Nick Bosa #97 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after sacking the quarterback during game against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium on October 8, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. The 49ers defeated the Cowboys 42-10.

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Week 6 of the 2023 NFL season is here, and the football action this Sunday is hot. In an early game, the undefeated San Francisco 49ers (5-0) travel to Cleveland to face the 2-2 Browns. San Francisco may have a 9.5-point advantage coming into the game, but the Cleveland Browns have the league’s top-ranked offense.

Will today’s matchup be another blowout win for the 49ers? Or will the Cleveland Browns score an upset? You’ll have to watch today’s game to find out.

When does the San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns game begin?

The Week 6 game between the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns will be played Sunday, Oct. 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT). It will air live on Fox, and stream on the services listed below.

How to watch the San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns game

While most cable packages include Fox, it’s easy to watch the game if Fox isn’t included in your cable TV subscription, or if you don’t have cable at all. Your best options for watching are below. (Streaming options will require an internet provider.)

Stream the game on Sling TV for half price

If you have don’t have cable TV that includes NBC, ABC, Fox or ESPN, one of the most cost-effective ways to stream live NFL football this year is through a subscription to Sling TV. The streamer offers access to the NFL Network, local NBC, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available) and ESPN with its Orange + Blue Tier plan. Also worth noting: Sling TV comes with 50 hours of cloud-based DVR recording space included, perfect for recording all the season’s top NFL matchups.

That plan normally costs $60 per month, but the streamer is currently offering a 50% off promotion for your first month, so you’ll pay just $30. You can learn more by tapping the button below.

Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue tier:

• There are 46 channels to watch in total, including local NBC, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available).
• You get access to most local NFL games and nationally broadcast games at the lowest price.
• All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.

Upgrade to Sling TV’s Sports Extra package

Sling TV has a new offering for the 2023 NFL Season called Sports Extra. This souped-up package is designed for NFL and college football super-fans, with access to NFL Redzone, ESPN, NFL, SEC, ACC, PAC 12, Big10 and Longhorn Networks.

There’s a great deal on Sling TV Sports Extra going on right now: You can get four months of Sling TV Orange + Blue + Sports Extra for $219. It’s the most cost-effective way to stream most NFL games this year.

You can learn more about Sling TV and Sports Extra by tapping the button below.

Watch the 49ers vs. Browns game with FuboTV

You can also catch the game on FuboTV. FuboTV is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to almost every NFL game of the season. Packages include CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, NFL Network, NFL RedZone and more, so you’ll be able to watch more than just today’s games.

To watch the NFL without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. Fox, so you know, offers Sunday NFC games via “NFL on Fox”; while ESPN is the home of “Monday Night Football.” ABC airs some “MNF” games, too. 

In addition to NFL football, FuboTV offers MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. FuboTV starts at $75 per month for the Pro tier (includes NFL Network); the $100 per month Ultimate tier includes NFL RedZone.

Top features of FuboTV:

• The Pro tier includes 169 channels, including NFL Network; the Ultimate tier includes 289 channels, including NFL RedZone.
• FuboTV includes all the channels you’ll need to watch live sports, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
• All tiers come with 1,000 hours of DVR recording.

Watch the San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns game on Hulu + Live TV

You can watch the NFL, including the NFL Network, with Hulu + Live TV. The bundle features access to 90 channels, including both Fox and FS1. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch every game on every network with Hulu + Live TV, plus catch live NFL preseason games, exclusive live regular season games, popular studio shows (including NFL Total Access and the Emmy-nominated show Good Morning Football) and lots more.

Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+. It’s priced at $77 per month.

Watch local NFL football live with a digital HDTV antenna

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If you’re cutting the cord to your cable company, you’re not alone; in fact, you are in luck. You can still watch the NFL on TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDYC channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox and PBS.  Here’s the kicker: There’s no monthly charge.

Anyone living in partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or first-floor apartments), a digital TV antenna may not pick up a good signal – or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna provides a seriously inexpensive way to watch college football without paying a staggering monthly fee.  Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable (or your cable company gets in a squabble with a network).

This amplified HDTV antenna, claims to have a 50-mile range and offers 36 channels. It’s rated 4.0 stars by Amazon reviewers.

Said one Amazon customer, “When the price of this antenna dropped to $50, it was competitively priced with what you would find on the shelves at your local Radio Shack. If you’re considering this product, you’re probably already questioning your cable television bill and are looking around for a cheap way to get the Big 3 plus Fox and PBS. This antenna delivered that for us right out of the box.”

Watch the 49ers vs. Browns game on your phone with NFL+

If you want to catch the game on your phone — and all the amazing football ahead this season — check out NFL+. The premium streaming service, starting at $40 per year (or $7 per month), offers access to NFL Network. And yes, that includes games being broadcast out-of-market. To boost your NFL experience even further, you can upgrade to NFL+ Premium with NFL RedZone and watch up to eight NFL games simultaneously. A seven-day, free trial is available.

Top features of NFL+:

• You get access to all NFL preseason games, including those that are out of market.
• NFL+ lets you watch stream local and primetime regular season games on your phone or tablet, but not your TV.
• Includes the NFL Network (and NFL RedZone with NFL+ Premium), so it’s a good option for those who are looking to stream football on the go.

2023 NFL Season Week 6 Schedule

The 2023 NFL Season Week 6 schedule is below. All times listed ET. The game you see broadcast locally will depend on your geographical area.

Thursday, Oct. 12

Sunday, Oct.15

• Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Titans, 9:30 a.m. (NFL Network) 
• Carolina Panthers vs. Miami Dolphins, 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
• New Orleans Saints vs. Houston Texans, 1:00 p.m. (Fox)
• Washington Commanders vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
• Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
• Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1:00 p.m. (CBS, ABC*)
• Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m. (Fox)
• San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns, 1:00 p.m. (Fox)
• New England Patriots vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
• Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m. (Fox Sports, You Tube Primetime/NFL Sunday Ticket)
• Arizona Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m. (Fox)
• Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Jets, 4:25 p.m. (Fox)
• New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, Oct. 16

• Dallas Cowboys vs. LA Chargers, 8:15 p.m. (ABC, ESPN)

Storylines We’re Following This NFL Season

Important dates to remember: 

• The 2023 NFL regular season runs today through Jan. 7, 2024. 
• Playoffs are scheduled for January 13 through Jan. 28, 2004.
• Super Bowl LVIII is scheduled for Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas.

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Will Dak get to the Super Bowl (or close)? The Dallas Cowboys were off to a splashy 2023 season start, 3-1 coming into Week 5. QB Dak Prescott promised to throw less picks than last season when he led the league for picks thrown. He’s at four this season. Cowboys fans hope he makes good on his promise.  But Dak’s bigger focus is taking the Cowboys to the Super Bowl. Judging by the Cowboys’ performance in Week 5, getting past the mighty San Francisco 49ers this season is going to be tough. But then again, it is for everybody.

Taylor Swift is the only thing bigger than the NFL: While Swifties were quick to ‘ship Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift  after the Eras Tour star showed up at Arrowhead Stadium during the Kansas City Chiefs Week 3 game against the Chicago Bears, Tay Tay herself seems all-in on her budding romance with the Chiefs superstar tight end. The Taylor-effect on the NFL has been massive, from Kelce gaining over half-a-million new Instagram followers in a day, to the NFL finding an entirely new fan base in Taylor-loving younger women — a coveted audience for the league.  The NFL has fully embraced the league’s newest ambassador, friendship bracelets and all, much to the chagrin of Kelce who admitted on his podcast the league has “gone too far” with its Swelce/Kelswift coverage.  

That 49ers defense is dangerous: Brock Purdy silenced naysayers last season when he took over after both QBs Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo suffered season-ending injuries. Coach Shanahan traded Lance and gave Purdy the starting job this season with little trepidation that the last pick of the 2022 NFL Draft had what it takes. Shanahan’s decision has paid off five weeks in, the team is undefeated and Purdy shows full command of the team. But the 49ers Nick Bosa-led defense is what could take this team to the Super Bowl. The Niners came into Week 5 one of two undefeated teams remaining with no sign of slowing down.

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In September 2022, a major data center operator based in the western suburbs of Chicago was facing a dilemma that has become all too common in today’s climate.

The delivery of the power distribution units, or PDUs, the operator relied on to keep centers running was extremely late, delaying the opening of a new 185K SF facility. This delay was costing time and money and keeping clients from gaining access to the data storage they needed. 

