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California lawmakers urge transit bailout, pushing back on Newsom’s proposed budget cut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:21 GMT

California lawmakers Tuesday pushed back on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for trimming transit funding and declining to bail out transit agencies like BART, which are threatening deep service cutbacks as they struggle to rebound from a pandemic plummet in ridership.The lawmakers, led by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, said the transit agencies’ money woes aren’t their fault but stemmed from from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Without a bailout, they said, service cuts will further depress ridership, worsening traffic congestion, air pollution and other woes.“Our transit systems have been telling us for months and months and months that this fiscal cliff is happening, and unfortunately the governor’s budget had zero dollars in it to address these operational shortfalls — zero!” Wiener told reporters Tuesday in Sacramento. “Instead, the governor’s proposal slashes $2 billion in transit infrastructure...

Letters: Profit over pictures | Landlord favored | Step up | Poor leaders | Fossil fuels | Climate change

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:21 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.SJSU picks profitover family memoriesIt’s sad to see San Jose State University prioritizing profit at its 2023 graduations.Proud parents of graduating seniors were not allowed to attend graduation if their camera lens was more than two inches long. Security personnel said cameras with long lenses weren’t allowed because the university hired its own photographers and students would need to purchase its pictures rather than taking their own family photos with long lenses.It’s sad when university profit is more important than family memories.Ralph NicholsSan JoseCity officials favoredlandlord over tenantsRe: “‘It was inappropriate all the way around’” (Page B1, May 25).It’s hard to believe elected San Mateo officials could be so wrong about dangerous living conditions and a City Council could fail to back up city staff’s very reasonable enforcement of th...

Ice Age mastodon tooth recovered in Santa Cruz County, museum officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:21 GMT

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) -- A mastodon mystery has been solved in Santa Cruz County. On Tuesday, a beach jogger turned in a giant mastodon tooth dating back to the Ice Ages, officials with the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History said.The one-foot-long tooth first surfaced in the sand at Rio Del Mar beach near Aptos Creek on Friday. A curious beach-goer photographed the strange object, left it on the beach, and uploaded the photographs on Facebook asking what it was. "I practically hit the floor. It was a mastodon tooth, right in the same area where we know mastodons lived in Santa Cruz County," said Wayne Thompson, a paleontology collections advisor for the museum.Paleontologists and volunteers spent the weekend digging through sand trying to re-locate the tooth. But an unknown person had already carried it home.Jennifer Schuh took photographs of a giant tooth on May 26, 2023, at Rio Del Mar beach. (Image courtesy Jennifer Schuh)Thompson contacted KRON4 for help to get the word ou...

Concord man convicted in 2019 Petaluma Outlets murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:21 GMT

(KRON) -- A 29-year-old Concord man was convicted of murder on Tuesday in connection to the 2019 killing of a teenager at the Petaluma Outlets. David Kyle Lubkin was found guilty by jury of first degree murder and discharging a firearm at a motor vehicle causing death, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office.The conviction stemmed from the 2019 killing of 19-year-old Ezequiel Garcia at the Petaluma Outlets. SF Chinatown stabbing suspect arrested, identified "The jury's guilty verdict of first-degree murder is the result of countless hours of hard work by tireless detectives, analysts and prosecutors, all dedicated to providing justice to Mr. Garcia's family," said Sonoma County DA Carla Rodriguez. "My only hope is that Mr. Garcia's family finds some solace in today's outcome."The initial incident occurred on Sept. 28, 2019 when Lubkin met Garcia at the Petaluma Outlets under the guise of buying a gold necklace off Craigslist. When the victim drove up, Lubkin con...

San Francisco mayor announces new program to address homelessness in the city

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a new pilot program on Tuesday to address the city's homelessness issues. The program will serve as an alternate to law enforcement responses for non-emergency calls involving people experiencing homelessness, according to a release from the mayor's office. The program, which has been named the Homeless Engagement Assistance Response Team (HEART), will involve a community-based team made up of Urban Alchemy practitioners. SF Chinatown stabbing suspect arrested, identified The new program will operate under the direction of the City's Department of Emergency Management. "HEART will provide rapid, compassionate, and structured responses to targeted, non-medical, non-emergency 911 and 311 calls involving people who are experiencing homelessness," the mayor's office said.The program is intended as a pivot away from the city's historic approach of having the San Francisco Police Department respond to all such calls. HEA...

