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At the 31st anniversary of the loss of Jenny Lin, her family is hosting a memorial service on Friday, May 23, 2025, at the Castro Valley Library (3600 Norbridge Avenue) to honor the teenage girl. Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez will be present to give an update on the investigation effort. Following the...

An off-duty Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy, Jamey Hummer, found himself at the center of a rescue last Wednesday after witnessing a car crash outside the main County building in downtown San Jose, as reported by the Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred near the County parking lot and involved a woman whose...

Five Bay Area residents are being held to account for allegedly masterminding a plot to stage robberies in the hopes of securing victim immigration visas, commonly known as U visas. In a recent update by the San Mateo County District Attorney's social media post, Rickson Ivan Rodriguez Contreras (32), Victor Canoruiz...

A single person making an income above $100,000 is now considered low-income in five counties in California, according to a report. The distinction now applies to individuals living in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin counties. In 37% of counties, a family of four living on a six-figure...

We are discussing the 12-year-old Chinese phenom Yu Ziti, Leon Marchand's spicy 4:07 400 IM, and Chris Lindauer going to Stanford. Current photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are discussing the 12-year-old Chinese phenom Yu Ziti (and swimming at the Chinese Nationals),...

“There is not a life in this room that you have not touched.” Those profound words are from the 1995 classic Mr. Holland’s Opus and were delivered to Richard Dreyfuss’ protagonist character at the end of his career by one of his students from years past. Those types of teachers are rare, but it’s safe to say that...

Usually, when there is municipal funding up for grabs, there is no shortage of takers, but at a May 12 meeting, residents of the Canyonlands let the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) know they were eager to leave the cash on the table. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission/Association of Bay...

While Silicon Valley grapples with millions of dollars in federal cuts, one city is trying to use its own money to weather the storm. The Sunnyvale City Council allocated its fiscal year 2025-26 federal grants on May 6. The city has about $383,000 from the HOME program, $1 million in Community Development Block Grant...

FREMONT, Calif. - A cargo portion got stuck underneath a big rig on Wednesday, shutting down a portion of Fremont Boulevard. The collision was reported about 9:30 a.m. between Tamayo Street and Decoto Road, not far from American High School, police said. It wasn't immediately clear how the situation occurred.

Zoom Room, the nation’s fastest growing and highest-rated dog training franchise, is set to celebrate the grand opening of its newest facility in Santa Clara, CA on May 24. Located at 3544 La Rambla Ave, the new facility will serve as a modern dog training and socialization gym for pet owners in Silicon Valley.