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Sunnyvale high school district seeks public input on trustee areas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

FUHSD districting committeeAs part of its transition from at-large to trustee area elections, the Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) is forming a Community Trustee Area Districting Committee to facilitate the process of gathering input and developing draft district maps.These maps will then be considered by the FUHSD Board of Trustees for elections from 2024 and through 2032. The district is looking to create five trustee areas.The committee will be tasked with holding multiple community meetings to gather public input. The board of trustees’ goal is that the committee will represent the diverse communities, interests and experience of the residents of the Fremont Union High School District.The committee application is available at https://www.fuhsd.org/newsroom/trustee-areas/ctad. The application deadline is Oct. 30 at 4 p.m.Lawrence Expressway closuresSections of Lawrence Expressway near Tasman Drive will be closed Oct. 30-Nov. 13 while Valley Transportation Authority comp...

Local Audubon Society creates online gallery for bird art

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (SCVAS) is continuing its inaugural September Bird Celebration with an online gallery featuring photos and artwork of birds submitted by community members. Submissions will also be featured in SCVAS materials including Instagram, Facebook and newsletters.“We had almost 50 people submit their artwork, including several youth,” Teresa Cheng, the volunteer leading the September Bird Celebration, said in a statement. “While this was the first year for this event, we’re very pleased with how it went and look forward to sponsoring similar initiatives in the future.”Artists and photographers represented in the gallery at https://bit.ly/SCVASgallery include Cheng and Floy and Dave Zittin of Cupertino and Jeremy Frank, Ed Reed and Camden Bac of Sunnyvale. San Jose residents with works in the online gallery are Sushanta Bhandarkar, Chris Johnson, Kristin Lynn, Rajesh Pasupathy, Orizema Cruz Pina, Howard Friedman, Sapana Kapadia, Karen Maor, Chris Henry, ...

Some San Jose neighborhoods placed under quarantine for fruit flies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

The Willow Glen and Rose Garden areas of San Jose are within a portion of Santa Clara County that the California Secretary of Agriculture has placed under quarantine for the oriental fruit fly following the detection of eight flies in the cities of Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.The quarantine area also includes all of the cities of Santa Clara and Sunnyvale as well as portions of Saratoga, Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos and Mountain View. These areas are expected to remain under quarantine until June 1, 2024, and the boundaries of the quarantine area may be expanded.The oriental fruit fly is an invasive pest that poses a significant threat to California’s agricultural industry. It is known to infest more than 230 fruits and vegetables, including valuable California crops such as avocados, apples, stone and citrus fruits, tomatoes and peppers.To prevent the spread of oriental fruit flies, residents in the quarantine areas should not move homegrown fruits and vegetables from their propert...

Police Recognition Luncheon honors Los Gatos law enforcement

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

Police were thanked for keeping the community safe at the Los Gatos- Monte Sereno Police Department’s annual recognition lunch, held Oct. 19.“Our community can be very proud of our police department,” Los Gatos Mayor Maria Ristow said. “They are responsible, transparent and accountable. They are guardians of our town and our schools.”Police Chief Jamie Field awarded many officers and others who work behind the badge for dedication. She cited Communications Lead Christine Cossin, who worked 1,000 hours overtime this past year, as an example of many who go above and beyond to keep Los Gatos and Monte Sereno safe. Mark your calendars for the police ball on March 4 at Testarossa Winery.There are lots of Halloween activities around town.The Los Gatos History Club is fundraising via pumpkins. For sale will be pumpkins decorated with succulents, and hand-knitted pumpkins Oct. 28-29, 10 a.m-3 p.m., at 123 Los Gatos Blvd. www.historyclublosgatos.orgCostumed kids will be walking from Fisher M...

Latest line: A good week for UC Berkeley, a bad week for John Duarte

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

UC BerkeleyFlagship UC campus announces a $2 billion deal to build classrooms, labs and housing on 36 acres at NASA Ames in Mountain View to expand research into space, engineering and other fields, with groundbreaking in 2026.    John DuarteFirst-term Republican congressman from Modesto, whose district Joe Biden won by 11 points in 2020, votes for far-right firebrand and Trump ally Jim Jordan for House speaker, endangering his own re-election next year.   Christina PascucciLA TV anchor gets a few minutes of attention after announcing she will run for U.S. Senate. But she has no statewide name recognition, and other Democrats — like Adam Schiff, with $32 million in the bank — are far ahead. 

