Three city council seats are on the Fair Oaks Ranch ballot with the Place 4 seat being filled by a new councilmember Jarrett joined Community Impact Newspaper as a reporter in September 2021 he was a staff writer for two papers in North Georgia the North Georgia News and the Towns County Herald He graduated from Young Harris College with a degree in Creative Writing in 2020 real estate development and nonprofits in the Northeast San Antonio Metrocom One dine-in restaurant at Fair Oaks Mall seems to have permanently closed its doors Brio Italian Grille housed near Cheesecake Factory and the mall’s northeast entrance said in a sign posted to its front door earlier this month that it has “temporarily closed,” apologizing for the inconvenience and thanking guests for their patronage all indications point to the closure now being permanent The restaurant at 11776 Fair Oaks Mall has been removed from Brio’s list of locations online In a video posted Monday (April 28) on the social media platform TikTok an employee said workers “raided” the restaurant — with permission — and took no-longer-needed equipment such as plates “We’ve been closed for four weeks,” the poster wrote in a comment on Tuesday (April 29) “Yesterday was when it went from temporary to forever.” A couple of commenters on the post said they were informed on Monday that their reservations had been canceled despite getting confirmations last week that the events would move forward Representatives for Fair Oaks Mall declined to comment on the matter, deferring to the restaurant chain. When FFXnow reached out to the chain via the media email listed on its website multiple phone calls placed to the restaurant went unanswered If the restaurant is shuttered for good, that marks the end of Brio in Virginia. The Fair Oaks Mall location, which opened in 2015, was the brand’s last in the state, following its departure from Tysons Corner Center in 2020 The brand now has just 30 locations nationwide, down from nearly 100 before the coronavirus pandemic. Brio was acquired by Earl Enterprises in 2020 after its former parent company, FoodFirst Global Holdings, declared bankruptcy and announced a new CEO in March Huston Company will close the Highway 30 westbound off-ramp to complete utility work within the intersection Bi-directional traffic on Fair Oaks Avenue is expected to be maintained throughout this closure Learn more about the Commercial Avenue Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction Project. Subscribe to the City of Madison News Releases email list Wisconsin Public Records Laws may require us to provide your email address to third parties you are requesting that we treat your email as confidential and we will not release it to public records requests City-County Building210 Martin Luther King Jr Copyright © 1995 - 2025 City of Madison The City of Pasadena announced a complete 48-hour closure of Fair Oaks Avenue between California Boulevard and Bellefontaine Street for construction work May 5 requiring all travelers to use alternative routes during this period “City officials are advising all motorists and pedestrians to completely avoid the area during the construction period,” the City of Pasadena Public Agency announcement states “The timing of the closure appears designed to minimize disruption to weekday commuter traffic by containing the work primarily to the weekend though early morning commuters on Monday should be aware that the street may have just reopened.” Access to several neighborhoods and commercial areas in the southern part of the city will be impacted during the construction period Huntington Hospital and nearby medical facilities and emergency vehicles will need to use alternative routes to navigate around the closure Local businesses along this stretch of Fair Oaks Avenue may experience reduced foot and vehicle traffic throughout the weekend Weekend patrons of these establishments should plan accordingly and consider alternative approaches to reaching these destinations For more information or updates regarding the closure, residents can visit the City of Pasadena’s official website at cityofpasadena.net or contact the city’s public works department directly More » The ‘Humming-Byrd’ House: A Mid-Century Storybook Ranch Surrounded by Nature Pasadena Now has been published daily since April 2004 and is among the very oldest continuously operated community news websites in the U.S Pasadena Now strives to publish a full spectrum of news and information articles in service to the entire community The publication will remain free to readers and will not erect paywalls Copyright © 2025. Pasadena Now | Terms of - Service | Privacy Policy | CA Notice of Collection RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds offer another way to get Pasadena Now content Subscribe to our feeds to get the latest headlines summaries and links back to full articles – formatted for your favorite feed reader and updated throughout the day The Dallas Police Department is seeking help from the public to capture a man who has committed at least two sexual assaults in Dallas The latest attack occurred in Lake Highlands Police say a woman was attacked Friday in her apartment near 8800 Fair Oaks Crossing a man climbed through an unsecured window and assaulted a woman sleeping in her bed at her apartment near 9700 Dale Crest Drive in West Dallas The suspect is described as a Latin male in his 20s black pants and black Nike shoes with a white swoosh logo will restrict all vehicle traffic in the area for the duration of the weekend Detours have been planned along Raymond Avenue and California Boulevard to maintain traffic flow during the closure and all impacted properties — including the ongoing construction site at 590 S and Huntington Hospital — have been notified Layton Construction has provided contact information for any questions or concerns from residents or businesses in the vicinity electronic message boards have been placed at five key