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Patients in Santa Clara County may see refunds, debt relief from charity care settlement

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:19 GMT

By Molly Castle Work | KFF Health NewsCalifornia’s largest public hospital plans to start notifying 43,000 former patients Monday that they may be eligible for refunds or billing corrections, part of what advocates called a major legal settlement that will help force the hospital to fulfill its charity care obligations.Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, along with other units of county-owned Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, will also adopt procedures to ensure patients are informed of their eligibility for charity care, which nonprofit and public hospitals must provide.“This is huge,” said Helen Tran, a senior attorney with Western Center on Law & Poverty, which joined another California-based legal group, the Consumer Law Center, in a lawsuit against the hospital. “It’s so important that the hospital is stepping up to take corrective action. That’s something we haven’t seen many hospitals do.”Filed in 2019 and settled in June, the lawsuit alleged that Santa Clara Valley Medical C...

Montebello Market closes after 15 months in Los Gatos

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:19 GMT

After celebrating their first anniversary on Derby Weekend, Montebello Market in Los Gatos is shuttering. The combination deli, market, gift store and bottle shop will undergo a bit of reorganization as it takes on a new vibe and menu under the direction of Yvonne Khananis, a gastronomical entrepreneur who operates Reverence Catering, Grocer+Goddess, Polentaria and Oy! Gluten-Free bakery—all in downtown Los Gatos.Khananis is joining forces with some of the former Montebello Market team to turn the market’s location near the post office into an expanded version of Grocer+Goddess, a provisions shop she began during the pandemic when her Reverence Catering business dried up.Montebello Market was opened in May 2022 by Jim Foley, local real estate and restaurant entrepreneur, and David Cohen, executive chef and co-owner of Oren’s Hummus. When asked about the new direction for his old business, Foley, Khananis’s landlord at Polenteria, said, “We have lots of plans.”Back in 2021, Khananis ...

Recurring vandalism causing damage to Los Gatos Veterans Memorial

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:19 GMT

Aug. 7VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES: 8:23 a.m. on High School Court. A dark gray Honda Civic was hit by a white construction truck. The construction truck driver claimed he didn’t hit the Honda, but witnesses watched the truck hit the car.Aug. 8MUNI CODE VIOLATION: 12:39 p.m. on Alpine Avenue. There was a porta potty on the roadway in front of a house, and the homeowner said they didn’t have an encroachment permit.Aug. 9VANDALISM: 1:36 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial on East Main Street. Someone continues to deface the POW memorial plaque by placing a sticker with “wo” in front of the word “man.” Every time a sticker is removed by those who tend to the memorial, a new sticker is placed. This has caused gradual damage to the plaque.AUTO BURGLARY: 2:18 p.m. at Oak Meadow Park on Blossom Hill Road. A woman was napping in her vehicle when two suspects opened the car door and took her bag. She tried to chase them, and they tried to run her over as they left.JUVENILE DISTURBANCE: ...

3.4-magnitude earthquake strikes East Bay

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:19 GMT

(KRON) -- A preliminary 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit the East Bay at 7:44 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.The earthquake struck less than 2 miles from Alamo near Walnut Creek and Mount Diablo. This is developing news. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Motorcycle passenger dies in collision with van in Union City

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:19 GMT

(KRON) -- The passenger of a motorcycle died Monday afternoon following a collision with a van, according to the Union City Police Department. Just before 3 p.m., officers responded to a collision involving a van and a motorcycle in the 1600 block of Whipple Road. The driver of the motorcycle had a passenger with them during the collision, police said. Trump indicted by Georgia grand jury in 2020 election interference case The passenger of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. The motorcycle driver was transported to a local hospital and is listed in stable condition, UCPD said. The driver of the van remained at the scene and cooperated with police during the investigation. The cause of the crash remains unknown at this time. UCPD's Traffic Unit is investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact Traffic Officer Silva at 510-675-5222.

Sumo wrestler Hanada catches on quick as he learns to be a defensive lineman for Colorado State

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:19 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The newest Colorado State defensive lineman was recently called upon to lead his teammates in a series of pre-practice stretches. Hidetora Hanada showed off some flexibility-testing poses straight out of a sumo wrestling handbook, including deep squats that had some players grimacing.Just a tiny glimpse into why he’s a sumo grand champion.Back in Japan, the 6-foot-1, 280-pound Hanada rose to the highest amateur ranks of sumo wrestling by refusing to be pushed around in the ring. He’s taking that same approach to the football field as he learns the ropes of being a run stuffer/pass rusher for the Rams.Swapping his mawashi — the traditional loincloth sumo wrestlers wear — for shoulder pads and a helmet, the 21-year-old has quickly adjusted to life in the foothills of Fort Collins, about an hour’s drive north of Denver. His English has come a long way (learned in eight months), he knows the basic rules of football (offsides is bad) and is pi...

The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom pleads guilty to felony child neglect

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:19 GMT

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom pleads guilty to felony child neglect.Source

Umpire Angel Hernandez loses again in lawsuit vs MLB when appeals court refuses to reinstate case

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:19 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Umpire Ángel Hernández lost again in his racial discrimination lawsuit against Major League Baseball when a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his case on Tuesday.The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a 2021 District Court decision that granted MLB a summary judgment.The Cuba-born Hernández, hired as a big league umpire in 1993, sued in 2017. He alleged he was discriminated against because he had not been assigned to the World Series since 2005 and had been passed over for crew chief.“Hernández has failed to establish a statistically significant disparity between the promotion rates of white and minority umpires,” the 2nd Circuit said in an 11-page decision. “MLB has provided persuasive expert evidence demonstrating that, during the years at issue, the difference in crew chief promotion rates between white and minority umpires was not statistically significant. Hernández offers no explanation as to why MLB’s statistical evidence is unreliable.”The deci...

No. 12 Tennessee sets its sights high, targeting SEC East title and maybe more after breakthrough

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:19 GMT

Josh Heupel and his 12th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers have their sights set high for his third season.The NCAA investigation that hung over the program since January 2021 has been resolved, leaving the Vols ready to build on the program’s best season since 2001.“We’ve done a good job of resetting,” sixth-year senior tight end Jacob Warren said. “But now the focus is on winning the SEC East and doing everything we can to get ourselves in that position.Heupel and the Vols are coming off an 11-2 season and a rout of Clemson in the Orange Bowl. Heupel also has more players available after Tennessee voluntarily reduced scholarships the past two seasons, anticipating NCAA punishment.The Vols haven’t won the SEC East since 2007. But Tennessee has sold more than 70,000 season tickets for this season, and Heupel said the best is yet to come.“(I) don’t know that there’s ever been a better time to be a Vol,” Heupel said.REPLACING HOOKERA big reason why the Vo...

Taliban rule of Afghanistan is open-ended, their chief spokesman says as they begin year 3 in power

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:12:19 GMT

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. He also suggested a ban on female education will remain in place.Zabihullah Mujahid brushed aside any questions from The Associated Press about restrictions on girls and women, saying he had nothing new to say on the matter while also indicating the status quo will remain. The ban on girls attending school beyond sixth grade was the first of what in the second year of Taliban control became a flurry of restrictions that now keep Afghan girls and women from classrooms, most jobs and much of public life.The Taliban seized power on August 15, 2021, as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country after two decades of war. They marked their second anniversary as rulers of Afghanistan on Tuesday, which was declared a pu...