Home

Wynonna Judd 'comes clean' after fans express concern over CMA performance with Jelly Roll

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:00 GMT

*For previous coverage after the death of Naomi Judd, watch above.(WJW) – Country superstar Wynonna Judd took to Instagram to "come clean" after fans expressed concerns on social media about her performance with Jelly Roll at the Country Music Association Awards. During Wednesday night's show, Judd held onto Jelly Roll throughout their performance of the song "Need a Favor."In a video posted to Instagram shortly after, Judd acknowledged the commenters who were concerned."I read the comments. And I'm just going to come clean with y'all. I was so freaking nervous," she said in the video. "I got out there and I looked at Jelly Roll and I wanted it to be so good for him. I could cry right now, but I'm not going to because I'm such a fan of his and he asked me to sing. I said, 'Absolutely.' And I got out there and I was so nervous that I just held on for dear life, and that's the bottom line."Judd added that she was on her way to Texas for another show during the recording of the Instagr...

Bay Area high school football: Where to find our complete Week 12 coverage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:00 GMT

The first week of the section playoffs was filled with great games and wild upsets.In the CCS, Wilcox routed St. Francis, and Los Gatos finally “broke the curse” against a WCAL team.Campolindo pushed San Ramon Valley to the brink in the East Bay, and California came up clutch in a revenge game against Clayton Valley Charter.As always, the Bay Area News Group has you covered.If you have not already, please subscribe here for digital access all season long. Your contributions keep us going.Here is our complete Week 12 coverage.Enjoy.Roundup: Best of Week 12Results: Weekend scoreboard, how Top 25 faredPhotos: Our staff’s Week 12 imagesSaturday roundup: Serra routs SalinasSouth Bay stunner: Wilcox runs over St. FrancisOver the hump: Los Gatos breaks the curseInstant classic: Campo rallies vs. SRV, Wolves win in OTRevenge game: Cal wins rematch with CVCPreview: Week 12 top matchups, scheduleEarly signings: Bay Area athletes commit to collegesPredictions: Sabedra, Dycus, Lefko...

Pianist plays Chopin, Liszt in Steinway Society debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:00 GMT

Pianist plays Chopin, LisztJapanese pianist Mao Fujita makes his Steinway Society-The Bay Area premiere at De Anza College’s Visual and Performing Arts Center on Nov. 18. The 24-year-old pianist will perform works by Chopin and Liszt.Fujita, who started piano lessons at age 3, was the silver medalist at the 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He won his first international prize in 2010 at the World Classic in Taiwan. Fujita made his U.S. recital debut at Carnegie Hall in January.His concert for the Steinway Society begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45-$70 for in-person and $25 per household for the livestream at https://steinwaysociety.com or 408-300-5635.Scholarship for 7th-graderCupertino seventh-grader Rory Hu earned a four-year scholarship from the Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) designed to help her attend an optimally matched high school or individualized education program. Recipients of the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarships will each receive upwards of $200,000...

Opinion: Valley Water does creek maintenance in summer to reduce flood risk in winter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:00 GMT

Valley Water work crews maintain stream conditions across Santa Clara County to safely carry water during winter storms. This flood protection work is critical, as we can’t predict when a wet winter will deliver the type of rainfall and creek flows that we saw last season.Santa Clara County has over 800 miles of creeks, and Valley Water owns and manages about 294 miles of those streams. Valley Water inspects and prioritizes portions of these streams for maintenance projects each year through our Stream Maintenance Program. We focus on streams that have been improved with engineered projects to provide continued flood protection for homes and businesses.Between June and October our crews go into creeks and streams to remove sediment, manage vegetation, clear trash and debris and stabilize eroded banks.While heavy work occurs in the summer, stream maintenance is year-round. Valley Water staff regularly inspects stream conditions, especially after storms. Toward the end of the rainy se...

