Gabriela Gazaniga

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Trinity News •

Dublin’s new transport plan restricts vehicle access within city centre – Trinity News

Initial stages of the Dublin City Centre Transport Plan (DCCTP) took effect on August 25, causing significant changes to traffic flow in the city centre.
Managed by Dublin City Council (DCC), in partnership with the National Transport Authority (NTA), the plan aims to reduce vehicular traffic in the city by prioritising walking, cycling, and public transport. 
The new traffic management measures were introduced to the north quays on Bachelors Walk and the south quays on Burgh Quay and Aston Quay...
Trinity News •

Irish Rail announces updates to new timetable following increasing delays – Trinity News

Irish Rail has announced updates to its new timetable just two weeks after it was introduced, following persistent delays and commuter frustration. 
The new timetable was introduced on August 26 and increased routes across Ireland, particularly intercity services that pass through Dublin’s Connolly Station, causing a number of changes to arrival and departure times. 
In practice, the timetable has struggled to deliver punctuality and led to a cascade of delays. 
In a statement, Irish Rail recogn...
NBC Los Angeles •

How to make money by renting your home during Los Angeles Olympics

Nina Menkes’ Laurel Canyon home is beautiful -- but also pricey . That’s been especially challenging for the independent filmmaker these last few years. 

“The pandemic -- everybody, of course, took a big hit, including the film industry, followed by the big strikes,” she explained.
Menkes said the industry didn’t bounce back after the strikes like many had hoped, so to help cover her mortgage, she rents her home on Airbnb when she’s out of town. 

“If I wasn’t able to do that, I would lose the...
NBC Los Angeles •

Los Angeles could have 30,000 homeless people by 2028 Olympics

While Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says she’s hoping to dramatically reduce homelessness by the time the city hosts the 2028 Olympics, there could be around 30,000 homeless people on the streets then, an I-Team investigation found.

“It would be awful if that were the case, but I want you to know that we're going to do everything to make sure that it’s not,” Bass said. 
Despite billions in taxpayer dollars already spent on the homelessness crisis, the number of people moved off the streets into...
NBC Los Angeles •

Neighbors fear tourists at Hollywood sign could cause huge fire

On a typical summer weekend, the traffic is bumper to bumper on the streets leading to the world-famous Hollywood sign, and residents worry that tourists coming to the 2028 Olympics will overwhelm the area and potentially cause a massive fire.  

"The way things are right now, we wouldn't survive during the Olympics at all," says Kim Kevorkian, a longtime resident of the nearby Lake Hollywood neighborhood. 
"My worst fear is that there's going to be a fire up here, and we're not going to all be...
NBC Los Angeles •

Los Angeles transit projects delayed ahead of 2028 Olympics

Five years ago, Los Angeles officials unveiled the "28 for 28" initiative, a plan to complete 28 transit projects in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

However, the I-Team has discovered that some of these projects are significantly delayed and may not be finished by the time the Games begin.
The I-Team explored the current status of the projects and the potential implications.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, is the agency leading the initiatives, and i...
Trinity News •

Seanad threatened with legal action over failure to hold Trinity by-election – Trinity News

The Seanad has been threatened with legal action over its failure to hold a by-election to fill David Norris’ seat which has been vacant since the veteran senator’s retirement in January.
In a letter to senators seen by Trinity News, campaigner Tomás Heneghan demanded that a by-election be called for the Trinity seat “without further delay” given the violation of several high court rulings by the vacancy.
Heneghan, a graduate of the University of Limerick (UL), last year won a supreme court case...
NBC Los Angeles •

California bill on silicosis safety measures abandoned as cases rise

After a joint investigation by NBC4 I-Team and Telemundo 52 Investiga revealed that doctors are now calling silicosis “an emerging health concern” in our communities, a state bill proposal aimed at tracking shops not complying with new regulations is now off the table.

Those in favor of the state bill said it was a way to hold shops accountable and keep workers safe.
But the assemblyperson who authored the bill tells the I-Team some state regulators were not “receptive” to the idea.

Health ex...
NBC Los Angeles •

Court could rethink legal immunity in police shooting

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has announced it will reconsider an opinion published earlier this year involving a fatal LAPD shooting, which could have expanded qualified immunity protections that shield police officers and their employers from civil liability.

"It is ordered that this case be reheard en banc," Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia said in a brief order published Monday, meaning a panel of 11 judges of the 9th Circuit will hear the case.
"I cannot really assume what happened behind th...
NBC Los Angeles •

Court could rethink legal immunity in police shooting

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has announced it will reconsider an opinion published earlier this year involving a fatal LAPD shooting, which could have expanded qualified immunity protections that shield police officers and their employers from civil liability.

