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Former Councilmember Max Anderson championed South Berkeley, racial equity
Max Anderson, a Berkeley councilmember for 12 years and lifelong civil rights activist, died of natural causes on July 5 in his South Berkeley home. He was 79. Born in Decatur, Illinois, on Dec. 15, 1944, Anderson’s life spanned a wide range of careers and foundational experiences before he arrived in Berkeley with his wife, Linda Olivenbaum, and daughter, Marisha, in the summer of 1985.
Ranger Kielak's Cross-Country Walk to Raise $100,000 for Nonprofits Reaches Arizona
Ranger Kielak’s Walk Across America: A Journey to Raise Money for Nonprofits. Ranger Kielak, an alumni of Loyalton FFA in California, is embarking on an incredible journey: walking across the country to raise money for nonprofit organizations that are close to his heart. Ranger, who started his walk in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on March 10, plans to finish in Pismo Beach, California, next month. Currently, he is crossing the border from New Mexico to Arizona.
Border Agents In California Find Shipment Of Cocaine, Meth Hidden In Tractor Trailer Frame
Smugglers get busted so often trying to hide their illegal drugs and money inside parts of cars and trucks it make one wonder if they are ever actually successful at pulling it off. Last week, it was someone trying to smuggle three-quarters of a million dollars into the United States...
Telegraph Quartet Begins Residency at The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance
The string quartet will begin its residency at the school in the fall of 2024. The Telegraph Quartet will begin its three-year artist residency at the University of Michigan’s (U-M) School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) in fall 2024. Members of the string quartet are violinists Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violist Pei-Ling Lin, and cellist Jeremiah Shaw.
Tip of the Hat, June 2024
Please applaud these new, promoted, reclassified, and retiring Civil Service employees. Keelen Barlow, Athletics Communications Assoc, Intercollegiate Athletics. Brady Bergman, Campus Recreation Coordinator, Campus Recreation. Emily Bollinger, Media Write Produce Announc I, Radio Station WGLT. Dustin Dawson, Storekeeper I, Building Maintenance. Beau Dill, Campus Recreation Coordinator, Campus Recreation. Mindy Finch,...
‘High School Musical’ debuting at Amador Theater
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The historic Amador Theater stage will be transformed into the East High School campus circa early-2000s for the coming days as Pleasanton Youth Theater Company presents its rendition of “High School Musical”. Adapted from the popular 2006 Disney Channel movie starring Zac...
Popular Asia-based toy store opens first San Francisco location
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — One of the most famous toy companies is opening a store in San Francisco later this month. POP MART is opening a location at the Stonestown Galleria this Saturday, July 27, the company announced in a news release. The store, located at 3251 20th Ave., will be POP MART’s 11th brick-and-mortar […]
Silicon Valley nonprofits mismanaged federal dollars
Dozens of uncashed checks. Expenditures that were not allowed. Tardiness in submitting quarterly performance reports. These are some of the issues found in an audit of local nonprofits providing housing assistance during the pandemic. In fiscal year 2021-22, the San Jose Housing Department received $89 million in federal and state dollars for nonprofits to distribute for... The post Silicon Valley nonprofits mismanaged federal dollars appeared first on San José Spotlight.
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