Timeline released for A's stadium, Las Vegas Loop integration revealed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:21 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Documents presented with the funding plan for the A's stadium lay out the timeline for the project and include possible integration with the Las Vegas Loop transit system.Construction at the site would begin in 2024-25, with completion scheduled in 2028 to have the stadium ready for opening day of the 2028 season, according to a graphic from Applied Analysis. The A's lease at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum expires following the 2024 season. After that, games could be played at the Las Vegas Ballpark, which has a seating capacity of 10,000.Financing plans for the $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat stadium emerged late Friday at the Nevada Legislature. The public had its first opportunity to comment on the plan on Monday, the Memorial Day holiday. Lawmakers will be working this week to pass the plan and send it to Gov. Joe Lombardo before the session ends. A’s-to-Las Vegas stadium funding bill explained; will move to Nevada Senate Finance Committee The Las Vegas Loop...

LA Galaxy fire team president Chris Klein after miserable start to season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:21 GMT

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy have fired president Chris Klein with the five-time Major League Soccer champion franchise sitting at the bottom of the overall standings.The Galaxy announced the decision Tuesday to part ways with Klein, a former Galaxy player. He had been the team’s president since 2013, presiding over its steady decline over the past decade and becoming the primary foes of its frustrated fans’ ire.Dan Beckerman, who runs the sports and entertainment conglomerate that owns the Galaxy, said the team has “not achieved our goals or met the standard that we have established for the LA Galaxy.”“We believe it is in the best interest of the club to make a change and begin a comprehensive process to seek new leadership that will return the club to the level that our fans and partners expect,” Beckerman added in a statement.Head coach Greg Vanney, who has been in charge of soccer operations since Klein’s suspension last December for financial misd...

Estas son las empresas que se benefician del acuerdo sobre el techo de la deuda

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:21 GMT

(CNN) — El acuerdo parcial sobre el techo de la deuda alcanzado en Washington no ha desatado una celebración en el mercado bursátil. Pero el compromiso bipartidista está provocando fuegos artificiales para algunas empresas que salieron ganando.Las acciones de la empresa de gasoductos Equitrans Midstream subieron este martes porque el acuerdo contiene un sorprendente llamamiento para acelerar la creación de un gasoducto de gas natural paralizado, llamado Mountain Valley Pipeline. Las acciones terminaron el día con una subida de alrededor del 35%.Obama aceptó recortar US$ 2,1 billones en gastos para poner fin a la crisis del techo de deuda en 2011. Esto es lo que ocurrió despuésEquitrans es el principal promotor del proyecto de gasoducto, conocido como MVP y defendido por el senador demócrata Joe Manchin.Aunque el proyecto de ley aún tiene que ser aprobado por el Congreso y los analistas advierten que podría sufrir contratiempos, Wall Street no pierde ni un segundo para respalda...

Saban says current track in college football will lead to less competitive balance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:21 GMT

FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban paces as his team warms up before Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football scrimmage, Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will compete for championships. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)(AP/Vasha Hunt) FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban paces as his team warms up before Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football scrimmage, Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will compete for championships. (AP P...

'Car surfing' trend linked to 16-year-old's death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:21 GMT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about "car surfing," which it said led to the death of a teenager after a crash earlier this month.Car surfing is when someone rides on the outside of a moving vehicle while it is being driven.DCSO said deputies had responded to six calls involving young people car surfing over the past several weeks.One incident was a rollover crash on May 5, on Quarry Drive near Finn Avenue. A 16-year-old was critically injured and later passed away due to their injuries. How to see the International Space Station while it is visible in Denver metro skies Witnesses reported that the back seat passengers in the car were hanging out of the car windows.A driver took a photo of a young person "car surfing" in Highlands Ranch. Credit: Douglas County Sheriff's Office 5/30/2023.Earlier in April, a deputy spotted two teenagers using a sunroof to sit on top of a car going over 55 mph on state Highway 470.On May 12, a...