San Jose community briefs for the week of Aug. 28
Touchless traffic signals Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Clara County staff are taking new measures to reduce the number of surfaces residents touch while outside. Staff have begun installing new...
View ArticleOutdoor offerings at Santana Row include pizza, spin classes
Santana Row retailers are reopening, with some adjustments for COVID-19 restrictions. Sephora is now open for inside shopping, but trying on of makeup is no longer allowed. Outdoor pickup is available...
View ArticleCalifornia lightning tips: What to do – and not do – during a thunderstorm...
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. Thunder and lightning are rare in the Bay Area and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that nationwide the...
View ArticlePhotos: Firefighters continue to battle Lightning Complex Fires as weather...
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. The message in the Sunday afternoon briefing on the SCU Lightning Complex fires was clear: Heed official warnings, and...
View ArticleLos Altos museum’s ‘Rise Up!’ suffrage exhibit heads outdoors for safe viewing
We all know the names of the women who led the national movement for women’s suffrage. But what about the crusade in California, where women gained the right to vote in 1911, nine years before the 19th...
View ArticleCritter Corner: Rats and guinea pigs are good first-time pet options for...
Dear Miss Behavin’: My third grade son misses having a small class pet now that we’re distance learning. I’m tempted to oblige but we’ve never had a pet. What type of animal is best for first-timers...
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Longtime San Jose city attorney Rick Doyle dies just weeks after retiring
Former San Jose City Attorney Rick Doyle, who spent the past two decades defending the city through some of its most tumultuous times, has died — just two weeks after he retired. He was 65. San Jose...
View ArticlePeninsula theater festival hosts trans athlete panel discussion
Five trans athletes from various sports are set to participate in an Aug. 29 panel discussion that’s part of the Redwood City Festival. Themed “Co-EXIST: Stories of Unlikely Connection,” the online...
View ArticleHistoric Bay Area fires cause closure of nearly 200 parks and beaches
After weathering weekslong closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 200 Bay Area parks, preserves and beaches now have been shut down by another force: a historic wrath of wildfires. Citing...
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San Jose’s oldest firefighter celebrating his 101st birthday
Thousands of firefighters will continue battling to save people and homes from wildfires throughout Northern California on Wednesday, the day that retired San Jose Fire Capt. Sam Seibert — believed to...
View ArticleComfort food offered to fire evacuees staying in Campbell – community briefs...
Meals on the level LvL Up was offering comfort food Aug. 25 to any fire evacuees staying in Campbell. “We’re cooking mac n’ cheese for fire evacuees,” read a Facebook post from the arcade and...
View ArticleKimberly Guilfoyle reportedly cancels visit to Bay Area TV station after...
Kimberly Guilfoyle, who delivered a boisterous and controversial speech on the opening night of the Republican National Convention, has reportedly backed out of making an appearance at a Bay Area TV...
View ArticleSan Jose Unified want cops to remain in schools to ‘maintain a sense of...
Amid a nationwide campaign calling for the removal of police officers from schools, top San Jose Unified School District administrators believe that keeping cops on campus will help their schools...
View ArticleSunnyvale: City leaders heed calls for racial justice, equality, inclusion...
SUNNYVALE — When some 2,000 people showed up at Sunnyvale City Hall in June to protest systemic racism and police brutality in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing under the knee of a Minneapolis...
View ArticleGuadalupe River Park visitor center gets a much needed makeover
Beautifying the Guadalupe River Park, the sprawling green space that snakes through downtown San Jose, will be a huge undertaking. And, as with any big project, it helps to start with something small...
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San Jose Police Department shows its pride for LGBT community
Police departments do not generally have a reputation for strong support of the LGBT community, but that’s no longer the case in San Jose. Last week, San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia presided over...
View ArticleLocal winemakers worried about smoke-tainted grapes
Between the CZU and SCU fire complexes, Santa Cruz Mountain vineyards have been exposed to smoke and ash, and there is grave concern about taint. Some winemakers have already begun testing their...
View ArticlePhotos: Group thanks firefighters battling the wildfires
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. Members of the Fremont and Hayward Resonate Church campuses stood at the intersection of Bernal Avenue and Valley Avenue...
View ArticlePark It: District staff helps state fight East Bay wildfires
As you may imagine, East Bay Regional Park District firefighters and operations staff have had their hands full dealing with the unprecedented series of lightning-caused fires that are burning in East...
View ArticleWill county strip Los Altos Hills County Fire District’s budget for...
SAN JOSE — The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will consider stripping away the purse strings of the commission that oversees the Los Altos Hills County Fire District after an audit found it...
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