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Caltrans Announces Full Daytime Closure of State Route 9 in Saratoga for Maintenance
Saratoga, CA — Caltrans Bay Area-District 4 has announced a full daytime closure of State Route 9 (SR-9) between Redwood Gulch Road and Sanborn Road in Saratoga, starting September 30 and continuing through October 30. The closure will be in effect Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Firefighters stop blaze at western Wisconsin recycling facility after more than 20 hours
CAMPBELL, Wis. (AP) — Firefighters have extinguished a massive blaze at a western Wisconsin recycling facility after a battle that went on for more than 20 hours. The fire broke out at Omaha Track in the town of Campbell on French Island, just outside the city of La Crosse, around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. The facility grinds scrap railway ties and other materials into chips that can be used as biofuel. Flames and smoke from the fire could be seen for miles. Four football fields’ worth of railway ties and a 30-foot (9.14 meter) high mound of chips burned, Campbell Fire Chief Nate Melby said. Multiple fire departments battled the blaze throughout the day before finally extinguishing it around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Melby said.
Major injury crash blocks Mission Boulevard in Fremont; traffic impacted on I-880
A crash involving major injuries shut down a main roadway in Fremont Thursday morning and was also impacting traffic on Interstate Highway 880, authorities said.The crash happened on eastbound Mission Boulevard near Warm Springs Boulevard at about 7:30 a.m. Fremont police said in a community alert that clearing the crash would take about four hours.There were no immediate details on the number of injuries or the circumstances of the crash.Eastbound traffic on Mission Boulevard was backed up to the northbound Interstate Highway 880 offramp. The California Highway Patrol said both the northbound and southbound I-880 offramps to Mission Boulevard/State Route 262 were closed because of the crash investigation.Police urged people to avoid the area. This is a breaking news update. More information to be added as available.
San Jose leaders sign off on East Side improvement plan
San Jose is moving forward with establishing its sixth business improvement district, giving East Side leaders hope for a thriving economic sector and community going into 2025. The San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted in favor of starting the Tully Road Eastridge Business Improvement District, a partnership between...
San Jose Expands Tiny Home Site to Tackle Homelessness Crisis, Doubling Capacity
In a bold move to address homelessness in South San Jose, the city is set to more than double the capacity of its Rue Ferrari tiny home site. By next year, 107 new units will be added, bringing the total to 270 beds, making Rue Ferrari the largest tiny home site in San Jose. This expansion, designed to help individuals transition from homelessness to stable, permanent housing, is a significant step in the city’s fight against the ongoing crisis.
Why does San Francisco have some of the least air conditioned homes in the nation?
(KRON) — The Bay Area’s most recent heat wave has been sweaty, to say the least. Luckily, central air conditioning is a thing (God bless you, technology). Alas, despite being a hub for progressive technology, San Francisco homes are pretty foreign to the concept of built-in air conditioners, as a recently published study shows the […]
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