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Tesla just topped this rival to become California's best-selling automaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:10 GMT

Tesla delivered more cars than Toyota in California in the second quarter of 2023, demonstrating the strong momentum of EVs in the largest U.S. new-car market.Toyota has been the longtime best-selling brand in California, but its 67,482 registrations for Q2 were just behind Tesla's 69,212 registrations, according to a California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) report. Tesla registrations were up 62.3%, while Toyota registrations were down 8.3%, the report said.Toyota still had the biggest market share of any brand in California for the first half of 2022, at 14.7% to second-place Tesla's 13.6% share. That market share is already higher than the 11% Tesla took in California for the whole of 2022, though.California EV market share for first half of 2023 (via CNCDA)The Tesla Model Y also continued its run as the top-selling model in California. Tesla's smaller crossover is also the top-selling vehicle nationwide, excluding pickup trucks.The Japanese automaker also had four of the e...

Netflix is paying big for AI jobs amid WGA and SAG-AFTRA concerns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:10 GMT

The use of Artificial Intelligence has been a major talking point amid the writers' and actors' strikes. Everyone in Hollywood, on the labor side, is worried about the use of AI. They don't want to eliminate it completely, but they are asking for clear and written protections and guidelines regarding its use. It's something that Justine Bateman sounded the alarm on during the beginning of the WGA strike and that SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher commented on during the first day of the actors' strike. "I was in Santa Monica and there was a little box rolling around making deliveries and my heart broke because there was somebody on a bicycle that used to do that and they are out of work today and that's what's happening in our industry and for workers around the world," Drescher said on the picket line. "The Nanny" star made those comments in front of the Netflix building in Hollywood. Now, the streamer has posted two jobs in the AI space. The company is looking for a machine learnin...

Belinda Chacon Pronounced Dead Following Multi-Vehicle Crash on Highway 41 [Fresno County, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:10 GMT

Multi-Car Collision on Elkhorn Left Belinda Chacon DeadFRESNO COUNTY, CA (July 26, 2023) – On Monday afternoon, a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 41 and Elkhorn left Belinda Chacon dead.Police responded to the crash on July 24th, at approximately 12:45 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 41 and Elkhorn.Upon arrival, authorities learned that the majority of the parties involved sustained minor injuries from the incident, including a 3-year-old child. Reports indicated that at least four vehicles were involved in the crash.According to the investigators, a Ford F450 heavy-duty pickup was rear-ended by a Toyota that had come to a halt. That vehicle was forced into a Chevrolet, which was then shoved into a semi-trailer. The pickup collided with the Toyota, killing the adult driver.Later, authorities identified the deceased driver as 47-year-old Belinda Chacon.At this time, the California Highway Patrol continues to investigate the multi-vehicle crash. Additional information about t...

Every Gallery: Arts Calendar July 27 – August 2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:10 GMT

Be an art tourist in your own home town, as Gallery Weekend Los Angeles returns with three days and nights of exhibition openings, closings, and special events at what seems like every gallery in the city. Find local and international shows with painting, new media, performance, video, photography, textile, installation all heartily represented. Plus, as befits the hot summer nights, outdoor theater and spoken word events inspire the imagination, and tours of an industrial scale intervention in the course of the river inquire about what’s possible in art.Urs Fisher: Database, algorithms, and LED cube, 141 3/4 × 141 3/4 × 141 3/4 in (Courtesy of Gagosian Gallery. Photo: Stefan Altenburger)Thursday, July 27Gallery Weekend Los Angeles, Citywide. An eclectic cohort of art galleries from across the city band together for a regional exploration of the current scene. This year is extra, with a litany of local expansions and out of town outposts that opened just this year. The Gallery Platf...

