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Boulder County will increase minimum wage to $25 by 2030

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:57 GMT

Workers in unincorporated Boulder County will earn at least $25 per hour by 2030 under a new minimum wage ordinance approved by the Board of County Commissioners this week.The minimum wage in unincorporated Boulder County will increase to $15.69 an hour starting in January and continue increasing by 5.8% per year until 2030. The minimum wage is currently $13.65.Commissioners Claire Levy, Marta Loachamin and Ashley Stolzmann unanimously approved the measure after hearing public comments from 11 community members.Colin Larson, government affairs director for the Colorado Restaurant Association, was among those who spoke against the minimum wage increase.“Our opposition comes primarily from a process issue,” Larson said. “We’ve been working in good faith along with our colleagues in the business community on a regional minimum wage and are engaged in that process.”Boulder County previously worked with other county municipalities to look at establishing a regional minimum wage, and seei...

Disneyland releases first look at new Adventureland Treehouse

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:57 GMT

In one week, one of Disney's beloved families will be making their return to the "Happiest Place on Earth," when Disneyland officially opens the new-and-improved Adventureland Treehouse.Previously themed after the 1999 animated film "Tarzan," the new Adventureland Treehouse is going back to its roots, returning to its original ties to the 1960 adventure classic, "Swiss Family Robinson."The Adventureland Treehouse will showcase 'wondrous new environments created amongst the branches of a giant tree, where guests will once again enter by the giant waterwheel and follow the wood rope stairways up, up, up into the boughs.' (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)The new treehouse pays homage to the original attraction, which opened in 1962 following the success of the film. More than two years ago, fans said goodbye to Tarzan's Treehouse and Disneyland promised a fresh and vibrant reimagining of the attraction for the next generation to enjoy. "The Adventureland Treehouse will showcase wo...

Flower vendor stabbed six times by attacker in South Los Angeles

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:57 GMT

A flower vendor is facing a long and difficult recovery after he was viciously stabbed in an unprovoked attack in South Los Angeles.The victim, Juan Diaz, 65, was stabbed six times by an assailant while selling flowers near the 105 Freeway off-ramp on Oct. 31. Diaz has been selling flowers in L.A. for the last 20 years.The suspect, who is described as a young Black or Hispanic man between 15-20 years old, escaped the area after the attack, police said.Diaz said he has no idea why someone would choose to attack him like this, but said the community is becoming increasingly unsafe. He’s now unable to work and remains in great pain.“It’s been changing,” Diaz said through a Spanish translator. “It’s very crazy out there. A lot of people on drugs. All I can hope for is a fast recovery. I need to continue working despite the fear.”On Tuesday afternoon, Juan said a stranger approached him. He believed the man was coming from the Metro and appeared to be intoxicated. Without warning or inst...

1 Killed, 2 Hurt in Wrong-Way Collision on Loop 101 [Peoria, AZ]

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:57 GMT

One Pronounced Dead after Tour-Bus Accident near Thunderbird RoadPEORIA, AZ (November 3, 2023) – In the early hours of Sunday, a tragic incident occurred on Loop 101, resulting in the loss of one life and injuries to two others due to a wrong-way collision.Authorities responded to the scene on the northbound lanes of the freeway at approximately 3:40 a.m., on October 29th. According to initial reports, a truck was traveling in the wrong direction, heading south in the northbound lanes, and collided head-on with a tour bus carrying seven passengers.Upon arrival, medical personnel pronounced the truck driver deceased at the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics transported two bus passengers to a nearby hospital for the treatment of severe injuries. One of the bus passengers was ejected from the vehicle, while five other occupants received on-site medical attention for minor injuries.Emergency response teams temporarily closed the surrounding area to manage the situation, reopening the r...

Were Lisa Marie Presley’s emails leaked to ‘prop up’ Sofia Coppola’s Elvis movie?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:57 GMT

Insiders close to the Presley family and the Elvis Presley estate are reportedly furious about the leak of the late Lisa Marie Presley’s private emails to Sofia Coppola, in which she asked the director to change how her father would be depicted in her new film, “Priscilla,” saying that the script was “shockingly vengeful and contemptuous” and would strain her already fragile relationship with her mother, Priscilla Presley.One of the Presley estate insiders, who spoke to Page Six, suggested that the timing of the leak is “deeply suspicious” — just before “Priscilla” opens wide in theaters this weekend. The insider questioned whether the email leak to Variety was done to generate controversy, which would in turn create public interest that could help the film at the box office.“These emails obviously did not come from Lisa or anyone close to her, nor the Elvis estate,” the insider told Page Six. “By making public a private em...

