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Meditating man shot on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:17 GMT

A man who was meditating on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood was wounded in an apparently random shooting early Sunday morning, authorities said. The victim, only identified as an approximately 44-year-old white man, was meditating just after 3:20 a.m. in the 6300 block of Hollywood Boulevard, according to Los Angeles Police. That’s when another man walked up to him and opened fire, striking him at least once, police said.The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was said to be in stable condition. No suspect description has been released. The victim was not homeless, LAPD said. Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.

League of Women Voters Cupertino-Sunnyvale hosts events

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:17 GMT

League of Women Voters eventsThe League of Women Voters Cupertino-Sunnyvale is participating in National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 19, 9:50 a.m.-6 p.m., with a table at the Cupertino Library, 10800 Torre Ave. For more information, email [email protected] league is also hosting its regular Third Thursday Coffee Hour Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. on Zoom, when Marilyn Sherry will explain Club Express. For more information, visit lwvcs.clubexpress.com.Climate change grantsSanta Clara County is awarding up to $80,000 in funding to support community-based climate change mitigation and adaptation activities focused on extreme heat and poor air quality. The funding will help communities that suffer disproportionately because of poorer air quality and extreme heat.Nonprofit organizations can apply for individual grants of up to $8,000, but only one application per organization is allowed. Applicants must be currently based in or primarily serve residents of Santa Clara County.Proposed ...

Downtown Campbell transitioning to new logo

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:17 GMT

New logo for downtown CampbellDowntown Campbell is changing its identity, or at least the logo it uses on its identity banners.The new logo is the work of Sally-Anne Peterson, board member for the Downtown Campbell Business Association (DCBA) and owner of Quintessential Real Estate.While the DCBA been searching for a new look for the Downtown Campbell brand for years, the water tower logo designed by Sonya Paz over 15 years ago isn’t going to completely disappear anytime soon. Paz’s logo has been used as the identity banner for downtown Campbell since 2008. The DCBA estimates it’ll be a year or two before the transition is finished, as the website is getting an overhaul sometime in the first half of 2024.YSI gets county grantSanta Clara County recently approved grants for the expansion of two local youth environmental education programs: the Youth Science Institute (YSI) and O’Neill Sea Odyssey (OSO).The nonprofit YSI  provides hands-on learning to 30,000 students annually thr...

EPIC Art Exhibit opens Sept. 17 in Milpitas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:17 GMT

Visitors to Dove Art Gallery in Milpitas will be able to touch actual fragments of the Berlin Wall during the gallery’s EPIC Art Exhibit.The exhibit, opening Sept. 17, features works by professional, emerging and student artists as young as 6.San Jose artist Laurie Barna is exhibiting several works including a watercolor titled “The Price of Liberty,” part of her “Liberty Series” of over 100 artworks depicting the Statue of Liberty. Barna’s work incorporates headstones, flag-draped coffins and a battlefield cross in honor of the fallen.Barna, a graduate of Cupertino’s Homestead High School, is also exhibiting a collage titled “Tribute to the B727” which chronicles the history of one of the world’s most iconic airliners.Milpitas artist Bharti Trivedi is exhibiting a fiber wall hanging titled “The Crest.” Trivedi created a modern minimalistic rendition of a waterfall using cotton and natural fibers. Bharti is known for her large-scale fiber art sculptures, which have been exhibited in...

Whiskies of the World pouring in San Jose Sept. 24

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:17 GMT

Whiskies of the WorldWhiskies of the World makes its way to San Jose Sept. 24, when the makers of almost 200 whiskies will be at the Hayes Mansion, 200 Edenvale Ave., to offer tastings. The event runs 4:45-7:30 p.m., with early access at 4 p.m. for VIP ticketholders.In addition to tastings, the event also features food, live entertainment and seminars and masterclasses led by industry experts who will hold forth about the art of whiskey making, the history of their favorite brands and how to properly taste and pair different whiskeys.Tickets are $125 for general admission and $175 for VIPs at https://www.whiskiesoftheworld.com/tour/san-jose.Climate change grantsSanta Clara County is awarding up to $80,000 in funding to support community-based climate change mitigation and adaptation activities focused on extreme heat and poor air quality. The funding will help communities that suffer disproportionately because of poorer air quality and extreme heat.Nonprofit organizations can apply ...

