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Veterans to get a helping hand at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:53:38 GMT

We’ve never been shy about honoring our veterans around here, but there’s a new event this weekend at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds aimed at giving veterans more than just a salute and a round of applause.The Veterans Stand Down, taking place Saturday and Sunday, will provide veterans with resources, including employment services, medical and dental screenings, mental health checks, groceries and even haircuts.The effort is a huge collaboration among Santa Clara County departments, led by the Office of Veterans Services, community organizations and veterans groups. Reps from California’s Veterans Affairs office and the Veterans Benefits Administration will be there, too, to help resolve claims. Second Harvest of Silicon Valley will provide the food, and the VTA has arranged to provide free rides on buses and light-rail trains from anywhere in the county headed to the fairgrounds.Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee, himself a 28-year veteran with the U.S. Na...

Three-bedroom home in San Jose sells for $2.2 million

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:53:38 GMT

3574 Marks Avenue – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 3500 block of Marks Avenue in San Jose was sold on June 16, 2023. The purchase price was $2,150,000. The layout of this single-story home includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Inside, there is a fireplace. Additionally, the house features a two-car garage, providing ample room for vehicles and storage needs. The lot of the property covers a substancial area of 7,705 square feet, complete with a pool for outdoor enjoyment.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:A 1,730-square-foot home on the 3700 block of Marks Avenue in San Jose sold in August 2022, for $1,525,000, a price per square foot of $882. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In October 2022, a 1,713-square-foot home on Willowmont Avenue in San Jose sold for $1,530,000, a price per square foot of $893. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Myrtle Avenue, San Jose, in November 2022, a 1,440-square-foot home was sold for $1,...

California signs deal with engine makers to reduce air pollution from trucks

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:53:38 GMT

California air regulators and major engine manufacturers announced a deal Thursday to lock in place the state’s tough emissions standards for trucks, including rules that prohibit the sale of new diesel big-rigs by 2036.Experts said the deal was a way for California to protect its clean air rules from roll backs if Donald Trump were to get reelected or there is an adverse ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. The deal also gives the industry a consistent target for its assembly lines to meet in an era when presidential elections and federal court cases can cause major, costly swings in environmental regulations.“It’s an insurance policy for the California Air Resources Board,” said Robert Percival, a law professor and director of the environmental law program at the University of Maryland. “And it lets the truck manufacturers know what the regulations are going to be so they have the certainty to plan.”Under the deal, California officials approved several...

At Home: Going from owner to renter takes some adjusting

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:53:38 GMT

“Ugh,” came the text from my daughter, “I’m not used to having a landlord.” When I called, she unleashed a litany of frustrations: a towel bar falling off the wall, a ceiling fan not working, windows that won’t open, unsightly nail holes from the prior tenant. She moved in a month ago, and these issues still hadn’t been addressed.“I’m just used to handling everything myself,” she said, which was true. My 27-year-old daughter had just moved from a condo in Nashville that my husband and I owned to a rental townhome in Boston. Her prior place was in a 70-year-old building, so often needed repairs. If she couldn’t fix something, she handily found the appropriate repair person.She also could make interior improvements — painting walls, replacing light fixtures — without jumping through hoops.“Welcome to the world of renting,” I said. Most of us have been there. More than 35 percent of U.S. residents lives in a rental property, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In the under...

Father arrested after daughter, 7, killed on Highway 101 in Monterey County

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:53:38 GMT

(KRON) -- A Monterey County father was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder after his 7-year-old daughter ran onto Highway 101 in the middle of the night and was fatally struck by a vehicle.Jermain Gonzalez, 42, of Prunedale, was arrested by California Highway Patrol officers Thursday following a three-month-long investigation into the girl's tragic death. Monterey County prosecutors charged Gonzalez with second-degree murder and felony child endangerment.The CHP described the case as "disturbing." On the night of April 7, the girl left her father's Prunedale home near Highway 101 and ran onto the highway, according to the CHP. She was fatally struck in the southbound lanes at 10:48 p.m.The girl was on the autism spectrum, investigators said, and April 7 was not the first time she had run onto Highway 101. The CHP wrote, "The child lived with Gonzalez and was under his custody. Gonzalez was fully aware of his daughter’s strong propensity to elope. Despite this knowledge, Go...

