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Stunning ‘Beyond Bollywood’ at Asian American Museum goes deeper than you think

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:12:25 GMT

“It’s hard to think of other religious traditions worldwide where the gods dance so much,” observes Forrest McGill, co-curator of a new exhibit at the Asian Art Museum that explores the roots of South and Southeast Asian performance.“Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art,” an expansive show filling the museum’s 8,500-square-foot pavilion, includes a wide-ranging but well-focused mix of 120 objects from five countries, borrowed from 29 museums and private collections. It’s on view through July 10.Beyond the paintings and sculpture, there are dancers in motion at every turn –images and sounds on tablets in every gallery. It’s an astonishing way to bring centuries-old movement to contemporary life.The exhibit pavilion, opened in 2021, also allows performance videos to fill entire gallery walls, sometimes three walls at a time.As the show turns its focus to beyond Bollywood — the Hollywood of India — it also points out that dance, depicte...

Warriors star Draymond Green addresses suspension, says it was ‘crushing’ not to participate in Game 3

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:12:25 GMT

Addressing his suspension from Game 3 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs for the first time on Friday, Draymond Green expressed surprise that the NBA took his previous violations into account when assessing the penalty.Speaking on The Draymond Green Show released on YouTube at 2 p.m. PT, Green said he had wanted to wait to address his suspension until after the Warriors’ 114-97 win over the Kings in Game 3 on Thursday night.“Very intentional,” he said of his delayed response. “Dubs got a win last night, so that was huge.”As for his suspension, Green said, “I never knew you could be suspended for a Flagrant 2 that happened seven years ago. And I also didn’t know you can get suspended for interacting with the crowd that’s flipping you double birds and yelling your name and chants that you suck. And you interact with them. I didn’t know that either.”Green said suspensions don’t hurt him as much now, not since being suspended from Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Fi...

Single family residence sells in Saratoga for $4.8 million

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:12:25 GMT

15699 Peach Hill Road – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 15600 block of Peach Hill Road in Saratoga was sold on March 30, 2023. The $4,838,000 purchase price works out to $1,264 per square foot. The house, built in 1977, has an interior space of 3,827 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, four bathrooms, a garage, and three parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on an 11.2-acre lot.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:In October 2022, a 3,568-square-foot home on Peach Hill Road in Saratoga sold for $4,695,000, a price per square foot of $1,316. The home has 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.On Glen Una Drive, Los Gatos, in September 2022, a 6,538-square-foot home was sold for $7,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,147. The home has 8 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms.A 6,716-square-foot home on the 15600 block of Glen Una Drive in Los Gatos sold in March 2023, for $8,575,000, a price per square foot of $1,2...

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $2.7 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:12:25 GMT

633 Arastradero Road – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 600 block of Arastradero Road in Palo Alto was sold on March 30, 2023. The $2,700,000 purchase price works out to $1,643 per square foot. The house, built in 1950, has an interior space of 1,643 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, two baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 9,450-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Coulombe Drive, Palo Alto, in July 2022, a 2,058-square-foot home was sold for $2,850,000, a price per square foot of $1,385. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In February 2023, a 1,420-square-foot home on Maybell Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $3,500,000, a price per square foot of $2,465. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,676-square-foot home on the 4200 block of Suzanne Drive in Palo Alto sold in July 2022, for $3,580,000, a price per square foot of $2,136. The home has 2 bedrooms ...

Middle school student who allegedly had loaded handgun at school taken into custody in San Jose

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:12:25 GMT

(KRON) -- A middle school student who allegedly had a loaded firearm in their possession on a middle school campus has been taken into custody, according to the San Jose Police Department. Police units are currently on the campus of Hoover Middle School investigating.The juvenile was taken into custody and a loaded handgun was seized, police said. There were no threats made to the school and there is no ongoing threat to the school or surrounding area, police said.Police were initially alerted to the situation at around 10:21 a.m. As of about 1 p.m., officers remained on campus.An investigation into the incident is ongoing, according to police.Bay City News contributed to this report.