locations These signs will remain in place before and during the weekend Officials urge motorists to plan alternate routes and allow extra travel time while the crane installation is underway Many of our advertisers are local businesses that have been impacted directly by the fire we immediately removed all advertisements the day after the fire and transformed our site to provide live updates We felt it would be inappropriate to run ads while our friends and neighbors were being evacuated and displaced we don’t outsource our operations overseas Our priority has been to keep you and ourselves informed with timely even a small contribution of $5 can make a significant difference Please click the blue button below to learn more about how you can assist Support Our News Desk department consists of a collective of news gatherers in order to keep the community informed and safe Colorado Boulevard is your place for informative news and social living for the greater Pasadena area and work together to make a better world for all of us See all articles See all newsflashes Back to articles Show Breaking News BarCloseLocal News Nate Kotisso Spencer Heath Bill Taylor Rebecca Salinas Kolten Parker Early voting results will be released at 7 p.m Scroll within the result embeds to see all races Find more election coverage on the Vote 2025 page For 51590% Against 5610%100% of Precincts Reporting (3 / 3) For 8583% Against 1717%Atascosa Co. Emergency Services Dist. #1CandidateVotes For21474%Against7626%Balcones Heights City Council, PL 3CandidateVotes Jimmy Hernandez 10952%Juan Manuel Lecea Jr.*10048%*Incumbent50% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 2) Tracy Ebersole 10752%Mark Saenz *9848%*Incumbent50% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 2) Molly Weaver 11154%Rudy Flores III9446%50% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 2) Against 11655% For 9545%50% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 2) For 24859% Against 17241%88.9% of Precincts Reporting (8 / 9) Ritchie*1,02276%Laura HaningLaura Haning32924%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 2) Wright *15446%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 1) For 1,02577% Against 31323%100% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 2) For 90069% Against 40231%100% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 2) For 1,10184% Against 21116%100% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 2) For 1,14989% Against 14211%100% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 2) Helen Hays 69367%Mechelle Salmon 34233%100% of Precincts Reporting (5 / 5) Jason Krawietz 81181%Ray Jeffrey 19119%25% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 8) Francesca Watson 74473%Lisa Cubley 27627%25% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 8) Skelton 26626%25% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 8) Bruce Alexander 39174%Darrin Schroeder *13426%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (13 / 13) Alexandria Inocencio 22162%Mary Ann Obregon *10930%Gilbert Ortiz 288%*IncumbentDilley City Council, PL 1CandidateVotes Everardo (Bebe) Castillo Jr.16046%Inelda Rodriguez *12034%Sabino Mena Jr.7120%*IncumbentDilley City Council, PL 2CandidateVotes Eric Aranda 19855%Ray Aranda *15945%*IncumbentDilley Special Election, Prop. ACandidateVotes Against 16552% For 15248%Mayor, City of Eagle PassCandidateVotes Elias Diaz *2,36554%Jorge Sierra 2,04146%*IncumbentEagle Pass City Council, 4CandidateVotes Jessica Rey Ramon 2,20450%Alberto Rodriguez 1,61837%Hanson Uy Tesy 58113%Fair Oaks Ranch City Council, PL 3CandidateVotes Olvera *62356%Scott Rose 48444%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (3 / 3) Dale Pearson 62157%Jim Roff 46943%100% of Precincts Reporting (3 / 3) Scott Parker *62657%Kevin Cox 46743%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (3 / 3) Jake Lamberth 78656%Jacob "Jake" Thompson 62644%Floresville City Council, PL 4CandidateVotes Frances M. Flores 82157%Beatrice Ximenez Marroquin *61043%*IncumbentFloresville City Council, PL 5CandidateVotes Felix Cantu 80056%Donald K. Scee *63244%*IncumbentMayor, City of Garden RidgeCandidateVotes Lisa Swint50153%Jesús ValdezJesús Valdez45047%Garden Ridge City Council, PL 2CandidateVotes Jim Mueller 59468%Gary Palmer 28332%100% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 1) Schneider 3923%100% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 1) Rivas 13378%Bob Walker 3722%100% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 1) Allison Francis *12574%Ian Thompson III4526%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 1) Jim Rodriguez *14877%Alan Sale 4423%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 2) Raymond Robinson 2775%Tina Jones-Radicke 925%100% of Precincts Reporting (14 / 14) For 6590% Against 710%100% of Precincts Reporting (14 / 14) Janeshia Grider *26451%Christopher "Chris" Garza 25849%*Incumbent40% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 5) Joe Molina *23918%Susan Street 23718%Maria D Hitt *19314%Jonathan Todd 14211%David Barboza 997%*Incumbent40% of Precincts Reporting (2 / 5) Danielle Carriere Bolton 37462%Benny Martinez *22738%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (5 / 5) McPherson 10530%*Incumbent83.3% of Precincts Reporting (5 / 6) Chris Pal-Freeman 15453%Adam Harden *13547%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 1) Carter 43956%Andrés Campos *34244%George Green 30%*Incumbent1.9% of Precincts Reporting (3 / 156) Michael Capizzi 28757%Christopher Willis *21443%*Incumbent0% of Precincts Reporting (0 / 156) Against 33954% For 29446%Pearsall Special Election, Prop. No. 2CandidateVotes For 47672% Against 18228%Pleasanton City Council, PL 1CandidateVotes Scott Ferguson 6959%Mando San Miguel III4741%Pleasanton City Council, PL 3CandidateVotes Mark Pinkston 9853%Harmony J. Ratterree *8647%*IncumbentMayor, City of RungeCandidateVotes Christopher Parker 15174%Homer Lott Jr.