Join us on Saturday, February 7th, from 1:00-3:00 PM at the Martin Paley Conference Room - 3rd Fl for Love in Action: A Community Card-Making Evening, a welcoming space to connect, create, and care as a community. We'll be making handwritten cards and encouraging messages for survivors of domestic violence, small, thoughtful gestures that carry warmth, dignity, and support beyond the room.
Sunnyvale's Housing Division is offering $18 million in funding this year for affordable housing developments through its Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Funding comes from local housing mitigation funds and below market rate housing funds. Eligible projects include the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation and/or predevelopment of affordable housing. NOFA application materials are available on the city's housing webpage at https://bit.ly/4a0KCfI. Eligible rental housing projects must be affordable to lower-income households. Eligible ownership housing projects must be affordable to moderate- and/or lower-income households.
"This is my favorite event I'm involved in. I mean, I don't love being a ref, but it's a very special event for everyone," he said. "I think sometimes we get lost in what we do in our day-to-day. We have to give back as role models and mentors. Its important for the San Jose Sharks and the community of San Jose to give back."
PITMAN, New Jersey -- Randy Van Osten knew he had a calling to serve in the church since he was a teenager. That path led him to become the pastor at First Baptist Church of Pitman. There, he wears many hats in addition to his tie-dye shirts and patchwork pants. He and a team of volunteers contribute to the Pitman Food Pantry, a project that brings several church communities together to feed the neighborhood.
He has served as acting public defender since December 2024. "Damon has served the county Office of the Public Defender for nearly three decades, and his longstanding commitment to public service clearly demonstrates that he is exceptionally well-suited for this role," said Board President Otto Lee. "We are proud to see a leader with such deep institutional knowledge and community partnership rise to lead the Public Defender's Office."
Whether it's an ornament at the bottom of the box, or a nutcracker collecting dust in the attic, hand-me-down decorations can find a new home thanks to one local high school student and his mom. Grant Benedum and his mom, Christine, created a mission called, 'Giving Garland,' earlier this year. They have partnered with Norwood-Fontbonne Academy and Our Mother of Consolation Catholic Church in Chestnut Hill to collect decorations from students, parishioners, and their families.
Rashford has long been committed to charitable work, something he credits to his upbringing in Manchester. In a recent interview, he explained that he first got involved in social initiatives as a teenager, inspired by his mother's habit of helping the homeless, especially around Christmas. What began locally later expanded across the UK through partnerships with organizations working with vulnerable communities.
During the holiday campaign, Stitch has already stopped by so many cities with his festive mischief. He brought the Disney Holiday Magic Tour to Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago. With his ice skates, Stitch rolled into the Disney On Ice pre-show in Minneapolis, MN and he also spread cheer in Detroit, MI by giving children some gifts. He even surprised guests at the iconic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood for an exclusive screening of the Walt Disney Animation Studios movie "Zootopia 2."
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Hundreds of law enforcement officers from 23 different agencies coming as far south as Salinas and north to Los Altos descended on a Target store in San Jose on Wednesday, armed with big smiles and goodwill to join nearly 200 elementary school students on a holiday shopping spree. This was Shop With a Cop Foundation of Silicon Valley's 18th annual event, which many officers some wearing Santa hats and reindeer antlers call their favorite day of the year.
It's a good thing that they still remember me and they still recognize me," Ovechkin said. "A couple of kids (told me) congrats about the record and the 900, so that's special.
"Goat Swag" Store Opening w/ Prizes December 8-12, 2025 | All Day City Grazing, 100 Cargo Way, SFFree entry & open to all - Purchase prices count as donations which get rewarded with goat themed jewelry, calendars, greeting cards, socks, and stuffs! To celebrate the launch, City Grazing is giving away 5 awesome pieces of goat swag (limit one entry per person). All purchases made between December 8-12, 2025 will get a free item and 3 free chances to win!
The Thanksgiving food distribution began last week and continues this week, but the event at St. Patrick's is a traditional ceremony designed to draw attention to the effort and inspire others to join in helping meet the need. We filled a food truck with food to feed those without, Cardinal Dolan said near a truck with the words Feeding our Neighbors as well as Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York and 100 years providing help, creating hope. People are in a generous, charitable mood. Catholic Charities does this all year, every day, all the time.
Denver Broncos linebacker and tackling savant Alex Singleton has long set a positive example for young football players in Southern California. He holds annual free camps and clinics at his alma mater, Thousand Oaks High. He partners with the Special Olympics to raise awareness and support for his sister and others with disabilities. He brought the Thousand Oaks High team coached by his good friend Evan Yabu to SoFi Stadium to watch the Broncos play the Chargers.
Foothill Theatre Arts is tackling the topic of AI with the West Coast premiere of Rossum's Universal Robots, running through Nov. 23 at the Lohman Theatre at Foothill College. Originally written in 1920 by Czech playwright Karel Capek, the comedic play introduced the term robot, taken from the Czech word robata, meaning servitude. This adaptation by Bo List addresses one of today's most pressing questions: What can happen if AI goes rogue?
Abel Barrera was homeless growing up in Redding. Gaspar, who was a classmate of Mike Barrera, was homeless and living in a car with his mother before being taken in by the Barrera family. Given this history, the Barreras in 2013 conceived of the Bernal Scream, a free show in the backyard of the family home on Bernal Road in San Jose for low-income families who couldn't afford other haunted attractions.
In addition to rotating exhibits and permanent displays inside its museum, the Concord Historical Society hosts film screenings, author readings, speakeasy pop-ups and open house tours. The nonprofit also makes home visits, Van Tassell said, where they've been invited to give neighbors and retirees private history lessons tailored to where they live. The 70-year-old's mission echoes the work of Ruth Galindo, one of the Concord Historical Society's founders and a fourth-generation resident of the city that's now preserved inside her childhood home.
At the premiere of the new short film, Following Enchantment's Line, Jock Soto, the Diné and Puerto Rican ballet dancer, could be seen gliding underneath vast blue New Mexico skies - the only time the audience saw him dance. Afterward, as the lights went up in Santa Fe's Lensic Performing Arts Center, lightning cracked the summer monsoon clouds. Hard rain echoed inside the theater, as Soto led a live rehearsal with dancers from Ballet Taos accompanied by classical music from his friend Laura Ortman.
On October 3, the library shared a video on its Instagram page in which two staff members prepare to perform a trust fall. Rather than catching her colleague, however, one of the librarians swiftly sidesteps away to deliver a message to the camera. Behind her, a thud rings into the air, presumably from her colleague crashing into the ground, while another colleague rushes out from behind the circulation desk in shock.
"Our practitioners serve some of the most tough neighborhoods impacted by addiction, poverty, homelessness and crime in San Francisco," he said. "They are trained with their lived experience ... to bring more peace, safety and cleanliness on the streets. It's an unfortunate reality that, yes, we do experience hate and sometimes violence in the line of work that we do."
