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CBS News
18-07-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Major Highway 65 expansion project aims to ease Rocklin traffic
If you've driven along Highway 65 in Rocklin, you know the struggle of bumper-to-bumper traffic, long delays, and daily frustration for commuters. But change is on the way, as local and federal officials push forward with a major highway expansion aimed at relieving congestion and improving safety. The project focuses on a 1.4-mile stretch of southbound Highway 65 between Blue Oaks and Galleria Boulevard, an area that often sees some of the worst backups. Plans call for an additional southbound lane and a new auxiliary lane to help with merging traffic and reduce bottlenecks. "It's a daily headache," said one driver. "The traffic on it is crazy." Another added, "I always see cars backed up trying to get on there." Placer County is one of the fastest-growing regions in California and the traffic has grown with it. "Congestion affects people in a number of ways," said Rick Carter with the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency. "We see increased population every year." The $22.5 million project is funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation through its BUILD grant program. Lawmakers say the return on investment could be massive. "Just when it comes to the time savings for trucks, it's estimated to be $70 million," said Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley. "So it pays for the grant many times over." In addition to cutting travel times, the expansion is expected to improve safety. Between 2013 and 2022, the corridor saw 227 accidents and eight traffic fatalities. Officials say the crashes are often caused by stop-and-go congestion and sudden drops in speed. The improvements may also benefit emergency response times. Carter said ambulance crews often avoid the highway altogether due to traffic. "We spoke with the ambulance provider in the area," Carter said. "They talked about how they often don't take 65 when transporting patients to the hospital because it's so congested. They're taking surface streets. With the improvements here, it's going to make a significant difference." Once complete, officials estimate the upgrades could cut travel times by up to 50%. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2027 and is expected to be completed by late 2028.
New York Times
06-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Hometown hero Logan Webb pitches Giants to stabilizing win in West Sacramento
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Matt Cain, throughout his long tenure as a load-bearing pillar in the San Francisco Giants rotation, adhered to a personal code whenever he'd hand over the baseball at the end of a day's work. No matter how well he pitched at the Giants' waterfront ballpark, no matter how few runs scored on his watch, no matter how comfortably the home team was ahead and no matter how loudly the crowd cheered his effort, the stoic right hander refused to tip his cap if he left a runner on base. Something about it just didn't feel right. Advertisement Logan Webb has a little Matt Cain in him. 'I wish I had given a wave or something,' said Webb, who walked off the mound with two on and two out in the seventh inning at Sutter Health Park Saturday night to the kind of ovation reserved for hometown heroes. 'It's always awkward in those moments and I don't know why. But I felt the love from the Sacramento crowd. It was awesome to pitch at home.' Because their Las Vegas-bound former Bay Area rivals are carpetbagging it in the Central Valley for at least three seasons, the Giants are playing a major-league series in a minor-league stadium. It happens to be the Triple-A ballpark down the road from where Webb grew up in Rocklin. He fidgeted in his seat here many times as a kid, watching the Sacramento River Cats when they were still an A's affiliate. Maybe something happens when so many of your formative memories of professional baseball come in a ballpark that doesn't have a second deck and where every seat is close to the action. Maybe there's less emotional distance between you and the players. It might be one of the reasons Webb has remained so grounded and so rocksteady since he established himself as one of the league's best pitchers in 2021. You can't injure yourself by falling off a pedestal when you never put yourself on one. Webb delivered another of his typical starts on an otherwise atypical night. He pumped strikes and mixed his pitches; a Giants lineup that included a freshly activated Matt Chapman and a resurgent Willy Adames did the rest in a 7-2 victory. The legions of Giants fans who barely had a moment to cheer here in Friday night's 11-2 loss came out of the auditory woodwork this time. But the sellout crowd of 12,298 could be better described as pro-Webb than pro-Giants. The moment Webb walked out of the bullpen in the bottom of the first inning, he was showered with shouts of 'Go Rocklin' and 'Go Thunder' from fans who more than likely once applauded the touchdown drives he directed in high school. Advertisement Webb's cheering section for home games in San Francisco is so vocal that his coaches would tease him about it. So you knew his loyalists would be out in full force when he started a game in his own backyard. You can't call it a cheering section when the support stretches from pole to pole. 