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Memorialize: Arts Calendar May 25-31

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:44 GMT

Artists of all concerns memorialize and celebrate the things in life that bring them joy, life, and irrational exuberance—from paintings with soulful sweetness to the immersive energy of dance floor culture, paying creativity forward, lighting up the dark places, making it work against all odds, the sustaining power of natural elements, the quirks of city living, the intimacies and subtle magic that make hard times bearable, honoring a titan of socially engaged post-Pop, getting your hands dirty, and just grabbing your friends and taking over a building with a one-night performance art invasion.Eva Armisén at CMay GalleryThursday, May 25Eva Armisén: Una Vida Pintada at CMay Gallery. Armisén presents work made in the last two years—drawings and oil paintings that continue her universally appealing autobiographical storytelling across different techniques within her unique, inimitable style. From the subtle, tender simplicity of the drawings, to the oil paintings with exuberance of co...

Jefferson Smith Martinez Ropero Killed in Rollover Crash on Fruitdale Avenue [San Jose, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:44 GMT

26-Year-Old Victim Dies in Two-Car Crash near Leigh AvenueSAN JOSE, CA (May 24, 2023) – Sunday afternoon, a rollover crash on Fruitdale Jefferson Smith Martinez Ropero.The incident happened on May 21st, just before 1:40 p.m. in the area of Fruitdale Avenue and Leigh Avenue involving two vehicles.According to reports, a gray Toyota Prius and a white Toyota Corolla were driving in the area when they collided. The impact of the collision caused one of the vehicles to overturn and catch fire.Emergency crews at the site of the collision pronounced 26-year-old Jefferson Smith Martinez Ropero dead at the scene.Meanwhile, medics transported three others to a local hospital for treatment.Following the collision, crews shut down the areas surrounding the incident for cleanup and preliminary duties. The closures caused a slow down in traffic for several hours.The Sweet James law firm sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of Jefferson Smith Martinez Ropero who are...

San Jose scooterist ejected after hitting brush piles dies in hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:44 GMT

SAN JOSE — A man who crashed a motorized scooter on San Jose city streets died in a hospital two days after the collision, according to authorities.The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner identified him Wednesday as 37-year-old Foster City resident Andrew Zoen Hou Lam.Police said he was riding a motorized scooter on Lundy Avenue near Rosebriar Way around 10:53 p.m. on May 15 when he struck a brush pile and was ejected from the scooter.He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and died at the facility on May 17.The death was the 16th traffic death on San Jose city streets of 2023.

A's, Nevada legislative leadership reach tentative agreement for new ballpark

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:44 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a tentative agreement between his office, legislative leaders in the state and the Oakland Athletics for a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over how much public assistance the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas, according to a joint statement.The tentative agreement indicates a funding bill will be introduced in the Nevada Legislature in the coming days with less than two weeks until the legislative session's end. It still needs approval from both the state Senate and Assembly. ‘Hard time understanding’: Ex-A’s announcer Kuiper responds to firing The threat of a special legislative session looms if lawmakers can’t agree on the bill by the end of the regular session on June 5. The financing is not a sure thing either.The bill comes on the heels of the Oakland Athletics’ purchase of land on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip where the Tropicana L...

Shelter in place briefly ordered at San Anselmo elementary school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A shelter-in-place order was issued Wednesday morning at Wade Thomas Elementary School in San Anselmo, according to the Ross Valley School District. The incident was connected to a neighboring school which is not part of the district.Ross Valley school authorities say they were alerted to the incident at around 8:05 a.m. Although the incident did not directly impact any of the schools in the district, a shelter-in-place was implemented at Wade Thomas due to its close proximity to school where the incident occurred. ‘Wake up America.’: Gov. Newsom weighs in on Target’s removal of some LGBTQ merchandise As of 8:15 a.m. the district said it received word from law enforcement that the situation had been resolved and there was no longer any concern. District Superintendent Marci Trahan said that throughout the incident, Wade Thomas remained secure and there was never a moment of threat or potential concern for students and staff on campus."We extend our heartfelt gratitude to...

