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What new laws are going into effect in California in July?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:03 GMT

(KTXL) — It’s the middle of the year, but several new laws or their provisions are going to take effect in California at the start of July. Most new state laws go into effect on January 1, but the Legislature sometimes designates some laws or certain provisions of these to go into effect in the middle of the year, or even immediately upon the signature of the governor.  ‘They are doing it wrong’: Ron DeSantis visits SF, slams city in campaign ad Here’s a collection of the laws and provisions that will go into effect on July 1, including laws regarding teacher retirement plans, online sellers and new requirements for bounty hunters. Stricter measures against sales of firearm-related productsAB 1594, authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), requires firearm manufacturers and their distributors to closely monitor the sale of firearm-related products and prohibits unfair and unlawful marketing and advertising of these products. The measure also allows state and loc...

Broad daylight strong-arm robbery in Palo Alto being investigated

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:03 GMT

(KRON) -- A strong-arm robbery in which a woman was robbed of her wallet in broad daylight Tuesday is being investigated by the Palo Alto Police Department. The robbery occurred in the parking lot of the Town & Country Shopping Center at around 3:45 p.m., police said.Palo Alto PD received a call from the victim -- a woman in her fifties -- at 4:52 p.m. The woman said she'd been the victim of a strong-arm robbery and was putting her shopping bags in her vehicle when she felt someone tugging on her cross-body purse from behind. ‘They are doing it wrong’: Ron DeSantis visits SF, slams city in campaign ad The woman turned and was confronted by the suspect who demanded her wallet, police said. She handed over the wallet and the suspect fled on foot, heading south through the parking lot. The victim was not physically injured in the incident and returned home before calling police.The suspect was described as a man in his mid-twenties, about six feet tall, 200 pounds and with a mus...

Atlanta DA Opposed Indicting Cop City Legal Observer, but Georgia Attorney General Pushed Charges Anyway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:03 GMT

As Georgia prosecutors pursue increasingly aggressive tactics against Cop City protesters, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr intervened to double down on domestic terrorism charges against a legal observer, previously unreported meeting minutes reveal.Thomas Webb Jurgens, a legal observer from the Southern Poverty Law Center, is facing charges of domestic terrorism after being swept up in arrests made back in March at the forest-turned-construction-site outside Atlanta where activists have been protesting a multimillion-dollar police training center for more than a year.But when Dekalb County’s district attorney called to drop charges against Jurgens, who was wearing bright green clothing to identify him as a legal observer at the time of his arrest, Carr, a conservative Republican with a Federalist Society pedigree, overruled the objections. Georgia Bureau of Investigation, or GBI, Director Michael Register, an appointee of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, reported the exchange ...

Israeli airstrike hits car in northern West Bank, escalating army’s crackdown on militant targets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:03 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli airstrike hits car in northern West Bank, escalating army’s crackdown on militant targets.Source

NBA mock draft: Wembanyama easy No. 1; AP has Miller second, Henderson third

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:03 GMT

Victor Wembanyama’s NBA draft experience will be quite unlike last year’s No. 1 pick.Paolo Banchero could never be certain he would be taken first. There was too much speculation that Orlando was also considering Jabari Smith Jr. and Chet Holmgren, with some mock drafts listing Banchero below both. The eventual Rookie of the Year said he didn’t find out he was the Magic’s choice until less than a minute before Commissioner Adam Silver went on stage in Brooklyn. Wembanyama has no need to wait. The 19-year-old from France has owned permanent residence atop mock draft boards, including all four versions of the AP’s, and could begin walking to the stage Thursday night before Silver finishes announcing the San Antonio Spurs’ selection. Shortly after, two twin brothers could make the same walk. Amen and Ausar Thompson of Overtime Elite are both expected to land inside the top 10.1. SAN ANTONIO SPURS: VICTOR WEMBANYAMA, FORWARD, FRANCEHis combination of ...