'Every time I got an out or a strikeout, it felt like the whole crowd was cheering me on,' Webb said. Webb continues to raise his own high bar in what's turning into the best season of his career. He reclaimed the major-league lead with 120 1/3 innings and his 133 strikeouts are second only to Philadelphia's Zack Wheeler among NL pitchers. Giants manager Bob Melvin referred to Webb as a no-brainer to make his second NL All-Star team. He completed at least six innings for the eighth consecutive start and continues to be a stabilizing force every time he takes the mound. That's precisely what the Giants needed one night after Melvin questioned the team's focus in a sloppy loss. Perhaps it's no coincidence that the Giants played several of those unfocused games over the past four weeks without Chapman, who sustained a significantly sprained hand while getting picked off a month ago. The team was missing more than its leading home run hitter and Gold Glove third baseman. Chapman is also Melvin's conduit to the clubhouse and the unofficial captain who sets high standards for his teammates. 'That's what he's been about his whole career,' said Melvin, who also managed Chapman with the A's in Oakland. 'From the minute he's gotten here, he embraces the leadership role. He plays a certain style of baseball that we want to play. So it's huge to have him back and not just the production part. It's what he does on the field, it's his presence in the dugout, in the clubhouse. It's a big part of who we are.' Advertisement The Giants' lineup without Chapman lacked continuity, as well. Even after the stunning June 15 trade with the Boston Red Sox that netted Rafael Devers, one of the best left-handed hitters in the game, the lineup over the past couple weeks competed like a group that had dressed itself in the dark. The expectation now is that with Devers and Chapman in the middle of the order, and Casey Schmitt expected to become the everyday second baseman on Monday when he's eligible to be activated from the IL, a deeper and more stable lineup will be able to win its share of games without requiring near perfection from a rotation firmly led by Webb and Robbie Ray and a bullpen that has been baseball's best in the first half. 'I'd like to think I can make an impact,' Chapman said prior to the game. 'Finally, we get to play together (with Devers). We're one step closer to everybody being together and getting comfortable playing with each other and to start playing the baseball that we expect to play.' But there's no thinking more wishful than 'everybody being together' when you're dealing with a 26-man roster and a 162-game season. The next injury or inconsistent stretch is always right around the corner. Not an hour passed after Chapman's pregame session with reporters before there was a roster update: left-hander Erik Miller to the injured list with a left elbow sprain. The news wasn't too surprising. Something seemed off with Miller most of the year. There had to be occult forces behind his 1.50 ERA in 36 games because Miller totaled more walks and hit batters (22) than strikeouts (20) in 30 innings. His 14 percent drop in strikeout percentage is the largest year-over-year decrease among all major-league pitchers who've thrown at least 20 innings. Yet Miller remained an important part of the Giants' late-inning mix and he was a huge key to Wednesday's win at Arizona when he entered Landen Roupp's bases-loaded, no-out situation and limited the damage to one run on a sacrifice fly. A sprained elbow is often a precursor to Tommy John surgery but Melvin said Miller's MRI did not show major structural damage and the hope is that he will recover with a rest interval. For now, the Giants selected the contract of a familiar face, left-hander Scott Alexander, whom they recently signed on a minor-league deal, to replace Miller on the roster. Joey Lucchesi is another lefty in the bullpen but his role for as long as he's here is to pitch multiple innings. Former Tigers lefty Matt Gage signed a minor-league contract with the Giants on Saturday. Triple-A left-handed starter Carson Whisenhunt could be introduced to the big leagues in a relief role, too. The trade deadline is more than three weeks away and a team's needs tend to fluctuate, but left-handed relief almost certainly has sped to the top of club president Buster Posey's list. If only the Giants could clone Randy Rodriguez, who replaced Webb and stranded both inherited runners. Rodriguez is unscored upon in 36 of 38 appearances and is the Giants' top All-Star candidate after Webb and Ray. An argument could be made that, given his standing among his relief cohort, Rodriguez is the most deserving Giant on the team. 'The numbers say he's been the best reliever in baseball,' said Webb, who also lobbied for Tyler Rogers to become a first-time All-Star after several seasons in which he merited a place. 'I really hope he gets it.' 2 at-bats, 2 2-RBI singles for #2 — SFGiants (@SFGiants) July 6, 2025 The Giants will play two formidable opponents in the final homestand prior to the All-Star break when the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers come to San Francisco, but there's still a chance to create the momentum they couldn't gather while struggling with their own demons in the past several series against sub-.500 teams. Adames hasn't been out of action like Chapman, but his bat hasn't made an impact for most of the season. It's starting to heat up now. He hit a pair of two-run singles on Saturday, including a crisp line drive in the first inning after A's right-hander Luis Severino hit Heliot Ramos and Chapman with pitches. Advertisement Both hit batters glared back at the mound. Ramos has been hit 11 times this year after getting hit just twice last season. Chapman didn't appear to appreciate getting plunked in his first plate appearance after missing a month with a hand injury. A week ago, Webb expressed exasperation with the number of Giants batters getting hit and levied a not-so-veiled threat when he said that 'the game finds a way to even itself out.' Webb couldn't risk getting ejected Saturday night and didn't hit any batters in retaliation. But it sure was interesting that he made two kneecap pitches in the fourth inning — a 1-0 sinker to Jacob Wilson and an 0-1 sinker to Brent Rooker — that missed their spots by a lot more than his usual location mistakes. It was one more reminder: Some of Webb's most fervent fans never have to buy a ticket to see him pitch. They can watch from the dugout for free.
