Kyle Martin

Fremont/Tri-Valley Reporter at The Mercury News

🇵🇭 Writing and photographing. CA, TX, then CA again. figuring it out one day at a time. Fremont/Tri-Valley Reporter @mercnews

Articles

California lawmaker aims to prevent fatal overdoses, lower stigma at colleges

4 days ago | fresnobee.com | Kyle Martin

SACRAMENTO — State Assemblyman Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, is taking steps to prevent fatal overdoses on California's public college campuses. At a press conference on Monday at UC Berkeley, Haney plans to introduce legislation called the Campus Overdose Prevention bill, which would prohibit California public universities from expelling students involved in medical emergencies in the hopes of preventing fatal drug overdoses on campuses.
California lawmaker aims to prevent fatal overdoses, lower stigma at colleges

4 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Kyle Martin
California lawmaker aims to prevent fatal overdoses, lower stigma at colleges

4 days ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

A California environmental law makes it ‘too damn hard’ to build. But do Democrats have the will to reform it?
Fremont resident sues apartment complex after deadly fire

6 days ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

FREMONT — In the aftermath of the deadly Fremont apartment fire which killed two people and injured two others, one displaced resident is taking the property owner to court. Haolin Zhang, a fourth-floor resident of the Waterstone Apartments, was allegedly trapped on the balcony of his home with his dog and had to be rescued by emergency responders on April 6, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court.
Pleasanton to make more than $12 million in cuts over next two years

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

PLEASANTON — Pleasanton residents should soon expect to feel the effects of the city’s multi-million dollar cuts recently solidified by the City Council in the face of a severe budget deficit. Council last week approved a list of reductions which included cutting back library hours and closing the facility on Sundays, eliminating four city parks maintenance jobs and other positions, such as city crossing guards.
Berkeley Police shoot man allegedly involved in domestic dispute

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

BERKELEY — Berkeley Police shot a man allegedly armed with a firearm outside an apartment Sunday morning after he threatened to shoot officers, police said. Police were dispatched around 6:50 a.m. Sunday to a possible domestic violence incident after a woman was reported screaming for help inside a residence in the 1700 block of University Avenue, according to Berkeley police spokeswoman Jessica Perry. The man “made threats to shoot officers and exited an apartment with a firearm,” Perry said.
Hackers replace Peninsula crosswalk audio with fake Zuckerberg and Musk messages

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk made surprise appearances to the Peninsula this weekend as … crosswalk voice-overs? In an apparent peculiar stunt, an unknown hacker weaved faked voice-overs of the tech billionaires with satirical messages on the audio tracks of crosswalks in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City, according to several videos circulating online this weekend.
Pleasanton aims cuts at library, avoids closing pool and fire station

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

PLEASANTON — In front of a heated and dissatisfied crowd, the Pleasanton City Council this week began to narrow down a list of cuts to essential city services to close a severe budget deficit. The council on Tuesday deliberated for nearly seven hours — a meeting that lasted until midnight — about how to make $10 to $12 million in cuts to its general fund over the next two years. And the board was scheduled to be back at it Thursday evening.
Contract negotiations between teachers, district fail again as possible strike looms

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

The Fremont Unified District Teachers Association and Fremont Unified School District officials met Monday in a fact-finding session that stretched until 2 a.m. Tuesday, the union said. After hours of discussion, the two sides failed to reach an agreement, as the union continues to demand more competitive wages, health care contributions and smaller class sizes from the district. Next, a state mediator will issue a report with recommendations on the negotiations by April 15.
Neighbors: Woman dangled from Fremont balcony, fell from fourth floor to escape flames

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin |Harry Harris

FREMONT — An apartment fire in Fremont left a Manteca woman dead after she dangled from a fourth-floor balcony to escape the blaze before plummeting to the ground below, eyewitnesses and authorities said on Monday. The Sunday fire, which remains under investigation, killed 54-year-old Charlotte Holguin and critically injured a man who also dropped from a fourth-floor balcony, authorities said. Two other people were injured in the incident, authorities said, though it is unclear how they were hurt.