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Sunnyvale murder suspect identified 44 years after the crime, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:50 GMT

SUNNYVALE — For nearly 44 years, Estella Elena Mena’s death was a mystery. On Oct. 27, 1979, the 18-year-old woman was working as a security guard in the lobby of a Sunnyvale business when she was brutally stabbed multiple times during an attempted sexual assault, leading to her death at a hospital later that night.According to police, there were no suspects or leads in the homicide case — until now.The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety announced Thursday that Mena’s alleged killer has been identified through forensic testing as Samuel Silva, who was also 18-years-old at the time of the slaying.According to authorities, a sample of male blood was found at the original crime scene but a positive identification was unable to be made for decades. In Oct. 2022, Sunnyvale police submitted the sample for additional testing, which yielded new leads about the suspect’s identity.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | DNA evidence unveils Santa Cruz 1982 co...

Home sale prices from Santa Clara and The Peninsula, October 22, 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:50 GMT

Residential transactions in Santa Clara and The Peninsula. Click here to browse previous weeks’ transactions.Occasional incorrectly reported, atypical home sales and special circumstances may be listed or alter the average cost per square foot. If the cost looks erroneous, please email [email protected] for more information.Atherton 94027122 Tuscaloosa Avenue $13,410,00009/05/23 Built 1947670 SF, 1 BR, 1 BTH191 Glenwood Avenue $5,500,00009/06/23 Built 19961400 SF, 2 BR, 1 BTH Belmont 94002 2519 Lincoln Avenue $1,775,00009/07/23 Built 19631900 SF, 3 BR, 2.5 BTH Brisbane 94005 124 Solano Street $1,085,00009/08/23 Built 1931860 SF, 2 BR, 1 BTH321 Callippe Court $970,00009/08/23 Built 19991520 SF, 3 BR, 2 BTH Burlingame 94010 1117 Summer Avenue $1,655,00009/06/23 Built 19271130 SF, 2 BR, 1 BTH1401 Paloma Avenue $1,631,00009/05/23 Built 19361220 SF, 2 BR, 1 BTH1820 Capistrano Way $3,100,00009/07/23 Built 19642100 SF, 4 BR, 2 BTH1838 Ogden Drive #106 $1,368,00009/07/23 Bu...

Sale closed in Milpitas: $2.3 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:50 GMT

650 Calle del Prado – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 600 block of Calle del Prado in Milpitas was sold on Oct. 13, 2023. The $2,299,000 purchase price works out to $800 per square foot. The house, built in 1979, has an interior space of 2,874 square feet. This two-story house provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and three baths. Additionally, the house includes a two-car garage.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:In January 2023, a 1,608-square-foot home on Canada Drive in Milpitas sold for $1,490,000, a price per square foot of $927. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Tramway Drive, Milpitas, in May 2023, a 1,462-square-foot home was sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,026. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,217-square-foot home on the 800 block of Canada Drive in Milpitas sold in September 2022, for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $812. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Tech companies, big bank slash hundreds more Bay Area jobs as layoffs widen

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:50 GMT

SAN RAMON — Tech companies and a big bank have slashed a combined hundreds more jobs in the Bay Area, unsettling revelations that arrive on the heels of monthly job losses in the once-robust region.Roku, Bloom Energy and BMO have revealed plans to chop a total of 411 jobs in the Bay Area, according to official notices filed with the state labor agency.With the layoffs by streaming video giant Roku and green technology firm Bloom Energy, an additional 183 tech jobs are being cut.Here are the details for the latest job cuts in the Bay Area as detailed in WARN notices sent to the state Employment Development Department:— BMO, which conducted the layoffs after it bought Bank of the West, has decided to slash 228 jobs in the Bay Area. These include 200 job cuts in San Ramon and another 28 in San Francisco.— Roku, which has orchestrated three distinct rounds of layoffs, including one batch in 2022 and two events in 2023, told the EDD it has decided to chop 136 jobs in Sa...

San Jose: Long-awaited rooftop restaurant in Willow Glen opens Monday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:50 GMT

“When?” has been the top question for months in San Jose’s Willow Glen.Finally, there’s an answer. Copita, the highly anticipated rooftop restaurant and tequila bar from celebrity chef Joanne Weir — her first in Silicon Valley — will start serving at 5 p.m, Monday, Oct. 30.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | In-N-Out Burger’s 2024 T-shirt is now on sale Restaurants, Food and Drink | 7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend Restaurants, Food and Drink | A Michelin Bib Gourmand Mexican restaurant is set to open in Emeryville Restaurants, Food and Drink | Meet the Bay Area sushi chef who’s become a YouTube star Restaurants, Food and Drink | Panera lemonade blamed for killing college student who avoided caffeine For the first few weeks, it will be first come, first served. Dinner will be served daily, 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m. Friday-...

