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20-person brawl shuts down Laguna Beach hotels

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:50 GMT

Two Laguna Beach hotels have been shut down on Wednesday after a violent 20-person brawl broke out a day earlier.Hotel Laguna and 14 West Laguna Beach were shut down by authorities “due to unsafe conditions and to protect the health and safety of the public, people inside the premises and Laguna Beach Police officers,” said Laguna Beach City Manager Shohreh Dupuis.On Tuesday, police responded to separate disturbances at two Laguna Beach hotels. At both locations, there were “trespassing claims and a physical altercation occurring between two different security teams armed with firearms as part of an ongoing civil dispute over operating and management authority at the hotel properties.”In the morning at 14 West, officers responded to an armed security guard causing a disturbance. The parties were separated and agreed they would “remain civil.”Later that afternoon, a 20-person physical altercation between the same parties and others took place in the Hotel Laguna lobby and later again...

Dance instructor arrested on multiple sexual assault charges in Riverside County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:50 GMT

A Riverside County dance instructor was arrested on Tuesday for sexual assaults involving young girls at a dance studio he owned. Mark Chavarria, 40, owned and operated the Chavarria Institute of the Arts dance studio at 160 South Old Springs Road where several young girls, between 12-14 years old, reported multiple sexual assaults involving Chavarria, according to an Anaheim Police Department news release. The young victims reported that the assaults happened while they were attending the studio.Detectives immediately investigated the incidents and later arrested Chavarria for several sexual assault offenses. He was booked in the Anaheim PD Detention Facility and is currently being held on $5 million bail at the Orange County Sheriff's Department’s Central Jail facility.  L.A. Mayor Karen Bass poses in denim jeans to show support for sexual violence survivors Chavarria has taught at numerous dance studios in Southern California and Arizona and authorities believe there are m...

High school basketball: St. Francis names Rodney Tention as its new coach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:50 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Rodney Tention, who has extensive college basketball coaching experience, is taking another swing at the high school level.He was named the head boys basketball coach at St. Francis on Wednesday, replacing Mike Motil, who stepped down this spring after 15 seasons.The announcement comes five years after Tention was hired as the head coach at Palo Alto, where he spent one season before returning to the college game as an assistant at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.Tention’s move to St. Francis reunites him with the school’s athletic director, Therren Wilburn, who held the same position at Palo Alto when Tention was hired there.“Doing it all over again, this time for a longer time, for sure,” Tention saidWilburn said he is thrilled to have Tention on board.“Having worked with him before, I know the kind of professionalism he’ll bring to our program,” Wilburn said in the school’s news release. “I’m looking forwa...

SF supervisor 'disappointed' in Nordstrom closure, another major retailer leaving city

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Nordstrom announced Tuesday that two of its San Francisco locations will be closing this summer. The retail company decided to not renew leases at its main Westfield location on Market Street and the Nordstrom Rack location across the street.SF Supervisor Matt Dorsey said on Twitter Tuesday he is "very disappointed" about Nordstrom closing two locations in his district. His tweet continues by saying Nordstrom cites "unsafe conditions for customers, retailers and employees" for the closures. KRON On is streaming news live 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%; }Dorsey, who runs District 6 which consists of the SoMa neighborhood where the shops are located, said the city needs to commit more staffing to the San Francisco Police Department. California...

Police: Atherton student assaulted administrator after toy taken away

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:50 GMT

(KRON) -- A Menlo-Atherton High School student became so upset over his toy water gun being taken away that he pushed a school administrator, spit, and used derogatory homophobic slurs, police said. Now the student is facing potential criminal charges, including committing a hate crime, threatening a school official, battery on a school official, and assault. The incident began just before 3:20 p.m. Friday inside Menlo-Atherton High School's office. According to the Atherton Police Department, "The student had a water gun taken away from him earlier in the week and was in the school office demanding the water gun be returned.  The student then physically assaulted a school administrator by pushing them into a cubicle wall, tried to push the administrator’s glasses off their face, spit on them, and called them derogatory homophobic slurs."Emergency dispatchers received several 911 calls from the school reporting the student's violent reaction over not getting his toy back.  ...

