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San Francisco mayor announces new program to address homelessness in the city

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a new pilot program on Tuesday to address the city's homelessness issues. The program will serve as an alternate to law enforcement responses for non-emergency calls involving people experiencing homelessness, according to a release from the mayor's office. The program, which has been named the Homeless Engagement Assistance Response Team (HEART), will involve a community-based team made up of Urban Alchemy practitioners. SF Chinatown stabbing suspect arrested, identified The new program will operate under the direction of the City's Department of Emergency Management. "HEART will provide rapid, compassionate, and structured responses to targeted, non-medical, non-emergency 911 and 311 calls involving people who are experiencing homelessness," the mayor's office said.The program is intended as a pivot away from the city's historic approach of having the San Francisco Police Department respond to all such calls. HEA...

Timeline released for A's stadium, Las Vegas Loop integration revealed

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:36 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Documents presented with the funding plan for the A's stadium lay out the timeline for the project and include possible integration with the Las Vegas Loop transit system.Construction at the site would begin in 2024-25, with completion scheduled in 2028 to have the stadium ready for opening day of the 2028 season, according to a graphic from Applied Analysis. The A's lease at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum expires following the 2024 season. After that, games could be played at the Las Vegas Ballpark, which has a seating capacity of 10,000.Financing plans for the $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat stadium emerged late Friday at the Nevada Legislature. The public had its first opportunity to comment on the plan on Monday, the Memorial Day holiday. Lawmakers will be working this week to pass the plan and send it to Gov. Joe Lombardo before the session ends. A’s-to-Las Vegas stadium funding bill explained; will move to Nevada Senate Finance Committee The Las Vegas Loop...

LA Galaxy fire team president Chris Klein after miserable start to season

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:36 GMT

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy have fired president Chris Klein with the five-time Major League Soccer champion franchise sitting at the bottom of the overall standings.The Galaxy announced the decision Tuesday to part ways with Klein, a former Galaxy player. He had been the team’s president since 2013, presiding over its steady decline over the past decade and becoming the primary foes of its frustrated fans’ ire.Dan Beckerman, who runs the sports and entertainment conglomerate that owns the Galaxy, said the team has “not achieved our goals or met the standard that we have established for the LA Galaxy.”“We believe it is in the best interest of the club to make a change and begin a comprehensive process to seek new leadership that will return the club to the level that our fans and partners expect,” Beckerman added in a statement.Head coach Greg Vanney, who has been in charge of soccer operations since Klein’s suspension last December for financial misd...

Estas son las empresas que se benefician del acuerdo sobre el techo de la deuda

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:36 GMT

(CNN) — El acuerdo parcial sobre el techo de la deuda alcanzado en Washington no ha desatado una celebración en el mercado bursátil. Pero el compromiso bipartidista está provocando fuegos artificiales para algunas empresas que salieron ganando.Las acciones de la empresa de gasoductos Equitrans Midstream subieron este martes porque el acuerdo contiene un sorprendente llamamiento para acelerar la creación de un gasoducto de gas natural paralizado, llamado Mountain Valley Pipeline. Las acciones terminaron el día con una subida de alrededor del 35%.Obama aceptó recortar US$ 2,1 billones en gastos para poner fin a la crisis del techo de deuda en 2011. Esto es lo que ocurrió despuésEquitrans es el principal promotor del proyecto de gasoducto, conocido como MVP y defendido por el senador demócrata Joe Manchin.Aunque el proyecto de ley aún tiene que ser aprobado por el Congreso y los analistas advierten que podría sufrir contratiempos, Wall Street no pierde ni un segundo para respalda...

Saban says current track in college football will lead to less competitive balance

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:36 GMT

FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban paces as his team warms up before Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football scrimmage, Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will compete for championships. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)(AP/Vasha Hunt) FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban paces as his team warms up before Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football scrimmage, Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will compete for championships. (AP P...

