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Sonoma County clamps down on 'over-concentration' of vacation rentals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

(KRON) -- The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to change vacation rental regulations, create caps and exclusion zones for vacation rentals, and define fractionally owned housing as timeshares.Supervisors also voted to create a business license program that standardizes operating requirements for vacation rentals to protect neighbors from nuisances. "With these new regulations and the cap and exclusion zones, we’re taking steps to mitigate the impacts of short-term rentals upon neighborhoods adversely affected by vacation rentals in Sonoma County," said Supervisor Chris Coursey, chair of the Board of Supervisors.Sonoma County officials wrote that the vote "placed caps and exclusion zones in specific neighborhoods in the first, fourth and fifth supervisorial districts to reduce over-concentration of vacation rentals in these areas." The business license program will establish standards that:Limit vacation rental occupancy based on number of bedroom or septic capacity, w...

A-Basin hopes for even more snow this bountiful season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

DILLON, Colo. (KDVR) — It's been a banner season at Arapahoe Basin, and based on this week’s weather forecast, the best may be yet to come. Tuesday and Wednesday’s forecast comes with the possibility of heavy moisture. Noah Rabinowitz spent the day on the slopes, which have long been referred to as “the legend.” “It’s one of a kind,” he said. “It’s got a lot of challenging terrain, which I like.” Incoming spring storm could affect trees and plants Chris and Jenny Brown brought their newborn son, Soren, up for the first time. “There’s been a lot of snow this year,” Chris Brown said. “It was warming up, today, so, really good conditions. We had a great day and skied till close.” Most of the terrain at A-Basin remains open. The ski area plans to remain open daily until at least June 4.

'He did very good with the people he served': Firefighter's memorial Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

LONGMONT, Colo. (KDVR) — Family, friends and coworkers will pay tribute Tuesday morning to a firefighter who passed away.Ben Fournier started as a volunteer firefighter with Mountain View Fire Rescue in 2000. That passion became a career in 2006, launching 17 years of service. 2 more rock attacks reported, video sought from homes, cars Chief Dave Beebe worked with Fournier during his entire time with the department. He said this death is hitting everyone hard. "He had just this genuine care for people. He was one of those who was always concerned about how others were doing and just a concern for his coworkers, and he did very good with the people he served," Beebe said. "He truly cared about them and always went the extra mile. Just a good all-around person."Fournier, 42, was killed in a work site accident a week ago near Conifer. He was off-duty at the time. Courtesy: Mt. View Fire Rescue Courtesy: Mt. View Fire Rescue Courtesy: Mt. View Fire Rescue "He was no drama, you know. H...

Top-rated cinnamon rolls in Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Whether you just have a sweet tooth or the cooler weather has you craving a fluffy, gooey cinnamon roll, we have you covered.While there are a large number of places across the state that serve cinnamon rolls, where is the best one? Sleepy? 10 top-rated coffee shops in Denver Where are the best cinnamon rolls in Colorado?Here is a look at the highest rated places for cinnamon rolls in Colorado, according to Google reviews. Each place on this list has at least 4.2 stars and 300 or more reviews:Blue Moon Bakery- Silverthorne: 4.5 stars for 905 reviewsBread Winner's Café- Arvada: 4.6 stars for 1,258 reviewsButcher Block Café- Denver: 4.5 stars for 1,310 reviewsButterhorn Bakery & Cafe- Frisco: 4.7 stars for 1,800 reviewsCake Crumbs Bakery & Café- 4.2 stars for 551 reviewsCampus Café- Alamosa: 4.5 stars for 726 reviews Cinnamon's- Estes Park: 4.9 stars for 463 reviewsDenver Biscuit Company- Denver: 4.6 stars for 6,610 reviewsE.L.F. Grill- Estes Park: 4.8 stars...

Car crashes into Miami Shores Walgreens liquor store, no injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

A dangerous drive came to a smashing stop inside a liquor store, but this bang-up job wasn’t alcohol related, just an unfortunate rush hour accident at the Walgreens parking lot.It happened just off busy Biscayne Boulevard in Miami Shores, sometime after 6 p.m., Monday.Two women and a little dog in the car were not injured.The driver, who didn’t want to give an interview, said of camera she thought she would put the Mercedes-Benz in park, but the next thing she knew, the sedan went straight into the liquor store’s front glass.“I was walking up, and I heard a loud noise like boom!” said customer Michael Kemp.“A loud noise like ‘boom,’ like worse than a transformer blowing,” said a woman.Customers summed up the sound of the crash that closed down the busy drug store and caused an impromptu last call for booze.Piling-like barriers are in front of the drug store to stop this from happening at Walgreens, but the problem is there are n...

