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Yan Zhao named Saratoga mayor for second time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

Zhao named mayorThe Saratoga City Council selected Yan Zhao as mayor and Belal Aftab as vice mayor at the city’s annual council reorganization on Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Saratoga Civic Theater.Zhao was elected to the Saratoga City Council in 2018 and served as mayor in 2021. Aftab was elected to the city council in 2022. Prior to his election, he served on Saratoga’s Traffic Safety Commission for five years.During the reorganization, the city council and community recognized this year’s mayor, Kookie Fitzsimmons, and thanked her for her service.Blacksmith exhibit“Strike While the Iron is Hot,” an exhibit showcasing the life of a Saratoga blacksmith and its impact on the community, is on display through the end of February at the Saratoga History Museum. The exhibit features photos and tools of the trade.In conjunction with the exhibit, a new building has been added to Saratoga Historical Park at 20450 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road. The McWilliams Blacksmith Exhibit will be o...

Milpitas ups law enforcement presence at retail stores for the holidays

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

Recognizing the increased foot traffic and shopping activity during this time of year combined with the recent surge in shoplifting and organized retail and car theft, Milpitas is increasing law enforcement presence in and around retail stores for the holiday season.“Our city is home to Great Mall, the largest enclosed retail outlet shopping in Northern California,” Mayor Carmen Montano said in a statement. “We want everyone to shop with confidence knowing that the city has implemented comprehensive safety protocols to ensure that their visit is as safe as it is enjoyable. More importantly, we all need to play an active role in ensuring our own safety and the safety of those around us.”The city is taking steps to safeguard shoppers at the Great Mall and at downtown Milpitas retailers and restaurants. The Milpitas Police Department has put measures in place to create a secure environment, such as increasing patrols in shopping areas with high foot traffic to deter criminal activities...

Los Gatos, Portola Valley and La Honda wineries offering cabernets for the holidays

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

What is it about the holidays that makes wine lovers think of cabernet? Is it all that baking spice that is often prevalent in California red blends? The fact that many Christmas dinners are centered around prime rib? Or the fact that people love sitting around the fire after dinner opining on the old days over some well-aged wine and a chocolate truffle or two? Even brandy-soaked fruitcake can be a good pairing. Just don’t get too close to the fire.Marty Mathis of Kathryn Kennedy has a locally grown cabernet on special, including the 2019 Lateral (regularly $42, sale $30) and the always tempting 2021 Small Lot Cabernet, made from backyard vineyards that dot the hills above Silicon Valley ($46, sale $30). [email protected] cabs to consider are Thomas Fogarty’s cedar- and pine-framed 2016 Gist Ranch Cabernet, Mount Eden’s 2018 Estate Cab and a double magnum of House Family 2012 Estate Cab for $375 (regularly $500). Testarossa has a 2017 Black Ridge Cabernet Sauvi...

Campbell seeks residents’ input on rec programs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

Recreational surveyCampbell’s Recreation and Community Services Department is hosting a survey to gather residents’ feedback on recreational activities, programs and facilities at the Campbell Community Center. Responses are confidential and will be used to gauge the community’s needs and preferences to help improve and develop future offerings. The survey is available at https://www.campbellca.gov/recreation and should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.Grand jury serviceSanta Clara County is taking applications from residents who want to serve on the Civil Grand Jury. As an independent arm of the judicial branch, the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury investigates the operations of the various officers, departments and agencies of local government and is responsible for acting as a civil watchdog agency, reviewing resident complaints and filing accusations. Applications are due March 29, 2024, for a one-year term commencing July 1, 2024.  For more information, visit http...

Cupertino teen writes the book on circular economy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

A Cupertino teen who won national recognition earlier this year for his circular economy initiative backing up his work with a book series and a podcast.Aaryan Doshi, 16, was among five grand prize winners in Prudential Financial’s Emerging Visionaries program in May. The program honors teens ages 14-18 across the United States for leading initiatives that result in solutions to financial and societal challenges.The Monta Vista High School student received $15,000 for his CirFin initiative that helps young people use financial technology to develop more sustainable economies. The initiative has more than 100 participants across four international chapters.Aaryan is writing the first book in a series about taking steps to move toward a circular economy and sustainable world. He is also working on launching a podcast with a focus on interviewing individuals who share his goals.“Through CirFin, I intend to build a global network of students and future leaders interested in the converge...

