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Assuming that that point has not yet been proven, Mr. Tillman presents an ongoing threat to public safety.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25202582611178.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25202582611178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1495\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049497\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25202582611178.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25202582611178-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25202582611178-1536x1148.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Tillman, left, the brother of former Arizona State player Pat Tillman, greets one of his brother’s former teammates Jake Plummer, right, prior to a ceremony retiring Pat’s jersey during halftime of the Washington State and Arizona State game, Nov. 13, 2004, in Tempe, Ariz. \u003ccite>(AP Photo/Paul Connors, File)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She argued that the post office is surrounded by homes, and an intentional fire could lead to loss of life. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramon disagreed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only thing that was attacked in this case was the post office. 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"content": "\u003cp>An elderly man in downtown \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a> was struck and killed by an electric scooter last week, San Francisco police said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officers on Friday afternoon responded to reports of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian near Sixth and Market streets. The victim, 77, was crossing the intersection when a person on an electric scooter collided with him, SFPD reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The victim sustained life-threatening injuries and succumbed to his wounds after being transported to a local hospital by first responders, according to a statement by the police department. 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Advocates hope it’ll make San Francisco streets safer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lindsey said that vehicles like scooters and electric bicycles can pose a threat to people walking on the street because they can quickly accelerate to higher speeds, increasing the chances and severity of a possible crash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the nine pedestrian deaths this year, seven of the victims were elderly, according to Walk SF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The entirety of Market Street falls within the high injury network, streets with the highest concentration of traffic injuries and deaths. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>California also passed a daylighting law last year, which prohibits drivers from parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk or 15 feet of a curb extension to create increased visibility on roadways. SFMTA has come under fire recently over what some advocates say is the city’s noncompliance with the new law — painted curbs indicating where drivers are not allowed to park fall short of the mandated length.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lindsey said the city can and should do more to protect those most vulnerable on city streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vision Zero, a traffic safety policy that aims to reduce traffic and pedestrian casualties in San Francisco, expired in 2024 — the city’s deadliest year in at least two decades, with more than 40 crash-related deaths. Advocates have urged Mayor Daniel Lurie and other city officials to renew the policy or to introduce new strategies for maintaining public safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need streets to be designed and enforced to support safe behavior and protect our most vulnerable,” Lindsey said. “We can measure our city’s safety by how safe kids and seniors are. This tragedy shows how far San Francisco has to go with traffic safety and why it needs to be a priority for city leaders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Former residents of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11922175/remembering-russell-city-a-thriving-east-bay-town-razed-by-racist-government\">Russell City\u003c/a> may receive reparations payments after the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12048684/alameda-county-set-to-approve-reparations-fund-for-displaced-russell-city-residents\">three-quarters of a million dollars\u003c/a> in redress funds for people who were forced out of their homes and businesses when officials bulldozed the community in the early 1960s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisors Elisa Márquez and Nate Miley, earlier this month, announced a proposal to earmark nearly a million dollars for the fund. The board’s vote this week agreed to allocate $750,000 to the pool in recognition of the county’s role in the displacement of former Russell City residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city of Hayward pledged an additional $250,000 to the new fund as part of its justice initiative, bringing the total to $1 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The destruction of Russell City is an atrocity that cannot be undone,” Márquez said during the board meeting. “The displacement of homes, businesses and livelihoods represents a profound injustice that continues to affect former residents, including the elders who are still alive and living in Alameda County today, as well as their descendants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11922175/remembering-russell-city-a-thriving-east-bay-town-razed-by-racist-government\">Russell City\u003c/a>, an unincorporated neighborhood of about 1,400 people near the Hayward Shoreline, was a cultural and residential haven for Black and Latino families in the years following World War II. It was known for its thriving small business sector and its vibrant clubbing and art scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11989386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11989386\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/008_Hayward_RussellCity_12022021_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/008_Hayward_RussellCity_12022021_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/008_Hayward_RussellCity_12022021_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/008_Hayward_RussellCity_12022021_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/008_Hayward_RussellCity_12022021_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/008_Hayward_RussellCity_12022021_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mural at A Street and Maple Court in Hayward on Dec. 2, 2021, pays tribute to Russell City. Mural artists are Joshua Powell, assisted by Wythe Bowart, Nicole Pierret and Brent McHugh. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Because the city was unincorporated, however, it also lacked essential city services such as sewage, plumbing and electricity. When residents turned to local officials for assistance, they were repeatedly denied. Instead, officials used the conditions to declare Russell City a “blight” on the surrounding communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early 1960s, Alameda County and the city of Hayward began seizing property in the area through eminent domain as part of a plan to turn the neighborhood into an industrial park. By 1966, the beloved neighborhood was bulldozed to the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than a thousand residents were displaced from their homes, forced to rebuild their lives at a time when racist policies like redlining and racial steering made it extremely difficult for Black and brown people to relocate.