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EXPLAINER: What might Colorado River cuts mean for states?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:21 GMT

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration floated two ideas this week to reduce water usage from the dwindling Colorado River, which supplies 40 million people. The 1,450-mile (2,334-kilometer) river is a lifeline for seven U.S. states, dozens of Native American tribes, and two states in Mexico. It irrigates nearly 5.5 million acres (about 2.2 million hectares) of farmland in the U.S. and Mexico and generates hydroelectric power used across the West. In recent decades, drought, climate change and an imbalance between the river’s flows and how much water users are promised has forced federal officials to consider new steps.Tuesday’s analysis from the Interior Department considers two ways to force cuts in the water supply for Arizona, Nevada and California: use the existing water priority system or the same percentage across the board. California and some tribes with senior rights to water benefit more under the first option. A...

Active tuberculosis reported at Oxnard Amazon facility

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:21 GMT

A worker at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Oxnard has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, and though scores of people were possibly exposed to the disease, Ventura County Public Health said the general populace is safe.Public Health said in a Thursday press release that the diagnosis was recent and that about 180 people were potentially exposed. On Monday and Tuesday, the VCPH Tuberculosis Program coordinated with Amazon to notify employees and offer educational programs. Free testing for close contacts will be offered next week. Riverside County child tests positive for tuberculosis TB is primarily a lung-based disease caused by bacteria that are spread by activities like coughing and sneezing, according to the Mayo Clinic.The primary treatment for TB is antibiotics, though "some forms of the bacteria no longer respond well to treatments," the Mayo Clinic noted.People who are infected with TB typically contain inactive bacteria in their bodies, preventing transmission, acc...

Calls for Feinstein to resign elicit accusations of double standard for women

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:21 GMT

Critics are highlighting what they say is a double standard against Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) as she faces calls to resign from her post over her health. Democratic Reps. Ro Khanna (Calif.) and Dean Phillips (Minn.) called on Feinstein, 89, to step down on Wednesday over her prolonged absence from the upper chamber due to her health. The calls come as other male senators, including John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), have taken leaves of absence for health-related issues in recent months. On Wednesday, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pointed to absences from male lawmakers, suggesting there was a double standard at play. “It’s interesting to me. I don’t know what political agendas are at work that are going after Sen. Feinstein in that way. I’ve never seen them go after a man who was sick in the Senate in that way,” Pelosi told reporters, whose comments came shortly before Khanna called on Feinstein to step down.Other...

Matthew Heard Killed in Wrong-Way Accident on 19th Avenue [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:21 GMT

46-Year-Old Driver Pronounced Dead after Two-Vehicle Collision on Peoria AvenuePHOENIX, AZ (April 14, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, Matthew Heard was killed in a wrong-way accident on 19th Avenue.The incident happened just after 3:00 a.m., at the intersection of 19th and Peoria Avenue on April 9th.According to reports, 46-year-old Heard was heading east on Peoria when he veered into oncoming lanes and struck a westbound truck.Medical personnel arrived and transported 46-year-old Heard to a nearby hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. In addition, the driver and passenger inside the truck were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.Police later assessed the truck driver and confirmed that he displayed signs of impairment. As a result, officers processed him for DUI before he was later released.At this time, an active investigation to determine more details is still currently underway. Those with further information are encouraged to contact local officials as soon...

From Gorillaz to Bad Bunny — the New LA Weekly Playlist is Live

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:21 GMT

From Gorillaz to Bad Bunny: The 152nd LA Weekly playlist, reviewing the musicians that we’ve been writing about all week, is live now. There’s electronic music from Daktyl and Sister Bliss, hip-hop from Lil Yachty, punk from the Angry Samoans and X, glam metal from Faster Pussycat and Lizzy Borden, Coachella performers Bad Bunny and Gorillaz, and so much more.Find us on Spotify here,or on Soundcloud here.Don’t forget to “Like” the playlists and “Follow” the profiles.Queen Kwong (Laura-Mary Carter)From Gorillaz to Bad BunnyAlso this week:Print star Queen Kwong told us that, “If you asked me if I was OK right before I recorded this or during or right after, I wouldn’t have been able to confidently say yes. But there’s been a lot of time. Even though it’s a very raw, emotional record, mostly about the most difficult time in my life, I’m not in that time anymore. I think it’s cool to be able to talk about it now because I do have hindsight and perspective, and I’m not as emotional...

