Pete Pattisson

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Pete Pattisson

A migrant worker has died while working on a new stadium being built for the 2034 World Cup, the Guardian can reveal. Muhammad Arshad, from Pakistan, fell to his death from an upper level during the construction of the Aramco Stadium in the eastern city of Al Khobar on 12 March, according to sources with knowledge of the incident.

Dec 12, 2024 | eldiario.es | Pete Pattisson

Shahadat partió hacia Arabia Saudí desde su aldea en Bangladés con un único propósito: ganar dinero para ayudar a su familia, en situación de pobreza: “Si lograba enviar remesas a casa, su familia podría comer. Si no conseguía mandar dinero, su familia no comería”, explica un familiar.

Dec 11, 2024 | theguardian.com | Pete Pattisson

When Shahadat set out for Saudi Arabia from his village in Bangladesh, he was driven by a single purpose: to earn money for his impoverished family. “If he sent money home, his family would eat. If he didn’t, they wouldn’t,” says a relative. For years he just about scraped by, sending a little money home each month and trying to pay down the huge debt he took on to afford the illegal fees a recruitment agent had charged him to get to Saudi Arabia. Then it all began to unravel.

Dec 9, 2024 | theashlandchronicle.com | David Runkel |Sian Boyle |Pete Pattisson |Ryan Gilbey

The Parks Commission decided last week that changes in Winburn Way “to reduce speeds and improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists” is the top priority for improvements to Lithia Park in the next two years. Because of the no dog rule in the park, Winburn Way is used by many dog walkers as well as other pedestrians, hikers, bikers, cars and other vehicles, Commissioner Stefi Seffinger explained. Various proposals for changing Lithia Way – a park road, not a city street – have been floated.

Dec 9, 2024 | theashlandchronicle.com | David Runkel |Sian Boyle |Pete Pattisson |Ryan Gilbey

Deputy City Manager’s Role Undefinedby David RunkelJordan Rooklyn, the new deputy city manager, will continue working on economic development issues for the city, while her other duties are “still undefined,” City Manager Sabrina Cotta says. “Jordan brings a solid background in government as well as local experience in the Rogue Valley being the former City Manager of Talent,” Cotta told The Chronicle.