Thursday Morning What's Up: Merced High-Speed Rail Station Could Be Rebranded as 'Yosemite'

"There is a major discussion underway about moving a planned downtown Merced station on the high-speed rail line four miles to the southeast, and making it a "Merced-Yosemite" station, with bus shuttles provided to ferry people into Yosemite. The plan would save about $1 billion and allow construction to happen more smoothly in a remote, unincorporated area of Merced County. [Chronicle]"

"One man was shot and another was pistol-whipped in a robbery that took place Wednesday night in East Oakland, near 81st Avenue and International Boulevard, and their current conditions are not known. [East Bay Times] A Beach Hazards Statement from the National Weather Service warns of sneaker waves and breaking waves up to 22 feet high along the SF seashore until 4 am Friday. [NWS Bay Area/X]"

"Actor Timothee Chalamet is a new surprise name in the Epstein Files, as he was being discussed as a "pawn" in the media's takedown of Epstein pal Woody Allen in early 2018, when Chalamet was vying for his first Oscar nomination for Call Me By Your Name, and a publicist told Epstein he felt forced to distance himself from Allen, whose new film he had also just appeared in. [Bay Area News Group]"

Planners are considering moving a planned downtown Merced high-speed rail station four miles southeast to create a Merced–Yosemite station with bus shuttles to Yosemite, a change projected to save about $1 billion and enable smoother construction in unincorporated Merced County. One man was shot and another pistol‑whipped during a Wednesday night robbery in East Oakland near 81st Avenue and International Boulevard; their current conditions are unknown. The National Weather Service issued a Beach Hazards Statement warning of sneaker waves and breaking waves up to 22 feet along the San Francisco seashore until 4 a.m. Friday. A Bad Bunny lookalike contest is scheduled in the Mission tonight, and some New England Patriots players visited In‑N‑Out upon arriving in the Bay Area. Timothée Chalamet appears in the Epstein Files as a discussed 'pawn' during a media takedown of Woody Allen in early 2018, prompting a publicist to distance him.

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