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Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, affiliates agree to pay nearly $24 million to settle false claim allegations 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:31 GMT

A plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, his son, several medical practices and a billing company have agreed to pay $23.9 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to both Medicare and Medicaid. The settlement resolves allegations that Dr. Joel Aronowitz, his medical corporation and his son Daniel Aronowitz falsified the place of service for skin grafts and billed multiple times for single-use skin substitute products.  Tower Multi-Specialty Medical Group, Tower Wound Care Center of Santa Monica, Inc., Tower Outpatient Surgery Center, Inc. and Tower Medical Billing Solutions were all also named as entities that falsified the place of service and fraudulent billing. "The United States contends that the settling parties manipulated toe place of service code on claims for skin grafts to fraudulently maximize reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid,” the Justice Department said in a statement. “The United States further contends that Dr. Aronowitz ...

This is what a $300,000 homebuying budget will get you in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:31 GMT

California is notorious for having high living expenses, especially for housing, so it is no surprise that a $300,000 homebuying budget won’t get you far in the Golden State.Researchers at Go Banking Rates, a personal finance website, analyzed how much a $300,000 budget would get prospective home buyers in each state. California wasn’t considered the best place to look for homes with a fixed budget.Researchers analyzed the typical single-family home prices in each state using the latest Zillow data to determine which states are the most and least cost-effective for those that have a homebuying budget. This is where California residents can find the cheapest homes In the Golden State, the average cost of a home is $744,023, reseachers found. Experts with the California Association of Realtors found that the median price per square foot is $373.Those with a budget of $300,000 could only buy 804 square feet. Researchers found that a $300,000 home budget also wouldn’t go far in the fo...

Aryan Rajesh Solanki Killed in Motorcycle Accident on Bellam Boulevard [San Rafael, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:31 GMT

21-Year-Old Mill Valley Man Pronounced Dead after Motorcycle Collision near Anderson DriveSAN RAFAEL, CA (April 28, 2023) – Tuesday afternoon, Aryan Rajesh Solanki was killed in a motorcycle accident on Bellam Boulevard.The deadly collision happened around 12:33 p.m., on Bellam Boulevard, near Anderson Drive.Per reports, the rider of a southbound 2014 Yamaha motorcycle collided with a northbound 2014 Mercedes SUV.In addition, investigators claimed that the Mercedes was attempting to turn into a parking lot and crossed into the motorcycle’s path. As a result, Solanki struck the passenger side of the vehicle.Medics arrived and transported 21-year-old Solanki, of Mill Valley to a nearby hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.It was unclear if the Mercedes driver sustained injuries from the collision. At this time, an active investigation to determine further information is still currently underway.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies to th...

Meet Ryan Simkhai and The Eyewear Brand With Creative Vision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:31 GMT

Ryan Simkhai Eyeshop is a Los Angeles-based eyewear brand founded by Angeleno entrepreneur Ryan Simkhai. The inventive company takes stock in the transformative power of fashion. By offering an eclectic catalog of glasses, each customer can find their individual style. And with uncommon color combinations, the right pair of Ryan Simkhai glasses can provide the perfect accent to an outfit.Ryan Simkhai Eyeshop’s mission extends beyond simply offering stylish eyewear. The brand hopes to inspire people to make a statement when it comes to their glasses, recognizing that what we wear has a direct effect on how we feel. By providing chic and modern styles in distinctive designs, colors, and textures, Ryan Simkhai Eyeshop aims to ensure that every element of an outfit — including eyewear — contributes to the wearer’s confidence and overall sense of style.The company specializes in readers, sunglasses, and Blue Light Blockers. They offer new takes on timeless styles — such as av...

Summer movies 2023: 21 reasons you should be eager to return to theaters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:31 GMT

On your mark. Get set. And let’s go to the movie theaters.The popcorn movie season is back and nearly every genre — comedy, horror, action, romance, drama — is well represented in what appears to be the deepest schedule for summer theatrical releases in a few years (yes, there are streaming film releases on the horizon as well). Heck there, are are even a few films that dare to stimulate thought.Imagine that.Last year, Tom Cruise and Paramount took command of the summer and flew many theater chains out of the danger zone with “Top Gun: Maverick,” a massive blockbuster that netted $1.5 billion worldwide and managed to entice tentative movie fans back into lonely theaters. (Steven Spielberg wasn’t kidding when he told Cruise that he “saved Hollywood’s ass.”)Cruise will be barnstorming in theaters again this summer with his latest entry “Mission: Impossible” saga, “Dead Reckoning Part One,” the seventh chapter in the gargantuan series. Li...

