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NYSDOT taking public input on reimagining I-787

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- For many who work in Downtown Albany, it may be hard to imagine their commute without I-787 as it is now. Advocates and lawmakers are proposing changes to the highway to create better access to green space and the waterfront, and the New York State Department of Transportation is listening. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Tuesday, hundreds of people packed into the MVP Arena for NYSDOT’s first-ever open house taking comments on the idea, as the department is in the midst of a $5.3 million study on what a new I-787 corridor may look like."Most people have said that they wanted to see a better connection to the riverfront, they want to see our neighborhoods reconnected, Downtown to the South End," said Derek Baranski, who contributes to the Albany Riverfront Collaborative, a group that has been developing proposals to reimagine the highway, "so it was really encouraging for the work that we do, and ho...

Trump wants to keep 'communists' and ‘Marxists’ out of the US. Here’s what the law says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has announced a new campaign proposal on U.S. immigration—barring “communists” and “Marxists” from entering the country. On Saturday, the Republican former president, making another bid in 2024, said he would use “Section 212 (f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act” to “order my government to deny entry to all communists and all Marxists.” Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The announcement was reminiscent of Trump’s ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries during his first term, which was heavily criticized as anti-Muslim and ultimately revoked by President Joe Biden. Trump's proposal also raised questions about whether a decades-old law could actually be used to ban all communist and Marxist immigrants to the U.S., how it would work, and why Trump is so focused on these political theories in a country where few residents support them.“Those who come to enjoy our country m...

Amtrak train derails after striking vehicle in Moorpark

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

An Amtrak train partially derailed late Wednesday morning after striking a vehicle in Moorpark, officials said.The crash was reported at about 11:30 a.m. Footage from the scene showed what appeared to be a destroyed vehicle alongside the tracks, as well as an Amtrak train with multiple cars that had come off the rails.A train derailed after striking a vehicle in Moorpark on June 28, 2023. (KTLA)The Ventura County Fire Department said seven cars had derailed — that number was later increased to eight — and there were reports of a fire under at least one car. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office noted that the derailed cars were still upright.Local photographer Michael Coons said on Twitter that the vehicle was a truck belonging to the Ventura County Public Works Agency.The front of the train also sustained damage, footage showed, leaving dozens of people — likely passengers — standing in a dirt area alongside the track.As a result, Los Angeles Avenue was closed in the area between Hit...

Man arrested for sexual assault after threatening victim with rock: Ventura police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

A man who allegedly threatened to “smash” a woman’s face with a rock if she didn’t respond to his advances was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, Ventura police said.Police responded to the 4600 block of Telephone Road around 4:35 a.m. Tuesday regarding a report of suspicious activity.An investigation revealed that that a man and woman had met up with a group of people nearby. At some point the two separated from the group and walked to a secluded area to sleep, Ventura police detailed in a news release.While they were sleeping, the suspect, identified as 43-year-old Martin Moya, allegedly woke up the victim and demanded sex. The victim did not consent, and Moya allegedly picked up a large rock and “threatened to smash her face if she did not submit to his advances,” police said.The victim allegedly complied with Moya because she was under duress.Responding officers confronted Moya when they realized the victim was in distress and he violently resisted before being taken into ...

Mujiri Hayward is now open, bringing quality sushi at affordable prices

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

Mujiri, the shoe box-sized sushi joint in Oakland known for quality fish and low prices, has opened a sister restaurant in Hayward.While this a far cry from debuting an outpost at, say, San Francisco Airport, it’s a sign that word of this once-hidden gem has gone out far and wide.Mujiri Hayward, located at 22530 Main St., serves lunch and dinner and is take-out only at the moment. The restaurant needs to do renovations to accommodate dining service, which could take a few months, a staffer said. It’s also not serving alcohol as yet, unlike the original Oakland spot with its sprawling sake list. There’s yuzu and ume soda, sparkling water, Coke and unsweetened green tea.None of which will likely detract people from flocking here. The new restaurant is already posting notices on its website about selling out. It’s not hard to see why: The quality of the fish, sourced from Japan and elsewhere, is top notch. You probably will never look at ika (squid) nigiri the s...

