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Colorado Supreme Court bars Donald Trump from the state’s ballot in 2024, ruling he’s disqualified by Jan. 6 actions

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:40 GMT

Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s primary ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a legal challenge that has gained national notice as the former president seeks the 2024 Republican nomination.The Supreme Court, in a 4-3 opinion, found that Trump is barred under a provision of the 14th Amendment that prohibits people who engaged in insurrection from running for office, based on his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach and riot by his supporters.“We conclude that because President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three (of the 14th Amendment), it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Secretary to list President Trump as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot,” the court’s majority wrote in its opinion. “Therefore, the Secretary may not list President Trump’s name on the 2024 presidential primary ballot, nor may she count any write-in votes cast for ...

Woman shot and killed by Boulder police Sunday identified

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:40 GMT

A woman shot and killed by Boulder police officers on Sunday has been identified as Jeanette Alatorre.The 51-year-old woman was killed Sunday after police said she brandished a replica gun near the North Boulder Recreation Center. The Boulder County Coroner’s Office said her cause and manner of death are pending further investigation.At 4:10 p.m. Sunday, police received a 911 call from a driver who said they were approached by a woman who had a gun in the driveway exit of the recreation center. At 4:12 p.m., police arrived on scene. They located a woman two minutes later, near the center. Boulder police Support Services Deputy Chief Ron Gosage said Monday during a news conference that the woman did not cooperate with police and fled north on Broadway, on foot.Gosage said the woman was seen removing what appeared to be a firearm from her purse and that police used forms of less lethal force against her, to no avail. He said that after several de-escalation attempts, police shot...

Ruptured water main causing traffic delays in Van Nuys

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:40 GMT

Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a ruptured underground pipeline that was spewing water onto the streets in the San Fernando Valley Tuesday.  Calls about the burst pipeline at the intersection of Hazeltine Avenue and Van Owen Street came in at just after 3 p.m., fire officials said.  Video posted to the Citizen App showed a heavy stream of water gushing out of the pipeline in the middle of the roadway.  Water gushing from an 8 inch water main rupture in Van Nuys on Dec. 19, 2023. (Citizen App)Crews on the scene of a water main rupture causing traffic delays in Van Nuys on Dec. 19, 2023. (Citizen App)Crews on the scene of a water main rupture causing traffic delays in Van Nuys on Dec. 19, 2023. (Citizen App)Fire officials said there was no serious risk of flooding, but that broken pipe had caused both street pavement and soil damage in the intersection.  According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the burst line is an 8 inch ...

Leroy Don Smith, Youkhana Atrmiz Killed in Head-On Collision on Hatch Road [Ceres, CA]

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:40 GMT

Two Pronounced Dead after Head-On Accident near Boothe RoadCERES, CA (December 19, 2023) – Leroy Don Smith and Youkhana Atrmiz died Tuesday night in a head-on crash on Hatch Road and Booth Road. Dispatchers responded to the scene around 8:20 p.m.Reports indicate that the operator of a white Chrysler 300 traveling east veered across the double yellow lines. The Chrysler then collided head-on with a blue Toyota Prius, trapping three individuals in both vehicles.Shortly after, a passenger inside the Toyota succumbed to their injuries on-site. The deceased was later identified as 89-year-old Smith from Castro Valley.The Chrysler’s driver, identified as 36-year-old Atrmiz from Ceres, also succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. Meanwhile, the 64-year-old female Toyota driver remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition.Those with additional information about the incident are urged to contact Officer Aaron Pinon at 209-538-5678.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet J...

Genius Unleashed: A Visionaries No-Code App Development-iGenApps and Ãpp Studio

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:40 GMT

In the rapidly evolving digital age, success and survival for businesses depend on impeccable products and services and a cutting-edge digital strategy. Founder and CEO of Apps Inc., Norman Ortiz, recognizes this truth and offers solutions: iGenApps and Ãpp Studio. These tools provide an innovative, affordable, no-code mobile app development platform that caters to a diverse range of micro-businesses, events, organizations, and entrepreneurs.Norman emphasizes that, more than having a website, apps are required for a robust digital strategy. The advent of mobile apps has become crucial for businesses to interact directly with customers and foster brand loyalty through push notifications, target marketing, and loyalty programs. And the pièce de résistance is that they have faster loading times, which is crucial for end-users.In the United States, where 99% of businesses are small, only 48% have apps, showcasing a substantial market need. Norman is addressing this gap by making app cre...

