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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.PG&E should invest intech, not tree-trimmingRe: “PG&E wildfire strategy needs careful scrutiny” (Page A6, Aug. 9).PG&E should never have targeted tree removal for their primary wildfire response. For years safety and environmental activists have asked PG&E to install fast-circuit reclosers and insulated lines, as trees only cause a minority of incidents. Back in 2019, PG&E ex-CEO Bill Johnson admitted that seasonally strong horizontal winds made tree trimming ineffectual.The larger question centers around PG&E’s foreseeable mistake of spending $2.5 billion on this unproven and ineffective tree-removal program. Regulators and shareholders should be crying foul on five years of wasted resources.Regulators should also insist that PG&E discontinue the ongoing $500 million tree-cutting near gas pipelines where no tree has caused a gas accident.The time is over for...

Single-family house sells for $3 million in Fremont

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

A 2,539-square-foot house built in 1990 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 44000 block of Laurel Canyon Way in Fremont was sold on July 19, 2023. The $3,000,000 purchase price works out to $1,182 per square foot. This single-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. In addition, the home includes a three-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:A 1,960-square-foot home on the 44200 block of Lupine Place in Fremont sold in February 2023, for $1,700,000, a price per square foot of $867. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Night Shade Lane, Fremont, in June 2023, a 2,252-square-foot home was sold for $1,810,000, a price per square foot of $804. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,434-square-foot home on Sioux Drive in Fremont sold for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $822. The home has 4...

UNC Chapel Hill faculty member killed in campus shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

By Devon M. Sayers and Eric Levenson | CNNA University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty member was fatally shot on campus on Monday afternoon and a suspect is in custody, a school official said – a shooting that prompted people to shelter in place for hours as police investigated.Shots were reported fired at 1:02 p.m. ET at the school’s Caudill Laboratories, and a suspect was taken into custody shortly after 2:30 p.m., Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said.The names of the faculty member and the suspect were not immediately released. It was too early to know a motive for the shooting, UNC Police Chief Brian James said Monday evening.“We really want to know the ‘why’ in this case and what led to it,” James said.The school had issued an alert to students telling them to shelter in place at about 1 p.m., later adding a suspect was at large. The university then issued an “all clear” late in the afternoon.During the alert period, university police advised students to go inside immedia...

Letters: Same page | Blaming CEQA | Inexperienced senator | Trump 2.0 | Best hope

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.All transit must be onsame regulatory pageWith all the local transit agencies still below pre-pandemic ridership, yet more of us are headed to the office, I have observed an interesting change in commuting.Many commuters are using rideshare companies. These rideshare companies and their drivers need to act and be treated as to what they are, commercial carriers of passengers, whether a Passenger Stage Corporation or Transportation Network Companies, per the CPUC. All drivers for a rideshare company need to be background checked, to be licensed through the DMV, their vehicles registered as commercial vehicles and their drivers must have commercial insurance in the same manner that transit operators have to comply.If transit wants to get back to pre-pandemic ridership, you must get all forms of possible transit abiding by the same licensing and insurance requirements.Conrad SchapiraMilpitasCEQA not at faul...

Man accused of killing boy, 6, hides during first court appearance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A San Jose man who is accused of stabbing his 6-year-old nephew and elderly grandmother to death apparently had an obsession with knives, was diagnosed with mental illness, and was a heavy drug user, court documents obtained by KRON4 show. Nathan Addison, 27, made his first court appearance Monday and declined to enter a plea. Addison hid behind his defense attorney and stood just outside the courtroom, in a hallway used for escorting inmates. The victims' family members shook their heads in frustration over Addison choosing to remain just out of eyesight from the courtroom gallery. Addison nervously peeked around the corner periodically.Addison is charged with murdering his nephew, 6-year-old Jordan Cam Walker, and his grandmother, 71-year-old Delphina Turner, inside Turner's apartment on August 3. Investigators have not released a motive behind the shocking slayings. Homicide victim Jordan Cam Walker (Family photo) San Jose police said Addison destroyed...

