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Santa Clara residents sue the city over “biased” measure on police chief job

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:02 GMT

Several Santa Clara residents are suing the city in hopes of stopping what they consider a “biased and unlawful” ballot measure that’s set to go before voters in the March 2024 election.On Dec. 5, the Santa Clara City Council approved two ballot measures for the upcoming election that will ask voters whether the city should change the police chief and city clerk positions from elected roles to appointed ones. Santa Clara has California’s last elected police chief.In June, the council established a seven-member Charter Review Committee to examine the issue, but the process — which included a community survey that city officials believe was targeted by bots — was met with criticism that it lacked transparency.Councilmember Kathy Watanabe last month called it “tainted.” Both she and Mayor Lisa Gillmor voted against placing the measures on the ballot, raising concerns about how the questions were worded.Three Santa Clara residents seemed t...

Daly City man in critical condition following shooting

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:02 GMT

(BCN) -- A man suffered serious injuries in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon in Daly City, according to police.The shooting was reported at about 4:35 p.m. in the area of MacDonald Avenue and Schwerin Street. Suspect in fatal Pacifica stabbing found dead When officers arrived, they found a man with gunshot wounds. He was given emergency aid and taken to a hospital, where he is in critical condition, police said Thursday.Police did not release information about a suspect or motive in the shooting.Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at (650) 991-8142.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Redwood City man arrested for burglary of car wash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:02 GMT

(KRON) – A Redwood City resident was arrested for commercial burglary of a car wash on Wednesday. Redwood City officers responded to an alarm at a car wash on Woodside Road around 1:00 a.m. on Dec. 20. According to police the alarm indicated there was a masked suspect in the equipment room of the business.  Mother in court, accused of DUI crash that killed 5-year-old girl RCPD was assisted by the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, which provided a deputy and a canine and a perimeter was set up. According to police, the suspect was hiding on the business's roof. The Redwood City Fire Department provided a ladder to detain the suspect. The suspect was identified as 34-year-old Redwood City resident Miguel Antonio Aguilar Sariba.Aguilar Sariba was arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail for committing a commercial burglary and possession of illegal burglary tools.

Czechs mourn 14 dead and dozens wounded in the worst mass shooting in the country’s history

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:02 GMT

PRAGUE (AP) — People in the Czech capital were trying to come to grips Friday with the worst mass shooting in the country’s history that left 14 dead and dozens wounded inside a university building. The shooter is also believed to have killed his father earlier in the day and a man and a baby last week.Political leaders, students, friends of the victims and others came together to light candles at an impromptu vigil for the victims of Thursday’s shooting.“A few of my friends study at the philosophy faculty at Charles University,” said Kristof Unger, a student who attended the vigil. “They have been really traumatized by the shooting there and I just wanted to make them feel a little bit better.”Robert Hanus, another of the vigil’s attendees said, that everybody should come together to make a stand against the attack. “This shouldn’t be normalized,” he said.The university’s rector, Milena Kralickova, was also among the throngs lighting candles. ...

Biden signs an executive order aimed at financial facilitators of the Russian defense industry

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:02 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday giving the U.S. Treasury Department the authority to target financial institutions that facilitate Russia’s efforts to bolster its defense industry.The new sanctions authority is meant to gum up the Kremlin’s push to restock the Russian military’s depleted arsenal after nearly 22 months of fighting in Ukraine. Russia has already lost over 13,000 pieces of equipment, including tanks, drones and missile systems, according to a U.S. assessment.The order also seeks to tighten existing restrictions on diamonds and seafood imported from Russia after a review by U.S. agencies.“We expect financial institutions will undertake every effort to ensure that they are not witting or unwitting facilitators of circumvention and evasion,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement announcing the order. “And we will not hesitate to use the new tools provided by this authority to take decisive, and s...

