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☆ Suspect in Half Moon Bay Killings Charged With Seven Counts of Murder
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The man accused of killing seven people in two Northern California shootings earlier this week has been charged with seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. District Attorney for San Mateo County Steve Wagstaffe filed the charges Wednesday against the alleged gunman, Chunli Zhao.

☆ California shooting victims: Who died in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay attacks?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Back-to-back mass shootings in California have claimed the lives of people who loved to dance at a studio in Monterey Park and farm workers in the coastal community of Half Moon Bay. HALF MOON BAY VICTIMSSeven people were killed and one person was in critical condition after a 66-year-old man on Monday attacked two mushroom farms near the resort town of Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco, police said. "You look to improve your life and then you end up with this," said Juarez, quiet and sullen as he took a break from cooking at a Mexican restaurant in a Half Moon Bay strip mall. Perez was stunned when, upon arriving in Half Moon Bay in the late 1990s, he saw Martinez-Jimenez again at a party. The San Mateo County Coroner's Office declined to comment on the identities of the victims in the Half Moon Bay shooting.

Northern California prosecutors on Wednesday filed seven murder charges and one attempted murder charge against the man accused of gunning down farm workers Monday in the quaint oceanside town of Half Moon Bay. The San Mateo County Coroner's Office has named six of the seven victims: Zhishen Liu, 73, of San Francisco; Marciano Martinez Jimenez, 50, of Moss Beach; Aixiang Zhang, 74, of San Francisco; Qizhong Cheng, 66, of Half Moon Bay; Jingzhi Lu, 64, of Half Moon Bay; and Yetao Bing, 43, whose hometown was listed as unknown. Chunli Zhao being arrested on Monday in the parking lot of the Sheriff’s Office Half Moon Bay as a suspect for the mass shooting earlier that day. Zhao worked at Mountain Mushroom Farm, one of two agricultural businesses where workers were killed on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Zhao was arrested about two hours after the shooting as he sat in his parked car outside the sheriff's substation in Half Moon Bay.

☆ Suspect in Half Moon Bay shooting rampage appears in California court
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Jorge Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/6] A suspect is arrested by law enforcement personnel after a mass shooting at two locations in the coastal northern California city of Half Moon Bay, California, U.S. January 23, 2023 in a still image from video. The hearing was held at the San Mateo County Superior Court in nearby Redwood City, California. The complaint against Zhao also alleged "special circumstances" accusing Zhao of "personally and intentionally" shooting to kill. IMMIGRANT VICTIMSHalf Moon Bay, a community of about 12,000 residents south of San Francisco, is home to both a luxury resort and a low-income farming community. Two days before the Half Moon Bay killings, another gunman 380 miles to the south opened fire at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a club frequented mostly by older patrons of Asian descent in Monterey Park.

☆ Suspect in California's latest shooting rampage due in court
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Alexandra Ulmer | Thomson Reuters | U.S. National Affairs Correspondent Who Spent Four Years In Venezuela Covering President Maduro'S Administration | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] A suspect is arrested by law enforcement personnel after a mass shooting at two locations in the coastal northern California city of Half Moon Bay, California, U.S. January 23, 2023 in a still image from video. HALF MOON BAY, Calif., Jan 25 (Reuters) - The man accused of shooting and killing seven farm workers near San Francisco in the latest of two back-to-back gun rampages in California that claimed 18 lives overall was due in court on Wednesday for his initial appearance before a judge. Chunli Zhao, 66, the lone suspect in Monday's massacre at two mushroom farms in the seaside town of Half Moon Bay, is expected to be formally presented with murder and other charges at the San Mateo County Superior Court in nearby Redwood City. The suspect was described as a resident of Half Moon Bay, a community of about 12,000 residents known for its foggy weather, fishing, and agriculture. San Mateo County jail records showed Zhao was booked on suspicion of premeditated murder, attempted murder and firearms offenses.

