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Letters: Polis was wrong to veto wolf reintroduction policies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

Polis wrong to veto legislators’ attempt to tame wolf reintroductionRe: “Polis vetoes bill that would have delayed wolf releases,” May 17 news storyGov. Jared Polis’ veto of Senate Bill 23-256 is irresponsible. Polis says he respects Colorado wildlife and our state’s rural ranching and agriculture legacies, but with this veto he missed a key opportunity to demonstrate that support. Colorado legislators overwhelmingly approved the bill so the state could proceed responsibly with the challenging task of gray wolf reintegration.In vetoing, Polis hid behind Colorado voters. Yes, in 2020 voters approved this reintegration, but it’s clear to me most Eastern Slope voters do not clearly understand what effect that decision will have on our state’s wildlife resources and our ranching communities. Obviously, legislators are informed, but Polis just sidestepped his chance to step up.I grew up in Grand Junction and I embrace those ranching and agriculture cultures. At least mo...

Walt Disney Co. expected to cut more than 2,500 jobs during third round of layoffs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

The third round of job cuts at the Walt Disney Co. is expected to begin on Tuesday. Sources told Deadline that over 2,500 jobs would be cut across the board during the latest job reduction wave.So far, positions within the company's theme park division have been mostly spared from job cuts. Disneyland pitches theme park expansion plans to Anaheim neighbors The theme park division includes the Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, Disney cruise lines and its international parks.Based on the timeline Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed in March, this is expected to be the company's last wave of major job cuts for a while. However, minor waves of labor reductions could happen within the next couple of months, Deadline reported.Iger announced on Feb. 8 that 7,000 jobs, representing around 3% of the company’s workforce, would be slashed. The reduction comes as Disney enacts a company-wide plan to reduce costs by $5.5 billion.However, hourly frontline operations positions ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is Netflix's new boss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in action but this time as a boss at Netflix.The former California Governor has a position in the C-Suite as the streamer's Chief Action Officer. In a tongue-in-cheek video posted online, the movie star revealed his new role after running over a Mercedes BMW with a tank."No one loves action as much as I do," he declared as he arrived at his new gig at Netflix's headquarters. "That's why I've accepted a big new job as Netflix's Chief Action Officer."The parody incorporates Schwarzenegger's many roles as he promotes the streaming company's roundup of action films and series, which include "The Night Agent," "Extraction 2," "The Witcher," "Heart of Stone," "The Brothers Sun" and "Lift."The "Terminator" star is in a new action comedy himself called "FUBAR," which drops May 25."I'm working around the clock to bring you the biggest action on Earth," he continued to explain. "Nobody knows action like I do, and nobody hits like Netflix."

Student Injured after Pedestrian Crash on Tenaya Way [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

Student Hospitalized after Car Accident at Cimarron-Memorial High School at Tenaya WayLAS VEGAS, NV (May 23, 2023) – Wednesday morning, a Cimarron-Memorial High School student sustained injuries after a pedestrian crash on Tenaya Way.The accident occurred on Tenaya Way on the morning of April 26th. Reports stated that a car hit the student while crossing a marked crosswalk on the east side of the campus. Responding medics arrived and took the victim, an 18-year-old girl, to UMC to receive immediate medical attention.At this time, the name and the current condition of the student are still unknown.Furthermore, the involved driver stayed at the scene and officers cited him for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk.Police have not released any additional information, but they have reminded drivers to exercise caution in school zones and on school property.Thousands of people are injured each year due to reckless driving. If you’re behind the wheel, pay full atten...

Crystal Conover Killed in Fiery Crash near Thunderbird Road [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

41-Year-Old Woman Dies in Fatal Head-on Collision near 14th AvenuePHOENIX, AZ (May 23, 2023) – Monday afternoon, police responded to a car accident that claimed the life of Crystal Conover.On May 1st, at 1:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of 14th Avenue and Thunderbird Road.According to the police, they arrived at the scene and found one vehicle engulfed in flames with a driver inside. The driver was later identified as 41-year-old Conover.Furthermore, the investigation showed that Conover was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Thunderbird Road and slammed head-on into a truck.Initially, Conover was involved in a crash before the head-on collision. The truck driver sustained non-life-threatening wounds and was transported to the hospital.Unfortunately, Conover was pronounced dead at the scene by the responding officers. Moreover, both directions of the roadway were briefly shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.Meanwhile, impairment is su...

