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‘Stop the bleeding’: Pleasanton proposes big rate increases to keep water program afloat

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:48:52 GMT

Water rates in Pleasanton could go up 30% this year under a proposed plan that would also raise rates and additional 20% in 2025 and another 12% in 2026.The proposed increases — the first of which would be effective Nov. 1 — address what officials have described as the dire state of the city’s water enterprise fund, which is meant to be sustained by ratepayers but hasn’t kept up with water delivery and maintenance costs. The fund is at risk of becoming insolvent by 2025 as reserves are drawn down, according to the city.“It really is designed to stop the bleeding,” Pleasanton City Manager Gerry Beaudin told the City Council at its meeting Tuesday. “We have a systemic issue that we need to address.”Beaudin characterized the rate plan as the city playing catch-up after not raising water rates for the past three years. Before that, from 2015 to 2020, rates were adjusted only to keep up with inflation and have not been enough to maintain aging infrastr...

At least 2 dead in shooting in Auckland, New Zealand

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:48:52 GMT

By Tara John, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Hira Humayun | CNNAt least two people have died in central Auckland following a serious incident, which the city’s mayor described as a shooting to New Zealand public broadcaster RNZ.New Zealand police said Thursday morning local time that there were multiple injuries reported and “and at this stage we can confirm two people have died. The male offender is also deceased.”Police have begun an investigation and are asking people to avoid the area, it said on Twitter.CNN affiliate Newshub said it captured a man, covered in blood, being carried from the scene by police. He was treated on site by an ambulance after gunshots were heard coming from the scene, it reported.Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown told RNZ he is getting regular updates from police but that it is hard to know exactly what is happening.Police earlier said that a “serious incident in Auckland CBD” was contained “to a building in lower Queen Street, which is under construction.”Brown describe...

A’s use power hitting to overcome errors against Boston

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:48:52 GMT

OAKLAND – The Oakland A’s used the long ball to beat the visiting Red Sox for a 6-5 win Wednesday, their second victory in 24 hours after an eight-game losing streak.After using two homers to score three runs in Tuesday’s 3-0 win, the A’s got power from an unexpected part of their lineup, including second-year right fielder Cody Thomas, who hit the first home run of his career. Three two-run home runs helped Oakland (27-71) win back-to-back games for just the sixth time this season, overcoming four errors that helped keep Boston (51-46) in the game. The A’s entered the day ranked 23rd out of 30 teams in home runs with 72. JJ Bleday went into the series almost a month removed from sending a ball over the fence. He finished the series with home runs in back-to-back games, driving a ball deep into right field for a two-run bomb in the bottom of the first.Bleday, who was 2 for 4, was part of an offense that had 10 hits, with Jordan Diaz and leadoff man and fellow Vanderbilt alum T...

Motorhome driver suspected of hitting more than two dozen cars in heavy traffic

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:48:52 GMT

LIVERMORE — The driver of a motorhome is suspected of hitting 25 vehicles during rush-hour traffic and leading the California Highway Patrol on a pursuit Monday before surrendering, the agency said.Officers arrested the driver on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor evading, CHP Officer Robert Purl said. The CHP does not suspect the driver was under the influence but did say there may have been a mental health issue at play.The first call to the CHP came at 6:04 p.m. and reported that a white motorhome had crashed into several vehicles on eastbound Interstate 580, west of the N. Flynn Road exit in Livermore, Purl said. Stop-and-go traffic had clogged the freeway at that time, he said.An officer spotted the motorhome about four minutes after the initial call, going about 35 mph and passing cars on the right shoulder, Purl said. The motorhome exited at the N. Flynn Road exit, crashed into another vehicle on the exit ramp and didn’t stop, he said.According to Pur...

Judge rejects bid to move Paul Pelosi attacker trial out of SF

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:48:52 GMT

By Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to move the trial of a man charged in last year’s attack against former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband out of San Francisco, saying she wasn’t convinced the court wouldn’t be able to find impartial and fair jurors in the San Francisco Bay Area.David DePape’s defense attorneys argued that the intense publicity the case has received means he won’t get a fair trial in the city. They had asked Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley to move the trial to Eureka, a city near the border with Oregon. The federal trial is set to start Nov. 13.Federal public defender Angela Chuang said local media attention has tainted the pool of jurors. In its motion asking for the change of venue, the defense said a survey it commissioned shows many potential jurors already believe DePape is guilty of the crimes and would be unable to change their minds.Judge Jacqueline S...