The slayings of seven people, gunned down in a small Northern California city, was an act of "workplace violence" that victimized members of the "migrant community," officials said Tuesday. Suspect Chunli Zhao, a 66-year-old resident of Half Moon Bay, worked at Mountain Mushroom Farm, one of two agricultural businesses where workers were killed on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Zhao was arrested in the parking lot of a sheriff’s substation in Half Moon Bay shortly after the attacks. “Jill and I are praying for those killed and injured in the latest tragic shooting in Half Moon Bay, California,” President Joe Biden said in a White House statement issued Tuesday. The Half Moon Bay slayings were in the middle of a horrific 72-hour period of gun violence across California and the nation.

☆ At Least Seven Dead in California’s Second Mass Shooting in Three Days
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Law enforcement at the scene of a shooting Monday in Half Moon Bay, Calif.At least seven people were killed in two related shootings in California on Monday, authorities said, two days after a separate mass shooting in the state killed 11 people. The related shootings Monday occurred at a mushroom farm and a trucking company near Half Moon Bay, a coastal city south of San Francisco, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.

☆ Suspect in custody after 7 people fatally shot at Northern California nurseries
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A suspected gunman was arrested Monday after seven people were fatally shot at two nurseries near a small city south of San Francisco, authorities said. Aerial video captured by NBC Bay Area showed him surrendering to authorities at a sheriff's substation in Half Moon Bay. Police investigate fatal shootings at a mushroom farm and trucking company near Half Moon Bay, in San Mateo County, Calif., on Monday. Deputies were dispatched to the first location at 2:22 p.m. after a report of a shooting, Corpus said. "This time in Half Moon Bay."

☆ Seven dead in shooting in Half Moon Bay, Calif. - CBS News
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Seven people were killed in a mass shooting at two locations in the coastal northern California city of Half Moon Bay on Monday, CBS News reported. The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office reported a shooting incident with multiple victims and that a suspect was in custody. Half Moon Bay is about 30 miles (50 km) south of San Francisco. The shooting took place as the city of Monterey Park in Los Angeles County was still roiling from a mass shooting on Saturday that killed 11 people. Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 7 dead, 1 injured following separate shootings in Half Moon Bay
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Nbc Bay Area Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Seven people were shot and killed in two separate locations in Half Moon Bay Monday afternoon, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Four victims were found dead at about 2:22 p.m. along the 12700 block of Cabrillo Highway, the sheriff's office said. Shortly after that discovery, three more victims were found dead at separate scene in the area, according to the sheriff's office. The suspect, 67-year-old Half Moon Bay resident Zhao Chunli, was taken into custody at about 4:40 p.m. after he was found in his vehicle in the parking lot of the Half Moon Bay substation, the sheriff's office said. The victims are Chinese farmworkers, Half Moon Bay Councilmember Debbie Ruddock said.

☆ California shootings: Who died in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay attacks?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Back-to-back mass shootings in California have claimed the lives of people who loved to dance at a studio in Monterey Park and farm workers in the coastal community of Half Moon Bay. MONTEREY PARK VICTIMSEleven people died after a 72-year-old gunman opened fire late Saturday during a celebration of the Lunar New Year at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, east of Los Angeles. There were six women killed: My Nhan, 65, Lilian Li, 63, Xiujuan Yu, 57, Muoi Ung, 67, Hong Jian, 62, and Diana Tom, 70. HALF MOON BAY VICTIMSSeven people were killed and one person was in critical condition after a 67-year-old man on Monday attacked two mushroom farms near the resort town of Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco, police said. Police said two other people were also killed at the mushroom farm off Highway 1 just south of Half Moon Bay.

[1/5] Police officers detain a man, believed by law enforcement to be the Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., January 23, 2023, in this screengrab taken from a social media video. California Governor Gavin Newsom said he was visiting wounded survivors from Saturday night's massacre in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park when he was informed of Monday's killings in northern California. A semi-automatic handgun was found in his car, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus told an evening news conference. It ranked as the deadliest mass shooting ever in Los Angeles County, according to Hilda Solis, a member of the county Board of Supervisors. Monterey Park Police Chief Scott Wiese said investigators were looking into unconfirmed reports that the violence may have been precipitated by jealousy or relationship issues.

