These are the local news from May 6 to 12 that you need to know to stay up to date.
Millions of children and young people are less than two weeks away from leaving for vacation and starting to enjoy days of fun, socializing, but also learning. Summer courses are already being announced everywhere, ranging from art to sports, as well as in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Cooking, helping the environment, or getting involved in community projects are just some of the things parents are looking for to entertain their children this summer.
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The space dedicated to collaborative creation in technology, art and crafts, Makerspace celebrates its first anniversary in the Redwood City Public Library.
The Makerspace opened in early March 2022, following years of effort by the Redwood City Library Foundation, and is open seven days a week.
This collaborative space allows people and groups of all ages to come together to create, experiment and learn about technology, computers, art, science, electronics and sewing, as well as offering a photography class in Spanish.
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Parts of Huddart Park in Woodside will be closed this week due to an annual multi-agency wildfire training.
From May 8-13, fire departments from Redwood City, Woodside and Menlo Park will be using the county park to prepare for this summer's wildfire season.
Residents and park users can expect to see fire trucks and hear equipment in some areas of the park. Helicopters will fly over the area and practice landing and taking off at the site, park officials said.
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This Sunday, May 7, at around 4:30 a.m., a shooting occurred in Redwood City, in the 400 block of Redwood Avenue, where five men were injured, reported the city Police Department.
Authorities said in a statement that an unidentified male suspect approached a group of people drinking on the sidewalk and then opened fire on them with a 9mm handgun, wounding four adult men and a 16-year-old boy.
All of the injured were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) recognized and celebrated the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Castellano Family at an event on May 4 at the De Anza Hotel in downtown San José, a non-profit organization that was born out of luck and love for its roots, and that provided opportunities and support to the Latino community in Santa Clara County for two decades.
At the tribute to the Castellano family, it was announced that their foundation is ending its work and a $1 million fund was allocated to SVCF to support Latinx leadership and Latinx-serving nonprofits in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
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Property taxes collected in San Mateo County totaled $3.3 billion for the 2021-22 fiscal year, an increase of $129 million, or 4 percent, over the prior year for 11 consecutive years. property tax growth.
That's according to the San Mateo County Executive's Office, which noted in a statement that the countywide 1 percent General Tax is vital to public services, totaling $2.7 billion, that local government agencies receive.
About 51 percent of the general taxes collected are distributed to school districts, 26 percent to the county, 15 percent to cities/towns, 7 percent to special districts, and 1 percent to successor agencies. former development agencies.
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As Cinco de Mayo celebrations came to a close, many events were peaceful and most community members and visitors legitimately enjoyed the cultural celebration that has been a tradition in San Jose for decades, the San Jose Police Department (SJPD) reported.
He noted that, as in previous years, the Department took preventative measures to ensure the community could celebrate safely. In doing so, SJPD also employed zero tolerance for criminal behavior.
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The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday allocated $1 million to an expansion effort to build affordable housing for local farmworkers.
The funds, from the half-cent sales tax on Measure K, the city said in a statement, will help cover costs for planning, project management and other work.
They also said they are seeking $5 million in state funding from the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program as part of an overall effort to improve living conditions for coastal farmworkers.
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The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to increase penalties for businesses that sell cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors.
Proposed by County Health, the increased penalties are intended to discourage retailers from risking selling tobacco products to minors and help prevent young people from becoming hooked on nicotine.
In California, 67 percent of current and former smokers report that they started smoking by age 18.
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The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday declared May as CalFresh Awareness Month to highlight the need for eligible residents to sign up for monthly food assistance.
CalFresh is California's version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. The program provides monthly food assistance to qualified San Mateo County residents at risk of hunger.
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A home in Redwood City is being investigated by the Belmont Police Department in conjunction with the FBI after it is allegedly linked to the disappearance of a woman in San Mateo County nearly 27 years ago.
Since Wednesday morning, Redwood City residents have witnessed a large police presence at 3789 Farm Hill Blvd., where officers have surrounded the house to search for evidence related to the unsolved case of the sudden disappearance of 42-year-old Ylva Hagner, last seen on October 14, 1996.
The case of the disappearance of the then software executive remained frozen for 27 years, until this Wednesday, when everything seems to be reopened due to new evidence.
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On the steps of City Hall, top black leaders and city officials came together Wednesday to clarify how the city's fentanyl crisis disproportionately affects black San Franciscans.
On National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Phelicia Jones, founder of the organization Wealth and Disparities in the Black Community, took the stage to say she’s tired of seeing the city’s deadly fentanyl epidemic follow an all-too-familiar pattern of homelessness and job insecurity, with Black San Francisco residents bearing the brunt.
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