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Promising Better, Cheaper Care, Kaiser Permanente’s National Expansion Faces Wide Skepticism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 GMT

As regulators review Kaiser Permanente’s proposed acquisition of a respected health system based in Pennsylvania, health care experts are still puzzling over how the surprise deal, announced in April, could fulfill the managed care giant’s promise of improving care and reducing costs for patients, including in its home state of California. KP said it would acquire Danville, Pennsylvania-based Geisinger — which has 10 hospitals, 1,700 employed physicians, and a 600,000-member health plan in three states — as the first step in the creation of a new national health care organization called Risant Health. Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente said it expects to invest $5 billion in Risant over the next five years, and to add as many as six more nonprofit health systems during that period.Industry experts believe KP’s aim is to build a big enough presence across the country to effectively compete with players like Amazon, Aetna CVS Health, Walmart Health, and...

Investigation underway after man shot to death in South Gate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 GMT

A man was shot to death in South Gate Thursday morning, authorities said.The shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. in the 8600 block of Garfield Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.No further details have been released about the incident, but anyone with information is being asked to call the homicide bureau at 323-890-5500.Aerial video from Sky5 showed the active crime scene with a sheriff's vehicle blocking a street near a Starbucks in the area.

2 arrested in Palmdale freeway shooting that wounded pair of women

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 GMT

Two Hesperia residents have been arrested after they allegedly shot and wounded two women on the 14 Freeway in Palmdale last month.Christy Bocanegra, 45, and Eric Bourland, 41, were arrested Wednesday on attempted murder charges in relation to the July 8 shooting, the California Highway Patrol said in a news release. Bocanegra was taken into custody in San Bernardino, while Bourland, who also faces a charge of being an accessory to a felony crime, was arrested in Apple Valley.According to the CHP release and an incident report from the time of the attack, the pair were riding a motorcycle on July 8 when at least one of them opened fire on two women in a white Volkswagen Jetta headed north on the 14 Freeway north of Avenue S in Palmdale.The two women took themselves to Palmdale Regional Medical Center, where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.Through "an aggressive and extensive investigation," "several leads" identified Bocanegra and Bourland as the attackers, the C...

Disneyland's 'Rogers: The Musical' scheduled to end in August

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 GMT

Disney fans are running out of time to see “Rogers: The Musical,” a live theater production spawned from the Disney+ series “Hawkeye.”The limited-time theater production is scheduled to have its last performance at the Hyperion Theater on Aug. 31, which is two weeks away. Disneyland officials told KTLA that the show won't be extended beyond the Aug. 31 date. Disneyland to open Avengers gift shop in September The Broadway-style show tells the story of Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, and also features Peggy Carter, Nick Fury and select members of the Avengers.“The musical will take the audience on a journey from Steve’s humble beginnings during World War II to becoming Captain America, leading the Avengers and beyond. It’s a classic tale of heroes, time travel, and romance, and Nick Fury sings!” the resort said.“Rogers: The Musical” also featured music from the Disney+ series, “Captain America: The First Avenger” and five original songs written just for the musical.The theme park...

Police seek shooter in deadly Boyle Heights attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 GMT

A man is dead after a reported shooting in Boyle Heights Thursday morning, and police are looking for the attacker.The shooting was reported in the 500 block of South Lorena Street a few minutes after 10 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Three to four gunshots were heard coming from inside an apartment, and a woman was heard screaming, police said.When officers arrived, they found a man believed to be 35 years old unconscious and not breathing.An ambulance was requested, but no further information about the victim has been made public.Police are looking for the shooter, though they did not provide information about any potential suspects.No further information was available. KTLA's Isabel Ochoa contributed to this report.

Ivan Bruyako Pronounced Dead Following Hit-and-Run Incident on Florin Road [Sacramento, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 GMT

Driver Sought Following Fatal Pedestrian Collision near Stockton BoulevardSACRAMENTO, CA (August 17, 2023) – Saturday evening, a hit-and-run crash on Florin Road claimed the life of Ivan Bruyako.The fatal collision occurred around 9:45 p.m. on Florin Rd. just west of Stockton Road in the neighborhood of Florin.Responding CHP officers believed that a driver on an unidentified vehicle hit the man and fled the scene without rendering aid. No description of the vehicle has been given at this time.According to the report, paramedics transported the male pedestrian to a hospital for major injuries. Unfortunately, the man succumbed to his injuries a short while later.Later, the Sacramento County coroner’s office identified the deceased victim as 37-year-old Ivan Bruyako of Sacramento.Authorities closed the two left-turn lanes of eastbound Florin Road to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties. A follow-up investigation will be conducted by the Sacramento Police due to a lack of phys...