Thankfully for these operators, they were working with Clune Construction, a Chicago-based general contracting firm with offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Over the last few years, Clune has adopted strategies for overcoming the supply chain issues that have been plaguing data center construction. 

After the client decided to select an alternative brand of PDUs in case its preferred choice didn’t arrive, Clune Senior Vice President and Senior MEP Coordinator Joe Zobel and his team devised a plan to prep the location so they could work with either solution. 

“We needed to accommodate multiple choices,” Zobel said. “This way if our client were to change their minds on which equipment to install, there would not be any cost impact. It gave them the freedom to make the right decision for their facility.”  

He added that there were 75 of these units, so it would have been very costly and time-consuming for this data center client if an adjustment to its new facility was needed to accommodate a last-minute decision to go with a different solution. Having freedom like this has become particularly important for data center operators, who have been dealing with significant project delays since the pandemic began, which led to major supply chain disruptions. 

While these disruptions have impacted every asset class, Zobel said that they can be particularly devastating for data centers, which are mission-critical facilities that can cost companies thousands of dollars for every second they aren’t operational. 

“As soon as construction is completed, data centers can net a lot of income for our clients,” he said. “So if there are delays and they can’t receive a month or two of rent from their clients, it can be significant. It can also make those who are renting the space consider other options.” 

The Clune team has decades of combined data center experience, so it is uniquely positioned to understand these challenges and devise strategies to overcome them. In recent years, these strategies have included developing new workflows to minimize the impact of delays. 

When Clune is awarded a project, its team analyzes the specified equipment and materials and is upfront with the client about the lead times it can expect for these items. If necessary, it proposes alternatives that can be purchased immediately to ensure the best price. 

“We adjust the bidding process to reflect what we are seeing in the design and the potential delays that may arise from it,” Zobel said. “We view our clients as partners, and the more we collaborate with them and understand what needs to happen and by what date, the better we can meet their schedule.” 

Zobel’s role as mechanical, electric and plumbing, or MEP, coordinator at Clune has also evolved as the company continues to work to meet its data center clients’ needs. He said that while Clune has always partnered with clients and taken responsibility for the equipment, now, when there appears to be no end in sight for supply chain delays, the team is going above and beyond to ensure clients are getting the materials they need. 

“We have weekly calls with all vendors and we get into every detail of their fabrication schedule. This helps confirm that they have all the necessary parts from their vendors to build the equipment,” Zobel said. “If they are having trouble obtaining a part, we then get on the phone with the engineer of record to decide if we can recommend an alternative  to keep the flow going.” 

His team also includes its trade partners on these calls to discuss installation methods with the vendors. The goal is to make sure that all parties completely understand how everything should be installed so Clune is aware of and can prepare for any changes that must be made at the factory.

Zobel said that in the past, factory witness tests where the Clune team would go and personally test every piece of equipment being manufactured were common practice. These visits can be expensive, and over the years, clients stopped requiring them. Now, however, as supply chain issues persist, Clune has brought this practice back, letting clients know which pieces of equipment are worth the trip to test in person. 

“Sometimes it’s because the information we’re receiving from the factory isn’t clear,” he said. “Other times, there are elements that could potentially pose field-related challenges if we don’t verify it prior to their arrival at our site. Our motto in these scenarios is, ‘Trust, but verify.’” 

As a result, Zobel said Clune and its factory partners have been able to strengthen their relationships. In the past, vendors have occasionally tried to resolve minor issues before sharing the problem with Clune or its clients, he explained. 

“We have created an environment so if they have to, they are able to give us bad news, even if the bad news is only a possibility. This way we can decide if we need to make a change in the field,” Zobel said. “There’s no penalty. We just want the truth. The more we know, the better we can mitigate the problem.” 

He said that to better plan for the future and the likelihood of continued supply delays, Clune is developing a database of lessons learned and things to look for so it has more details to share with its partners and its teams across the country. 

“The more information we have, the more tools we gain to help us make the best decisions for our clients,” he said. 

This article was produced in collaboration between Clune Construction and Studio B. Bisnow news staff was not involved in the production of this content.

Studio B is Bisnow’s in-house content and design studio. To learn more about how Studio B can help your team, reach out to studio@bisnow.com. 

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Today’s Google Doodle honors the 127th birthday of German-born Jewish poet Nelly Sachs, whose life and work were profoundly altered by the cataclysmic damage inflicted by the Holocaust.

“I represent the tragedy of the Jewish people,” she said upon winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1966. Sachs, who was also a playwright, referred to the metaphors in her work as “wounds,” but she posited that human beings were capable of renewal even in the face of annihilation.

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Sachs, who was born into a wealthy family in Berlin and grew up quite sheltered, fled her native country for Sweden in 1940 with the aid of novelist Selma Lagerlof when she and her mother learned that they were being sent to a forced-labour camp.

The poet’s ability to express herself through writing carried her through bouts of mental illness and terrifying ordeals with the Nazis. Sachs and her mother’s Sweden apartment was once invaded by the Gestapo, who subjected the two women to a terrifying interrogation that frightened Sachs so much she briefly lost the ability to speak.

Her voice, then, was an inspired, reverberating rebuke to those who would silence her. Sachs dealt in subject matter that plumbed the depths of her and her community’s despair, but her language was deeply influenced by German Romanticism; her verse approached the ecstatic. Through her pain, Sachs glimpsed new worlds.

In honor of her legacy, we look back at three of Sachs’ greatest poems, all of which have stood the test of time and still resonate today.

The first, “O The Chimneys,” is her most famous work, and also the name of Sachs’s collection of poetry and prose released by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1967. It finds Sachs lamenting the genocide of her people, but also the disappearance of any form of true shelter. The Jews, ripped from their homes, were forced to reside in “planned dwellings of death” from which they could never escape.

O Die Schornsteine (O the Chimneys)

O the chimneys
On the carefully planned dwellings of death
When Israel’s body rose dissolved in smoke
Through the air –
To be welcomed by a chimney sweep star
Turned black
Or was it a ray of the sun?
O the chimneys!
Paths of freedom for the dust of Jeremiah and Job –
Who dreamed you up and built stone upon stone
The path of smoke for their flight?
O dwellings of death
Set out so enticingly
For the host of the house, who used to be the guest –
O you fingers
Laying the stone of the threshold
Like a knife between life and death –
O you chimneys
O you fingers
And Israel’s body dissolves in smoke through the air!

Sachs, who herself was spared the fate of being gassed and incinerated by Nazis, spent the rest of her life wondering what her unlucky family members and fellow countrymen had experienced. As an artist, she felt that articulating their final moments was her burden to bear. This mission forms the core of “If Only I Knew,” which also was published in the collection O the Chimneys.

Wenn ich nur wüßte (If Only I Knew) (translated by Rebekah Wilson)

If only I knew
what the last thing you saw was.
Was it a stone, that had drunk in
countless last looks, until, in blindness,
they fell on the blind?

Or was it earth,
enough to fill a shoe,
and already black
from so many partings
and causing so much death?

Or was it your final path,
bringing you farewells from all the paths
you had ever walked?

A puddle, a reflection in metal,
perhaps your enemy’s buckle,
or some other small interpreter
of heaven?

Or did this earth,
which lets no one depart from here unloved,
send you a bird omen through the air,
reminding your soul that it flinched
in its pain-scorched body?

Sachs, who died in 1970, wrote the following poem in 1968, and in the language you can discern the ways she repeated herself purposefully throughout her career. The reappearing star imagery that twinkles through her universe of smoke, brick and darkness suggests that her overarching thesis was one of hope.

Wenn der Tag leer wird (When the Day Empties Itself)

When the day empties itself
in the twilight,
when the imageless time begins,
the lonely voices join together–
the animals are nothing other than the hunting
or hunted–
the flowers no more than fragrance–
when everything becomes nameless as in the beginning–
you go under the catacombs of Time,
which open for those who are near the end–
there where the heart buds grow–
into the dark inwardliness
you sink downward–
already past death
which is only a windy passageway–
and freezing from going out
you open your eyes
where a new star
has already left its reflection–

Amidst a resurgence of emboldened neo-Nazi groups and white supremacist sentiment in America, Sachs’s writing feels especially relevant today not only because it serves as a reminder of the past, but because it proposes radical routes to freedom. The might of institutionalized, professionally executed hatred could not take from Sachs what was hers. Let her life be a lesson to all of us.

