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Milpitas nonprofit launches plan to support foster youth

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:08:00 GMT

Child Advocates of Silicon Valley last month announced its strategic plan for fiscal years 2024–2026. The Milpitas-based nonprofit provides resources for youth in the foster care system.“We aim to advocate for a responsive, equitable service system for all child-welfare involved families, children and youth in our county,” Frederick J. Ferrer, CEO of Child Advocates of Silicon Valley, said in a statement. “The overrepresentation of Latino children in the system is proof that our work goes beyond child welfare; this is also a social justice issue that requires thoughtful reform and advocacy.”Child Advocates brought board members, staff and consultants from MIG, Inc. together to develop the three-year plan, which prioritizes reaching every youth, serving deeply and effectively, and advocating for all.These priorities will guide our work … bringing us steps closer to making our vision a reality: every foster child thriving,” Ferrer said.The nonprofit launched its new strategic plan at ...

Prep roundup: Bellarmine walks it off in regular-season baseball finale

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:08:00 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.BaseballBellarmine 8, Hollister 7The last regular season hit of Vincent Matesso’s Bellarmine career was a memorable one. Facing a full count, a runner on third and with the scoreboard tied, the senior hit a slow-rolling infield single down the third-base line. Nate Escalda sprinted to home plate, and Hollister’s catcher was just a split-second late on the tag. Bellarmine won the non-league game 8-7 and finished its regular season 17-12-1.Bells win 8-7 in the B7 over Hollister on senior day! #GoBells pic.twitter.com/idzP1P00XY— Bellarmine Athletics (@BCPSports) May 13, 2023Bellarmine’s Chris Ruddell and Lucas Li...

Artists show their handiwork in new exhibit in Milpitas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:08:00 GMT

The new exhibit at Dove Art Gallery in Milpitas is a hands-on experience of a different kind.The artwork in “Creative Hands” highlights hands and feet in various states of creative endeavor. Professional, emerging and student artists have works on display.San Jose artist Laurie Barna is exhibiting several works, including a watercolor painting titled “Slipping Through Our Fingers.” Part of her “Liberty Series” of over 100 artworks, Barna portrays the ease with which American liberties can erode. Another artwork titled “The Journey” takes a more personal view of the artist and her struggle to overcome life’s unexpected turns.Milpitas artist Mythili Kattupalli is exhibiting an acrylic painting titled “Hope.” Her artwork depicts both hope and distress as numerous hands reach out for a limited supply of COVID vaccine. The painting is among Kattupali’s recent artworks providing a visual study of the isolation experienced during the pandemic.Artist Carol Manasse is exhibiting an original ...

Former Cupertino mayor appointed to high school board

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:08:00 GMT

Sinks appointed to school boardFormer Cupertino Mayor Rod Sinks has been appointed as a Fremont Union High School District trustee to fill the vacancy created by the death of trustee Roy Rocklin. The district’s board of trustees approved Sinks’ appointment May 8; he’s set to be sworn in on Tuesday, May 16, at what will be his first board meeting.As the provisional appointee, Sinks will fill the remainder of Rocklin’s term, which ends after the November 2024 election is certified.Sinks served on the Cupertino City Council from 2011 through 2020. Prior to his government service, he led two high tech start-ups. He is the immediate past president of the Cupertino Rotary Club and served as chair of the Bay Area Quality Management District in 2020 and as president of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County in 2018. He helped found Silicon Valley Clean Energy and served as its first chair.For more information, visit www.fuhsd.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/board-meetings.Regnart Creek...

Wind symphony plays ‘Music and Muses’ in Saratoga May 21

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:08:00 GMT

Wind symphony concertThe San Jose Wind Symphony is auditioning new conductors following Maestro Edward C. Harris’s announcement that he’s retiring this month after 20 years at the helm.The four finalists are all getting the chance to step up to the podium this season to program, rehearse and conduct a San Jose Wind Symphony concert. On May 21, Dr. Danielle Gaudry will take her shot with “Music and Muses,” a program of music that was inspired by other art forms. The concert is set for 3 p.m. at the McAfee Performing Arts Center, 20300 Herriman Ave.Dance is represented by Arturo Marquez’s “Conga Del Fuego Nuevo, ““Terpsichorean Dances” by Jodie Blackshaw and Florence B. Price’s “Three Negro Dances.” Literature is represented by “Seal Lullaby” by Eric Whitacre based on Rudyard Kipling’s poem, and Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem, ”Contre Qui, Rose,” is put to music by Morten Lauridsen.The program also features Norman Dello Joio’s “Scenes from the Louvre,” “Ballet Parisien...

