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Most workers hit the roads to commute as costs increase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

(NerdWallet) - People who drive to work day in and day out have likely grown weary of hearing about the growth (and then partial reversal) of working from home. The rising costs of their commute no doubt add insult to injury.The share of people working from home increased dramatically in 2020 and remains higher now than before the pandemic. But the overwhelming majority of U.S. employees — 77% of them — still commute. That’s 124 million workers on the road in 2022, according to recently released American Community Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This is at a time when vehicle ownership costs are up considerably.In-person workers are less likely to be high earners. Jobs in lower-earning service and manufacturing industries can’t be done remotely like those in many tech and professional fields. Lower relative wages make increased commuting costs tough to handle (along with sharing the road again with higher-earning workers getting called back to their perk-rich offices).Commu...

9-year moratorium on new downtown Austin street events gets extension

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – As Austin’s downtown area continues to burgeon, city officials said they must maintain the moratorium on new downtown street events first instituted in 2014. The city first instituted a moratorium, or temporary ban, on new street events to keep the urban streets safe while the downtown area grows, according to a city memo. City staff have renewed the moratorium on several occasions in the last nine years. The city said that the area most affected is the Downtown Austin Project Coordination Zone, which falls between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the north, Oltorf Street to the south, MoPac/Loop 1 to the west, and Chicon Street to the east, according to a memo.There are several ongoing major projects in that area, with many more scheduled in the coming years. There are also two multi-year projects – Project Connect and the downtown Interstate 35 expansion – scheduled to start construction in 2024, which will have significant impacts on the are...

Your Money: Squeezed in the ‘club sandwich’ generation?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

Bruce Helmer and Peg WebbFor decades, the term “sandwich generation” has generally applied to adults (mostly women) taking care of their aging parents and minor children at the same time.But as baby boomers age out of the sandwich generation, their replacements, estimated to be about a quarter of U.S. adults, are facing new challenges. For one, Gen-Xers and millennials are beginning to take care of their (now aging) parents while still supporting adult kids — at home or otherwise — and, in some cases, their grandchildren (the “club sandwich” generation).What does this changing demographic look like? Nearly three out of four are aged 40 to 59, generally more affluent, mostly married adults, and have at least a bachelor’s degree. And, according to a 2022 Pew Research Center study, they’re more “pressed for time” and more likely to be behind on meeting personal financial goals, such as saving for retirement or paying off credit card debt.What impact does being a member of the sandwich ...

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Bad football beating the Broncomania out of NFL’s most loyal fans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

I am so over this Broncos team. You work so hard to get off the waiting list for season tickets, and I’ve had mine since 2016. We’ve stunk all eight seasons. I’m not even going to the games anymore.James, ErieKiz: Broncomania isn’t dead yet, but during my 40 years covering sports in Colorado, I’ve never heard from so many local folks seeking a cure for their unhealthy addiction to the Orange and Blue. As your sports doctor, let me prescribe a spoonful of the sunshine that is Nikola Jokic. Apply ice to your pain by watching Cale Makar skate. Or maybe try a daily dose of Coach Prime. Never in the history of our fair state have there been so many better ways for fans to spend their time and dime than to waste emotional energy on a lost NFL team.I woke up Thursday for the game against the Chiefs and put on one of my Broncos shirts. I work from home and didn’t have any on-camera meetings scheduled. But I changed my shirt only 10 minutes later, because I was embarrassed at the...

6 shot — 3 fatally — at party in industrial area of east Denver, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

Three people were killed and three more were injured in an early Saturday shooting at an apparent party in an industrial area of east Denver, police said.Denver police responded about 1:37 a.m. to reports of a shooting at 12445 E. 39th St., where they found one victim with gunshot wounds, according to a Denver Police Department post on X.That person died at the scene.UPDATE: pic.twitter.com/P8goccaMQ8— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) October 14, 2023Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Judge rules King Soopers shooting suspect is competent to stand trial Crime and Public Safety | Boulder King Soopers shooting suspect sought “suicide by cop,” psychologist says Police said they later discovered five more victims were self-transported to hospitals; two of those people died, and the other three are expected to survive.The party was in an industrial storefront, police said, and there is evidence of at least two guns being fired a...