[aside postID=news_12048684 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/004_Hayward_RussellCity_12022021_qed.jpg']Márquez acknowledged the role county officials played in the destruction of the community, adding that the funds are a recognition of the pain they inflicted on former residents and the suffering that continues to the present day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2021, following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and the national reckoning it sparked, Hayward issued a formal apology for its culpability in the takeover of Russell City. It launched the Russell City Reparative Justice Project the following year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It signals to the community that the city of Hayward acknowledges what happened and is willing to take steps forward to apologize … and to make good on something that was so terribly wrong,” said Mayor Mark Salinas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Hayward officials didn’t issue eviction notices themselves, the city still benefited from the acquisition of Russell City and helped secure investors and developers, Salinas said, adding that it’s time to acknowledge the harm they caused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope cities begin to look at and evaluate their own histories in relation to families of color and neighborhoods of color,” he said. “Things don’t just happen out of thin air. People meet, people plan and people build. That’s where institutional racism and discrimination manifest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11922192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11922192\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white photograph of several wooden buildings including a home, a large shed or garage and several small structures.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1568\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized-800x653.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized-1020x833.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized-160x131.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized-1536x1254.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Russell City home circa 1950. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Hayward Area Historical Society)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, who allocated $100,000 to the redress fund from his office, said he hopes that the money will allow families to “move forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This doesn’t completely address and redress all of the harms which are long-lasting, which are traumatic, and yet at the same time, I think it is very symbolic in terms of going beyond the apology,” Haubert said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the funds secured, the next step for officials is to determine eligibility requirements, identify which families lived in Russell City and figure out a process for disbursement, Salinas said. According to the Board of Supervisors’ proposal, direct payments will be provided to former residents who had their property seized by the county and annexed into Hayward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Do you have more questions about the Russell City reparations fund? Read \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12048684/alameda-county-set-to-approve-reparations-fund-for-displaced-russell-city-residents#:~:text=Aisha%20Knowles'%20father%20grew%20up%20in%20a,1960s%2C%20forcibly%20displacing%20more%20than%201%2C000%20people.\">\u003cem>KQED’s explainer here\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/bkrans\">\u003cem>Brian Krans\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Márquez acknowledged the role county officials played in the destruction of the community, adding that the funds are a recognition of the pain they inflicted on former residents and the suffering that continues to the present day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2021, following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and the national reckoning it sparked, Hayward issued a formal apology for its culpability in the takeover of Russell City. It launched the Russell City Reparative Justice Project the following year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It signals to the community that the city of Hayward acknowledges what happened and is willing to take steps forward to apologize … and to make good on something that was so terribly wrong,” said Mayor Mark Salinas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Hayward officials didn’t issue eviction notices themselves, the city still benefited from the acquisition of Russell City and helped secure investors and developers, Salinas said, adding that it’s time to acknowledge the harm they caused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope cities begin to look at and evaluate their own histories in relation to families of color and neighborhoods of color,” he said. “Things don’t just happen out of thin air. People meet, people plan and people build. That’s where institutional racism and discrimination manifest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11922192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11922192\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white photograph of several wooden buildings including a home, a large shed or garage and several small structures.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1568\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized-800x653.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized-1020x833.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized-160x131.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Property-Russell-City-sized-1536x1254.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Russell City home circa 1950. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Hayward Area Historical Society)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, who allocated $100,000 to the redress fund from his office, said he hopes that the money will allow families to “move forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This doesn’t completely address and redress all of the harms which are long-lasting, which are traumatic, and yet at the same time, I think it is very symbolic in terms of going beyond the apology,” Haubert said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the funds secured, the next step for officials is to determine eligibility requirements, identify which families lived in Russell City and figure out a process for disbursement, Salinas said. According to the Board of Supervisors’ proposal, direct payments will be provided to former residents who had their property seized by the county and annexed into Hayward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Do you have more questions about the Russell City reparations fund? Read \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12048684/alameda-county-set-to-approve-reparations-fund-for-displaced-russell-city-residents#:~:text=Aisha%20Knowles'%20father%20grew%20up%20in%20a,1960s%2C%20forcibly%20displacing%20more%20than%201%2C000%20people.