Tipsy Putt swings into downtown Sunnyvale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:00 GMT

As construction continues on residential and office buildings in downtown Sunnyvale, developers added to the third component of the “live, work, play” space they’re aiming to create with the opening of Tipsy Putt.The developers of Cityline, a mixed-use project on a site about three blocks from the Sunnyvale Caltrain station, are touting the  indoor miniature golf course and taproom as a place where office employees and residents can go for a respite without having to get in their cars. Tipsy Putt is located across the street from The Martin, a 12-story high-rise on West McKinley Avenue that will house 479 residential units when complete.“Cityline is for young professionals who want to be close to work and raise a family,” said CBRE Executive Vice President Vincent Scott at a Tipsy Putt preview event ahead of its Nov. 15 grand opening. Scott and CBRE Senior Vice President Mike Benevento are overseeing office leasing at the two seven-story office buildings currently under construction...

Children’s Discovery Museum hosts holiday event previews

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:00 GMT

Discovering holiday eventsChildren’s Discovery Museum of San Jose is hosting sneak peaks of two events featuring iconic holiday characters.New Ballet will present a short preview of “The Nutcracker” in the museum’s indoor theater Nov. 19 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. before moving to the California Theatre in downtown San Jose Dec. 16-23. This production is set in turn-of-the-century San Jose, with historical references that highlight the Santa Clara Valley. For tickets and more information, visit https://newballet.com/nutcracker.Before the titular character of “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” takes the stage at San Jose’s Center for the Performing Arts, he’ll be available for a meet and greet and photo ops at the museum on Nov. 25 , 3-3:30 p.m. Broadway San Jose is hosting the Mean One, his dog Max and the residents of Whoville Nov 28-Dec. 3. For tickets and more information, visit broadwaysanjose.com/shows/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas.For more information on C...

Latest line: A good week for SAG-AFTRA, a bad week for David DePape

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:00 GMT

SAG-AFTRAHollywood actors’ union reaches a deal with film studios after a historic 118-day strike, winning increased pay, benefits and AI protections for an industry in transition from TV to streaming video services.    David DePapeTrial begins for conspiracy-obsessed man who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s house and fractured her husband Paul’s skull with a hammer. It’s all on video, and he later told cops he had planned to hurt her. He faces life in prison.   London BreedSan Francisco mayor will draw international attention as 21 world leaders attend the APEC global trade summit in SF. But to counter “doom loop” image, she’s rushing to remove large homeless encampments. 

‘Absolute loyalty’ rings as true to members of the 1990 San Jose State football team now as it did then

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:00 GMT

The San Jose State Spartans took the field Saturday night and whether they knew it or not, they had the absolute loyalty of the 1990 team at their backs.Absolute loyalty. Two words introduced to them as young men, two words that became a mantra that carried those Spartans through the 1990 season, two words that still bind them tightly 33 years later.“Whenever we text each other,” said Ralph Martini, the quarterback of the 1990 team, “the last words are always ‘absolute loyalty.’”San Jose State quarterback Ralph Martini shows off a text proving he and his 1990 football teammates still use the “absolute loyalty” mantra to this day. The team held a reunion Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, before this year’s game against Fresno State, in San Jose, Calif. (Bud Geracie/Bay Area News Group) Those two words ran like a current through a cocktail party at a Santa Clara hotel Friday night. Absolute loyalty. I heard it from the first person I interviewed to the last. At one point, I looked around ...

They said it: Not rising to the occasion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:00 GMT

“The county dropped the ball.”— Santa Clara County Executive James Williams, acknowledging county agencies in charge of protecting children made mistakes by allowing a father with a history of drug abuse to care for his 3-month-old daughter Phoenix Castro, who died of a fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose in May.

San Francisco CEO summit offers welcome boost — and some risk — for Biden, Newsom, Breed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:00 GMT

The massive convergence of world and corporate leaders on San Francisco for this week’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering offers a welcome boost — but also some risk — for Democratic Party leaders from President Joe Biden to Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor London Breed.All three have seen their popularity sag in recent polls amid mixed economic signals, troubles abroad and domestic woes from crime to homelessness, while the host city itself has seen its spectacular vistas, cable cars and sourdough eclipsed by news reports of rampant retail thefts, car break-ins and homelessness.The APEC CEO Summit — said to be the biggest gathering of world leaders in the city since the founding of the United Nations there in 1945 — offers a chance to reset that narrative.“There’s a lot at stake,” said David McCuan, a political science professor at Sonoma State University. “It’s a bit of a forward-looking, turning of the page.”The event will bring toge...