MYNORTHWEST NEWS Closeup of a Seattle Fire Department (SFD) vehicle BY KIRO 7 NEWS STAFF The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) rescued a man who was stranded on a hillside at 32nd Ave West and West Galer Street in Magnolia on Sunday Once crews arrived on scene at around 8:45 a.m. they conducted a rope rescue using an aerial ladder to lower firefighters down to the man They were able to raise him up and over top of the cliffside but it’s not clear what led to him getting stuck on the hillside 32nd Ave W & W Galer St: Crews are assessing the best method to access the patient — Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) May 4, 2025 A proposed two-story home expansion in Pasadena’s hillside district will come under final review Thursday evening when the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals holds a special hearing to consider the sole item on its agenda: an appeal of a previously approved permit for a residential addition and a variance to a zoning setback The project at 1427 Arroyo View Drive involves a request by the homeowners to build a 994-square-foot second-story addition and a 52-square-foot extension to the first floor of their existing 1,664-square-foot single-family home located in the RS-4-HD zoning district – designated for low-density residential homes in hillside areas – currently features a single-story dwelling with detached structures including a garage and open trellis At issue is the city’s approval of Hillside Development Permit #7102 and a Minor Variance allowing an increase in height of an existing nonconforming south wall that does not meet the 7-foot-3-inch minimum side setback requirement The existing wall is 4 feet 10 inches from the property line and the applicants seek to raise its height by nearly 3 feet to increase headroom in a room on the ground floor the city’s Hearing Officer approved the application finding it met all zoning criteria and posed no significant environmental impact with city planning staff recommending approval under CEQA Class 1 exemption for additions to existing structures nearby residents filed an appeal challenging the decision prompting the Board of Zoning Appeals to take up the matter in a special hearing scheduled for May 8 at 6:30 p.m at the Permit Center Hearing Room on North Garfield Avenue A preliminary report by the Planning Department said officials stand by the initial decision stating the additions conform to local development standards and that no unique environmental concerns are associated with the project “Staff recommends that the Board uphold the Hearing Officer’s decision,” the department wrote in its report adding that no agreement could be reached between the applicants and appellants during post-appeal discussions the project would result in a 2,710-square-foot The new floor area would be constructed largely within the footprint of the existing structure The Board’s decision Thursday will determine whether the previously granted permits stand or if modifications – or potentially a denial – will be required 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. 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310 W Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors New Hillside head football coach Isa Abdul-Quddus (40) shown running the ball as a senior for Union against Irvington.Jim Wright | Star-Ledger photo files .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Mike Kinney | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comIsa Abdul-Quddus has played every level of football - from Pop Warner in Union Township to NFL starter - and experienced just about every emotion one can derive as a paticipant Like the incredible joy that came with fulfilling a childhood dream by making an NFL roster to the fear and maybe even anger Abdul-Quddus felt when that career was cut short by injury in his prime about the only thing Abdul-Quddus had not experienced in this game was serving as a head coach to have a chance to coach and have an impact on kids,“ Abdul-Quddus said “I’m familiar with their journeys because my journey also started in this area I’m super excited to be back in Jersey where I grew up,” he said “So proud to have Isa on board as our new head coach here in Hillside It’s hard replacing a head coach like Barris; his hard work and diedication to our program and the student-athletes were evident in our success on and off the field,” Hillside Athletic Director Haim McNeil said Abdul-Quddus never really left the Garden State entirely The 35-year-old just made himelf scarce in the old neighborood during the colder months His NFL career came to a sudden halt as the starting safety for the Miami Dolphins in a game against Buffalo on Christmas Eve of 2016 In a nasty collision with a teammate while making a tackle Abdul-Quddus suffered a brachial plexus injury that rendered substantial nerve damage to his right arm He remained in the Miami area for his various prpocedures and extenstive rehabilation to repair that damage and has made it his second home ever since During that time between his release from the Dolphins in 2017 and now he launched a foundation that provides mentoring to youngsters became a wellness counselor and delved into the real estate business Sounds like the Hillside football players might be learning about more than 3-techniques and sluggo routes under Abdul-Quddus “There’s a lot of little things that I learned along my journey I have a lot of friends in the neighborhood as well that are willing to give back,” he said “I’m excited to bring that community out to really service these kids That’s the number one thing that I have on my mind; I just want to make sure that we can provide for these kids as much as we possibly can and give them everything that they need to be able to succeed.” Hillside was a model of success under Grant compiling a 67-21 record and earning three sectional championships in those nine seasons The Comets also produced dozens of college players in that span Among the college-bound standouts from last season are DL Darren Ikinnagbon (Georgia) That’s a solid foundation that Abdul-Quddus can’t wait to build upon with returning players such as junior linebackers Ian Shillingford and Ian Clark; junior DB Quaron Robinson sophomore DB Travis Miles; sophomore running back Mitchell Jenkins junior running back Sean Caldwell; junior wide receiver Kamari Robinson; and sophomore lineman Brandon White “I know there’s a lot of hungry kids out there I have friends that have family members that went to Hillside I had friends when I was in high school that were from Hillside,” he said “I’m pretty familiar with the kind of kids that come from Hillside so I appreciate everything that the town is but It also has a lot of camaraderie and a lot of showing up for each other and stuff like that I’m excited to be a part of this community and ‘ll try to contribute as much as I can.” Abdul-Quddus was a two-time Star-Ledger/NJ.om All-Union County selection as a defensive back in 2005 and ’06 and earned All-State mention as a senior He was underecruited out of high school and attended Fordham where he starred in the Rams’ defensive secondary for four years prior to his 2011 graduation but signed as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints during the strike year of 2011-12 He was released in 2014 and was picked up off waivers by the Detroit Lions in 2014 After playing mostly on special teams and as a defensive backup during his first five seasons in the league Abdul-Quddus signed a three-year contract with the Dolphins in March 2016 to be their starting safety when I saw Isa’s name in the application stack I immediately thought of all the hard work and dedication he put forth in high school we knew he was the right person to receive the nod as the next head coach of the Hillside Comets,” said McNeil “His passion for using the game of football to teach life lessons and his blue print to re-energize and renew our program here in Hillside is exactly what we were looking for in a head coach prospect Building pipelines with our Hillside Pop Warner as well as hosting camps and clinics for our youth here in Hillside was also pivotal in his blueprint Football in Hillside just got a little more interesting.” Mike Kinney can be reached at mkinney@njadvancemedia.com The N.J. 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try to understand the cultural differences; there’s nothing egregious that would merit breaking our contract we went straight to Herr Wimmer’s office and told the latest tale he spoke: “This is an altogether different matter but I’ll figure that out.” Within a couple days he found a new room for us and devised a plan and we ran out with all our belongings so that we wouldn’t have to confront our host family directly The new place turned out to be the apartment of an elderly lady This setting came with its own idiosyncrasies insisted that we always be back to the apartment and silent by 8 p.m. and warned that a single hair left in the sink or tub would cause her to break out in hives and a burden was lifted for our final two months in Innsbruck I went past the Olympic ski jump and up to the grounds of Schloss Ambras a castle several hundred feet above the city in the mountains to the south one is away from the sounds and bustle of the busy city one can look down at a full vista of Innsbruck As I sat in silence in the Ambras gardens in contemplation of the majestic Nordkette mountains opposite and the seemingly serene city in the valley below I realized I could make out our old high-rise building at the city’s extremes in the O-Dorf I was overtaken by the contrast between the observed tranquility of that home from such a distance and the daily turmoil and anguish I knew to exist there within I realized that both — the horror and the beauty — were equally true an unsolicited wave of compassion and love washed away all of the anger resentment and disdain I had felt toward my host family Whatever pain I may have carried from my time with them Instead of wanting distance from the mean old drunk I now felt connected to a man irreparably scarred by the ravages of war I felt tenderness toward a woman who was doing her best to raise a family in distress and on the brink of poverty Nor that their younger daughter lacked social skills or their older son was mixed up while getting letters was my lifeline to loved ones the overflowing box brought