'Car surfing' trend linked to 16-year-old's death

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:36 GMT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about "car surfing," which it said led to the death of a teenager after a crash earlier this month.Car surfing is when someone rides on the outside of a moving vehicle while it is being driven.DCSO said deputies had responded to six calls involving young people car surfing over the past several weeks.One incident was a rollover crash on May 5, on Quarry Drive near Finn Avenue. A 16-year-old was critically injured and later passed away due to their injuries. How to see the International Space Station while it is visible in Denver metro skies Witnesses reported that the back seat passengers in the car were hanging out of the car windows.A driver took a photo of a young person "car surfing" in Highlands Ranch. Credit: Douglas County Sheriff's Office 5/30/2023.Earlier in April, a deputy spotted two teenagers using a sunroof to sit on top of a car going over 55 mph on state Highway 470.On May 12, a...

Polis makes wager: If Nuggets win finals, Disney World moves to Colorado

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Gov. Jared Polis called for a friendly wager with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney on Tuesday: If the Denver Nuggets win the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat -- Disney World moves to Colorado."The ACTUAL happiest place on earth to do business, have fun, and be free!" Polis said about the state. 4 things you can buy for the price of Nuggets vs Heat tickets The Walt Disney World Resort currently resides in the Sunshine State and has since it was first opened in the early 1970s.However, recently there have been rising tensions between the amusement park's parent company and Gov. DeSantis. It started when Disney spoke out against Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law after it passed in 2022. After that, DeSantis led an effort to strip the company of the power to control land use for the area around the Disney World Resort. Since then, both sides have taken various actions against the other. NBA Finals: Days and times for Nuggets vs Heat games Neither Disney no...

Police catch road rage murder suspect by surprise a month after shooting

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:36 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A police affidavit acquired by FOX31 reveals new details about how Aurora Police were able to track down a suspect in a deadly road rage incident.The road rage incident took place In Aurora’s Hoffman Heights Neighborhood. Neighbors told FOX31 off-camera they heard shots here back on May 1. Report: Denver isn’t keeping longtime retiree residents The police affidavit describes an “altercation” taking place between drivers that were traveling "recklessly" along East 13th Place.Police say a 28-year-old man was shot and was able to drive himself to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus just a few streets away. Investigators say the alleged shooter did not know the victim. There were no breaks in the case until Friday night.Special police unit tracks down shooting suspectThat’s when unmarked cars belonging to the Direct Action Response Team, also known as DART, working with the department's gang unit, spotted a truck believed to have been involved in ...

Manhattan prosecutors fight to keep Donald Trump’s historic criminal case in state court

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ten months before Donald Trump is scheduled to stand trial in his historic New York City criminal case, Manhattan prosecutors are in a tug of war with the former president’s legal team over precisely where he will be tried.Trump’s lawyers are angling to have the hush-money case moved to federal court while the Manhattan district attorney’s office, in court papers Tuesday, says it should remain in the state court where it originated.Trump, a Republican, has denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty in state court last month to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and is slated to go on trial in state court starting on March 25, 2024, in the heat of next year’s presidential primaries.Ultimately, it’ll be Alvin Hellerstein, a federal judge in Manhattan, who decides whether to seize control of the Trump case or keep it in state court — likely after Manhattan prosecutors and Trump’s lawyers duke it out at a hearing on the issue scheduled for Ju...

The House on the River in Fort Lauderdale brings you back in time to old Florida

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:36 GMT

In Fort Lauderdale, everything old is new again. Well, not everything. A historic landmark has been reinvented as a go-to restaurant. Don’t worry, all its legendary vibes remain intact.Fort Lauderdale foodies meet The House on the River.Steven Dapuzzo: “It’s spectacular it was built solid over 125 years ago it has character, charm, history and an unbelievable location on the river.”That river is the new river and that structure was once the river house.Keeping the charm of this old house alive gives you a taste of the past and the present.Steven Dapuzzo: “Fort Lauderdale and a lot of Florida cities don’t have a long lengthy history, so to have something that brings you back in time to the old Florida charm is exactly quintessential to what Fort Lauderdale is when you want to visit.” When it comes to a dining location inside or outside the house, you can pick your spot.Steven Dapuzzo: “But what’s really cool is the variety we have...