The attack happened in over the weekend in a neighborhood just north of Valley Medical Center. It is a neighborhood the owner did not think coyotes would visit.

The 10-year-old Chihuahua named “Boy” is recovering and on Monday was clearly in a lot of pain.

“Boy means the whole world to me. He’s like my baby,” owner Lupe said. “He goes everywhere with me.”

Lupe, who did not want to provide her last name, said the attack happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday when Boy needed to go to the bathroom. She said she started to hear him barking form the backyard and that is when Lupe spotted three coyotes in her backyard.

Two were scared off by the dog’s bark, but the third was not.

“The coyote followed him and demolished him really bad,” Lupe said.

Lupe said she ultimately scared the animal off by throwing a rock at it, but not before a lot of damage was done.

Boy spent two days in the hospital getting surgery and a lot of stitches.

Lupe said she called us because she never would have thought she would see coyotes in her neighborhood.

State wildlife officials say while they have not received any reports of coyotes sightings in the area, the animals are showing up just about everywhere.

“There’s coyotes in pretty much every inch of California,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife public information officer Krysten Kellum said. “Even in populated areas.”

They say coyotes are typically out between dusk and dawn, and urge owners to keep their pets inside as much as possible during those times. Wildlife officials also said to avoid leaving any pet food outside.

“If you see a coyote make noise, get big, scare them off, teach them that they don’t want to be around humans,” Kellum said.

Residents can also report any coyote sightings on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

Meanwhile, Lupe continues to try to nurse her four-legged family member back to health and hopes the incident will remind others to stay closer to their pets when letting them outdoors.

“Be careful,” she said. “That’s all I’m asking – to be careful.”

HALLOWEEN NEVER STARTS ON HALLOWEEN, at least not for the devoted fright fan. People who adore the eerie occasion often celebrate it in “Augtober,” otherwise known as August, and even in July, once the Fourth of July has wrapped. But a Friday the 13th that falls in September? You can count on a chilling atmosphere to arise, even if there isn’t yet an actual chill in the air, temperature-wise. And few places do Friday the 13th like the Winchester Mystery House, the enormous San Jose abode that is famous for oodles of eerie rooms, staircases leading to nowhere, and doors opening to walls. Oh yes, and the number 13 popping up, again and again, in the home’s design: It was a favorite of Sarah Winchester, the storied chatelaine of the Victorian manor.

A NEW FRIGHT EXPERIENCE… that’s been dastardly dubbed “Unhinged Hotel” is debuting Sept. 13, all to give brave visitors an assortment of Victorian-flavored startles over several summer and fall nights. You’ll “(s)tep into the darkened halls of the Winchester Mystery House and navigate a hauntingly immersive maze unlike any other,” is the goosepimply promise found on the site. “And let’s just say… some doors should stay closed.” As you might expect, later times — those slots that are closer to midnight — are filling up quite quickly, so if you’d like to be in the mansion at that spirited hour, you’ll want to book your ticket soon. Likewise, evenings near Halloween, and weekend nights, can also book up faster than a door spookily slams shut.

TICKETS AND MORE: This supernaturally helpful site is a fine place to start if you’d like to float by this famous spot during the scariest season of the year.

Chris Saplala of San Jose said the fire started on the home’s first floor and quickly spread. After firefighters responded to the scene, they decided to go inside and retrieve the family’s pets.  

“I was really surprised they went through so much effort just to save this cat,” Saplala said. 

The family said one of their dogs was killed in the fire, but fire crews were able to save their other dog, Lucky, and cat, Cali.  

Both Lucky and Cali suffered significant burns and underwent surgery on Friday. According to Saplala, Cali’s medical bills alone are expected to run into the thousands.  

“They ran in there, and they saved her. It’s a miracle that she’s even alive,” Saplala said. “I don’t want to waste that bravery or waste the miracle that they are alive. So, I want to do my best by them and by the firefighters and save her life if possible.” 

When the family returned to their residence to see what survived, they noticed the home was looted. They claim someone must have broken in and stolen a fireproof safe that contained cash and jewelry.  

“It’s honestly horrible. I can’t believe someone would do such a thing after we’ve lost so much,” Saplala said.  

Going forward, Saplala said the family can focus on what they have left: their two pets.  