\">\u003cem>KQED’s explainer here\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/bkrans\">\u003cem>Brian Krans\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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As part of a plea deal, other charges associated with the attack, including an attempted murder charge and multiple enhancements for repeat offenses, were dropped.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson said Monday that a special directive put in place by her predecessor, Pamela Price — a progressive prosecutor who was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017506/these-maps-show-where-pamela-price-lost-the-most-support-from-voters-in-the-recall-election\">recalled last Novembe\u003c/a>\u003cu>r\u003c/u> — prevented the office from considering charge enhancements in Hall’s plea negotiations, including one for great bodily harm and another for his previous felony convictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They could not use those strikes as it relates to any plea bargaining without permission from the prior administration,” she told reporters ahead of Hall’s arraignment. “There was a plea taken in January of 2025 while that directive was still in place, and sentencing occurred on February 7, 2025, again, while that directive was still in place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049206\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049206\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/EBT-L-HALLCHARGE-0721-01-scaled-e1753214975639.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bryan Keith Hall, who is suspected of opening fire on state parole agent Joshua Lemont Byrd at the Division of Adult Parole Operations office in East Oakland last Thursday. \u003ccite>(Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25038309-special-directive-23-01/\">The directive\u003c/a>, which aimed to decrease prison sentences in favor of alternatives to incarceration, was one of Price’s first major policy shifts after taking office in 2023. The policy said that in most instances, “prosecutors shall not file or require defendants to plead to sentence enhancements or other sentencing allegations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My first order of business when I came to this office was to get rid of that directive,” Jones Dickson said. \u003ca href=\"https://substack.com/home/post/p-157524235?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web\">She did so\u003c/a> the day after her inauguration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement issued earlier Monday, Price said the plea was negotiated under the administration of Jones Dickson, who was sworn in on Feb. 18, and called the blame placed on her administration “disinformation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mr. Hall’s crime took place before I was in the office and his negotiated plea deal was made after I left office,” she wrote.[aside postID=news_12048706 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250702-OAKLAND-POLICE-DEPARTMENT-MD-01_qed.jpg']According to Price, the plea decision was made by an attorney in Jones Dickson’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hall was paroled immediately after his sentencing, nearly two weeks before Jones Dickson took office, because he had completed the maximum sentence for the crime in county jail, awaiting his conviction, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During an evidentiary hearing in the stabbing case in November, Hall’s public defender told the court they believed his attack against that victim was likely “driven by some sort of mental health issues” based on testimony about his behavior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After initially refusing to appear for his Monday morning arraignment in the shooting case, Hall appeared for a rescheduled arraignment at 2 p.m. but declined to enter a plea. He is currently being held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin without bail. His arraignment is now set for Aug. 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to charging documents, the shooting occurred after Hall entered the parole office around 12:40 p.m. Thursday and was told to leave because his parole officer was not there. He had missed a scheduled meeting there with his officer the previous day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around 12:50 p.m., Byrd was shot. Minutes later, a witness saw Hall leaving the building with a firearm, the charging documents allege. Video footage shows Hall running outside the building before boarding an Alameda County transit bus. He is believed to have committed a robbery on the bus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049052\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049052\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250721-PAROLESHOOTINGSUSPECT_00912_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250721-PAROLESHOOTINGSUSPECT_00912_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250721-PAROLESHOOTINGSUSPECT_00912_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250721-PAROLESHOOTINGSUSPECT_00912_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handwritten notes indicate that The CDCR Division of Adult Parole Operations office is closed in Oakland on July 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland Police Department officers found Hall and arrested him hours later near 90th Avenue and International Boulevard, about two miles from the parole office. In a nearby dumpster, they found a firearm and an orange safety jacket that they said Hall was seen stripping off as he fled, according to doorbell camera footage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Byrd, 40, died of his injuries after being immediately transferred to a hospital, marking the first line-of-duty death of an officer in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear how Hall was able to bring a firearm into the office, which serves as a common meeting space for parolees and their officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CDCR declined KQED’s request for comment on its security protocols at the site, citing safety concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Including the 2022 stabbing, Hall has 10 prior felony convictions in California dating back to 1996. They include assault, second-degree robbery, evading police and illegally possessing a firearm as a felon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2015, he was convicted of illegally taking a vehicle in Contra Costa County. Court records show that while paroled following that conviction, he had his release revoked twice because of parole violations, first in November 2015 and again in April the following year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CDCR said Byrd was not Hall’s parole officer. It’s unclear if they had a relationship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Byrd had only joined the Oakland office in October, after 10 years in other roles within CDCR, including as a correctional officer and sergeant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Lt. Gov. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 4:25 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland-coliseum\">Oakland Coliseum\u003c/a> sale has officially passed one of its last major hurdles: Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After months \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036060/oakland-pushes-coliseum-sale-next-year-delaying-funds-again\">of standstill\u003c/a>, waiting for the board’s approval, supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to reassign the county’s interest in the Coliseum property to local developers known as the African American Sports and Entertainment Group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is an important critical step in a monumental process,” Ray Bobbitt, managing partner of AASEG, said ahead of the vote. “This community has stepped forward and allowed us to be patient, perseverant and to make sure that we have been in prayer. We just want to say thank you so much for the opportunity to move this forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over a year ago, AASEG excitedly announced their intent to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987346/oakland-to-sell-coliseum-to-black-led-developer-group-after-as-depart\">buy and redevelop the former home of the Oakland A’s\u003c/a>, but contract negotiations and complicated ownership hang-ups have plagued the deal process, especially with the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vote to finalize the county’s role in the deal, according to Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas, will finally give the group the power and assurance to begin that work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12032884\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12032884\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teams prepare the field at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 20, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There’ll be one organization that will own the entire Coliseum so that redevelopment and revitalization can move forward,” she told KQED ahead of the meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s happening:\u003c/strong> Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors has been in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12022106/alameda-county-moves-closer-to-oakland-coliseum-sale-final-vote-expected-in-30-days\">monthslong negotiation\u003c/a> with AASEG over the developers’ purchase of the A’s stake in the Coliseum. Even though the county \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11742341/alameda-county-oks-plan-to-sell-its-share-of-oakland-coliseum-complex-to-as\">agreed to sell its half\u003c/a> to the Major League Baseball team in 2019, it has to approve the AASEG deal as the original owners, reassigning its interest from the A’s to a group formed by AASEG.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s meant a series of closed-door meetings between negotiators, which Bas said have been spent hammering out the “complex” real estate deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, as the board inched closer to finalizing the agreement, Kimberly Gasaway, director of Alameda County’s general services agency, said there were just two outstanding documents that the county needed from AASEG.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, the board finally voted to reassign its interest in the property to the purchasing company, Oakland Acquisition Company, which is an affiliate of AASEG. Board President David Haubert and Supervisors Elisa Márquez, Nate Miley and Nikki Fortunato Bas all voted in favor of the sale. Board Vice President Lena Tam was excused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12036060 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The context: \u003c/strong>In early 2023, AASEG entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement with the city of Oakland to develop the Coliseum site. Over the summer of 2024, as the A’s prepared to play their\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006567/photos-fans-flood-coliseum-to-bid-emotional-farewell-at-as-last-game-in-oakland\"> final game at the Coliseum\u003c/a>, both \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11997946/oakland-reaches-deal-on-105-million-coliseum-sale-to-stave-off-budget-cuts\">Oakland\u003c/a> and the team signed deals formalizing sales of their shares to AASEG for $105 million and $125 million, respectively. Shortly after, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007771/new-oakland-coliseum-sale-deal-raises-questions-about-delayed-payment-and-citys-budget\">Oakland renegotiated its deal\u003c/a> with AASEG to increase its revenue by $5 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both sale timelines have been delayed as months went by without Alameda County reassigning its interest in the site to the development company. The A’s deal cannot go through until the county does so, and AASEG has paused payments to Oakland, falling behind on its previously negotiated schedule, until the county deal is done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both of those deals are set to close in 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Zoom out: \u003c/strong>Slow-moving negotiations with Alameda County have been far from the only bump in the road for the Coliseum deal since 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last spring, then-Mayor Sheng Thao announced that more than $60 million in revenue from the sale would be \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987568/oakland-coliseum-sale-expected-to-help-city-avoid-drastic-budget-cutshttps:/www.kqed.org/news/11987568/oakland-coliseum-sale-expected-to-help-city-avoid-drastic-budget-cuts\">used to help patch an even larger hole in Oakland’s budget\u003c/a>. Shortly after AASEG and the city finalized their deal in July 2024, though, the payment timeline was pushed back, forcing the city to institute a bare-bones “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020393/2-oakland-fire-stations-close-amid-budget-crisis-more-could-follow\">contingency budget\u003c/a>” that caused fire station closures and police cuts, and eroded public trust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AASEG has not made any payments to the city since the start of the year. The projected revenue from the sale is not included in the city’s 2025 budget plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Packed stands at the Oakland Coliseum for the A’s last home game on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What we’re watching: \u003c/strong>It’s unclear if AASEG plans to hand Oakland a lump sum for the payments missed due to county delays, or if the deal timeline with either the city or Oakland will be further revised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group’s $5 billion plan has raised eyebrows — and concerns about feasibility — since it was announced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once the sole owners, AASEG will also have to begin work on a community benefits agreement, which was required by its city deal. The deal aims to ensure that development \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041329/oaklands-army-base-redevelopment-was-a-win-for-locals-can-the-coliseum-be-the-same\">serves the surrounding East Oakland community\u003c/a>, where decades of disinvestment by businesses and the A’s have decimated the local economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AASEG has already committed to making 25% of any housing built affordable, and in the next five years, will have to begin to negotiate a bundle of other community benefits with stakeholders like Black Cultural Zone, Brotherhood of Elders, local youth centers and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shonda Scott, one of the entertainment group’s members, told KQED when the deals were being negotiated that AASEG is looking forward to that work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s us being of the community, giving back to the community and making sure it’s done equitably, especially for those who have