Map: The 4 areas where Californians are being evacuated because of wildfires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 GMT

Because of lightning-sparked wildfires, evacuations have been ordered in several Northern California communities. The status as of Thursday, Aug. 17:1 / Del Norte County. Ten fires in the Smith River Complex remain active and have burned more than 1,500 acres. Evacuations were ordered for residents in the areas of Patrick Creek, Little Jones Creek, Copper Creek drainage and Coon Creek. A 20-mile stretch of Highway 199 east of Gasquet is closed. A shelter has been opened at the county fairgrounds, in Crescent City. More information: sheriff’s Facebook.2/ Siskiyou County. The Head Fire, at more than 3,500 acres, is the largest of 20 lightning-sparked fires in the Klamath National Forest. Evacuations have been ordered for a 335-square-mile area west of Yreka (more detailed map and resources here). More information: sheriff’s Facebook.3/ Trinity County. The Deep Fire has burned more than 1,500 acres in the Trinity Alps Wilderness area, and evacuation orders have been in plac...

A’s can look to resurgent Orioles as a model for their deep rebuild

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 GMT

By Noah Trister | The Associated PressNo matter where the A’s play their home games in the coming seasons, the franchise has a lot of ground to make up before returning to relevance.Roster teardowns, one-sided trades and other poor personnel decisions have razed a team that until recently was one of the league’s shining examples of how to get the most out of less. Despite consistently having one of the league’s lowest payrolls, the A’s reached the playoffs three straight years from 2018-20 and six times in nine seasons starting in 2012.This season, the A’s are 53 games under .500 (33-88) and are going to give the 1962 New York Mets a run for their money for the worst record in the modern era.Along come the revitalized Baltimore Orioles, who open a weekend series at the Coliseum on Friday night, a recent league laughing stock that is providing a glimpse at how quickly fortunes can change – even on a modest budget.Two years after losing 110 games, the Orioles are suddenly overfl...

Pilots made errors before crash near Lake Tahoe that killed all 6 on board, investigators say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 GMT

Errors by the two pilots caused a business jet to go into an aerodynamic stall and crash near Lake Tahoe in 2021, killing all six people on board, federal investigators said.The co-pilot made a mistake in making a steeply banked left turn in an effort to fix a poor approach and line up with one of the runways at Truckee-Tahoe Airport in California, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.The captain failed to correct the co-pilot’s error, and both ignored stall warnings from the plane, said the NTSB.The pilots were cleared to land on one of the airport’s two runways, which are perpendicular to each other, but calculated that they needed to use the longer runway because of the weight of their twin-engine Bombardier Challenger 605 jet.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | ‘The absolute best’ – firefighters who died in California helicopter collision remembered Crashes and Disasters | Fatal Marin County plane crash report cites preliminary fi...

Mortgage rates top 7%, reaching highest level in two decades

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 GMT

Mortgage rates climbed above 7% this week to their highest level since 2002, throwing more cold water on the Bay Area housing market as buyers face soaring monthly home loan payments that are thousands of dollars more than a few years ago.The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 7.09% as of Thursday, up from 6.96% last week, Freddie Mac reported. That’s an increase from 5.13% a year ago and more than double the historic-low 2.86% average rate this time in 2021.A 30-year fixed “jumbo” home loan — which is common for more expensive homes — averaged 7.65% on Thursday, according to Bankrate.com. In the Bay Area, a jumbo loan is a mortgage that exceeds $1,089,200.Mortgage rates have been on an upward trajectory since last spring when the Federal Reserve began raising the cost of borrowing in a bid to slow inflation. Rates briefly topped 7% percent in November, before falling to around 6% in February. They’ve trended up since then.Related ArticlesReal Estate | ...