Letters: Newsom’s spending | Bullet train | Vote for sanity | Q’Anon cash | Federal function | True antisemitism

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:40 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Newsom is spendingstate into insolvencyRe: “Gavin Newsom owns California’s $68 billion deficit” (Page A12, Dec. 17).Just give Gov. Newsom a little more time and he will have California completely broke. As noted, California went from a $97 billion surplus to a $68 billion deficit.Along the way, Gov. Newson increased spending on things such as free health care for undocumented immigrants. So now taxpayers pay for health care (among other things) for the undocumented while Newsom is more concerned with trying to look good so he can make a run for president.If he were to be elected president, God help this country.Gerald ApostoloDanvilleState’s bullet trainmust be completedRe: “Newsom was originally right about California bullet train” (Page A6, Dec. 12).So what are we to do with the land acquired by the High-Speed Rail Authority and the construction already completed if ...

Single-family house in San Jose sells for $3 million

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:40 GMT

1477 Corte de Maria – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 1400 block of Corte de Maria in San Jose was sold on Dec. 5, 2023 for $2,950,000, or $837 per square foot. The house, built in 2013, has an interior space of 3,525 square feet. This two-story house offers a spacious layout with five bedrooms and five baths.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Paso Los Cerritos, San Jose, in September 2022, a 2,275-square-foot home was sold for $1,925,000, a price per square foot of $846. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In May 2023, a 1,710-square-foot home on Corte de Rosa in San Jose sold for $1,785,000, a price per square foot of $1,044. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,793-square-foot home on the 1400 block of Camino Robles Way in San Jose sold in June 2023, for $2,271,000, a price per square foot of $813. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Kaiser Permanente teams up with food bank to feed families

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:40 GMT

Volunteers sorted and packaged meals Tuesday at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano counties as the organization navigates an estimated 20 percent increased demand for assistance during the holidays.Related ArticlesLocal News | Look inside Zootopia land pitched for Disneyland expansion Local News | California OKs rules for turning wastewater into tapwater Local News | East Bay boyfriend eyed in Capitola woman’s disappearance Local News | First look inside Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland Local News | How, at 85, Anthony Hopkins brought his A-game to filming ‘Freud’s Last Session’ Their work is funded in part by $365,000 health care provider Kaiser Permanente gave the nonprofit to provide 540,000 meals as the food bank launches its annual 3 Million Meals challenge.“Through community partnerships, including the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano,” the health care provider wrote in a release, “K...

California’s population shrunk in 2023 for the third straight year, but exodus slowed

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:40 GMT

The California exodus isn’t over yet.For the third consecutive year, the Golden State’s population continued to shrink in 2023, even as 42 other states grew this past year, many reversing population declines during the COVID pandemic, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday.Overall nationally, the U.S. gained more than 1.6 million people this past year, growing by 0.5% to 334,914,895, the Census reported, with more states seeing population growth in 2023 than in any year since the start of the pandemic. While national population growth remains historically low, the U.S. saw a slight uptick from the 0.4% increase in 2022 and the 0.2% increase in 2021.The Census said population trends are returning to pre-pandemic growth rates as international immigration returns and death rates continue to drop.“Although births declined, this was tempered by the near 9% decrease in deaths,” said Kristie Wilder, a demographer in the Population Division...

3 teens should be charged for murder as adults, Alameda County Sheriff says

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:40 GMT

(KRON) -- The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is urging the Alameda County District Attorney's Office to prosecute three teens arrested for homicide as adults. The teens were arrested in connection to the October killing of a fourth teen. Alameda County deputies and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded on Oct. 8, 2023 at around 10:45 p.m. to a report of a carjacking and possible shooting. The scene was an apartment complex on Miramar Avenue in Unincorporated San Leandro.At the scene, deputies found the victim, 18-year-old Leandro Iquite suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. Hundreds of drug dealers arrested in SF six-month crackdown In an investigation over the past several months, leads and evidence were uncovered that identified 18-year-old Yefry Aguilar Rubio as one of the suspect's in Iquite's death. While Aguilar Rubio was 17 when the incident occurred, he turned 18 later t...