been historically disenfranchised in these sixth and seventh district areas that the Coliseum is a part of,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over a year ago, AASEG excitedly announced their intent to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987346/oakland-to-sell-coliseum-to-black-led-developer-group-after-as-depart\">buy and redevelop the former home of the Oakland A’s\u003c/a>, but contract negotiations and complicated ownership hang-ups have plagued the deal process, especially with the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vote to finalize the county’s role in the deal, according to Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas, will finally give the group the power and assurance to begin that work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12032884\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12032884\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teams prepare the field at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 20, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There’ll be one organization that will own the entire Coliseum so that redevelopment and revitalization can move forward,” she told KQED ahead of the meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s happening:\u003c/strong> Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors has been in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12022106/alameda-county-moves-closer-to-oakland-coliseum-sale-final-vote-expected-in-30-days\">monthslong negotiation\u003c/a> with AASEG over the developers’ purchase of the A’s stake in the Coliseum. Even though the county \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11742341/alameda-county-oks-plan-to-sell-its-share-of-oakland-coliseum-complex-to-as\">agreed to sell its half\u003c/a> to the Major League Baseball team in 2019, it has to approve the AASEG deal as the original owners, reassigning its interest from the A’s to a group formed by AASEG.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s meant a series of closed-door meetings between negotiators, which Bas said have been spent hammering out the “complex” real estate deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, as the board inched closer to finalizing the agreement, Kimberly Gasaway, director of Alameda County’s general services agency, said there were just two outstanding documents that the county needed from AASEG.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, the board finally voted to reassign its interest in the property to the purchasing company, Oakland Acquisition Company, which is an affiliate of AASEG. Board President David Haubert and Supervisors Elisa Márquez, Nate Miley and Nikki Fortunato Bas all voted in favor of the sale. Board Vice President Lena Tam was excused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The context: \u003c/strong>In early 2023, AASEG entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement with the city of Oakland to develop the Coliseum site. Over the summer of 2024, as the A’s prepared to play their\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006567/photos-fans-flood-coliseum-to-bid-emotional-farewell-at-as-last-game-in-oakland\"> final game at the Coliseum\u003c/a>, both \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11997946/oakland-reaches-deal-on-105-million-coliseum-sale-to-stave-off-budget-cuts\">Oakland\u003c/a> and the team signed deals formalizing sales of their shares to AASEG for $105 million and $125 million, respectively. Shortly after, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007771/new-oakland-coliseum-sale-deal-raises-questions-about-delayed-payment-and-citys-budget\">Oakland renegotiated its deal\u003c/a> with AASEG to increase its revenue by $5 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both sale timelines have been delayed as months went by without Alameda County reassigning its interest in the site to the development company. The A’s deal cannot go through until the county does so, and AASEG has paused payments to Oakland, falling behind on its previously negotiated schedule, until the county deal is done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both of those deals are set to close in 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Zoom out: \u003c/strong>Slow-moving negotiations with Alameda County have been far from the only bump in the road for the Coliseum deal since 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last spring, then-Mayor Sheng Thao announced that more than $60 million in revenue from the sale would be \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987568/oakland-coliseum-sale-expected-to-help-city-avoid-drastic-budget-cutshttps:/www.kqed.org/news/11987568/oakland-coliseum-sale-expected-to-help-city-avoid-drastic-budget-cuts\">used to help patch an even larger hole in Oakland’s budget\u003c/a>. Shortly after AASEG and the city finalized their deal in July 2024, though, the payment timeline was pushed back, forcing the city to institute a bare-bones “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020393/2-oakland-fire-stations-close-amid-budget-crisis-more-could-follow\">contingency budget\u003c/a>” that caused fire station closures and police cuts, and eroded public trust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AASEG has not made any payments to the city since the start of the year. The projected revenue from the sale is not included in the city’s 2025 budget plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Packed stands at the Oakland Coliseum for the A’s last home game on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What we’re watching: \u003c/strong>It’s unclear if AASEG plans to hand Oakland a lump sum for the payments missed due to county delays, or if the deal timeline with either the city or Oakland will be further revised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group’s $5 billion plan has raised eyebrows — and concerns about feasibility — since it was announced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once the sole owners, AASEG will also have to begin work on a community benefits agreement, which was required by its city deal. 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This terrible incident underscores the increasingly dangerous conditions under which humanitarian operations are forced to be conducted in Gaza.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement to NPR, the Israel Defense Forces said its troops encountered thousands of Palestinians and “fired warning shots in order to remove an immediate threat posed to them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Israeli military said it was examining the incident but that an “initial review suggests that the number of casualties reported does not align with the information held by the IDF.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12047968 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250630-HUMANITARIANPAROLEDEEPDIVE-13-BL-KQED.jpg']Hundreds of billions of dollars have been appropriated for defense and military spending through Congress, despite cuts being made to health care, education and other critical services across the country, Simon said, adding that she is committed to voting ‘no’ on every legislative move that funds warfare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara Kiswani, executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center in San Francisco, said Israel’s actions on Sunday are nothing new to organizers who have been working to send aid to Gaza, where Palestinians have endured months of severe famine. 