Argentina not ready to over-react after alarming loss to England in Rugby World Cup opener

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:17 GMT

LA BAULE-ESCOUBLAC, France (AP) — Argentina will not over-react despite producing a hugely underwhelming display in its loss to 14-man England in their Rugby World Cup opener, Pumas forwards coach Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe said on Sunday.England played with 14 men from the third minute in Marseille follow Tom Curry’s red card but still inflicted a 27-10 defeat on Argentina, which was its own worst enemy in conceding 13 penalties and amassing 15 turnovers.The result has already put Argentina on the back foot in a pool that also includes Japan and Samoa as teams who could realistically advance.Yet Fernandez Lobbe, the team’s former star flanker, was taking a measured view.“It would not be good for the leadership to change things,” he said. “It was a hard blow and it must be taken on the chin.”Before the tournament, Argentina was many people’s favorites to win Pool D, given England’s poor recent form and the Pumas having beaten Australia away in July and had two close games aga...

Oklahoma investigating disgraced ex-Baylor coach Briles being on field with Sooners assistant Lebby

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:17 GMT

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma is investigating after disgraced former Baylor coach Art Briles was seen on the field with his son-in-law, Sooners offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby, after Oklahoma’s 28-11 win over SMU on Saturday night. The images of Briles decked out in Oklahoma gear on Owen Field drew backlash from Sooners fans on social media. Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said he was made aware of it and said it is “being dealt with.”Oklahoma coach Joe Castiglione said in a statement on Saturday night: “I was just as disappointed as many of our fans when I learned of the postgame situation tonight. It shouldn’t have happened and it was my expectation it never would, based on boundaries we previously set. I’ve addressed it with the appropriate staff.”Baylor fired Briles in 2016 after an investigation concluded he and his staff took no action against players named in sexual assault allegations.Lebby spoke about the situation after the game.“That’s my father-in-law,” Lebby said in a p...

Hansi Flick out as Germany coach after 4-1 loss to Japan ahead of hosting European Championship

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:17 GMT

WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Germany removed Hansi Flick as coach of the men’s national soccer team on Sunday, one day after a 4-1 loss to Japan deepened the gloom around the squad ahead of hosting next year’s European Championship.The German soccer federation, known as the DFB, said team director Rudi Völler would be one of three coaches taking joint charge of the next game, a friendly against France on Tuesday in Dortmund. Germany hasn’t won any of its last five games and was eliminated in the group stage at last year’s World Cup. The home crowd jeered the team in Saturday’s loss in Wolfsburg.The 58-year-old Flick said after the loss to Japan that he wanted to stay as coach. Sunday’s announcement came hours after he led the team in a public training session attended by fans.Flick won the Champions League with Bayern Munich in 2020 and swapped the club for the German national team the following year. He started by winning all of his first eight game...

Germany wins Basketball World Cup for 1st time, holds off Serbia 83-77 for gold medal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:17 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Have a summer, Germany. Dirk Nowitzki went into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and now his homeland stands atop the men’s international basketball world.Dennis Schroder scored 28 points, Franz Wagner added 19 and Germany capped off an unbeaten run through the World Cup by holding off Serbia 83-77 in the final on Sunday night. It was Germany’s first World Cup title; before now, its top showing in the event was a bronze at Indianapolis in 2002.Germany went 8-0 in the tournament, becoming the fifth consecutive champion to go unbeaten.Aleksa Avramovic scored 21 and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 17 for Serbia (6-2), which lost the title game for the second time in the last three tournaments. It was routed by the U.S. 129-92 in the 2014 gold-medal game, and little was expected of the team this summer — merely because its best player, Nikola Jokic of the NBA champion Denver Nuggets, decided not to play and instead opted to rest for the coming season.But Serbia went on a ...

11 people are hurt when a walkway collapses during Maine’s annual lighthouse event

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:17 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Eleven lighthouse enthusiasts were hurt when a walkway collapsed, sending people tumbling into mudflats below during an annual event that encourages tours of Maine’s beloved beacons.The wooden walkway collapsed at Doubling Point Lighthouse in Arrowsic on Saturday afternoon. The lighthouse was open to the public as part of Maine Open Lighthouse Day, which is a day when the state’s scenic lighthouses are open to the public.Five of the 11 injured people were taken to hospitals, said Bath Fire Department Deputy Chief Chris Cummings. The collapse of the bridge happened at low tide and caused some of the victims to fall eight to ten feet, and they landed in a somewhat rocky mudflat below, Cummings said. He said numerous public safety safety departments responded to the scene.“It was a team effort,” said Cummings, whose department is in a small city a few miles away.Karen McLean, a member of the Friends of Doubling Point Light, said the group intends to r...