Taylor Swift is a walking economic stimulus package

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

Taylor Swift isn’t just a great performer - she’s also an economic force unlike any other seen before.Swift earned an estimated $4.1 billion from her wildly successful ERAS TOUR, according to an associate professor of management at Babson College in Massachusetts.But the economic impact goes far beyond what Swift herself pocketed.Software company QuestionPro surveyed 592 Swifties and, based on their responses, estimated that fans spent around $93 million per show on tickets, merchandise, travel, hotels, food and clothing.This worked out to roughly $5.7 billion over the course of the U.S. tour - which appears to be the most lucrative concert tour ever.“She’s an economic stimulus plan all on her own,” says KTLA consumer reporter David Lazarus.Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)In August, Swift played six shows at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium which, according to California's Center for Jobs and the Ec...

Overtime thriller: Capuchino edges San Mateo, improves to 7-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

A wild game in San Bruno on Friday night ended with Capuchino stopping San Mateo near the goal line in overtime to clinch a 42-35 victory.The Mustangs improved to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division.San Mateo is 3-4, 1-2.Cap had taken the lead on the first possession of OT when Brandon Arceo threw a screen pass to Issa Keishk from 10 yards out for a touchdown.“Obviously, you don’t want to lose, but, man, what a great high school game, great high school environment,” San Mateo coach Jeff Scheller said on Saturday morning.The finish spoiled San Mateo’s rally as the Bearcats charged back from a 28-14 halftime deficit and a 35-14 hole in the third quarter.Sebastian Conclara’s long kickoff return for a touchdown to start the second half gave Cap a three-score cushion.Capuchino’s Sebastian Conclara #20 returns the opening kickoff of the 2nd half for an 89-yard touchdown against San Mateo, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in San Bruno, Calif. (...

Stanford football: Victory over Deion Sanders University is one for the record book

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

Whether it was getting run off the field against USC or allowing late touchdowns to lose to Sacramento State and Arizona, first-year Stanford coach Troy Taylor would spend a lot of the postgame talking to his players to make sure they weren’t demoralized.He stopped doing those check-ins after a few weeks when he saw they weren’t necessary.“I realized that these guys are never going to quit,” Taylor said. “They’re never going to stop preparing and competing.”That attitude was displayed to a national audience in Friday night’s 46-43 double-overtime win over Colorado – at least those who didn’t turn the game off at halftime, when Stanford trailed 29-0.The Cardinal (2-4, 1-3 Pac-12) completed the largest comeback in school history and the fourth-largest in Pac-12 history to stun the sellout crowd at Colorado (4-3, 1-3).“Guys easily could have kind of given up a little bit,” Taylor said. “But they have never done that since I’ve been here and I’m just really proud. I te...

Wrong-way collision on Highway 680 killed one, hospitalized two Saturday morning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

FREMONT — A woman passenger is dead and two drivers seriously injured after a two-vehicle, wrong-way crash on southbound Interstate Highway 680 early Saturday morning, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Driver arrested, passenger killed in 100-foot cliff crash at Pescadero State Beach Crashes and Disasters | Interstate 880 crash involving at least 6 cars in Hayward leaves one dead Crashes and Disasters | San Jose motorcyclist killed in crash Wednesday night Crashes and Disasters | Woman killed, three injured in East Bay crash Monday night Crashes and Disasters | These Bay Area cities ranked the worst for drivers in the U.S. Around 1:15 a.m., the driver of a gray Dodge Ram was traveling the wrong way in the left lane of I-680 near the Auto Mall Parkway offramp in Fremont and collided with a white BMW 330i, according to the California Highway Patrol.CHP Officer Tyler Hahn said the Dod...

Missing man, 63, last seen in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:28 GMT

(KRON) -- Police are asking for the community's help in searching for a missing man. Clayton Hansen, 63, went missing on Friday, Oct. 13, the Oakland Police Department announced on social media. 6 arrested after thieves use wagon in SF Walgreens theft: police Hansen was last seen on the 500 block of 30th Street. He is described as a white man, 5-foot-11 and 250 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. The family says Hansen is in "good physical condition" and has mental health challenges, according to OPD. Anyone with information about Hansen's location is asked to contact the OPD Missing Person Unit at 510-238-3641.