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‘Considering Matthew Shepard’ with SJSU Choraliers, Choral Project

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

Concert honors ShepardThe Choral Project and San Jose State University’s Choraliers are marking the 25th anniversary of the murder of Matthew Wayne Shepard April 14-15 with the South Bay premiere of Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio, “Considering Matthew Shepard.”Shepard was a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten and tortured for being gay and tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, where he was left to die alone. Through music, poetry, and singing, “Considering Matthew Shepard” reflects on and responds to his murder while emphasizing his life and legacy.Both concerts start at 7:30 p.m. at the Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio. Tickets are $10-$40 at https://www.choralproject.org/tickets. Neighborhood NotesWILLOW GLEN>>The Winchester Orchestra will perform “Jouissance: Joy Through Music” Sunday, April 23 at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Glen Church, 2700 Booksin Ave.Guest conductor James Beauton leads a program including Mendelssohn’s “Hebr...

Latest line: A good week for Cindy Chavez, a bad week for Lassen County

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

Cindy ChavezAfter losing the race for San Jose mayor last fall and facing term limits next year, the Santa Clara County supervisor is reportedly a front-runner for county administrative officer in San Diego, a job that would double her salary.   Lassen CountyRural county in northeastern California sees a 6% drop in population from 2021 to 2022, according to the U.S. Census, the largest of any county in the state, due to young people leaving, a prison closing and old people dying.   Public schoolsStatewide K-12 enrollment fell by 40,000 students this year, increasing the risk of teacher layoffs and schools closing. But that’s less than the drop of 110,000 students in 2021 and 160,000 in 2020, when COVID was raging. 

California expands college education for youth in juvenile detention centers

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

Bars are the backdrop for this College of San Mateo satellite classroom. There are no iPhones, backpacks or opportunities for side talk.All eyes are on the instructor’s face, projecting charisma from a life-size image broadcast on the classroom’s whiteboard. Psychologist Shani Robins, who also teaches psychology at Stanford University, Foothill College and Santa Clara University, is leading a deep discussion on the nuances of anxiety when a hand pops up.“I have a question, Shani,” asked the student, whose hand remained raised for most of the class. “Was teaching hard at the beginning? Was there social anxiety?”“A little bit, but that goes away pretty quickly,” Robins answered,  “and whenever you experience anxiety it’s what…?”“An opportunity to practice!” the class shouted in unison.On this day, the thought-provoking, free-flowing class discussion will bounce from Seinfeld to stage fright to the properties of gravity. Uniformed guards at the back of the class are the onl...

Oakland A’s rerun: Shintaro Fujinami starts fast, falls hard

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For the second straight outing, A’s rookie pitcher Shintaro Fujinami was nearly flawless for the first couple of innings.For the second straight time, though, he quickly ran into trouble that led to a lopsided Oakland defeat.On Saturday, Fujinami took a no-hitter into the fourth inning before things fell apart as Tampa Bay scored five runs off him on its way to an 11-0 victory.In roughing up Fujinami, the Rays (8-0) extended Major League Baseball’s best start in 20 years behind Jeffrey Springs’ seven innings of three-hit ball and Randy Arozarena’s four RBIs.Fujinami (0-2) allowed five runs, three hits, four walks and hit a batter over 4 1/3 innings in his second major league start. The right-hander didn’t allow a hit until Wander Franco’s infield single with one out in the fourth.Related ArticlesOakland Athletics | Streaking Rays chase Waldichuk, make Athletics their latest victim Oakland Athletics | ...

H-1B court ruling: Work-ban cloud lifts for Bay Area spouses after years of fear

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

A recent court ruling upholding the employment rights of Bay Area residents who hold a special visa for spouses of skilled foreign workers has relieved long-standing uncertainty aggravated by the pandemic and the Trump administration.Late last month, a federal court judge threw out a lawsuit that sought to strip work authorization from an estimated 90,000 visa holders. These H-4 visa holders, the spouses of those with H-1B work visas, are mostly women from India, with a large contingent in the Bay Area.“When this case was going on,” said Pratima Joglekar, an assistant in an immigration-law firm, who lives in Fremont, “it was like a cloud hanging over our heads.”That cloud, with its potential to dramatically disrupt lives and careers, also gave employers pause, visa holders said, and the end of the court case has increased H-4 workers’ employability and added a measure of certainty for companies that invest in hiring and training them.Since 2015, shortly...

