If you didn't have a likelihood to go to the PAWp-Up pet adoption center in San Jose last month, there's no have to worry. The city announced that the satellite bunker will now remain open until February fifteenth.

Nine dogs and 30 cats were adopted from the middle at San Carlos and Third streets last month — falling in need of the ambitious goal of 100, but still pretty good considering the individuals who stopped by were probably on their way were to or from holiday events downtown.

“PAWp-Up has successfully brought our community together to provide loving homes for pets in need,” said City Manager Jennifer Maguire, who has adopted three shelter dogs herself. (Of course, that was early December when PAWp-Up opened; she might need more by now.)

The big goal is to get more animals into everlasting housing to ease overcrowding on the San Jose Animal Care Center, a facility that has been fighting more problems recently. But it’s not only adoption that helps. Donations also make an enormous difference. The Animal Care Center received roughly $65,000 in donations through its Hope for the Holidays campaign, which launched about every week before Thanksgiving.

The PAWp-Up is open at 93 E. San Carlos St. Thursday through Saturday from noon to five p.m. There are not any adoption fees for animals in PAWp-Up. For more information, including a listing of adoptable animals, visit bit.ly/SJPAWPUP.

SPARTAN CELEBRATION: It's harder to say that San Jose State is totally underrated after the Wall Street Journal ranked SJSU fourth amongst public universities last 12 months, nevertheless it's still a fun party game – no less than the parties I am going to – “Guess Who Went to San Jose State?” (Here's your starter pack: Stevie Nicks, Bill Walsh, Amy Tan, Joey Chestnut and Luis Valdez.)

Well, numerous really good answers to that query shall be honored at SJSU's Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony on February twentieth. This 12 months's cohort begins with Oracle co-founder Edward Oates, who will receive the lifetime achievement award; D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert R. Rigsby, who will receive the Tower Award; Robert Rivas, Speaker of the California Assembly, receiving the President's Medal; Neat CEO Janine Pelosi, who shall be honored as Alumna of the Year (and shouldn’t be related to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi); and Bette and Dave Loomis, who will receive the Spirit of '68 Award for his or her support of several initiatives, including the Spartan Food Pantry and the Record Clearance Project.

The Spartans of Significance event shall be held within the SJSU Student Union Ballroom. Tickets can be found at sjsu.edu/alumni.

HOSTS WITH THE MOST: Congratulations to Laura Garcia, co-host of NBC Bay Area's morning show “Today in the Bay,” who has reached a 25-year milestone on the San Jose station. Garcia celebrated the anniversary on Friday morning's show alongside co-host Marcus Washington and colleagues Kari Hall, Scott McGrew and Cinthia Pimentel. It's also value celebrating. You can have a good time 1 / 4 of a century anywhere, but in the tv news business? This is something very special.

“Twenty-five years is a really long time to get up in the middle of the night,” Garcia said on Friday morning's show, which begins at 5 a.m., before softly segueing into kindness and adding. “I am really lucky to work with great people. You are only as strong as the people behind you.”

It's been quite a journey, she noted, with becoming a mother to triplets, some ups and downs, and numerous co-hosts during that point.

We have a good time the King's legacy: Commemorations and events surrounding Martin Luther King Day, including events, began this weekend The annual tree planting in our city forest on Saturday morning at Bruzzone Park in San Jose and a two-day Stop the violent event on Friday and Saturday on the Signia by Hilton Hotel. Caltrain's Celebration Train will depart Diridon Station in San Jose on Monday morning, intended for events in San Francisco honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In San Jose, children can study King's work Monday on the Children's Discovery Museum, where there shall be three performances of “Echoes of a Dream,” an interactive presentation that uses an African narrative style and features drumming, call-and-response -Songs are animated and slides. The performances included within the admission price happen at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Meanwhile, visitors can paint and decorate a peace sign on the Neiman Art Studio. Further information might be found at www.cdm.org.

Originally published: January 18, 2025 at 6:30am PST

Today is Thursday, July 4th, the 186th day of the 12 months 2024. There are 180 days left within the 12 months. That is Independence Day.

Today’s highlight of the story:

On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

Also on this date:

In 1802, the United States Military Academy was officially opened at West Point, New York.

In 1817, construction of the Erie Canal began in Rome, New York.

In 1826, exactly 50 years after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died.

In 1831, the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe, died in New York City on the age of 73.

The first edition of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” was published in 1855.

In 1863, the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, throughout the Civil War ended with the give up of a Confederate garrison to Union forces.

In 1910, the black world boxing champion Jack Johnson defeated the white former champion “Gentleman” Jim Jeffries within the fight in Reno, Nevada, which was heralded because the “fight of the century.” Over 20 people were killed within the racial riots that followed the fight across the country.

In 1912, the American flag with 48 stars was introduced, recognizing the statehood of New Mexico and Arizona.

In 1939, Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees gave his famous farewell speech by which he called himself “the luckiest man on earth.”

In 1946, the United States and the Philippines signed the Treaty of Manila, recognizing the independence of the Philippines from the United States.

In 1960, the present version of the US flag with 50 stars was introduced.

In 1976, America celebrated its bicentennial with a day-long festivities, with President Gerald R. Ford stopping at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and New York City, where greater than 200 ships paraded up the Hudson River as a part of Operation Sail.

In 1987, Klaus Barbie, the previous Gestapo chief generally known as the “Butcher of Lyon,” was found guilty of crimes against humanity by a French court and sentenced to life imprisonment (he died in September 1991).

In 1995, the space shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir separated after spending five days docked together in orbit.

In 2012, scientists on the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva celebrated the apparent end of the decades-long seek for a brand new subatomic particle called the Higgs boson, or “God particle.”

On July 4, 2013, the Statue of Liberty reopened, eight months after Superstorm Sandy destroyed the national symbol of freedom.

Today's birthdays:

• Actress Eva Marie Saint turns 100.
• Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart Jr. turns 100.
• Queen Sonja of Norway is 87.
• Actress Karolyn Grimes (“It’s a Wonderful Life”) is 83.
• Broadcast journalist Geraldo Rivera is 81.
• Funk/jazz trombonist Fred Wesley is 81.
• Vietnam War veteran and peace activist Ron Kovic is 78.
• Singer John Waite is 72.
• Pam Shriver, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, is 62.
• Christian rock singer Michael Sweet (Stryper) is 60.
• Actor, playwright and screenwriter Tracy Letts is 59.
• Actress Becki Newton is 46.
• Television star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is 42.
• R&B singer Melanie Fiona is 41.
• Singer and rapper Post Malone is 29.
• Malia Obama is 26.