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Costco planning to increase yearly membership prices

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:02 GMT

Costco shoppers could soon pay more for their yearly memberships.During an earnings call on Tuesday, company CFO Richard Galanti said that membership prices are expected to increase but didn’t disclose when the price hike will take effect.“It’s a question of when, not if,” Galanti said during the call. “You will see it happen at some point. We can’t really tell you if it's in our plans or not. We will let you know when we know.” Costco says its one-ounce gold bars are selling out fast The last time Costco increased its membership prices was in June 2017, with Galanti noting that membership price hikes usually happen every five to six years but stated that now wasn’t the right time for one.Since 2017, Costco's Gold Star membership has cost $60 and the Executive membership has cost $120.The company has also been monitoring the unauthorized use of its membership cards.“We don’t feel it’s right that non-members receive the same benefits and pricing as our members,” the wholesale giant...

Simi Valley man dies after losing control of motorcycle 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:02 GMT

A man was killed after he crashed his motorcycle on Thursday evening. Officers with the Simi Valley Police and crews with the Ventura County Fire Department responded to the collision on the 1700 block of Madera Road at around 8 p.m, according to a news release from police.When first responders arrived at the scene they found a "severe collision" involving a single motorcyclist.That person was transported to Los Robles Hospital where he was declared deceased. He was identified as 21-year-old Marcus Evans of Simi Valley.  Mustang goes airborne before smashing into Grand Terrace home “According to initial information and preliminary investigation, it appears the main cause of the crash was due to speed and an unsafe turning movement,” SVPD said. Anyone with details on the collision is asked to contact Officer and Traffic Investigator Abel Martinez with the Simi Valley Police Department at 805-583-6224. 

Status of 49ers’ Deebo Samuel, Jauan Jennings remains uncertain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:02 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Wide receivers Deebo Samuel and Jauan Jennings were on the field but not participating in drills with teammates Friday, leaving open the possibility the 49ers could be without two of their top receivers for their Week 4 game against the Arizona Cardinals.Neither player practiced Wednesday or Thursday. Samuel has knee and rib issues, with Jennings nursing a shin injury.49ers coach Kyle Shanahan had this to say Thursday about the status of both players during his weekly appearance on KNBR:“Deebo and Jauan weren’t able to practice,” Shanahan said. “They’ll be questionable for the game. We’ll see how they go tomorrow. Hopefully they can get out tomorrow and give them a chance for Sunday.”Shanahan will meet with the media and players will be given official designations following practice.The absence of Samuel, Jennings or both could mean an elevated role for Ronnie Bell, a rookie seventh-round pick from Michigan who caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Broc...

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:02 GMT

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The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in Palo Alto in the week of Sep. 11

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:02 GMT

A house in Palo Alto that sold for $7.8 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Palo Alto in the past week.In total, 10 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2.3 million, $1,605 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Sep. 11 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $720,000, condominium in the 100 block of East Okeefe StreetThe 1,182 square-foot condominium in the 100 block of East Okeefe Street, Palo Alto, has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in August and the total purchase price was $720,000, $609 per square foot. The condominium was built in 1983. The condominium features two bedrooms and two bathrooms.East Okeefe Street9. $840,000, condominium in the 1900 block of West Bayshore RoadThe sale of the condominium in the 1900 block of West Bayshore Road, East Palo Alto, has be...

Top Meghan Markle critic loses two U.K. media jobs over misogyny scandal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:02 GMT

A top U.K. journalist, who is best known for breaking the 2020 “Megxit” story that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were stepping away from royal duties, was fired from his job as a columnist for the MailOnline this week, one day after he was suspended from his TV hosting duties after he allowed a guest to go an a misogynist rant against a female journalist.Dan Wootton, especially disdained by online supporters of Harry and Meghan for directing “public hatred” towards the American Duchess of Sussex, was suspended Wednesday by the right-leaning U.K. television channel GB News, following an exchange on his highly rated show with Laurence Fox, an actor-turned-conservative activist, The Guardian and the Daily Beast reported.Dan Wootton in 2012. The former News of The World journalist Dan Wootton arrives to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry at The High Court on February 6, 2012 in London, England.  (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Wootton, whom the D...

SF Giants: Do Farhan Zaidi’s comments mean Gabe Kapler is on the hot seat?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Just a few weeks ago, Giants chairman Greg Johnson took a big swing by giving the club’s top brass his endorsement to run it back in 2024. Given an opportunity Thursday to back manager Gabe Kapler in the same way, Farhan Zaidi let the pitch go.During his regular appearance on the club’s flagship network, KNBR, the Giants’ top baseball boss was asked by host Adam Copeland if Johnson’s statement to the San Francisco Chronicle two weeks earlier, that Zaidi and Kapler “will both be here next year,” still held true.At the time of Johnson’s comments, the Giants had survived a prolonged offensive funk and a rocky start to September and still held their postseason fate in their own hands. They have since lost 10 of 13 games, fallen from four games above .500 (75-71) to three games below (78-81) and from the odds-on favorite for the final National League wild card to eliminated before the final weekend of the season.“Yeah, I mea...

Auto workers strike: 7,000 more workers join picket lines

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:02 GMT

By Tom Krisher and David Koenig | Associated PressDETROIT — The United Auto Workers union expanded its strikes against Detroit automakers Friday, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and Michigan to put more pressure on the companies to improve their offers.It was the second time the union has widened the walkout, which started two weeks ago at three assembly plants before the most recent addition of a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing.Union President Shawn Fain told workers in a video appearance that the strikes were escalated because Ford and GM refused “to make meaningful progress” in ongoing contract talks. Jeep maker Stellantis was spared from the third round of strikes.Ford and GM shot back as a war of words with the union also intensified. Ford accused the UAW of holding up a deal mainly over union representation at electric vehicle battery plants, most of which are joint ventures with a Korean manufact...

Kaiser strike looming if deal with union not reached Saturday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:02 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- The union and Kaiser Permanente officials have until Sept. 30 to come to an agreement. If one isn’t met, and a strike does happen, it would be the largest healthcare strike in U.S. history.Almost 75,000 healthcare workers would walk out nationwide.Kaiser Permanente workers authorized a strike weeks ago. The union represents workers in Washington, Colorado, Oregon and almost 60,000 here in California. Around 20,000 workers are located in the Bay Area.The workers’ biggest demands are better pay and a solution to the staffing shortage they’ve been facing.Kaiser’s last statement received said: “The Coalition unions are positioned to strike in October. However, for the last 26 years of our historic labor-management partnership, we have reached agreements with the Coalition every time, with no strikes.” The statement also adds that caring for its members and patients is a top priority, and plans are in place to ensure high-quality care should a strike actually o...

Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones arrested in protective order violation, authorities say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:02 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones has been arrested on accusations of violating a domestic violence temporary protection order, authorities said. Vegas-area police arrested the 33-year-old edge rusher early Friday. He’s being held at the Clark County Detention Center with bail set at $15,000, according to online records. He’s scheduled to appear in court Dec. 4. Attorney Peter Christiansen in Las Vegas said he represents Jones. He declined to comment about Jones’ arrest. There has been growing concern for Jones’ mental health due to peculiar behavior on social media. In one video, he spent about 25 minutes talking about a variety of topics before breaking down in tears when discussing Aaron Hernandez’s death, whom he referred to as “Chico.”Monday, in a since-deleted post of a handwritten journal entry, he said he was taken to a hospital “against my will” by the Las Vegas Fire Department a week prior. He wrote that Las Vegas police were on hand whe...