Yosemite: Tioga Road will finally open Saturday into park’s snow-filled high country, the latest in more than 90 years

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:48:52 GMT

Yosemite National Park’s famed Tioga Road — a 46-mile route through the park’s scenic high country — will open at 8 a.m. this Saturday to the public, the National Park Service announced Wednesday, providing visitors with new terrain to cover and relieving crowding in Yosemite Valley.Due to massive amounts of snow this past winter, the opening date is the latest in 90 years, when modern records began. The previous record was July 8, 1933.“Everything came together fortuitously and wonderfully in the last couple of days,” said Yosemite spokesman Scott Gediman. “We’ve are really excited.”Snow piled on Tioga Road is blown off to the side in a photo Yosemite National Park posted to Facebook on May 14 to announce there is still no date to reopen the road. Park crews have cleared 11 of 45 and a half miles of road throughout the park’s high country as of May 13, 2023. (Courtesy Yosemite National Park) The road had been buried under more th...

Police looking for owners of dog found in Novato

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:48:52 GMT

(KRON) -- A dog was found in Novato on Wednesday, and police are looking for his owner(s). The Novato Police Department found him in the area of 5th Street and Vallejo Avenue.The department nicknamed him "Dude." Officers took him to Marin Humane in Novato at 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd. Photos of "Dude" can be viewed below. (Novato Police Department)(Novato Police Department)(Novato Police Department)Police are asking anyone with information about the parents of "Dude" to contact Marin Humane at 415-883-4621.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Novato police first tweeted about finding the dog at 3:16 p.m.

Fairfield police borrow golf cart to chase, capture burglary suspect

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:48:52 GMT

(BCN) -- Fairfield police last week bagged a burglary suspect after a brief golf cart chase. At 4:34 p.m. last Thursday, police received a call regarding an unknown man in the backyard of a residence in the 3600 block of Doral Drive. As officers responded, the caller told a dispatcher the man was trying to break into the home. According to a Fairfield Police Department social media post Wednesday, Officer Josh Smith and Sgt. Franco Cesar anticipated the route the burglar might use to flee and stationed themselves on a nearby trail, where they soon encountered a man matching the suspect's description. Officers make discovery in trunk of suspect vehicle after car chase on Pleasanton freeway The suspect, later identified as 36-year-old Michael Salcedo of Fairfield, saw the officers and fled on foot through a nearby golf course. As Salcedo allegedly got further ahead of the pair, Cesar asked Smith if he knew how to drive a golf cart. Like a buddy cop movie, the pair the...

These 10 'value' restaurants in California were just added to the Michelin Guide

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:48:52 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – The Michelin Guide is best known for honoring fancy restaurants with carefully plated dishes, haute cuisine and amuse bouches. But if all that sounds like it isn't your style (or isn't in your budget), the prestigious food guide also has some recommendations for taquerias and sandwich spots. Michelin, a French tire company, originally created its famous guidebook as a way to help drivers find good spots to eat along road trips. It awards stars – one, two or three of them – to restaurants that are best in class. But Michelin also has a lesser-known award called the Bib Gourmand, which goes to restaurants Michelin inspectors believe are the "best value for money." What is considered a good "value" depends on an area's cost of living, but Michelin says you should typically expect to find a three-course meal for under $50 at one of its Bib Gourmand picks. 6 California spots named ‘best new restaurants’ by Bon Appétit This month, 10 more California restaurants with a ...

Officers make discovery in trunk of suspect vehicle after car chase on Pleasanton freeway

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:48:52 GMT

(KRON) -- Approximately $10,000 worth of stolen items were discovered after police looked inside the truck of a suspect vehicle on Monday, the Pleasanton Police Department (PPD) said Wednesday on social media. Tools and medical equipment were among the items recovered (photos below). Two $287K Mega Millions tickets sold in Bay Area A burglary was reported early Monday morning when a resident saw two suspects breaking into a truck and stealing tools, according to PPD. A witness said two men drove away in a Dodge Charger after the alleged burglary.Officers then worked to track down the suspects speeding on Hopyard Road. The Dodge then led authorities on a chase onto I-580 westbound.The suspect vehicle crashed on the freeway near Eden Canyon Road. However, two unidentified suspects were able to run away and escape police. (Pleasanton Police Department)(Pleasanton Police Department)(Pleasanton Police Department)KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; p...