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Milpitas salon is a Silicon Valley Clean Energy showcase

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:57 GMT

Electric Showcase winnerA Milpitas salon owner was among the winners of Silicon Valley Clean Energy’s (SVCE) Electric Showcase Awards for her efforts to go electric in her business.All 16 winners were recognized by the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors on Oct. 2.The Sunnyvale-based clean energy aggregator received more than 150 applications for this year’s awards from Santa Clara County residents and small business owners.Many of the winners utilized rebates available through SVCE with state and federal incentives to help cover the costs of upgrading to heat pumps, induction cooktops, electric vehicle chargers and other technologies. Some have begun by replacing older gas appliances as they burn out, while others have gone fully electric.Seema Kapoor switched to a tankless electric water heater and urges other salon owners to do the same.“The water heater is so compact,” she says. “It’s 1/20th the size of the bulky stuff we had before and costs much less to run.”For more information,...

Saratoga burglar eats victim’s food, steals clothes

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:57 GMT

Sept. 25Stolen vehicle: Between noon on Aug. 7 and 10 a.m. on Aug. 15, someone stole a trailer valued at $6,867 from the 19000 block of Redberry Drive.Sept. 26Residential burglary: Between 11 p.m. on Sept. 18 and 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, someone entered a residence in the 15000 block of Norton Road by breaking a rear sliding glass door, then ate food and stole clothes.Public intoxication: At 12:23 p.m., deputies responded to a disturbance at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Saratoga Avenue. An investigation revealed the suspect was unable to care for himself due to being under the influence of alcohol. The suspect was arrested.Sept. 27Vehicle burglary: Between 8:58 p.m. on Sept. 26 and 4:49 p.m. on Sept. 27, someone broke through a window of a vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence in the 18000 block of Martha Avenue and stole the vehicle’s registration, owner’s manual and insurance paperwork from the glovebox.Vehicle burglary: Between 10 p.m. on Sept. 26 and 1 p.m. on Sept....

Sunnyvale households are Silicon Valley Clean Energy showcases

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:57 GMT

Four Sunnyvale households were among the winners of Silicon Valley Clean Energy’s (SVCE) Electric Showcase Awards for their efforts to go electric in their homes and businesses.All 16 winners were recognized by the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors on Oct. 2.“The climate crisis is increasingly urgent, and there is no time to lose.” said Supervisor Otto Lee, who also sits on the SVCE Board of Directors. “The winners of this showcase are leaders and fantastic examples of the actions that must be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change.”The Sunnyvale-based clean energy aggregator received more than 150 applications for this year’s awards from Santa Clara County residents and small business owners. The winners include 13 homeowners, an apartment complex, a reform synagogue and a hair salon.Many of the winners utilized rebates available through SVCE with state and federal incentives to help cover the costs of upgrading to heat pumps, induction cooktops, electric v...

Nonprofit formed to support older adults in Los Gatos

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:57 GMT

A group of Los Gatos residents formed a nonprofit foundation to support older adults and create an all-ages community center.The Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults to Thrive aims to promote an age-friendly community and make the town a place where older adults are engaged, valued and provided equitable opportunity to flourish.One of its central goals is creating a community center to serve as a hub for resources and promote intergenerational collaboration. The town council voted earlier this year to allocate $866,000 of its remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds to revamp the Adult Recreation Center into a community center.The center was a key goal in the senior services roadmap, which was endorsed by the council in February. Members of the committee that created the roadmap said it will likely take close to a decade to develop and build a new center, and by revamping the ARC, they can begin addressing needs sooner.“Our work to create the town’s senior services roadmap resulted...