bills they might not be able to pay They weren’t keeping our mail from us; they were keeping themselves from their own mail I had merely looked at them from a stance of entitlement complex human beings trying to make sense of life’s mysteries It dawned on me then — how had it not before — that the daughter living at home had slept in their bed and their sons in the living room throughout our stay because we had occupied what would have been their bedroom spiritual writer and trauma therapist Jim Finley dedicates a season to reflection on T.S Eliot’s poem “Four Seasons.” In one episode host Kirsten Oates reiterates a theme Finley often identifies in the poem: “I’m just an infinitely loved broken person so are the people who’ve made my life such a hell.” On one of our few remaining days in the city Bob and I ventured out on a crazy endeavor — trying to visit our former host family our host father had returned to his family from his Italian exploits they had moved to a different O-Dorf building and a smaller apartment Bob and I went to their new door and nervously rang the bell I shuddered to think of the many ways the encounter could go wrong So I was greatly relieved that no one appeared to be home She invited us in to visit over coffee and cake I started to say I had just come by to say farewell but she eagerly insisted I come in to visit and the three of us sat together for the longest time laughing and telling stories one of my life’s most intense experiences of reconciliation I often drive down the street and realize that people are living lives as important as my own floundering and — every now and then — making progress That moment in the Ambras gardens has also given me the capacity to extend a modicum of grace to those whom I judge not to deserve it They might just be the ones to call to me someday when I’ve turned my back — and smile at me with joy Matthew Scheiber is a retired educator in Toledo The magazine welcomes comments, but we do ask that they be on topic and civil. Read our full comment policy Notre Dame Magazine © 2025 University of Notre Dame A deposit weighing a total of seven kilograms containing hundreds of gold coins and precious metal objects was found on the southwestern slope of Zvičina Hill in East Bohemia The find dates back to early February 2025 and occurred during a tourist walk taken by two amateur prospectors who immediately reported the find and handed over the entire material to the Muzeum východních Čech Hradec Králové (East Bohemian Museum).The site of the find was near the edge of a field in a spot where an artificially constructed stone wall partially concealed the contents one of which was partially visible above the surface of the ground were objects of considerable value and in excellent condition an aluminum canister surfaced from the ground near the base of a tree carefully arranged in 11 columns and wrapped in black cloth were stored in a way that provided some protection against moisture and oxidation a metal box found about a meter away from the first held several non-monetary objects made of yellow metal and an unspecified amount of powder were catalogued The inventory is currently undergoing in-depth analysis to determine the exact composition of the materials this is not a deposit that can be traced back to prehistoric or ancient times as is often the case in such circumstances The relatively recent age of the materials found presents scholars with broader possibilities for further investigation especially through consultation of available archival documents and historical sources this also entails a more complex methodological approach than the usual blurred contours that characterize burials or caches from more remote eras the set of coins cannot be interpreted as simply a fund of monetary circulation from a particular period the organization of the deposit and the context of the find suggest that it is a real treasure trove of precious metal probably concealed under circumstances yet to be clarified “The treasure was hidden underground for a little over a hundred years at most,” Brádle claims the year 1915 is not decisive in determining when the deposit was located The reason is the presence of several pieces with miniature marks (so-called countermarks) which could only have been provided after World War I The coins were minted in the territory of the former Yugoslavia during the 1920s and 1930s this is a very specific set in terms of composition as most of it consists of coins of French origin and in addition to coinage from the Austro-Hungarian Empire also includes Belgian or Ottoman coins in larger quantities German and Czechoslovakian coins are completely missing.” “Storing valuables underground in the form of treasures has been a common practice since prehistoric times,” says Miroslav Novák head of the Archaeological Department of the East Bohemian Králové Museum in Hradec but later it was more often goods stored at uncertain times with the intention of taking them back later This discovery is remarkable especially because of the unusually high weight of the precious metal.” is that the deposit was intentionally hidden for conservation or defensive purposes in a historical and social context yet to be defined wrapped in protective fabrics and arranged with extreme care seems to reinforce the idea of a purposeful collection the Puncov office is currently in charge of metallurgical analysis and the precise determination of the alloys used These examinations play a central role in determining the conservation treatment protocols that will be adopted Women of Excellence Hillside President and CEO Maria Cristalli on Friday From recruitment to renovation: A conversation with Hillside’s Maria Cristalli Hillside unveiled a “Stories of Hillside” brand awareness campaign which illustrates the organization through its people — from its employees to the youth and families it supports The goal of the campaign was to define the broad nature of the organization’s evolving work in the communities it serves and we cover a lot of areas in terms of reach,” Cristalli said “This gave us a chance to share what we do in general terms and through stories.” Hillside — which marked its 188th year of operation on Feb education and residential treatment to positively impact lives in partnership with youth and families who have experienced trauma which has a roughly $140 million annual operating budget employs some 1,600 people in a range of service areas including direct care Its locations span central and western New York and Prince George’s County who appeared on the RBJ 2024 Health Care Power List and this year’s Power 100 has been with the organization since 1991 and has led it for nearly seven years She recently sat down with the RBJ to talk about a range of topics from successes last year and plans for 2025 Rochester Business Journal: Let’s first look back at 2024 What goals did you set for the organization last year The first area focused on people and bringing down our open positions We started a year ago with about 250 openings for the organization and we’re now down to about 170 open positions That has been an organizational goal and it’s really important to the organization to bring people in to do the work Because coming out of COVID-19 and with some of the challenges with labor it is about having the right people to fill the roles we need filled and at the same time positioning us for growth so both current openings and future growth opportunities very important when we think about our people We have increased our starting pay and made significant investments to address pay compression Also last year there was a very focused effort with our human resources team leading retention and development About 250 leaders and supervisors go through our Lead by Example training to give them the skills and the tools to be supervisors and leaders at Hillside And we moved this around the organization because we are in multiple locations Syracuse and Rochester and our staff really enjoyed it You think about coming out of COVID and we were using technology and that’s all good and we still utilize this but this (training) gave people an opportunity to meet and connect with colleagues and share insights about being a supervisor and leader at Hillside RBJ: What was your biggest accomplishment of 2024 Cristalli: Our employment efforts were our biggest accomplishment and staffing remains an advocacy point for us I also want to highlight our “Stories of Hillside” brand awareness campaign tells the story of Hillside through our people with a focus on reaching the general communities that we serve And it’s gotten some really good traction surpassing 2.5 million video plays in total since we kicked off the campaign in July 2024 and we cover a lot of areas in terms of reach mental health services for individuals with developmental disabilities This gave us a chance to share what we do in general terms and through stories I also want to talk about some of our programs such as the Hillside Work Scholarship program which is very special to me personally and professionally We’re serving young people at my alma mater so that was significant growth for us east of Syracuse And our Family Opportunity Centers is another program we opened one in Rochester on Mustard Street  which is funded by the state Office of Children and Family Services It’s a drop-in center for families and part of the team supporting that work is our family peer advocates that have lived experience in the child serving system We started focusing on partnerships with parents in the late 1990s and the role of parent advocates has grown considerably since then The role of a team member with lived experience to support families in these complex systems like our schools RBJ: Hillside received $5 million (to be distributed over five years) from Tom Golisano in late 2024 as part of a $360 million gift the Paychex founder and philanthropist gave to 82 nonprofit organizations in Rochester What does Hillside plan to do with the money Cristalli: I first have to say it was amazing and wonderful to witness his generosity that day and to be in a room with colleagues who were truly overwhelmed with gratitude and happiness to advance their missions The first year of the gift is designated toward another project we have the modernization of our Crestwood Campus on Scottsville Road This was when I think about when Tom spoke about giving