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Opinion: Caltrain’s San Francisco extension costs more than it’s worth

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:38:29 GMT

The San Jose BART extension is proving to be quite costly, but, on a per-mile basis, it is a bargain compared to a proposed Caltrain extension in San Francisco.The Portal, a project to extend service from the Caltrain station at Fourth and King streets to the Salesforce Transit Center, is now expected to cost $8.25 billion for just 1.3 miles of additional service.Since funding for the project is not yet secured, this is a good time to reevaluate and, ideally, shelve this project.The project is being proposed by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, a partnership of San Francisco, the East Bay’s AC Transit, Caltrain on the Peninsula and the California High-Speed Rail Authority.It is hard to know how many Caltrain riders would use the extension since the Transbay Joint Powers Authority has not released a post-COVID ridership model. A 2009 analysis from Cambridge Systematics estimated 31,500 weekday riders, but this is now implausible given that weekday ridership throughout the entire C...

Police: Thieves steal $70,000 of Bay Area business’s wares in a week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:38:29 GMT

Three suspects were arrested after stealing over $70,000 worth of merchandise from a Vallejo business, police said.An employee of a business on the 400 block of Columbus Parkway flagged down an officer Oct. 23 and told them about the thefts, all of which had allegedly happened in the space of a week. The employee provided the officer with photos of the suspects and their vehicle, according to a social media post by the Vallejo Police Department.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Walnut Creek: Police investigate armed robberies in downtown Crime and Public Safety | Study: Retailers overstating impact of shoplifting Crime and Public Safety | Four busted for organized retail theft at Walnut Creek’s Broadway Plaza Crime and Public Safety | Thieves ram Sunglass Hut store at Marin County mall Crime and Public Safety | Northern California mother, two sons plead guilty in $600 million nationwide catalyti...

Bay Area homeowner kills suspected intruder, police say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:38:29 GMT

A Vallejo break-in ended in bloodshed Monday when a homeowner shot and killed an intruder, authorities said.The alleged burglar broke through the glass front door of a home on the 1000 block of Georgia Street around 9:43 a.m., said Sgt. Rashad Hollis, the public information officer for the Vallejo Police Department. The homeowner shot the suspect in “what appears to be self-defense” and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.The Detective Division of the Vallejo Police Department took command of the investigation. Personnel could be seen carrying black trash bags out of the residence Monday evening while an officer spoke to a man.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Baby dies from fentanyl exposure; Fremont mother arrested Crime and Public Safety | Two arrested after police confront suspects coming out of East Bay home with property Crime and Public Safety | Oakland’s Ale Industries shuts down, blames ‘rising rate of ...

Opinion: What California can learn from Houston’s homelessness approach

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:38:29 GMT

When I joined the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County almost 10 years ago as an eager 28-year-old, I had no idea what I was signing myself up for.Over the last decade, Houston has accomplished incredible things when it comes to addressing homelessness. Overall homelessness has decreased by more than 60%. We effectively ended veteran homelessness in 2015 (and to this day can get homeless vets back into housing within a few weeks), and an end to chronic homelessness is tantalizingly in sight.Our progress has been well documented, and communities from all over the world frequently reach out to us to ask how we did it and how they can do it, too. When the Los Angeles Times published an op-ed asking what Houston can teach L.A., journalist Marshall Ingwerson nailed it when he listed the three keys as scale of effort, excellent organization and pragmatism.Our community has historically benefitted from an abundant supply of affordable housing. As we have identified funding f...

California Forever proposes land exchange near Travis Air Force Base

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:38:29 GMT

California Forever sent a letter on Monday to Solano County, the City of Fairfield and the Solano County Water Agency proposing a land exchange of thousands of acres near Travis Air Force Base.The company has offered to swap 1,573 acres of high habitat value land on Jepson Prairie near Travis Air Force Base, for 1,403 acres of pasture with medium agricultural value six to 10 miles away from the base, mostly east of Rio Dixon Road.The letter, signed by California Forever CEO Jan Sramek, was addressed to Fairfield City Manager David Gassaway, County Administrator William Emlen and General Manager of Solano County Water Agency Chris Lee.The letter says that California Forever is offering the exchange because it learned the parcels it purchased on the Jepson Prairie are included under the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program, and that its ownership of them could also pose a threat to the goals of the Solano County Habitat Conservation Plan.“...

Person dies under train at BART North Berkeley Station

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:38:29 GMT

(BCN) -- A person died after going under a train at the BART North Berkeley Station in Berkeley on Tuesday night, according to the transit agency.Around 11:05 p.m., BART police were notified by the transit agency's operations center that a person went underneath a train at the station, BART said.Officers, including from the Berkeley Police Department, arrived on scene and evacuated the train and the station around 11:20 p.m.Five minutes after their arrival, the person was pronounced dead. The Alameda County coroner took possession of the body at about 12:30 a.m., BART said. One person shot dead in incident involving Oakland police The station was reopened at 1:32 a.m.There was no foul play upon review of the station's security footage, according to BART.The coroner has yet to release further information about the deceased.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

San Francisco to receive 400 license plate readers to stop crime

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:38:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed will introduce legislation Wednesday to allow the Board of Supervisors to allow the San Francisco Police Department to use 400 new license plate reader cameras at 100 intersections.If the mayor doesn’t rush this, the city will not be allowed to vote on the matter until next year.If approved, the cameras could be installed as soon as next week. Will there be a ‘homeless sweep’ in SF before APEC? San Francisco’s image has suffered locally and nationally after countless footage has circulated of organized retail thefts and car break-ins, with very little or no consequence at all.The cameras will help police track down the suspects and make arrests.

Star Equity: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:38:29 GMT

OLD GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — OLD GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Star Equity Holdings, Inc. (STRR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $2.6 million in its third quarter.The Old Greenwich, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and amortization costs, came to 1 cent per share.The diagnostic services and imaging company posted revenue of $10.4 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on STRR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/STRRSource

Greystone Housing Impact: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:38:29 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP (GHI) on Wednesday reported profit of $9.7 million in its third quarter.The Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had net income of 39 cents per share.The provider of tax exempt financing for student housing, senior housing and multifamily housing posted revenue of $26.5 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on GHI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/GHISource

International Tower: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:38:29 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (THM) on Wednesday reported a loss of $710,000 in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on THM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/THMSource