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Cupertino Post Office renamed in honor of fallen local vet

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:11:17 GMT

Post office dedicationThe Cupertino Post Office is set to be dedicated May 5 to Cupertino native and Navy SEAL petty officer second class Matthew Axelson. In 2005 Axelson, 29, was deployed to Afghanistan. That summer his SEAL Team 10 was assigned to capture or kill a high-ranking Taliban leader in the Hindu Kush mountains, a mission known as “Operation Red Wings” and later memorialized in the book and film, “Lone Survivor.”During the mission, Axelson was shot in the chest and head but continued to fight alongside his team until a rocket-propelled grenade struck and he died of his wounds. Axelson was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.The dedication is set for noon at the Cupertino Post Office, 21701 Stevens Creek Blvd.Community budget surveyIn anticipation of a reduction in service levels due to financial hardship, the City of Cupertino is asking residents, business owners and community members about their budget priorities for fiscal year 2023-2024 and beyo...

Judy Collins hits the stage at Campbell’s Heritage Theatre

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:11:17 GMT

Singer/songwriter Judy Collins will highlight her 55th release, “Spellbound,” May 10 at Campbell’s Heritage Theatre.For the first time in her six-decade career, Collins wrote all 13 songs on the album, which came out in February 2022.“They say after the plague came the Renaissance,” Collins says with a good-natured laugh, referencing the pandemic. “The truth is, I didn’t do an album like this sooner because I had other projects on my mind. This album was necessary for me to keep creative; it was the next piece of the puzzle.“Now felt like the perfect time to make this record because after all that’s happened in the world, we need something beautiful and inspirational to lift us up.”Collins took up songwriting since 1966 after Leonard Cohen asked her why she hadn’t yet done so. Her response was to sit down at her Steinway that same day and write, “Since You’ve Asked.”“Spellbound” is dedicated to folk legends Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. The track “So Alive” documents the 1960s folk...

‘Big Red Chair’ reconnects Willow Glen artist with loved ones

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:11:17 GMT

Willow Glen artist and retired San Jose City College art professor Eve Page Mathias got her inspiration for a series of portraits from an overstuffed red chair in her living room that her dog Luna enjoyed sitting on while she looked out the window.When Luna passed away and the chair got old, Mathias moved it into her art studio as a reminder of friends she cherished.The red chair eventually became a symbol, she says, of where she was during the pandemic. COVID gave her time to reflect on herself and to look forward to seeing absent friends and colleagues.“Now, when I ask someone to sit in the red chair,” says Mathias, “it connects the dots between those missing moments when I was separated from my friends and loved ones.”The resulting 19 portraits will be exhibited as “The Big Red Chair Project” May 6-Aug. 13 at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara. Each acrylic painting is done in bold colors on a 5-foot-by-4-foot canvas.“What (Mathias) offers are vibrant, painterly portraits of...

Los Gatos launches online form for litter, downed trees

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:11:17 GMT

Art VistasLos Gatos’ rising young artists will be in the spotlight on Friday, May 19. As part of the nonprofit Art Vistas’ series of showcases, Alta Vista Elementary students will have their artwork from this year on display. Art Vistas partnered with the Union School District to provide art instruction to students from kindergarten through eighth grade. For more information and showtimes—and to view the 2021 virtual art gallery—visit https://www.artvistas.org/art-show-info.html.Parks and public works concernsNotice something awry on your walk through town or a local park? A new online form allows residents to submit their concerns and observations about parks or public works—things like potholes, litter or blighted trees. To log a concern, residents must log in  to www.LosGatosCA.gov/PPW.Library surveyWhether you’ve never set foot in the Los Gatos Public Library or you spend every weekend lost in the stacks, the town wants your feedback. The library has launched a survey that allow...

Four people stabbed, one in critical condition after fight in San Jose

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:11:17 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – Three people are left with non-life-threatening injuries and one person is left with life-threatening injuries following a fight that broke out early Sunday morning, according to the San Jose Police Department. CHP officer injured in motorcycle crash with fellow officer in SF Just after 2:30 a.m., officers responded to the scene of stabbing in the area of South Almaden Drive and Post Street. A man was transported to the hospital in critical condition, SJPD said.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }A fight had occurred earlier which led to three additional victims transporting themselves to local hospitals for non-life-threatening stab wounds. This incident is currently under investigation. 

