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Oakland’s long-running “coal war” goes to trial with developers pitted against the city

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

OAKLAND — The long “coal war,” as it has become known in Oakland, will come to a head at a trial Monday that pits a prominent East Bay land developer against city officials and a chorus of environmental activists trying to prevent the transport of coal through the city’s harbor.It’s a fight that has stretched on for more than a decade since developer Phil Tagami first received approval from the city to build a large marine terminal for bulk goods at the former Army Base in West Oakland, just across from the Bay Area Toll Bridge on I-80.Ironically, the long delay — created by an extended legal battle, plus settlement talks that ultimately fell apart last year — has now become the city’s main argument for trying to void Tagami’s lease.A superior court judge will decide if Tagami and his corporate partner, Insight Terminal Solutions, breached their lease agreement by not reaching key construction milestones for the 34-acre terminal....

Santa Clara County to give $1,200 monthly payments to homeless students finishing high school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

At any given time, about 2,500 Santa Clara County students are homeless. In hopes of pulling some out of poverty, the county plans to give 50 unhoused high schoolers a $1,200 monthly stipend to help them secure lasting homes and cover other essential needs as they enroll in college or start their careers.The “guaranteed income” program will start next summer with a $3 million infusion from the state. Recipients will be free to spend the money on whatever they choose. The aim is to provide students with temporary support once they’re no longer eligible for some federal aid upon graduation.The program “will close that benefit gap,” said David Cortese, a Democratic state senator representing the South Bay, during a news conference Friday. “It will stop this cycle, this endless cycle of graduating more and more young people into adult homelessness.”County officials on Friday were unable to say for how long students would receive the cash payment...

Police looking for 2 alleged serial arsonists in Gilroy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

(KRON) -- Police detectives are looking for at least two people believed to be responsible for starting a series of suspicious fires in Gilroy.Since July 3, eight fires were started in Gilroy areas ranging from retail businesses to waterways and apartment complexes, resulting in property damage. Detectives are working with the Gilroy Fire Department to determine the cause of the fires and gather evidence, police said. Police say the believe the fires were started by different individuals at different times, however it is unknown if they were acting alone or with each other. Man who was found dead in Healdsburg parking lot identified Gilroy PD has provided photos of two people of interest related to this investigation. If you recognize or see these individuals, contact the GPD at 408-846-0350.Person of interest #1Photo: Gilroy Police DepartmentPhoto: Gilroy Police DepartmentPerson of interest #2Photo: Gilroy Police DepartmentPhoto: Gilroy Police DepartmentKRON On is streaming news...

Pastor crafts window to ‘Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — The TV show, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” is the inspiration for worship for a local congregation this summer. Specifically, the song from the show, titled, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”“We have seasonal teams that plan all of our worship, fellowship, mission, and study for each different season, on a quarterly basis,” said Pastor Stephanie Sorge, of Trinity Presbyterian Church. “I’ve been thinking for a while about trying to do a Mr. Rogers theme. Mr. Rogers was actually an ordained Presbyterian minister. He was ordained to the ministry with families through media.”Feeling inspired to combine the summer theme with a newfound personal talent, Sorge imagined creating stained glass that would provide a colorful and inspiring portal to the neighborhood beyond the windows of the church in the stately, white historic building tucked in the Sunset Heights neighborhood, along South High Street. In June 2022, like many pastors around the country, Sorge wa...

Leslie Van Houten, miembro de la familia Manson, está un paso más cerca de la libertad condicional ya que el gobernador ya no cuestionará la liberación

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

(CNN) — La oficina del gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, anunció este viernes que no impugnará el fallo del panel de apelaciones del estado de mayo que abrió la posibilidad de libertad condicional para Leslie Van Houten, exseguidora de Charles Manson y asesina convicta.Van Houten cumple sentencias simultáneas de siete años a cadena perpetua después de que fue condenada en 1971 por su papel en los asesinatos del ejecutivo de supermercados Leno LaBianca y su esposa, Rosemary, en su casa.“Más de 50 años después de que la secta Manson cometiera estos brutales delitos, las familias de las víctimas aún sienten el impacto, al igual que todos los californianos. El gobernador Newsom revocó la concesión de libertad condicional de la Sra. Van Houten tres veces desde que asumió el cargo y se defendió de sus impugnaciones de esas decisiones en la corte”, dijo Erin Mellon, portavoz del gobernador, en un comunicado este viernes.“El gobernador está decepcionado por la decisión del Tribu...

Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for storms before drying out and heating up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Saturday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for thunderstorms that will move across the Front Range in Denver weather. A few storms could produce large hail, an isolated tornado and damaging winds. Pinpoint Weather Alert Day on July 8.Weather today: severe threat for stormsMetro Denver will have sunshine around to start the day followed by increasing clouds and another storm chance. Temperatures on July 8 range from the 70s to the 90s.Temperatures Saturday range from the 70s to 90s depending on where you are in the state. Storms get going in the afternoon and move southeast through the evenings. Storm radar on July 8.Some could become severe and have large hail and damaging winds. There is a slight risk for severe storms across the eastern half of the state on July 8.An isolated tornado or two is possible as well, so stay weather aware this afternoon and evening. Looking ahead: More dry days than stormy skiesSunday will be a mainly sunny and dry day. Temperatures w...

Officers fire at man for shooting rifle in Miami; Suspect rushed to hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

Police responded and rushed over to a street in Miami after they said a man was shooting bullets into the air with a rifle.Those shots were fired on Friday night just before 8 p.m., on Northeast 10th Avenue and 79th Street. When the City of Miami Police Department responded, an officer confronted the armed man and was forced to fire at him after not complying with orders from authorities. “Units arrived shortly thereafter, they were able to make contact with the individual. The subject was down, there is a rifle on the scene,” said an officer. The alleged suspect was shot and rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital and is currently in critical condition at the Ryder Trauma Center.“I heard about 10 to 12 gunshots like before even the police got here,” said a witness who lives across from where the shooting took place.He said he was shocked by what the man is accused of doing.“It’s crazy because innocent people live there, people work every day and some...

Spain and UK warn against sending cluster bombs to Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

Madrid and London do not look kindly on the American decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine.The Biden administration announced on Friday that the weapons will be included in the U.S.’s next $800 million arms package to Kyiv — a decision that has raised humanitarian concerns. A cluster bomb is a weapon engineered to scatter submunitions (or “bomblets”) over a wide area, potentially risking civilian collateral damage. Washington is not party to the 2010 Convention on Cluster Munitions, endorsed by more than 100 countries, including the U.K. and Spain, and banning their use. Neither are Russia and Ukraine. “It is important to note that the Russian Federation has been indiscriminately using cluster munitions from day 1 of the unprovoked large-scale aggression,” tweeted Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov after the U.S. announcement. He committed to use the weapons with caution.But the “five principles” Kyiv is pledging to abide by fai...

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara apologizes for her role in Jamaica Plain car crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara released a statement issuing an apology Saturday for her role in a car crash in Jamaica Plain last Friday.“We are all accountable for our actions, and I am no different, which is why I offer my sincerest apologies to everyone, especially the people of District 6,” she said. “As an elected official, I’ve worked hard to center the dignity and humanity of my constituents. Today, I ask you to also see mine as I work to correct my mistake.”Lara was driving with a revoked license in an unregistered and uninsured car with an expired inspection sticker when she left the roadway and crashed through a fence and into a house, according to 7NEWS sources.In her statement, Lara said she was driving a friend’s car. Sources also said her son, who had to get stitches after the crash, was not in a booster seat required by state law.https://twitter.com/CllrKendraLara/status/1677667706923876353?s=2...

Marble head unearthed during works in Rome piazza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:12 GMT

(CNN) — Construction workers have unearthed a white marble head in the historic center of Rome, the city’s mayor has revealed on social media.Posting a picture of the mud-covered relic on Twitter on Thursday, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri wrote: “#Roma continues to return precious evidence of its past: a splendid intact marble head was found during the works in Piazza Augusto Imperatore attended by the @Sovrintendenza.”Gualtieri went on to add that archaeologists and restorers are now “busy cleaning and studying the find.”The Sovrintendenza Capitolina (Capitoline Superintendence) manages, maintains and enhances the capital’s historic and archaeological heritage.The impressive piece, which is thought to be part of a statue of a female divinity, was discovered in a foundation uncovered during the works for the “redevelopment of the Mausoleum of Augustus and Piazza Augusto Imperatore,” according to a statement published online by Rome city council. It ...