Latest line: A good week for Laphonza Butler, a bad week for Kevin McCarthy

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:57 GMT

Laphonza ButlerFormer UC regent, president of the SEIU union, and president of abortion rights group EMILY’S List is named by Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Dianne Feinstein.    Kevin McCarthyIn a historic rebuke, the Bakersfield Republican is ousted as Speaker of the House by hardline conservatives from his own party, ending the shortest tenure of any speaker since 1876, after serving only 9 months in office.   Credit UnionsA new state report shows credit unions are taking millions in overdraft fees from vulnerable customers and spending it on perks and bonuses for executives, a hit to their reputation. But the fees are still legal. 

They said it: Not seeing a there there

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:57 GMT

“I personally don’t know what downtown San Jose is about.”— Liana Ryan, a San Jose restaurant owner, lamenting findings in a recent poll that found nearly four out of five Bay Area residents rarely or never visited the city’s downtown.

Kurtenbach: For 49ers, Purdy, the Cowboys are a vital test on the biggest stage

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:57 GMT

SANTA CLARA — The Cowboys and 49ers rivalry is among the best and most storied in sports, featuring two of the NFL’s best teams in 2023. It’s always a big game when these two teams meet.It’s even bigger when the teams on the league’s grandest stage, Sunday Night Football.And for the Niners, who have looked unbeatable amid a 4-0 start, this game is a vital test.San Francisco has run roughshod over the competition to start the season, but that competition hasn’t been of the highest caliber. It’s unlikely that any of the four opponents the Niners beat to start the season will make the playoffs.The Cowboys look like a playoff team, though. Their high-flying defense has propelled them to a 3-1 record and the best point differential in the NFC heading into Week 5.For Dallas, this is a game against the NFL’s team to beat.For the Niners, it’s a rare opportunity to play a team that, amid reasonable expectations, can beat them.Yes, the Cowboys r...

Argentina into Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after eliminating Japan with breathless 39-27 win

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:57 GMT

NANTES, France (AP) — Argentina secured a return to the quarterfinals and knocked out Japan from the Rugby World Cup after winger Mateo Carreras’ hat trick of tries inspired a 39-27 win in a breathless pool-stage eliminator in Nantes on Sunday.The Pumas will face Wales in the last eight in Marseille on Saturday, having finished second in Pool D behind England.There were eight tries in total in an end-to-end match and none was more outrageous than the one scored by Japan lock Amato Fakatava, who sprinted down the left wing, collected his own kick forward and trundled over the line midway through the first half.Yet it was Carreras — Argentina’s stocky and powerful left winger — who proved to be the match winner, finishing off a flowing team move for his first try in the 28th and adding two more after halftime to finally see off a plucky Japan team that kept coming for more.His third try was the clincher and came just after Japan reduced the gap to 29-27 with 15 minutes left. Within th...

No. 25 Louisville beats No. 10 Notre Dame 33-20, with Jawhar Jordan running for 143 yards, 2 TDs

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:57 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jawhar Jordan needed just a few touches to put a disappointing effort behind him.The speedy Louisville rusher eventually did the same to Notre Dame defenders as he returned to form and gave the No. 25 Cardinals a significant victory.Jordan ran for a season-high 143 yards, scoring on 45- and 21-yard runs on consecutive second-half possessions, and Louisville beat No. 10 Notre Dame 33-20 on Saturday night.Louisville, at 6-0 off to its best start in 10 years, pulled away in a signature victory for first-year coach and former Cardinals great Jeff Brohm before a stadium-record 59,081. Many of those fans rushed the field at the final gun and stretched the celebration to both ends of the turf for more than 15 minutes.And for good reasons. The Cardinals not only beat an Associated Press top-10 opponent in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history, but one of college football’s most-storied programs in the process.“I just think our players came out...

Israel battles Hamas militants as country’s death toll from mass incursion reaches 600

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:57 GMT

Palestinians ride on an Israeli military vehicle taken by an army base overrun by Hamas militants near the Gaza Strip fence, in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Abu Reash)(AP/Abed Abu Reash) Palestinians ride on an Israeli military vehicle taken by an army base overrun by Hamas militants near the Gaza Strip fence, in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Abu Reash)(AP/Abed Abu Reash) TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a broader conflict....