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Sunnyvale celebrates Earth Day April 15 with fair at library

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

Earth Day FairSunnyvale is celebrating Earth Day early with a fair on Saturday, April 15, noon-3 p.m., at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave. The Earth Day Fair will have sustainable activities for all ages, such as a green youth crafting table, free safety checks by Silicon Valley Bike Coalition and a guided tour of the city’s tree canopy. Zero-Waste Chef Anne-Marie Bonneau will demonstrate how to grow food at home and display an induction cooktop kit.For more information, email [email protected] or call 408-730-7717.New traffic signalOn March 21, the City of Sunnyvale awarded a construction contract to install a new traffic signal at the intersection of South Wolfe Road and Dartshire Way. The project is designed to improve pedestrian safety and will allow protected vehicular left turns. It will include new traffic signal poles and equipment and new accessible curb ramps and crosswalks.The project is scheduled to begin construction in late spring or early summer. F...

Saratoga Music Boosters hosting pancake breakfast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

Boosters host b𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭The Saratoga Music Boosters are hosting their annual pancake breakfast Sunday, April 30, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Saratoga High School.The fundraiser features performances by music groups from Redwood Middle School and Saratoga High School, an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, auction and raffles.Tickets are $25 at saratogamusicboosters.org. Fire safety classesThis spring, the Santa Clara County Fire Department will hold several webinars to help prepare residents for the area’s unpredictable fire season. In April, the department will host information sessions on ways to reduce damage to the home during wildfires, as well as sessions on how to navigate evacuations during high-stress situations. In May, officials will teach residents about how to use home insurance as a “safety net.”An April 26 webinar on crime prevention and home fire safety is aimed at Saratoga residents and other communities served by county fire. The class will be taught in partnership with th...

‘Considering Matthew Shepard’ with SJSU Choraliers, Choral Project

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

Concert honors ShepardThe Choral Project and San Jose State University’s Choraliers are marking the 25th anniversary of the murder of Matthew Wayne Shepard April 14-15 with the South Bay premiere of Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio, “Considering Matthew Shepard.”Shepard was a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten and tortured for being gay and tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, where he was left to die alone. Through music, poetry, and singing, “Considering Matthew Shepard” reflects on and responds to his murder while emphasizing his life and legacy.Both concerts start at 7:30 p.m. at the Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio. Tickets are $10-$40 at https://www.choralproject.org/tickets. Neighborhood NotesWILLOW GLEN>>The Winchester Orchestra will perform “Jouissance: Joy Through Music” Sunday, April 23 at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Glen Church, 2700 Booksin Ave.Guest conductor James Beauton leads a program including Mendelssohn’s “Hebr...

Latest line: A good week for Cindy Chavez, a bad week for Lassen County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

Cindy ChavezAfter losing the race for San Jose mayor last fall and facing term limits next year, the Santa Clara County supervisor is reportedly a front-runner for county administrative officer in San Diego, a job that would double her salary.   Lassen CountyRural county in northeastern California sees a 6% drop in population from 2021 to 2022, according to the U.S. Census, the largest of any county in the state, due to young people leaving, a prison closing and old people dying.   Public schoolsStatewide K-12 enrollment fell by 40,000 students this year, increasing the risk of teacher layoffs and schools closing. But that’s less than the drop of 110,000 students in 2021 and 160,000 in 2020, when COVID was raging. 

California expands college education for youth in juvenile detention centers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

Bars are the backdrop for this College of San Mateo satellite classroom. There are no iPhones, backpacks or opportunities for side talk.All eyes are on the instructor’s face, projecting charisma from a life-size image broadcast on the classroom’s whiteboard. Psychologist Shani Robins, who also teaches psychology at Stanford University, Foothill College and Santa Clara University, is leading a deep discussion on the nuances of anxiety when a hand pops up.“I have a question, Shani,” asked the student, whose hand remained raised for most of the class. “Was teaching hard at the beginning? Was there social anxiety?”“A little bit, but that goes away pretty quickly,” Robins answered,  “and whenever you experience anxiety it’s what…?”“An opportunity to practice!” the class shouted in unison.On this day, the thought-provoking, free-flowing class discussion will bounce from Seinfeld to stage fright to the properties of gravity. Uniformed guards at the back of the class are the onl...

