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Bill that would raise Bay Area bridge tolls to fund transit introduced by Sen. Wiener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:56 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, and a group of Bay Area lawmakers introduced a bill Monday to raise toll on bridges to fund public transit. At a press conference Monday, Wiener unveiled SB 532, the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Public Transportation Emergency Act. The proposed bill temporarily raises tolls on seven state-owned Bay Area bridges by $1.50 for five years. Funds from the toll increase would be used to provide public transportation funding in order to prevent service cuts while improving safety, cleanliness and reliability, according to Sen. Wiener's office. Fox News overhauls primetime lineup “We’ve made good progress in this year’s budget, but the future of public transportation in the Bay Area is still under threat due to pandemic-related operational deficits that, without help, will lead to severe service cuts,” said Sen. Wiener. “Bay Area transit ridership continues to climb, but it’s not happening quickly enough to make up for the lo...

SF high-rise suffers interior glass break, streets closed in area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:56 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- An interior window broke in a San Francisco high-rise on Monday afternoon, the San Francisco Fire Department confirmed. The building is located at 301 Howard Street. Moments leading up to deadly Oakland Koreatown shooting caught on video The incident was not weather related, the fire department said. Members of the SFFD and San Francisco Police Department were called in to secure the area while repairs were made.No injuries or other damages have been reported as a result of the incident. Streets in the area around Howard and Beale will remain closed while repairs are made. There is no estimated time for the streets to reopen.Initial reports had suggested that glass had fallen from the building. Officials later clarified that this was not the case.Earlier this year, there were several weather-related instances that saw glass windows blown out in the upper floors of SF high-rises.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Border Patrol Video of Killing Shows Native Man Had No Gun, Complied With Orders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:56 GMT

The facade of Raymond Mattia’s one-story home on the Tohono O’odham Nation, on the edge of Arizona’s southern border, is still riddled with bullet holes.The 58-year-old was killed in a hail of gunfire last month, after stepping outside to find nearly a dozen Border Patrol agents and at least one tribal police officer advancing on his property in the dark. Late last week, a tensely awaited medical examiner’s report ruled the case a homicide, finding that Mattia was shot nine times. Border Patrol body camera footage released at the same time confirmed that what the authorities thought was a gun was in fact Mattia’s cellphone.For Mattia’s family, more questions arose from the videos than answers, hardening their resolve to find accountability for the loss of a beloved father, brother, and uncle.“If they’re allowed to get away with this now, it’s not going to stop.”“We feel after watching the video that he was trying to comply the best he could,” Mattia’s niece, Yvonne Nevarez, told The...

Samuel Alito’s Wife Leased Land to an Oil and Gas Firm While the Justice Fought the EPA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:56 GMT

A year ago this month, Martha Ann Bomgardner Alito decided to see if a 160-acre plot of land in Grady County, Oklahoma, would produce. In a lease filed with the Grady County clerk, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito entered into an agreement with Citizen Energy III for revenue generated from oil and gas obtained from a plot of hard scrabble she inherited from her late father. It is one of thousands of oil and gas leases across Oklahoma, one of the top producers of fossil fuels in the United States.Last year, before the lease was activated, a line in Alito’s financial disclosures labeled “mineral interests” was valued between $100,001 and $250,000. If extraction on the plot proves fruitful, the lease dictates that Citizen Energy will pay Alito’s wife 3/16ths of all the money it makes from oil and gas sales.In the past, Alito has often recused himself from cases that pose potential conflicts of interest with his vast investment portfolio. Many of these recusals were born f...

Caught on camera: Metro warns against crossing rails in shocking video

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:56 GMT

The D.C. Metro system is reminding its riders that crossing the rails can land you in jail — or worse.Surveillance video tweeted by the Metro Transit Police Department on Sunday showed a person climbing down from a station platform and stepping over the tracks to reach the other side, passing over the electrified “third rail” which carries 750 volts of power.“One wrong step could be deadly, don’t cut your life short,” Metro’s captions read, between images of caution tape and a skull-and-crossbones.(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "db95d008-a366-4a40-9687-2e9d7b61badc"}).render("00f3b1428b8f4be1b2a6c8a5087d15e9"); });A Metro spokesperson said the incident shown in the video happened on Friday at Alexandria, Virginia’s Eisenhower Avenue statio...