They said it: Drug trafficker hiding in plain sight?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

“It’s like Breaking Bad, San Jose Edition.”— Raj Jayadev, a police reform activist with Silicon Valley Debug, about drug trafficking charges filed against Joanne Segovia, 64, executive director of San Jose’s Police union.

Tras lesión, Tiger Woods se retira antes de completar la tercera ronda del Masters

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

Tiger Woods se retiró del Masters antes de la reanudación de la tercera ronda debido a una lesión el domingo, poniendo fin a su racha de completar los 72 hoyos de todos los torneos que ha jugado en Augusta National como profesional. El torneo anunció unos 90 minutos antes de que comenzara el juego que Woods, quien todavía está afectado por los efectos del accidente automovilístico de 2021 que casi le cuesta la pierna derecha, se había retirado. Había cojeado durante las rondas de práctica a principios de semana y nuevamente durante la primera y segunda rondas, pero la cojera se había vuelto más pronunciada a medida que empeoraba el clima.“Estoy decepcionado de tener que hacer WD esta mañana debido al agravamiento de mi fascitis plantar”, dijo Woods en Twitter. “Gracias a los fanáticos y a TheMasters que me han mostrado tanto amor y apoyo. ¡Buena suerte a los jugadores hoy!”.Woods, de 47 años, regresó para el comienzo de la tercera ronda cuando las temperaturas lucharon por alcanzar ...

Lawmakers find agreement to add Prince George’s Co. seat to Md. Stadium Authority

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Legislators struck a deal Saturday morning to create two more slots on the Maryland Stadium Authority board — a new seat for Prince George’s County and another pick for the governor — breaking a quiet deadlock that threatened a Senate floor fight Monday.Under a plan worked out among lawmakers and administration and county officials, a bill now being held in the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee would be amended first thing Monday — the final day of the 90-day legislative session — to increase the size of the board so that Prince George’s County would have a vote.“We have a solution…. We have something that everybody is good with,” said Sen. Guy Guzzone (D-Howard), chair of Budget and Taxation. “We’re going to add two people on Monday morning. I’ll pull the committee together again, and we’ll leave the one on there for Prince Georg...

Man accused of accidentally firing gun, killing woman in Denver

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man was accused of accidentally firing a shot that killed a woman in Denver's Montbello neighborhood Saturday afternoon.Eric Robles-Villa, 25, is being held for investigation of reckless manslaughter.Denver police said around 1 p.m., Denver 911 received a report of a shooting at a house in the 5500 block of North Abilene Street. Fire causes extensive damage, dog rescued An adult woman was found and taken to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead.Investigators learned that Robles-Villa had accidentally fired one gunshot. He was then arrested.The identity of the victim will be released by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.

Seasonable Sunday, temps go up this week

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:32:25 GMT

7Weather – The weather is on our side this weekend! It’s been a bright and cool start to Easter Sunday. Plenty of sunshine will warm our temperatures into the low 50s this afternoon. Wind stays light inland with a sea breeze along the coast. It’ll stay cooler there in the upper 40s. With that cool wind coming off the wind, you might to grab a Celtics hoodie for the game this afternoon!Overnight, it stays clear and the wind becomes light out of the west. I don’t expect temperatures to fall as much as this morning. It’ll still be cool at the bus stop.Temperatures rebound tomorrow to the low 60s, while the coast stays in the 50s.An area of low pressure moves by to our north Tuesday into Wednesday. We won’t get any rain from this, but we’ll get wind. This could increase our risk for any brushfires to spread, something we’ll monitor. WARM