SFPD looking for suspect who assaulted elderly man in UN Plaza

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:53:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department has released photos and video of a man accused of assaulting an elderly man in UN Plaza last month. The unprovoked, aggravated assault took place on June 20 at around 3:45 p.m.Officers with SFPD Tenderloin Station responded to the area and arrived to find the victim being treated by medics. He was transported to the hospital and treated for a bone fracture, police said.(You can watch video of the attack in the above player) Person of interest in fatal Oakland shooting arrested The investigation was taken over by General Work investigators who are seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect involved in the incident. According to police, the suspect appears to be between 35 and 45-years-old with light colored hair.He was last seen wearing a dark colored hooded jacket, blue collared shirt, camouflaged pants and black shoes. He was carrying a large black plastic bag.Photo: SFPDPhoto: SFPDPhoto: SFPDNo arrests have be...

ACLU files suit against DC, citing ‘unequal’ police response to mental health crises

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:53:38 GMT

Bread for the City has filed suit against the D.C. government for the city’s practice of sending law enforcement officers to answer mental health crises — a policy the nonprofit said discriminates against residents with disabilities.The American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing Bread for the City in the federal lawsuit filed Thursday alongside law firm Sheppard Mullin, said the disparity in how first responders approach physical ailments versus mental health emergencies is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.Susan Mizner, who leads the ACLU’s Disability Rights Program, accused D.C.’s emergency response system of sending “a police officer with handcuffs and a gun” to residents under mental distress by default, in stark contrast to those with physical health emergencies, who more often get assistance from trained medical providers.“The most effective response to a mental health crisis is to provide empathy, support, and a ...

Wisconsin police officer races into burning barn and rescues cows trapped near flames

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:53:38 GMT

STURGEON BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin police officer who ran into a burning barn and found three cows near flames says the bovines “made a beeline” for the safety of a pasture once he opened a gate holding them back.Sturgeon Bay police officer Andrew Crabb was nearing the end of his overnight shift on the morning of June 25 when he spotted smoke coming from a barn at a farm. He stopped, dashed across a field and entered the barn, finding the cows trapped and mooing in distress.“Once I realized what was going on inside that barn, I realized the gate didn’t get undone and those cows were not going to make it,” Crabb told Fox News Digital. “So I ran in there and got the gate and then got them out. And I didn’t have to really encourage them too much. They knew exactly what they needed to do once that gate was open.”Crabb said the cows “made a beeline” out of the barn and joined the rest of the herd in the pasture. He said the three cows had been kept in the barn overnight because ...

Marlins CF Jonathan Davis to have surgery on meniscus in right knee

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:53:38 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Marlins center fielder Jonathan Davis was to have surgery Thursday on his right knee after an MRI revealed a meniscus injury sustained Miami placed Davis, 31, on the 10-day injured list Wednesday. Davis dived as he attempted to catch Tommy Edman’s deep drive with one out in the fifth inning Tuesday. He briefly had the ball in his glove but lost possession as he rolled on the warning track and immediately started favoring his knee.The timeline for Davis return is three-to-six months, Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said.The Marlins acquired Davis from Detroit on May 22, and he figured to get extended time in center field after starter Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the injured list Monday because of a left oblique strain. Davis also stepped in for Chisholm while he was sidelined with a turf toe injury last month.“I hate it for him. I hate it for us,” Schumaker said Thursday ahead of Miami’s series finale against the Cardinals. “He was a spark plug insid...

'It's freedom': Migrant finds housing after 9 months in Denver shelter

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:53:38 GMT

FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (KDVR) — One of the first migrants who sought refuge in a Denver shelter now has a place of her own to call home in the metro area.Milsen Castro met with FOX31 Thursday at her new home of a month in Federal Heights. A translator relayed the feeling she expressed, of having a place to call her own in Denver.“It’s freedom,” Castro said. “Free to that liberty of being able to purchase your own things, of being able to pay your rent.”Castro didn’t know if she would survive to experience freedom after the more than a monthlong journey to get here as a migrant escaping her community in Venezuela.  Denver migrant surge highest since January “It was very difficult to get here,” Castro said. “It was so difficult. I faced death and I recall the words from my father telling me that I was a warrior daughter and recalling that and remembering that I was fleeing Venezuela for the reason not to be killed, not to become someone bad, and I was not going to let death tak...