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Los Gatos club wins two national cross country team titles
Photo courtesy of Willie HarmatzThe Los Gatos Track Club 11-12 girls team won the Amateur Athletic Union cross country national championship team title for its division. Left to right: Shea Elmore,...
View ArticleBoys basketball roundup: Good start for Homestead
Despite a lack of consistency he would like to see his team play with, coach Matt Wright’s Homestead High School boys basketball team is off to a strong start for the second year in a row. A 45-40 win...
View ArticleHorgan: Pan Am had a secret role in the Manhattan Project
Back in the day, Pan American Airways (“World” was added later) was regarded as this nation’s premier aviation flag-carrier. Known and trusted throughout the globe, Pan Am was, for a significant period...
View ArticleCupertino community briefs for the week of Dec. 20
Via for $1 Via-Cupertino is extending its $1 promotional fare through the holidays after technical glitches earlier this month affected the service’s ability to book rides. Since launching on Oct. 29,...
View ArticleSaratoga business owners look to new year
If you are looking for last-minute holiday gifts, Saratoga has lots of solutions. La Mesa has fabulous items, and they gift wrap. Plumed Horse Choclaterie by Angelica is a sweet answer, and gift cards...
View ArticleLos Gatos community briefs for the week of Dec. 20
Apply to rebuild Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley is reaching out to the community to find neighbors in need of critical home repairs in Santa Clara County. The deadline for client applications to be...
View ArticleShare the Spirit: Oakland eatery gives second chances
Click here if you’re unable to view the photo gallery on your mobile device. Sean Brekke-Miesner had spent a decade working in kitchens when he noticed application stacks were growing thin. As housing...
View ArticleArtists, open space advocates celebrate Coyote Valley preservation
Artists and open space advocates are set to celebrate a recent agreement to keep 937 acres in San Jose’s Coyote Valley from being developed. To that end, they’ve planned a party to give the public a...
View ArticlePhotos: San Francisco Zoo animals receive early holiday gifts and treats
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the gallery on your mobile device. Humans weren’t the only ones celebrating the holidays in the Bay Area. At the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, the staff...
View ArticlePhotos: Iceless skating at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. Actors playing characters from the movie “Frozen” performed during the opening of the museum’s new iceless skating rink at...
View Article‘Beach Blanket Babylon’: A San Francisco treasure nears the end
Just a few hours have passed since news came of President Donald Trump’s impeachment and the exuberant audience packed into San Francisco’s cozy Club Fugazi for “Beach Blanket Babylon” has already...
View ArticleWish Book: Offering peace and dignity to South Bay Holocaust survivors in the...
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device No, no, not here, she thought, when gunmen burst into synagogues and targeted worshipers in Pittsburgh and Poway,...
View ArticleWish Book 2019: Readers have donated $281,000 so far
SAN JOSE — Mercury News Wish Book readers are responding generously to the annual entreaty to help their neighbors in need whose stories are being told in our news sections and online this holiday...
View ArticleSan Jose community briefs for the week of Dec. 27
City Hall holiday San Jose City Hall is closed through Jan. 1. Residents who need immediate, non-emergency assistance, can contact the city’s police department at 408-277-8900. Flight plans Holiday...
View Article‘Star Wars’ fundraiser gives new hope to young South Bay patients
Like the rebel alliance in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the Lucile Packard Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House have a mission to bring families together when they’re going through a dark...
View ArticleCritter Corner: Things to consider before adopting a dog
Dear Miss Behavin’: We have decided to adopt a dog, but are not sure if we should get a puppy or an adult. This will also be our first dog so what should we expect? Congratulations on your new family...
View Article$15-an-hour minimum wage to reach more of Bay Area on Jan. 1
Come New Year’s Day, many hourly workers in the Bay Area will see their pay increase, as several cities in the region are set to implement new minimum wage levels that will start at no less than $15 an...
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Vanishing breed of taxi drivers struggle to continue serving San Jose airport
Seyum Asrat doesn’t kid himself. He knows the taxi industry is becoming extinct. Since the burgeoning of ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft, taxi drivers across the nation have struggled to...
View ArticlePalo Alto makes it harder to put up cell towers in residential neighborhoods
PALO ALTO — In response to persistent neighborhood complaints, Palo Alto has approved a resolution that will force phone carriers to run through a gamut of hoops before plopping cell towers in the...
View ArticleHorgan: Serious national political commentary: Forget about it
Somehow, as 2019 comes to a merciful close, our family, neighbors and friends have been able to avoid any serious conflicts related to politics over the last six weeks or so. Considering the tattered...
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