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Firewise Festival educates on wildfire prevention, home hardening and recovery efforts
Last Sunday, July 21, Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton played host to nearly 200 people who attended the Santa Cruz Mountains Firewise Festival. The event was meant as an entertaining and educational way to learn about wildfire prevention, home-hardening techniques and to meet vendors who specialize in fire mitigation around one’s property.
San Jose Engineer Sentenced to 15 Years for Shooting of Unarmed Student
Mark Henry Waters, a 68-year-old former engineer from San Jose, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the shooting of an unarmed student. According to the County of Santa Clara District Attorney's office, the incident occurred in 2022 when the 21-year-old victim was crossing a street from an Airbnb to get a snack. The sentence follows a conviction on March 7, where Waters was found guilty of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, amongst other allegations. The defendant had maintained that the gun discharged accidentally and requested probation at his sentencing.
Texas and California have not adequately inspected potential polluters: EPA watchdog
Texas and California state agencies have not been adequately inspecting some potential polluters, possibly raising the risk of community exposure to toxic chemicals, according to an internal watchdog for the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The office of the EPA’s Inspector General found that Texas’s Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)...
South Bay gas station accused of giving drivers diesel instead of unleaded fuel
Close to a dozen drivers in Cupertino are left frustrated after fuel pumped into their automobiles damaged their vehicles. Danean Gallaher of Cupertino had finished filling her tank on June 28 with what she thought was unleaded fuel, but after driving three block her car “completely died.”. That same...
San Jose Uses Ai To Streamline Government
San Jose is a beehive of artificial intelligence innovation, with the city continuing its integration of the technology into everyday services to improve the lives of residents. Now that AI is more accessible than ever, Mayor Matt Mahan, along with other city officials, is using it to identify problems and...
San Jose smoke shop owner shot, nearly killed in robbery over Rolex watch
A South Bay business owner is recovering after a violent store robbery and is now determined to get justice.Jai Patel, owner of neighboring businesses, Dab Society Glass Gallery & Smoke Shop and CBD Farmacy, was shot by masked robbers inside his San Jose business.His injuries were potentially life-threatening."I have about roughly 80 stitches on my body currently and broken bones of course," Patel said from his hospital bed, "My artery was - the main artery was shot at so, I lost a lot of blood, about 35 pints of blood."Patel said it happened around two in the afternoon on July...
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