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Als sie ihr neu erworbenes Haus in der 1240 St. Charles Street – das berühmte Bruton House – betraten, wussten Jeannie Graham und Bruce Gilliat, dass ihnen viel Arbeit bevorstand. Nach einer achtjährigen Restaurierung der 2067 San Jose Avenue (siehe Teil 4) war das Paar bereit, sich der nächsten Herausforderung zu stellen.

Bei den Renovierungsarbeiten von 2001 bis 2004 wurde das gesamte Haus einen Meter nach vorne und einen Meter nach Süden (nach rechts) verlegt, um den Garten hinter dem Haus zu vergrößern und Platz für eine neue Auffahrt zu schaffen. Foto Steve Gorman.

Eine geschichtsträchtige Geschichte

Als Jeannie und Bruce 1999 die 1240 St. Charles Street kauften, hatte das Haus während seiner 102-jährigen Lebensdauer nur vier weitere Besitzer gehabt. Das Übergangshaus im Kolonialstil, das 1897 für 4.160 Dollar gebaut worden war, war gerade für etwa eine Million Dollar verkauft worden. Doch die Jahre und Generationen hatten dem Anwesen ihren Tribut gefordert. Obwohl es sich im Laufe der Jahrzehnte großer Beliebtheit erfreute, benötigte es dennoch Modernisierungen in den Bereichen Sanitär, Elektrik, Fundament und anderen Bereichen. Darüber hinaus hatten Jeannie und Bruce die Vision, das Haus noch „wohnlicher“ zu machen, indem sie im Keller und im Dachgeschoss Wohnräume hinzufügten, alle vier Ebenen durch eine neue Treppe miteinander verbanden, die Küche umgestalteten und ein Schlafzimmer auf der zweiten Ebene eliminierten um das Hauptschlafzimmer zu erweitern und ein Gästezimmer über eine hintere Veranda hinaus zu erweitern.

Zusätzlich zu all diesen Modernisierungen beschlossen sie, die Latten und den Putz von den Pfosten zu entfernen, neue Leitungen zu installieren und seismischen Aufrüstungen zu unterziehen, neue Rigipsplatten zu installieren, Deckenrosetten aus Gips zu restaurieren, alte Heizkörper zu entfernen und Kamine auf Gas umzustellen. Bei der Erneuerung des Fundaments wurde das gesamte Haus um einen Meter nach vorne und einen Meter nach Süden verschoben, um auf der Nordseite mehr Platz im Hinterhof und Platz zum Parken zu schaffen. Zum Auffüllen des Schwimmbeckens wurden alte Ziegel- und Betonfundamentmaterialien verwendet und eine neue Landschaftsgestaltung angelegt. Die Planungen für all diese Arbeiten begannen im Jahr 2000, die eigentlichen Arbeiten wurden zwischen 2001 und 2004 durchgeführt. Während all dieser Bau- und Renovierungsarbeiten wohnten Jeannie und Bruce weiterhin in ihrem Haus in der San Jose Avenue, bis die Arbeiten abgeschlossen waren.

Ein Vintage-Foto von 1240 St. Charles Street (links) zeigt, wie das Haus aussah, bevor die „Ell“ auf der linken Seite im Rahmen der Renovierungsarbeiten von 2001 bis 2004 vorgezogen wurde (rechts), wodurch ein neues Außentreppenhaus entstand. Das neue Treppenhaus ist etwas zurückgesetzt, um die ursprünglichen Proportionen der Fassade teilweise beizubehalten. Fotos Familienarchiv Bruton (links) und Steve Gorman.

Eine elegante Lösung

Mit der Fertigstellung eines Dachbodens und Kellers verfügten die neuen Eigentümer nun über zwei neue Wohnräume, die nicht nahtlos mit dem Rest des Hauses verbunden waren. Der Zugang zum Dachboden erforderte das Überwinden einer steilen Treppe, was den robusten Bruton-Schwestern während ihrer Jahre im Haus offenbar nichts ausmachte. Und der Eintritt in den nun fertiggestellten Keller erforderte etwas Anmutigeres als die vorhandenen steilen Kellerstufen. Die von Buested Construction entworfene Lösung bestand in einem neuen Treppenhausanbau an der Nordseite des Hauses, der alle vier Ebenen miteinander verband. Der Alameda-Historiker Woody Minor beschrieb den Zusatz 2011 in seinem Buch.

„Beim ursprünglichen Bau hatte das Haus an seiner nordwestlichen (linken) Vorderecke eine eingelassene Elle“, schrieb Minor. „Dieser Raum wurde durch einen leicht zurückgesetzten zweistöckigen Treppenhausanbau mit zwei Frontfenstern und einem Seitenfenster umschlossen. Die vorderen Fenster sind eine Kopie des ursprünglichen oberen Treppenhausfensters der Fassade mit geriffelten Pilastern und Ei-und-Pfeil-Verzierungen. Der hintere Anbau besteht aus einer neuen Veranda, die von der Küche abgeht, mit einem Dachbalkon und einem Schlafzimmeranbau im Obergeschoss. Die Anbauten werden mit neuen Walmdächern und einer neuen, nach Norden ausgerichteten Giebelgaube abgedeckt. In Bezug auf Design, Materialien und Details fügen sich die Anbauten nahtlos in das ursprüngliche Haus ein.“

Ein wenig Hilfe von ihren Freunden

Während Jeannie und Bruce den Großteil der Arbeiten an der San Jose Avenue 2067 selbst erledigten, benötigte ihr St. Charles Street-Projekt die Hilfe eines größeren Support-Teams. Zu den Designern und Handwerkern, die an den Umbauten des Anwesens nach 2000 beteiligt waren, gehören Kathryn Mathewson von Secret Gardens, San Francisco, und Iris Watson von Thomsen’s Garden Center, Alameda (Landschaftsgestaltung); John Mulligan, Oakland (Mauerwerk); Bolinger Design Services, Hayward, und Buested Construction, Alameda (Ergänzungen); Lorna Kollmeyer, San Francisco (Gipsarbeiten); Jerry Wilkins, Custom Kitchens, Oakland (Schränke); und Si Lewis, Hidden Connections, Alameda (Medieninstallation). Jeannie und Bruce arbeiteten in allen Aspekten der Arbeit eng mit diesen Fachleuten zusammen und waren gleichzeitig mit ihrer eigenen Karriere in der Telekommunikationsmarketing- und Internetbranche beschäftigt.

Links: Parzellenkarte, die das Viertel im Jahr 1878 zeigt. Das rote „X“ markiert den zukünftigen Standort des Bruton-Hauses. Lange, schmale Landstreifen erstreckten sich von der Central Avenue bis zur Bucht und verzögerten die Entwicklung dieses Gebiets. Nachdem Helene Strybing 1896 die Straße ihres Mannes gegenüber der St. Charles Street verkauft hatte, konnte mit der Bebauung dieses Blocks begonnen werden. Die Grundstücke waren sehr flach, bis der deutsche Investor H. Hausmann seinen zentralen 100-Fuß-Streifen verkaufte, wodurch die angrenzenden Grundstücke in der St. Charles Street und der Bay Street auf eine Tiefe von 150 Fuß erweitert werden konnten. Hinweis: Auch wenn sie auf dieser Karte erscheint, wurde die Clinton Avenue nie bis zur St. Charles Street fortgesetzt und endet an der Sherman Street. Karte Historischer Atlas von Alameda County, Kalifornien, Thompson & West, 1878. Rechts: Außenansicht eines Bleiglasfensters an der Fassade der 1240 St. Charles Street. Dieses Fenster ist auf dem oberen Treppenabsatz des Haupttreppenhauses neben dem Foyer installiert und bringt willkommenes Licht in den Raum. Früher war an dieser Öffnung ein Tiffany-Fenster mit dem Motiv eines kalifornischen Bären zu sehen, das jedoch irgendwann in der Vergangenheit ersetzt wurde. Foto Steve Gorman.

