People and Milestones

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (99+ words) There were 2,112 press releases posted in the last 24 hours and 487,973 in the last 365 days. Michael Duong, president of California Waste Solutions, second from right, at the 2026 San José Police Department Major Awards Ceremony. David Duong, founder and CEO of California…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (82+ words) Festival attendees cheer during Friendship Festival at Combined Arms Training Center, Japan, Sept. 12, 2026. This festival is an annual open-base event for Status of Forces Agreement personnel and local Japanese residents, featuring food vendors, static displays and live entertainment-including performances from…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (342+ words) Downtown Santa Clara will host the 57th Santa Clara Parade of Champions on October 3. This year's parade carries the theme America 250: Stars, Stripes & Champions, honoring veterans, champions, frontline heroes and others who inspire the next generation, and it will roll through…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (403+ words) Local, Ethical, In-Depth, Always Free The Amarillo Parks and Recreation Board approved renaming East Park, located at 700 Ross St., to Gabriel Chavez Park during its regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday afternoon. As we previously reported, Pfc. Gabriel Chavez was enlisted during…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (354+ words) I’ve long had mixed feelings about the state of many of San Jose’s neon signs. It’s really great that some classics — the Stephens Meat dancing pig, Orchard Supply Hardware and Wings restaurant — have been restored and now have a home…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (217+ words) AMARILLO (KVII) — The Parks and Recreation Board will recommend the city rename East Park after a World War II hero from Amarillo. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend the renaming of East Park to Gabriel Chavez Park. "Every morning…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (410+ words) This October, Encinitas marks 40 years as an incorporated city—a milestone celebrating the fiercely local spirit that brought the community together. According to Carolyn Cope, president of the Encinitas Historical Society, the driving force behind incorporation in 1986 was simple: local…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (270+ words) The celebration was announced by the City of San Mateo on Facebook. It caps a year of festivities that included a 25-cent nostalgia fare on September 1 to kick off Bay Area Transit Month, according to SamTrans. The agency also hosted…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (173+ words) San Jose Lowrider Day returned to downtown San Jose on Sunday, marking the anniversary of the City Council’s decision to repeal a decades-old cruising ban. The fourth-annual celebration was hosted in front of City Hall by the offices of Councilmembers…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (285+ words) More than a dozen individuals were hospitalized following The Chainsmokers’ Friday, September 4, concert in San José, California. Per the SJFD, 14 ambulances responded on the scene and transported 14 unidentified patients to local area hospitals. “SJPD assisted with traffic control,” the statement…...