Construction stops on Google's San Jose mega-campus

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:12:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Construction has been halted on Google's large mega-campus, KRON4 confirmed on Friday. The project was supposed to bring 4,000 living units and 25,000 jobs to the South Bay. KRON4 previously reported that the campus would bring $155 million in revenue to the City of San Jose and help the city handle its homelessness problem. The construction delay puts all of those rewards at risk. ‘RIP Oakland A’s’: Fans react to news of A’s leaving for Vegas If completed, the campus will span 80 acres at its location near Diridon Station. The campus was supposed to take about 10 years to build. In January, Google announced that it was laying off 6% of its workforce, which amounts to 12,000 workers. CEO Sundar Pichai said the layoffs came after a “rigorous review” of Google's operations.CNBC reported that there is no plan to restart construction. The project was supposed to break ground before the end of 2023. The outlet said that Google gutted its development team for the campus as pa...

Second suspect in SF armed robbery targeting mother, 2 young daughters arrested

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:12:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A second suspect in an armed robbery in the Richmond District last month that targeted a mother and her two young daughters has been arrested, the San Francisco Police Department said. The robbery occurred on March 24 shortly before 6 p.m.Officers from the SFPD Richmond Station responded to the 2400 block of Lake Street on a report of armed robbery with a gun. After arriving at the scene, officers met a 32-year-old female victim. She told police she was exiting her vehicle with her two young daughters when they were approached by a man with a firearm. Juvenile who allegedly had loaded handgun at school taken into custody in San Jose The suspect pointed the gun at her and demanded her property and took several personal items from her. He then got into a waiting vehicle driven by a second suspect and fled the scene. None of the victims were injured as a result of the crime, police said.The victim's phone was tracked to the area of Golden Gate Avenue and Jones...

CPKC railroad announces deal to handle Mexico shipments

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:12:25 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad announced its first big business win Friday — a week after completing its long-planned merger — with a multiyear agreement to handle the Schneider National trucking company’s rail shipments to and from Mexico starting in mid May.The deal provides that CPKC will become Schneider’s preferred cross-border rail partner. It will move shipping containers of goods that the trucking company picks up at manufacturers and ports in Mexico to the key rail hub of Chicago, where all the major railroads exchange traffic — taking traffic away from Union Pacific and BNSF.The companies didn’t say how many of these intermodal shipments might be involved in the deal, but Schneider reported a $458 million profit last year on all the deliveries it handled across North America. Schneider has said in previous investor presentations that some $800 million worth of all kinds of products crosses the U.S.-Mexico border at Laredo, Te...

Family, feds reach $5M settlement of Park Police shooting

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:12:25 GMT

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The family of a northern Virginia man fatally shot by U.S. Park Police officers has reached a $5 million settlement in its civil lawsuit against the government.Two officers shot 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar of McLean in November 2017 after a stop-and-go chase on the George Washington Memorial Parkway outside the nation’s capital. Ghaisar was unarmed, but the officers said they feared for their lives when Ghaisar’s car lurched forward after it had stopped and the officers stood outside the vehicle with weapons drawn.The civil settlement comes after more than five years of legal wrangling and criticism of Park Police alleging excessive force and a lack of transparency.Federal prosecutors declined to prosecute the officers, Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya, after a two-year FBI investigation. At that point, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano filed manslaughter charges against the officers in state court. That set off a tug-of-war bet...

Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined ‘Carmen’

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:12:25 GMT

When Benjamin Millepied was a teenager starting dance training in New York, he and fellow students got into ballet performances for free, but opera was another story: They had to be creative. They’d sneak into the Metropolitan Opera House during intermission, or talk their way backstage, relying on a sympathetic usher for seats. “We did these totally naughty things,” he says with a laugh.It helped Millepied, who was born and raised in France and Senegal before coming to the United States, keep his love for opera alive while climbing the ranks at New York City Ballet to principal dancer. He also maintained his passion for cinema, sparked during a childhood of watching classic films with his mother. Millepied would go on to make a number of short films, and then in 2010, he choreographed and acted in Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” alongside future wife Natalie Portman. Now, he’s achieving a long-held dream by making his directorial debut with “Carmen,” starring Mel...