SUMMER IS BRIGHT, very bright, with sun-strong days and hot afternoons simmering throughout much of California. But there is a curl of coolness on the occasional breeze, and while this chilly note may only exist in our imagination, it could be telling us that fall, and all of fall’s charms, will soon be pumpkin-latte-ing-up our worlds. We don’t need to wait for September to find fall-y fun, however; the Winchester Mystery House is setting out on its last shimmer-filled mansion stroll on the final Saturday of July. Indeed, we’re whispering, in hushed and haunting tones, about the famous self-guided Flashlight Tour, an after-dark exploration that has long been on the colossal manse’s annual calendar.

ALAS, there is one more Flashlight Tour to enjoy in 2024, before the Halloween-ish high jinks and holiday doings materialize at Sarah Winchester’s rambling manor. July 27 is the date and tickets are available now, including some that will allow you to be inside the Winchester Mystery House just ahead of midnight (you’ll want to look at the 11:30 p.m. slot if you’re a night owl). The “mysterious lack of formal blueprints” for the Victorian abode has long intrigued both architecture enthusiasts and ghost buffs; now picture yourself wending through those famously strange passages that grow ever more ethereal when the moon is high. How to make a ticket materialize? Purchase yours here.

The attack happened in over the weekend in a neighborhood just north of Valley Medical Center. It is a neighborhood the owner did not think coyotes would visit.

The 10-year-old Chihuahua named “Boy” is recovering and on Monday was clearly in a lot of pain.

“Boy means the whole world to me. He’s like my baby,” owner Lupe said. “He goes everywhere with me.”

Lupe, who did not want to provide her last name, said the attack happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday when Boy needed to go to the bathroom. She said she started to hear him barking form the backyard and that is when Lupe spotted three coyotes in her backyard.

Two were scared off by the dog’s bark, but the third was not.

“The coyote followed him and demolished him really bad,” Lupe said.

Lupe said she ultimately scared the animal off by throwing a rock at it, but not before a lot of damage was done.

Boy spent two days in the hospital getting surgery and a lot of stitches.

Lupe said she called us because she never would have thought she would see coyotes in her neighborhood.

State wildlife officials say while they have not received any reports of coyotes sightings in the area, the animals are showing up just about everywhere.

“There’s coyotes in pretty much every inch of California,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife public information officer Krysten Kellum said. “Even in populated areas.”

They say coyotes are typically out between dusk and dawn, and urge owners to keep their pets inside as much as possible during those times. Wildlife officials also said to avoid leaving any pet food outside.

“If you see a coyote make noise, get big, scare them off, teach them that they don’t want to be around humans,” Kellum said.

Residents can also report any coyote sightings on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

Meanwhile, Lupe continues to try to nurse her four-legged family member back to health and hopes the incident will remind others to stay closer to their pets when letting them outdoors.

“Be careful,” she said. “That’s all I’m asking – to be careful.”

The mother says she even moved out of the home she was renting with her parents to avoid conflict. But the lawsuit came anyway, asking for a court to declare the child a “nuisance.”

“He’s a happy, loving, innocent little boy who just cares about his McDonald’s,” Serena Arvayo said of her son, Ezequiel, who is also known as Zeek.

The boy suffers from what is referred to as Level 3 autism — a severe form of the disorder.

“My son isn’t able to speak, so he only able to produce sounds,” Arvayo said. “And it’s called vocal stimming.”

The family used to live in a west San Jose home with Zeek’s grandparents. But Arvayo said she had to move her son out because their next door neighbor complained about the noise coming from the backyard.

Arvayo said it was Zeek’s grunting, the only vocal sound he is able to produce.

The family now only returns to the home to visit Zeek’s grandparents, and now they have been hit with a lawsuit.

In the lawsuit, the neighbor is suing the family and the landlord claiming the child should be considered a nuisance and should not be allowed around the home again.

Zeek’s mother has now countersued, saying at one point the neighbor called the grunts “disgusting.”

“It was deeply offensive,” Arvayo said. “I think the issue is the lack of understanding for this form of autism.”

The neighbor’s lawyer said the complaint speaks for itself. That lawsuit also said there are frequent loud parties at the home with amplified music.

NBC Bay Area has seen the lawsuit and is withholding the neighbor’s name until it receives a statement.

A separate neighbor told NBC Bay Area she has to close her door when Zeek is playing in the backyard because of the noises.

Arvayo’s lawyer said the neighbor’s lawsuit also asks for monetary damages for the loss of use and enjoyment of their property.

“Since COVID we’ve seen a lot more what I call crazy lawsuits. Mean-spirited lawsuits,” said Ron Rossi, Arvayo’s lawyer.