"It is ordered that this case be reheard en banc," Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia said in a brief order published Monday, meaning a panel of 11 judges of the 9th Circuit will hear the case.
"I cannot really assume what happened behind th...
NBC Los Angeles •

California drivers concerned with lack of EV charging stations 

During the thick of road trip season, people are driving their electric cars, but many say finding reliable chargers is not easy. 

This as California is poised to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. 
Drivers across Southern California tell the NBC4 I-Team they are constantly negotiating for a place in line or attempting to charge their vehicles away from home and coming across non-working chargers. 

“Even early in the morning often, I'll encounter between one to five people waiting...
NBC Los Angeles •

Family wants more investigation into death of college student in Hollywood

The family of a 20-year-old woman pronounced dead after her ex-boyfriend reported a suicide attempt, says it's trying to convince investigators to look further into what happened.

Daelena Mackay was a month shy of her 21st birthday, about to graduate from LA City College and had made summer travel plans when authorities say she hanged herself with a scarf inside the bathroom of her Hollywood Boulevard apartment.
There was no note.

"Did she take her life, or was her life taken from her," asked...
NBC Los Angeles •

Family wants more investigation into death of college student in Hollywood

The family of a 20-year-old woman pronounced dead after her ex-boyfriend reported a suicide attempt, says it's trying to convince investigators to look further into what happened.

Daelena Mackay was a month shy of her 21st birthday, about to graduate from LA City College and had made summer travel plans when authorities say she hanged herself with a scarf inside the bathroom of her Hollywood Boulevard apartment.
There was no note.

"Did she take her life, or was her life taken from her," asked...
NBC Southern California •

Illegal fireworks could land on your roof, set your house on fire

Nearly every weekend lately, groups of young people shoot off dozens of illegal fireworks on a quiet street next to Los Angeles' Harbor Gateway neighborhood, and one of the mortars landed on the roof of a house on the corner of Denver Avenue and 158th Street.

"One resident lost a bedroom because of the illegal fireworks," said Dave Matthews, head of the Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce. "It's a problem in this area that we know will get even worse."

Residents of the Brentwood section of LA t
Trinity News •

Life inside the Trinity BDS encampment – Trinity News

Names have been changed for anonymity purposes

“I wasn’t a Trinity student. So the only way I could actually get in was by sneaking in as an UberEats driver.”

These are the words of Gareth, who arrived at the Trinity Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) encampment on Saturday, May 4. Disguised as an UberEats driver, he carried a food delivery box on his back containing his sleeping bag and tent. As a non-student, he needed to get innovative.

“I was very interested in the Palestine cause, s
Trinity News •

Trinity outlines plan of action for Israeli ties following end of BDS encampment – Trinity News

College has issued a statement outlining its plans to address its ties with Israeli institutions following the end of the encampment by Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) and Trinity Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (TCD BDS).

In a statement issued to Trinity News, College said it will divest from all Israeli companies active in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and that appear on the UN Blacklist by June.

One Israeli company on the College supplier list will continue to work with t
Trinity News •

The highs and lows of TCDSU 2023/24 – Trinity News

Compared to previous years, this cohort of sabbatical officers has been the most politically active in recent history. As the face of the union, President László Molnárfi has expanded political engagement on the premise that radicalism is the only viable path toward change. From rent freeze strikes to Book of Kells protests to Free Palestine sit-ins, and more, Molnárfi has steered the union further towards direct action and radical disruption.

To his credit, the union has been successful during
Trinity News •

Trinity to review Israeli ties, condemns "onslaught on Gaza" – Trinity News

College has said that it “welcomes reports of Gaza ceasefire Trinity condemns the onslaught on Gaza and supports International Court of Justice’s finding on genocide”.

In a statement this evening, it has pledged to establish a taskforce investigating its academic ties with Israeli institutions following a meeting with representatives of the ongoing encampment by Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) and Trinity Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).

The taskforce will have an extern
Trinity News •

Trinity alumni demand College’s fine on TCDSU be rescinded – Trinity News

Newly formed group Alumni For Trinity has come out in support of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) in light of the €214k fine imposed by College earlier this week.

The group has published a statement on X laying down a series of concerns.

Alumni For Trinity describes College’s decision to impose a fine on the union for financial losses incurred from “disruptive” protests as anti-democratic and contrary to the “supposed ethos of Trinity College Dublin”.

The group demands the fine
Trinity News •

Breaking: Trinity students begin Gaza solidarity encampment on campus –

Members of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) and Trinity Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (TCD BDS) have set up an encampment on campus, protesting the ongoing genocide in Gaza and calling on College to cut ties with Israel.

They have said they intend to remain on campus until their demands are met.

In a statement to Trinity News, TCDSU President László Molnárfi said: “The movement for Palestinian Liberation is, is essentially the greatest cause in the world because it is the cau
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