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts near record levels, heads toward 8th straight winning week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:02 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting higher to near record levels as Wall Street weighs how to interpret new data showing inflation on the way down and the economy potentially on the way up. The S&P 500 is 0.2% higher in early trading, just 0.8% below its record set nearly two years ago. It’s on track for an eighth consecutive winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 45 points, and the Nasdaq composite is 0.3% higher. Treasury yields are edging lower following reports showing inflation cooled by more than expected last month and spending by U.S. households rose.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly lower in Europe and Asia after several strong profit reports helped Wall Street claw back most of its sharp losses from day before. Germany’s DAX shed 0.2% to 16,658.43 and the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.1% lower to 7,562.91. Britain’s FTSE 100 also was down 0.1%, at 7,691.25. The future for the S&a...

How to prepare for the busiest holiday travel period in four years

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:02 GMT

Getting ready to hit the road for the holidays? Prepare to hit the brakes, a lot.AAA expects about 104 million Americans to hop in their cars for the holidays, up 1.8% from last year. This end of year holiday travel period, which runs from Dec. 23 through Jan. 1 is forecast to be the second busiest travel period since 2000.The worst days in D.C. are expected to be Saturday, Dec. 23, and Friday, Dec. 29, when travel times could be up to double the norm. But the next 10 days will be busier than usual on the roads across the board.So, how do you avoid some of that sitting in traffic stress? WTOP Traffic Reporter Reada Kessler said it might be a good idea to “pack your patience” if you are driving somewhere this holiday season.“It might be a good time to take some of the back roads instead of the heavily traveled highways,” Kessler said. “You may think by taking the backroads this is going to make your trip longer. Time wise it may look like its longer but I alwa...

‘It has gotten so much better’: DC mom on electric tricycle talks going carless in the city

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:02 GMT

How safe is it to bike around the District? One mom in Northeast D.C. has gone carless, and despite a recent run-in with a car, she thinks it’s pretty safe.Lelac Almagor’s family stopped driving in 2019.“We own a car, but we literally have to set a reminder to start it once a month and drive it around the block,” Almagor said.Almagor, who is known online as the DC Trike Mom, said that just recently while riding her electric tricycle, a car bumped into her. But it’s the first time that’s happened since she started riding in 2019.She said there’s been a few other incidents along the way during her 17,000 miles on the bike, but this was the first time a car was involved.“I’ve been hit by a cyclist before,” Almagor said. “My husband once had to swerve to avoid a parked scooter and put his knee through a fence … I’ve hit pot holes, we’ve had other incidents, and I’ve had a lot of close calls, (but) this i...

At least 311 unhoused people have died in 2023 alone

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless released hundreds of names of unhoused people who passed away this year -- but the coalition believes the death count could be much larger.The coalition recorded 311 people, but Cathy Alderman at CCH expects there to be more.Deaths of unhoused people are increasingThe increase in deaths has to do with the increasing amount of unhoused people in Colorado. 10 more migrant buses arrive in Denver as Speer encampment grows The overall homeless population increased by 12% this year, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Data from the Denver Medical Examiner's Office and Colorado Coalition for the Homeless on recorded unhoused people who passed away throughout the years (Courtesy of Colorado Coalition for the Homeless)Now, Alderman estimates that as few as 10,000 and as many as 53,000 unhoused people live in Colorado. The estimation is wide because it's tough to track the amount of unhoused people.In Denv...

DUI arrest leads to large drug bust in Douglas County

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:48:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After deputies in Douglas County pulled over an allegedly impaired driver, they discovered cocaine, methamphetamine, cash and a stolen gun.On Dec. 20 at 3 p.m., the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said a sergeant stopped a vehicle for speeding near South Chambers at West Parker Road. Santos Martinez, 27, was identified as the driver. The sergeant said he appeared to be impaired.DCSO traffic investigators responded to administer a field sobriety test. Martinez was arrested for driving under the influence. 10 more migrant buses arrive in Denver as Speer encampment grows Deputies then searched Martinez's car and discovered several narcotics that were hidden in clothes, along with cash and a gun.Deputies found:111.5 grams of cocaine49.5 grams of methamphetamine$1,300 in cashA firearm that was reported stolen out of a different jurisdiction“This arrest highlights the coordinated effort between our patrol deputies, traffic unit, and investigators. This was great police w...