*5426%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (14 / 14) Brandon Nunez 11836%Sally Esparza 6520%Felix Zapata *5517%Jamie Rios-Mendoza 4714%Steven Salas 4313%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (14 / 14) Joanna Rodriguez 5580%Marijane T. Counselman 1420%Mayor, City of Santa ClaraCandidateVotes Chase Grier 16579%Jeff Hunt *4521%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (5 / 5) Amanda Desormeaux 15273%Danny Trammell *5627%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (5 / 5) Reagan *7738%*Incumbent100% of Precincts Reporting (5 / 5) Ken Polasek *7378%Cori Mitchell 2122%*Incumbent3.2% of Precincts Reporting (5 / 156) Christina Fitzpatrick *60231%Bear Goolsby *54829%Ashton Bulman *42722%Patrick Day 33918%*Incumbent0.9% of Precincts Reporting (7 / 798) Art Martinez de Vara12966%Amanda AlcozerAmanda Alcozer6634%100% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 1) For 9052% Against 8448%100% of Precincts Reporting (1 / 1) Wes Shahan 32356%Jonathon Fluitt 25644%The important Election Day races aren’t all in San Antonio Voters outside of the Alamo City will also have an opportunity to have their voices heard on May 3 In addition to three open city council seats Balcones Heights voters will have a proposition on the ballot that could change the face of the police officers’ union in the city Residents will consider “Proposition A.” If passed Proposition A would end the Balcones Heights Police Officers Association’s collective bargaining rights Four propositions will go before voters in Boerne One of those propositions would introduce new three-year term limits for the city’s mayor and city council members voters in other Bexar County cities such as Kirby and Von Ormy will also search for their next mayors Some non-Bexar County cities will be tasked with finding a new mayor and replacing city council seats just like San Antonio and Boerne: Bulverde Sign up for the free KSAT election newsletter in the prompt below for a wrap-up of the results More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter Copyright 2025 by KSAT - All rights reserved Nate Kotisso joined KSAT as a digital journalist in 2024 He previously worked as a newspaper reporter in the Rio Grande Valley for more than two years and spent nearly three years as a digital producer at the CBS station in Oklahoma City Email Newsletters KSAT RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us KSAT Internships Careers at KSAT Closed Captioning / Audio Description Public File Current EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications Copyright © 2025 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio Altadena staple Fair Oaks Burger survived the Eaton Fire — the only structure on the block still standing Now sisters and co-owners Janet and Christy Lee are giving back the only way they know how: firing up the plancha and feeding the community in their parking lot and hopefully Altadena will come back stronger than ever,” says Janet Lee in partnership with the nonprofit World Central Kitchen is grilling up free meals Wednesdays through Fridays for anyone in Altadena who needs one “ We can't use our restaurant right now because we’re still waiting on insurance,” Lee says “And then there’s the water situation,” she adds they’ve been doing prep work off-site and storing everything on ice to avoid using Altadena’s contaminated tap water People are coming in and we're chit chatting It’s a business-as-usual kind of feeling.” were happy to be back at their local burger spot “We’ve been in that house for 35 years,” says Luis “We’ve known this place since we moved here and we appreciate what they’re doing for us.” a lifelong Pasadena resident who was waiting in line for a free teriyaki chicken bowl says he’s grateful for Fair Oaks Burger because he doesn’t have many other options “I got caught up in the fire and lost pretty much all of what I had I'm sleeping in my car right now,” he says I don't know what a lot of people would do,” he adds Janet Lee says they started using their parking lot to feed the community and to connect those in need with services and resources about three weeks ago and people were already lining up,” says Lee and at the end we were just giving people lettuce The burger joint on Fair Oaks Avenue and East Calaveras Street has been part of the community for 37 years Like many of the neighbors and residents they serve Lee's parents lost their home in the Eaton Fire we're just as broke as everybody else,” Lee says Their insurance claims haven’t come through yet “People are still displaced and they don't know what to do Fair Oaks Burger is getting funds from World Central Kitchen through at least March Lee says they're looking for other sources so they can keep the free burgers flipping until Altadena is back on its feet the restaurant has been hosting community aid events out of its parking lot in the wake of the Eaton Fire It was business as usual at Fair Oaks Burger on the evening of January 7, 2025, until the power went out at 6:45 p.m. Thirty minutes earlier, co-owner Janet Lee says, a customer in the drive-thru had warned the restaurant employees about a growing fire in Eaton Canyon. Standing in the parking lot and seeing the encroaching flames which had progressed from the hillside to residential and commercial areas Lee realized the risk of staying until the shop’s typical closure time of 8 p.m The final burger of the day was flipped and served — the last customer kept the receipt — and everyone left the building unaware of what would happen in the hours to come who live just up the street from Fair Oaks Burger and convened with her entire family at her home in Valley Glen All they had was their driver’s licenses and some money they hid in the freezer,” she says the Lees found out that their parents’ home in Altadena burned down which has been a staple in the community since the 1980s In February, just three weeks later, the Lee family and their employees opened up a temporary kitchen on the patio of Fair Oaks Burger