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Silicon Valley community college district offers free tuition
West Valley College student Mike Katakis and his dad are among thousands of students who will earn part of their college education in Silicon Valley for free. West Valley-Mission Community College District’s tuition will be free for the next seven years for all students who live in San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Santa Clara or Saratoga, funded by about $2 million in property taxes from those communities. The opportunity is thanks to a recently signed law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Assembly Bill 3158, slated to sunset in 2031, applies to full-time, part-time and returning students in these areas. Full-time tuition costs about $1,100 a year, which students outside the area will still have to pay without state assistance. Officials say the initiative will fill equity gaps created by the California Promise program’s limitations that leave out part-time and returning students.
Here's how Bay Area first responders are helping after Hurricane Helene devastates southeastern US
Several first responders from the Bay Area are helping in the aftermath of the disaster."Everyone is very anxious and waiting for the phone call," said John Wurdinger, Special Operations Chief for Menlo Park Fire Protection District.First responders with the Bay Area's two urban search and rescue teams are watching Helene's aftermath and ready to jump in."We're just firefighters on the West Coast willing to help those on the East Coast. If we get a phone call, we'll go," said Wurdinger who is also Program Manager of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 3.RELATED: Hurricane Helene leaves at least...
110°F and Wildfires? California’s Central Coast Faces Extreme Danger This Week
SAN FRANCISCO — Issued by the National Weather Service at 10:45 PM PDT on September 30, 2024. Intense Heat and Fire Danger Grips Bay Area and Central Coast. The Bay Area and parts of the Central Coast are bracing for hazardous weather this week as the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning and Fire Weather Watch. With temperatures expected to climb to 110°F in some areas, residents across North Bay, Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz Mountains, and the South Bay are urged to prepare for dangerously hot conditions.
Hundreds of veterans expected at 2nd annual Stand Down event in Santa Clara Co.
Santa Clara County is getting ready to host hundreds of men and women who have served.This week, the county's Office of Veterans Services will host their second annual Stand Down event at the Fairgrounds.The free three-day resource fair is designed to support veterans and their families.PREVIOUS: Veterans will be connected to these key resources at Santa Clara Co.'s first 'Stand Down' eventOn July 8th and 9th, more than 50 providers will offer free food, haircuts, mental services, legal services, and more to veterans at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Here's what to know.Carissa Hardee is a Veteran Services Representative."It's important...
Man credits San Jose Conservation Corps with transforming his life
High up in the Saratoga foothills, Richard Suarez Valdez is finding his future.His chainsaw buzzes away, part of a project by Valdez's crew from the San Jose Conservation Corps is to clear out overgrown brush from a county park."So, we're just trying to push it back from the road and make a fire break right here," he said, stopping briefly.Valdez works at a fast pace. But it's not just this road through the mountains that is being cleared. With each new cut, his own path forward seems to be a little less tangled too."I looked at it, and it looked really...
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