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Marin’s 10 most expensive home sales of 2023

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:40:15 GMT

With all the bustle of the holidays, many Marin residents risk being distracted from their normal focus — real estate. Fortunately, there’s help.Data on the top residential sales of the year in the county offer a stimulating reminder of the market’s possibilities.Marin’s 10 most expensive home sales of 2023 cost a collective $144.6 million, according to the county assessor’s office. Six of the homes are in Belvedere, two are in Stinson Beach, one is in Ross and one is in Mill Valley.Butch Haze, a real estate agent who specializes in Marin and San Francisco properties, said the “double-digit” sales this year — meaning $10 million and up — show the health of the market, even in a climate of elevated interest rates and low sales volume.“It’s an indication the market is starting to turn,” he said. “It looks like 2024 is off to a good start. We found a tremendous amount of buyers wanting to wait till next year. It was almost a buyer mantra: Look this year, buy next year.”According to dat...

Photos: Waves batter Santa Cruz County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:40:15 GMT

 A spectator near Lighthouse Point takes a selfie as massive waves come crashing into the coast Thursday. (Aric Sleeper/Santa Cruz Sentinel) A wave set repeatedly pushes up against the bottom of the Capitola Wharf on Thursday morning. The damaged wharf remained closed and under repair from a series of damaging storms at the beginning of the year. (Jessica A. York — Santa Cruz Sentinel) A man carris a woman through storm debris in the Rio Del Mar neighborhood of Aptos, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. Powerful surf is rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushes toward shorelines. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)  Related ArticlesWeather | Big surf slams Southern California beaches for exciting end to 2023 Weather | Watch: Monster waves crash into streets, cars, pedestrians along Northern California coast Weather | ‘Smart to stay away:’ High surf slams coast, Ba...

No evidence 2 students who brought guns to California school had plans for school violence, officials say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:40:15 GMT

Police and school district officials said they found no evidence that the two students who brought loaded guns to Redondo Union High School had any plan to commit campus violence.Despite that, police and school officials said extra security measures would continue until Jan. 19 in the form of a police presence and third-party security, according to a joint statement.Police were called both on Dec. 4 and on 5 after receiving calls about a gun on campus. While the first student was found and detained quickly, police ordered a campus lockdown for about an hour the next day until they detained that student and found the weapon.The Redondo Beach Unified School District kept the campus closed on Dec. 6 so police could check the campus for weapons using K-9 dogs in classrooms, restrooms, lockers and common areas.Both 15-year-old sophomores were detained and charged by the the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for bringing loaded weapons to campus, police said, but the specific ...

La población mundial superará los 8,000 millones el día de Año Nuevo, según la Oficina del Censo

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:40:15 GMT

La población mundial aumentó por 75 millones de personas este último año y el día de Año Nuevo superará los 8,000 millones de habitantes, según las cifras publicadas el jueves por la Oficina del Censo de Estados Unidos.La tasa de crecimiento mundial el año pasado fue ligeramente inferior al 1%. A principios de 2024, se esperan 4.3 nacimientos y dos muertes por segundo en todo el mundo, según las cifras de la Oficina del Censo.La tasa de crecimiento de Estados Unidos el año pasado fue del 0.53%, aproximadamente la mitad que la mundial. Estados Unidos sumó 1.7 millones de personas y tendrá una población el día de Año Nuevo de 335.8 millones de habitantes.Si el ritmo actual se mantiene hasta el final de la década, la de 2020 podría ser la de crecimiento más lento de la historia de EEUU, con una tasa de crecimiento inferior al 4% en el periodo de 10 años comprendido entre 2020 y 2030, según William Frey, demógrafo de la Brookings Institution. Lo que viene en el 2024: la li...