and resumed feeding their community in a series of hot food distribution events funded by World Central Kitchen. This collaboration started when the family was approached by community organizer Susan Park who suggested doing food distribution events that Park would pay for out of pocket Once World Central Kitchen found out about the plan and more community organizations reached out to collaborate World Food Bank community health workers were also on site assisting with disaster relief On Saturday, March 29, Fair Oaks Burger became the site of the Altadena Not For Sale Rally, co-organized by My Tribe Rise The parking lot was packed with 550 Altadena residents and supporters of the community’s plans to keep Altadena property in the ownership of its residents and local business owners — and out of the grip of developers People watched performances by local musicians many of whom are still displaced and living in areas outside of Altadena Mary’s Sweets and Churros and Big Grandma’s Kitchen set up alongside Food For Health and Altadena 2030 will be partnering with Fair Oaks Burger for another Wellness Wednesday distribution event Residents are encouraged to bring shopping bags and carts to gather shelf-stable food “That’s going to be a big event for people in the community,” Lee says With help from the Hollywood Food Coalition Lee and her sister Christy have created the Feed Altadena Fund A limited amount of free hot meals will be distributed to Altadena residents during the Wednesday and Saturday events: Attendees at Fair Oaks Burger during event windows will be able to purchase breakfast burritos and 10 percent of the profit from these sales will go toward funding meals for displaced residents One community partnership leads to another. Through AHF, Lee met Boyle Heights muralist Robert Vargas, the artist behind the celebrated 150-foot-tall Little Tokyo mural of Dodger Shohei Ohtani Vargas plans to paint a mural on the southern wall of the restaurant to represent the resilience of the Altadena community which currently is at 13 percent of its goal; and paying for equipment with money out-of-pocket Get San José Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox Sunnyvale officials want to tighten traffic safety near Fair Oaks Park after multiple pedestrian deaths over the past six years Fair Oaks Avenue has become a top safety concern for residents and cyclists The heavily traveled road poses an immediate danger to pedestrians and bicycles with speeds up to 40 mph and limited crosswalks a vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian crossing Fair Oaks Avenue near the Columbia Avenue intersection Sunnyvale has had 11 fatal collisions between a vehicle and bicycle or pedestrian three of which have happened on Fair Oaks Avenue between Taylor and Ahwanee avenues District 5 Councilmember Richard Mehlinger who represents this stretch of Fair Oaks Avenue said the city needs to reconfigure the area for safety parks and other establishments line the street “A lot of the bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure on that street simply isn’t up to snuff,” Mehlinger told San José Spotlight “This poses a real accessibility barrier and a real safety challenge.” In 2023, Mehlinger introduced a study issue to redesign Fair Oaks Avenue but it was deferred due to lack of resources he reintroduced the same project in segments traffic circles and other safety features at three intersections along Fair Oaks Avenue: Balsam All six of his fellow councilmembers are cosponsoring the study which will be discussed in depth at the city’s Feb city employees have recommended deferring the study citing a lack of resources in the Department of Public Works Mehlinger said he hopes the signal study will be less of a lift compared to the full street redesign “Getting (these studies) prioritized and funded is going to be a lot of work but for now … the lowest hanging fruit is trying to get those intersections signalized,” he told San José Spotlight The stretch of Fair Oaks Avenue between Taylor and Ahwanee avenues is particularly dangerous There are few crosswalks that cross Fair Oaks Avenue and the street separates a large residential neighborhood from the newly renovated Fair Oaks Park Mehlinger said he often sees people jaywalk chair of the Sunnyvale Neighbors of Arbor including La Linda board said she also sees a lot of jaywalking because residents in her neighborhood have to walk about half a mile to get to the nearest crosswalk at either Duane Avenue or Wolfe Road She said the speed limit on Fair Oaks Avenue ranges from 40 to 30 mph making it even more dangerous to bike on or cross without a signal who chairs the city’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission said Fair Oaks Avenue is one of the city’s most unsafe streets for cyclists and pedestrians with cars and bicycles sharing a lane for large stretches Fair Oaks Avenue has multiple unmarked crosswalks where the pedestrian has right of way but there are no signs or signals to slow cars down Beagle said these are particularly dangerous on streets with higher speed limits “The road needs to be designed with the behavior of people in mind but you can force infrastructure to conform to behavior,” Beagle told San José Spotlight “The number of public safety things for pedestrian and bicycles are far more predominant south of the train tracks than in the north,” she told San José Spotlight but we live on the wrong side of the train tracks.” Contact B. Sakura Cannestra at [email protected] or @SakuCannestra on X Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This is expected by cyclists and pedestrians as well as by motorists an activist planning effort especially if the bike lanes were hoped to be physically protected It’s also wrong to use protected bike lanes on other than arterials but also on arterials that feature many driveways The revised measure DPW 25-01 that was also delayed contains an oddity “traffic circles” instead of roundabouts