these gifts to be innovative to do the work (organizations had) planned This was a project that we had been planning and it is to take this campus that was built in the 1960s and modernize it The campus is focused on our youngest children We serve up to 150 young people on that campus so most come for the day and some travel 90 minutes to get to our day treatment school where they receive both education and mental health services all under one roof the first year of Tom’s gift will fund part of the renovation costs which include refreshing residential cottages creating an interactive courtyard that fosters play and education and green space We anticipate the project to be completed in 2028/2029 RBJ: Given the uncertainty from the new federal administration on funding for health and human service agencies and I think one of the key challenges of this time is just the amount of misinformation And also critical to this time is stable and steady leadership because there is a lot of anxiety when you hear information about executive orders or even just watching the news staying close to colleagues that are doing similar work is critical and relying on our state and national associations to inform us as well as our own legal counsel The role of counsel is critical during this time because to interpret the executive orders that we see and the connection back to our work you have to have an informed point of view on that as you think about the House budget resolution that just passed (in late February) and $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and $2 trillion in upcoming spending cuts I’m trying to do the math and I hear Medicaid Hillside does not have direct contracts with the federal government but depending on the funding stream there may be a federal share and Medicaid cuts would impact services — services we contract through the State of New York and certainly impact the young people and families we’re serving relying on our partners for information and to just be in this together and learn from each other about how we’re making sense of what’s coming from the federal government and how we are supporting our staff RBJ: How will the increase in new technology such as AI and data driven analytics impact the organization Cristalli: There are lots of possibilities and we’re hearing from colleagues who are in the process of creating a policy We think it has a great opportunity to help with certain tasks that are repetitive A good example to share would be a tool inside of an electronic health record that can help us with documentation they want to be serving kids and seeing kids but many that work for Hillside can spend up to 30 percent of a week doing documentation so how can we use AI to make that easier inside of our EHR because we’re very committed to data and utilizing data to drive decision making inside of services the power of using data analytics to refine our services and understand what works for whom is an intention of ours organizationally RBJ: Are there plans to grow the organization in 2025 One is called the Critical Time Transition program and this is a new program licensed by the Office of Mental Health that is focused on young people with complex needs Their needs don’t typically fit in one system like the mental health system or child welfare system And often you’ll read in the news about children that are boarding in hospital emergency rooms this program allows flexibility and blending of two funding streams It has a community-based part and the other part of the service is a brief respite stay and it also requires a relationship with the hospital so we’re partnering with the University of Rochester Medical Center and we will certainly broaden that partnership with our hospitals and it will be a way to help children that are getting stuck in hospitals move into this program and be served in a different way We are also working right now with Monroe County on a community-based program (which is) a juvenile justice prevention program for adolescents either at risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system or who have been involved with it a navigator role that’s imbedded in their communities that can be working right where they live and play RBJ: Are there other areas where you see a need for services is that access to community-based services in their homes is a challenge Families would like services that are more preventive in nature before they need higher-end services so the opportunity to work with counties and our school district partners to have a role in that is what we continue to look into RBJ: What is something RBJ readers should know about Hillside that they may not and it ties back to some of our videos on the website We have a camp on the border of Pittsford and Henrietta It’s about 250 acres of land out there and it is a day camp for our young people that we utilize from Memorial Day to Labor Day where they can have an opportunity for a summer camp experience that we all treasure from our childhood so to have children being served at Hillside whether in our residential program or community-based programs they go for a week and they get exposure to fishing arts and crafts and we integrate some of our educational programming because we have a summer session at our schools so we can utilize camp to do this We’ve had groups there who have said they never knew we had a camp and it’s completely supported by donors in the community [email protected] / (585) 653-4021 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passions that will be fondly remembered Left to cherish her memory are her siblings: Sylvia Mendoza A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held on Saturday A Liturgy of the Word will be held in chapel at 12:30 p.m You are invited to leave condolences to the family which can be found at: www.hillsidefuneral.com Arrangements have been entrusted to Hillside Funerals and Cremations; 310 W BELLAIRE — Bellaire Volunteer Fire Department and other local first responders battled a blaze that spread to multiple structures on Friday evening The fire that started in one house on Washington Street and spread to two others engulfed the surrounding neighborhoods in smoke multiple fire departments responded to the scene Bellaire police officers shut down West 26th Street to allow emergency vehicles better access and to limit traffic flow in the immediate area of the blaze Onlookers gathered in parking lots surrounding the hillside where smoke and flames could be seen coming out of at least three houses on Washington Street The Belmont County Tanker Task Force was activated to help haul additional water to the scene The Martins Ferry Volunteer Fire Department OR&W Fire District and the Moundsville Fire Department all responded to the scene Friday evening to assist the Bellaire VFD Today's breaking news and more in your inbox | https://www.timesleaderonline.com | 200 S This Ahwatukee staple offers new American cuisine with regional influences and is known for its all-day breakfast “We wanted to be that place where people loved to congregate but also knew they would have really high-quality food,” owner Carla Sulka said To achieve this high-quality level of cuisine Hillside Spot Cafe sources all of their food locally and boasts about freezing absolutely nothing Arizona” guests especially praised the Tunisian salad with guest Sarah Sanders raving about the Thai peanut dressing “I could go back and drink that sauce all by myself,” Sanders said “I’d buy it by the bottle if they sold it.” Sanders also loved the mac ‘n cheese saying she would order it “again and again.” Hillside prides itself on being a restaurant creating a community with a crowd of committed regulars who have helped form a warm and welcoming environment The friendliness of the service was also noted by guests with the way the staff made them feel comfortable as soon as they walked through the door adding they were treated like regulars even if they were not Guest Gloria Hills’ pro tip: Meet a friend Hills additionally noted the value of sitting on the patio with its fireplace and spaciousness Arizona” has featured restaurants across the state and we wanted to give you the opportunity to see firsthand where these local eateries are located View the Google Earth map here and get an idea of where your next outing can be The map is free to view either on your web browser or through the Google Earth app on mobile you can view the addresses and information of each restaurant and it’s easy to view information about a restaurant by clicking on its marker Make sure to bookmark the map so you can come back to it whenever you’re in need of a new local restaurant and if you view it on the mobile app it will stay saved for easy access Website: hillsidespot.com A community service of Arizona State University and an affiliate of ASU Media Enterprise, Arizona PBS is one of the nation’s leading public media organizations reaching viewers across five broadcast channels and an array of digital platforms Copyright © Arizona Board of Regents It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Orlando Zepeda on Monday February 24 He graduated from Martin High School and the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Mechanical engineering Having vast knowledge and experience in the Oil & Gas he was instrumental implementing the Oil & Gas program at LC He assisted many students in building careers in the industry enjoyed working on cars especially his 1957 Chevrolet He also had a passion for dancing together with his wife Claudia they thrilled the audience at the WCC Dancing with the Stars and took first place.  Lorenzo & Elena Guajardo Zepeda and cousins niece’s & nephews: Abigail (Mark) Boyett her children: Natalia Elena & Ryan Parker her children: Caleb Eduardo & Mila Aurora German (Tamara) Guajardo as well as numerous other relatives and friends.  The family will have a memorial service on Saturday 2025 from 8am - 10am at Hillside Funeral Home.  Rite of committal and interment will follow at the family plot of the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers the family kindly request donation be made towards Orlando Zepeda scholarship fund at Laredo College. See the following:  Orlando Zepeda Scholarship Fund HPD announces selection of development team to convert city-owned sanitation garage on the North Shore of Staten Island into housing with a grocery store and world class open space.     