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Charges in platform assault
Weisl punched the Good Samaritan several times in the face until he started bleeding, Chang said. Weisl then got on A man has been charged with beating up a Good Samaritan who stood up Dec. 23 and started aggressively asking Chang said. The woman later told po- the train and rode it back to South San for a stranger the man was harassing at her about her outfit, before starting to lice she was worried Weisel would try Francisco. The Good Samaritan received “sigthe Caltrain station, a prosecutor said yell, said Chief Deputy District Attor- to throw her on the tracks, Chang said. ney Shin-Mee Chang. A Good Samaritan, who didn’t know nificant” facial injuries and was taken yesterday. After Weisl began harassing the the woman or Weisl, stepped in and to the hospital, according to sheriff’s Brian Weisl, 33, of South San Franwoman about her outfit, the woman confronted Weisl, who had run after the spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker. Weisl cisco, allegedly approached a woman started to run away and yelled for help, woman, Chang said. standing on the Caltrain platform on [See ASSAULT, page 14] BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
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Niners, Seahawks to face off
TESLA SALES FALL: Tesla sales were down 9% in 2025 compared to a year earlier. Tesla lost the crown of best-selling electric vehicles to surging Chinese rival BYD. Tesla sales were hit hard by President Trump’s decision to cancel a $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicle purchases. SHOOTING PROTESTERS: Iranians have flooded the streets all week to protest 42% inflation, pushing up prices of food and other daily necessities. Several protesters have been shot dead in the streets. Yesterday, President Trump warned that if Iran kills any more protesters, the United States “will come to their rescue.” “We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” Trump wrote, without elaborating. MOUNTAIN LION ATTACK: A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado near Estes Park. After Thursday’s attack, wildlife officers found two mountain lions in the area and fatally shot the animals. JIHAD THWARTED: The FBI announced it successfully thwarted [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
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CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY during a Dec. 28 game in Santa Clara against the Chicago Bears. AP photo.
The playoffs start a week early for the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. The top two teams in the NFC West will square off tonight in a rare regular-season game with such high stakes as the winner will earn the top seed in the NFC playoffs with a firstround bye and home-field advantage before the Super Bowl. “I think in football, out of all sports, home-field advantage is the biggest advantage because I think crowd noise truly affects the game in terms of pass rush and things like that,” 49ers coach Kyle Shahanan said. “But, the main thing is just it’s one less game. I’d love to be home. That’s our goal. If that doesn’t work out, we’re excited to go on the road, too.” This game between the Seahawks [See NINERS, page 14]
Shoppers face fee for some batteries Starting this year, Californians will pay a new fee every time they buy a product with a non-removable battery – whether it’s a power tool, a PlayStation, or even a singing greeting card. The 1.5% surcharge, capped at $15, expands a recycling program that’s
been quietly collecting old computer monitors and TVs for two decades. The change is a result of Senate Bill 1215, authored by former state Sen. Josh Newman, a Democrat who represented parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino. It was signed into law in 2022.
Consumers will pay the fee when buying any product with an embedded battery whether it’s rechargeable or not. Many of these products, experts said, end up in the trash. In its most recent analysis, the California Department of [See BATTERIES, page 14]
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