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Working Strategies: Talking yourself in or out of an opportunity

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:04:04 GMT

Amy LindgrenThree years of tuition-free law school; a leadership promotion; a year’s salary in exchange for leaving a job — are these opportunities or are they traps?Naturally, the answer depends on your situation, and on the circumstances of the offer. What I find interesting is that most of my clients have responded to these situations as if they were traps, looking for what could go wrong before imagining what the better outcome might be.Perhaps that’s just human instinct. Or it could be that my clients are a self-selecting group of individuals who seek counsel only when they think something is suspicious.Whatever the reasons, these conversations have given me plenty of practice with a situation I call “talking yourself out of an opportunity.” If you’re prone to saying no before you say yes, you might benefit from running your next opportunity/trap through this list of questions:1. What are you afraid of? In the case of the college senior who’d been offered a full-ride law ...

Late-night visit to Van Nuys home leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:04:04 GMT

Two men were shot, one of them fatally, by a late-night visitor to a Van Nuys home early Saturday morning, according to officials. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a man approached at home in the 15100 block of Gilmore Street at about 1:40 a.m. and knocked on the door of a home containing two Armenian men.When one man inside the house opened the door, the visitor spoke to that man and another inside the home in Armenian, then opened fire, striking both men, police said. One victim, believed to be about 50 years old, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.The other victim, 44, was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.The shooter, who is also Armenian, remains at large, police said. His identity and age remain unknown, though he was last seen wearing a dark sweatshirt and black baseball cap.Investigators said they are unsure of the relationship between the shooter and victims, but the attack was not gang-related."Both victims, they're rela...

House party shooting in Lancaster kills 1, wounds another

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:04:04 GMT

A shooting at a house party in Lancaster early Saturday morning left one man dead and another in critical condition.The shooting at a home in the 44000 block of Cerisa Street unfolded at about 1:30 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. When deputies arrived, they found two men who had been shot in the upper body. One was declared dead at the scene, while the other was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.No information about the suspect has been released, and the investigation is ongoing.Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

California’s housing bubble pops as Fed shuts the pump

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:04:04 GMT

California’s latest homebuying debacle is a pumped-up storyline we’ve seen before – even if each housing bubble has its own shape and size.California housing has never been cheap and buyers must heavily rely on generous financing. And if the market looked bubbly – when values exceed economic logic – there’s usually an aggressive monetary benefactor helping to overinflate it.This tenuous relationship with mortgage money also creates volatility. When that monetary pump disappears, bubbles burst and the market takes an ugly reset.The latest example comes courtesy of the Federal Reserve, which morphed from benefactor (the creator of historically cheap mortgages) to the villain (an economy-icing hiker of interest rates) in just two years.The loss of that Fed pump chilled the pandemic era’s California homebuying binge. By November 2022, statewide home sales fell to their third-lowest level in Realtor data dating to 1990.The median price of an existing, single-famil...

Prep roundup: Granada’s Joshua Morano fires a one-hitter to beat Dublin

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:04:04 GMT

BaseballJoshua Morano has pitched some gems for Granada through the years. Rarely has the Arizona-bound senior been better than he was Friday.The 6-foot-4 left-hander pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts and also knocked in a run as the Matadors edged host Dublin 2-0 in a matchup between two of the East Bay Athletic League’s hottest teams.Granada – ranked eighth by the Bay Area News Group – improved to 8-2, 4-1.No. 7 Dublin fell to 7-2, 3-1.The score was 0-0 until Riley Winchell’s single to right brought home Parker Warner with one out in the seventh.Morano followed with a sacrifice fly to left that knocked in Colin Johnston for the game’s only other run.Dublin’s Cole Gaynor also pitched a complete game. He allowed three hits and two runs with three strikeouts and two walks.Nobody on either side had more than one it.Morano lowered his ERA to 0.42. He has allowed two earned runs in 33 innings this season with 51 strikeouts and just 10 walks.No. 16 Serra 7, No. 13 St. Francis 4Luke...

DUI collision leaves driver with major injuries

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:04:04 GMT

SAN BRUNO, Calif. (KRON) -- A person is left with major injuries after allegedly driving under the influence and colliding with another car Friday night, according to the San Bruno Police Department. 100-mph chase on Hwy 101 in Santa Rosa ends with 3 arrests A collision occurred in the area of San Bruno Avenue and Interstate 280. Police suspected the driver of being under the influence of alcohol and the driver was transported to the hospital with major injuries.Photos released by SBPD show two vehicles involved in the crash, with one of vehicles containing alcohol in the front passenger seat.Photo: San Bruno PDPhoto: San Bruno PDPhoto: San Bruno PDKRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }There is currently no information about the other dri...

Two-alarm fire at vacant San Jose restaurant contained

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:04:04 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A fire that broke out early Saturday morning at a vacant commercial restaurant is now contained, according to the San Jose Fire Department. 100-mph chase on Hwy 101 in Santa Rosa ends with 3 arrests A two-alarm fire broke out around 3 a.m. on the 2000 block of North First Street, SJFD said. San Jose firefighters were able to contain the fire at the vacant restaurant at around 4 a.m. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Crews remained on scene and North First Street was closed for around one hour, SJFD said. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is currently unknown.

Today in Sports – A-Rod youngest MLB player to hit 300 HRs.

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:04:04 GMT

April 21939 — Ralph Guldahl beats Sam Snead by one stroke to capture the Masters golf tournament.1969 — Toronto center Forbes Kennedy sets a Stanley Cup playoff record for most penalties in one game with 8.1978 — Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova wins her first WTA Tour Championship.1980 — Wayne Gretzky becomes the youngest player to reach 50 goals at 19 years and 2 months of age.1983 — New York Islander Mike Bossy becomes the first player to score 60 or more goals in three consecutive seasons.1984 — Georgetown, led by junior center Patrick Ewing and freshman forward Reggie Williams, beats Houston 84-75 to win the NCAA championship in Seattle. Houston becomes the second team to lose in two consecutive finals.1985 — Edmonton C Wayne Gretzky sets an NHL record with his 34th career hat trick.1986 — The 3-point field goal, at 19 feet, 9 inches, is adopted by the NCAA.1989 — 8th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Auburn, 76-60.1990 — UNLV pounds Duke 103-73 to win ...

Acusación a Donald Trump, en vivo: noticias, reacciones y última hora

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:04:04 GMT

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‘Delay, delay, delay’: How Trump could push his trial into the heart of campaign season

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:04:04 GMT

The ink on Donald Trump’s indictment has hardly had time to dry, but already there’s a widespread expectation that the former president will turn to a time-honored Trumpian strategy: delay.By dragging out the proceedings between the indictment and his trial, Trump could push the trial deep into the 2024 presidential campaign — with Trump expected to be the top contender for the Republican nomination.Trump has spent decades refining tactics for prolonging his legal fights as his lawyers attempt to out-wait and outlast the patience of his adversaries. Though a criminal indictment presents him with a different set of options — and obstacles — than his many previous bouts in civil court, there is still a substantial menu for him to choose from.“If they’re doing their job, they’re going to do everything they can to delay, delay, delay, delay,” said Catherine Christian, a 30-year veteran of the Manhattan district attorney’s office who is now a defense attorney. “Every single motion they c...