Richmond leaders explain controversial Gaza resolution

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Following a heated debate and a marathon city council meeting Tuesday night, Richmond became the first city in America to pass a formal resolution in support of Gaza's Palestinians. The Richmond City Council voted around 1 a.m. Wednesday, 5-1, in favor of the resolution. More than 300 speakers spoke out for five hours at the meeting while the city's Zoom livestream reached capacity at 500. The resolution was introduced by Mayor Eduardo Martinez and Vice Mayor Gayle McLaughlin.Children stand outside tents at a refugee camp set up for Palestinians seeking refuge along the Gaza Strip on October 26, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah /Getty Images)Titled "Richmond City Council Affirms Support and Solidarity with the Palestinian People," the resolution calls for:● An immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the safe passage of substantial humanitarianaid to Gaza.● The immediate release of all Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.● An end to Israeli apartheid and the oc...

Two arrested for retail theft at Dick's Sporting Goods in Santa Rosa

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Two people were arrested and charged with organized retail crime theft after allegedly robbing a Dick's Sporting Goods store in Santa Rosa, according to police. Officers with the Santa Rosa Police Department were dispatched to Dick's Sporting Goods at 1975 Cleveland Avenue on Wednesday on a report of petty theft.According to police, someone was seen stealing more than $900 worth of merchandise before fleeing the scene in a white Mercedes Benz. Store security provided the SRPD dispatcher with a description of the suspect, fleeing vehicle and license plate.SRPD officers began searching the area for the vehicle, based on information provided by the security team member. Two officers took up a position near Highway 101 south they believed the suspect might pass, based on the information provided. Suspect who stabbed K-9 officer in face fatally shot by deputy Just as the officers arrived in the position, the white Mercedes drove past them. The officers initiated a traffic sto...

Serbia and Kosovo leaders break off talks without result despite EU pressure

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:50 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo broke off talks on Thursday without signaling progress after European Union leaders weighed in to help them bridge their differences and start enacting an agreement they endorsed several months ago.Shortly after a series of meetings in Brussels ended on Thursday evening – some involving the leaders of France, Germany and Italy – Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic began trading blame for the lack of progress, much as they have done for months.The two men deeply distrust each other. Kurti said that Vucic had refused to sign their February agreement aimed at normalizing their bitter relations as well as an action plan for making the deal work.“Acceptance entails a signature; only a signature entails acceptance and guarantees implementation,” Kurti said in a statement.Vucic dismissed that claim as “tricks,” saying “there was no question of signing or not signing.”“Someone is playing games to shift the...

Childhood friends and top 2 draft picks Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud square off as Panthers host Texans

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:50 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — C.J. Stroud hasn’t forgotten the first time he faced off against Bryce Young on the football field as an eighth grader on a rainy afternoon in Fontana, California.Young’s Inland Empire Ducks defeated Stroud’s Pomona Steelers in an all-star exhibition.“They killed us terribly,” Stroud said. “He had a really good game. I played terrible.”On Sunday, Young’s Carolina Panthers will host Stroud’s upstart Houston Texans as this year’s top two NFL draft picks and close friends meet again.That initial youth middle school game nearly a decade ago was the first of several meetings in the sports arena, as they competed in 7-on-7 football games and on the basketball court on the travel ball circuit. They developed a mutual respect and close friendship along the way, supporting each other at quarterback camps before Young headed off to Alabama and Stroud to Ohio State. They quietly rooted for one another’s success in college and leaned on each other during the grueling NFL ...

Orban doubles down at EU summit to defend meeting Putin. One leader calls it a very wrong message

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:50 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — If a warm handshake with Russian President Vladimir Putin weren’t provocative enough, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban went into an EU summit Thursday saying he was right to meet the EU’s foremost enemy and that most of the other leaders were wrong.Orban characterized himself as the only one actively seeking peace in Ukraine, though his controversial stance on Russia appears to have gained an ally within the EU with the addition of new Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, with both threatening to obstruct EU aid to Ukraine, much of which requires unanimity amid the 27 nations. Most EU leaders weren’t taking it. “It’s really more than strange to see that we start to flirt with the regime who is committing very cruel atrocities,” said Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda. “It sends a very wrong message to anybody.” As the EU leaders held their traditional fall summit in Brussels, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined by video link, exhorting the bloc to c...