Hillside Grove on Jersey Street is part of the administration's 24 in 24 Initiative to create and preserve housing on city-owned land.   the City revealed plans to create affordable housing alongside a grocery store community space and open space at a site currently occupied by a sanitation garage in Staten Island the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced the development team and the plans that will transform the garage long considered an eyesore and nuisance for the neighborhood into affordable housing as well as a hub of new amenities for the community As the City prepares to ring in the New Year “Hillside Grove is a promise of hope renewal and community building for Staten Island’s North Shore This project will transform a long overlooked site into 232 affordable homes and essential neighborhood services—giving families a place to thrive Staten Island deserves housing that celebrates its strong sense of community and its yearning for affordable high-quality living This development is a shining example of what’s possible when we collaborate to invest in our neighborhoods and our neighbors’ futures.”   “This administration has made it a priority to utilize publicly owned land by city agencies to create affordable housing,” said Executive Director for Housing Leila Bozorg “That is why I am thrilled to see Volunteers of America-Greater New York and Nehemiah HDFC were designated to transform a DSNY garage into an affordable housing community equipped with both rental and homeownership opportunities for Staten Islanders This project will set the bar for the type of innovative and sustainable projects that could be realized on former city agency owned land.”   The Site & Development Team: Hillside Grove on Jersey Street   The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) garage at 539 Jersey Street on the North Shore of Staten Island will be transformed into “Hillside Grove,” a mixed-use affordable housing development Hillside Grove will be developed through a collaboration between notable affordable housing partners: Volunteers of America - Greater New York "Homeownership is a key tool for housing stability and the creation of generational wealth," said Arshad Bacchus "Nehemiah was pleased to see the release of this RFP that allowed for the creation of much needed affordable homeownership opportunities We are proud to partner with the amazing folks at Volunteers for America – Greater New York and Spatial Equity and looking forward to this transformative project."   "Spatial Equity is delighted to partner with VOA-GNY and Nehemiah HDFC to deliver homeownership opportunities deeply affordable housing and environmental justice to Staten Island's North Shore," said Teg Sethi Councilmember Hanks and the Adams administration for their commitment to keep housing affordable for Staten Islanders."   and comfortable place to call home,” said Jeffrey Ginsburg President & CEO of Volunteers of America-Greater New York “It is a privilege to contribute to the broader revitalization of Staten Island’s North Shore through the transition of this sanitation depot into desperately needed affordable housing We are excited to lend our expertise as a leading non-profit housing developer and a trusted provider of social services to this transformational project Hillside Grove is a powerful example of what can be achieved when a once-in-a-generation investment is made to realize the vision of community members.”   Hillside Grove is designed by Purpose by Design Architects a purpose-driven M/WBE design collaborative dedicated to promoting healthy and inclusive spaces at all scales.    They envision Hillside Grove as an urban sanctuary promoting community and well-being drawing inspiration from the sloping terrain The design of the project includes 4- and 5-story buildings and embodies the concepts of health and wellness Hillside Grove is designed to include public spaces around the perimeter of the site including a public plaza at the corner of Jersey Street and Victory Boulevard for bus riders and grocery store customers and widened sidewalks with shaded seating along Jersey Street An interior courtyard for residents will provide passive open space as well as a jogging path Hillside Grove will employ several sustainability strategies including Passive House certification The development will utilize stormwater management and heat mitigation strategies including planting over 100 trees porous pavement and rainwater capture and storage Rendering of Hillside Grove in the context of the surrounding neighborhood. (Credit: Purpose by Design Architects) Highlights of Hillside Grove include:   The senior rental building: Hillside Grove will include a rental building targeted to older adults with approximately 90 homes affordable to those earning up to 60 percent of the area median income.    The multifamily rental building: Hillside Grove’s multifamily building will have approximately 105 affordable homes that will serve a mix of affordability levels from extremely low-income households to those earning up to 80 percent of the area median income.    The homeownership co-op building: the homeownership building will include approximately 37 affordable homes available for purchase by moderate-income households.   Extremely Low Income Households: Approximately two-thirds of the affordable homes at Hillside Grove will be reserved for extremely low and very low-income households including approximately 60 homes reserved for families placed from the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelter system.   Amenities: In addition to the affordable housing residential amenities at Hillside Grove will include    Services: Volunteers of America - GNY will provide senior services in the senior building and supportive services and case management for the formerly homeless households in the senior and multifamily rental buildings.   Originally highlighted as a development site in the 2019 Bay Street Rezoning, this project is an important step in furthering Mayor Adams’ North Shore Action Plan.    The competitive Jersey Street RFP process followed HPD’s extensive engagement for the site as part of the Bay Street Corridor Neighborhood Plan which was led by the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) and approved in 2019.    “this transformative project is long overdue and a true game-changer for Staten Island’s North Shore the community has expressed the need for more affordable housing Hillside Grove represents the fulfillment of that vision—bringing affordable units that include senior housing and community resources to the heart of Jersey Street.”    More recently, HPD completed a months-long community visioning process in 2023 which culminated in the publishing of a community visioning report. Development teams were evaluated on how they responded to the community priorities identified in the report.    With a nod to the thorough engagement process “I want to thank the Adams administration and HPD for their commitment to bringing this long-awaited project to life and for listening to the voices of our community.”  Photo of the sanitation garage at 539 Jersey Street as it appears today Residents can still expect reliable sanitation service throughout the redevelopment process will be relocated to a new DSNY garage in Fresh Kills that is currently under construction by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC).   The creation of affordable housing on this site is a multiagency effort and the sanitation department’s partnership is critical to ensuring the new homes can be created without impacting services in the area.   This project is the latest step in completing Mayor Adams’ “24 in 24” plan first announced in his State of the City address in January 2024 the Adams administration is advancing 24 affordable housing projects on public sites in 2024 to create or preserve over 12,000 units of housing through partnerships across HPD the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).    HPD has advanced affordable housing development on public land in the following ways:  Mayor Adams’ comprehensive housing framework visit nyc.gov/hpd and connect with us on Facebook NYC is a trademark and service mark of the City of New York Privacy Policy. Terms of Use.  CINCINNATI — It’s called the City of Seven Hills for a reason No, we're not talking about Rome. About 19% of Cincinnati’s incorporated area consists of hillsides. That's why city officials are introducing the Cincinnati Hillside Initiative a partnership with land conservation nonprofit Hillside Trust the initiative will review and update current building and zoning codes and regulations with the hope that future projects are developed safely and responsibly having to go through a geotechnical survey pier 26 piers to limestone just to build on the hill," said Mount Adams resident Christy Barton Learn more about the new initiative and the risks of hillside developments: Barton and her family built their Mount Adams home back in the early 2000s there were many rules and regulations they had to follow But she says there is always room for improvement "I think they need to be strict about how much they’re building and how well With the new initiative, one of the city’s main goals is to address the risks of living on a hillside, such as landslides something those in hillside neighborhoods know a lot about Roger Dean also lives in Mount Adams. He was present when a 2017 landslide happened and damaged two homes on his street took the backs of the houses down here," said Dean Dean said the developers of his and his neighbors' properties were negligentwhen building leaving him to see firsthand the consequences of when hillside structures are not properly built "The walls that were supposed to be built to hold the hillside weren’t built," said Dean While landslides are the largest risk for those living on hillsides began to sink into the ground two separate times She said they have had to pump foam into the underside of it to keep it flat With the struggles of building and living on the hillside we asked Barton and Dean what they hope to see from the new initiative "Just keeping it stable and safe for everyone," said Barton Dean said he also hopes it improves the community just more bureaucracy to take care of the obvious," said Dean The Hillside Initiative will host two public engagement sessions to hear input from the community on May 7 at the Price Hill Recreation Center The second will be on Zoom from 6-7:30 p.m There is also a public survey available to anyone who wants to share their feedback or recommendations She was preceded in death by her loving parents Olivia Ortega de Pérez and Pedro Pérez Ibarra whose unwavering love and guidance shaped her life.  