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‘Police playground:’ Opposition grows to $44 million regional training facility and HQ in San Pablo

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:46 GMT

SAN PABLO — A $43.6 million law enforcement regional training center and new police headquarters is coming to San Pablo, a largely low-income, Hispanic and aging enclave in West Contra Costa County home to roughly 31,000 residents and 62 sworn officers — and not everyone is happy about it.According to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, San Pablo is the most policed city in the county, relative to its population. Now after quietly slogging through more than three years of planning, construction on this project — one of the largest in city history — is scheduled to start in October, despite growing controversy and public protest.The proposed two-story, 42,000-square-foot facility is slated for a vacant city-owned lot on Gateway Avenue, replacing the city’s current police department headquarters.The development promises to attract law enforcement agencies from across the Bay Area and alternative public safety organizations, such as Contra Costa County’s m...

49ers vs. Cardinals: Five keys to avoiding upset against ‘scrappy’ division rival

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:46 GMT

SANTA CLARA – Sandwiched between last Thursday night’s home-opening hoopla and next Sunday night’s visit by the Dallas Cowboy is … a trap game?No, no, that can’t be right. The 49ers’ schedule says this Sunday’s matinee is simply against the Arizona Cardinals.Any NFC West matchup carries extra weight, and the undefeated Niners (3-0) insist they aren’t taking lightly the incoming Cardinals (1-2). Nor should they.“They’re a team that really should be 3-0 right now,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said.The Cardinals have taken a fourth-quarter lead into each of their games, only to lose against the Washington Commanders and the New York Giants before upsetting the previously undefeated Dallas Cowboys last Sunday, 28-16.“Arizona looked like a really solid team that was playing harder than Dallas,” said defensive end Nick Bosa, who caught that game on television over the weekend after Thursday night’s 30-12, home-opening win by the 49ers over the New York Giants.Speaking of L...

Pittsburg turns back Los Gatos in marquee matchup

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:46 GMT

LOS GATOS — In an interesting matchup between two top public school football teams at opposite ends of the Bay Area, Pittsburg made the long road trip to Los Gatos and went home a 37-27 winner.“These are the kinds of games we’ve struggled with in years past,” Pittsburg coach Charlie Ramirez said. “To get up like we did today and then to persevere through adversity and hold the lead until the end has been one of the big focuses for me after taking over as head coach of thie program.”Los Gatos never led, but battled back throughout. Trailing 16-0 late in the first half the Wildcats scored two touchdowns in the final 1:05 of the second quarter to go into the locker room down only 16-14. And then a 2-yard scoring run by Boxer Kobcsak-Yeung (20 carries, 105 yards, two touchdowns) in the fourth quarter brought them within 23-21.“Our effort was unbelievable,” Los Gatos coach Mark Krail said. “Got down early but we didn’t quit.R...

Adult, 5-year-old killed in Friday crash, 3 others injured

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora investigated a crash Friday night that killed a 5-year-old and a 43-year-old and injured three other people in the Expo Park neighborhood.According to police, the crash was near the intersection of South Havana Street and East Exposition Avenue around 6 p.m.A Dodge Charger was northbound on South Havana Street when it struck a southbound Jeep Grand Cherokee that was attempting to turn left onto Exposition Avenue. Colorado officer killed while serving warrant, checking suspect’s welfare The impact of the crash pushed the Jeep 100 feet north into a drainage retention wall.The 43-year-old driver and a 5-year-old passenger died on the scene. Two other passengers, an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, were taken to a local hospital but are expected to survive.The driver of the Dodge Charger, a 21-year-old man, was also taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. As of Friday night, his condition was unknown.Investigators said speed and drug intoxicati...

Denver weather: Warm and breezy weekend

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather will remain warm and breezy! Temperatures will stay in the 80s through this weekendWeather today: Breezy and sunnyPlenty of sunshine on the way for us today! High temperatures are expected to top out in the upper 80s today with gusts possible up to 30 mph. Remember, there is a Red Flag Warning on the Western Slope, and outdoor burning is not recommended today. Weather tonight: Cloudy and breezyA few clouds move into the picture this evening, and the overnight temperatures are expected to drop into the upper 40s and lower 50s. Conditions are expected to remain dry for the most part as the strong breeze continues. Looking ahead: Breezy and a cooler workweekSunday and Monday will look very similar to Saturday with sunshine and breezy conditions in Denver and a better chance for showers in the high country. Southerly winds will gust up to 25-30 mph on Saturday and could reach over 40 mph on Sunday.Tuesday, along with a drastic temperature drop, will be D...