Letters: Utility tax | What problems? | Campus climate

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:57 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Oppose PG&E’sutility tax planPerhaps the California Public Utilities Commission should be renamed the California PG&E Utilities Commission since it is only PG&E that will benefit if the commission votes in favor of its proposed new pricing system.Proposed is the highest utility tax in the country — between $400 and $1,500 a year. You could not get out of paying the utility tax, even if you buy zero electricity from the grid. The utility tax would increase the utility bills of millions of people who live in apartments, condos and other homes that don’t use much electricity. This tax would discourage any form of conservation, including turning down the AC, using efficient appliances or installing solar panels.Tari and Bill NicholsonMartinezColumnist overstatesCalifornia’s problemsRe: “As governor travels overseas, state economic outlook worsens” (Page A6, Oct. 26)....

Warriors send rookies Podziemski, Jackson-Davis to Santa Cruz

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:57 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY — Rookies Trayce Jackson-Davis and Brandin Podziemski were assigned to the G League team in Santa Cruz and didn’t travel with the Warriors for Friday’s game in Oklahoma City.Though both rookies have played well in their brief appearances with the Warriors, the decision came down to opportunity.Podziemski, 20, and Jackson-Davis, 23, are on the fringes of the rotation and wouldn’t get consistent minutes with the NBA team, coach Steve Kerr said. The two will join the Santa Cruz team for their training camp opener to keep them in action and off the bench.“A lot of great drill work, scrimmage time and with neither guy in the rotation right now, we felt like it was better time spent there,” Kerr said. “Then they’ll rejoin the team soon.”Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | How the Warriors will approach the in-season tournament, which opens Friday vs. OKC Golden State Warriors | Draymond Gree...

Protesters demanding ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war gather at Port of Oakland

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:57 GMT

OAKLAND — Pounding drums and chanting “stop the occupation,” scores of protesters gathered Friday at the Port of Oakland to demand a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.The protest began nearly an hour before sunrise Friday and continued into the afternoon around the Cape Orlando vessel, a ship with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, authorities said. It had been docked at Berth 20, and was later seen leaving the port mid-afternoon.The protest’s organizers said they believed the ship was carrying military supplies, though that claim could not be immediately verified.A Bay Area News Group photographer saw at least three people being detained after scaling a ladder leading up the side of the ship. No arrests were immediately announced by the U.S. Coast Guard, which said the incident remains under investigation.The protest comes nearly a month after an attack by Hamas on people living across southern Israel on Oct. 7 left more t...

Over 1,100 ecstasy pills seized as San Pablo K-9 officer assists in bust

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:57 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Pablo Police Department K-9 officer assisted in a drug bust Thursday night in which over 1,100 ecstasy pills were seized. K-9 officer Swaleh pulled over a car Thursday, San Pablo PD said. Man who allegedly beheaded relative and took her head wanted by Santa Rosa PD During the investigation, police discovered over 1,100 ecstasy pills, police said. The driver was arrested and booked into Contra Costa County jail."Good job Ofc. Swale for taking these illegal drugs off our street and keeping our city safe," police said.

DC official on administrative leave after domestic assault arrest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:57 GMT

A top D.C. official is on administrative leave after he was arrested on a charge of domestic assault this week.Chris Rodriguez, assistant city administrator and acting chief technology officer under Mayor Muriel Bowser, was arrested Wednesday and charged with simple assault domestic violence, according to a police report.The U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. has declined to press charges in the case, a spokeswoman told WTOP.The arrest report states that police responded to Rodriguez’s Sedgwick Street apartment in Northwest at 11:30 p.m. after Rodriguez allegedly pushed his wife to the ground “with both hands.”The responding officer wrote in the report that Rodriguez’s daughter “overheard a verbal argument” between Rodriguez and his wife “but did not see any physical altercation between.”The report also states that Rodriguez’s wife “did not have any visible injuries.”Rodriguez was arrested and taken to the Second D...