San Francisco Opera comes to Los Gatos for lecture series

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:08:00 GMT

Opera lecture seriesThe San Francisco Opera will pull back the curtain on some esteemed works with two Los Gatos events this spring. The San Francisco Opera Lectures series, co-sponsored by the San Jose Opera Guild and the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, will bring top minds and speakers to the town to discuss the arts.On Wednesday, May 31, UC Santa Barbara Prof. Simon Williams will discuss the opera “The Woman Without a Shadow” by Richard Strauss. The talk is set from 10 a.m. to noon at the Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road. The event is free for members of the San Francisco Opera Guild, the San Jose Opera Guild and the Addison-Penzak JCC and $10 for nonmembers.‘Bike to Wherever’“Bike to Wherever Days” are set for May 18-20, and residents are encouraged to leave their cars at home and pick up their two-wheeled ride instead. The campaign encourages residents around the Bay Area, all ages and skill levels, to take to the bike lanes. For more information on the ev...

San Francisco hits new record for accidental overdose deaths

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:08:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco recorded 268 accidental overdose deaths during the first four months of the year which is 72 more deaths than this time last year, according to data from the San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office."What we know is when there is heavy policing of people who use drugs, when there isn't a safe place for them to go, it drives the overdose rates higher," said Gary McCoy, HealthRIGHT 360.HealthRIGHT 360 is a nonprofit that offers substance abuse treatment. McCoy says some factors have changed that may be driving up overdose rates and deaths. "Increase rates of charging for people who use drugs, increased citations and arrests for people who use drugs," said McCoy. 4 injured in 4 separate, unrelated shootings overnight in Oakland: police In July of 2022, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said officers were cracking down on drug use in the Tenderloin to combat open-air drug use and dealing. The Tenderloin center, which closed in December of 2022,...

Online fund raises over $1 million for suspect’s defense in subway death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:08:00 GMT

Watch Video: Man charged with manslaughter in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely released on bailAn online legal defense fund started by the attorneys for Daniel Penny who was charged with second degree-manslaughter, accused of putting another man in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway train, has raised more than $1 million for his legal defense through an online fund.The Marine veteran was released on bail Friday after turning himself into the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Video of the May 1 incident shows a man, identified by authorities as the 24-year-old Penny, holding Jordan Neely, 30, on the floor of a New York City subway in a chokehold position.Witnesses said Neely, a former Michael Jackson impersonator, had been acting erratically on the train, allegedly throwing trash and yelling at passengers. Neely’s death was listed as a homicide by the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a stat...

DeSantis’ HQ set to move, kickstarting window for potential 2024 filing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:08:00 GMT

Watch Video: New Hampshire Republican on Trump’s town hall and why he’s backing DeSantisA 2024 campaign bid for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting closer.The governor is eyeing a launch into the 2024 presidential race within the next couple weeks, at least three sources with knowledge of the governor’s planning tell CBS News.The DeSantis political operation is also expected to move its headquarters to a new location in Tallahassee on Monday, which will kick-start a window for the first federal election disclosures for a potential 2024 DeSantis campaign, according to a person with knowledge about the move.This expected headquarters move was first reported by NBC News.Because the move out of their current home in the Republican Party of Florida office is likely to cost more than $5,000, it will kick-start a window of 15 days for DeSantis to submit filings with the Federal Elections Committee to register as a candidate and designate a principal campaign committee.T...

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts earns master’s degree

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:08:00 GMT

It has been a busy year for Philadelphia Eagles’ star Jalen Hurts.The quarterback — who led his team to the Super Bowl last season, and then signed a five-year, $255 million contract in April — is celebrating another achievement: earning a master’s degree.The 24-year-old earned his graduate degree in human relations at the University of Oklahoma, he shared in an Instagram post.“I Know Momma Proud Of This One..Master of Human Relations ,” the athlete wrote alongside a gallery of photos from his graduation day.Dr. David Surratt, university vice president, also commemorated Hurts’ academic accomplishment, tweeting a video of Hurts walking to the graduation stage.In an April interview with Essence magazine, Hurts said his mom, a special education teacher, got her master’s degree to keep ahead of the curve.“She went back to school, and she got her master’s to become a counselor,” he told Essence. “That’s a living testimony...