France’s Constitutional Council approves higher retirement age; protesters take to streets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:21 GMT

By Elaine Ganley | Associated PressPARIS — France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass protests over the legislation that have damaged his leadership.The move threatened to enrage unions and other critics of the pension plan, including protesters gathered in spots around France on Friday evening as the decision came down.Macron’s political opponents vowed to maintain pressure on the government to withdraw the bill.The council rejected some other measures in the pension bill, but the higher age was central to Macron’s plan and the target of protesters’ anger.Macron can enact the bill within 15 days.In a separate but related decision, the council rejected a request by left-wing lawmakers to allow for a possible referendum on enshrining 62 as the maximum official retirement age. The council will rule on a similar request next ...

Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker indicted for leaking grand jury report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:21 GMT

A criminal grand jury has indicted Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker for allegedly lying to a Santa Clara County civil grand jury about leaking a confidential civil grand jury report last year that criticized Becker and four other councilmembers’ relationship with the San Francisco 49ers.Lying to a grand jury is felony perjury. Becker has also been charged with a misdemeanor for leaking the confidential document.“Councilmember Becker violated the public’s trust,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. “That an elected official would commit perjury and lie under oath before the grand jury strikes at the very heart of our justice system and requires accountability.”The scathing grand jury report, which was titled “Unsportsmanlike Conduct,” was supposed to be released on Oct. 10, however, a draft of the report was published in several media outlets, including this one, on Oct. 7.On October 5, the civil grand jury sent a draft report to t...

Suspect in murder of Cash App founder appears in court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:21 GMT

Nima Momeni, the suspect in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, appeared in a San Francisco court Friday morning for an arraignment, one day after police announced his arrest.When Momeni entered the courtroom, members of his family sitting in the front row held up heart signs with their hands. Momeni, who was not cuffed, acknowledged them and smiled back.Momeni’s arraignment is set to continue on April 25. He will be held without bail in the meantime.Lee was stabbed to death in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco early in the morning of April 4th. The moments following the stabbing attack were captured on surveillance video and in a 911 call to authorities, according to a local Bay Area news portal.The surveillance footage, reviewed by the online news site The San Francisco Standard, shows Lee walking alone on Main Street, “gripping his side with one hand and his cellphone in the other, leaving a trail of blood behind him.”In announcing his ar...

Reunion! Trio heads to Bay Area for shows devoted to their heroes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:21 GMT

After far too many years away from Bay Area stages, guitarist Bruce Forman is back, playing with all the poise and improvisational daring-do that made him a San Francisco mainstay from the mid-1970s through the late aughts.A February four-night run at Keys Jazz Bistro brought back memories of his North Beach ubiquity back when he could be found at lamented clubs like Milestones, Keystone Korner, the Jazz Workshop, and Jazz at Pearl’s, dispensing high-velocity bebop runs with casual panache. But his upcoming gigs with bass master John Clayton and drum maestro Jeff Hamilton, the musical confidants who co-lead the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, are designed to trigger an even deeper well of historical reminiscing.Assembled to pay tribute to their mentors — guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Shelly Manne, who recorded a series of popular albums for Los Angeles-based Contemporary Records in the 1950s as the Poll Winners — The Reunion! Trio plays Bach Da...

Bob Lee murder suspect to remain in custody following Friday court appearance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 38-year-old tech executive who lives in Emeryville will remain in custody after briefly appearing in court Friday to be arraigned in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Nima Momeni was arrested at his residence in the early hours of Thursday morning and booked into San Francisco Jail on one count of murder for allegedly stabbing the tech mogul.A San Francisco judge determined that the arraignment will continue at 9 a.m. on April 25 and Momeni will remain in custody until that hearing. At that point, the prosecution's detention without bail order will be heard.Breaking news The suspect accused of killing tech icon Bob Lee just made his first court appearance in San Francisco. @kron4news #BobLee pic.twitter.com/SnsznXMAiV— Will Tran (@KRON4WTran) April 14, 2023San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins' office has charged Momeni with murder as well as a special enhancement for using a knife. The DA's office wants to hold Momeni without bail wi...