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Music@Menlo’s French-themed festival gets underway
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Music@Menlo artistic directors Wu Han and David Finckel begin planning the annual summer chamber music festival, set to start July 19 on the campus of Menlo School in Atherton, two years in advance. The three-week musical extravaganza, now in its 22nd season, involves myriad decisions about schedules, programs, repertoire and the hiring of dozens of musicians. But even the most careful advance planning can go awry when the unexpected, in the form of a musician’s departure, happens.
Rebekka Williams Promoted to Assistant Coach at University of Hawai’i Women’s Water Polo
Rebekka Williams has been promoted to assistant coach for the University of Hawai'i women's water polo team by head coach James Robinson, having previously served as a graduate assistant. Williams, alongside associate head coach Candice Vorbeck, will be integral to Robinson's coaching staff. With experience as a standout goalie and coach, including achievements in collegiate water polo, Williams is poised to contribute significantly to the program's continued success.
San Antonio Gears Up for School: Free Supplies, Vaccines, and Haircuts for Students
San Francisco parents, take a deep breath before the impending educational whirlwind: free back-to-school supplies and events are here to ease your burden. San Antonio Report announces a bevy of events across San Antonio where students can gear up without denting the family budget. Some events even throw in perks like free vaccinations and haircuts, ensuring kids not only have the pencils but also the health to start school on the right foot.
San Francisco's McAlister's Deli Celebrates Free Tea Thursday Tradition
Thirsty San Franciscans, take note McAlister's Deli is pouring free cups of tea this Thursday. Celebrating its annual tradition for the 16th time, the restaurant chain will offer a variety of teas on the house, as confirmed by the deli themselves. Customers can quench their thirst with a selection of...
Apple announces funding for Santa Cruz housing project – how local officials are responding
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The international tech giant is teaming up with the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, Sobrato Philanthropies, and Destination: Home — all experts in affordable housing development — to launch the new Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund. This fund, which will make targeted, favorable loans to advance affordable housing development, is part of Apple’s broader $2.5 billion commitment to address housing affordability in communities across California.
Oakland Hospital Building Is Approved for Construction
World-class, research-backed care in a healing environment. The seven-story, 277,500-square-foot building will include a new and expanded emergency department, providing double the current space for the child-centered trauma care for which the Oakland hospital is renowned. The additional space will enable more efficient care and provide room for updated imaging and surgical services, a new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and seven new surgical suites.
DISABILITY VISIBILITY: Alice Wong and the ADA
BAY MADE is proud to share four episodes this week from the Disability Visibility podcast, hosted by San Francisco activist, author and all around badass, Alice Wong. Alice is also the founder and organized behind DisabilityVisibilityProject.comand the editor of the new anthology Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire.
SF police seek man who blocked Waymo, assaulted cognitively impaired man
San Francisco police are looking for a man who blocked a Waymo vehicle and then assaulted a man who videotaped the encounter earlier this month. At approximately 1 a.m. on July 5, police were flagged down on the 2300 block of Buchanan Street on a report of a person down. The adult male victim was unconscious and suffering from life-threatening injuries, including a fractured skull. Officers rendered aid and medics transported the victim to a local hospital.
CrowdStrike CEO says single content update caused massive outage
The head of CrowdStrike, the company responsible for an update that took millions of people offline, said Friday the massive global outage was not a cyberattack nor a security incident. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz posted on X "CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a...
Berkeley, 1st City to Sanctify Single-Family Zoning, Considers Historic Reversal: Allowing Small Apartments
More than a century after becoming the first city in America to enshrine single-family neighborhoods as sacrosanct, Berkeley will consider charting a new course: legalizing small apartment buildings in many neighborhoods throughout the city. The proposed changes might have been unthinkable only a half decade ago — when it wasn’t...
Fall frenzy: four tips to prepare for the fall semester
As summer comes to a bittersweet end, the fall semester nears and to-do lists grow more urgent with unpleasant, repetitive tasks. Whether it’s your first or fourth year, a little bit of prep is necessary to minimize stress and maximize success. Here are four ways you can achieve a more fulfilling fall semester:
BAMPFA commissions new body of work from Young Joon Kwak
BERKELEY, CALIF.- The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) will unveil a new exhibition of a commissioned installation by the Los Angeles-based artist Young Joon Kwak. Kwak’s immersive sculptural installation marks the latest MATRIX exhibition, a signature contemporary art series at BAMPFA that provides artists with an experimental platform to make and show new work.
Oakland's Toll Plaza Beach encampment scheduled for clearance
(KRON) — Those with frequent commutes on the Bay Bridge might have looked to the side and noticed a slice of life nestled in by where the Toll Plaza Beach lies. For years, dozens of unhoused residents have called the beach home. It's come to be known as the "Toll Plaza Beach Encampment." A recent […]
San Mateo Co. Superior Court delays certain proceedings after budget cuts
(KRON) — San Mateo County's superior court is reducing several services due to state budget cuts. These changes will delay proceedings for civil and family cases. Governor Newsom announced that California faces a $45 billion budget deficit statewide, and cuts are needed to address the gaps. The newly passed state budget cuts $97 million from […]
Mid-State Fair announces winners of 2024 Miss California Mid-State Fair pageant
The California Mid-State Fair has crowned Megan Pagnini of Paso Robles the 2024 Miss California Mid-State Fair Queen and Miss Congeniality. The post Mid-State Fair announces winners of 2024 Miss California Mid-State Fair pageant appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
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