An unidentified object has entered Poland’s airspace from Ukraine, search underway

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:40:15 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s armed forces said Friday an unknown airborne object entered the country’s airspace from the direction of Ukraine and subsequently vanished off radars.The Operational Command of the Armed Forces said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that the unidentified airborne object entered from the side of the border with Ukraine and was observed by radars of the country’s air defense system from the moment it crossed the border until the signal disappeared.It also said troops have been mobilized to identify and find the object.Local authorities said that the object crossed the border near the town of Hrubieszow.There were no immediate reports of any explosion or casualties.Source

El año que comienza en realidad no es el 2024 d.C. ¿Por qué?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:40:15 GMT

(CNN Español) — El año que comienza es el 2024 después de Cristo… según el calendario que seguimos mayoritariamente en Occidente. Sin embargo, en realidad no es el año 2024 después del nacimiento de Cristo ya que, según los historiadores, esa cifra es el resultado de un cálculo que hoy sabemos que es errado. En otras palabras: el mesías del cristianismo no habría nacido exactamente hace 2024 años.Primero lo primero: las generaciones iniciales de cristianos no contaban los años tomando como referencia la fecha del nacimiento de Jesús. En el Imperio romano en el que habitaban existieron diferentes criterios para llevar las cuentas. Uno de ellos, por ejemplo, era tomando como referencia la fecha de la fundación de Roma (que se expresaba con la expresión latina ab urbe condita, es decir “Desde la fundación de la ciudad”). También había sistemas que no implicaban una numeración, como identificar los años según quiénes eran los cónsules que estaban en el poder o qu...

Prince George’s Co. officer fires shots during carjacking in Oxon Hill, police say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:40:15 GMT

Prince George's County, Maryland, police respond to a reported shooting near the Tanger Outlets National Harbor shopping center.(WTOP/Matt Kaufax) Prince George's County, Maryland, police respond to a reported shooting near the Tanger Outlets National Harbor shopping center.(WTOP/Matt Kaufax) Police in Prince George’s County are searching for two suspects who carjacked an off-duty police officer near the Tanger Outlets National Harbor shopping center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Thursday evening.The incident occurred on the 6700 block of Tanger Boulevard in the parking lot of a business building just across the street from the outlet mall at about 5 p.m.According to Assistant Chief Vernon Hale, the officer and...

8 things to do on New Year's Eve weekend

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:40:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Even with the burst of snow earlier this week, Denver is ringing in the new year with sunshine. Luckily, it will be warm enough for a sparkly outfit. Now all you need is plans.New Year's is notorious for parties, concerts and events. FOX31 can't list every event going on this weekend in Denver, but here are eight stand-out events that look extra fun. What does Denver’s weather look like for New Year’s Eve? Gimme Gimme Disco - Dec. 29Start the weekend off with ABBA hits and disco music. Don't be afraid to go all out with disco attire — it's encouraged. If you like songs like "Lay All Your Love On Me" or "Mamma Mia," you'll be the dancing queen of the evening.Dillon Francis - Dec. 30Keep the countdown to the new year going with Dillon Francis at Temple Nightclub. He's known for songs like "Get Low" and "Coming Over."DECADENCE - Dec. 30-31Dance your way into the new year at the Colorado Convention Center. Tickets are still available on third-party sites for the two-d...

South Florida braces for chilly end to 2023

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:40:15 GMT

The countdown to the new year in South Florida brings not only the iconic descent of the Big Orange but also a significant drop in temperatures. As revelers prepare for the festivities, they will also need to bundle up against the expected chill, with temperatures forecasted to reach into the 40s. Emergency services anticipate an uptick in 911 calls during this transition to cooler weather. Fire officials issue yearly reminders about the safe use of electric heaters and space heaters.“Never plug a space heater into an extension cord,” said Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Chief Stephen Gollan. “They should always be plugged directly into the wall. Never leave them on when you’re not home, and always make sure the area around the space heater is clear.”Pet owners are reminded to consider their four-legged family members during this cold spell. “When walking your pets at this time, I recommend a sweater, jacket or something quick you can put over them. R...

China picks ex-navy chief as new defense minister

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:40:15 GMT

China picked former navy chief Dong Jun as its new defense minister on Friday, roughly four months after the last occupant of the post disappeared.Chinese state media reported the move Friday, citing a decision from the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress.Dong Jun, who moves from heading up the People’s Liberation Army Navy, is a former vice commander of the Southern Theater Command, which patrols the disputed South China Sea — a key potential flashpoint between China, Taiwan and the West.The appointment is the latest twist in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s purge of key posts in the country’s ultra-secretive political system. China’s previous Defense Minister Li Shangfu went missing in August, as his ministry abruptly canceled a visit to Vietnam planned for September citing “health conditions.” Two months after his unexplained disappearance he was fired from his post without any further clarification of his whereab...