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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis calls special session to rein in property tax increases after ballot defeat

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:28:37 GMT

Thirty-six hours after Colorado voters rejected his marquee property tax relief ballot proposal, Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday called the state legislature back into session late next week to come up with a replacement plan.The special session will begin at 9 a.m. on Nov. 17, going into next weekend, Polis announced during a morning news conference at the Governor’s Residence in Denver.“If we do nothing, Colorado homeowners are facing a record property tax increase,” he said. “The crisis is not urban or rural, Denver or the state. It is universal across our state — truly a Colorado crisis.”In Tuesday’s election, nearly 60% of voters rejected Proposition HH, Polis and Democratic leaders’ proposal to dial back property tax increases expected early next year, at least partially, while also providing financial assistance to local governments, along with significantly more money for education. It would have paid for much of that by dipping i...

What exactly is a SigAlert?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:28:37 GMT

On Thursday morning, Los Angeles news radio station KNX aired a call from a ten-year-old girl who wanted to know the answer to a question that comes up from time to time: what is a SigAlert?L.A. drivers hear about SigAlerts almost every day. They are issued after car accidents, fires, water main breaks, landslides, and other disruptions.So what are they? And where did the term come from?A SigAlert is a traffic notification system used by the California Highway Patrol to alert drivers about incidents that disrupt traffic flow, typically on interstates or major roads.Whenever a freeway is closed due to a crash - that's a SigAlert.While many Californians might assume "Sig" is short for “Signal,” it's not. "Sig" was a person.Loyd Sigmon was the chief engineer for radio station KMPC in Los Angeles. In 1955, devised a plan to boost ratings by asking Los Angeles police to call him whenever there was a major crash.Police weren't initially on board, so Sigmon instead developed a machine tha...

Lisa Ann Walter reveals what it was like during SAG-AFTRA negotiations

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:28:37 GMT

We know and love actress Lisa Ann Walter on the big and small screen, including the TV hit "Abbott Elementary."However, over the past few months, she's been hard at work in the room where it all happens. She was a member of SAG-AFTRA's negotiating committee during the 118-day strike. Fran Drescher on SAG-AFTRA strike ending: ‘They were not prepared for me at all’ On Wednesday evening the union announced that they had finally come to a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.Walter told Sam Rubin on the KTLA 5 Morning News that she's "very satisfied" as to what the committee has accomplished. "I think that our membership will be really pleased with the results. I think they'll be proud of what we've accomplished," she said. When it came to the nearly four-month-long strike, Walter said it was "just too long.""This was stuff that could have gotten done, sort of, at the beginning. I think that's where a lot of the frustration lies that it see...

1 Hurt in Pedestrian Crash on John Stockbauer Drive [Victoria, TX]

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:28:37 GMT

15-Year-Old Girl Injured in Pedestrian Accident near 3300 block of North John Stockbauer DriveVICTORIA, TX (November 9, 2023) – Wednesday morning, a teen girl was hospitalized after a pedestrian crash on John Stockbauer Drive.The accident happened around 7:20 a.m. on October 25th, in the 3300 block of North John Stockbauer Drive.According to VPD, a 2009 Toyota Sienna heading south when the driver failed to yield at a crosswalk. The Toyota struck a pedestrian at the crossing for reasons currently unknown.Authorities said that the driver is a 64-year-old adult while the pedestrian is a 15-year-old girl. The teen was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor wounds.In addition, a “Pedestrian Right of Way at Crosswalk” citation was given to the driver.No further details are public at this time; however, more information will be provided once made available.Moreover, a portion of the roadway was temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties. However, the...

New Farrow & Ball redecorating book opens whole new can of … paint

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:28:37 GMT

Britain’s Farrow & Ball has a beautiful new book out — “How to Redecorate” — that dives into the fascinating world of color and paint, a subject few could make as interesting as Joa Studholme, color curator for the venerable English maker of high-end paints and wallpaper. Studholme takes us on an exquisitely illustrated (340 photos and drawings) tour that includes such key considerations as light, architecture and style, then squires us around color families and ends with a comprehensive look at finishes — from Dead Flat to Full Gloss.F&B is known for its small collection of artisan colors. “We believe that by condensing the options to only 132 carefully curated colors that selection is easier,” Studholme told me last week on a Zoom call from across the pond. (By comparison, Sherwin-Williams offers more than 1,700 paint colors.) Since Studholme came on board, every color the company has added was created at her kitchen table, where she sits with...

