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Brian Carlton Killed in Motorcycle-Auto Collision on 405 Freeway [Culver City, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:41:00 GMT

Motorcycle Crash Near Venice Boulevard Kills 30-Year-Old Los Angeles ManCULVER CITY, CA (April 11, 2023) – Sunday morning, a motorcycle-auto collision along the San Diego (405) Freeway claimed the life of Brian Carlton.CHP and Culver City Fire responded to the incident around 12:56 a.m. along the northbound 405, just south of Venice Boulevard.Upon arrival, officials learned that a motorcyclist collided with another vehicle, ejecting the rider from the motorcycle.At the same time, the other vehicle caught on fire. Reports said the driver managed to exit the vehicle without injuries.At around 1:07 a.m., authorities declared the motorcyclist dead at the scene. Later, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office identified the deceased rider as 30-year-old Brian Carlton of Los Angeles.In the end, officials issued a SigAlert to close down all northbound lanes of 405 Freeway and to divert traffic into Washington Boulevard. All lanes reopened around 4:30 a.m.Culver City Officials continue...

Deshaun Lowe Hurt after Car Crashes into House near McKinley Avenue [Fresno, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:41:00 GMT

Driver Wanted after Car Crashes to Home in Central FresnoFRESNO, CA (April 11, 2023) – Saturday night, a car crashed into a home, leaving Deshaun Lowe injured.The incident occurred on March 18th, at around 9:30 p.m., near McKinley Avenue and Millbrook Avenue.According to reports, a yellow Chevrolet Camaro plowed into a home for reasons that are currently unclear. Lowe, who was home playing video games at the time, became trapped under the debris. The occupants of the vehicle got out of the car, helped to free Lowe, and then fled the scene. Lowe managed to only sustain minor injuries in the crash.At this time, the police are still working to identify the driver who could face felony hit-and-run charges. Additionally, neighbors claimed that drivers are known to do donuts around the intersection.The local authorities encourage anyone with additional information about the hit-and-run on McKinley Avenue to contact them as soon as possible.The Victoria Cowings, Deshaun Lowe’s ...

Lethal Amounts’ Mondo Trasho Easter with John Waters and Peaches

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:41:00 GMT

John Waters and Peaches at the Madonna Inn–  could there be a more trashtastic trio? This past Easter Weekend, Lethal Amounts pushed the limits of camp culture presenting an Easter gathering to remember full of flashy bunnies and glam chicks. Celebrating the official 50th-anniversary Criterion Collection screening of Pink Flamingos, the event offered Waters and star Mink Stole doing a live commentary during the screening and a Q&A.⁠ Peaches capped off the flamboyant fun with a live performance and DJ Rose Knows spun party jams. For more info on Lethal Amounts’ events and new storefront in Little Tokyo, click here. All photos in this slideshow by Brigham-Aldrich, Farah Sosa and Jessica Comcreif.XXXX Read LA Weekly’s interviews with John Waters and Peaches, both from last year, below.John Waters Dishes on Expanding his Twisted Universe with new Novel LiarmouthPeaches Still Teaches            &n...

An Angry Samoan and a Weirdo Walk into a Bar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:41:00 GMT

An Angry Samoan and a Weirdo Walk into a Bar: Yeah, the Weirdos is one of those bands with multiple versions, which is a bit annoying but what are you gonna do? There’s the band simply called the Weirdos, with John Denny and Bruce “Ravens” Moreland on the ranks. Then there’s this one — Roman’s Weirdos, led by Cliff Roman hence the name Roman’s Weirdos.In light of the fact that another Weirdo, Dix Denney, just passed away, you’d like to think that they could get their shit together. But for now, this is the situation.Similarly but differently, there’s a band out there called Angry Samoan (singular), while former Angry Samoans guitarist Gregg Turner is out there playing as the Gregg Turner Group.Along with the Unclaimed, they play Long Beach on Friday, Ventura on Saturday and L.A. on Sunday. And here’s the thing — no matter who is and isn’t in the groups, their songs are strong enough to make this a show worth see...

Union City man charged with murder in frying pan homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:41:00 GMT

UNION CITY — Alameda County prosecutors have charged a man with murder in connection with the death of a man who was so badly beaten it took police nearly two weeks to identify him.Brandon Kong, 48, was charged with murdering Jason Deleon. He remains jailed on a no-bail hold, and is due in court on April 20 to enter a plea, court records show.Deleon was beaten to death on March 11, at a homeless encampment along railroad tracks between 33375 Central Avenue and 33390 Transit Avenue in Union City, police say. Eyewitnesses later reported that his assailant hit him with a frying pan and strangled him with a bungee cord before forcing him into another person’s tent. When police arrived, he was so badly beaten that his face was unrecognizable, police said in court records.Authorities interviewed people who lived at the encampment and learned that Kong had accused Deleon of stealing, and that the two had prior arguments leading up to the homicide.Kong was arrested in late March...