Lowe’s employee who was fired for tangling with shoplifter gets her job back

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:10 GMT

A 68-year-old Lowe’s employee who was fired after she was punched by a shoplifter has her job back, the company said.Donna Hansbrough, who had worked for the retailer for 13 years, lost her job for violating company policy by confronting three people who were attempting to walk out of the store in Rincon, Georgia, with carts of items they hadn’t paid for.A police account of the June 25 confrontation said Hansbrough grabbed a cart being pushed by a young woman, who then hit Hansbrough three times in the face. The Rincon police department’s social media post included a photo of Hansbrough with her right eye bruised and swollen.Lowe’s confirmed the police announcement that the employee had been fired over the incident and then rehired. “After senior management became aware of the incident and spoke to Donna Hansbrough today, we are reinstating her job and we are pleased that she has accepted the offer to return to Lowe’s,” said a company statement released to CN...

Oppenheimer’s inconvenient truth: He was a secret Communist, historians say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:10 GMT

J. Robert Oppenheimer went to his grave holding onto a painful secret. He repeatedly denied to the U.S. government that he joined the Communist Party while teaching physics at UC Berkeley, but the “overwhelming” evidence shows that he was a member and opened himself up to perjury charges by lying about it.A retired Stanford history professor and one of Oppenheimer’s biographers are among a group of historians who are speaking up about the famed scientist’s “secret” party membership, as Christopher Nolan’s film, “Oppenheimer,” renews debate about his legacy and shows him facing post-World War II persecution for his left-wing politics and for having friends, family members and an ex-girlfriend who belonged to the Communist Party.Barton Bernstein, a Stanford University history professor emeritus, and Gregg Herken, author of the 2002 book “Brotherhood of the Bomb,” agree that Oppenheimer was a victim of McCarthy-era excesses. They also say there’s no eviden...

Hunter Biden plea deal on tax charges appears to fall apart

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:10 GMT

Hunter Biden’s plea agreement with the Justice Department appeared to unexpectedly crumble during an initial hearing on the case on Wednesday.Biden, 53, made his first federal court appearance in Wilmington, Del., where he was set to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay income taxes.But U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, who is overseeing the case, expressed concern about the terms of the agreement, according to CNN and the Associated Press.NBC reported lawyers for both sides were continuing to huddle nearly two hours after the plea hearing began.DEVELOPING

SAG-AFTRA to rally outside San Francisco City Hall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:10 GMT

(KRON) -- Members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists are rallying Wednesday night outside of San Francisco City Hall as they continue to push for a fair contract. Naked woman armed with gun on Bay Bridge targeted random victims: CHP Elected officials and the San Francisco Labor Council will be joining alongside the union members. SAG-AFTRA represents around 160,000 performers across the country.Last week, members protested outside of Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos. Tonight's rally is set to begin at 5 p.m. and should run for at least an hour.

Richmond fire chief receives 'no confidence' vote from union

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:10 GMT

(KRON) -- The union representing Richmond firefighters has agreed to a "no confidence" vote in Richmond Fire Chief Angel Montoya. In a letter published Tuesday, Richmond Firefighters Local 188 announced a unanimous agreement in a vote questioning Montoya's ability to lead the Richmond Fire Department.The union, among other things, cited Montoya's refusal to address safety issues, unwillingness to meet and confer with members, and his "excessive absence from the City of Richmond," which makes him "incapable of running a safe, functional, and cost-effective fire department." Naked woman armed with gun on Bay Bridge targeted random victims: CHP "It's unfortunate that it's come to this," said Local 188 Union President Mike Velazquez. "Union leadership made every effort to meet with Chief Montoya to voice our concerns. His refusal to meet with us while we have so many safety issues has left us no choice."According to the letter, union members met formally with City Manager Shasa Curl t...

DC region on track for 3-day heat wave

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:10 GMT

The next three days in the D.C. area are expected to be dangerously hot, with temperatures feeling well into the triple digits. Here’s what you need to know.The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Thursday, as the heat index is expected to be in the 100s.“Heat and humidity will increase the potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those outdoors,” the National Weather Service said.A Heat Advisory has been issued for Thursday. Maximum heat indices in the advisory area are expected to be 105-109 degrees. Outside of the advisory, it will still be hot. Heat and humidity will increase the potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those outdoors. pic.twitter.com/kgggr7V88z— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) July 26, 2023Friday and Saturday are expected to see highs reaching the upper 90s, with heat indexes in the 100s, according to 7News.Despite the extreme hot weather, 7News meteorologist Mark Peña said the heat wave...