Новости за 17.07.2015

NEW YORK (AP) — A dispute is simmering between the ride-booking service Uber and Mayor Bill de Blaiso's City Hall, an increasingly pitched disagreement playing out on smartphones, over the airwaves and in the press over a fundamental question: The de Blasio administration is attempting to put the brakes on the robust expansion, saying that the flood of new cars could further ensnarl Manhattan's clogged streets and arguing that the Uber system isn't equitable for drivers and residents. Uber, however... Читать дальше...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Police say a man shown in a surveillance video trying to rob a New Jersey business later watched the recording online and turned himself in. Whitaker has been charged with armed robbery and weapons offenses.

DENVER (AP) — Whether James Holmes gets life without parole or a death sentence for the Colorado theater shooting, he will spend years behind bars, joining about 6,000 inmates in Colorado and hundreds of thousands of others nationwide who suffer from mental illness. Experts say prisons are ill-equipped to treat the growing number of inmates with mental illnesses — especially the majority who are not convicted of crimes as violent as Holmes, who was diagnosed with a form of schizophrenia. A jury... Читать дальше...

High-profile California wineries and an impressive stable of East Bay chefs converge Saturday for the first ever Oakland Wine Festival at Mills College. Organized by food and wine writer (and Mills alum) Melody Fuller, the one-day event features more than 100 wineries from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and beyond, and is packed with classes, panels, tastings, luncheons, and Elegant Baby Grand Tasting in the afternoon. In addition, the evening offers 12 unique winemaker dinners with four-course meals... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Vast frozen plains exist next door to Pluto's big, rugged mountains sculpted of ice, scientists said Friday, three days after humanity's first-ever flyby of the dwarf planet. The New Horizons spacecraft team revealed close-up photos of those plains, which they're already unofficially calling Sputnik Planum after the world's first man-made satellite. "Have a look at the icy frozen plains of Pluto," principal scientist Alan Stern said during a briefing at NASA headquarters. Scientists speculate internal heating ... Читать дальше...

Chef Douglas Bernstein Can a restaurant owner poach talent from himself? Yes, since that’s what William Foss has done, moving chef Douglas Bernstein from his Fish in Sausalito, and installing him at his Kenwood Restaurant in Sonoma Valley. Kenwood’s opening chef Anthony Paone recently moved on to Lalime’s in Berkeley, and Foss says he couldn’t be happier for everyone involved. “Haig Krikorian owned Sea Salt, where Anthony had chef’d,” Foss said. “His Lalime’s was always Anthony’s dream, and then Lalime lost their chef. Читать дальше...

Located above Yerba Buena’s bowling alley, look for the Pin Up All-Star Diner to open later this summer. Photo: Sarah Fritsche It’s a busy time for Kevin Best. In addition to opening Oakland’s forthcoming Little Giant Ice Cream, he’s also just a few weeks away from launching new casual and family-friendly eatery Pin Up All-Star Diner, located above Yerba Buena Gardens’ Bowling Center. Related Links Little Giant Ice Cream set to invade Uptown Oakland Best is already a regular fixture at Yerba Buena, where he owns B Restaurant & Bar. Читать дальше...

Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images) Taylor Swift has invited actors Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan to join her exclusive circle of friends after they recited the lyrics to her most recent hits during a radio interview. McKellen proved he was a big fan by reading the lyrics to “Bad Blood,” like poetry, during a recent appearance on NPR’s Ask Me Another show, and not to be outdone, fellow Brit and pal Stewart showed off his knowledge of Swift’s “Blank Space.” Stewart was so proud of the radio moment... Читать дальше...

Impending brain surgery doesn’t faze KGO’s Ronn Owens. Battle over S.F. couple’s frozen embryos heads to court. Immigrant charged in slaying has strong defender. Longtime celebrity couples then and now. ‘Inside Out’ tour of S.F. movie locations. The best and worst movies of 2015. S.F. district attorney’s office is a pee-filled dump. Twenty-eight beautiful Photochrom prints of California. Most popular searches David Letterman. Vlae Kershner, news director, SFGate

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Grimm, a former New York congressman and FBI agent who once investigated white-collar crime, was sentenced Friday to 8 months in prison for tax evasion by a judge who said his "moral compass" needed adjustment. An indictment accused him of underreporting more than $1 million in wages and receipts to evade payroll, income and sales taxes, in part by paying immigrant workers, some of them in the country illegally, in cash. In court papers asking for a sentence of probation... Читать дальше...

