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Shannon Road closed in Los Gatos: Uneven pavement poses ‘potential hazard’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

Safety concerns pushed Los Gatos officials to reduce a portion of Shannon Road down to one lane of traffic last week, just months after a lawsuit alleging botched repairs to the road was settled.While the town’s Parks and Public Works department said the road in East Los Gatos is not in danger of  “catastrophic failure,” a review of the road’s pavement conditions showed some shifting occurred and the uneven pavement could create a “potential hazard” for travelers.The closed 1,300-foot stretch of road runs westbound between Santa Rosa Drive and Diduca Way, which heads into town. The road winds through the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains and climbs from 570 to 685 feet above sea level.Officials installed temporary traffic controls and signals on Aug. 11 for alternating one-way traffic flow along the closed portion of the road, which will remain in place until construction of the roadway starts later this year.The road was the subject of a $5.5 million lawsuit l...

Bay Area News Group high school football predictions: Week 1, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

We’re back with our weekly high school football picks.Yes, it’s that of the year again.Mike Lefkow and Joseph Dycus will spend the next four months trying to dethrone yours truly as I aim for a third consecutive championship in this friendly competition.As always, the picks are all in good fun. We have no intent to motivate one team over another, though we’ve certainly been told through the years that we do.This week, we predict 16 games across the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area, including Orange Lutheran at De La Salle, San Ramon Valley at St. Ignatius and Folsom at Serra.Check out our video for more details about the picks and the week’s top storylines, including Serra’s grip on the No. 1 spot in Northern California, De La Salle’s continued dominance of the North Coast Section and one of the stories of the off-season, Riordan’s upgraded roster.Plus, Lefkow chimes in about Concord changing its mascot name to Bears.One-stop shoppi...

Bill could pave way for People's Park development in Berkeley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

(KRON) -- A new bill could hinder two groups' attempts of saving People's Park from UC Berkeley's plan to build housing for students. A new plan from Bay Area Assemblymember Buffy Wicks takes aim at housing requirements in the state. ‘Aggressive shark behavior’ reported off San Mateo Coast If the bill is passed, it would eliminate the need for colleges and universities to consider, in an environmental impact report, alternative housing sites for a residential or mixed-use housing project if certain requirements are met.The two groups and UC Berkeley are currently in litigation. If passed, development will begin to create new student housing.The bill is currently in the assembly and will take effect immediately if it passes.

Man gets 6 years in prison for gun store burglary in Vacaville: DOJ

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

(BCN) -- A man who took part in a large burglary of a Vacaville gun store was sentenced Monday to six years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Adrian Duran, 27, of San Francisco, participated in the theft of more than 70 firearms from Guns, Fishing and Other Stuff on Butcher Road on June 1, 2020, prosecutors said. Police responded to reports of suspicious activity at the two-story gun and outdoor recreation store, but when they arrived, four vehicles fled the scene. Accused Facebook killer enters plea in San Mateo County court Officers were led on a high-speed chase on Interstate Highway 80, during which vehicles reached over 100 mph, prosecutors said. One vehicle was stopped, a minivan, and Duran and four other people were taken into custody after a foot pursuit. Prosecutors said bolt cutters, a power saw and 13 handguns with price tags were found in the minivan. Duran's four co-defendants have all pleaded guilty and three are awaiting sente...

Ron DeSantis’s Next Ideological Coup: “Judicial Gerrymander” in Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been slowly taking over the mechanisms of governance in the state by swapping out officials he doesn’t like — even if they were elected by voters — and replacing them with people who will bend to his will.Lately, DeSantis has set his sights on the justice system. Earlier this month, he removed an elected prosecutor from office over a political disagreement — the second he has taken out. State Attorney for Orange-Osceola counties Monique Worrell, the governor claimed, hadn’t pursued the charges he wanted. A year earlier, he suspended former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, who had said he wouldn’t criminally charge people who sought abortion care under Florida’s latest abortion ban. Now, Florida is opening a new front in the battle between state politicians and elected stewards of the law, taking the first steps to launch what could become an ideological gerrymandering of the justice system. In Florida, 20 circuit courts serve two m...