San Jose Earthquakes take on LAFC at Levi's Stadium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:50 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Jose Earthquakes face defending MLS Cup Champion LA FC at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. This is the first time the team has played a regular season match at Levi’s Stadium since 2015, and 45,000 fans are expected to attend. The Earthquakes are in the fifth spot in the Western Conference out of 14 teams with a 4-3-3 record, while LAFC is in the third spot. Mayor denounces wild Oakland sideshows after violence The Quakes are also hosting a Cinco de Mayo celebration set to start at 1:30 p.m. at Levi’s. Former Mexican National team members and other local celebrities will be in attendance signing autographs, along with live music, food, games and more.KRON On is streaming news live 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 Earthqu...

Oakland mayor proposes police hiring freeze

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:50 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao introduced her $4.2 billion budget to the city council on Wednesday.Her proposed budget calls for a reduction in positions for full-time police officers. No officers will be laid off, but rather a hiring freeze will occur where job openings stay vacant. “Regarding public safety from the crime, the shootings, the side shows, the robberies and so forth,” said Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo. Oakland man charged with murdering woman over traffic noise He said public safety is the number one priority and he has concerns when reading through Thao’s proposed budget. If approved, the city will implement a hiring freeze at the Oakland Police Department.“Right now, what I have is close to 700 officers when I should have close to 780, so I at least want to make sure we were what we were before having 720 officers,” said Gallo.No changes will be made to OPD’s six police academies, which is a positive in Gallo’s opinion.Not everyone sha...

Middleton calls Correa ‘a cheater’ after fanning shortstop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:50 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — It has been more than three years since Major League Baseball issued its report on an electronic sign-stealing scheme by the Houston Astros.Keynan Middleton definitely remembers.The reliever struck out Carlos Correa on a 96.2 mph fastball on Wednesday night, closing out a 6-4 victory for the Chicago White Sox against the Minnesota Twins.Following his first save since 2021, Middleton talked about how much he relished that last swing by Correa, who played for the Astros at the time of the scandal.“I knew I was going to face Correa, and I don’t like him. So it was kind of cool,” he said. “I like that. I enjoyed that a lot. … I mean, he’s a cheater.”Middleton played in the AL West for his first five years in the majors, competing against Correa and the Astros.Houston was disciplined by Major League Baseball after it found the team used electronics to steal signs during its run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season.MLB’s investigation determined...

Trout, Lamb homer in 9th, Angels rally to beat Cardinals 6-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Trout and Jake Lamb hit solo homers in the 9th inning, Shohei Ohtani tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night.Los Angeles has won six of its last eight games, while the Cardinals have lost five in a row.Ohtani didn’t get the decision, but did become the second player in MLB history to record 500 career strikeouts and hit at least 100 home runs, joining Babe Ruth. Ohtani gave up four runs on five hits over five innings and allowed two home runs for the second straight outing. He allowed five earned runs on eight hits in an 8-5 win over Oakland on April 27.“I wanted to get through six or seven innings, minimum,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “More than the strikeouts, I’m more disappointed that I didn’t get that far in the game.”Ohtani recorded his seven outs via strikeout.“He was good,” Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin said. “There are some good hitters o...

Keynan Middleton, Eloy Jiménez help White Sox beat Twins 6-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:50 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Keynan Middleton finished his first save since 2021 when Carlos Correa struck out swinging on a 96.2 mph fastball.That last out was particularly sweet for Middleton.“I knew I was going to face Correa, and I don’t like him. So it was kind of cool,” he said. “I like that. I enjoyed that a lot. … I mean, he’s a cheater.”Middleton closed out a strong effort by Chicago’s bullpen and Eloy Jiménez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, leading the White Sox over the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Wednesday night.Luis Robert Jr. homered as Chicago secured its first series win of the season. Tim Anderson and Yasmani Grandal each had three hits in the team’s third straight victory.The White Sox will try for a three-game series sweep Thursday afternoon. They dropped 10 in a row before their win streak.“We’ve had a lot of guys step up the last couple of days,” said Dylan Cease, who pitched five innings of four-run ball. Correa had two RBIs for M...