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It was among a string of live videos he frequently posted to his account, which YouTube has since terminated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A slew of posts on his Facebook profile also include apparent threats to the families of postal workers and other delivery companies that their loved ones could be “dropping dead” soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San José police officers responding to reports of a fire around 3 a.m. Sunday at the Almaden Valley U.S. Post Office branch said they found a car that had been driven into the post office, caught fire and caused the building to catch on fire. The San José Fire Department said in a social media \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/SJFD/status/1946954875553886618\">post\u003c/a> that about 50 firefighters responded to the blaze and had it knocked down by 4:31 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No injuries were reported, and Tillman was arrested in connection with the fire, police said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049066\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049066\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/SanJosePostOfficeFireTwitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/SanJosePostOfficeFireTwitter.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/SanJosePostOfficeFireTwitter-160x128.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/SanJosePostOfficeFireTwitter-1536x1228.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San José Fire Department firefighters respond to a fire after a car crashed into a Post Office on Sunday, July 20, 2025, in San José, California. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San José Fire Department via X)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the federal law enforcement arm of the postal service, took over the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inspectors are looking into “whether this was an intentional act designed to damage the post office somehow and what possible motives or explanations there could be for that,” Matthew Norfleet, a U.S. postal inspector and spokesperson for the agency, told KQED on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If this was intentional, there really can be no rational explanation for it. A post office is a facility that serves the community,” Norfleet said. “It’s there to make sure everybody gets what they need. So the idea that you would intentionally damage one and set it on fire, there’s just no way that could ever make sense.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tillman’s brother, Kevin Tillman, said in a statement shared with KQED on Monday on behalf of their family that they had limited information but were in communication with authorities.[aside postID=news_12047900 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/240418-SJPDFILE-JG-6_qed.jpg']“Our family is aware that my brother Richard has been arrested. First and foremost, we are relieved that no one was physically harmed,” the statement said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To be clear, it’s no secret that Richard has been battling severe mental health issues for many years,” it continued. “He has been livestreaming, what I’ll call, his altered self on social media for anyone to witness. Unfortunately, securing the proper care and support for him has proven incredibly difficult — or rather, impossible. As a result, none of this is as shocking as it should be.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pat Tillman Jr. was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 when members of his U.S. platoon fired on him and an Afghan militia member, mistaking them for enemy fighters. The U.S. government subsequently attempted to cover up the truth about the killing, including instructing an officer to lie to the soldier’s family about the circumstances of his death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, Richard Tillman \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=tillmanpart3&redirected=true\">told ESPN\u003c/a> he didn’t believe the story that the military told of his older brother’s death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I remember talking to my mom about it,” he said. “‘You know what? This is shady.’ It didn’t really go much further than that because you can’t, really. … So it is more a hindsight that you saw something weird. But we did verbalize it — that is for sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, Tillman often livestreamed on his YouTube account from behind the wheel of a parked car. He referred to himself as a god by the name of “Yeshua,” railed against the government and addressed posts to Taylor Swift as “Sweet Divine Soulmate Baby.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a video uploaded five days before the crash — which also has since been removed — Tillman went on a profanity-laced diatribe about getting retribution for wrongs against him, referring to “Richard Tillman” as a past version of himself whom he was seeking vengeance for, one that no longer existed as he became “Yeshua.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In that video, he alluded to doing “something” in the next few months, or as early as a few weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Uh, but don’t worry. 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I eat cowards as a snack, and you are all cowards … Bill Clinton, George Bush, Mark Zuckerberg and the rest of you subhumans will reap what you sow, and I’ll be smiling and laughing the whole way through!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January 2024, Tillman posted a video of himself playing with his two sons on Facebook with the caption: “My family and the government said I’m a threat to my kids. … This video shows why family and government can be completely wrong and worthless.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>At the end of a winding road in a small neighborhood tucked into \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-rafael\">San Rafael’s\u003c/a> estuarine landscape lies the entrance to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/mount-tamalpais\">Mount Tamalpais\u003c/a> Cemetery. The site has been in operation since 1879, bearing witness to thousands of burials, goodbyes and solemn visits on birthdays and anniversaries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teveia Barnes, a lawyer based in San Rafael, remembers when the cemetery was lush, green and well-manicured. Barnes is a member of Kol Shofar, a Tiburon-based synagogue that purchased more than 1,000 plots at Mount Tam Cemetery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recalls visiting with her husband in 2012 to look at plots together and thinking to herself, “This would be such a lovely place to be.” But in the years that followed, Barnes watched the grass give way to towering weeds, sturdy roads crack and potholes emerge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I came up here and I took pictures,” Barnes said. “That’s when I first appreciated how this whole area had deteriorated to such an extent that it didn’t resemble at all the cemetery that we had signed up to come to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At that time, Barnes had no idea what lay ahead for the cemetery — or her role in subsequent legal battles that would follow. She was simply planning for the future, having the inevitable conversation about where she and her loved ones would one day be laid to rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048592\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. Families who have loved ones buried at the cemetery are calling for accountability, saying conditions have worsened. Tall grass and weeds grow throughout the cemetery and surround many of its tombstones. