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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:58 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Improving BART startswith firing managersRe: “BART watchdog to get a budget boost” (Page B1, March 30).Good to see BART is feeling some pressure to finally deal with some of its issues. But what took so long?Oh, they’re running out of money, that’s why. Obviously, BART management is part of the problem. Some or all need to be replaced for effective reform and leadership going forward.Mike KujacichLivermoreTrump trial mustbe transparentThe historic and unprecedented indictment of a former president of the United States will go down as one of the most historic events in our nation’s history. Under the current political polarization, I certainly hope that the future trial will be conducted in the most transparent way possible, on live television. At a minimum, the cameras should be rolling anytime the jury is in the room so everyone gets to see the same evidence as the jury.I can’t h...

NAACP, community groups demand accountability after SJPOA exec fentanyl bust

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:58 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People joined other community groups for a press conference in San Jose on Wednesday afternoon. The groups are coming together in response to the federal criminal complaint filed against a leader of a local police union. Rider dies after being ejected from motorcycle on Hwy-1 Last week, the San Jose Police Officers Association Executive Director Joanne Segovia was charged in connection with importation of illegal opioids, including fentanyl. The complaint was released after Segovia allegedly used personal and office computers to order drugs-- including fentanyl-- for nearly eight years. Shipments of illegal drugs were reportedly mailed to her home from countries including Hong Kong, Hungary and India, the Department of Justice writes. Joanne Marian SegoviaNow, community groups are asking for more accountability. The Asian Law Alliance Executive Director Richard Konda was one of th...

Catalytic converter thieves caught in Santa Rosa after traffic stop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:58 GMT

(KRON) -- Two people were arrested and found with a stolen catalytic converter in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. Police said there were also open cans of alcohol and methamphetamine in the suspect vehicle. The car was pulled over in the area of Todd Road and Stony Point Road at about 1:20 a.m. for an expired registration. After the traffic stop, police learned that the driver of the car did not have a driver's license and the passenger was on pre-trial release for weapons violations. Alameda car thief caught in the act: police In addition to the drugs and the catalytic converter, police found tools used to commit crimes. Among those tools were several "bump keys," which SCSO explained are keys that are shaved down to fit into locks they aren't intended for. SCSO also recovered bolt cutters, wire cutters, sawzalls and more tools used to cut catalytic converters. Two glass pipes and 16.7 grams of suspected meth were found as well. The...

Alameda car thief caught in the act: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:58 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspect was in progress of a car theft early Wednesday morning before officers caught them in the act, according to the Alameda Police Department. Around 3:30 a.m., officers were called to an in-progress vehicle theft on the 2200 block of Santa Clara Avenue. 65 catalytic converters reported stolen in one month: Alameda PD However, when officers arrived, they did not find any vehicles in the area. Alameda police later found the victim's car being pulled by the suspect vehicle with tow straps near Clement Avenue and Park Street.The victim car (pictured above) is a white Dodge Challenger. Police said the Dodge owner was unaware of the middle-of-the-night theft. Alameda police contacted the owner and got a tow truck to being the car back to the owner's home.Last month, KRON4 reported there were 65 reported catalytic converter thefts and 62 reported vehicle thefts in Alameda during a 30-day span. Alameda police said the most stolen vehicles were Hyundai Elantra. Hyundai Sa...

SailGP to make Los Angeles debut, return to New York

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:58 GMT

The SailGP global league will make its Los Angeles debut as well as return to New York during Season 4, which will feature 12 regattas on four continents.The expanded schedule, announced Wednesday, will feature four regattas in the United States starting with the season opener off Chicago’s Navy Pier June 16-17. It will be followed by SailGP’s first visit to Los Angeles on July 22-23, with the sailing in souped-up, 50-foot foiling catamarans to be held in the steady breezes on the Port of Los Angeles’ Outer Harbor. The Outer Harbor is near Long Beach, which hosted sailing for the 1984 Olympics and will do so again for the 2028 Games.Season 4 will conclude with regattas in New York on June 22-23, 2024, and the Grand Final in San Francisco on July 13-14, 2024.There’s still one regatta to go in Season 3, set for San Francisco May 6-7. Two-time defending champion Team Australia, skippered by Tom Slingsby, has all but clinched a spot in the $1 million winner-take-all Grand Final, with Ne...