Ein Übergangsheim

Der Stil der 1240 St. Charles Street wird als „Transitional Colonial Revival“ beschrieben. Es wurde zu einer Zeit entworfen und gebaut, als in den 1890er-Jahren größtenteils der dekorativere und fantasievollere Queen-Anne-Stil vorherrschte, doch als die Jahrhundertwende näher rückte, änderte sich der Geschmack. Es gab keine Türme, Türmchen, Erkerfenster, Sonnenbögen, Fischschuppenschindeln, weitläufige Veranden mit dekorativen Balustraden und Spindelwerken sowie steile Dächer mit Giebeln. An ihre Stelle traten Häuser mit kastenförmigerer Bauweise, symmetrischen Fassaden mit Seiteneingangsveranden, Walmdächern, Bleiglas statt Buntglas, einfachen Dachfenstern, schmalen Fassadenverkleidungen statt strukturierten Schindeln und einem insgesamt nüchterneren und klassischeren Erscheinungsbild.

Aber wie der Alameda-Historiker Dennis Evanosky gerne sagt: „Es gibt keine Regeln“, und Hausbesitzer und Bauherren würden Elemente verschiedener Stile kombinieren, um sie ihrem Geschmack anzupassen. (Dennis ist außerdem Historiker für die Alameda Post und den Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.) Im Fall von 1240 St. Charles Street und vielen anderen Häusern im Übergangskolonialstil gehören zu den verkümmerten Queen-Anne-Elementen Erkerfenster, Buntglas, Dachgauben mit Giebeln, abwechslungsreiche Fenster, asymmetrische Fassaden und umlaufende Veranden mit eklektischen Säulen. Zähne, Pilaster, Eier- und Pfeilleisten, Urnenknäufe, Klammern und Lünettentafeln sind allesamt klassisch abgeleitete Elemente, ebenso wie Anspielungen auf den neueren Kolonialstil. Alles in allem ist dieses Haus ein hervorragendes Beispiel für diesen Übergangsstil und hat den Test der Zeit als gelungene Verschmelzung von Stilen bestanden, als ein Jahrhundert zu Ende ging und ein neues nahte.

Eine seltene Ehre

Im Foyer des Hauses in der 1240 St. Charles Street hängt eine gerahmte Anerkennungsurkunde des California Heritage Council als Anerkennung für die von Jeannie Graham geleistete Restaurierungsarbeit. Foto Steve Gorman.

Woody Minor fasste seinen 27-seitigen Fallbericht mit den Worten zusammen: „Das Bruton House verfügt über ausreichende Integrität, um seine architektonische und historische Bedeutung auf sinnvolle Weise zu vermitteln, und scheint daher für die Ausweisung als Alameda Historical Monument in Frage zu kommen.“ Minor hatte diese Ergebnisse zuvor im Bericht damit begründet, dass das Haus ein hervorragendes Beispiel für ein Haus im Kolonialstil mit Überresten von Queen-Anne-Elementen sei und dass es von einem namhaften Alameda-Bauunternehmen der damaligen Zeit gebaut worden sei.

Große historische Bedeutung erlangt das Haus auch durch seine Verbindung mit den bedeutenden kalifornischen Künstlern Margaret, Helen und Esther Bruton, die dort in ihren aktivsten Jahren einen Großteil ihres Lebens verbrachten. Nur wenige historisch bedeutsame Künstler sind mit Alameda verbunden, was die Bedeutung dieses Anwesens unterstreicht. Von untergeordneter Bedeutung ist die Verbindung des Anwesens mit einem prominenten und bekannten Geschäftsmann der damaligen Zeit, Daniel Bruton, dessen irische Abstammung auch auf Einwanderungsmuster im Amerika des 19. Jahrhunderts hinweist.

Am 3. April 2012 verlieh der Stadtrat von Alameda der 1240 St. Charles Street den Status eines historischen Denkmals. Es gibt nur 30 Gebäude auf der Liste der historischen Denkmäler, viele davon sind öffentliche Gebäude wie das Rathaus, Schulen, Kirchen und Theater, daher ist dies eine seltene Ehre für ein Privathaus.

Die drei berühmten Bruton-Schwestern Margaret, Esther und Helen. Der weitläufige Dachboden der 1240 St. Charles Street diente diesen talentierten und einflussreichen Alameda-Künstlern als Kunstatelier. Die Verbindung des Anwesens mit diesen bedeutenden Persönlichkeiten der Kunstwelt trägt zu seiner Aufnahme in die Liste der historischen Denkmäler der Stadt bei. Fotos Archiv der Familie Bruton.

Ein Vermächtnis weiterführen

Jeannie Graham macht alleine weiter und bewahrt das Erbe dieses historischen Hauses, indem sie mit den ständigen Wartungs- und Modernisierungsarbeiten Schritt hält. Die Pflege eines 126 Jahre alten Hauses ist weder einfach noch billig, aber Jeannie ist bestrebt, ihren Teil dazu beizutragen, dieses historische Denkmal in Alameda in makellosem Zustand zu halten. Sie ist auch sehr großzügig, ihr Haus mit der Gemeinde zu teilen. Es wurde in einer Reihe von Alameda Legacy Home-Touren vorgestellt und war Austragungsort zahlreicher Veranstaltungen. Ich freue mich auf ein weiteres Treffen mit Jeannie, um mehr über die geschichtsträchtige Vergangenheit dieses Hauses zu erfahren und Bereiche des Hauses zu sehen, die ich noch nicht gesehen habe. All das und noch mehr werden wir mit Ihnen teilen, während wir weiter in unserem Alameda-Schatz, 1240 St. Charles Street, dem Bruton-Haus, stöbern.

Um mehr über dieses historisch bedeutsame Haus in der 1240 St. Charles Street zu erfahren, lesen Sie den Alameda Historical Monument Case Report von Woody Minor aus dem Jahr 2011.

Der mitwirkende Autor Steve Gorman lebt seit 2000 in Alameda, als er sich in die Geschichte und Architektur dieser einzigartigen Stadt verliebte. Kontaktieren Sie ihn über Steve[email protected]. Seine Texte sind unter AlamedaPost.com/Steve-Gorman gesammelt.

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With the end of the Fassking’s Gardens era at Grand Station, Alameda’s next phase of growth was about to begin. Alameda, once primarily a place for weekend picnics and summer retreats, has become a town of houses. In Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this story, we learned how German immigrant Louis Fassking founded Alameda’s largest and most successful hotel and resort at Fassking’s Park. The railroads, which had done so much to bring business to his resort, were now bringing that business to the West End seaside resorts, the most famous of which was Neptune Beach. Those same railroads, as they expanded their lines and stations, also made Alameda a more desirable and convenient place to live, with regular rail and ferry services to and from San Francisco and Oakland.

A view of Grand Station in 1940 and today. From the founding of Fassking’s Hotel here in the early 1860’s to the introduction of the railways in 1864, through the era of the ‘Big Reds’ in the South Pacific to 1941 and into today’s bustling CBD, this station has been a hub of activity for over 160 years. Left photo unknown source. Right photo Steve Gorman.

Marcuse & Remmel excel in real estate

1726 Lincoln Ave., adjacent to Minturn Court, was built on the former Fassking’s tract as part of Marcuse & Remmel’s 1891-1892 development of 15 houses there. This Queen Anne High Basement Cottage was built in 1892 and sold for $2,300. It displays a particularly large and spectacular variation on the sunbeam theme in its pediment. Photo Steve Gorman.

At the end of the 1880s, the businessman Felix Marcuse (1847-1925) and the musician Julius Remmel (1855-1913), independently of one another, began to deal more and more with the sale of real estate. Although each was successful in their chosen field, they couldn’t resist Alameda’s booming housing market. By 1890 they had merged and when Fassking’s tract was vacated of its old hotel buildings they were perfectly positioned to seize the opportunity. A large, empty piece of land right next to a train station must have seemed like an excellent investment to the new company Marcuse & Remmel.

They bought land for 10 cottages on the newly created Minturn Court, along with enough land for five more houses on Lincoln Avenue. Although new to the field of house building, they hired architects and builders to build affordable homes in the style of the period – Queen Anne High Basement Cottages. While other builders such as Joseph Leonard and Charles Shaner built larger and more opulent homes for wealthier clients, Marcuse & Remmel focused on more modest but stylish cottages for the average earner. Their cottages typically cost $1,400 to $2,500 and can be purchased on installments with as little as $100 down payment and $10 per month.