Globe and Mail
24-06-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Toll Brothers Announces New Luxury Home Community Coming Soon to Rocklin, California
ROCKLIN, Calif., June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, today announced its newest Sacramento-area community, Vista Oaks, is coming soon to Rocklin, California. This exclusive Toll Brothers neighborhood will include just 46 one- and two-story single-family homes. Site work is underway, and the community is anticipated to open for sale in fall 2025. Bordered by open space and beautiful, mature trees, Vista Oaks is an exclusive enclave of luxury new construction homes nestled within an established neighborhood. Distinguished by sophisticated architectural details and thoughtfully designed floor plans made for modern living, the homes will offer 4 to 5 bedrooms, 3.5 to 5.5 bathrooms, 2- to 3-car garages, and up to 4,375 square feet of living space. Pricing is anticipated to start from $1.1 million. 'Vista Oaks will offer residents the rare opportunity to build a new construction home within the well-established and highly desirable Rocklin area,' said Scott Esping, Division President of Toll Brothers in Sacramento. 'With large, open floor plans and unrivaled personalization options through the Toll Brothers Design Studio experience, this community will set a new standard for luxury living in Rocklin.' Toll Brothers customers will experience one-stop shopping at the Toll Brothers Design Studio. The state-of-the-art Design Studio allows customers to choose from a wide array of selections to personalize their dream home with the assistance of Toll Brothers professional Design Consultants. Located near Ursula Way and Calverhall Way in Rocklin, approximately 20 miles northeast of Sacramento, the community features access to excellent schools, convenient commuter routes, and nearby parks and trails. Vista Oaks also offers easy access to Interstate 80 and proximity to premier shopping, dining, and recreational destinations including Westfield Galleria at Roseville, Fountains at Roseville, and Ridge at Creekside. Residents will be served by top-rated schools within the Rocklin Unified School District, making Vista Oaks an ideal community for families. Additional Toll Brothers new home communities in the area include Ridgeline at Bickford by Toll Brothers, Hidden Ridge, and Preserve at Folsom Ranch. For more information and to join the Toll Brothers interest list for Vista Oaks, call 844-849-5263 or visit About Toll Brothers Toll Brothers, Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, is the nation's leading builder of luxury homes. The Company was founded 58 years ago in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'TOL.' The Company serves first-time, move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, and second-home buyers, as well as urban and suburban renters. Toll Brothers builds in over 60 markets in 24 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington, as well as in the District of Columbia. The Company operates its own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development, smart home technology, and landscape subsidiaries. The Company also develops master-planned and golf course communities as well as operates its own lumber distribution, house component assembly, and manufacturing operations. Toll Brothers has been one of Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Companies™ for 10+ years in a row, and in 2024 the Company's Chairman and CEO Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. was named one of 25 Top CEOs by Barron's magazine. Toll Brothers has also been named Builder of the Year by Builder magazine and is the first two-time recipient of Builder of the Year from Professional Builder magazine. For more information visit From Fortune, ©2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license. Contact: Andrea Meck | Toll Brothers, Senior Director, Public Relations & Social Media | 215-938-8169 | ameck@
CBS News
05-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Rocklin police investigating crash near major shopping center
An investigation is underway after a significant crash in Rocklin on Thursday. The scene is along Sierra College Boulevard, near Bass Pro Drive. Rocklin police confirmed that officers are responding to a "significant traffic accident" but offered no other details. No information on any possible injuries was available. Scene of the crash investigation in Rocklin. Rocklin Police Department Due to the crash, police say Bass Pro Shop Drive is closed at Sierra College Boulevard. This is a developing story.
CBS News
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Mark Jackson basketball card featuring Menendez brothers becomes collector's item
ROCKLIN – One of the biggest stories of the year has been the fate of the Menendez brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents back in 1989. The Menendez brothers can be seen sitting courtside at a New York Knicks game after killing their parents in 1989. The two have become a big part of pop culture and have even made their mark in the sports world. In a basketball card from 1990 of New York Knicks guard Mark Jackson, you can see the brothers in the background sitting courtside. Over the years, this card has become a story in itself. "Both Menendez brothers are in the background of this. They're playing in New York, Mark Jackson is passing the ball and to his right, you'll see the Menendez brothers sitting courtside," said Imran Poladi, the owner of True Sports Cards and Collectables in Rocklin. After killing their parents in 1989, the Menendez brothers went on a spending spree, purchasing Rolex watches, real estate, and high-priced, courtside tickets. "The date of that actual game that this was taken was after the crimes were committed," Poladi said. "So they're living their best life after what they did to their parents." Poladi said over the years, the card has built its own cult following. The more the Menendez brothers are in the news, the more calls he gets. "It is truly, based on print run, a card that's worth 25 cents. But because of the pop culture reference to it, it's turned into today's value between $10-$15," Poladi said. Depending on the condition and grade, it can be found for sale for $650 online. After the murders, the brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. But, after winning their resentencing bid earlier this year, the Menendez brothers are one step closer to their freedom. Poladi said once a decision is made, he's sure the phone will start ringing from not only true sports fans, but also fans of true crime. "It'll come to the forefront. Just like any news cycle, as you know," Poladi said. "As soon as it gets in the news cycle, I have to have that thing. I have to be a part of that thing."
