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SoFi Stadium ranks 1st in the world for touring

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:12:23 GMT

Some Southern California venues have gained recognition on Billboard Magazine's 2023 Year in Touring. Inglewood's SoFi Stadium has been ranked as the No. 1 stadium in the world for concert tours. The Kia Forum, which is right next door, came in at No. 3 under Top Venues with a capacity of over 15,001.Across the way to the YouTube Theater, that venue has been ranked No. 8 under Top Venues with a 5,001 to 10,000 capacity. Los Angeles' Greek Theatre followed right behind at No. 9.SoFi stadium "topped the charts for gross ticket sales and attendance with a record-breaking 19 concerts and over one million fans," a media release explained.The venue opened in September of 2020, the middle of the pandemic, and has hosted many large events and famous names to fill the 70,240-seat stadium.This year was a big one for the home of the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers. It hosted the College Football Playoff National Championship, Wrestlemania 39 and international soccer competitions with the CONCACA...

US Institutes Achieve Abu Dhabi Motives

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:12:23 GMT

Amid the easily accessible artificial intelligence softwares and social media platforms, the global attention and participation in the crisis surrounding arab settlement near Dead Sea and neighbouring areas, had been massive. The AI technology had been inciting and exacerbating the spread of misinformation propaganda, under which the dissemination of recycled footage of past conflicts and contradictory narratives had already been spreading across X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and Instagram. In several instances, credible sources also amplified the misleading content, worsening the situation.Among these sources are the US-based organizations and think tanks, such as the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Through an aggressive defamation campaign, these organizations attempted to instigate the Western world against the regional rivals of UAE by using media contacts at news organisations like...

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Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:12:23 GMT

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San Jose: Three arrested in connection to alleged underground gambling ring

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:12:23 GMT

SAN JOSE — Police arrested three people last week in connection to an illegal underground gambling house in San Jose that also yielded evidence of drug sales and illegally stored firearms, according to authorities.After a monthslong investigation, police obtained warrants for the home, located in the 2800 block of Garden Avenue, authorities said in a news release Monday.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | San Jose: Woman found dead at home near Coyote Creek, police investigating as homicide Crime and Public Safety | Woman arrested after breaking into Palo Alto home with family inside Crime and Public Safety | San Jose gun task force arrests two after discovering drug and weapons cache Crime and Public Safety | Excessive force lawsuit from 2020 San Jose George Floyd protests cleared for trial Crime and Public Safety | Trial date set for Santa Clara councilmember in leak of 49ers grand jury report Ab...

Single-family house in Piedmont sells for $1.9 million

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:12:23 GMT

424 El Cerrito Avenue – Google Street ViewA house located in the 400 block of El Cerrito Avenue in Piedmont has new owners. The 1,707-square-foot property, built in 1951, was sold on Oct. 10, 2023. The $1,925,000 purchase price works out to $1,128 per square foot. The layout of this single-story house includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from gravel and/or rock. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a wall unit cooling system. Additionally, the home includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:A 2,062-square-foot home on the 500 block of Magnolia Avenue in Oakland sold in July 2022, for $1,740,000, a price per square foot of $844.In October 2022, a 1,948-square-foot home on Jerome Avenue in Piedmont sold for $2,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,078. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 ba...

Beloved annual Christmas music tradition returns to the Bay Area

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:12:23 GMT

It’s Dave Koz’s name atop the marquee. Yet, the acclaimed saxophonist knows that he’s not the true star of the Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour.“The star of the show is Christmas — the holidays,” says Koz, who splits his time between Sausalito and Southern California.Koz and his tourmates are set to play eight shows in nine nights in California: Dec. 15-16 at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts; Dec. 18 at McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert; Dec. 19 at Balboa Theatre in San Diego; Dec. 20 at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa; Dec. 21 at the San Jose Civic; Dec. 22 at the Tower Theatre in Fresno; and the tour-closing show on Dec. 23 at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto.Visit davekoz.com/tour for ticket information and other details about all concerts.Related ArticlesMusic | BottleRock announces big lineup for inaugural Festival La Onda in 2024 Music | Tower of Power plays hits, holiday tunes at Heritage Theatre Mus...

Christmas 2023: Here are 12 new holiday albums to enjoy this season

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:12:23 GMT

Scan through the current holiday album charts and you might have a hard time believing that we are indeed in 2023.That’s because so many of the top sellers — to this very day — remain Christmas records that came out years, if not decades ago.We’re talking about such multiplatinum efforts as Michael Buble’s “Christmas” (released in 2011), NSYNC’s “Home for Christmas” (1998), Mariah Carey’s “Merry Christmas” (1994), the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965) and Nat King Cole’s “Christmas Song” (1960) — all of which ranked among the top 10 sellers when Billboard’s holiday album charts returned this season.We totally get it. Those are some of our favorites, too. (OK, maybe not the NSYNC one.)Yet, as much as we enjoy listening to Guaraldi’s “Christmas Time Is Here” and Johnny Mathis’ “Sleigh Ride” each December, we also dig hearing new Christmas releases as well.And there is never a shortage of new ones to choose from, as artists from all kinds of dif...

Santa Rosa firefighters respond to blaze at three-story apartment complex

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:12:23 GMT

(KRON) -- The Santa Rosa Fire Department is responding to a second-alarm fire at a three-story apartment complex midday Monday. Firefighters were dispatched at 11:20 a.m., according to Santa Rosa FD.The blaze was reported at the 1100 block of 4th Street and College Avenue, fire officials said. Seven engines, two ladder trucks, three chief officers and a number of fire investigators were assigned to the fire.Video taken at the scene by the fire department shows white smoke billowing out from a top-floor window and firefighters on the roof.KRON On is streaming live.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%; }Additional information regarding injuries, the cause or the number of residents potentially displaced was not immediately released.This is a developing story.

Oakland Ballers schedule for 2024 announced

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:12:23 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland's newest professional sports team has announced the schedule for its inaugural season. The Oakland Ballers baseball team, which will play in the Pioneer League, will play 96 games in a season split into two 48-game halves, the team announced Monday.The ballers will open the season on the road in Kalispell, Montana when they face the Glacier Range Riders on May 21. The team's first 12 games will all be on the road. Places with the lowest cost of living in California: study The Ballers home opener in Oakland will be on June 4 against a yet-to-be announced Northern California expansion team. That match-up "will likely be the start of a great regional rivalry," the team said.KRON On is streaming live news 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%; }All in all, ...

Woman found dead inside San Jose home

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:12:23 GMT

(KRON) -- San Jose police officers found a woman's body inside a home on Thelma Way Sunday afternoon. The woman's death triggered a homicide investigation.San Jose Police Department Sgt. Jorge Garibay said officers were called to the home at 5:16 p.m. to investigate a "a possible deceased person." "Upon arrival, officers located an adult female with obvious signs of physical trauma," Garibay wrote. "The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation."The victim's identity will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office after her family is notified of her death.KRON On is streaming 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%; }SJPD said the case is San Jose's 31st homicide of 2023. Anyone with information is asked to contact SJPD Homici...