at one or more intersection sites Traffic circles are small neighborhood street features and what may be considered are roundabouts Don’t government personnel know which is which Sensible planning begins with looking at the street in a non-activist way There are houses and some apartments along this; the street is so often residential if real instead of activist planning is sought of a conversion to a large or major collector featuring two wide through lanes (one in each direction) The bike lanes can be painted and made Class II since the roadway is larger than normal for collectors or residential streets so often or ordinarily getting Class III (Bike Route) designation now or it can be left Class III and no bike lanes painted or the right lane converted into parking edge lines or the edge where parking is marked as a shoulder Single lanes in each direction in a wide cross-section make roundabouts at intersections easier to implement (It would depend on what traffic would be like after reconfiguration Fair Oaks the main pair of legs and cross streets with less traffic on their legs leaving the city in better shape for whatever intersection treatments it wants and crosswalk treatments it wants which I favor being raised at least at the intersections but mid-block with HAWK is something else to add have flashing lights in the roadway or sides of the raised crosswalk while at it crosswalk lights for this purpose if it is legal there.) Left out of items to be done on this street including Class II bike lanes if city policy can be changed Aside from current city policy as it applies and for parking on the entire cross-section or altering the configuration some other way but the South Bay includes arterials through residential areas others that have plenty of housing along them as well as business districts and need slowing or traffic calming as a minimum sooner or later and changes to make it safer will be substantial if not radical You must be logged in to post a comment San José Spotlight is an award-winning nonprofit newsroom dedicated to fearless journalism that disrupts the status quo holds power to account and paves the way for change We’re changing the face of local journalism by building a community-supported newsroom that ignites civic engagement educates residents and strengthens our democracy 408.206.5327 [email protected] Submit a News Tip Subscribe to our newsletters San José Spotlight is a project of the San José News Bureau a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128 ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Construction has started on new shared-use pedestrian/cyclist paths in the Fair Oaks area the Virginia Department of Transportation announced last week The project will replace the current sidewalks on Post Forest Drive and Random Hills Road with 10-foot-wide shared-use paths The new path will extend along Post Forest Drive from west of Black Ironwood Drive to Random Hills Road before turning north along Random Hills up to the Monument Drive Transit Center — a transit hub for Fairfax Connector riders and other commuters that opened last year VDOT said it will make way for the new shared-use path by restriping and narrowing Post Forest Drive eliminating the existing on-road bicycle lanes Modifications to the curb and gutter might also be needed and a bus shelter on the south side of the road will be moved 75 feet closer to Black Ironwood Drive “Post Forest Drive east of Random Hills Road/Legato Road will be restriped to align with the new road configuration,” VDOT said In addition to implementing the shared-use lane VDOT said the project will make improvements to the Post Forest Drive and West Ox Road intersection: The $6.4 million project is financed with a mix of federal state and local funding and is scheduled for completion in mid-2026 weekday and overnight lane closures outside of peak travel hours should be expected in the area Map via VDOT Dallas Police have taken a man into custody after a Saturday night shooting left one dead in Vickery Meadow According to DPD, units responded to a shooting call in the 7200 block of Fair Oaks Avenue at about 10:30 p.m officers determined two individuals had been shot 27-year-old Mohamad Hassan Bin Mohamad was transported by Dallas Fire-Rescue to a local hospital where he died Another unnamed victim was transported to a hospital in stable condition Police say 21-year-old Asan Poemei was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault in connection to the incident. Dallas County Jail records show Poemei is currently being held without bond Boerne City Hall will serve as a polling location on May 3 City Council will further discuss the plan during future meetings Sarah Faulkenberry and Maritza Gonzalez-Cooper are running for the Place 4 seat Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch youth will set up stands for Lemonade Day on May 3 (Courtesy Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce) The Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department is one of two early voting locations in the area Fair Oaks Ranch City Council approved a gateway project planned to be constructed on Fair Oaks Parkway One of the projects completed in the city was improvements to Fair Oaks Parkway The study will help evaluate compensation for Fair Oaks Ranch employees The gateway feature is planned to be constructed on Fair Oaks Parkway The reconstruction of Adler Road will begin in 2026 The city of Fair Oaks Ranch is working to improve water capacity and pressure throughout the community Boerne Town Center is one of the commercial developments being constructed in Boerne Plans to convert a former extended-stay hotel into an emergency family shelter are moving forward after the Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved the project Commissioners voted 9-0 (with two members absent) to allow the shelter at 3997 Fair Ridge Drive across from Fair Oaks Mall the site will be repurposed to provide emergency