Alabama Trans Health Care Ruling Is a Worrying Omen for a Future SCOTUS Decision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

A person holds up a sign reading “Trans People Belong in Alabama” during a rally outside the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2023.Photo: Kim Chandler/APThree Trump-appointed federal judges ruled on Monday to allow one of the country’s harshest bans on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect. In Alabama, a doctor who treats a trans person under 19 years old with puberty blockers or hormones could now face felony charges carrying up to 10 years in prison. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision reverses an injunction that temporarily blocked the health care ban and stands at odds with the majority of federal court decisions on the issue so far. The disturbing ruling gives the clearest outline yet of the reactionary judicial logic that could be used to decimate trans peoples’ right to necessary health care, should the issue be taken up by the far-right Supreme Court: the very same reasoning used...

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro in hospital for routine exams

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Sao Paulo on Wednesday for what a close aide described as routine health examinations. Bolsonaro has been in and out of hospitals since he was stabbed in his abdomen at a campaign event before Brazil’s 2018 presidential election. The conservative leader underwent several surgeries during his presidency from 2019-2022.He was admitted Wednesday to Vila Nova Star Hospital in Sao Paulo. “These exams aim to assess his clinical condition, especially in the digestive system,” Fabio Wajngarten, a lawyer and close Bolsonaro aide, said on his official account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.Bolsonaro left office at the end of 2022, after losing a reelection bid against leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Bolsonaro is under mounting pressure, targeted by several investigations for activities while he was president, and in relation to a rampage by his supporters in the national capital...

Foot Locker lowers full-year outlook again, pauses dividend as 2Q sales fall on cautious consumers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

Foot Locker is cutting its full-year outlook again and pausing its quarterly dividend as sales dropped in its fiscal second quarter with consumers continuing to be more cautious about their purchases. Shares tumbled more than 33% in morning trading Wednesday. The footwear and clothing retailer said quarterly sales declined to $1.86 billion from $2.07 billion. That’s short of the $1.88 billion that analysts polled by Zacks Investment Research were calling for. Same-store sales, a key indicator of a retailer’s health, dropped 9.4% in the quarter.“We did see a softening in trends in July and are adjusting our 2023 outlook to allow us to best compete for price-sensitive consumers,” President and CEO Mary Dillon said in a statement. Dillon joined the company as CEO last August. Consumers being more selective in their purchases due to inflation concerns is an issue plaguing the retail sector. Macy’s has heavily discounted its spring goods to make room for fall and holida...

Northern Va. leaders talk economic development, affordable housing at regional summit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Elected officials participated Tuesday in the Northern Virginia Regional Elected Leaders Summit. Pictured, from left, are Jummy Olabanji of NBC Washington; Libby Garvey, vice chair of the Arlington County Board; Jeffrey McKay, chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors; Phyllis Randall, chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors; Ann Wheeler, chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors; and Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson. (Courtesy Ben Peters/InsideNoVa)Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler on Tuesday participated in the Northern Virginia Regional Elected Leaders Summit, during which local officials assessed the region’s economy and brainstormed how it can be improved through intergovernmental collaboration.Officials at the eighth annual event, held in Arlington County at Marymount ...

¿Por qué vertirá Japón agua radioactiva de Fukushima al mar? ¿Qué peligros hay?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

(CNN) — Después de meses de controversia y expectación, Japón está listo para comenzar a liberar aguas residuales radiactivas tratadas de su planta nuclear de Fukushima a finales de esta semana, a pesar de las fuertes objeciones de algunos países.El plan ha estado en preparación durante años, con las autoridades advirtiendo en 2019 que el espacio se estaba agotando para almacenar el material y que no tenían “ninguna otra opción” que liberarlo.Mientras que algunos gobiernos han expresado su apoyo a Japón, otros se han opuesto firmemente a la liberación de aguas residuales, con muchos consumidores en Asia acaparando sal y mariscos ante el temor de una futura contaminación.Fukushima descargará este jueves en el mar sus aguas radioactivas tratadas, dijo el primer ministro japonésEsto es lo que sabemos hasta ahora.¿Cuándo y cómo se liberará?El primer ministro de Japón, Fumio Kishida, dijo este martes que el Gobierno había decidido formalmente empezar a verter el agua a ...