She leaves behind a legacy of love and devotion Mary Pérez (Francisco Mendoza) and her brother with whom she shared countless memories of joy and support. She also leaves behind her niece Monique Medina (Danny Medina) along with their daughters who brought her immense pride and happiness and will miss her deeply.  and radiant spirit will forever remain in the hearts of all her family and those fortunate enough to have known her.  2025 at Hillside Funerals and Cremations from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm where a rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm with Deacon Gerardo Morales A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday 2025 at St John Neumann Catholic Church at 11 am A procession will depart the funeral home at 10:20 am Arrangements are under the care and direction of Hillside Funerals & Cremations Longpoint Realty Partners has acquired some 33,000 square feet of warehouse space just south of Interstate 78 in Hillside had owned and occupied the property at 490 Hillside Ave But the chair manufacturer is vacating the facility giving Longpoint a valuable opportunity to reposition the building and secure a long-term tenant in a high-demand industrial market IPRG Managing Partner Yanni Marmarou assisted Associate Andrea Nestico “Longpoint captured the opportunity to acquire a rare multiuse warehouse in a prime location,” Marmarou said “With its strategic positioning at the junction of Interstates 78 and Route 22 the property offers exceptional accessibility and long-term investment potential It was truly a pleasure working with Longpoint IPRG added that the deal represents the shift in appetite for many industrial investors noting that lease-up time for spaces larger than 100,000 square feet is around 11 months while small-bay properties are renting in four months Many investors are shifting focus to the quicker performing middle market space has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for 13 years Many industry leaders view him as the go-to real estate reporter in the state a role he is eager to continue as the editor of Real Estate NJ He is a lifelong New Jersey resident who has spent a decade covering the great Garden State Restaurant chain Bojangles has opened along a major commercial corridor in Piscataway as part of a previously announced deal brokered by The Goldstein Group All RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright 2023 Real Estate NJ 101 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland Our site uses cookies. Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy There was another huge crowd at the Hillside Stage for the Album Hour set by the Waybacks and guests on Saturday Sign up today to have our e-edition delivered to your inbox Stay Informed: Sign up for our newsletter so you can receive news updates every publication day there are no recent results for popular videos there are no recent results for popular commented articles House Select Committee is recommending that the General Assembly change a state law forcing districts to start school the Monday closest to Aug 26 and end no later than the Friday clo… Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Hillside Mayor Dahlia Vertreese is seeking a third term Hillside Mayor Dahlia Vertreese announced her campaign for re-election Thursday who is seeking a third term as mayor of the Union County town said she’ll focus on renovating public amenities The nonpartisan election will be held in November “I will not be satisfied until the work is done,” Vertreese said in a press release “The people elected me to do the work—the people’s work I am raising children here and will continue to forge a path of fiscal and economic strength and stability while continuing to build on relationships.” No other candidates have filed for the seat Vertreese is a long-term ally of Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop and endorsed the Democrat’s gubernatorial campaign in 2023 Vertreese broke the 50% threshold in her 2021 re-election campaign avoiding a runoff against two township council members who challenged her “I’m excited for all that is ahead for us as a Township,” she said “I am running now for the vision of Hillside’s future and I look forward to working with our community to continue to improve our services and our quality of life.” The TimesIf it fancied a night out on the town Akrotiri Beach Resort Hotel would be well advised to carry some proof of age — it doesn’t look anything like it’s 50 years This is a hotel that has clearly been cared for over the decades by its family owners with lots of floor polish and regular dashes of paint Ranged up the steep slope of a hillside on the west coast of Corfu the property has a slightly topsy-turvy feel with the entrance on the hotel’s fourth floor It all makes for a confusing floor numbering system but once you’ve got your head around that you can spend your time lazing at the pool or sunbathing on a secluded ledge specially cut into the cliffside Score 8/10There are 125 rooms — standards on the floors below reception and superiors on the two floors above The sizes are much of a muchness (all offer a decent amount of space) so the difference comes from what’s through the window with superior rooms offering wilder sea views and standards looking over the public beach Rooms are simply styled with wood-effect flooring whitewashed walls and muted furnishings of duck-egg blues; each has a balcony but if you want more sunbathing elbow room there are 11 rooms with private decks (six of them with Jacuzzis) Bathrooms have been freshly renovated and have wet-room showers wooden countertops and stone-coloured tiling Food and drinkScore 8/10 As the clock ticks towards 7pm there tends to be a rapid exodus from the poolside as guests hurry to spruce themselves up and snag a table on the terrace of the main buffet restaurant daily changing spread of hot and cold dishes — among the (many) options on one evening grilled meats and vegetables and a station for freshly prepared omelettes and other egg dishes If you’d prefer a more intimate evening meal the adjacent à la carte restaurant serves Greek and international cuisine with a particular focus on seafood (the grilled fish filleted at your table with a theatrical flourish by the waiting staff) Greek and Mediterranean dishes and the like — are available either from the poolside Calypso pool bar or the Amo Ammo beach bar which perches on a lick of sand above the public beach The staff are certainly kept busy with laying on the varied offerings but you’ll find them helpful and attentive • Discover our full guide to Corfu• The best all-inclusive hotels in Corfu a “mobile spa therapist” visits the hotel to provide facials and massages The small fitness centre has some cardio machines and a few dumbbells and you can take part in morning yoga classes including performances of traditional Greek music and dance a set of steps leads down to several platforms on the cliff face where you can lie on a sun lounger or even take a dip in the sea Score 7/10With its location at Palaiokastritsa on the west coast — on a spit of land above the bay — the hotel is blessed with great views and offers direct access to the sands of Agia Triada rocky beach with its platforms cut into the cliffs There are further beaches a short bus ride away You can take a walk to the hilltop Saint Spiridon church and arrange boat trips to get closer to some of the intriguing caves around the base of the cliffs while there are hourly buses to Corfu Town (taking approximately 45 minutes) but little else to draw you away from the pool or beach Price B&B doubles from £209Restaurant mains from £15Family-friendly YAccessible N Adrian Philips was a guest of Akrotiri Beach Resort Hotel (akrotiri-beach.com) • Best family hotels in Corfu• More great hotels in Corfu The luxury home in the Sonoma hills — complete with distant San Francisco views — includes a pool five-half-bathroom home on 15 wooded acres is currently listed for $12,000,000 (Ned Bonzi / Sotheby’s International Realty)  A luxury home in the Sonoma hills — complete with distant San Francisco views — is available for sale five-half-bathroom dwelling has a detached office or guest room It sits on 15 wooded acres that include a pool and tennis court The modern building has three split-level stories of offset spaces that allow for rooftop patios on the second story Bold brick-red siding accents the mostly white exterior and is repeated in the outdoor lounges and on the detached office Floor-to-ceiling windows and the open-concept layout allows for showstopping views throughout the home The interior design’s clean lines and white interiors yield to the outdoor setting but many indoor finishes provide a beautiful counterpoint Super knotty wood planks on the great room ceiling crown the airy space with rustic elegance Walnut-stained shelves offer an all-over richness in the library as do chocolate brown walls in the dining room A sagey-gray tile backsplash and a teal upholstered banquette pop in the kitchen A bathroom is accented via a pixelated floral backsplash made of white and ochre micro-mosaic tiles Hanging teardrops of brass and glass create an unconventional room divider in a living room outdoor fireplace and spa perched high on an upper patio with valley views The woodsy property also enjoys a meadow that is ready to become a vineyard an event space or whatever the homeowners can envision For more information on this home at 17355 Norrbom Road in Sonoma, contact listing agent Holly Bennett, 707-484-4747, 707-935-2500, Holly.Bennett@Sothebys.Realty, Sotheby’s International Realty – Wine Country – Sonoma Brokerage, 793 Broadway, Sonoma, hollybennett.com Wind gusts of 30+ mph along with afternoon and evening blowing dust, could reduce visibility. Weather MapsRadarHillside Elementary spared from closure in EPISD's latest school redesign planby Ariana Parra EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The El Paso Independent School District officially confirmed Hillside Elementary School was removed from