Train engineers deal with Union Pacific will improve schedules and address quality-of-life concerns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:44 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Engineers who operate trains for Union Pacific will soon have much more predictable schedules allowing them to plan when they are going to be off, a change that addresses one of the key quality-of-life concerns that pushed the rail industry to the brink of a strike last fall.The Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad announced a deal with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union Wednesday that will let UP’s roughly 5,600 engineers plan on having four days off in a row after working 11 days straight.“The 11-4 work/rest schedule will be life-altering for employees who are used to working on-call 24/7, 365 days a year,” said BLET National President Eddie Hall. “This significant change in scheduling not only will make life better for locomotive engineers and their families, it also should help Union Pacific retain and recruit employees.”Workers said during the contract talks that demanding schedules, combined with the railroads’ strict attendance...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:44 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday faced sudden new risks to his political future as an investigative state House committee laid out an extraordinary public airing of scandal and alleged lawbreaking that has long trailed one of Texas’ top Republicans. For more than two hours, investigators presented findings alleging that Paxton sought to hide an affair, misused his office to help a donor, skirted protocols “grossly outside” norms and built a culture of fear and retaliation in his office. Investigators told the GOP-led House General Investigative Committee that there was evidence that Paxton had committed multiple felonies and misdemeanors over the years, including misuse of official information, abuse of official capacity and retaliation.The dramatic turn of events in the Texas Capitol unleashed a new test of Paxton’s durability in a way the conservative firebrand has not previously confronted despite a felony indictment in 2015 and an o...

Police: Student arrested in shooting death of another student outside Pittsburgh school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:44 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A student was taken into custody in the shooting death of another student early Wednesday just outside a school in Pittsburgh shortly before classes were due to start, police said. Police said the shooting happened just before 7:30 a.m. by the front steps of Oliver Citywide Academy. Officers found the victim with gunshot wounds in front of the school and gave first aid, Major Crimes Commander Richard Ford told reporters at the scene.An officer saw another student running from the school with a gun. The student was arrested and police recovered a gun, Ford said. The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died, he said. No other injuries were reported.Ford said the students were minors, but didn’t specify their ages or release their names. According to the city school district’s website, Oliver Citywide Academy is a full-time special education center serving grades 3-12. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the shooting.Most student...

Backcountry to open DC store, its first location on the East Coast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:44 GMT

Backcountry will open its D.C. store in Northwest next month. (Courtesy Backcountry)Big online outdoor sports gear and apparel retailer Backcountry will open one of its few brick-and-mortar retail stores in D.C.The Backcountry store will open next month at 2108 14th St. NW. The three-story store will be staffed by outdoor experts. Backcountry said the D.C. store will also tailor product offerings that reflect popular outdoor activities in the region.Its stores carry everything from ski and snowboarding equipment to fishing, hiking, camping and biking gear.Backcountry was founded in 1996 in Park City, Utah. Its original retail store is adjacent to its fulfillment center in Salt Lake City.“With our retail locations, our goal is to equip our customers with the gear, knowledge, and the confidence they need to get outside by combining the expert guidance of our Gearheads with our expansive product assortment,” said CEO Melanie Cox.Backcountry stores are also configured to hos...

Haley commits to federal abortion ban but says it’s unlikely without more Republicans in Congress

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:44 GMT

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Wednesday pledged to sign a federal ban on abortion but noted that passing one would be highly unlikely without more Republicans in Congress.Although Haley didn’t say how many weeks a federal ban should encompass, her commitment to signing one is the most specific she has been on the issue during her presidential campaign. The former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said “no one has been honest” about how difficult a ban could be to achieve, in a closely divided federal government.“It would take a majority of the House, 60 senators and a president to sign it,” Haley said at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, suggesting that even a few GOP pickups in the 2024 elections wouldn’t make the difference in passage. She was referring specifically to the supermajority required for major legislation to clear the 100-member Senate. “We haven’t had 60 Republican se...