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In June 2022, the state Attorney General’s office filed a formal \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LuT2SmiT5PH4r0DXwzxaVHO3h0adu4Ui/view?usp=sharing\">accusation\u003c/a> against the owners of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery on behalf of California’s Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bureau Chief Gina Sanchez accused the cemetery’s owners of mismanaging the Eternal Care Fund — or ECF — failing to maintain the grounds, and neglecting to comply with citations after delays in filing its annual reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under \u003ca href=\"https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-hsc/division-8/part-3/chapter-5/article-2/section-8726/\">state law\u003c/a>, cemetery owners are required to establish ECFs, funded by a portion of consumer plot purchases, with profits reserved for cemetery maintenance.[aside postID=science_1997579 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1267735347-2000x1125.jpg']Following the formal accusation, Mount Tam Cemetery owner Buck Kamphausen, a Vallejo-based businessman, and his two partners were ordered to surrender their licenses and relinquish control of the cemetery’s ECF, which held around $50 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just five months later, a nonprofit religious organization called Evergreen Ministries was \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WIlwe95gjJRK-mdO-hXpvi0XA9nbU5Kz/view?usp=sharing\">formed\u003c/a>, with Kamphausen listed as its CEO. Court documents \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MWIFISXN2Xk561cgm7LIwHKEqhkK0Nls/view?usp=sharing\">show\u003c/a> he attempted to transfer the funds and “donate the cemeteries” to Evergreen Ministries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau discovered the plan and petitioned the Solano County Superior Court to intervene and take control of the assets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a lengthy legal dispute, Judge Christine Carringer ultimately ruled that the state was within its rights to seize the ECF. She also noted that it appeared “Evergreen Ministries was formed for the purpose of avoiding governmental regulation, oversight and taxation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the legal proceedings, members of Kol Shofar testified about watching the cemetery fall into disrepair. Barnes was among them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048598\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She said she wanted to “be sure that Kol Shofar’s interest was protected, because Kol Shofar had a contract that was more encompassing than other contracts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At stake were the personal and financial investments of countless families, Kol Shofar’s Rabbi Paul Steinberg said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve never had to tell families, listen, you better bring hiking boots,” Steinberg said. “Don’t wear your nice heels because you could easily trip over rocks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carringer’s ruling did not strip Evergreen Ministries of ownership — only its control of the cemetery’s assets — so it remained the owner of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12048593 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. Signs warning of wild animals and falling trees can be found throughout the cemetery. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But in March, the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau issued cease-and-desist \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ShP4J26NnSuecG83H9gR1mJXXGPYB4g/view?usp=sharing\">orders\u003c/a> to all four cemeteries under Evergreen Ministries, including Mount Tam Cemetery, once again accusing the owners of financial mismanagement and neglect, and ordering all operations to stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an email to KQED, the Bureau said it “does not have information regarding plans for future ownership,” and that unless the cemetery is purchased by a new owner and relicensed, “it is considered unlicensed or abandoned and falls outside the regulatory authority of the Bureau.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amidst the uncertainty, the cemetery has continued to deteriorate, according to those with loved ones buried there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Seeing the deterioration in the roads is the most worrisome thing, because some of those roads are quite narrow,” said Steve Gershik, whose parents are interred at Mount Tam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048595\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. Tall grass and weeds grow throughout the property, including at the entry gate. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gershik said he registered things turning south in 2013. “I noticed the erosion and how the weeds had grown up after just one year since their funeral,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frustrated over the uncertainty surrounding the cemetery’s future, Gershik said he’s “really disappointed in the lack of aggression of the state to hold them accountable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They seem to be really dragging their feet, and they could be doing a lot more to hold on to account the standards which all cemeteries in California should hold,” he continued.[aside postID=news_12044161 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/inntown-3-2000x1333.jpg']Barnes said some of her friends now bring gardening shears to trim the weeds themselves. “This isn’t the proper respect and honor that we expected,” she said. “So that adds another level of trauma to the experience of coming to visit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kamphausen told KQED that he has already begun the appeal process against the Bureau’s most recent cease-and-desist order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe that we will prevail, and our attorneys do,” Kamphausen said. “It’s a matter of when we get to court.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the cemetery’s current state reflects drought conditions, wildfire concerns, and invasive species like eucalyptus trees, which make upkeep more difficult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kol Shofar’s Executive Director Gordon Gladstone said the path forward may be complicated — but the need for change is clear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It takes a willingness to do it and a willingness to invest in the services and processes that make that possible,” Gladstone said. “So, magic wand in hand, we bring that same kind of care, compassion, and attentiveness to Mount Tamalpais.”\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I came up here and I took pictures,” Barnes said. “That’s when I first appreciated how this whole area had deteriorated to such an extent that it didn’t resemble at all the cemetery that we had signed up to come to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At that time, Barnes had no idea what lay ahead for the cemetery — or her role in subsequent legal battles that would follow. She was simply planning for the future, having the inevitable conversation about where she and her loved ones would one day be laid to rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048592\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. Families who have loved ones buried at the cemetery are calling for accountability, saying conditions have worsened. Tall grass and weeds grow throughout the cemetery and surround many of its tombstones. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In June 2022, the state Attorney General’s office filed a formal \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LuT2SmiT5PH4r0DXwzxaVHO3h0adu4Ui/view?usp=sharing\">accusation\u003c/a> against the owners of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery on behalf of California’s Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bureau Chief Gina Sanchez accused the cemetery’s owners of mismanaging the Eternal Care Fund — or ECF — failing to maintain the grounds, and neglecting to comply with citations after delays in filing its annual reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under \u003ca href=\"https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-hsc/division-8/part-3/chapter-5/article-2/section-8726/\">state law\u003c/a>, cemetery owners are required to establish ECFs, funded by a portion of consumer plot purchases, with profits reserved for cemetery maintenance.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Following the formal accusation, Mount Tam Cemetery owner Buck Kamphausen, a Vallejo-based businessman, and his two partners were ordered to surrender their licenses and relinquish control of the cemetery’s ECF, which held around $50 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just five months later, a nonprofit religious organization called Evergreen Ministries was \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WIlwe95gjJRK-mdO-hXpvi0XA9nbU5Kz/view?usp=sharing\">formed\u003c/a>, with Kamphausen listed as its CEO. Court documents \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MWIFISXN2Xk561cgm7LIwHKEqhkK0Nls/view?usp=sharing\">show\u003c/a> he attempted to transfer the funds and “donate the cemeteries” to Evergreen Ministries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau discovered the plan and petitioned the Solano County Superior Court to intervene and take control of the assets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a lengthy legal dispute, Judge Christine Carringer ultimately ruled that the state was within its rights to seize the ECF. She also noted that it appeared “Evergreen Ministries was formed for the purpose of avoiding governmental regulation, oversight and taxation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the legal proceedings, members of Kol Shofar testified about watching the cemetery fall into disrepair. Barnes was among them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048598\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. \u003ccite>(Brian L. 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Signs warning of wild animals and falling trees can be found throughout the cemetery. \u003ccite>(Brian L. 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Tall grass and weeds grow throughout the property, including at the entry gate. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gershik said he registered things turning south in 2013. “I noticed the erosion and how the weeds had grown up after just one year since their funeral,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frustrated over the uncertainty surrounding the cemetery’s future, Gershik said he’s “really disappointed in the lack of aggression of the state to hold them accountable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They seem to be really dragging their feet, and they could be doing a lot more to hold on to account the standards which all cemeteries in California should hold,” he continued.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Barnes said some of her friends now bring gardening shears to trim the weeds themselves. “This isn’t the proper respect and honor that we expected,” she said. “So that adds another level of trauma to the experience of coming to visit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kamphausen told KQED that he has already begun the appeal process against the Bureau’s most recent cease-and-desist order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe that we will prevail, and our attorneys do,” Kamphausen said. “It’s a matter of when we get to court.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the cemetery’s current state reflects drought conditions, wildfire concerns, and invasive species like eucalyptus trees, which make upkeep more difficult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kol Shofar’s Executive Director Gordon Gladstone said the path forward may be complicated — but the need for change is clear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It takes a willingness to do it and a willingness to invest in the services and processes that make that possible,” Gladstone said. “So, magic wand in hand, we bring that same kind of care, compassion, and attentiveness to Mount Tamalpais.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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A lot of guys were paying anywhere from $400 to $1,200 a month for healthcare, so any little raises that the company gave them wasn’t really doing anything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez said the contract also clearly spells out policies for day-to-day issues like how seniority is structured and how grievance procedures play out. 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He said the strike hadn’t been much of a problem, considering the city of Richmond provided the containers for free to residents on the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That helps a lot. Since I have the truck, I told everybody to get everything together, and I’ll take it across the street. So it’s really a blessing for us,” Tyler said. “Without that, we’d be in pretty bad shape.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tyler was happy to hear that the strike was over, thankful to no longer have to make trash runs on the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s great news,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Supervisor John Gioia – who represents Richmond and other parts of west Contra Costa County – said residents deserve to be refunded after the disruption. 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Cities like Fairfield, Suisun City, and Daly City are also exploring rate relief options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republic Services declined to comment when asked about rate relief, saying via email, “Right now we’re focused on resuming service and will address all non-service related questions once that is complete.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Republic Services and the Teamsters thanked the community for its patience during the strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will work hard to catch up with needed recycling and waste collection as quickly as we can,” a Republic Services spokesperson said via email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republic Services urges people to keep their trash, recycling and green bins at the curb and ready for pickup until the trucks arrive, which may occur on a non-regularly scheduled day.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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