consideration to be closed as part of the Destination District Redesign. EPISD initially announced that 10 of its elementary campuses would be recommended to close due to enrollment numbers that are projected to steadily decline The list of schools was created following a scoring system based on several factors including enrollment teacher vacancies and the quality of the facility Schools that received a score less than 72 were considered for closure One of those 10 schools on the list for closure was Hillside Elementary Hillside was given a score of 67 with a "poor low" quality facility which needs over $13,000,000 of renovations the district said it is committed to engaging with the community when it comes to the redesign project The district held a series of community meetings at campuses across the district to gather feedback from families the district announced they would no longer recommend Hillside for closure Hillside Elementary is NOT on the list of closure schools that will be submitted as part of the final recommendation to the Board of Trustees on Tuesday Parents and family members of Hillside said they were unaware of the decision to spare the school but were relieved and excited to hear the news My kids all excelled here," Sharlene Soule said I'm glad that they decided to take it off the list because a lot of parents you know were going to suffer from it being so far away like whatever school they were going to have to go to," Ernesto Avila said KFOX14/CBS4 reached out to the district to find out why this school was taken off the list for closure and if any others would be considered we did not hear back in time for this report The Board of Trustees is scheduled to vote on the potential school closures Tuesday during its board meeting Do you agree with EPISD's decision to take Hillside ES off the chopping block Sign up to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox We bid farewell to our beloved Tannya Carolina Flores and was a resident of this city for her entire life Luis Alfredo Guerrero; children: Alyson Lizbeth Villanueva and Melina Angelique Flores; parents: Luis Gerardo Flores Lopez and Carolina A Espinoza; siblings: Jennifer Denise Flores The family will receive condolences on Wednesday from 4 to 11 pm at Hillside Funerals and Cremations where a Liturgy of the Word and Rosary will be recited at 7 pm A cremation will take place at a later date Arrangements are under the care and direction of Hillside Funerals and Cremations; 310 W Hillside Road; Laredo This story has been updated with additional information The Amarillo area and Texas Panhandle continue to face power outages, fires and school and road closures as another dust storm with strong winds passes through the area, Tuesday evening into early Wednesday The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reported at about 10:15 a.m Wednesday that both directions of State Loop (SL) 335 are closed due to limited visibility caused by blowing dust Motorists are asked to avoid this area if possible TxDOT said it will update the community as more information becomes available TxDOT also alerted the public at about 11 a.m all lanes of eastbound I-40 near mile marker 132 were closed due to a semi-truck crash The agency said the interstate had reopened in a 12:28 p.m According to TxDOT's interactive road map at drivetexas.org SH 136 outside of Borger remains closed due to the Double S wildfire The Texas A&M Forest Service said via social media that firefighters established a containment line on the right flank of the fire before the wind shift Tuesday night The City of Borger said via Facebook that the fire had threatened 1,201 homes: "Through quick response and collaborative effort from many departments around our region the fire remained outside of the City limits and we did not lose any of those 1201 homes." The city said FM 1559 had reopened to traffic; however 136) remained closed from FM 1559 to Roosevelt the wildfire was an estimated 500 acres and about 50% contained with firefighters continuing to mop up hot spots and flare-ups Power will continue to be restored in phases throughout the day an estimated 7,800 people were without power Wednesday afternoon in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains areas with around 4,400 people in the Potter and Randall County areas impacted by 26 outages and the utility company warning more outages were possible throughout the day Xcel Energy said crews are "patrolling lines repairing damage and getting the lights back on for customers following a significant windstorm in our eastern New Mexico and Texas service territory Winds exceeding 70 miles per hour caused more than 30,000 power outages since yesterday afternoon and crews have made significant progress restoring customers with about 10,000 customers without power as of 11 a.m We expect to restore power to most customers today with some outages continuing until tomorrow crews are working in challenging conditions and new outages are possible."Xcel said crews gained access to the area near the Double S fire Wednesday morning and are assessing the situation the Windmill fire in Roberts County remained about 23,287 acres and 99% contained In the northwestern part of the Texas Panhandle the High Lonesome fire was an estimated 18,000 acres and 65% contained as of early Wednesday afternoon in Dallam County Texas A&M Forest Service said its personnel responded Tuesday to 14 new wildfires that burned 18,518 acres across the state and 10 fires were considered still active Wednesday The National Weather Service in Amarillo said critical fire weather conditions will be possible Wednesday with no precipitation expected through Sunday temperatures will generally be in the 60s-70s range for the rest of the week into the weekend TxDOT reminds residents if you they be out on the roadways during a dust storm to follow these safety tips: A helicopter-hoist rescue wasn't an option God gave us a beautiful angel whom we named Ava Gonzalez She is lovingly cherish by her parents: Andres Leopoldo Gonzalez and Alexis Marie Paredes; grandparents: Guadalupe and Maria Elena Gonzalez Gilberto Andres Paredes and Yvette Jimenez; a great number of aunts The family will receive condolences on Saturday from 11 am until 1 pm at Hillside Funerals & Cremations where a Funeral Service will commence in the chapel at 12:30 pm The procession will commence and follow to the Laredo City Cemetery-Angel Land for the Committal Service Arrangements have been entrusted to Hillside Funerals & Cremations; 310 W Texas (KVII) — The Amarillo Police Department's Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a fatal accident in the 5300 block of Hillside at Bell Street Authorities have closed the eastbound lanes for several blocks as they work to investigate and clear the scene The department requests drivers to find alternative routes and allow officers to conduct their investigation An update will be provided once the street has been reopened and friend has gone to play in the most beautiful of golf course's in heaven Gavriel started playing golf in the early 70's and continued his journey throughout his high school years where he earned his degree in Graphics Design He made Laredo his home and is now at peace He is preceded in death by his niece: Monica Lee Jimenez; paternal grandparents: Carmelo and Jesusita Hernandez; maternal grandparents: Eugenio and Aurora Garza; aunts and uncles: Eduardo Garza He is survived by his parents Roberto Hernandez Sr Roberto Hernandez Jr.; sister-in-law: Yvette Mojica; nieces and nephews: Raul Jimenez Jr. Roberto Diego Hernandez; grandnieces and grandnephews: Isaura Monica Jimenez Katalyna Lee Rangel; aunts and uncles: Olga Juarez we invite you to write and your favorite memory or photo in his memory book that is available at the funeral home or below by leaving a condolence to the family Gavy’s favorite color is maroon and those wishing to honor him are more than welcome to wear it for his mass and visitation A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at San Martin de Porres Catholic Church on Tuesday Everyone is asked to meet at the church by 9:15 am Visitation will follow the mass at Hillside Funerals and Cremations A cremation will be held at a later date and interment and committal of the ashes will be held at Memorial Gardens of Laredo Cemetery on Hwy Funeral and Cremation services have been offered by Hillside Funerals and Cremations; 310 W VERDUNVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Logan County elementary school will remain closed this week because of a hillside slip and students are not expected to return until after spring break Logan County Schools Superintendent Jeff Human said it was a teacher at Verdunville Elementary who first noticed the slip last Wednesday The students have not been back to school since “We made the decision to dismiss students and staff at that time until we were able to get the situation inspected by an engineer that could give us guidance direction and let us know where we needed to go in response to the slip," Huffman said Huffman said an engineer who inspected it on Friday told them it is not so much what has fallen that is concerning it is what is still left up there that has the potential to also come down “The concern from the engineer was there is a section just above where the slip occurred that still has some soil things of that nature that has to be removed because with continued rain and so forth that will come down if we don’t have it removed," Huffman said Next week is Logan County's spring break so Huffman is hopeful the work can begin then He expects to get an inspector to come back to the school on April 28 and students will be able to return on April 29 Staff returned this week as students are being provided meals and home instruction while the students are out Huffman said although it is not ideal to have students miss out on this much classroom instruction having them inside the classroom right now is just not safe “It’s all about safety and assuring that we’re not putting students or anyone in harm's way and certainly something we want to get corrected before returning students to the classrooms," he said Huffman said crews met on Wednesday afternoon and hope to award a bid for the cleanup and repair on Thursday for the work to begin next week Hospital allegedly “demonstrated an inability to correct numerous deficiencies” The defendant