The Hunt: Who was Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:58 GMT

In this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, said ISIS leader Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri was a shadowy figure. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Who was the senior ISIS leader killed in Syria? $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); SIGN UP TODAY for J.J. Green’s new national security newsletter, “Insi...

Revelan video de cámara corporal que capturó la muerte de Dalaneo Martin a manos de la policía

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:58 GMT

La Policía de Parques de EEUU (USPP por sus siglas en inglés) reveló el martes un video de cámaras corporales que muestra como un oficial le disparó mortalmente a Dalaneo Martin, de 17 años, dentro de una camioneta SUV que presuntamente robó en Washington, DC. En el video revelado por la policía, se puede ver las diferencias entre los procedimientos de las dos agencias del orden que respondieron – la USPP y el Departamento de la Policía Metropolitana – en los momentos críticos antes del tiroteo mortal. Según las autoridades, los oficiales de DC encontraron a Dalaneo Martin dormido dentro de un SUV encendido después de que recibieron informes de un auto sospechoso cerca de las calles 34th Street y Baker Street, en el noreste del Distrito sobre las 8:50 a.m. el 18 de marzo. Los uniformados luego determinaron que el vehículo era robado, pidieron refuerzos, y dos agentes de USPP luego respondieron. En una sección del video publicado el martes, los uniformados se pueden ver dis...

MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023: mira la lista completa de nominados

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:58 GMT

(CNN) — Los MTV Movie & TV Awards de este año honrarán algunos viejos favoritos y nuevos encantos.La película taquillera “Top Gun: Maverick” se une a las series de televisión “Stranger Things”, “The Last of Us”, “The White Lotus” y “Wednesday” con la mayor cantidad de nominaciones entre las producciones con guión.Ganadores Premios Oscar 2023: lista completa por categoríasPor su parte, “Jersey Shore Family Vacation”, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” y “Vanderpump Rules” encabezan las nominaciones en las categorías sin guión.Con Drew Barrymore como presentadora, la entrega de premios se transmitirá en vivo desde el Barker Hangar de Santa Mónica, California, el domingo 7 de mayo, a partir de las 8 p. m. (hora de Miami).Te dejamos la lista completa de nominados:Mejor película“Avatar: The Way of Water”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”“Elvi...

Ohtani drives in a run, pitches Angels past Mariners 4-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:58 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani held Seattle to one run in six innings and drove in a run at the plate, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday.Ohtani (1-0) kept the Mariners scoreless after allowing a run in a bumpy first inning, finishing his day having allowed three hits and four walks while striking out eight.Ohtani drove in Taylor Ward with a single in the top of the seventh against Mariners reliever Andrés Muñoz to put the Angels lead 4-1.After Julio Rodriguez scored in the bottom of the first to give Seattle the early lead, Logan O’Hoppe hit a two-run homer against Mariners starter Chris Flexen (0-1) to put the Angels on top 2-1.Ohtani and Mike Trout both drove in runs off Munoz in the seventh, but the Mariners pulled within one run in the bottom half of the inning as Ty France and Eugenio Suarez drove in runs.José Quijada pitched the ninth for his first save. The Mariners finished the night with eight hits, while the Angels had five in the...

Hundreds of students walk out of Colorado schools to protest gun violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:10:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Thousands of students walked out of school on Wednesday to oppose gun violence, not only in Colorado schools but across the country.In the Denver metro area, 10 schools participated in walkouts organized by a group called Students Demand Action. The organization said 30 schools across Colorado held walkouts. 2 gun bills await the governor’s signature The student action comes in the wake of the school shootings in Denver and around the U.S.Students at George Washington High School marched around their campus as part of their efforts to say gun violence has got to stop. “We should not have to be here today, and unfortunately, we are, because gun violence has not stopped,” George Washington High School senior Solana Blakely said.After a deadly shooting outside East High School and another on campus that wounded two administrators, students said school resource officers are not enough. They said violent students should not be allowed in classrooms with the rest of the ...