or secret sauce — in dipping cups. They’ll be available via the McDonald’s app only, and only for a limited time.“Whatever you call it, fans have been asking for an extra side of our famous Big Mac sauce for years,” the restaurant’s promotions team said in Wednesday’s announcement. “And now, it’s finally getting its moment in the spotlight on our menu.”While supplies last, fans can select it as a sauce option, at no additional charge, to pair with a purchase of Chicken McNuggets. The cups also may be purchased a la carte (limit five) to enjoy with any McDonald’s menu item, although pricing and availability will be ...

37 Bay Area students receive gold medals through Scholastic’s Art & Writing Awards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:07 GMT

Thirty-seven students in the Bay Area have received national gold medals through Scholastic’s Art and Writing Awards, the longest-running and most prestigious competition of its kind in the country, while another 43 students earned silver medals. This year, the competition received more than 400,000 submissions from students in grades 7-12 across the United States.These national medalists are eligible for scholarships of up to $12,500, along with recognition in a New York-based awards ceremony and through Scholastic’s traveling exhibition.Two Bay Area students were also given additional awards: Samika Agarwal, a senior at Saratoga High School, received an Americans Vision Medal for her photographic piece A Moment in Time. Ashir Rao, a junior at Los Gatos High, was awarded an American Voices Medal for his written piece, New APs Announced!In addition, nearly 400 students in the Bay Area earned “gold key” awards through Scholastic’s regional art award comp...

Cavalcade of 2020 election lies led to flurry of lawsuits

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:07 GMT

By Nicholas Riccardi | Associated PressDENVER — Fox News’ nearly $800 million settlement of a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit marks the first milestone in a larger legal strategy designed to combat the false claims and conspiracy theories about elections that have rippled through the United States for nearly three years.Several similar lawsuits are teed up against those who have spread election lies, including another against Fox. The plaintiffs range from a different voting technology company to Georgia election workers who were falsely accused of tampering with the vote count in that state. The defendants include close advisers to former President Donald Trump and a conservative group that funded a film last year alleging widespread voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election won by Democrat Joe Biden.Lawyers involved in the effort describe it as an attempt to strike back against those whose lies about fraud in that election helped inspire the Jan. 6,...

Warriors respond to Draymond Green’s suspension for Game 3 vs. Kings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:07 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors general manager Bob Myers said the team didn’t want to dwell on Draymond Green’s suspension and instead stressed the important of putting the team’s focus and energy on the upcoming pivotal Game 3. Myers said the team has “enough to win” even without Green, who was handed a one-game suspension for stomping on a Kings player and subsequently arousing the crowd. Myers said the league didn’t inform him of Green’s suspension until last night. “In their defense, what do they care what I have to say?” Myers said. “They know what I have to say. They don’t need me to make a decision.” Asked whether he thinks it’s fair, Myers said, “It doesn’t matter.” “I spoke to Draymond last night about it, told him that when he shows up today, it’s got to be about the team and helping them win,” Myers said. “It’s not about whehter you should or shoul...

Shooting in San Jose leaves man with life-threatening injuries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:07 GMT

(KRON) -- One person was shot on Wednesday afternoon and was left with life-threatening injuries, according to the San Jose Police Department on Twitter. The shooting occurred in the 1000 block of Blossom Hill Road, an address that coincides with the Blossom River Apartments. Suspects, victim in Pleasanton Home Depot shooting identified The shooting victim has been described as an adult male. The scene is still active, according to police. People are being advised to avoid the area and expect traffic to be impacted.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

VIDEO: Smoke, flames burst out of building in SF's Nob Hill as crews battle fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:07 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire has been reported Wednesday afternoon in the Nob Hill neighborhood, according to the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD). Crews responded to a building at 1625 Leavenworth St. One person was rescued and taken to a burn center, officials said. The unidentified individual was taken to the emergency room and suffered a "critical injury" As of 2:20 p.m., forward progress on the fire has stopped, and it is unknown how many people were displaced. The second and third floor of the building was damaged, according to SFFD.The fire first broke out at 1:38 p.m. and was contained one hour later, according to SFFD. It was originally reported to be a one-alarm fire but has since grown to two alarms. The public is asked to avoid the area as crews respond to the fire. No other information was immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Just how bad is air pollution in the Bay Area?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:07 GMT

(KRON) -- California is home to some of the cities with the worst air pollution in the nation, according to the latest State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. "Millions of Americans are still breathing unhealthy air," the ALA says. More than one in three Americans currently live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, the report states. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW The report lays out two types of air pollution: particle pollution and ozone pollution. Particle pollution is a mixture of tiny bits of solids and liquids in the air that we breathe. Ozone pollution, often referred to as smog, is a result of pollutants "cooking" together in the sunlight and chemically reacting to form ozone. Sometimes thi...

Bail denied for Palo Alto rape suspect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:07 GMT

(KRON) -- A Florida man was charged with sexually assaulting a woman who was walking through a pedestrian tunnel in a popular area of Palo Alto in the middle of the day.Daniel Widyanto Condronimpino, 34, knocked the victim down, strangled her, and sexually assaulted her as she tried to call out for help April 9, Santa Clara County prosecutors said. "The violent attack, just yards away from a busy commercial street, was interrupted by a passerby. Condronimpino was arrested two days later by police in Berkeley, where he is suspected to have assaulted other women," prosecutors wrote. "Thanks to the quick and decisive actions of the witnesses and police here and across the Bay, this dangerous and violent criminal is off the streets,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. “Now my office will try to make sure he stays off of them."Condronimpino was arraigned April 13 in the Hall of Justice in San Jose on six felony charges. A judge ordered Condronimpino to be remanded and escorted back to ja...

The marijuana industry has too much pot. Could interstate trade help?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:07 GMT

TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — The email went out to legal cannabis growers around Washington state. Another of their colleagues had gone under.“Liquidation sale,” it said. Attached was a spreadsheet of items for sale: LED grow lights for $500 apiece. Rotary evaporators for hash oil, $10,000.Across the Columbia River in Oregon, where the state’s top marijuana regulator recently warned of an “existential crisis” in the industry, it’s an open secret some licensed growers have funneled product to the out-of-state black market just to stay afloat.California’s “Apple store of weed,” MedMen, is teetering with millions in unpaid bills, while the Canadian cannabis company Curaleaf has shuttered cultivation operations in California, Oregon and Colorado. 4/20 events Bay Area: Where to celebrate the high holiday Along the West Coast, producers face what many call the failed economics of legal pot. There is vast supply, thanks to great growing conditions and a wealth of expertise, but any surplus rem...