Jefferson adapted the story from Percival Everett's "Erasure," which remains relevant 20 years later. It is particularly withering in its send up of white people clamoring for their idea of authentic Black stories, like the literary agent Paula Bateman (Miriam Shor) and the film producer Wiley (a very funny Adam Brody whose character might be a spiritual continuation of his "Thank You For Smoking" assistant).
US Navy officer Lt. Ridge Alkonis, who was jailed in Japan for negligent driving that resulted in the death of two people, has been booked into a federal prison in Los Angeles following his transfer to the US.
The decision was based on the commission staff’s assertion that the homeowners blocked public access to a quarter-mile-long stretch of walkway adjacent to Aptos beach.
A house located in the 1700 block of Valpico Drive in San Jose has new owners. The 1,569-square-foot property, built in 1960, was sold on Nov. 17, 2023, for $1,800,000, or $1,147 per square foot.