temporary housing for families experiencing homelessness and serve as a domestic violence shelter The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority says the facility will replace family shelter beds at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter in Reston, which will now serve exclusively single unhoused adults and is set to get a new building in the coming years With the planning commission’s approval, renovations on the Fair Ridge Shelter will begin, with the county aiming to open by March 31 in alignment with the end of its hypothermia prevention program Earlier this month, the Board of Supervisors approved the hotel’s repurposing as a public facility Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity argued that the process was rushed and lacked adequate community input He also raised concerns over the $14.5 million that the board paid to purchase the property — a cost that exceeded the appraised value — and called for more transparency noting that no county tax dollars were used and the price included furniture and fixtures The shelter will be operated by a nonprofit provider job assistance and support in securing permanent housing allowing families to stay until they find stable accommodations Officials say the surge has strained existing shelters making expanded emergency housing options a priority several speakers at last week’s public hearing including homeowners’ association representatives transparency and the county’s handling of the project some argued there wasn’t enough community input before the county purchased the hotel while others worried about crime and the strain on emergency services A few also questioned whether the county overpaid for the property and called for more oversight of the project’s management “I do recognize the importance of taking care of people that are homeless … However I would just like to add a few short words that I think the density of the complex is too much for the area — too many people in one small location,” said one resident who lives about a quarter-mile from the site “I would also add that there needs to be better security addressed for the location and the residents who have been in the area for a long time feel threatened by this homeless shelter.” County representatives emphasized that security measures will be in place According to Fairfax County Office to Prevent Prevent and End Homelessness Deputy Director Tom Barnett the shelter will have 24/7 staff monitoring access as well as interior and exterior security cameras The facility is also near the Fair Oaks police and fire stations which officials argue will help ensure public safety Barnett also refuted claims that the shelter would bring increased crime to the area citing studies that show no correlation between family shelters and rising crime rates “We don’t have any data to indicate that families with children experiencing homelessness are any more dangerous than families with children who are living in other housing,” Barnett said they’re just looking for safety and security themselves.” Though sympathetic to residents’ questions about the project cost and process the planning commissioners said those matters fall outside their scope “I just want to remind everyone that our role is on land use,” Commission Chair Phil Niedzielski-Eichner said “We have no role at all with regard to the issue of cost or how the property was purchased and that’s what our consideration is limited to We certainly don’t have a role in the matter of cost or the expenditure of resources.” commissioners approved two follow-on motions the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness will create a community advisory committee to work with residents and address any concerns as they arise county staff will continue outreach efforts and coordinate with public safety officials to ensure ongoing community engagement Show your support for our invaluable journalism with a CI Patron donation Pan & Coffee offers a variety of specialty coffee drinks like the concha latte Thalia is a features reporter for North San Antonio Northeast San Antonio Metrocom and New Braunfels editions of Community Impact She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Texas A&M University-San Antonio hanging out with her dog Maxwell and spending time with her family the grand opening of a new dining option at Fair Oaks Mall is on the horizon The New Jersey-based Ugly Dumpling is targeting March to open its restaurant within the mall Replacing On the Border, a Tex-Mex cantina that closed in May 2022 the new restaurant will fill a nearly 6,700-square-foot space on the mall’s second level The forthcoming restaurant will mark the chain’s second eatery in Fairfax County, following July’s opening of an “express” location in Springfield that has drawn rave reviews “Ugly Dumpling Express has been met with tremendous enthusiasm since opening which has been great,” Margaret Farrell head of marketing for parent company Vertex Hospitality “People seem to love having something new and different in town.” the Fair Oaks location will be a full-service restaurant which a spokesperson says will offer a “very different experience.” A sample menu for the location features the chain’s soup dumplings which allow diners to choose from six different protein fillings accompanied by a savory soup broth Also available will be nearly a dozen different dim sum dishes and other traditional items Ugly Dumpling offers a variety of milk teas and iced teas Fairfax County issued a permit allowing for the installation of a new sign above the restaurant’s space according to the county’s permitting website Interior renovations have been underway since a work permit was approved in April Fair Oaks Mall is also awaiting an indoor climbing gym from Movement, a national company whose 37,000-square-foot facility will include a yoga studio and fitness areas in addition to rock-climbing walls. Originally expected to open by the end of 2024, the gym is