Underage man arrested for DUI in Pacifica crash involving Tesla

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

(KRON) -- A 20-year-old man was arrested for DUI earlier this month for a collision that involved a Tesla, according to the Pacifica Police Department. Pacifica PD officers responded at around 5:22 p.m. on Aug. 20 to a reported hit and run. Arriving at the scene at 5200 Cabrillo Highway, officers located a white 2021 Tesla that had been damaged in a hit and run crash with a white Ford F150 rental truck.The truck had fled the scene, according to police. No injuries were reported. Nordstrom in downtown SF officially closes after more than 30 years on Market Street A short while later, the white F150 was seen blowing a stop sign at the intersection of Crespi Drive and Seville Drive. Officers performed a traffic stop and observed that the driver was displaying symptoms of intoxication.A DUI investigation was initiated, and it was determined the driver, 20-year-old Mickey Cash of New Jersey, had been involved in the hit and run. It was also determined that Cash had been driving under t...

K9 leads Fairfield PD to pursuit suspect hiding in tree

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

(KRON) -- Two men were arrested Saturday following a vehicle and foot pursuit that involved the deployment of a K9 officer, according to the Fairfield Police Department. The incident began when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a red Hyundai with plates that belonged to a Jeep.The vehicle refused to yield, and a vehicle pursuit ensued.While the Hyundai was heading west on I-80 near the American Canyon exit, someone threw a firearm from the car's window. The gun discharged a round when it hit the roadway and either the round, or the gun itself, struck the windshield of a pursuing police vehicle. VIDEO: Fight after 49ers game at In-N-Out near Levi’s Stadium leads to stabbing The Hyundai exited I-80 into Hercules before it pulled into a shopping center. The passenger got out and took off on foot. Two Fairfield PD officers remained with the driver, 40-year-old Jesus Escamilla of Oakland. He was taken into custody.Units with the Hercules Police Department and San Pablo P...

Guatemala’s electoral registry has suspended the party of Bernardo Arévalo, winner of the country’s presidential vote

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s electoral registry has suspended the party of Bernardo Arévalo, winner of the country’s presidential vote.Source

Former big league manager, coach, catcher Pat Corrales dies at 82

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Pat Corrales, who managed the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies before a long stint on the Atlanta Braves coaching staff under Hall of Fame skipper Bobby Cox, has died at the age of 82.The Los Angeles Dodgers said Corrales died of natural causes Sunday night at his home in the north Georgia mountains. He had served as a special assistant to the team’s general manager since 2012.A native of Los Angeles, Corrales was a backup catcher with four teams over a nondescript career in the majors, compiling a .216 average with four homers and 54 RBIs over nine seasons.He was far more notable for his post-playing life, which included being MLB’s first manager of Mexican-American descent when he took over the Rangers for the final game of 1978 season.Corrales was fired by the Phillies in 1983, even though the team was tied for first place in the NL East. General manager Paul Owens moved to the dugout and guided the Phillies to the World Series, wher...

Milwaukee Brewers place right-hander Adrian Houser on the 15-day IL with elbow stiffness

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers placed right-hander Adrian Houser on the 15-day injured list on Monday with right elbow stiffness.Houser started Sunday’s 10-6 victory over San Diego, but he was lifted after two innings. He was charged with four runs and four hits.“I know he came in feeling pretty good today. He was optimistic about how he felt,” manager Craig Counsell said before the opener of a three-game series at the Chicago Cubs. “Before I kind of express real optimism, I’d like to kind of see how the next couple days go. But we’re hoping this could be a short stint and that he’ll be back pitching and maybe just miss a couple starts.”The 30-year-old Houser is 5-4 with a 4.58 ERA in 19 appearances for the NL Central leaders, including 17 starts. Counsell said there are no plans to send Houser for an MRI right now.The Brewers recalled right-hander J.B. Bukauskas from Triple-A Nashville. Bukauskas has no record and a 3.00 ERA in three big league appeara...