Join historian Dennis Evanosky and the Alameda Post for a walking tour of Caroline and Weber Streets on Saturday, February 25 or Sunday, February 26 at 10am. We’ll learn about the notable architects – including Marcuse & Remmel – who designed and built homes in the 1200 and 1300 blocks of these Gold Coast streets. We will also learn personal details about some of the people who lived in the historic houses there. We meet at the intersection of Caroline Street and Fair Oaks Ave at 10:00 am both days. Tickets are $20 each for the Saturday or Sunday tour. Limited tickets may be available on the day of each tour.

Fassking’s hotel page comes to life

An early view of 1525 Minturn Ct., one of Marcuse & Remmel’s creations on this block, compared to a current day view. Like much of the street, this home was built in 1891 in the Queen Anne High Basement style and originally cost $2,250. One of the distinctive features of these houses is the heavily decorated gable with a full circle sunburst. Left photo unknown source. Right photo Steve Gorman.

Marcuse & Remmel’s first major project was to convert an empty lot three blocks from their Bay Street offices into Mastick Court, a cul-de-sac of 11 Queen Anne-style cottages built in 1890. The success of this project led to the Minturn Court development where 15 cottages were built in 1891 and 1892 on the site of the old Fassking’s Hotel. Ten of them can still be seen on Minturn Court itself, with another five located just outside Lincoln Avenue. They are in various stages of alteration, renovation or conservation but there are some excellent examples of the work of Marcuse & Remmel in the early 1890’s along these streets.

It is interesting to compare the cottages on Mastick Court, Marcuse & Remmel’s first major project, with those on Minturn Court, the firm’s second major project. Within a year they had greatly improved their game, and the increased level of detail and beauty of the houses shows it. The firm was constructing 58 buildings in 1891 and averaging 60 buildings a year through 1896, making them among Alameda’s most prolific builders.

Most of their work was in Alameda, but about a fifth of their commissions were in other cities, and they even opened a branch in San Francisco in 1890. Marcuse & Remmel eventually employed a team of over 60 skilled workers such as architects and draftsmen, carpenters, plumbers, plasterers and painters. Bert Remmel (1872-1927), Julius’ younger brother, joined the firm around 1895 and may have played a role in the shift to more ‘modern’ and transitional designs as the Colonial Revival style entered the scene.

The time of Marcuse & Remmel is coming to an end

In the late 1890s the ongoing depression began to take its toll on Marcuse & Remmel. Their annual number of homes fell below 50 and continued to fall each year. By 1898, new orders were coming mostly from San Francisco, and their incredibly prolific and prolific house building era in Alameda was coming to an end. In less than 10 years they had built over 500 homes in the Bay Area, most of them in Alameda. But as sales slowed and bills piled up, they found themselves in the same position Louis Fassking had at the end of his run at Fassking’s Park – in debt and in trouble with creditors. And so the cycle of boom and bust, so often repeated, reemerged.

An ad for Marcuse & Remmel in the Alameda Daily Argus in 1898. The ad lists their business address in San Francisco in addition to their original Bay Station location. By 1898, more business was coming from San Francisco, and their reign as Alameda’s most prolific house builders was nearing an end.

By Christmas 1899, reports in local newspapers reported the transfer of all of Marcuse & Remmel’s assets to the Puget Sound Lumber Company, their largest creditor. In February 1900, the San Francisco Examiner published articles with headlines such as “Home Builders Forced Under” describing the bankruptcy of Marcuse & Remmel. Both Felix Marcuse and Julius Remmel worked separately with Bert Remmel in other areas including notary public and real estate, but never again was there to be such a golden age of building as they witnessed in Alameda in the 1890s.

Julius Remmel died in 1913, Felix Marcuse in 1925, and Bert Remmel in 1927. Though they are long gone, their spirit lives on in the many examples of their fine work throughout Alameda and the Bay Area. Its characteristic elements such as sunbeams, molded plaster, structured facades, an enormous variety of milling work and curved metal sills under bay windows let the viewer know immediately that it is a creation of Marcuse & Remmel.

Learn about another member of the Remmel family, Jacob Remmel, who founded the Teutonia Park and Homestead Association in Alameda.

Lasting treasures from the past

While numerous examples of Marcuse & Remmel’s work still stand in Alameda today, there are less tangible reminders of Louis Fassking’s legacy. In Part 3 of this story, we looked at the two surviving sections of Fassking’s Hotel, which still stands today on the corner of Eagle Avenue and Stanford Street. But there is one remnant of the old Fassking’s Hotel, an ornate door that somehow escaped the junkyard and has been preserved in the Alameda Museum.

The Alameda Museum has an original door from Fassking’s Hotel, believed to date from 1874 when the hotel buildings were replaced after the Great Fire. The detail and beauty of this door suggests the grace and beauty of what was once Alameda’s largest hotel and resort. Photo Steve Gorman.

This door, accompanied by a framed description on the wall, is known for the fine craftsmanship of its time. Rather than being made of plywood or other cheaper construction methods, these door panels are “chamfered and mitered, stiles and railings joined with wooden dowels, and the panels fitted in mortise and tenon joints. The window is made from pieces of stained, textured and etched glass. This door is truly a work of art,” according to Ron Ucovich’s The Fassking Hotel Door. This door gives us just a touch of the grace and beauty that must have characterized Fassking’s Hotel and Gardens.

The late 19th century was truly a time of craftsmanship and beauty of design. Things were made to last, including buildings and houses. The fact that we can admire these treasures from the past today is a testament to the quality of the work, the building materials (old redwood) and the dedication of the preservationists to keeping them alive for future generations. Thanks to Cohen’s Railroad, Fassking’s Park, and Marcuse & Remmel, the Grand Station retains the basic layout of a 19th-century railway station and business district. Stop by anytime and take a stroll through history while admiring our Alameda treasures.

For more information on Marcuse & Remmel and the other leading builder in Alameda, Joseph A. Leonard, see Woodruff Minor’s book, A Home in Alameda, available in the gift shop and on the Alameda Museum website.

Special thanks to Alameda Librarian Beth Sibley for researching Louis Fassking and Fassking’s Park and a tour of the door of Fassking’s Hotel at the Alameda Museum.

Contributing writer Steve Gorman has lived in Alameda since 2000 when he fell in love with the history and architecture of this unique city. Contact him via [email protected]. His writing is collected at AlamedaPost.com/Steve-Gorman.

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Und doch bleiben ein Jahr später zwei Drittel des Cecil unbesetzt. Selbst mit solider Finanzierung und den besten Absichten hat sich das Cecil-Projekt bemüht, ein System zu überwinden, das mit einer langsamen Bürokratie und mehreren Schwachstellen geplagt ist, und einen Wohnungsbestand anzubieten, der einer Bevölkerung mit unzähligen Bedürfnissen dient.

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Es war die erste große politische Ankündigung der neuen Regierung der Bürgermeisterin von Los Angeles, Karen Bass – eine Erklärung des Ausnahmezustands, die darauf abzielt, Tausenden von Menschen ohne Unterkunft sofortige Hilfe zu leisten.

Diese Erklärung muss heute im Stadtrat abgestimmt werden, bevor sie in Kraft tritt, eine ziemlich einfache Aufgabe in einem ruhigeren politischen Moment. Abgesehen davon, dass der Rat bis Mitte Januar noch eine Sitzung hat und sich bemüht, seine Geschäfte inmitten eines Skandals um Ratsmitglied Kevin de León zu führen.

De León sieht sich wegen seiner Teilnahme an einem Gespräch mit rassistischen Äußerungen und, in jüngerer Zeit, einem gewalttätigen Zwischenfall mit Demonstranten bei einem Spielzeug-Werbegeschenk in der Eastside, der die Zunderfass-Atmosphäre im Rathaus nur noch verstärkte, mit Aufruhr konfrontiert.

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Der P-22-Berglöwe wurde in einem Hinterhof in LA gefangen

P-22, berühmter Berglöwe und die meistgesuchte Großkatze von Griffith Park, wurde in einem Hinterhof von Los Feliz gefangen, wie das kalifornische Ministerium für Fisch und Wildtiere mitteilte.

Die Abteilung bestätigte, dass P-22 gefangen genommen wurde, nachdem sie einen anonymen Hinweis erhalten hatten, dass er in der Gegend von einem Auto angefahren worden war. Beamte konnten nicht bestätigen, ob der Berglöwe getroffen worden war, sagten aber, er sei „in stabilem Zustand“.