Oakland A’s rerun: Shintaro Fujinami starts fast, falls hard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For the second straight outing, A’s rookie pitcher Shintaro Fujinami was nearly flawless for the first couple of innings.For the second straight time, though, he quickly ran into trouble that led to a lopsided Oakland defeat.On Saturday, Fujinami took a no-hitter into the fourth inning before things fell apart as Tampa Bay scored five runs off him on its way to an 11-0 victory.In roughing up Fujinami, the Rays (8-0) extended Major League Baseball’s best start in 20 years behind Jeffrey Springs’ seven innings of three-hit ball and Randy Arozarena’s four RBIs.Fujinami (0-2) allowed five runs, three hits, four walks and hit a batter over 4 1/3 innings in his second major league start. The right-hander didn’t allow a hit until Wander Franco’s infield single with one out in the fourth.Related ArticlesOakland Athletics | Streaking Rays chase Waldichuk, make Athletics their latest victim Oakland Athletics | ...

H-1B court ruling: Work-ban cloud lifts for Bay Area spouses after years of fear

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

A recent court ruling upholding the employment rights of Bay Area residents who hold a special visa for spouses of skilled foreign workers has relieved long-standing uncertainty aggravated by the pandemic and the Trump administration.Late last month, a federal court judge threw out a lawsuit that sought to strip work authorization from an estimated 90,000 visa holders. These H-4 visa holders, the spouses of those with H-1B work visas, are mostly women from India, with a large contingent in the Bay Area.“When this case was going on,” said Pratima Joglekar, an assistant in an immigration-law firm, who lives in Fremont, “it was like a cloud hanging over our heads.”That cloud, with its potential to dramatically disrupt lives and careers, also gave employers pause, visa holders said, and the end of the court case has increased H-4 workers’ employability and added a measure of certainty for companies that invest in hiring and training them.Since 2015, shortly...

They said it: Drug trafficker hiding in plain sight?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

“It’s like Breaking Bad, San Jose Edition.”— Raj Jayadev, a police reform activist with Silicon Valley Debug, about drug trafficking charges filed against Joanne Segovia, 64, executive director of San Jose’s Police union.

Tras lesión, Tiger Woods se retira antes de completar la tercera ronda del Masters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

Tiger Woods se retiró del Masters antes de la reanudación de la tercera ronda debido a una lesión el domingo, poniendo fin a su racha de completar los 72 hoyos de todos los torneos que ha jugado en Augusta National como profesional. El torneo anunció unos 90 minutos antes de que comenzara el juego que Woods, quien todavía está afectado por los efectos del accidente automovilístico de 2021 que casi le cuesta la pierna derecha, se había retirado. Había cojeado durante las rondas de práctica a principios de semana y nuevamente durante la primera y segunda rondas, pero la cojera se había vuelto más pronunciada a medida que empeoraba el clima.“Estoy decepcionado de tener que hacer WD esta mañana debido al agravamiento de mi fascitis plantar”, dijo Woods en Twitter. “Gracias a los fanáticos y a TheMasters que me han mostrado tanto amor y apoyo. ¡Buena suerte a los jugadores hoy!”.Woods, de 47 años, regresó para el comienzo de la tercera ronda cuando las temperaturas lucharon por alcanzar ...

Lawmakers find agreement to add Prince George’s Co. seat to Md. Stadium Authority

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Legislators struck a deal Saturday morning to create two more slots on the Maryland Stadium Authority board — a new seat for Prince George’s County and another pick for the governor — breaking a quiet deadlock that threatened a Senate floor fight Monday.Under a plan worked out among lawmakers and administration and county officials, a bill now being held in the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee would be amended first thing Monday — the final day of the 90-day legislative session — to increase the size of the board so that Prince George’s County would have a vote.“We have a solution…. We have something that everybody is good with,” said Sen. Guy Guzzone (D-Howard), chair of Budget and Taxation. “We’re going to add two people on Monday morning. I’ll pull the committee together again, and we’ll leave the one on there for Prince Georg...