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Team USA women's gymnastics watch party in South Bay
Simone Biles and the U.S. women's gymnastics team are going for gold Tuesday at the Paris Olympics, and fans are gathering in the South Bay for a watch party. The party takes place at Twisters Gymnastics Center in Santa Clara, and the competition starts at about 9:15 a.m. Kris Sanchez...
San Jose green-lights Willow Glen rooftop beer garden and restaurant
San Jose is not particularly known for its rooftop dining scene but nearly a year after the highly anticipated opening of Copita, downtown Willow Glen is poised to add another new concept. The city has granted special use permits to Luke’s Rooftop Beer Garden and Restaurant that will allow the...
San Jose office building may dodge foreclosure with bankruptcy plan
SAN JOSE — A big north San Jose office building might dodge foreclosure if a federal judge approves a bankruptcy plan that’s being floated to reorganize the empty property’s feeble finances. Despite the attempt at financial rescue, property values for office buildings continue to erode in the...
College of Adaptive Arts New Executive Director
Nicole Kim, the longtime professor and current director of College of Adaptive Arts’ School of Business, has been selected to take over at the helm as the organization’s new Executive Director. DeAnna Pursai, the school’s co-founder and current Executive Director, will stay onboard and pivot into her new...
Alma Deutscher Will Conduct Opera San José's THE MAGIC FLUTE
Opera San José will launch its 41st season this September with The Magic Flute, featuring the return of prodigy composer/conductor Alma Deutscher at the podium. Deutscher, whose updated Cinderella enthralled OSJ audiences, reunites with director Brad Dalton tocreate a production of the fantastical opera that will be welcoming to operagoers of all ages. This fanciful work, Mozart’s final opera, follows the fairytale story of handsome young prince Tamino and silly bird-catcher Papageno, who set out to free the clever princess Pamina. Equipped with a set of magical musical instruments, these two new friends face a vengeful Queen of the Night, a world of sorcerers and serpents, spirits and secrets, and more, that will test their loyalty, love, and persistence. The Magic Flute will be performed in German with English and Spanish supertitles. It will be presented September 14-29, 2024 (performance dates/times below) at the California Theatre, 345 South First Street, San José. For more information or to purchase tickets ($58–$215), the public can visit operasj.org or call 408-437-4450 (open Monday through Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm).
Sonoma properties to be auctioned off after real estate investment company's collapse
A real estate holding company that allowed a group of Sonoma properties to lapse into foreclosure has left investors and the city itself with an uncertain future.On August 8th, the first dozen properties are scheduled to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. The property purchases began very quietly, with dozens of homes being bought, often in off-market sales. They were followed by familiar businesses in the heart of downtown, as the Sonoma Cheese Factory, Cottage Inn and Spa and the Sojourn Cellars tasting room were snapped up as well."Then it became, quite quickly, a concern about one person buying up...
Fourth juvenile arrested in fatal Sunnyvale shooting in April
(KRON) — A fourth juvenile was arrested in connection to a fatal Sunnyvale shooting that happened in April, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety announced Monday in a news release. The suspect, who was not identified because of his age, was arrested without incident on Thursday, July 25 in San Diego. He was brought back […]
"Cash Not Drugs" program would give San Francisco residents up to $100 weekly for staying clean
Eligible San Franciscans could soon receive payments of up to $100 per week for abstaining from illicit drugs under a proposed "Cash Not Drugs" legislation.Accompanied by a crowd of approximately 50 supporters, District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey announced the legislation on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on Monday morning. Mayor London Breed, District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and six community leaders also gathered to support the legislation, which they heralded as a potential remedy to the city's devastating drug crisis.Del Seymour, founder of Code Tenderloin, was one of the community leaders at Monday's event."I'm real tired. You know...
Richmond: Stege Elementary to Temporarily Close for Rebuild
The West Contra Costa Unified School District announced last week that Stege Elementary School Campus will temporarily close for a rebuild of the campus. The announcement came from Superintendent Kenneth C Hurst Sr via a letter announcing the closure to start the 2024-25 school year. He said WCCUSD has chosen the DeJean Middle School campus as the temporary location to accommodate two separate school communities with minimal impact on student learning and daily operations.
$12 Million From Scott Galloway To Help Non-Traditional Students Pursue Careers
The Extension divisions of UC Berkeley and UCLA have received a $12 million gift from professor, author and entrepreneur Scott Galloway to create a new program that gives non-traditional students access to the skills and resources they need to launch their careers. “The accessibility and affordability of UCLA and UC...
The Cilker School of Art and Design
West Valley College believes in the power of a well-rounded education to shape a future that extends beyond the classroom. Each year, graduating students have the opportunity to showcase their capstone work—a testament to their growth and achievements—to peers, instructors, and the community. In the third year of the Cilker School of Art and Design’s EXPO, they have expanded the event’s reach to celebrate the dynamic relationship between art and design and science and math. The inaugural three-day STEAMD (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, & Design) Fest will create a platform that ignites interdisciplinary collaboration between students and faculty, reinforcing the essential symbiotic relationships between disciplines.
Police patrols boosted at East Bay shopping center due to crime spike
Antioch Police Department is increasing patrols at the Slatten Ranch Shopping Center to reduce crime and make the community feel safe, while some shoppers are concerned about the police department's recent history of corruption and abuse of power.
Polar King adds Bay Area reefer dealer
Polar King Mobile (PKM) recently added Orlandi Trailer in San Jose, California, as a Bay Area dealer for its refrigerated trailers. “Polar King Mobile is proud to announce a partnership with Orlandi Trailer and bring our mobile refrigeration walk-ins to the West Coast,” Christian Aitken, PKM executive vice president, said in a news release. “As we continue growing our business, it’s critical to reach new customers, and we know this newest dealer will be instrumental in helping Polar King Mobile provide refrigerated and freezer trailers to the San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland area.
KP Seeds of Hope Uplifts and Empowers Cancer Survivors and Families
It was party time at Seeds of Hope, Kaiser Permanente’s 12th annual free Cancer Survivors Day Conference and Celebration at its Santa Clara Medical Center campus June 9. Zenaida Velasquez, a San Jose resident, 36-year KP member and cancer survivor, was dancing on the grass in the West Courtyard, doing the Cabbage Patch—an energetic dance from the 80s.
Family with a baseball pedigree prepares young athletes with major-league ambitions
Amateur baseball scouting has changed drastically since JJ Guinn, a Berkeley police officer and part-time Oakland A’s scout, spotted Claudell Washington on the local diamonds. Washington didn’t even play for the Berkeley High School team, yet the A’s signed the outfielder to a modest contract. Washington reached the majors at age 19 and helped the A’s win a World Series at 20.
Driver dies when big-rig crashes, catches fire on Highway 92 in Hayward
(BCN) — A truck driver died early Monday morning after his tractor-trailer crashed into a tree and caught fire on state Highway 92 in Hayward, according to the California Highway Patrol. The big-rig was hauling a backhoe on a flatbed trailer when it collided with a tree in a gore point shortly after midnight on […]
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