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SAN FRANCISCO—Epriece Collins, 19, turned himself in to the San Francisco Police on March 25, for an aggravated assault on a Muni bus that occurred last year, according to the SFPD in a news release. On October 3, 2020, around 2:15 p.m., the police said that a 44-year-old victim boarded a Muni 14-Line bus at Mission and Duboce Street, which...

SAN FRANCISCO—District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced on Wednesday, March 24 that a jury found Antonio Montalvo, 36, guilty of felony sexual assault charges and one count of misdemeanor theft. According to the authorities, in October 2019, a woman was sexually assaulted by a stranger outside of her apartment while she was “heavily intoxicated.” After the sexual assault, the authorities indicated...

Hello Toni: I received my payment invoice from the Medicare Part D plan I recently enrolled in, and I am simply confused.  It shows for February 2021 premium $7.30 and February Late Enrollment Penalty $7.60.  I had enrolled in Medicare Part B after losing my job due to COVID-19 layoffs. I applied for Medicare Part B with the Medicare form...

HOLLYWOOD—The twisted cover-up continues on the hit BET series “The Oval.” This week’s episode, ‘Hidden Secrets’ saw Hunter and Victoria Franklin realize they have a problem with their son, Jason, who happens to be a serial killer people. Yeah, thinking you could just sweep this under the rug had my head scratching people. Priscilla was disappointed with her husband’s decision...

HOLLYWOOD—The crisis that took America by storm in 2020 was highlighted even more in the latest episode of “Queen Sugar.” The episode, ‘June 1, 2020,’ saw several of our key players struggle with some unsurmountable odds, especially the titan the audience knows as Charley Bordelon West. Nova was busy planning a massive march for the kids to get the...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN—UCLA advances to the Final Four  continuing their historic run through March Madness on Tuesday, March 30, as the No.11 seed UCLA Bruins pulled off another upset defeating the No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines, 51-49 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Bruins guard, Johnny Juzang was brilliant, torching Michigan with 28 points, his fantastic shooting kept the Bruins in the game...

UNITED STATES—Now that the various spring bulbs have finished blooming, or will soon, many will benefit from deadheading. The techniques are simple, and actually benefit many plants besides spring bulbs. In the most basic terms, deadheading is merely the removal of deteriorating flowers after bloom. Ideally, it should happen prior to the development of seed structures. A most obvious advantage...

CALIFORNIA—On Tuesday, March 30, Universal Studios Hollywood announced in a news release that the theme park will reopen to California residents on Friday, April 16 after being closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Universal Studios Hollywood President Karen Irwin said they are "thrilled" to reopen and "return team members to work and welcome guests back...

SAN FRANCISCO—American Spanish-language broadcast company Estrella Media is launching Estrella TV in San Francisco, per a statement released on the company’s website on Monday, March 29. Estrella will occupy KEMO San Francisco, channel 50. The channel currently airs Azteca America programming. Estrella will bring Spanish-language entertainment, news, sports, reality shows, game shows, talk shows, talent competitions, and other programming. The launch...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Saturday, March 27 at 9:30 p.m. the San Francisco Police Department responded to a vehicle collision at a sideshow on Mission Street between 23rd and 26th Streets involving four men getting struck by a driver who escaped the scene. Officers were unable to identify the driver or locate the vehicle. The victims were transported to a local...