Women’s suffrage oratorio on tap for SF Symphony concerts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

Julia Wolfe never thought she’d write an oratorio about women’s suffrage. In fact, when she first considered it, she found the subject daunting.“It’s such a long history, such a big story,” Wolfe said in a recent phone call from New York.A few years back, though, she was asked to compose a new piece on the subject — and suddenly knew that she wanted to do it.Now “Her Story,” Wolfe’s 40-minute work for orchestra and women’s chorus, comes to the Bay Area. Composed on commission for the San Francisco Symphony and four additional orchestras, the work, which has been performed in Nashville, Chicago, and Boston, makes its West Coast premiere on a San Francisco Symphony program May 25 and 27, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero and featuring the Boston-based women’s chamber chorus Lorelei Ensemble. The program also includes Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade.”Composer Julia Wolfe’s oratorio, “Her Story,” is inspired by the women’s suffragette movement. Courtesy ...

Guam stocks up, battens down as super typhoon nears

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher | Associated PressHONOLULU — President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was urged to seek safety elsewhere and emergency shelters began to fill ahead of what could be the most powerful storm to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in two decades.Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero said on social media that the declaration will support the mobilization of resources into Guam, which is “especially crucial given our distance from the continental U.S.” Guerrero ordered residents of coastal, low-lying and flood-prone areas of the territory of over 150,000 people to evacuate to higher elevations.Federal assistance will be needed to save lives and property and “mitigate the effects of this imminent catastrophe,” Guerrero said in a letter to the president requesting a “pre-landfall emergency” for Guam. Officials warned residents who aren&...

Judge will tell Trump to stop attacking witnesses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

By Michael R. Sisak | Associated PressNEW YORK — A recent $5 million defamation verdict hasn’t kept Donald Trump quiet. Will a stern warning from the judge in his Manhattan criminal case?That’s the question looming over a hybrid hearing Tuesday where the former president is set to be instructed on new rules barring him from using evidence in the hush-money case to attack witnesses who could testify against him.Trump won’t have to show up to court for the afternoon hearing at a Manhattan courthouse, avoiding the mammoth security and logistical challenges that accompanied his arraignment last month.Instead, the Republican will be connected by video conference, with his face beamed onto courtroom TV monitors. His lawyers and prosecutors must still appear in person.The hearing comes a day after the plaintiff in the defamation case, writer E. Jean Carroll, filed a new claim seeking an additional $10 million or more to hold Trump liable for remarks he made bashing her on...

Single-family residence sells for $1.8 million in San Ramon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

3309 Vera Cruz Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,112-square-foot house built in 1978 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 3300 block of Vera Cruz Drive in San Ramon was sold on April 25, 2023. The $1,800,000 purchase price works out to $852 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached garage as well as two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 0.3-acre lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Santa Teresa Drive, San Ramon, in March 2023, a 3,021-square-foot home was sold for $1,681,500, a price per square foot of $557. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 2,614-square-foot home on Summerford Circle in San Ramon sold for $1,750,000, a price per square foot of $669. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,669-square-foot home on the 12200 block of Toluca Drive in San Ramon sold in October 2022, for $2,075,000, a price per square foot of $777. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

LA Dodgers apologize, reinvite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:57 GMT

Associated PressLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will again be welcome at the team’s annual Pride Night, nearly a week after the team rescinded its original invitation.“We have asked the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to take their place on the field at our 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night on June 16th,” a team statement said. “We are pleased to share that they have agreed to receive the gratitude of our collective communities for the lifesaving work that they have done tirelessly for decades.”The group will receive the Community Hero Award in a ceremony before the Dodgers’ home game against the San Francisco Giants.After “much thoughtful feedback,” the team also apologized to the group and the LGBTQ+ community, friends and families.The Sisters, a group of mainly men who dress as nuns, is a charity, protest and performance group founded in 197...