now aiming for a late 2025 launch A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until midnight on Tuesday (7News) — A six-year veteran Fairfax County officer was stabbed while responding to a call about a suspicious person in the Fair Oaks district Here's a look at 7News' SkyTrak7 over the scene: Authorities said the incident happened in the 12800 block of Fair Lakes Parkway they saw a suspect running toward a police cruiser nearby police said the person started "wildly" swinging a knife at one of the responding officers The entire blade went into the officer's torso It was later determined that the suspect was the one who called 911 the suspect rambled about traffic and killing people The injured officer was taken to a local hospital and was later released Police said both officers who responded to the scene were crisis-intervention trained officers No taser or gun was deployed during the incident was arrested at the scene and charged with malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer Police said they have had interactions with this suspect in the past Two Fairfax County police officers are wounded and a local man is dead after shots were fired during a traffic stop in the Fair Oaks neighborhood Wednesday Both officers sustained non-life threatening injuries in the incident in the 4000 block of Majestic Lane — just outside Greenbriar Town Center Officer-Involved Shooting: Officers are in the 4000 block of Majestic Ln near Greenbriar. Two officers were shot while conducting a traffic stop. They were transported to a local hospital in non-life threatening condition. The suspect is in custody. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/dcr3NbTIfE — Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) April 23, 2025 was “immediately hostile” and “combative” in his initial interaction with law enforcement After telling officers that he was armed with a weapon the alleged shooter removed his weapon from its holster and opened fire at two officers standing at his driver’s side door A third officer at the scene returned fire He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead Both officers sustained injuries to their arms and are currently being treated at a local hospital Dale Pearson and James Roff will be on the ballot for Fair Oaks Ranch City Council A staff report to the Pasadena Design Commission offers a look at revived plans for a mixed-use apartment building near the A Line's Memorial Park Station. proposed by property owner Ten Rung Properties calls for the construction of a mixed-use building calls for the construction of a new seven-story edifice featuring 38 residential units above ground-floor commercial space and a two-level parking garage capped with a terrace deck. The design by Tag Design Works described as being of the Traditional Vernacular Masonry and Main Street Commercial Style incorporates the front volume of an existing historic building at 130 N which is considered a contributing resource to the Pasadena Historic District. Yael Lir is serving as the project's landscape architect Plans for a mixed-use building at this site date back over a decade, although prior entitlements for a near-identical project expired in 2022. In the time that has elapsed, the massive parking lot surrounding the onetime headquarters of Parsons has been transformed into a larger mixed-use complex consisting of offices, retail, and housing. Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Threads / Instagram / Bluesky The Pasadena Planning Commission will hold a study session on March 12 to review updates to the Fair Oaks Orange Grove Specific Plan (FOOG) The session will provide Commissioners and community members an opportunity to comment on the plan area and subarea concepts for this Northwest Pasadena neighborhood The FOOG Specific Plan is designed to “enhance the quality of life in the Fair Oaks/Orange Grove community by creating a pedestrian- and transit-oriented environment that supports both businesses and residential uses,” according to the announcement “Feedback received will inform the preparation of the draft Specific Plan to be presented to the Planning Commission for consideration at a future date,” the notice states No decisions will be made at this preliminary session The plan encompasses approximately 171 acres within Northwest Pasadena divided into three distinct districts: La Pintoresca Neighborhood Corridor District which focuses on residential and neighborhood-serving uses; Robinson Park District emphasizing recreational activities and light industrial uses; and Renaissance Commercial District aiming to enhance commercial activities and mixed-use developments The primary goal is to revitalize this vital area by reestablishing it as a lively focal point in the city through thoughtful planning and urban design concepts Key objectives include economic revitalization by encouraging actions that “visually and physically unify the area remove planning and zoning barriers to new businesses and support household-based entrepreneurial endeavors.” The plan also promotes balanced mixed-use development with retail and employment opportunities within walking distance of one another the plan aims to “stabilize neighborhoods with affordable housing options and provide for the adaptive reuse of existing residential and commercial buildings to emphasize the historic uniqueness of Fair Oaks/Orange Grove fostering a greater sense of community.” Another key objective involves “flexibility and incentives: incorporate built-in flexibility and performance standards into the plan along with expanded incentives for investment and development.” Fair Oaks Avenue has historical significance in Pasadena having been a central corridor since 1874 and becoming the heart of Pasadena’s African American community from the 1930s onward The FOOG Specific Plan acknowledges this rich heritage while guiding future development Public participation is strongly encouraged. Community members can submit