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Bobby Flay and Stephanie March in 2013. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images) Actress Stephanie March and Bobby Flay’s bitter divorce battle is over. The former couple reportedly has agreed on a settlement after what became one of the nastiest celebrity divorces in recent years. The terms of the deal will remain under wraps but TMZ.com reports March, who accused Flay of cheating on her, was the big winner, landing a much larger settlement than her pre-nup agreement allowed. At the height of the divorce battle... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Police in Colorado say a stuffed toy helped save a 5-year-old girl's life after she fell out of a third-story apartment window. The girl broke her arm, but Colorado Springs police say she held on to the toy and it cushioned her fall Thursday night.

You won’t find it in the guidebooks or the park maps, but there’s a trick to finding that missing part of Disneyland that you’d forgotten or never knew about: Spend 24 hours there. And get out of line. The long ones anyway. Disneyland is celebrating its 60th anniversary today, but when it kicked off the

Cody Simpson and Gigi Hadid, seen here at 2015’s Coachella. (Photo by Light Brigade/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Pop star Cody Simpson is happy his ex-girlfriend Gigi Hadid has found love again with Joe Jonas. Related Links Simpson ended his two-year romance with the model earlier this year, and she has recently been spotted with best pal Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend. Although both have played coy about the love story, Jonas’ younger brother Nick has confirmed they’re a couple, telling E! News he thinks they make a lovely couple. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Declaring a "house of horrors" closed, a judge sentenced a Detroit mother to life in prison Friday for killing two of her four children and storing their bodies for years in a home freezer. Abundant evidence that the surviving children were physically abused (by Blair), prosecutor Carin Goldfarb told the judge. Blair admits pouring hot water on the children who died, beating them with sticks and putting trash bags over their heads. Before receiving the mandatory, no-parole sentence... Читать дальше...

So you think you can survive a 24-hour marathon inside the “happiest place on Earth”? Obviously it can be done, but it requires plenty of sleep, stamina and an overwhelming need for bragging rights. And that’s just to survive. If you want to increase the odds that more of the 1,440 moments between dawn and

It’s quite hard to believe, but there are no shot glasses in the “happiest place on Earth.” If you must drink tequila in Disneyland (which you are absolutely, positively not allowed to do — unless you rent out the park for a special event, which happens pretty often), you must drink from the bottle, because,

Emma Stone. (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) Emma Stone has opened up about the “whitewashing” controversy surrounding her film “Aloha” after director Cameron Crowe was criticized for failing to hire enough Asian-Pacific Islanders to appear in the film, which is set in Hawaii. Crowe’s latest project was panned earlier this year before it even hit theaters, as critics, including activists at the Media Action Network for Asian Americans, blasted Crowe and the film’s producers over the romantic comedy’s cast... Читать дальше...

We’re bringing back the podcast, but I don’t have the right software — and the expensive microphone won’t be in until next week. Also, I haven’t learned yet how to incorporate music or echo effects. So the above is barely a test run — and I almost deleted it, but I figured, we did it,

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It cost $5 million, took less than a year to build, and ran a mile underground. What is it? New Muni line to ease transit woes Extra fifth Caldecott Tunnel bore about to open Stock exchange data link to prevent future black outs Mexican drug lord’s prison escape route What part of San Francisco had

Cara Delevingne. (Photo by Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Images) British model/actress Cara Delevingne has hit back at comments made that her bisexuality is “just a phase.” The star, who is dating singer St. Vincent, hit headlines last month when she discussed her sexual orientation with Vogue magazine. Related Links The star confirmed her relationship with the musician but said d she still has romantic feelings for men, before the interviewer suggested her female preference was a passing phase. Delevingne... Читать дальше...

Do you really need any other reasons to make this utterly satisfying and summery grilled sausage and potato dish? [...] on the other side of the grill you drop down a disposable foil pan filled with Italian sausages, sun-dried tomatoes, whole garlic cloves, sliced onions and bell peppers. Smash a few potatoes onto each serving plate, then spoon the sausage mixture over it. Grated cheddar cheese, to serve In a 9-by-13-inch disposable foil pan, combine the sausages, onion, peppers, garlic cloves... Читать дальше...

First look at remodeled Herbst Theatre and Veterans Building When the theater reopens in September, as part of a two-year, $128 million seismic upgrade and improvement project of the San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building, it will show more than a retrofit, with help from a $2 million grant from the Herbst Foundation, which provides grants for construction projects at San Francisco nonprofits. The seats in the upper levels have been replaced, for the first time since it opened in 1932, and... Читать дальше...