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SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco’s historic Townsend Building, a six-story brick and timber building, is expected to sell for $140 million. The building was constructed in 1903 and is located near Oracle Park at both the 123 Townsend Street and 118 King Street addresses. The city’s Panning Department’s Historic Preservation Commission listed the building as one that survived the earthquake in...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Sunday, July 13, a 10-week old puppy was stolen from an owner's vehicle while he was inside. A group of volunteer dog rescuers met up at a their usual location on Treasure Island where they transport dogs, and one of the dogs was stolen. In a phone interview with the President of the Board of Beyond Rescue Dog...

CZECH REPUBLIC—Milada Horáková was born in Prague on Christmas Day 1901. One could say she was a gift to her country, a lesson of integrity and honor; a true hero. In her short, but powerful, 48 years she sacrificed her own personal happiness, love, professional career, and freedom to fight a bigger battle. She took a stand against an ugly...

VENTURA—On Monday, July 13, a body was recovered from Lake Piru where actress Naya Rivera, 33, went missing last week. Best known for her starring role as Santana Lopez on the TV show "Glee," Rivera disappeared at Lake Piru on Wednesday, July 8, after renting a boat and taking her 4 year-old son swimming. When the pontoon boat did not...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Saturday, July 11, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation (SFMTA) announced that they have just started to reroute the 25 Treasure Island for construction on Treasure Island. It is a temporary reroute. The project will affect the Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island neighborhoods. A statement from the SFMTA indicated that the reroute will be in effect on the...

HOLLYWOOD─If there was ever anything I learned as a film student is that you can never trust a documentary fully. Why? It is simple, many tend to have bias or lean in one direction or another versus the others. They tend to favor or place things on a spotlight that is beneficial to the goal that the filmmakers may...

HOLLYWOOD─I don’t want to say I told you so, but I told you so when it comes to the revelation of Jake being Stefan DiMera on “Days of Our Lives” last week. So the audience knows what many of us expected when the doppelganger made his presence in Salem. Gabi knew it right away, but everyone questioned the idea...

UNITED STATES—1. The Two Buddhas. “Are you, as a teacher, able to learn something new?” asks Buddha #1. “Yes, of course I am,” smiles Buddha #2. “You need to give people a chance to take off their shoes before you suddenly bark out the very instant they cross the threshold, ‘TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES!'” says Buddha #1. “Look at you, you came...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, July 10, firefighters from the San Francisco Fire Department extinguished  a 3-alarm fire around Lafayette Park. The SFFD posted on Twitter at 7:34 p.m. "UPDATE: This is now a 3rd ALARM FIRE. REPORTED IN GARAGE, 2nd floor. 3rd floor, and one exposure building NO REPORTED INJURIES AT THIS TIME". The fire was under control by 8:52 p.m. the...

ORLANDO, FL—Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are back in business and welcoming back visitors after nearly 4 months of shutdown. Although what some call the “Happiest Place On Earth” has returned, there are some new rules in place for the safety of visitors, and to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Earlier in July, Walt Disney World...