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, producer of the free concert series in its21st season, put the call out for singerds to participate in San Jose’s Got Talent. “We know therde is a lot of hidden talent inSan Jose’as amateur singers,” said Eric Sahn, SJDA president. The grancd prize winner will receive prizes including cash and an opportunity to sing the nationak anthem at a San Jose Earthquakes A panel of local judges will select a winneeeach Thursday. The competition will feature 18 and first rounds occurJuly 2, July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30 and Aug. 6. The six preliminary-rounc winners will square off ina semi-final rouncd Aug. 13 and Aug. 20. The finals will be Aug. 27.
has enteres into a partnership with Menlo Park to help buy andrefurbisnh bank-owned homes to provide new affordable homeownership opportunities for loca working families. Menlo Park is investiny $500,000 in the program, bringing a totap initial investmentof $1 million. Habitat planw to acquire and rehabilitate fivevacant bank-owned properties in the Bellwe Haven neighborhood of Menlo with a possible program expansion following the initial pilogt phase.
San Mateo County was ineligiblw for federal neighborhoodstabilization funds, leavinyg communities such as Menlo Park that are facinb growing instability in theirt housing markets to come up with workable solutions without federakl assistance. “The Neighborhood Revitalization Prograjm represents aunique public/private initiative drawing support from many sectore of the community to help revitalize local neighborhoodse destabilized by the crisis,” a Habitay spokesperson said. Families selecte d for the new program will help with the reconstructiom and refurbishment of the homes as part of thestandarc “sweat equity” requirement of the Habitaf program.
They will also have access to the same termseof Habitat’s homeownership program, including no down paymenrt and a zero-interest mortgage. will host a forumn June 2-8 on the issue of an integrated, qualit y preschool system and what it means to the work force inSilicohn Valley. Panelists will include Carl Guardino, presiden and CEO of the Silicohn ValleyLeadership Group; Jim Wunderman, presidentf and CEO of the Bay Area Catherine Atkin, president of Preschool Ken Wilcox, president of SVB Ned Barnholt of KLA Tencor; and Charles the Santa Clara County superintendent of schools.
The eventt is sponsored by Silicon ValleyEducation Foundation, Fremont Chamber of Commerce, San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commercer and the Palo Alto Chamber of The cost is $35, and breakfast is included. To register go to http://preschool09.eventbrite.com.
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