Adam Yates wins Tour de Romandie; Gaviria gets stage victory

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:11:17 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Adam Yates retained his yellow jersey to complete victory Sunday in the six-day Tour de Romandie for his biggest win in more than two years. Yates’ solo ride in the mountains Saturday to win the queen stage had created a 19-second lead over Matteo Jorgenson of the United States. The English rider maintained that gap by finishing safely in the pack of a sprint that decided the final stage.The stage win Sunday went to Fernando Gaviria who raced several bike lengths clear of the chasing pack on the lakeside finish in Geneva. “We controlled the race perfectly today,” said Yates, who races for the same UAE team as two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar. “It’s been a perfect week for us, we had two stage wins.”The Romandie race through the French-speaking region of Switzerland is a traditional warmup for the Tour de France though it was skipped this year by the expected main contenders in July. The 30-year-old Yates, who has a best Tour de France result of fourth place...

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Results

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:11:17 GMT

SundayAt Baku City CircuitBaku, Azerbaijan.Lap length: 6.00 kilometers(Start position in parentheses)1. (3) Sergio Perez, Mexico, Red Bull Racing, 51 laps, 1:32:42.436, 25 points.2. (2) Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Red Bull Racing, 51, +2.137 seconds, 18.3. (1) Charles Leclerc, Monaco, Ferrari, 51, +21.217, 15.4. (6) Fernando Alonso, Spain, Aston Martin, 51, +22.024, 12.5. (4) Carlos Sainz Jr, Spain, Ferrari, 51, +45.491, 10.6. (5) Lewis Hamilton, Great Britain, Mercedes, 51, +46.145, 8.7. (9) Lance Stroll, Canada, Aston Martin, 51, +51.617, 6.8. (11) George Russell, Great Britain, Mercedes, 51, +1:14.240, 5.9. (7) Lando Norris, British Indian Ocean Territory, McLaren, 51, +1:20.376, 2.10. (8) Yuki Tsunoda, Japan, Alphatauri, 51, +1:23.862, 1.11. (10) Oscar Piastri, Australia, McLaren, 51, +1:26.501.12. (12) Alexander Albon, Thailand, Williams, 51, +1:28.623.13. (16) Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, Haas, 51, +1:29.729.14. (17) Pierre Gasly, France, Alpine, 51, +1:31.332.15. (19) Esteban O...

Williams, Harrison, Maye are top prospects in 2024 NFL draft

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:11:17 GMT

The 2024 NFL draft class could quickly transform losers into winners.With a full season of college football still to be played, two future franchise quarterbacks are already being penciled into the top of draft boards: Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams of Southern California and North Carolina’s Drake Maye.Conventional wisdom is that both would grade out higher than Alabama’s Bryce Young, who went No. 1 overall to the Carolina Panthers last Thursday night in Kansas City, Missouri.Things can change, of course, but barring injuries the top prospects in 2024 should include two QBs, a wider receiver with Hall of Fame bloodlines, a couple of foundational left tackles and several Alabama defensive players.A way-too-early look at how the 2024 draft could play out:1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers after trade with Cardinals (via Houston): CALEB WILLIAMS, QB, USCThe Texans’ big move in this draft, trading up to No. 3 to take OLB Will Anderson Jr., gives Arizona two first-round pic...

Mets, Braves rained out for 2nd straight day, play 2 Monday

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:11:17 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves were rained out for the second straight day on Sunday.The game was postponed about 3 1/2 hours before the scheduled first pitch at 1:40 p.m. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Monday starting at 1:10 p.m., originally scheduled as a single game.Saturday’s rainout was rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader at Citi Field on Aug. 12.The teams’ series opener Friday night was shortened by rain to five innings.The slumping Mets have lost five of six. The Braves have won seven of the past eight meetings between the teams dating to last year, including a pivotal three-game sweep in Atlanta near the end of last season that sent them to their fifth straight division title.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Man United sale: Fans stage latest protests against Glazers

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:11:17 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Days after a third round of bidding for Manchester United, the Premier League club’s supporters stepped up efforts to drive out American owners, the Glazer family. A protest was held outside United’s Old Trafford stadium ahead of Sunday’s game against Aston Villa. Fans were urged to wait until 18 minutes after kickoff to take their seats, to represent the 18 years that the Glazers have been in control of the storied soccer team. A large group held up a banner that read “Full Sale Only” amid fears the owners may yet retain a majority or minority stake, despite inviting offers for their shares after announcing plans to “explore strategic alternatives” in November. On Friday, Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe submitted their latest bids for the club. It is estimated the price for United could reach around $6 billion if a full sale goes through. Supporters, however, have grown increasingly co...