Ex-Baltimore prosecutor Mosby convicted of perjury

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:28:37 GMT

By Michael Kunzelman | Associated PressGREENBELT, Md. — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore was convicted on Thursday of charges that she lied about the finances of a side business to improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, using the money to buy two Florida homes.A federal jury convicted former Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby of two counts of perjury after a trial that started Monday.Mosby served two terms as state’s attorney for Baltimore. A federal grand jury indicted her on perjury charges before a Democratic primary challenger defeated her last year.James Wyda, a lawyer for Mosby, declined to comment, citing a gag order. The U.S. Attorney’s office won’t have a comment on the verdict, said spokeswoman Marcia Lubin.Mosby gained a national profile for prosecuting Baltimore police officers after Freddie Gray, a Black man, died in police custody in 2015, which was Mosby’s first year in office. His death le...

Warriors: Freshly retired Iguodala becomes acting players union director

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:28:37 GMT

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball WriterFormer Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is taking over as the acting executive director of the National Basketball Players Association after the resignation of Tamika Tremaglio, the union announced Thursday.Tremaglio, the union said, is “stepping down from the position to pursue new opportunities.” The NBPA’s executive committee has approved Iguodala’s appointment, the union said.Tremaglio was not even two full years into her four-year term as executive director. It was not immediately clear if Iguodala, the four-time NBA champion with Golden State who announced his retirement last month and was a longtime union officer, would be interested in the job in a permanent capacity.The change atop the union seemed to come as a surprise, given that Tremaglio revealed on Tuesday that she had just met with the Indiana Pacers — the second team she visited with this season, following time with the Atlanta Hawks in October — and was planning to be back in India...

49ers’ D-coordinator Steve Wilks downplays his move to the sideline

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:28:37 GMT

SANTA CLARA — The day after coach Kyle Shanahan announced his defensive coordinator would move from the coaches box to the sideline, Steve Wilks knew the questions were coming.“Just being candid, I think we’re making a bigger deal about this than it needs to be,” Wilks said Thursday before practice. “I just want to be able to communicate with the guys a little more. Certain things I’m seeing, I want to be able to talk to them directly.”Wilks is correct in that the switch is being more closely scrutinized from the outside than from inside the building.“I don’t really pay it no mind,” defensive tackle Javon Hargrave said.Dre Greenlaw cut to the heart of the matter and a 5-3 record after a 5-0 start.“If we were 8-0 it probably wouldn’t be a big deal,” Greenlaw said. “Me, I like having that coach on the sideline. But I think when it’s not going the way you want it to, everyone finds an excuse or a ...

GOP and Dems Unite to Smear Gaza Ceasefire Supporters as "Pro-Hamas"

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:28:37 GMT

Protesters in Detroit call for a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza, on Oct. 7, 2023.Photo: Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesToday America faces a profound choice: Should we analyze the Israeli-Palestinian conflict using our large human brains, or instead respond to it with the enraged hooting and screeching of baboons?Much of the U.S. political class has decided to take the hooting and screeching approach. One popular method they use to oppose thinking, especially as Israel’s attack on Gaza has intensified, is to call all actions supporting a ceasefire “pro-Hamas.” Given the Hamas atrocities of October 7, which killed about 1,400 Israelis, this is simultaneously vicious, dangerous, and extraordinarily stupid.This primate-like shrieking appeared over and over again during Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that students in his state are making “common cause with Hamas.” Nikki Haley spoke about “everybody that’s prote...

Omeros: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:28:37 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — SEATTLE (AP) — Omeros Corporation (OMER) on Thursday reported a loss of $37.8 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had a loss of 60 cents. Losses, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, came to 82 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on OMER at https://www.zacks.com/ap/OMERSource