Richmond police shoot person while serving search warrant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

RICHMOND — At least one Richmond police officer shot and seriously wounded a person during the service of a search warrant here Wednesday morning, authorities said.The injured person, whose identity was not immediately available, was hospitalized and is listed in critical condition, according to authorities.It is the second Bay Area police shooting in as many days. On Tuesday morning, in nearby Vallejo, officers shot and injured a burglary suspect who allegedly rammed his vehicle into a police car.Police have not said how many officers fired their duty weapons in Richmond, or why the person was shot. Nor have they revealed the nature of the search warrant.Calls to the department’s public information officer were not immediately returned.It is the city’s first police shooting since April 2020, when one Richmond officer and five Oakland police officers shot and killed a murder suspect during a lengthy police chase around the East Bay. Two people were shot and killed ...

Sale closed in Oakland: $2.8 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

688 Alvarado Road – Google Street ViewA 2,701-square-foot house built in 1964 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 600 block of Alvarado Road in Oakland was sold on May 12, 2023. The $2,752,500 purchase price works out to $1,019 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 0.4-acre lot.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:A 2,388-square-foot home on the 200 block of Alvarado Road in Oakland sold in November 2022, for $1,750,000, a price per square foot of $733. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Roble Road, Oakland, in March 2023, a 2,067-square-foot home was sold for $1,850,000, a price per square foot of $895. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In February 2023, a 4,690-square-foot home on Hiller Drive in Oakland sold for $2,400,000, a price per square foot of $512. The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. 

Man who fired gun and threatened people on Shoreline Path arrested in San Rafael

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who police say fired a handgun and then threatened people on the Starkweather Shoreline Pathway was arrested Tuesday, according to the San Rafael Police Department. Jose Arguello-Gutierrez, a 59-year-old San Rafael resident, was booked into Marin County Jail on felony charges.San Rafael PD received several 911 calls on Tuesday, just before 1:45 p.m., regarding a man with a gun on the pathway, near the backside of the 2100 block of Francisco Boulevard East. Dispatchers were told that the man had fired the gun and was brandishing it and threatening people on the path. Several of the callers were able to provide detailed descriptions of the suspect, police said. Debris from implosion of Titanic-bound submersible is returned to land Officers arrived within minutes and set up a perimeter around the area where the suspect was seen. The suspect, later identified as Arguello-Gutierrez, was located within eight minutes of the perimeter being established. He was hiding near ...

Your DoorDash driver? He's the company's co-founder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On a recent afternoon in San Francisco, a DoorDash driver was circling the neighborhood — first in his car, then on foot — trying to find the restaurant where he needed to pick up two orders. Finally, he Googled the location and realized DoorDash’s app sent him to the wrong address.It’s an error he vowed to fix, and he probably will. Because that worker is Andy Fang, DoorDash’s chief technology officer and one of the company’s three co-founders.“If it happens with one restaurant, it might actually be happening with a lot of other restaurants as well,” Fang said after he retrieved the orders and settled back into his car. “If we can see why that happened, maybe we can fix other issues too.”Fang is one of a growing number of executives who occasionally do the hourly work that makes their companies hum. Starbucks’ new CEO, Laxman Narasimhan, is a trained barista and puts in a half-day of work at a store each month. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Lyft CEO David Rish...

Taylor Swift, Austin Butler, Keke Palmer and Ke Huy Quan invited to join Film Academy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:49 GMT

Taylor Swift, best supporting actor Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, “Elvis” star Austin Butler, “Nope’s” Keke Palmer and The Weeknd have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The organization behind the Oscars said Wednesday that it extended invitations to 398 individuals to join its ranks this year.Among those invited are 22 Oscar winners and 76 nominees, like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” writer-director-producers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who must choose one of the three branches, as well as actors Paul Mescal, Stephanie Hsu and Kerry Condon.A majority of this year’s invitees hail from countries outside of the U.S., including “RRR” actors Ram Charan and NT Rama Rao Jr., “Holy Spider” star Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, “Triangle of Sadness” breakout Dolly De Leon, “Shoplifters’” Sakura Ando, “Phantom Thread” star Vicky Kreips and “Decision to Leave’s” Park Hae-il. Other Hollywood actors on the list include Lashana Lynch, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Hader, Pau...