Worcester man dies after car crashes into tree, catches fire in Oxford

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:46 GMT

A Worcester man was killed in a single-car crash Friday night in Oxford, Massachusetts State Police said.Shawn Marengo, 31, was pronounced dead on the scene when state troopers responded to the crash on Route 395 southbound near Exit 4 around 10 p.m. The man’s jeep hit a tree and caught fire. The left lane was closed for about 4 hours, and the scene was cleared by 2:20 a.m. Saturday morning. MSP said the crash is under investigation.

Smugglers damage trucks waiting to cross US border

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:46 GMT

JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Mexican industry leaders are calling for an end to Texas border truck inspections given they are hindering components assembled in Juarez from reaching U.S. distribution centers.They also are concerned that limited operating hours at smaller ports of entry outside the El Paso-Juarez urban sprawl are jeopardizing drivers and their trucks.“The cargo vehicles that spent the night (waiting to cross the Santa Teresa, New Mexico port of entry) had their tires slashed,” said Manuel Sotelo, president of the Juarez Transportation Association. “Last night you could see people passing by. It looks like that is a migrant (smuggling) route. It seems we are getting in their way. The drivers were worried because of the people hanging out there.”Trucking companies are addressing the safety issue by shuffling more personnel to the crossings: staff to watch the trucks at night and “fresh” drivers in the morning to spell the ones that spent the previous day in line, So...

Rejected by US courts, Onondaga Nation take centuries-old land rights case to international panel

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:46 GMT

ONONDAGA NATION TERRITORY (AP) — The Onondaga Nation has protested for centuries that illegal land grabs shrank its territory from what was once thousands of square miles in upstate New York to a relatively paltry patch of land south of Syracuse.It took its case to President George Washington, to Congress and, more recently, to a U.S. court. All failed.So now the nation is presenting its case to an international panel. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights recently allowed the Onondagas to pursue claims their land was taken unjustly by New York state, providing a unique venue for a land rights case against the United States by a Native American nation.The U.S. government is not expected to abide by any opinion by the commission, which is part of the Organization of American States, a pro-democracy grouping of Western Hemisphere nations. The Onondagas say they don’t want to force people from their homes. But they hope the novel case, which is being watched by other indi...

Dianne Feinstein was at the center of a key LGBTQ+ moment. She’s being lauded as an evolving ally

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:46 GMT

Dianne Feinstein once stood at the center of a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. Decades later, in death, she’s being lauded by LGBTQ+ leaders as a longtime ally who, if she didn’t always initially do the right thing, was able to learn and evolve.Feinstein was president of the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors when she stood behind reporters’ microphones in November 1978 and grimly announced: “Both Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot and killed. The suspect is Supervisor Dan White.”George Moscone was the liberal mayor of San Francisco; Milk was California’s first openly gay elected official. White was a disgruntled former fellow county supervisor who was the board’s sole vote against a gay anti-discrimination ordinance. And Feinstein, at age 45, found herself at the helm of a global center of gay life that, already roiled by the violence, was about to be further upended by AIDS.She rose to the challenge and then some, advocates said after Fein...

Sea lion at NYC's Central Park Zoo briefly escapes enclosure amid historic flooding

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:46 GMT

NEW YORK (WPIX) – One New York City resident did not follow orders to stay home as a powerful coastal storm swept through the city: a sea lion from the Central Park Zoo, who briefly left her enclosure on Friday. “A female sea lion at Central Park Zoo was able to swim out of her pool due to flooding of the plaza caused by severe rains in New York City today,” Jim Breheny, executive vice president of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s zoos and aquariums, said in a statement obtained by the New York Daily News.   Flooding across NYC, NJ as storm slams region with rain, wind After waddling around for a bit, the sea lion was returned to its enclosure by zoo workers. However, that did not stop rumors on social media from swirling that the animal had escaped.  "There are several videos circulating online about flooding and escaped zoo animals,” a social media post from the NYPD read. "These videos are misleading and inaccurate. All sea lions and animals are accounted for and safe....