Butler scores 56, Heat stun Bucks 119-114 for 3-1 lead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a Miami playoff record 56 points, and the Heat roared back from 14 points down in the final quarter to stun the Milwaukee Bucks 119-114 on Monday night to put the NBA’s top overall seed on the brink of early elimination.The 56 points also became Butler’s career high. He was 19 for 28 from the field, 15 of 18 from the foul line and added nine rebounds for eighth-seeded Miami — which took a 3-1 lead over the Bucks in their Eastern Conference first-round series.Bam Adebayo scored 15, Caleb Martin had 12 and Gabe Vincent scored 10 for the Heat. Game 5 is at Milwaukee on Wednesday.Brook Lopez scored 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Milwaukee. Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a two-game absence with a bruised back and had a triple-double — 26 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.And the Bucks led almost the whole way, until the Heat roared back in the final minutes.Butler had 21 of his points in the fourth, and the Heat still trailed 101-89 aft...

North Bay Village City Hall holds emergency meeting after residents forced to move out of building deemed unsafe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

North Bay Village officials held a special meeting Monday night to discuss how they will help renters and owners after the Majestic Isle Condominium was deemed unsafe. “We don’t have anybody but each other. I’m sorry, I cannot continue,” said a man in tears during the meeting. Everyone was ordered to evacuate by 10 a.m. Tuesday morning.It was an emotional night at the North Bay Village City Hall, as residents continued to search for a place to sleep Tuesday night.“I just need a living situation right now or tomorrow,” said a woman.According to an engineering report that came out last week the condo building located at 7946 East Drive is in bad shape. The report highlighted concerns about sagging floors and termite damage.Most of the 55 residents had found a place to go for now, but less than a dozen residents were still looking for a place Monday night.The village voted to help pay for up to two weeks in a hotel thanks to a special rate from Best ...

Strider takes no-hitter into 8th, Ks 13 as Braves snap skid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and struck out 13 as the Atlanta Braves snapped a four-game skid Monday night, hitting five home runs in an 11-0 victory over the Miami Marlins.Fans booed when Jean Segura singled to left field to end Strider’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth, and Jon Berti followed with a single. But the right-hander fanned the next two batters to finish his dominant outing with a flourish.Strider had a perfect game going until Gold Glove first baseman Matt Olson made a fielding error on a leadoff grounder by Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the seventh.Sam Hilliard homered twice, and Sean Murphy, Eddie Rosario and Austin Riley also connected as the Braves avoided their first five-game losing streak since September 2017, when they ended the season with six straight defeats.Strider (3-0) threw 81 of his 101 pitches for strikes and lowered his ERA to 1.80. He was runner-up in NL Rookie of the Year voting last season to teammate Mi...

Trouble stopping automatic payments because of records locked in storage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

A property manager started helping an association and discovered a storage facility wouldn’t let them see their records and wouldn’t stop deducting money each month for the storage. Can someone deduct money from your bank account without your permission? It’s why they called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.Usually when we hear about an association, it’s a complaint.In this case, the association is having the problem.Alli Wilhelm: “Fiesta has definitely been victimized by — I don’t even know what to call this a loophole.”Alli is the property manager for the Fiesta Homeowners Association in Margate who was hired in 2020 to fix the problems the 348 townhouses were facing.Alli Wilhelm: “To get a loan for the roofs to be replaced, they didn’t have reserves to get that taken care of. They were also overdue for painting at the time.”Making Alli’s job harder, the prior property manager had passed away, and all the as...

Not just Qatargate: Eva Kaili also faces probe into EU kickbacks scheme

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

Qatargate aside, Eva Kaili is facing a world of pain for a different reason altogether. Documents seen by POLITICO reveal fresh details about a separate criminal investigation that the Greek EU lawmaker is facing regarding allegedly fraudulent payments involving four former assistants in the European Parliament from 2014 to 2020. The probe is looking at Kaili for three potential fraudulent activities: whether she misled Parliament about her assistants’ location and work activities; took a cut of their reimbursements for “fake” work trips she orchestrated; and also took kickbacks from part of their salaries, according to a letter from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) to Parliament President Roberta Metsola, seen by POLITICO. Another Greek EU lawmaker, Maria Spyraki, has also been part of the same probe. Investigators accuse her of misleading the institution about her assistants’ activities and of telling them to file expenses for fake work trips. However,...