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SAN FRANCISCO—The city is making efforts to save classes for older adults and adults with disabilities that is offered through the City College of San Francisco (CCSF). CCSF is hosting the Older Adults Program that contracts with senior living facilities and communities. The courses provide activities such as physical fitness, music appreciation, art and language arts. The CCSF recently made...

HOLLYWOOD─When this suspense flick hit theaters in 2018 it was unlike anything I had ever experienced. I’m referring to John Krasinki’s thriller “A Quiet Place.” It was just genius, clever and leaves you in a state of utter panic. There are those movies that you witness in the multiplex that are beyond an experience. I mean I recall watching...

UNITED STATES—One hundred troops from the Special Marine Corp Response Team were deployed on Tuesday, December 31, to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after angry Iraqi Shiite militiamen along with their supporters broke into the compound, smashed windows, vandalized and set fire to the roof of the reception area. U.S. military fired out warning shots and tear gas on Wednesday,...

UNITED STATES─I totally understand why people can become so frustrated while watching sports, particularly football. Why? The final week of NFL was perhaps some of the best football that I have witnessed in years. I mean there were some very fun football to watch, some games mattered more than others, but the one thing that became so evident to...

UNITED STATES—It was the trough right between Christmas and New Year, between overindulgence and overspending. People were slowly coming back to town and there still remained an adequate supply of parking spaces in Hollywood. As a consequence, Greg Burns found himself behind the car that had haunted him since last summer, when it still had dealer plates. Must be nice...

UNITED STATES—Most of the advantages of bare root stock are obvious. Bare root stock is less expensive and easier to work with in regard to installation and pruning to a desired form. What some of us may find difficult to understand is that it actually gets established into a new garden more efficiently than canned (potted) nursery stock does....

HOLLYWOOD─Well at last the end has come, at least for now. The ninth chapter, in the newest “Star Wars” trilogy, ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ promises that this is the end and the way that the movie ends I can totally see that. However, if we flashback to the 80s, we also thought “The Return of the Jedi” was the...

UNITED STATES─It amazes me just how quickly the year 2019 has come and gone. It seemed like a few months ago I was just thinking ugh I cannot wait till 2020, and voila it has finally arrived. With that said, I’m really thinking that 2020 is the year I have to focus on me and solely me. I’m someone...

SAN FRANCISCO—Four men have been arrested for burglarizing multiple automobiles throughout the Bay Area.  Witnesses reported that two male suspects stole items out of a vehicle on December 17 at approximately 7:24 p.m. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the incident occurred on the 5700 block of Geary Boulevard. The suspects fled in a getaway vehicle.  Officers later spotted the...

HOLLYWOOD─For those of us waiting for Valentin Cassadine to receive his comeuppance on “General Hospital” looks like they will have to wait a little bit longer. Valentin has NO IDEA that a ton of forces are working against him, and the biggest one is standing right in front of him: Nina Reeves. Nina has been secretly working to take...