P-22 war vom National Park Service und dem kalifornischen Ministerium für Fisch und Wildtiere zur Untersuchung gesucht worden, nachdem er in den letzten Wochen „einige Anzeichen von Not gezeigt“ hatte, darunter das Töten eines angeleinten Chihuahua und der Angriff auf einen anderen Hund.

FTX-Gründer Sam Bankman-Fried auf den Bahamas festgenommen

Sam Bankman-Fried, der in Ungnade gefallene Mitbegründer und ehemalige Leiter der Digital-Asset-Börse FTX, wurde auf den Bahamas festgenommen.

Die Inhaftierung von Bankman-Fried folgte einer Mitteilung der USA, dass sie Strafanzeige gegen ihn gestellt hätten, sagte der Generalstaatsanwalt der Bahamas in einer Erklärung. Behörden in beiden Ländern hatten seine Beteiligung am Zusammenbruch des Unternehmens im vergangenen Monat untersucht.

In einer Erklärung, US Atty. für den südlichen Bezirk von New York Damian Williams sagte, die Verhaftung sei auf Ersuchen der amerikanischen Regierung erfolgt.

Kann Kaliforniens Vorstoß für Elektrofahrzeuge die Gegenreaktion der Roten Staaten überwinden?

Umweltschützer sehen zusammen mit Industrie- und Regierungsführern nach Jahrzehnten der Fehlstarts einen Wandel in der Elektrofahrzeugindustrie im Gange. Sie haben jedoch eingeräumt, dass sie den Wandel nicht vollenden können, wenn Elektroautos nur etwas für reiche Liberale in Kalifornien und New York sind. Sie brauchen alle.

Aber an Orten wie Indiana kann es schwierig sein, ein Elektroauto zu besitzen. Großstädte liegen weit auseinander, dazwischen liegen wenige Ladestationen. Und die beliebtesten Elektrofahrzeuge bleiben für viele Verbraucher dort unerreichbar, wo die Einkommen tendenziell niedriger sind.

Der Staat ist auch tiefrot. Und Republikaner erwägen viel weniger als Demokraten den Kauf eines Elektrofahrzeugs, so eine Umfrage, die von Leger, einem in Kanada ansässigen Meinungsforschungsunternehmen mit umfassender Erfahrung in US-Umfragen, für The Times durchgeführt wurde.

Edgar Sargsyans Reise durch die kriminelle Unterwelt von LA

Edgar Sargsyans Weg zum Konkursgericht begann mit einem One-Way-Ticket aus Armenien. Es stieg in die Unterwelt von Los Angeles hinab, wo er am Ellbogen einer Kriminellenfigur lernte, wie Deals gemacht werden und schmutziges Geld eine glitzernde Fassade der Legitimität untermauern kann.

Sargsyan schüttelte Gouverneuren und Präsidenten in einem Zigarrenclub in Beverly Hills die Hand und konferierte mit Gangstern im Gefängnis. Er machte ein Vermögen durch Betrug und Drogenhandel, während er sich mit einem Gefolge korrupter Anwälte umgab.

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Das von der Dürre heimgesuchte LA sucht nach einem kontaminierten Superfund-Standort. Während Dürre und Klimawandel die einst zuverlässige Trinkwasserversorgung Kaliforniens verwüsten, haben Beamte in Los Angeles eine relativ neue, fast unerschlossene Ressource für die 4 Millionen Einwohner der Stadt im Visier: das Superfund-Gelände in ihrem eigenen Hinterhof.

Der Oberste Gerichtshof bestätigt das kalifornische Verbot des Verkaufs von aromatisierten Tabakprodukten. Der Oberste Gerichtshof wies am Montag einen Last-Minute-Antrag der Tabakindustrie zurück und ebnete Kalifornien den Weg, ein landesweites Verbot des Verkaufs der meisten aromatisierten Tabakprodukte, einschließlich Mentholzigaretten, durchzusetzen.

Tory Lanez wird diese Woche im Mordfall von Megan Thee Stallion vor Gericht stehen. Staatsanwälte behaupten, die Schießerei habe kurz nachdem beide Hip-Hop-Künstler eine Party in den Hollywood Hills im Juli 2020 verlassen hatten, stattgefunden. Der Fall hat die Diskussionen über Frauenfeindlichkeit in der Hip-Hop-Branche neu belebt und kommt nach einer Reihe gewalttätiger Angriffe auf Hip-Hop-Künstler Los Angeles in den letzten Jahren.

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Bei der gleichgeschlechtlichen Ehe „hat das Land Kalifornien eingeholt“. Mehr als 18 Jahre, nachdem Gavin Newsom sich über Bundesgesetze hinweggesetzt hat, indem er als Bürgermeister von San Francisco Heiratslizenzen für gleichgeschlechtliche Paare ausstellte, steht Präsident Biden kurz davor, ein Gesetz zu unterzeichnen, das sicherstellt, dass Homo-Ehen von der Bundesregierung und in jedem Bundesstaat anerkannt werden .

Einwanderer verklagen ICE, weil sie ihre Finanzunterlagen ausspioniert haben. Einwanderer, die sagen, dass ihre Überweisungen an ihre Familie im Ausland in eine, wie sie es beschreiben, massive Schleppnetz ohne Gewähr verwickelt waren, verklagen die Regierung und den Überweisungsgiganten Western Union, der den Strafverfolgungsbehörden Aufzeichnungen über Geldüberweisungen gab.

Was kommt als nächstes für Brittney Griner? Experten diskutieren einen Weg zur Genesung. Nach 294 Tagen in russischer Haft sollte Griner im Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio untersucht werden. Diese Einschätzungen zu Griners körperlichem, geistigem und emotionalem Zustand waren für den zweifachen Olympiasieger nur der erste Schritt auf einem ungewissen Weg.

In der Ukraine wird ein Bürgermeister, der seine Stadt aufgegeben hat, zum Symbol des Verrats. In der Kleinstadt Kupjansk gab es kein plötzliches Bombardement, kein gewaltsames Chaos – der Bürgermeister der Stadt, politisch mit Russland befreundet, sprach mit einem russischen Kommandanten am Telefon und ergab sich dann einfach. Elend kam trotzdem.

HOLLYWOOD UND DIE KÜNSTE

Die Golden Globes kehren nach Turbulenzen zurück. Die Nominierungen für die Golden Globes 2023 wurden bekannt gegeben, mit der Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. mit besonderer Zuneigung unter anderem für die Filme „The Banshees of Inisherin“ und „Everything Everywhere All at Once“ und die TV-Serien „Abbott Elementary“ und „The White Lotus“.

Elon Musk hat bei der Show von Dave Chappelle in San Francisco fast fünf Minuten lang ausgebuht. Bevor er Elon Musk am Sonntag in San Francisco auf der Bühne begrüßte, ermutigte Dave Chappelle seine Fans, „etwas Lärm für den reichsten Mann der Welt zu machen“. Und das taten sie – indem sie den milliardenschweren Tech-Mogul lautstark ausbuhten.

Angelo Badalamenti, Komponist von „Twin Peaks“ und Mitarbeiter von David Lynch, starb im Alter von 85 Jahren. Badalamenti und Lynch waren langjährige Mitarbeiter, und der Komponist nannte ihre Beziehung einst „meine zweitbeste Ehe der Welt“.

Aufstieg und Fall der Cancel-Kultur in der Komödie. Der Comedy-Historiker Kliph Nesteroff und die Comics Donnell Rawlings und Tiffany Haddish erklären die Ursprünge der modernen Stempelkultur und ihre historischen Entsprechungen.

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Elon Musk sollte sich auf „Hunderte oder sogar Tausende“ von Schiedsverfahren vorbereiten, sagt ein Anwalt für Arbeitsrecht. Während Musks nächster Schritt weiterhin um Fragen kreist, suchen ehemalige Mitarbeiter über ihre Anwälte nach allen möglichen Wegen, um die Vorteile zu erhalten, die ihnen nach der turbulenten Übernahme von Twitter zustehen.

Wird ein Rechtsstreit um eine 70-Millionen-Dollar-Villa in Malibu einen Reality-Star entgleisen lassen? Eine Saga von Macht, Korruption und Täuschungsvorwürfen, die mehrere Klagen und Parteien umfasste, hat sich von den Gerichten von Los Angeles und den Kongresshallen bis zu den Küsten Zentralafrikas abgespielt.

