By S. M. Chavey, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News Updated 7:19 pm CST, Thursday, December 13, 2018 The nineteen-story mixed-use tower to be built at 1603 Broadway Street got permission from the City of San Antonio Dec. 5 to prepare the land for building. The nineteen-story mixed-use tower to be built at 1603 Broadway Street got permission from the City of San Antonio Dec. 5 to prepare the land for building. Photo: Courtesy Of Gensler Photo: Courtesy Of Gensler Image 1 of / 19 Caption Close Image 1 of 19 The nineteen-story mixed-use tower to be built at 1603 Broadway Street got permission from the City of San Antonio Dec. 5 to prepare the land for building. The nineteen-story mixed-use tower to be built at 1603 Broadway Street got permission from the City of San Antonio Dec. … [Read more...] about 19-story tower near the Pearl gets go ahead
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Suspect in Shooting of Fmr NFL Player Joe McKnight Charged With Manslaughter
has been arrested in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and charged with manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight.Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said that Gasser fired three times at McKnight from inside his car outside a nightclub Thursday afternoon. Normand said that three shell casings were found in Gasser’s car, and that Gasser admitted to the shooting and turned over his gun to authorities. Gasser reportedly claimed that he shot McKnight in self-defense.Gasser was originally taken in for questioning on Thursday but was released without charges at the time.Law enforcement officials are expected to hold a press conference on Tuesday morning. This is a developing story, and LawNewz.com will provide more details as they become known.[Image via Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office] … [Read more...] about Suspect in Shooting of Fmr NFL Player Joe McKnight Charged With Manslaughter
‘Shame On You!’: Sheriff Rails Against Criticism of McKnight Shooting Investigation
Newell Normand of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana held a press conference addressing the arrest of Ronald Gasser, the suspect in the shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight. McKnight was killed on Thursday afternoon, and Gasser admitted to shooting him, but claimed self-defense. Law enforcement officials spoke to Gasser that day before releasing him without charges. The sheriff’s office came under fire for that decision, but Sheriff Normand had some strong words for the critics at Tuesday’s.“For those who have criticized the men and women of this organization and the strategies we made relative to that: tough, I don’t care,” Normand boldly stated. He went on to lambaste those who blasted his office and other officials for not handling the case the way they would have liked. “It’s not about the right thing, it’s not about justice, and it’s not about the process,” he said, characterizing the attitude of … [Read more...] about ‘Shame On You!’: Sheriff Rails Against Criticism of McKnight Shooting Investigation
California AB 32’s Cap-And-Trade Program Developments
This article is the latest in a series chronicling the first litigation challenge to AB 32 (the Global Warming Solutions Act) and the cap-and-trade program in Association of Irritated Residents, et al. v. California Air Resources Board, Case No. CPF-09-509562, ("Ass'n of Irritated Residents v. CARB "). Though environmental justice groups continue to object to cap-and-trade as the primary vehicle to reduce greenhouse ("GHG") emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, the California Supreme Court recently allowed California Air Resources Board's ("ARB") cap-and-trade implementation to move forward, and agency rule development continues.On August 24, 2011, the ARB Board ("Board") unanimously approved both ARB's new supplemental assessment ("Supplement") and re-approved its Scoping Plan, which provides the overall roadmap and rule measures to carry out AB 32. The Board also approved a more robust California Environmental Quality Act equivalent document supporting the … [Read more...] about California AB 32’s Cap-And-Trade Program Developments
Florida Broker Denied Assist in Argentine Soccer Media Rights Deal
2014 has been a decent year for soccer – ahem, fútbol – in Argentina. An Argentine club team (San Lorenzo) won the 2014 Copa Libertadores, South America's premier international club competition, the Argentine national team jumped to number two in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings after narrowly missing out on 2014 World Cup glory, and two of the game's top talents – Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María – hail from the South American country. But not everybody in the Argentine soccer community is in a celebratory mood. A recent lawsuit claims that Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (the "AFA"), the governing body of soccer in Argentina, breached a broker agreement when it scored a valuable media rights deal back in 2009.Founded in 1893, the AFA is tasked with organizing and governing all Argentine soccer leagues (youth, amateur and professional), including the Primera División, which is home to world-renowned clubs such as … [Read more...] about Florida Broker Denied Assist in Argentine Soccer Media Rights Deal