Tatiana Sanchez/Bay Area News Group A gathering of Santa Clara County dignitaries, including supervisors Dave Cortese and Cindy Chavez, celebrated at a Viet Museum anniversary gala with executive director Loc Vu, left. Aidan Last, 9, and his brother Ryan, 10, learn about Vietnamese immigration from Alida Bray at the Viet Museum (or Museum of the Boat People) at History Park San Jose. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Aidan and Ryan Last, with their mother Pauline Stuart, learn about Vietnamese immigration from Alida Bray at the Museum of the Boat People at History Park San Jose. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) With its rich Vietnamese heritage on full display, San Jose celebrates the Tet Festival, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, part of a three-day gathering in the Eastridge Center parking lot. This year's festival runs Feb. 8-10. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Children enjoy the rides at the Tet Festival, Saturday, Feb. 17, … [Read more...] about Insider Guide to San Jose’s Little Saigon
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San Jose will pay homeless people $15 per hour to pick up trash
By Alix Martichoux, SFGATE Published 12:18 pm PDT, Thursday, October 25, 2018 A large patch of garbage floats across Coyote Creek in San Jose on Sept. 11th, 2012. A large patch of garbage floats across Coyote Creek in San Jose on Sept. 11th, 2012. Photo: Thomas Webb, Special To The Chronicle Former homeless people share how best to help homeless. Former homeless people share how best to help homeless. Photo: Design Pics/Con Tanasiuk/Getty Images/Design Pics RF Former homeless people share how best to help homeless "I was homeless a few years ago for a couple months. I was quite lucky in that I was very resourceful and street smart as well as clean and sober. I slept on the beach sometimes and in an underground parking lot other times. I eventually figured out the shelter system and that helped me get better access to food and resources. I … [Read more...] about San Jose will pay homeless people $15 per hour to pick up trash
San Jose murder defendant says he framed himself for parents’ deaths
By Robert Salonga | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: October 18, 2018 at 5:07 pm | UPDATED: October 19, 2018 at 7:04 am SAN JOSE — Hasib bin Golamrabbi, who is representing himself against charges he shot his parents to death, blamed his brother for the slayings and testified that he took the fall to fulfill a promise to his mother that he would always protect his younger sibling. That was the heart of Golamrabbi’s defense during two days of often meandering testimony that ended Thursday and scrutinized by Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Carlos Vega. At one point, Vega asked Golamrabbi if he also had planned to kill his brother. At first, the defendant sidestepped Vega’s insinuation, but in another instance, he offered a chilling response in explaining why he couldn’t be the killer. “If I did (the killings), seeing that I’m the least fond of him, I don’t see any reason why I … [Read more...] about San Jose murder defendant says he framed himself for parents’ deaths
The housing situation is so dire that San Jose is considering turning schools into teacher housing
By Alix Martichoux, SFGATE Published 12:03 pm PDT, Thursday, October 18, 2018 Leland High School in San Jose is one of nine sites (eight schools and one district office) being considered in a preliminary proposal to build affordable housing for teachers. Leland High School in San Jose is one of nine sites (eight schools and one district office) being considered in a preliminary proposal to build affordable housing for teachers. Photo: Google Maps Screen Grab The Bay Area public schools with the best SAT scores No. 19 Redwood High School, Larkspur (Marin County): 87.43 percent of students met benchmarks for both math and English The Bay Area public schools with the best SAT scores No. 19 Redwood High School, Larkspur (Marin County): 87.43 percent of students met benchmarks for both math and English Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle No. 18 … [Read more...] about The housing situation is so dire that San Jose is considering turning schools into teacher housing
Not So Silent Night concert finally returns to San Jose with huge lineup
Florence and the Machine vocalist Florence Welch performs at the Greek Theatre on Sunday, June 12, 2011 in Berkeley, Calif. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Staff) Florence + the Machine performs during the third day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., April 15, 2012. This year's edition of the three-day music festival will repeat one week later, with identical line-up and set times, plus many of the concerts were live-streamed on a dedicated Coachella YouTube channel. (Damon Winter/The New York Times) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine performs at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago's Grant Park on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. (Photo by Steve C. Mitchell/Invision/AP) Vocalist Florence Welch fronts the indie rock band Florence and the Machine at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. The band has a second show scheduled for Thursday night. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) … [Read more...] about Not So Silent Night concert finally returns to San Jose with huge lineup