allegedly displayed a gun and pistol-whipped a 17-year-old boy Banks sent out his analysis of the evidence and the law in a memo Friday morning WSPA 7NEWS A dramatic rescue unfolded Saturday after a motorcyclist riding trails in the San Bernardino Mountains plummeted approximately 100 feet over a hillside Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/motorcyclist-plummets-100-feet-off-southern-california-hillside/ Car show in Spartanburg to benefit home repairs for Veterans Dry weather for now ahead of a wet end to the week Wade Hampton wins a baseball thriller at B The sheriff's office said a person of interest has been detained Read more: https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/deputies-on-scene-at-shooting-in-anderson-co/ including ones with United Way of Greenville County and United Way of the Piedmont were terminated due to a shift in federal priorities Read more: https://www.wspa.com/news/top-stories/upstate-americorp-members-impacted-as-doge-terminates-grants/(opens in a new tab) More than 3,800 checks will be mailed out to people in South Carolina in the coming weeks as the State Treasurer's Office works to return hundreds of thousands of dollars in unclaimed property Read more: https://www.wspa.com/news/state-news/thousands-of-south-carolinians-could-receive-a-check-from-the-state-treasurers-office-this-month-heres-why/ The Travelers Rest Planning and Development Committee denied the request to annex 19-acres to build "The Inn at Altamont" on Monday night Read more: https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/request-to-annex-land-for-hotel-on-paris-mountain-denied-whats-next/ The sheriff's office will share video of the shooting on June 18 Read more: https://www.wspa.com/news/1-dead-in-greenville-co-deputy-involved-shooting/ announced Monday that he’s not running for U.S Senate in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff READ MORE: https://www.wspa.com/news/state-news/georgia-republican-gov-brian-kemp-wont-run-for-us-senate-seat-in-2026-against-democrat-jon-ossoff/ The Amarillo Police Department released details about Monday afternoon's crash on Hillside that left one man dead and a child and another man injured APD said officers who were sent to the scene of the major crash involving two vehicles on the 5300 Block of Hillside Road found out a 2015 Subaru being driven by Dylan Thomas Bird had been traveling eastbound on the 5300 block of Hillside on the inside lane at around 1:38 p.m a blue 2012 Ford Focus driven by a 31-year-old man had been traveling eastbound on the right outside lane next to the Subaru causing both vehicles to come into contact and lose control The vehicles then struck a residence and a wooden electrical pole Bird died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the crash A child passenger in the Subaru suffered minor injuries and the driver of the Focus suffered non-life-threatening injuries Randall County Justice of the Peace Joanne Flores was contacted and responded to the scene The incident is being investigated by APD's Traffic Investigation Squad and the scene was blocked off to traffic with the eastbound lanes of Hillside closed for several blocks The public was asked to avoid the area and seek an alternative route This is a developing story; more information will be added as it becomes available His favorite recreation was umpiring with the City of Laredo He was employed at Intercon Carriers for many wonderful years Binny lived for his out-of-town adventures with his Amor And let's not forget his love of dancing Binny forever cherished his moments with his children He was a man of faith with a generous heart He will be missed but never forgotten.  and Robert Mendoza; step-children: Kristen (Joshua) Garcia Gonzalez; brother-in-law; Dennis (Alma) Garcia and Angela (Jose Luis) De Leon; mother-in-law (Lorenzo+) Garcia; and many nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly as well as an abundant of special family and friends.  from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at Hillside Funerals and Cremations A Chapel Service will commence at 11:00 am A procession will depart the funeral home at 12:00 pm Rite of Committal and Interment will follow at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery HILLSIDE – The Hillside Municipal Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Garretson to fill the vacated seat for 2nd Ward Garretson expressed gratitude to her fellow council members for their support She notably thanked Council President Craig Epps and 4th Ward Council Member David Feuerstein for their confidence in her leadership "I am deeply honored to serve the 2nd Ward residents and contribute to the betterment of Hillside as a whole," said Dr "My commitment to this community is unwavering and I will leverage my experience and resources to foster positive change." Garretson brings a wealth of experience and dedication to her new role Her distinguished career includes service as a School Board Member she serves as the Chief Officer for Public and Community Affairs at the New Jersey Institute of Technology Garretson looks forward to collaborating with government officials and engaging with residents to address community needs effectively There’s a problem with a large number of people playing basketball in the middle of the street every day they are very very loud sitting in the middle or the street on Florence ave dead end side cars have a to blow the horn to get by call the police to come and break it up but they never come they don’t live on this street we need the police to come and fix the problem please help I wish they can come right now please help I would like to receive emails from Insider NJ Print On a hot flames from a trash pile on brushland north of Mulholland Drive were picked up by Santa Ana winds and swept across the canyons of one of Los Angeles’ wealthiest enclaves The apocalyptic scenes that played out — of Hollywood celebrities fleeing and clambering onto their roofs — captured the world’s attention like no urban conflagration in history then a former vice president who moved to L.A wielded garden hoses to soak their wooden roof shingles Actor Fred MacMurray enlisted studio workers from the set of “My Three Sons” to evacuate his family and help firefighters cut down brush around his Brentwood home When the blaze reached the mansions of Bel-Air, thermal heat lifted burning shingles high into the air and 50-mph winds hurled them more than a mile over to Brentwood. By nightfall, the Bel-Air fire had destroyed 484 homes Brown and Nobel laureate chemist Willard Libby After firefighters extinguished the flames wearing white kitten heels and a string of pearls as she clutched a shovel dug through the rubble of her Bellagio Place home for a safe with jewels The Bel-Air fire became known as the “the big one,” the event that forced everyone in Los Angeles to reckon with the dangers fire posed to their coveted hillsides officials ushered in new fire safety measures investing in more firefighting helicopters They also outlawed untreated wood shingles in high-fire-risk areas and initiated a brush clearance program to create defensible space around homes But they did not stop building on fire-prone ridges and canyons And there was no major push to radically rethink how they built. Over the next half a century, new housing tracts filled the wildland interface. And a succession of larger and more deadly fires swept through the region. But all the safety improvements prompted by the Bel-Air and subsequent fires could not outpace the escalating threat from new development and climate change The massive blazes that engulfed Los Angeles hillsides communities Jan destroying 16,000 structures and killing at least 29 people in and around Pacific Palisades and Altadena have prompted a new reckoning on how so many L.A homes came to be built on land so vulnerable to fire and how It’s a crossroads the region has found itself at before when the power of fire left us reeling “California is built to burn — it’s not unique in that — but it’s built to burn on a large scale and explosively at times,” said Stephen Pyne a fire historian and professor emeritus at Arizona State University but how you choose to live will affect whether that fire is something that just passes through like a big thunderstorm or whether it is something that destroys whatever you’ve got.” The story of how Los Angeles developed itself for disaster began with careless building on hillsides more than a century ago As the emerging metropolis began to overtake San Francisco as the most populated city in the West shrewd real estate developers began to cast their eyes up to the foothills of the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains “The future of Los Angeles is in the hills,” proclaimed a 1923 ad for a new subdivision that showed renderings of Spanish Revival-style homes looming over steep hillsides and bluffs “Hollywoodland will soon be a tract of beautiful homes with magnificent views.” Lots cost as little as $2,000 — the equivalent of about $36,000 today The 1920s were a boom time for L.A., an era of heady confidence in humans’ ability to reshape the natural environment. The 1913 construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct a bold engineering feat that transported water more than 230 miles to the semiarid region paved the way for more than 100,000 people to move into the city each year As the automobile allowed a burgeoning new middle class to live farther from downtown Hollywoodland may have been the most cannily marketed hillside subdivision: Its developers — including Harry Chandler, then publisher of the Los Angeles Times — erected a 45-foot-tall sign on Mt. Lee and invited reporters to chronicle the blasting of granite with dynamite and the cutting of roads with steam shovels there was no mention of the risk of fire and landslides “It was a period of almost zero environmental consciousness,” said Philip Ethington political science and spatial sciences at USC “They had a poor understanding of the long The developers didn’t want to dwell on the hazards L.A.’s sloping suburbs came to embody not just the city’s ambition but its folly Many hillside homes were built with combustible wood shingle roofs winding roads that struggled to accommodate two-way traffic or firetrucks Some communities had only one way in and out this is part of the DNA of this region,” said Zev Yaroslavsky