Crime · Modesto, CA
Favian Marcos Ramirez, 28, pleaded guilty Oct. 8 in Stanislaus County Superior Court to first-degree murder and robbery in the July 9, 2019 shooting death of Cinnamon Eades at Liberty Adult Books, 1030 Kansas Ave., Modesto. Prosecutors said Ramirez shot Eades three times during a robbery in which approximately $45 was stolen; he faces life in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 20 at 1:30 p.m. before Judge Linda McFadden. The plea came more than seven years after the killing and just 12 days before a jury trial was set to begin.
Community News · San Joaquin County
A Central Valley Journalism Collaborative investigation found roughly 1,300 fast-food and coffee drive-through lanes across the San Joaquin Valley, where idling vehicles emit hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and other pollutants. In San Joaquin County, 197 drive-throughs operate, with 96 in Stockton; Stanislaus County has 188, including 102 in Modesto. The Valley remains a federal nonattainment region for ozone and PM 2.5, yet no regional or state air quality regulator has specifically studied the contribution of drive-through idling to that pollution. Researchers note that while individual emissions are small, concentrated exposure at restaurant sites affects drivers, employees at pickup windows, diners inside, and nearby pedestrians.