☆ Mexico cracks down on solar geoengineering, forcing startup to pause operations
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The sun sets behind power lines near homes during a heat wave in Los Angeles, California on September 6, 2022. On Friday, the government of Mexico issued a statement that it plans to "prohibit and, where appropriate, stop experimentation practices with solar geoengineering in the country." Both Wanser and Make Sunsets both indicated their support for thorough and detailed study of sunlight reflection technologies. But it's not known whether the damage caused by sunlight reflection technology — possibly including damage to the ozone layer, increased respiratory illness, and acid rain — could be worse than the future effects of global warming. Understanding its risks and benefits through research is critical for the world's most climate-vulnerable people," she said in a statement.

☆ Facebook considered reviving a disused railway line to make it easier for workers to reach its Menlo Park headquarters, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Facebook spent $20 million on plans to revive a railway line that would run near its office. Meta's Juan Salazar told The New York Times it wanted to reduce congestion caused by its staff. Political pressure and impatience put pressure on plans that were abandoned after the pandemic. Slocum told the Times he approached tech companies including Facebook in 2017 to discuss securing funds. Parts of the railway were expected to be operational by 2028, per the Times report.

☆ Inventor in Baja is testing a plan to cool the Earth by mimicking a volcanic eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

When Luke Iseman was thinking of launching a solar geoengineering startup, he talked to experts in the field. I want no geoengineering to occur," Iseman told CNBC. And that's a that's a pretty terrifying world to imagine," Iseman told CNBC. "Initially, I was really skeptical entirely of the of the voluntary carbon credit market," Iseman told CNBC. Pasztor told CNBC.

☆ Luck, Tesla design likely saved family that plunged off cliff, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Four people were rescued after a Tesla plunged over a cliff in Calif., on Monday. Patel, a 41-year-old woman and two children ages 4 and 7 — both of whom were in car seats — were also in the SUV, California Highway Patrol spokesman Mark Andrews said. Nor is it clear what driving mode Patel was using before the SUV careened off the cliff, the California Highway Patrol said. “In my 35 years of working on vehicle safety, I’ve never had an automaker say, 'Look at this crash test we’re doing for extra credit,'” he said. Helicopters were dispatched, and the family was hoisted from the vehicle using rescue baskets, he said.

☆ Boy, 2, killed after tree falls onto home during powerful California storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 2-year-old boy was among at least two people killed after a storm swept through California, knocking down trees, flooding streets and leaving thousands in the dark. Fire personnel performed CPR but the boy was pronounced dead from his injuries just before 6 p.m. Parts of California were hit by heavy rain, strong winds and flooding that left thousands of people in the dark. The National Weather Service said Thursday that continued thunderstorms and heavy rain should be expected throughout the day. There are still flash flood watches and flood watches out in effect for many portions of California today."

☆ Watch video of the helicopter rescue of the 4 Tesla passengers who survived a 250-foot plunge off a cliff
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Four Tesla passengers survived a 250-foot drop off the "Devil's Slide" cliff on Monday. California Highway Patrol posted a video of the helicopter rescue on Facebook on Tuesday. The video shows first responders dropping from a helicopter amid rough surf. The video shows first responders dropping from a helicopter to rescue the passengers from the wreckage amid rough surf and placing the passengers in gurneys that were raised into the air one-by-one. The two children were still secured in their car seats at the time of rescue, Pottenger said.

☆ Tesla driver who plunged his family off California cliff did so on purpose, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A California man intentionally drove a Tesla off a 250-foot cliff in an attempt to kill himself and his family, officials said Tuesday. The driver and his wife and children survived and were rescued Monday at Devil's Slide in San Mateo County, the California Highway Patrol said. Four people were rescued after a Tesla plunged over a cliff in Calif., on Monday. Brian Pottenger, incident commander for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said that witnesses called 911 after the crash around 10:50 a.m. The car was traveling south on State Route 1 when it went over the cliff at Devil’s Slide, south of the Tom Lantos Tunnels, and landed near the water’s edge, the fire department said.