correspondence to commentsPC@cityofpasadena.net prior to the meeting or provide live comments during the session The meeting agenda with instructions for live public comment will be posted by March 7 on the Planning Commission webpage The study session will take place at 6:30 p.m Local residents are calling for plans to make North Fair Oaks Avenue safer from Washington Boulevard north to the City’s border “Please implement safety measures in my neighborhood,” said T.J Knight in correspondence to the Planning Commission “I have lived 1/4 mile from North Fair Oaks for 25 years during which time this street has not been safe People have died and will continue to die on North Fair Oaks due to motor vehicle traffic until your committee takes decisive action to improve safety.” The Planning Commission held a study session on Wednesday to review and discuss the preliminary update to the Fair Oaks Orange Grove (FOOG) Specific Plan covers key areas of Fair Oaks Avenue and Orange Grove Boulevard including the intersection of Fair Oaks Avenue and Montana Street as well as Robinson Park and several important community assets The update is part of Pasadena’s ongoing “Our Pasadena — Putting the Plan in Motion” program which aims to establish clear regulations and standards across the city’s eight planning areas The Our Pasadena initiative has already led to the adoption of five other specific plans and Lamanda Park specific plans since its inception in 2018 North Lake Avenue is currently being revised and East Pasadena will be addressed by the end of the year and community leaders that came together in 2010 to address unmet and critical public health needs in the region The North Fair Oaks Avenue corridor in Northwest Pasadena is dangerous for people to navigate by foot The group claims that in a six month period 65 car crashes occurred along the corridor and seven community members have been killed on North Fair Oaks Avenue since 2021 The group did not specify when the 65 accidents occurred “For the betterment of our community this project must address the safety issues concerning pedestrians and other local businesses that may be negatively impacted,” said Linh Tran The FOOG area is characterized by a mix of residential It is also known for its high bus ridership and proximity to several parks and community centers The specific plan update envisions a pedestrian-oriented environment that fosters a mix of housing The plan divides the area into four subzones: La Pintoresca each with distinct characteristics and development goals Key themes from community input include a desire for lower-scale development along Fair Oaks Avenue The updated plan also emphasizes enhancing Robinson Park as a recreational hub and promoting economic development through light industrial and creative office spaces including the Arroyo Group and landscape architecture students from CalPoly Pomona have contributed vision plans that propose increasing housing density prioritizing green spaces and tree canopy improvements “Fair Oaks is frightening to bike on and not particularly fun to walk on either making the street more sane would allow me to bike there and feel more comfortable taking Pasadena transit buses,” said Andrew Cobb City staff anticipate presenting a draft proposal for review this summer ROSEBURG, Ore. — On Monday, February 24th, Douglas Electric Cooperative reported power outages in its customer areas bringing the total out to just over 4150 meters," Douglas Electric said Monday in an update at 1:10 p.m "This large outage is a transmission outage but we are not sure what the cause is at this time it had restored power to the Yoncalla and Oakland substations and was working to locate the cause of the outage affecting those fed from the Fair Oaks substation the only site that is still without power is the Loon Lake/Ash Valley area Crews are onsite and hope to have power restored later this morning or early afternoon "With the ground being so heavily saturated high winds have caused numerous trees to come down causing multiple outages throughout our service territory Crews are working as safely and quickly as possible to get power restored." Douglas Electric reported about 600 meters were without power 428 of those being fed from the Scottsburg substation The rest of the members affected were in the Tenmile Lake area "Crews are onsite working the Tenmile Lake outage but there are many trees down so we do not have an estimate for restoration at this time," the utility said we have reports of lines down and a potential pole fire along the 31000 block of Highway 138 but do not have an exact cause currently." Crews are en route If you have any information on downed lines or damaged equipment Pacific Power reports 2,961 outages in the Douglas County area and 687 in Coos County as of 2 p., For outage updates, visit here. Armstrong Williams takes on the news of the week and asks the questions you want answered. Don’t miss our weekly town hall. Major traffic crash at I-10 at Fair Oaks two dead identified by SBG San Antonio Staff Reports | Natali Castillo SAN ANTONIO - Two people are dead after a major crash at I-10 at Fair Oaks Parkway Tuesday at IH-10 W NB and Fair Oaks Parkway According to a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office preliminary report a red truck was parked on the shoulder being loaded onto a tow dolly attached to the white truck when it was rear-ended by the Grey Hyundai The two people killed were both in the white truck The medical examiner says 46-year-old Rufino Rebollar died at the scene 38-year-old Fabian Rebollar passed away a short time later at the hospital Sheriff's deputies say they found open containers inside the Grey Hyundai with no signs of breaking The 53-year-old woman who was driving will now be charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon The coffee shop offers muffins and a variety of coffee options real estate development and nonprofits in the Northeast San Antonio Metrocom.