They said it: Newsom’s temporary replacement for Feinstein’s senate seat is really temporary

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

“I know this will be a surprise to many because traditionally we don’t see those who have power let it go. It may not be the decision people expected but it’s the right one for me.”— U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler on deciding not to join next year’s race for a full term. Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped her for the remaining 15 months of the late Dianne Feinstein’s term, fulfilling a promise to appoint a Black woman. He chose an outsider to avoid influencing the senate race, but didn’t tell Butler she couldn’t run.

Quito Road traffic jams warrant stoplight check-up from San Jose: Roadshow

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

Q: Quito Road, the continuation of Lawrence Expressway, is a major commuting axis for west San Jose. The Quito-Bucknall intersection’s badly-timed traffic light creates major traffic jams at commute times, and creates delays outside of commute hours.The light gives too much priority to Bucknall traffic compared to Quito’s much larger volume of traffic. Long lines form on Quito, extending all the way to the busy Quito/Saratoga intersection. Meanwhile, only a few cars ever wait on Bucknall.Davide GuariscoA: Colin-the-city-spokesman said the city’s traffic signals team will check detection equipment and signal timing here to make sure it operates as intended. They will also check peak-hour traffic and adjust timing, as necessary.Q: Your response to cyclist Barry Goldman-Hall’s message about his harrowing experiences while riding safely was anything but supportive. Most avid road cyclists like Barry ride respectfully and attentively, yet rather than recognize that, you...

‘Untenable’: San Jose leaders address news investigation on police force and mentally impaired people

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

SAN JOSE — In response to a Bay Area News Group investigation finding that mentally impaired people disproportionately experience serious force by San Jose police, city leaders defended police training, and blamed broader failures in mental health services and a lack of viable alternatives that could shift the burden of dealing with people in crisis away from police.The first-of-its-kind investigation, which examined more than 100 use-of-force cases in San Jose between 2014 and 2021, found that in nearly three-quarters of incidents in which officers seriously injured or killed people, those harmed were believed to be mentally ill or intoxicated. Of the 25 fatal cases during that period, 80 percent involved people with those conditions.The Oct. 8 report also found that though SJPD has mandated crisis-intervention training for all officers since 2017 — becoming the first major U.S. police department to do so — the percentage of those seriously injured by police who are mentally impair...

Shelton beats Karatsev for breakthrough tour title at Japan Open. Siniakova wins epic in China

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Ben Shelton won his maiden tour title, beating Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 6-1 at the Japan Open on Sunday.The 21-year-old American, who made his first tour semifinal appearance at the U.S. Open last month, continued his recent rich vein of form in Tokyo, making 18 winners and dominating his Russian opponent with his swinging lefty serve as he closed out the final in 84 minutes.“That meant a lot to me and my team,” Shelton said. “We have been working really hard since the beginning to build my game and win titles on the ATP tour. I made some deep runs lately. You see the great champions, they finish weeks off. “They win titles, they don’t just get to finals. They are able to maintain their level throughout the week. I am not saying I am anywhere there yet, but to be able to do it for one week, put together five matches in a row in Tokyo is really special.”Shelton will rise to a career-high No. 15 in the ATP’s rankings on Monday, having started the season at No. 96. ...

Israeli soldier raised in Rockville killed in Lebanon missile attack

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:48 GMT

A dual Israel-American citizen who grew up in Rockville, Maryland, was killed in a missile attack along the Lebanon border on Friday.In a post on Instagram, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School announced the death Omer Balva, 22, who attended the school and was the child of Israeli parents.Balva was serving with the Israeli Defense Forces and had been called up for reserve duty recently. He was in the U.S. last week when he was called into reserve service, promptly flying back to Israel to report for duty, the Times of Israel reported. View this post on Instagram A post shared by CESJDS Alumni (@cesjdsalumni)According to the IDF, the targets of an anti-tank missile attack along the border with Lebanon included a “series of military facilities used by [Hezbollah] for operational needs” and an anti-tank launcher directed at Israel.On Friday evening, during a missile attack against troops operating in the Netu’a and Biranit areas on the northern border, Balva was killed and at ...