☆ California doctor who drove Tesla off cliff to be charged with attempted murder
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Industry Insight | Saw Law Firms Move Past The Pandemic Into A More Client-Focused Service Environment | Thomson Reuters Institute | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Patel was transported to hospital with serious injuries on Monday, the California Highway Patrol said. The children, who had minor injuries, were the first to be rescued, after which a helicopter hoisted the adults, who had more serious injuries, Pottenger said. "The children were secured properly in proper car seats, and the car seats were secured properly into the vehicle," Pottenger said. "The car seats saved the lives of those two kids, in our opinion." The Tesla driven by Patel was traveling on the main part of the roadway before it veered off the cliff, he said.

☆ California braces for powerful atmospheric river storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Emma Newburger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An aerial view shows the damage after rainstorms caused a levee to break, flooding Sacramento County roads near Wilton, California, U.S., January 1, 2023. Another atmospheric river storm is threatening California with flooding, landslides, and power outages on Wednesday as millions of residents recover from several destructive storms, one of which caused a levee breach this weekend. Flood watches are in effect across Central and Northern California, where the ground has become more saturated and vulnerable to flooding and rapid runoff. San Mateo County, located south of San Francisco, declared a local state of emergency and activated its emergency operations center. In south Sacramento County, responders are attempting to repair part of a 34 mile levee system along the Cosumnes River, which protects land made up mostly of vineyards and cattle ranches, before the storm is set to arrive on Wednesday.

☆ A doctor accused of intentionally driving a Tesla off a 250-foot California cliff with another adult and 2 kids inside the car has been arrested
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A doctor has been arrested after police accused him of intentionally driving a Tesla off a cliff. The man's wife and two kids were reportedly inside the vehicle at the time of the incident. They all miraculously survived and were rescued via helicopter after the Monday car wreck. The passengers inside the car were reportedly Patel's wife, his 7-year-old daughter, and 4-year-old son, KABC-TV reported. Robin Johnson, who said she witnessed the crash, told NBC on Monday that she saw the Tesla "driving extremely fast" toward an exit on California Highway 1 before the electric car went "over the edge and straight down" the cliff.

☆ Two children and two adults survive after Tesla plunges 250 feet off California cliff
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Two adults and two children were rescued from a Tesla that plunged 250 feet off a cliff Monday morning in San Mateo County, California, officials said. The car flipped and landed on its wheels in the fall, CAL FIRE/Coastside Fire Incident Commander Brian Pottenger said. As they waited, firefighters rappelled to the scene and rescued the two children. The California Highway Patrol shared video on social media showing helicopters lower first responders to the scene to extricate and rescue two adults inside. The San Mateo Sheriff's Office said the two adults suffered non-life-threatening injuries and the two children were unharmed.

☆ 4 Tesla passengers survived a 250-foot plunge down a cliff called Devil's Slide
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Tesla plunged down a 250-foot cliff called Devil's Slide om Monday, Cal Fire said. A rescuer told Fox News it was "nothing short of a miracle" the four passengers survived the incident. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyFour Tesla passengers survived a 250-foot drop off a cliff known as Devil's Slide on Monday, according to Cal Fire. A Tesla that was carrying two adults and two minors plunged down the cliff on Monday morning, Cal Fire's San Mateo branch reported. Coastside Fire Protection Battalion Chief Brian Pottenger told Fox News that it was remarkable the passengers had survived the 250-foot fall.

☆ Photos show record California floods led to boat rescues, mudslides, and breached levees. More rain is coming.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An atmospheric river dumped record rainfall across Nothern California on New Year's Eve. A car is partially submerged on a flooded road after heavy rains in San Francisco, California, December 31, 2022, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesOakland saw its wettest day on record on Saturday, and San Francisco was just shy of its record. Another person died after being pulled from the waters, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. In Tahoe, the atmospheric river dumped snow onto roadways that left some drivers stranded and prompted authorities to close major roadways.

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