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Opinion: Alameda County mental health funding ‘shooting in the dark’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:31 GMT

The 20 people who voiced frustrations in a recent Zoom meeting represented a fraction of the membership of Alameda County FASMI — Families Advocating for the Seriously Mentally Ill. “Everybody here has skin in the game,” said Katy Polony, co-founder of this group whose members have firsthand or secondhand experience with serious mental illness.An Alameda County Civil Grand Jury report issued last year validated their complaints. “Alameda County residents witness daily the inadequacies of our mental health system,” the grand jurors wrote, calling our safety net “fragmented and unresponsive” and adding, “entry to the system must be streamlined.”County residents will have a chance to question this system when the Board of Supervisors considers how to spend the approximately $100 million we get each fiscal year thanks to the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).California voters enacted the MHSA in 2004 when they approved Prop 63. It put a 1% income tax surcharge on earnings above $1...

Trump says in social media post he’ll be arrested on Tuesday as Manhattan prosecutor eyes charges in hush money case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump says in social media post he’ll be arrested on Tuesday as Manhattan prosecutor eyes charges in hush money case.Source

Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:31 GMT

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday called on his supporters to protest and “take our nation back” as he girds for an expected effort by the Manhattan district attorney to bring an unprecedented criminal charge over his handling of a hush money payment during his 2016 presidential campaign.“Protest, take our nation back!” the former president and 2024 GOP presidential candidate exhorted his followers Saturday morning on his social media platform Truth Social, after pointing to news reports about the possibility he could be arrested Tuesday or soon thereafter.Trump provided no clear basis for his expected arrest, beyond citing what he called “illegal leaks” about the ongoing investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.It’s unclear if Trump’s legal team has informed him of an impending indictment or whether he’s speculating based on news coverage.A spokesperson for Bragg declined to comment Saturday. A Secret Service spokesperson did not immediately respond to ...

MBTA delays lifting ‘global’ speed restriction on Green Line, other restrictions remain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:31 GMT

The MBTA has announced that it is delaying its plan to lift a global speed restriction in place on the Green Line on Saturday, just over a week after the restriction went into effect last Thursday.  Though officials said they hoped to lift the 25 mile per hour end-to-end Green Line restriction at the beginning of Saturday service, those plans were delayed, the agency said in a statement.In a statement, the MBTA said, “While running a Green Line test train in areas where defects had previously been detected, crews identified speed signs that need to be relocated to implement block restrictions. As result, the global speed restriction will remain in place until this manual process is completed.”Other restrictions will remain in place on sections of tracks across all T lines, continuing to cause headaches for some riders.MBTA Interim General Manager Jeff Gonneville discussed the changes at a press conference Friday afternoon.The T previously announced system-wide speed rest...

Nice Saturday, then a cold and windy Sunday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:31 GMT

7Weather – Good morning! Who’s continuing the St. Patrick’s Day weekend celebrations? It’s a nice morning for it. Temperatures are starting off mild in the mid/upper 40s for MetroWest and the city of Boston. A lot of clouds were around overnight, allowing for this above-average start. Some of those clouds squeezing out sprinkles for the coast, Cape and Islands. Those sprinkles are part of a cold front. We won’t feel the effects of it yet. There’s still mild air above us in the clouds today. A westerly wind will start to pull in the cooler air. The colder temperatures are there back to our west. We’ll feel that waking up tomorrow morning and hold on the chilly feel through Sunday. We wake up tomorrow to temperatures in a range from 25° to near 30°. Temperatures tomorrow will be locked in the 30s. It’ll be windy. Westerly gusts will approach 35-40 mph by the afternoon. That’ll drop wind chill value to the 20s! That’s how you&...

Police investigating violent head-on crash in Wrentham

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:31 GMT

Police are investigating a violent head-on crash in Wrentham on Friday that left a woman with serious injuries.A pickup truck crossing Route 140 slammed into a Hyundai, leaving both vehicles severely damaged.A woman was taken to the hospital. The pickup truck driver was uninjured.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Gallery: BU Match Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:31 GMT

Boston University medical students find out where their residency will be during Match Day

Russia’s Putin visits Crimea following war crimes warrant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:31 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine.Putin visited an art school and a children’s center on Saturday, the day after the International Criminal Court’ issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes. The court specifically accused him Friday of bearing personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine during Russia’s full-scale invasion of the neighboring country that started almost 13 months ago. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a move that most of the world considered illegal. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Widespread Russian attacks continued in Ukraine following the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights.Ukraine was attacked by 16 Ru...

Fire officials say six missing after blaze that destroyed Old Montreal building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:31 GMT

Montreal fire officials now say at least six people are missing after a blaze destroyed a building in the city’s historic district Thursday.Investigators had initially said one person was believed to be missing after the fire that injured another nine people.Montreal fire operations chief Martin Guilbault says information recently confirmed from various sources led them to conclude more people were trapped inside when the fire broke out before 6 a.m. Thursday.The cause of the fire remains unknown, and Guilbault told reporters that the investigation is being led by the Montreal police arson squad.Fire officials say two of the nine injured people suffered serious burns and remain in hospital.Montreal fire Chief Richard Liebmann said Thursday there was some confusion over how many people were inside the three-storey Old Montreal building at the time of the fire because several apartments were Airbnb rentals.This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 18, 2023.The ...

One dead, police investigating homicide after shooting in Mississauga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:31 GMT

Peel police are investigating a homicide after one man died as two men were shot outside of an establishment in the Lakeshore and Elizabeth area in Mississauga.Shooting:– Lakeshore and Elizabeth #Mississauga – Reports of two victims have been shot – A vehicle was seen fleeing the area– #PRP has secured the area – No suspect or vehicle descriptions – PR23-0088391— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) March 18, 2023Police responded to reports at approximately 1:00 a.m. that two people had been shot and a vehicle was seen fleeing the area.Both men were taken to trauma centres but one man succumbed to his injuries. Police are awaiting an assessment of the second man.Lakeshore remains closed between Elizabeth and Stavebank and the homicide bureau is investigating.