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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority ( VTA) is responsible for public transit services, congestion management, specific highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning for Santa Clara County.

VTA manages emergencies on San Jose’s light rail.

 

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1. Governor Gavin Newsom
   • ‘What the hell is wrong with us?’: Governor Newsom
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       • Speaking in San Jose after a shooting left eight victims dead plus the gunman, California Governor Gavin Newsom said everyone “must take a little damn responsibility” for gun violence in the United States. “It’s time to deal with the endemic, before this pandemic, of gun violence,” Newsom told reporters.
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       • ‘What the hell is wrong with us?’: Governor Newsom
         Channel:- Reuters
         Published On:- 2021-May-26th
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   • CA Governor Newsom Pleads For Gun Control At San Jose Briefing
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       • California Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted the heroism of first responders and called for more gun control legislation at a news conference on Wednesday’s San Jose shooting.
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       • ‘What the hell is wrong with us?’: Governor Newsom
         Channel:- MSNBC
         Published On:- 2021-May-26th
         Added On:- 2021-May-27th
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2. Cecilia Nemm, Cassidy’s Ex-Wife
   • Gunman’s Ex-Wife Says She’s ‘Shocked’ About VTA Yard Shooting
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       • The ex-wife of the gunman responsible for the VTA yard shooting told NBC Bay Area she’s “shocked” about the news and describes her ex-husband as “very polite.”
       • They’ve been separated for over a decade, but the news still hit too close to home. Sergio Quintana reports.
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       • Gunman’s Ex-Wife Says She’s ‘Shocked’ About VTA Yard Shooting
         Channel:- NBC Bay Area
         Published On:- 2021-May-26th
         Added On:- 2021-May-27th
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3. Victims
   • Kirk Bertolet
     • San Jose mass shooting: Witness saw VTA co-workers take ‘last breath’
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         • Kirk Bertolet, a transit employee, spoke to The Associated Press describing the chilling scene as it unfolded.
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         • San Jose mass shooting: Witness saw VTA co-workers take ‘last breath’
           Channel:- KRON 4
           Published On:- 2021-May-27th
           Added On:- 2021-May-27th
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   • Paul Megia, San Jose VTA employee
     • VTA Massacre Victims: Father Says His Slain Son Wasn’t Supposed to Be Onsite
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         • The father of San Jose VTA employee Paul Megia who died Wednesday said his son was supposed to work at home that day.
         • Kiet Do reports. (5-27-21)
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         • VTA Massacre Victims: Father Says His Slain Son Wasn’t Supposed to Be Onsite
           Channel:- KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
           Published On:- 2021-May-26th
           Added On:- 2021-May-27th
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   • 9 Victims Identified, Motive Still Unknown in Mass Shooting at San Jose VTA Yard
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       • Authorities released the names of the nine people who were killed when a gunman opened fire at a San Jose Valley Transportation Authority rail yard Wednesday.
       • The suspect’s motive still is not known. Kris Sanchez, Bob Redell, and Scott McGrew report.
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       • 9 Victims Identified, Motive Still Unknown in Mass Shooting at San Jose VTA Yard
         Channel:- NBC Bay Area
         Published On:- 2021-May-27th
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   • Victims ID’d in San Jose VTA Yard Shooting
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       • Authorities have identified the victims who were killed in Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Jose.
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       • Victims ID’d in San Jose VTA Yard Shooting
         Channel:- NBC Bay Area
         Published On:- 2021-May-27th
         Added On:- 2021-May-27th
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   • San Jose Rail Yard
     • Witness felt ‘helpless,’ says San Jose shooting was targeted l ABC News
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         • VTA employee Kirk Bertolet said the gunman appeared to target specific coworkers.
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         • Witness felt ‘helpless,’ says San Jose shooting was targeted l ABC News
           Channel:- ABC News
           Published On:- 2021-May-27th
           Added On:- 2021-May-27th
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     • New details after gunman opens fire at California transit rail yard l GMA
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         • Nine people, including alleged gunman Samuel Cassidy, were shot to death at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday morning.
         • READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2TlI5cy
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         • New details after gunman opens fire at California transit rail yard l GMA
           Channel:- ABC News
           Published On:- 2021-May-26th
           Added On:- 2021-May-27th
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     • San Jose Rail Yard Shooting Death Toll Climbs to 9
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         • Overnight in the death toll in the San Jose shooting climbed to nine victims, who were killed after a gunman opened fire on coworkers at a rail yard in Northern California. Now details are emerging about the victims, the suspected shooter, and what his ex-girlfriend believes may have triggered his rampage.
         • NBC national correspondent Miguel Almaguer reports for TODAY from the scene
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         • ‘What the hell is wrong with us?’: Governor Newsom
           Channel:- Today
           Published On:- 2021-May-26th
           Added On:- 2021-May-27th
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     • NBC Bay Area
       • Authorities Continue to Investigate VTA Yard Shooting
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           • Authorities continue to investigate a mass shooting that took place Wednesday at a VTA yard in San Jose.
           • NBC Bay Area reporters Kris Sanchez, Bob Redell, Robert Handa, and Scott Budman report from across the city.
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           • Authorities Continue to Investigate VTA Yard Shooting
             Channel:- NBC Bay Area
             Published On:- 2021-May-26th
             Added On:- 2021-May-27th
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President Joe Biden

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President Biden has ordered the flag to be lowered to half staff for the fifth time since he took office. “There are at least eight families who will never be whole again,” Biden wrote in a statement. “There are children, parents, and spouses who are waiting to hear whether someone they love is ever going to come home. There are union brothers and sisters—good, honest, hardworking people—who are mourning their own.”

Governor Gavin Newsom

‘What the hell is wrong with us?’: Governor Newsom

1. It was not too long ago when I came to Gilroy, California
   • Gilroy fair
   • The shooting of two kids
2. “What the hell is going on in the United States of America?”
3. “There’s a numbness I imagine some of us are feeling about this because there’s a sameness to this,” he said. “It just feels like this happens over and over and over again. “Rise and repeat, rinse and repeat“.

 

References

1. Mother Jones
   • “Rinse and Repeat”: Gavin Newsom Laments America’s Mass Shooting Epidemic
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