How Serra’s James Outman went from SF Giants fan to Dodgers sensation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:41:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — It took one at-bat for Dodgers rookie James Outman to get the better of a hero from his Bay Area childhood.The Redwood City native and Serra High alum launched the first Madison Bumgarner pitch he saw over Arizona’s right-field wall for a solo home run on Friday. The violent swing displayed the strength that made Outman a multi-sport star at his high school in San Mateo nearly a decade ago. He was the West Catholic Athletic League’s co-football player of the year in 2014.“In football, you’re always turning it up,” Outman said Monday, adding that baseball requires him to be more passive sometimes. “It’s a balance, but I’ve been trying to hone it.”Outman, tapping into the aggression that was his hallmark as a high school middle linebacker, is making an early bid as baseball’s top rookie. The 25-year-old outfielder is hitting .300 with three home runs and nine RBIs in 11 games. His 1.262 OPS ranks third in MLB.The highlights that continue to pile...

California has a new take on mezcal and tequila. How Sacramento-area farmers are leading it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:41:00 GMT

By Benjy Egel—The Sacramento BeeOn a recent brisk March morning in Woodland’s rolling hills, Raul “Reppo” Chavez was already covered in sweat.Chavez and his cousin Antonio had spent the last half-hour hacking away at their agave plants — monstrous pineapple-looking beasts whose spiky leaves are all that can be seen above the soil.The jimadors, as the farmers of the unique succulent are called, were harvesting agave that they planted six to eight years ago. After a stormy weekend, they will roast the 100-pound agave hearts (known as piñas) for five to seven days in an 8-foot-deep pit covered with pumice and volcanic rocks from around Mount Lassen.This is where the burgeoning “Mezcalifornia” movement begins. It ends up in small-batch agave spirits produced by craft distilleries throughout the state.But don’t call it call it tequila or mezcal. That distinction is specific only to agave spirits produced in certain parts of Mexico.Regardless of the name, it’s still a very niche, craft dr...

Chicago selected site of 2024 Democratic National Convention

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:41:00 GMT

Rick Pearson | (TNS) Chicago TribuneCHICAGO — Chicago has been selected the host of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, a huge economic and prestigious boon to the city, national Democratic Party officials announced Tuesday.Chicago was selected over Atlanta and New York among the finalists to host the anticipated re-nomination of President Joe Biden. Though the choice was announced by the Democratic National Committee, the selection rested with Biden.The convention is tentatively scheduled to run from Aug. 19 through Aug. 22 next year.In announcing Chicago as the host city, the DNC cited the Midwestern “blue wall” of states — Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota — as crucial to Biden’s 2020 victory and to Democratic midterm victories last year.”Chicago is a great choice to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention,” said Biden said in a statement.”Democrats will gather to showcase our historic progress including building an economy from the middle out and bottom up, not from the...

Twitter becomes X Corp as Elon Musk advances ‘everything app’ hopes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:41:00 GMT

By Low De Wei and Marika Katanuma | BloombergTwitter Inc. has ceased to be an independent company after merging with a newly formed shell firm called X Corp., driving speculation about what Elon Musk intends for the social media platform.Twitter “no longer exists” after being merged with X Corp., according to an April 4 document submitted in a California court for a lawsuit filed against the company and its former chief executive officer, Jack Dorsey, last year by conservative activist Laura Loomer.It’s unclear what the change means for Twitter, which has seen a sweeping overhaul since Musk bought the company for $44 billion last year. The billionaire owner has in the past suggested that buying Twitter would be an “accelerant” for creating X — which he dubbed an “everything app.” Musk tweeted about the move Tuesday with the single character “X”.The world’s second-richest man has professed his desire to make X similar to China’s WeChat, a super-app owned by Tencent Holdings Ltd. used...

Niles: Here’s how Knott’s, Six Flags and SeaWorld can compete with Disney and Universal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:41:00 GMT

Ever since the lockdowns ended, it might seem that Disney and Universal have widened the gap between themselves and the rest of the theme and amusement park business. In both California and Orlando, Disney and Universal are coming off huge Spring Break seasons, drawing massive crowds that far overshadowed attendance at rival parks.Without access to billion-dollar parent companies with large archives of intellectual property, Six Flags, SeaWorld and Cedar Fair might not seem like they have a path forward to challenge Disney and Universal for theme park attendance and revenue. But just because other park operators do not access to the cash necessary to follow the same path as Disney and Universal does not mean that there is no way for them to succeed.Inspiring attractions do not have to cost billions of dollars. Disney and Universal have spent that kind of money to create immersive new franchise-driven lands such as Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and mos...