Grants from DAs office aim to help disadvantaged youth of color
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said that $60,000 will be awarded to community organizations and groups to aid local disadvantaged youth of color.
The grant money will be used to invest in the education and future of children in Santa Clara County, according...
Jobless claims decline as coronavirus cases ease
By Patricia Cohen, @nytimes
New claims for unemployment fell last week, the government reported Thursday, the latest sign that the labor market’s recovery, however slow and unsteady, is continuing.
“The numbers look encouraging on the face of it,” said Gregory Daco, chief U.S. economist at Oxford...
Candidate for Assessor’s Office decries mailer from County
“Due to the federal Medi-Cal cuts, our County-run hospitals and clinics are at risk of closure.”
“Under the leadership of the Board of Supervisors, we are fighting to preserve and protect our critical services.”
These boldface words from Santa Clara County executive James R. Williams greeted...
Arenas wins Supervisor District 1 going away
In Santa Clara County Supervisor District 1, San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas led on Election Day, and never looked back.
On the eighth day of ballot counting, Arenas cemented her victory, roaring to a more than 9,000-vote lead over former council member Johnny Khamis, with...
Gilroy native AJ Perez produces Netflix documentary
Gilroy High School graduate A.J. Perez’s Netflix documentary “UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre” premiered May 20 and has remained among the streaming platform’s top 10 films, examining Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s role in an $8 million Mississippi welfare fraud case.
The documentary unpacks...
Housing wins as Rivas shuffles Legislature leadership deck
Who’s up and who’s down? When the news broke late Nov. 21 that new Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas picked new committee chairpersons and canned others, the Sacramento political sphere was immediately abuzz with talk of winners and losers.
The winners include Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, the Davis...
Mushroom Festival canceled for May weekend
Organizers of the 2023 Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival, formerly known as the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras, announced Tuesday that “due to circumstances beyond our control,” this year’s festival will be postponed to an undetermined date.
A press release from Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras...
Cooling centers open in South County
Officials in Santa Clara County are providing cooling centers during the Labor Day weekend, when forecasters say much of the region will see temperatures over 100 degrees.
Eight libraries in Santa Clara County were pressed into service as cooling centers Sept. 1 and will be...
Religion: Prayers of the faithful
Prayer takes on different forms in different religious expressions. Prayers are chanted, spoken or sung. Prayers are spoken aloud or uttered more silently.
One of the notable expressions of prayer in Christianity is the prayer Jesus taught his disciples when they asked, “Lord, teach us to...
Food insecurity hits home
Second Harvest Food Bank spokeswoman Suzanne Willis says the struggles of hungry families are often intertwined with housing insecurity, job insecurity and all forms of social, racial and economic injustices.