Hawks clear cap room, trade Collins to Jazz for Gay, future 2nd rounder, AP source says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:56 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks cleared significant salary cap space on Monday by agreeing to trade forward John Collins to the Utah Jazz for veteran forward Rudy Gay and a future second-round draft pick, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.Collins, who had been mentioned amid much trade speculation leading up to last week’s NBA draft, finally was dealt to Utah, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the trade cannot become official before July 6.The trade was first reported by ESPN.Collins, 25, was a first-round pick in 2017 and scored in double figures in each of his six seasons with Atlanta. He averaged 21.6 points and 10.1 rebounds, both career bests, in the 2019-20 season and 17.6 points per game for the 2021-21 team that advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.Collins’ scoring declined as Trae Young and other players assumed lead scoring roles. He averaged 13.1 points and 6.5 rebounds this season, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanks nation for unity and Wagner fighters for avoiding “bloodshed” after revolt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:56 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanks nation for unity and Wagner fighters for avoiding “bloodshed” after revolt.Source

Metro reabre las estaciones East y West Falls Church al norte de Virginia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:56 GMT

Dos estaciones de Metro a lo largo de las Líneas Naranja y Plata en el norte de Virginia reabrieron el lunes después de semanas de cierres de construcción.Las estaciones de metro de East Falls Church y West Falls Church se cerraron mientras los equipos trabajaban para reemplazar los rieles de décadas de antigüedad en el extremo occidental de la Línea Naranja. El regreso del servicio terminará con los autobuses de enlace entre McLean y Ballston.“Lo más importante que estábamos haciendo era cambiar casi 30 millas de rieles y ese era el riel más antiguo y menos confiable, lo que eventualmente podría conducir a un posible problema de seguridad”, explicó el gerente general de Metro, Randy Clarke.Las cuadrillas agregaron cables de fibra óptica y están trabajando en la gestión de la vegetación y el drenaje, según Clarke. El funcionario espera que estos esfuerzos hagan que “el sistema sea más confiable y seguro en las próximas décadas”.Durante el viaje del lunes, los pasajeros opinaron sobr...

El Salvador’s president is running for reelection, though critics say the constitution prohibits him

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:56 GMT

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has registered to run for reelection next year, his party announced Monday, despite objections from legal experts and opposition figures who say the country’s constitution prohibits his candidacy.The constitutional question may not play a big role in the 2024 race, because Bukele’s approval ratings are running above 80% in many polls, following a reduction in crime stemming from his harsh-but-popular crackdown on gangs. Also, a top court panel picked by his allies has ruled that he can run.Bukele’s New Ideas party announced his registration and that of Vice President Félix Ulloa via Twitter Monday.“New Ideas are invincible,” the party wrote.Bukele is popular in El Salvador but considered controversial internationally. He announced in September that he planned to seek a second five-year term. That came after the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court, handpicked by his supporters in congress, ruled in 2021...

How does Casa Bonita's wait staff pay stack up to other Colorado jobs?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Casa Bonita's no-tip pay compares well to the metro area. Axios Denver reported Casa Bonita changed compensation schedules for wait and bar staff from tipped to non-tipped. Formerly, wait and bar staff would make $14.27 or $15.27 an hour plus tips. Before the grand reopening, employees were asked to sign new contracts that dropped tips entirely but raised the wage to $30 an hour. A Casa Bonita spokeswoman confirmed to Axios that Casa Bonita was indeed changing its compensation system based on a beta testing. Restaurants have experimented with various no-tip policies in the U.S. since the 1920s, generally to mixed reactions from the public who don't want to pay higher prices and workers who would rely on tips. Axios reported Casa Bonita believes the no-tip model will work best with its unique customer payment model, which has an all-inclusive entry fee rather than menu prices. Facts you may not know about Casa Bonita At $30 an hour, Casa Bonita staff would be maki...