a former Los Angeles County supervisor who represented L.A.’s foothills from 1994 to 2014 Los Angeles itself is an engineering feat: It’s an accidental city that was promoted by the sense that anything is possible But the engineers also didn’t fully anticipate the implications of what they were doing.” For thousands of years, Indigenous people lived in L.A.’s mountains. Some settled in the village of Topaŋa a mile up the coast from what is now Pacific Palisades But native Californians who were drawn to the woodlands at the base of mountains had a different relationship with fire Ethington said; they chose not to live in the narrow canyons that were flood-prone and dangerous fire traps when dry Santa Ana winds blew “They knew it’s perilous for basic reasons: It’s a Mediterranean environment that has a necessary regular annual drought,” Ethington said “Most of the rain falls within a few months … and then the rest of the year is dry Indigenous people set small low-intensity fires to manage the landscape and clean out low-lying brush — a process that magnified the yield of their plants for medicine and craft-making It also helped to prevent intense crown fires The Spanish colonizers suppressed this intentional annual brush burning, claiming it was incompatible with agriculture. In 1850, when California became the nation’s 31st state, legislators passed the Act for the Government and Protection of Indians, which prohibited intentional burning in prairie lands only magnified the risk of more destructive blazes officials sounded the alarm in the height of the 1920s building boom less than six months after construction began in Hollywoodland L.A.’s fire chief pushed for an ordinance prohibiting wood shingles after a wildfire destroyed nearly 600 homes in the foothills of the Northern California city of Berkeley “Without a doubt,” the city building inspector told the L.A “the prohibiting of wood shingles should extend from the eastern limits of the city to the outer edge of Hollywood.” But the lumber industry came out in force against a ban city leaders got another warning — this time closer to home Horses are tied to a pole on the beach in Malibu as the Woolsey fire burned in 2018 (Los Angeles Times) “FLAMES ROARING THROUGH SANTA MONICA HILLS,” the front page of The Times declared Nov as nearly 1,000 men battled a towering wall of fire that blazed south across the Malibu coast But if strong north winds continued to blow the blaze would engulf remote mountain areas inaccessible to firefighters and fuel up on dense brushland would be helpless to stop it sweeping through Topanga and destroying many of the newly built homes across Pacific Palisades and Hollywood Hills County Supervisor Henry Wright rounded up 100 men to patrol the edges of the city If the fire got “close into the city of Los Angeles,” Wright said the north winds subsided and hundreds of firefighters and volunteers got the fire under control there was little debate on how to avoid future brush fires from tearing through L.A.’s foothill communities emphasized the need for “an improved method of preventing disastrous forest fires” and developing a county building code and “intelligent zoning.” But a year into the Great Depression unemployment was the county’s biggest priority The county created a fund for hundreds of men to work on firebreaks economic growth and GI benefits fueled another rapid building boom As people moved to new subdivisions on former ranchland in the San Fernando Valley hillside lots were no longer on L.A.’s outskirts The risks magnified as new generations pushed farther into natural spaces When experts from the National Fire Protection Assn. surveyed Los Angeles in 1959, “they found a mountain range within the city, combustible roofed houses closely spaced in brush-covered canyons and ridges, serviced by narrow roads,” according to a documentary produced by the Los Angeles Fire Department Actor Kim Novak uses a garden hose to wet down the roof of her Bel-Air home during the 1961 fire Bosworth / Associated Press) Just two years later the Bel-Air fire showed the world catastrophic scenes of Los Angeles But even as L.A.’s fire chief noted the progress the city had made including tightening restrictions on wooden roofing on new homes he told The Times in 1967 that the bulk of homes still had shake or shingle roofs The battalion commander of the Fire Department’s mountain patrol said they couldn’t eliminate all brush from slopes without causing erosion and landslides and some homeowners were resistant to removing flammable vegetation: “They like it for its scenic value.” As L.A.’s slopes filled with audacious mid-century modern steel and glass mansions and even a UFO-style octagon resting on a 30-foot pole, a national 1968 report by the American Society of Planning Officials identified “the subdivision of hilly areas” as a growing problem from developers trying to cut costs to modify subdivision controls with lower standards for hillside areas than flat land The problem was particularly acute in L.A.: Two-thirds of the city’s new homes were being built on hillside lots All were potentially vulnerable to landslides The failure to provide access to subdivisions from more than one entrance County engineering department said in a report Dianne Feinstein surveys the remains of an Altadena home after a 1993 fire (Paul Sakuma / Associated Press) Foothills residents often resisted efforts to widen narrow as new housing developments were planned across the Santa Monica Mountains homeowner associations objected to a city master plan that would widen and extend existing canyon roads linking Sunset Boulevard and Mulholland Drive argued that fire and emergency personnel must have alternative road access in case other roads were blocked “Either the mountains should not be developed,” Taylor said “or we should provide streets to take care of the thousands of new homes.” “‘Safety’ for the Malibu and Laguna coasts as well as hundreds of other luxury enclaves and gated hilltop suburbs is becoming one of the state’s major social expenditures, although — unlike welfare or immigration — it is almost never debated in terms of trade-offs or alternatives,” Davis argued in “Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster.” People continued to move into fire-prone foothills and valleys the number of homes in the metro Los Angeles region’s wildland-urban interface where human development meets undeveloped wildland swelled from 1.4 million to 2 million — a growth rate of 44% a geospatial data scientist in the Silvis Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison California significantly strengthened its building code requiring developers of new homes in high fire-risk areas to use fire-resistant building materials enclose eaves to stop them from trapping sparks and insert mesh screens over vents to prevent embers from getting into homes Experts in fire mitigation said the new building code was a huge step forward — except that it did not apply to existing development an associate professor of mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley who studies fire risk they’re built with old land-use planning decisions so they’re close together and not built in a resilient It’s very hard to make changes after the fact.” The blazes got more intense. The 2009 Station fire became the largest in L.A. County history, charring 250 square miles, destroying more than 200 structures and killing two county firefighters. The 2018 Woolsey fire destroyed more than 1,600 structures killed three people and forced more than 295,000 to evacuate In 2018, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a 19,000-home development in Tejon Ranch along Interstate 5 despite concerns that the land was within “high” and “very high” fire hazard severity zones In 2020, the state Legislature passed a bill requiring households in fire-prone areas to clear anything flammable, such as vegetation or wooden fences, from within 5 feet of their home. But the rule is still not enforced Many homeowners — who sought homes surrounded by nature — resisted stripping their land of shrubs and trees said he didn’t like to speculate on what L.A but it was important to learn from mistakes “It’s one thing to make a mistake or misjudge something or be ignorant,” he said “It’s another thing not to learn from the consequences of that lack of knowledge.” Looking back over more than a century of development, many blame L.A. leaders’ relentless pursuit of growth. Char Miller, a professor of environmental history at Pomona College and author of “Burn Scars,” a history of U.S said new development was the “spark plug” for many of the region’s fires “We’ve created this dilemma by policy,” Miller said every planning zoning and architectural commission greenlights and rubber-stamps development because development is growth California’s “unholy mingling of built and natural landscapes” ultimately undermined any fire protection But he noted that fires were caused not only by people moving into wildland areas Portugal and Spain as people move out of rural areas and small farms go feral controlling flammable brush and preventing the spread of intense fires Even as governments introduced new fire protection measures they could not seem to do so fast enough to meet the escalating threat from land-use planning decisions and climate change “You have to build to survive a blizzard of sparks,” Pyne said “Fire is going to come as long as the winds are able to blow.” After the Jan. 7 fires caused an estimated $250 billion in property damage, some make the case for a retreat: “I don’t care what you build back into the Palisades,” said Miller, who has suggested L.A follow the city of Monrovia and float bonds to purchase lots from willing sellers Others have proposed L.A pause rebuilding to consider stricter construction guidelines such as mandating even more fire-resistant materials and installing fire shutters on every home Days after swaths of Pacific Palisades and Altadena were destroyed, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued executive orders to expedite rebuilding by relaxing environmental and regulatory obstacles. Times editorial library director Cary Schneider contributed to this report. Jenny Jarvie is a national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times based in Atlanta. California Sports Climate & Environment Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map