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SAN FRANCISCO—Mark Andrus, the man arrested in connection with the San Francisco body parts case has died. Andrus, 54, passed after admitting himself to a San Francisco hospital on February 7. The official cause of his death has not been revealed, however, initial reports suggest he went into septic shock as a complication of drug abuse. Andrus had been taken into...

BEVERLY HILLS—A few nights ago, someone asked me the age of my readership. Of course, being a newer columnist to the paper, I didn't have an answer. When I asked my friend why, she told me I should discuss my secret money-sharing application unless my readers were too old to Venmo. Before I tell you anything about why age matters, I must ask you: have...

HOLLYWOOD—Being musically inclined is no easy task, “Whiplash” teaches that lesson in more ways than one can imagine. It’s a movie that starts off with a bang and ends that way. Miles Teller is absolutely fascinating as musical prodigy Andrew Neyman or so he thinks. He gets a hard dose of reality, when he meets one of the greatest and...

HOLLYWOOD—Oh, February how I adore you! Its sweeps time, and your favorite soaps are finally ramping up those storylines that have been building the past few months. Each week we’ll be examining the big surprises and predictions on your favorites. First up is “General Hospital.” The one storyline that has baffled fans for nearly a year is just who is...

SAN FRANCISCO—Jeffrey Bugai, of San Francisco, is facing a life sentence in prison after being found guilty of 17 felony charges in a San Francisco Superior Court. Bugai, 37, is guilty of sexually assaulting five male illegal immigrants while posing as a police officer between 2008 and 2014. Evidence proved that Bugai, who was a licensed security guard, carried out...

SAN FRANCISCO—A man who was shot and killed in the Bayview District's earlier this week has been identified as 37-year-old, Filivaa Kamelei. On Wednesday, February 4, San Francisco police responded at 10 p.m. to reports of shots fired near the intersection of Quint Street and Oakdale Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found Kamelei who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics responded to...

HOLLYWOOD—I’m a fan of remakes to a degree, especially when the writer and director chooses to take a classic in a new direction. In 1982, a little movie known as “Poltergeist” scared the crap out of audiences. In 2015, a new version of that classic is about to hit the screen starring Rosemarie Dewitt, Sam Rockwell and some frightening...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Playland, a fixture of the Polk Street bar scene in San Francisco, has had its liquor license suspended following the discovery that a bartender was negotiating drug sales on the premises. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced the suspension following a three-month undercover investigation from March to June 2014. Undercover operatives have stated that during this...

SAN FRANCISCO—Armed robbers busted into a Downtown San Francisco jewelry store on Wednesday, February 4, fleeing with an undisclosed bounty of valuables. The Tiffany & Co. retailer, located at the Westfield San Francisco on 5th and Market Streets, was stormed by a group of suspects who ordered employees and customers to lie on the ground. The armed suspects then forced an...

SAN FRANCISCO—The suspect arrested in the gruesome and widely publicized San Francisco body parts case has been released from jail pending further investigation. Mark Andrus, 59, had spent most of the weekend in jail following his arrest on January 30 in connection with the suitcase stuffed with human body parts left outside a Goodwill store in the city's South of...