Medvedev beats Djere in 3 sets to reach Halle quarterfinals, Jarry upsets Tsitsipas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:03 GMT

HALLE, Germany (AP) — Daniil Medvedev continued building momentum after recent setbacks as he moved into the quarterfinals of the Halle Open on Wednesday, beating Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 at the grass-court tournament.Medvedev could have wrapped up the second-round match in straight sets when he took a 4-1 lead in the second-set tiebreaker but lost the next four points as Djere took control. Medvedev is coming off first-round losses at the French Open and last week at the Libema Open, his first grass event of the season. The third-ranked Russian is preparing to return to Wimbledon next month for the first time since 2021 after the grass-court Grand Slam barred players from Russia and Belarus last year over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Medvedev next faces Roberto Bautista Agut in Halle after the eighth-seeded Spanish player beat American Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 7-6 (2) in their second-round match. Chilean player Nicolas Jarry upset the second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7),...

Clark Haggans, longtime NFL linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Steelers, dies at 46

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:03 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Clark Haggans, an outside linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers during a 13-year career that included stops in Arizona and San Francisco, has died. He was 46.Colorado State University, where Haggans starred in the late 1990s, said Haggans died on Monday. No cause of death was given. The Steelers took a flyer on Haggans in the fifth round of the 2000 draft. He responded by becoming a special teams ace before graduating into a starting role opposite Joey Porter on a defense that regularly ranked among the best in the NFL.Haggans’ finest season came in 2005. He racked up a career-best nine sacks and was a disruptive force in the playoffs as Pittsburgh won three straight road games to reach the Super Bowl. Haggans had one of three Steelers sacks in the title game against the Seahawks as the franchise earned its fifth championship.Haggans headed west to Arizona in 2008 but went down with a foot injury in mid-December, forcing him to sit out ...

Where to find trending cheese wheel pasta near Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you've ever been scrolling and felt teased by a pasta dish that is prepared in a wheel of parmesan cheese popping up on your feed, know that it is real, and its served at restaurants in the Denver metro area. Cheese wheel pasta, also known as pasta alla ruota, is prepared before the feasters eyes by putting hot, freshly cooked noodles into a hollowed-out wheel of aged cheese, often Parmigiano Reggiano, and stirring it while scraping a layer of the cheese to melt evenly throughout the pasta. Casa Bonita opening: Next phase starts Friday Sometimes, the preparer will add a splash of alcohol and light the hollow center of the wheel on fire to add some flare to the melting process.The dish has grown increasingly popular with users sharing their experiences on the world wide web. Grace Veerkamp is from Cheyenne, Wyoming, but said she has been looking around Denver for a restaurant that offers cheese wheel pasta."My kids are parmesan cheese lovers and they say cheese ...

What is ozone, and is it bad for your health?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you've noticed an alert about air quality in the Denver metro anytime in the last few days, you might have wondered what was happening.These air quality alerts have all been about the same thing -- high levels of ozone.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an "ozone action day" for parts of the Front Range. This will last until at least 4 p.m Wednesday. Casa Bonita opening: Next phase starts Friday This means ozone concentrations in the "unhealthy for sensitive groups" is possible in some places, specifically the southern and western sections of the Denver metro.What is ozone?Ozone is three oxygen atoms joined together, and, depending on where you find it, can be classified as "good" or "bad," according to the Environmental Protection Agency.You may have heard of the ozone layer, which is a layer of ozone that sits in the stratosphere. The ozone layer is "good" ozone, because it protects everything on the surface from the sun's radiati...

Colorado traffic deaths spiked even though people are driving less

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado drivers got more dangerous since 2019 than most other states. TRIP, a national transportation research non-profit, released a report in June examining the causes of the spike in traffic deaths that has occurred since 2019. Nationally, the number of traffic fatalities jumped by 19% from 2019 to 2022. The report cites studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety which explain the rise in traffic deaths the same way. In short, drivers simply became more reckless through the COVID pandemic. CSP: Colorado’s road rage is up, again "After the declaration of the public health emergency in March 2020, driving patterns and behaviors in the United States changed significantly," the report reads. "Of the drivers who remained on the roads, some engaged in riskier behavior, including speeding, failure to wear seat belts, and driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs."The issue is worse in Colorado t...