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• Almaden Community Center 6445 Camden Ave. San Jose, CA 95120 Phone Number: (408) 268-1133 Hours of Operation: 8am – 8pm Note: Open as cooling center only when temperatures reach mid 90 degrees or higher • Bascom Community Center 1000 S. Bascom Ave. San Jose, CA 95128 Phone Number:...
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Estephany Haro El Observador The number of hate crimes reported in California continue to increase. In 2016, 11.2% was the total reported number of hate crimes. Blacks, Jews, Latinos and gay men are the most targeted, according to state Justice Department officials. The report was released by Attorney General...
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.— This week County of Santa Clara County Executive Jeffrey V. Smith, M.D., J.D., appointed María Leticia Gómez to the position of Director of the Office of Public Affairs. Gómez joins the County of Santa Clara after a journalistic career that spanned more than 20 years,...
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.—On June 28th the County of Santa Clara, along with cities and businesses across the nation, submitted an amicus curiae or “friend of the court” brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, asking the Court to compel the U.S. Department of Veterans...
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Eric Tegethoff California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A bill introduced Wednesday in the California Legislature aims to protect water resources in the state’s deserts. Assembly member Laura Friedman, D-Glendale, introduced Assembly Bill 1000, known as the California Desert Protection Act, to strengthen safeguards for desert groundwater so that...
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Count Drops with Veterans and Chronic Homeless, Rises with Youth and Family Homeless SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – The federally required biennial Point-in-Time Homeless Census and Survey was conducted in Santa Clara County during the last 10-days of January, 2017. The survey provides a snapshot of homelessness in the...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Health advocates warn the Senate GOP bill to repeal and replace Obamacare would cause millions of Californians to lose their healthcare – by phasing out the Medicaid expansion and then capping the program altogether. The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) lifts...
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Estephany Haro El Observador Isabel Miranda just graduated from Santa Clara University and at her short age, she has already made a difference in people’s lives by helping them have access to the most basic utility, electricity. Miranda, along with another SCU student traveled to Chilan-Balan, a small village...
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Pride Month Report to the Community Shows Youth and Adult Programs Have Grown in Response to LGBTQ Community Needs and Political Climate Family & Children Services of Silicon Valley (FCS) San Jose, CA – In its eighth year, the LGBTQ Youth Space has seen a 17 percent year-over-year increase...