Santa Rita Jail inmate dies after being found sick in his cell

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:31 GMT

DUBLIN — A Santa Rita Jail inmate died Thursday hours after being found sick in his cell, authorities said.The 26-year-old died in the jail’s medical outpatient housing unit about 4:05 p.m., some 40 minutes after a deputy found him unresponsive in his cell bed, according to a statement from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.Medical personnel took him to the unit after observing him drinking water profusely and vomiting in his cell about 10:35 a.m.Authorities did not identify the man Friday, pending notification of his next of kin. They said his relatives are believed to be in Mexico.Livermore police booked the man into the jail on March 28 about 3:10 p.m., but authorities did not say immediately why they arrested him. He was assigned a restrictive unit and a cell by himself because of an assaultive history on the jail staff, the sheriff’s office said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East Bay carjacking suspect adds to long list of troubl...

If you thought that Antioch red caboose looks familiar, you may be right

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:31 GMT

Antioch’s celebrated Red Caboose, for nearly four decades the home to a restaurant, has found a new life at the Antioch Historical Society Museum where an exhibit honoring the city’s long train history is being assembled.The popular restaurant on Fulton Shipyard Road in north Antioch was destroyed by fire in March of last year, but the caboose attached to the main building remained intact. Unable to rebuild because of asbestos in the main structure, the Jim and Phyllis Boccio family sold the structures to the nearby Drill Tech Drilling and Shoring, which in turn agreed to donate the caboose to the museum.And, on April 14, Drill Tech made good on its promise, hauling the caboose’s “truck” – the wheels and carriage – on a flatbed to the museum for placement on the tracks the museum had secured and installed, and later undergoing the arduous task of hauling the heavy caboose down Highway 4 to the museum nearly three miles to the west. Together, the caboose and truck weighed...

Victim killed by wrong-way driver on I-280 identified as San Francisco woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:31 GMT

The 54-year-old woman killed April 22 when a wrong-way driver crashed into her car on Interstate 280 near Woodside has been identified as Eden Palmer of San Francisco, according to an online fundraiser.Palmer was driving her 14-year-old son to a soccer match on the Peninsula when a white Ford sedan traveling north on southbound I-280 crashed head-on with the BMW she was driving, according to the GoFundMe fundraiser.Palmer and the family’s dog were killed in the crash.“Eden’s great love was her family,” wrote GoFundMe organizer Sue Kalache. “She was a force and her memory will be kept alive in all of the things we do to honor her legacy.”Her son was transported to Stanford Medical Center with major injuries. According to the fundraiser, he will have a lifetime of medical needs stemming from the crash.As of Friday afternoon, about 24 hours since the fundraiser was posted, more than $80,000 has been raised.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | ...

Memorial for celebrated drag queen Heklina move outdoors due to popular demand

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A planned memorial next month for celebrated San Francisco drag queen Heklina will now be held outdoors to accommodate public interest in the event. Heklina, the public drag persona of actor Stefan Grygelko, died earlier this month in London.A memorial for the performer, "Heklina A Memorial (She Would Have Hated This)," was originally going to be held at the Castro Theater. However, after tickets for the event sold out almost immediately, organizers arranged to move it outside, according to a Facebook post from Heklina's friend, fellow drag performer Peaches Christ, the drag persona of actor/filmmaker Joshua Grannell. Bay Area transit agency accuses NBA of trying to ‘kneecap’ Warriors’ dynasty over Game 6 schedule Castro Street will be shut down for the May 23 event which will be projected onto the streets for a "large outdoor gathering," Christ wrote in the post. "We will also be live-streaming the even on SF Oasis TV so that anyone anywhere can join us."T...

CB Financial Services: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:31 GMT

CARMICHAELS, Pa. (AP) — CARMICHAELS, Pa. (AP) — CB Financial Services Inc. (CBFV) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $4.2 million.The Carmichaels, Pennsylvania-based bank said it had earnings of 79 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 77 cents per share.The holding company for Pennsylvania-based Community Bank posted revenue of $17.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $14.4 million, which topped Street forecasts.CB Financial Services shares have increased almost 2% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Friday, shares hit $21.77, a fall of 10% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CBFV at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CBFVSource