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California Mayor Allegedly Sucker Punched By A Homeless Man In Surprise Attack
Wide Open Country ^ | Matthew Wilson

Posted on 09/19/2024 2:13:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: kingu
That gate is no longer used. Mostly because it was too close to the main runway for the U2’s.

The U-2s have been there since the 1960s and the SR-71s would have been more of a concern if the gate was considered too close to the runway.

The Air Force closed gates at several bases after a terrorist crashed the main gate at Travis Air Force Base in 2018 in a mini-van rigged with explosives and propane tanks.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/travis-air-force-base-crash-no-terror-link/

After the gate houses were reinforced, fire-proofed, and crash gates were installed, they reopened the gates.


According to the official website https://www.beale.af.mil, the main gate (Schneider Gate) is open 24/7:


Normal Gate Hours
Doolittle Gate: CLOSED
Vassar Lake Gate: 24/7
Wheatland Gate: M-F 5 A.M. - 6 P.M.
Schneider Gate: 24/7
Grass Valley Gate: M-F 6 a.m.-8 a.m. Inbound/Outbound 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Inbound/Outbound

21 posted on 09/19/2024 5:59:18 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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After that, I engaged him and took him down to the ground

That means he assaulted the man. He should get sued. He was not in mortal danger, just a twerp mayor who wanted to beat a homeless victim of capitalism. Bully.

22 posted on 09/19/2024 7:25:54 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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After several minutes of searching, I can find nothing that states the mayor’s Party affiliation. Very weird.

FWIW, he’s a retired businessman, so I’d guess Republican.


23 posted on 09/19/2024 7:54:02 PM PDT by simpson96
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