MEINUNG

Wie haben wir die Golden Globes wieder hereingelassen? Die Kolumnistin und Kulturkritikerin Mary McNamara schreibt: „Letztes Jahr enthüllte eine Recherche der Times, dass die Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Geschenke erwartet, frühzeitigen Zugang fordert, Pay-to-Play-Ansatz für ihre Auszeichnungen und das Fehlen von schwarzen Mitgliedern. Alle waren empört. Publizisten drohten mit massivem Boykott, Tom Cruise sagte, er würde seine Statuen zurückgeben. NBC hat die Sendung von 2022 eingestellt. Jetzt, ein Jahr später, sind die Globes zurück und geben ihre Nominierungen live im Fernsehen bekannt.“

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Wie der ultimative Außenseiter Marokko zum „Rocky of this World Cup“ wurde. Bei der ersten Weltmeisterschaft im Nahen Osten und der ersten, die in einem mehrheitlich muslimischen Land ausgetragen wurde, hat Marokko Geschichte geschrieben, indem es als erste afrikanische und erste arabischsprachige Nation das Halbfinale erreichte.

Das große Fußballleben, das Grant Wahl führte, hatte etwas Bourdain-ähnliches. Wahl starb am frühen Freitagmorgen, nachdem er bei der WM der Männer in Katar im Pressezentrum zusammengebrochen war. Er hat die Fußballberichterstattung in den USA gefördert, populär gemacht und Pionierarbeit geleistet. Vor allem teilte er dieses gigantische, abenteuerliche Leben mit Kollegen und Fremden gleichermaßen.

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In diesem Jahr unterstreicht das Food-Team von The Times seine Liebe zu allen Tamales – nicht nur aus Mexiko, sondern auch aus Guatemala, El Salvador, Kolumbien und Kuba, um nur einige Orte zu nennen. Und sie erweitern sogar die strenge Definition von Tamal, um in Lotus- oder Bambusblätter gewickelte chinesische Klebreispakete einzubeziehen.

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Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke und Sheldon Leonard halten ihre Auszeichnungen bei den Emmy Awards 1964 hinter der Bühne.

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Dick Van Dyke wurde vor 97 Jahren geboren. Der vielseitige Komödienschauspieler wurde zu einer beliebten Fernsehikone als Star der osmanischen Reise – oder der Ausweichmanöver – in der klassischen Situationskomödie „The Dick Van Dyke Show“ aus den 1960er Jahren.

Van Dyke zeigte seine Vielseitigkeit in einer Vielzahl von Rollen, darunter Bert, der fröhliche Cockney-Schornsteinfeger in dem Oscar-prämierten Disney-Musical „Mary Poppins“ von 1964 und ein alkoholisierter PR-Mann in dem Fernsehfilm „The Morning After“ von 1974. Van Dyke war von 1993 bis 2001 auch acht Staffeln lang als weißhaariger und schnauzbärtiger kriminalaufklärender Arzt in „Diagnosis Murder“ zu sehen.

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It’s the San Francisco 49ers vs Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday, January 29 as the two teams go head-to-head in the NFC Championship game. Kickoff time is at 3:00 pm ET. See below for additional information on how to watch Sunday’s game.

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San Francisco 49ers:

The San Francisco 49ers look to win their first Lombardi Trophy since the 1994 season and they could likely do it with third string QB Brock Purdy, who will become the fifth rookie quarterback in NFL history to start a conference championship game this Sunday. Purdy, who was the very last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, moved up the depth chart after Trey Lance sustained a season-ending ankle injury in Week 2 and Jimmy Garoppolo broke his foot in week 13.

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The 49ers pulled off a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in last weekend’s divisional round marking the team’s 12th straight win. Additionally, this will be the third time in 4 years that San Francisco has reached the NFC Championship game. Purdy finished 19-of-29 for 214 yards in the win. RB Christian McCaffrey had 16 touches for 57 yards while TE George Kittle had five catches for 95 yards.

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When was the last time 49ers made it to the Super Bowl?

The 49ers most recent Super Bowl appearance was in 2019 when they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 31-20.

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Philly Eagles:

The Philadelphia Eagles delivered a crushing 38-7 blow to the New York Giants last Saturday, clinching their first NFC Championship berth since 2017. QB Jalen Hurts, who has been nursing a sustained right shoulder injury in Week 15, finished 16-of-24 for 154 passing yards and two touchdowns in the win. After the game Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni compared Hurts’ impact to NBA legend Michael Jordan.

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“To have him out there is like — I know this is high praise, but to have him out there is like having — I shouldn’t even go there — it’s like having Michael Jordan out there. He’s your leader. He’s your guy. Hopefully that’s the biggest respect I can pay to him comparing his ability to being on the field to a Michael Jordan type. This guy leads. He brings this calmness to the entire team. He plays great football. He’s as tough as they come. Yeah, I mean, to me, nobody has played any better football than him this year.”

The Eagles’ defense took care of business on Saturday with five sacks on Giants QB Daniel Jones improving to a total of 75 sacks in all regular and postseason games this season which is the third-most in NFL history.

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When was the last time the Eagles made it to the Super Bowl?

The Eagles last Super Bowl appearance was in 2017 when they defeated the New England Patriots 41-33.

How to watch San Francisco 49ers vs Philadelphia Eagles:

• Where: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• When: Sunday, January 29
• start time: 3:00pm ET
• TV channel: fox

What time is kickoff for the San Francisco 49ers vs Philadelphia Eagles game?

Kickoff is at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Conference Championship Round Schedule:

Sunday, January 29

NFC Championship Game:

San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles – 3:00 p.m. ET on Fox

• Where: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

AFC Championship Game:

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs – 6:30 pm ET on CBS

• Where: Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri

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The Cecil Hotel rooms for LA unhoused are still mostly empty

The historic Cecil Hotel, with its haunted reputation and 600 rooms, reopened in December 2021 as a privately funded permanent supportive housing project. It’s open to any of the thousands of unhoused Los Angelenos with a government-funded voucher. Many viewed the project as a promising new model in LA because of its size and flexibility.

And yet, a year later, two-thirds of the Cecil remains unoccupied. Even with solid funding and the best of intentions, the Cecil project has struggled to overcome a system beset with a slow-moving bureaucracy and multiple failure points, and to offer a housing stock that serves a population with myriad needs.

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Mayor’s new emergency order meets chaos at City Hall

It was the first major policy announcement from the new administration of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — a declaration of a state of emergency aimed at providing immediate relief to thousands of unhoused residents.

That declaration needs a City Council vote today before going into effect, a simple enough task in a quieter political moment. Except the council has left one meeting until mid-January, and has been struggling to conduct its business amid a scandal surrounding Councilmember Kevin de León.

De León faces a furor over his participation in a conversation featuring racist remarks and, more recently, a violent incident involving protesters at an Eastside toy giveaway, which only intensified the tinder keg atmosphere at City Hall.

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The P-22 mountain lion was captured in an LA backyard

P-22, celebrity mountain lion and Griffith Park’s most wanted big cat, was captured in a Los Feliz backyard, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced.

The department confirmed P-22 was captured after they received an anonymous tip that he’d been struck by a car in the area. Officials could not confirm if the mountain lion had been hit but said he was “in stable condition.”

P-22 had been sought for evaluation by the National Park Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife after “exhibiting some signs of distress” in recent weeks, including killing a leashed Chihuahua and attacking another dog.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas

Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder and former head of digital-asset exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas.

Bankman-Fried’s detention followed a notification from the US that it had filed criminal charges against him, the Bahamas attorney general said in a statement. Authorities in both countries had been probing his involvement in the company’s collapse last month.

In a statement, US Atty. for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said the arrest was made at the request of the American government.

Can California’s electric-vehicle push overcome the red-state backlash?

Environmentalists, along with industry and government leaders, see a transformation afoot in the electric vehicle industry after decades of false starts. They have acknowledged, however, that they can’t complete the shift if electric cars are viewed as something only for rich liberals in California and New York. They need everyone.

But in places like Indiana, it can be tough to own an electric car. Major cities are located far apart, with few charging stations in between. And the most popular EVs remain out of reach for many consumers in places where incomes tend to be lower.

The state is also deep red. And Republicans are much less likely than Democrats to consider buying an EV, according to a poll conducted for The Times by Leger, a Canadian-based polling firm with extensive experience in US surveys.

