Park It: East Bay district preparing for busy fire ‘season’
Because long-range forecasts predict dry weather, the East Bay Regional Park District’s Fire Department is gearing up for a potentially dangerous fire season. EBRPD Fire Chief Aileen Theile cited two...
View ArticleHorgan: Notre Dame de Namur appears to be in a grim death spiral
These are dark days for Notre Dame de Namur University — and the worst may be yet to come. The small, financially-challenged Belmont Catholic school is purposely shedding students, halting programs...
View ArticleSunnyvale community briefs for the week of May 22
SCS earns Google grants Google has awarded two grants totaling $350,000 to Sunnyvale Community Services. The grants will go toward SCS’s new Coronavirus Relief Fund. SCS received a $100,000 grant from...
View ArticleTeens’ COVID Run fundraiser benefits donors, too
When two Homestead High School students decided to raise money for local residents experiencing food insecurity during quarantine, they also wanted to be sure donors to their fundraiser were staying...
View ArticleCampbell community briefs for the week of May 22
Infant care needs Parents in need of baby formula, diapers and other sanitary products during the COVID-19 pandemic can request them for free from the nearest family resource center. Several city and...
View ArticleSan Jose community briefs for the week of May 22
Virtual field trips As students finish up the school year with virtual instruction, many teachers and community members have come up with creative ways to break up the everyday routine. The San Jose...
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Coronavirus: All Bay Area counties to allow storefront retail pickup,...
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. After sticking with some of the strictest stay-at-home orders in California to curb the spread of coronavirus, the entire...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Fremont neighborhood thanks postal, waste workers
CLICK HERE if you’re having trouble viewing media on a mobile device. FREMONT — Rishica Awasthi and her brother Reyansh each handed one of three men an envelope as they lined up beside the blue...
View ArticleCritter Corner: Correcting a puppy’s barking habits
Dear Miss Behavin’: I have noticed since we have been sheltered in place that my pup is barking a lot more than before. I am not sure how to handle this and would like to address it before it becomes a...
View ArticleShort-play program offers digital ‘Pear Slices’
Mountain View’s Pear Theatre came up with a creative way of presenting its annual short-play program despite the current pandemic—“Pear Slices 2020: Digital Edition.” The Pear is presenting eight new...
View ArticlePhotos: All Bay Area counties join coronavirus phase 2 reopening, allowing...
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. After sticking with some of the strictest stay-at-home orders in California to curb the spread of coronavirus, the entire...
View ArticleTown Hall meeting set to plan for post-COVID Los Gatos
Los Gatos Mayor Marcia Jensen and town staff invite residents and businesses to attend a special Town Hall meeting on May 26 at 7 p.m. The purpose is to gather ideas and explore ways to reopen the...
View ArticleCampbell crime report for the week of May 29
May 11 9:45 a.m. in the 100 block of Union Avenue: Someone entered a vehicle and stole an item. 11:20 a.m. in the 900 block of West Hamilton Avenue: A driver left their vehicle running. Someone stole...
View ArticleLos Gatos community briefs for the week of May 22
Graduation broadcast While Los Gatos High School graduations are usually big productions, this year’s is even more so. KCAT community television has been filming individual members of the Class of 2020...
View ArticleThe Mountain Winery wants to be a part of Saratoga, but residents aren’t...
SARATOGA — A bid by the city to annex the bucolic and regionally popular Mountain Winery — potentially paving the way to build a massive hotel on the land — is coming under fire from environmental...
View ArticleKPIX-TV mystery: Where is Veronica De La Cruz?
Many Bay Area viewers who watch KPIX (CBS5) newscasts on a regular basis have been wondering where Veronica De La Cruz is. The co-anchor of the station’s 6 p.m. weeknight telecast has been absent for...
View ArticlePhotos: Raging Grannies Action League breaks out into songs about coronavirus
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the gallery on your mobile device. Palo Alto — A wide, quiet and tree-lined street burst into song as a gaggle from the Raging Grannies Action League...
View ArticleLocal churches team up to distribute 2 million face masks
Members of the local faith community moved mountains of personal protective equipment May 19, when pastors and members of 14 Bay Area Christian churches and organizations met up in Cupertino to prep 2...
View ArticleSanta Clara County now requires that you wear a face covering. San Jose wants...
As Santa Clara County joins the rest of the Bay Area in beginning to reopen on Friday, face masks will become a bigger part of everyone’s daily lives. But the county’s largest city, San Jose, wants to...
View ArticleSan Jose to explore using its $2 billion investment portfolio to address...
Despite pushback from its finance analysts, San Jose will explore more funding options, including using portions of its $2 billion investment portfolio, to avoid some significant cuts proposed to city...
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