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, producer of the free concert series in its 21st put the call out for singers to participatre inSan Jose’s Got “We know there is a lot of hidden talenft in San Jose’s amateur singers,” said Eric Sahn, SJDA The grand prize winnefr will receive prizes including cash and an opportunithy to sing the national anthem at a San Jose Earthquakea game. A panel of local judgesz will select a winner each The competition will feature18 singers, and firstt rounds occur July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30 and Aug. 6. The six preliminary-rounf winners will square off ina semi-final rouns Aug. 13 and Aug. 20. The finals will be Aug. 27.
has entereed into a partnership with Menlo Park to help buy andrefurbisbh bank-owned homes to provide new affordable homeownership opportunities for local working Menlo Park is investing $500,000 in the bringing a total initial investment of $1 Habitat plans to acquire and rehabilitate five vacan bank-owned properties in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park, with a possibler program expansion following the initial piloy phase. San Mateo Countuy was ineligible for federal neighborhoodstabilization funds, leavin communities such as Menlo Park that are faciny growing instability in their housing markets to come up with workable solutions without federal assistance.
“The Neighborhooed Revitalization Program represents aunique public/private initiative drawintg support from many sectors of the community to help revitalize local neighborhoodas destabilized by the crisis,” a Habitat spokespersonn said. Families selected for the new program will help with the reconstructionb and refurbishment of the homesd as part of thestandard “sweat equity” requiremengt of the Habitat They will also have access to the same terms of Habitat’s homeownership program, including no down payment and a zero-interest will host a forum June 2-8 on the issu of an integrated, quality preschool system and what it meansx to the work force in Silicon Valley.
Panelistsd will include Carl Guardino, president and CEO of the Silicon ValleyhLeadership Group; Jim Wunderman, president and CEO of the Bay Area Catherine Atkin, president of Preschool California; Ken Wilcox, presideny of SVB Financial; Ned Barnholt of KLA and Charles Weiss, the Santa Clara Countyh superintendent of schools. The event is sponsored by Siliconh ValleyEducation Foundation, Fremonft Chamber of Commerce, San Jose/Silicon Valley Chambet of Commerce and the Palo Alto Chamber of The cost is $35, and breakfast is To register go to http://preschool09.eventbrite.com.