Hollister police arrest man on parole for breaking into home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

(BCN) -- A 36-year-old man was arrested for breaking into another person's residence in Hollister and hitting the homeowner, police said late last week.Rodolfo Miramon was taken into police custody last Friday morning after breaking into a home on the 1000 block of Cedar Drive and assaulting its owner, the Hollister Police said. Union City shoe store burglarized three times in two days Despite being beaten, the homeowner followed Miramon until responding police officers arrived.Miramon was able to initially evade arrest but was later located hiding behind a vehicle on Liberty Court.Police said he was booked into the San Benito County Jail and faces a number of charges, including residential burglary and battery. He is ineligible for bail after police secured a parole hold.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Alabama’s Milroe, Georgia’s Beck and Oregon’s Gabriel will head into 2024 with Heisman Trophy hype

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The day before Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy he was asked if he would return to LSU for another season next year.“I can’t,” he said.Oh, right.The careers of college quarterbacks might feel endless these days, but even with the bonus COVID year the NCAA handed out for those in college in 2020, Daniels is done after playing five seasons.Fellow Heisman finalist Bo Nix of Oregon is also finished after five years. Injuries allowed Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. to play six years. He, too, will be getting a job next year — most likely in the NFL.Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was the only Heisman finalist with eligibility remaining. He has said he hasn’t decided on a return, but as a likely top five draft pick there probably aren’t enough NIL dollars to lure him back to Columbus for another season.With 2022 Heisman winner Caleb Williams off to the NFL, too, the 2024 Heisman race looks wide open.INCUMBENT QBsAlabama’s Jalen Mil...

Oosthuizen and Schwartzel share lead as Alfred Dunhill Championship set for Monday finish

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

MALELANE, South Africa (AP) — The Alfred Dunhill Championship is set to be completed on Monday after play was suspended on Sunday because of dangerous weather conditions, with South African major winners Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen sharing the lead on 16-under par in the European tour event.Players were taken off twice because of a threat of lightning. After the second time at 4:42 p.m. local time (1442 GMT), officials said there would be no more play.Schwartzel and Oosthuizen were both 1 under for their rounds after playing seven holes at Leopard Creek Country Club. They were three shots ahead of another South African, Christiaan Bezuidenhout (3 under after seven holes). Andy Sullivan and Matti Schmid are two strokes further back on 11 under.It’s the third straight event to start the season in South Africa after the Joburg Open two weeks ago and the South African Open Championship, also in Johannesburg, last week, both of which were won by home player Dean Burmester...

Atletico Madrid beats last-place Almeria for 17th consecutive Spanish league win at home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid regained third place in the Spanish league by defeating last-place Almeria 2-1 for its 17th straight home win on Sunday.Álvaro Morata and Ángel Correa scored a goal each in the first half as Atletico extended its biggest ever home winning run in the competition. Almeria pulled a goal back through Léo Baptistão in the second half.Atletico moved to 34 points, even with fourth-place Barcelona ahead of the rival’s home game against second-place Girona later Sunday. Atletico will have a game in hand after the weekend’s round. Real Madrid, which drew 1-1 with Real Betis on Saturday, has a one-point lead over Girona.Atletico was coming off a 1-0 loss at Barcelona in the previous league round. It had won 11 of its last 13 matches in all competitions before that defeat in Barcelona.“We know there’s still a long way to go. We lost the other day but it wasn’t the end of it,” Atletico forward Antoine Griezmann said. “We have to keep pl...

DC man arrested on child porn charges after soliciting minor on Snapchat, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have arrested a D.C. man who is accused of producing child pornography and soliciting a minor over Snapchat. Now, detectives are looking for possible additional victims.The incident was first reported when parents told police their child was speaking with a man named “Alex” over Snapchat on Dec. 4. The man, identified as 48-year-old Brian Dolan, used the app to share illicit images with the child, according to police.“The suspect also attempted to convince the juvenile to meet him in a nearby shopping center,” Fairfax County police said in a news release.An investigation and review of digital evidence, including surveillance and devices used to solicit the minor, led to Dolan, police said.He was taken into custody by Fairfax County Police, with help from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department, on Dec. 7, according to the news release.Dolan has been charged with producing child pornography and three...