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San Jose Youth Symphony gives young people a foundation for appreciating orchestral music throughout their lives. Programs help develop technical proficiency, musical knowledge and an emotional connection to music.

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Opinion: I've Covered California's Homeless Since Before the Word Was Used. This Is What I Learned

04/06/2024

I thought my journalism and others’ could change policy, perhaps even inspire a New Deal-style response equal to the challenge. Such was my naiveté.

Photographers Capture Spectacular Streaking Lights of Southern California

04/02/2024

It quickly became clear that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was responsible for the show. The lights were a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 new Starlink satellites into orbit. The rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:30 p.m., and it’s trail was visible from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park.

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Image caption: San José Spotlight co-founders Ramona Giwargis and Josh Barousse are pictured with Rob Lloyd, the deputy city manager in San Jose, at the Knight Media Forum in Miami.
SJ Spotlight CEO on Philanthropy & Local Journalism

Ramona Giwargis, co-founder and CEO of San Jose Spotlight, traveled to Miami last week to participate in the Knight Media Forum, and brought back  an inspiring report.

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Silicon Valley Congressman Nets Millions for Black Cultural Center

A proposed cultural center aiming to honor the history of Silicon Valley's Black residents and provide expansive support services just received millions to help build on its future.
The Silicon Valley African American Cultural Center, slated to open in 2027, …

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Meta Says March 5 Outage Was Related to Security Breach

Meta was the subject of a security breach on March 5, according to a company spokesperson who said in an email that the company that owns Facebook and Instagram was still looking into an outage earlier in the day.

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Artists and “Day Jobs” at Cantor Arts Center

Contrary to popular belief, not all artists have the luxury of hiding out in their studios waiting for the muse to strike. They’re working stiffs, holding down a day job, just like the rest of us. Every artist has probably …

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20 Free Things to Do in Sacramento County

Home to the state capital, Sacramento County offers many amusements for visitors and locals alike. But only some require no cash outlay.

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Publishing in Paradise

Based in California’s most iconic vacation spot, Katherine Hill celebrates Tahoe Guide’s 42nd birthday.

Image caption: If there’s one thing Donald Trump supporters hate more than “liberal” San Francisco, it’s Taylor Swift. So they’re now 49ers fans for the Super Bowl.
Taylor Swift Has San Francisco-Hating Trump Fans Rooting for the ’49ers

Taylor Swift is so hated by fans of Donald Trump, they’ve set aside their hatred of San Francisco to root for the ’49ers in the Super Bowl, because Swift’s boyfriend plays for their opponents, the Kansas City Chiefs.

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California's library system dates back 171 years.
How Cool Are Libraries?
California has gone from one library to more than 1,100 in the last 171 years.
Like ripples in a pond, the hip impulse moved through Santa Cruz and beyond, and continues across generations.
How Did Santa Cruz Get So Hip?
Looking back at the Sixties and Seventies in America's Hippest Little City.
Founding artistic director Robert Kelley (front of train) in TheatreWorks’ 1981 production of “Merry Wives of Windsor.”
Valley of Art’s Delight
Learn about these 20 arts groups with roots in the previous century.
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