Edgar Sargsyan’s journey through LA’s criminal underworld

Edgar Sargsyan’s journey to bankruptcy court began with a one-way ticket from Armenia. It descended into the underworld of Los Angeles, where he learned at the elbow of a crime figure how deals are made and dirty money can underwrite a glittering facade of legitimacy.

Sargsyan shook hands with governors and presidents at a Beverly Hills cigar club and conferred with gangsters in jail. He made a fortune through fraud and drug dealing while surrounding himself with an entourage of corrupt lawmen.

But by 2018, the fun was over, the money was drying up and Sargsyan found himself in bankruptcy court, where what remained of his companies’ assets were to be sold off.

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CALIFORNIA

Drought-ravaged LA seeks out a contaminated Superfund site. As drought and climate change ravage California’s once-reliable supply of drinking water, officials in Los Angeles are setting their sights on a relatively new, almost untapped resource for the city’s 4 million residents: the Superfund site in their own backyard.

Supreme Court upholds California ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a last-minute plea from the tobacco industry and cleared the way for California to enforce a statewide ban on the sale of most flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.

Tory Lanez will stand trial in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting case this week. Prosecutors allege the shooting happened shortly after both hip-hop artists left a party in the Hollywood Hills in July 2020. The case has reinvigorated discussions about misogyny in a hip-hop industry and it comes after a series of violent attacks on hip-hop artists in Los Angeles in recent years.

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NATION WORLD

On same-sex marriage, “the country has caught up with California.” More than 18 years after Gavin Newsom defied federal law by issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as San Francisco mayor, President Biden is on the cusp of signing legislation that ensures gay marriages are recognized by the federal government and in every state in the nation .

Immigrants sue ICE for spying on their financial records. Immigrants who say their remittances to family abroad were caught up in what they described as a massive warrantless dragnet are suing the government and the wire-transfer behemoth Western Union, which gave money transfer records to law enforcement.

What’s next for Brittney Griner? Experts discuss a road to recovery. After 294 days in Russian custody, Griner was slated to undergo evaluation at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Those assessments regarding Griner’s physical, mental and emotional state were just the first step in an uncertain path for the two-time Olympic gold medalist.

In Ukraine, a mayor who surrendered his town becomes a symbol of treason. In the small town of Kupiansk, there was no sudden bombardment, no violent mayhem — the city’s mayor, politically friendly with Russia, spoke to a Russian commander over the phone and then simply surrendered. Misery arrived anyway.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

The Golden Globes return after turmoil. The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes were announced, with the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. showing particular affection for films “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and TV series “Abbott Elementary” and “The White Lotus,” among others.

Elon Musk booed for nearly five minutes straight at Dave Chappelle show in San Francisco. Before welcoming Elon Musk on Sunday stage in San Francisco, Dave Chappelle encouraged his fans to “make some noise for the richest man in the world.” And they did — by loudly booing the billionaire tech mogul.

Angelo Badalamenti, “Twin Peaks” composer and David Lynch collaborator, dead at 85. Badalamenti and Lynch were longtime collaborators, with the composer once calling their relationship “my second-best marriage in the world.”

The rise and fall of canceling culture in comedy. Comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff and comics Donnell Rawlings and Tiffany Haddish explain the origins of modern-day culture and its historical equivalents.

BUSINESS

Elon Musk should prepare for “hundreds or even thousands” of arbitration cases, labor lawyer says. As questions continue to swirl around Musk’s next move, ex-employees through their attorneys are seeking every possible avenue to obtain the benefits they feel entitled to in the aftermath of the tumultuous takeover of Twitter.

Will a legal fight over a $70 million Malibu mansion derail a reality star? A saga of power, corruption and allegations of deception involving multiple lawsuits and parties has played out from the courts of Los Angeles and the halls of Congress to as far away as the shores of Central Africa.

OPINION

How did we let the Golden Globes back in? Columnist and culture critic Mary McNamara writes, “Last year, a Times investigation revealed the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s gift-expecting, early-access-demanding, pay-to-play approach to its awards and lack of any Black members. Everyone was outraged. Publicists threatened a massive boycott, Tom Cruise said he would return his statuary. NBC dumped the 2022 telecast. Now, a year later, the Globes are back, announcing their nominations on live TV.”

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SPORTS

How ultimate underdog Morocco became “the Rocky of this World Cup.” In the first World Cup held in the Middle East and the first played in a majority-Muslim country, Morocco has made history by becoming the first African and first Arabic-speaking nation to reach the semifinals.

There was something Bourdain-like about the big, soccer life Grant Wahl led. Wahl died early Friday morning after collapsing in the press center at the men’s World Cup in Qatar. He lifted, popularized and pioneered soccer coverage in the US Above all, he shared that giant, adventurous life with colleagues and strangers alike.

ONLY IN LA

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How to find the best tamales from around the world in Los Angeles. Tamales are delicious year-round but are particularly popular during the holiday and New Year’s seasons, often accompanied by a steaming mug of atole, champurrado or other hot beverage.

This year, The Times’ food team is highlighting their love for all the tamales — not just from Mexico, but also from Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia and Cuba, just to name a few places. And they’re even extending the strict definition of tamal to include Chinese sticky rice packets wrapped in lotus or bamboo leaves.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke, and Sheldon Leonard hold their awards backstage at Emmy Awards in 1964.

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Dick Van Dyke was born 97 years ago. The versatile comedic actor became a beloved television icon as the ottoman-tripping — or sidestepping — star of the classic 1960s situation comedy “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

Van Dyke displayed his versatility in a variety of roles, including Bert the cheerful Cockney chimney sweep in the Oscar-winning 1964 Disney musical “Mary Poppins” and an alcoholic public relations man in the 1974 TV movie “The Morning After.” Van Dyke also had an eight-season run as the white-haired and mustachioed crime-solving doctor in “Diagnosis Murder,” from 1993 to 2001.

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Lane Thomas led off on Saturday, after he’d hit mostly 6th or 7th in the Nationals’ lineup over the first few weeks of the 2022 campaign, and Washington skipper Davey Martinez moved César Hernández, who’d led off in each of the 16 games he’d played in early this season, to sixth.

“I just wanted to see if we could jumpstart Lane a little bit,” Martinez said when asked about the moves after the club’s 5-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants. “[Thomas] did well for us in the leadoff spot [in 2021]and also too when I talked to Cesar last night [we talked] about letting him relax a little bit and not trying to put so much pressure on him trying to get on base, and just swing the bat. And he did well today, they both did well, so we’ll see what happens tomorrow. I know we got a right-handed pitcher against us, I’m going to look at everything tonight, and then make a decision how we’re going to do that tomorrow.”

Hernández’s 2 for 4 game left him 17 for 73 (.233/.263/.274) so ​​fat this season. Thomas went 1 for 4 with an RBI in the loss, leaving him 9 for 46 (.196/.255/.261) on the year.

Was the experiment on one-time thing, or a change Martinez will stick with for a while to try something new to spark Thomas, Hernández, and the lineup as a whole?

“We might do that,” he said. “Look, Lane hits left-handed pitchers really well, so it was nice to get him up there against the lefties and see if we can get two cracks at them, so I liked it. He hit a couple balls hard today so we’ll see what happens moving forward.”

Thomas’s hit, at the top of the order, was the only one for the Nationals’ first four+ hitters.

Thomas, Juan Soto, Nelson Cruz, and Josh Bell (who was injured and replaced by Lucius Fox early in the game) were a combined 1 for 15 in the loss. How do they turn it around?

“I think we need to just start relaxing … stay up the middle of the field. These guys are going to hit,” Martinez said. “These guys have hit their whole career, they’re going to hit, just don’t try to do too much, stay in the zone, and take your walks. I preach all the time, ‘Hey, take your walks, get on base for the next guy. Don’t chase.’ So, but I got all the confidence in the world that those guys will hit. If we continue to do what we’re doing in the bottom part of our lineup, we’re getting on base, I like that, so it’s just a matter of time before the whole lineup starts clicking, and we start scoring runs again. ”

As for Bell’s injury?

“He’s got right hamstring tightness, so we took him out,” the manager explained.

“He went to get an MRI and we’re waiting for him to get back with the results. I wanted to be cautious. With the other leg, with his knee.”

Bell is not in the lineup today. Maikel Franco is getting the start at first…

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