The countersuit claims Zeek’s family has suffered emotional distress and is asking for the harassment to stop.

“It was deeply, deeply hurtful,” Arvayo said. “Especially because my son can’t defend himself because he’s innocent-minded. That’s why I’m doing this because I’m defending him and I’m his voice.”

Arvayo studied the effects of autism and has written a children’s book in two languages so children can be more understanding and accepting of a child on the spectrum.

But now Arvayo said she is confident it might be a good read for some adults as well.

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FRIDAY THE 13TH? You likely know when the next one will occur if you’re a longtime fan of the Winchester Mystery House. The eerie attraction, a stately San Jose landmark known for its many strange rooms, staircases leading to nowhere, and doors that open onto solid walls, has made a tradition of honoring each Friday the 13th in some festive and frightful way. The property’s picturesque bell might be rung 13 times at 13:00 or flashlights frequently flicker as guests roam the twisty-turny hallways of the haunting abode. The next Friday the 13th is happening in September 2024 — the perfect prelude to the Halloween season — while the second 2024 sighting will take place in December, giving the yuletide a slightly phantom-ish feel. This means the next Flashlight Tour at the grand and ghosty home is a bit far off… or is it? It is not: The house will hold four nights of flashlight-centered exploring in late April and early May.

HALF-O-WEEN… is the whimsical “why” behind this pop-up offering, and if you’re a devoted Halloweener but not yet a Half-o-Weener, you’ll likely love the spirit of what materializes around April 30 and May 1 each year. That’s the point in time that sits six months out from Oct. 31 — “halfway to Halloween,” if you please — and unusual attractions have taken note, gleefully putting their own spins on the quirky occurrence. The Winchester Mystery House is going the flashlights-after-dark route, and tickets are now available. Wending your way through the “dizzying floorplan” while “in the dark and alone with just a flashlight”? That’s part of the thrill of this event. Admission is $49.99, a child’s ticket (ages 5 to 12) is $29.99, and you’ll want to select your time of night when you purchase. Selling out? The haunting reality is that tickets just might, given the relative rarity of Flashlight Tours at the legend-filled manse. Point your beam at this site, to secure your Half-o-Ween experience at the Winchester Mystery House now.

Business has been booming at The Giving Pies after the community learned that the owner was left holding the bag after an order for 4,000 mini pies for Tesla was abruptly canceled.

This past weekend, community members showed up by the hundreds to support the small Black- and woman-owned business.

“Oh my gosh, it’s incredible,” The Giving Pies owner Voahangy Rasetarinera said. “I am blown away. I’m like, ‘I didn’t do it for that.’ I’m so grateful. It’s amazing. People are amazing.”

More than 300 customers showed up to support the business on Friday and Saturday, and Rasetarinera said she received donations from across the country and from a few people as far away as the Netherlands and Sweden.

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Elon Musk vows to ‘make things good' with SJ bakery after Tesla cancels large order

Elon Musk personally posted that Tesla would make things right with the bakery, and Tesla has. Rasetarinera said a Tesla manager offered to pay and reimburse her for the $2,000 worth of supplies that she rushed to get ready for the previous order and offered her a new catering job for 3,600 mini pies for a women’s day celebration in March.

That’s a job she had to turn down.

“Unfortunately, I can not do their catering event because with all the business that we got we depleted our stock of crust, and then we also have Pi Day to prepare for, so there’s no way,” she said with a laugh.

Rasetarinera said she is willing to work with Tesla in the future but wants to make good on the orders she already has.

Voahangy Rasetarinera, the owner of “The Giving Pies” in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood, told NBC Bay Area that last week, they had an order from Tesla of 4,000 mini-pies for $16,000.

Rasetarinera said she had asked staff to work extra hours, bought ingredients and supplies, and even declined at least three other catering jobs for Tesla’s large order.

But Tesla unexpectedly canceled the order via a text.

Musk posted on his social media platform “X” Friday morning that he “will make things good with the bakery.” What exactly that means is not yet clear.

Rasetarinera said that she hasn’t heard from Musk since the social media post.

The incident also has a lot of people in the community talking. On Friday, there was a long line to get the last of the mini-pies for the day.

Some customers who spoke to NBC Bay Area on Friday said they wanted to show their support after hearing about what happened to Rasetarinera last week.

“I thought it was terrible. Here, they do a nice business with a great product, and they give some of it away to help people. And then, Tesla comes and orders 4,000 pies and squashes the order. I think that’s disgusting,” said San Jose resident David.

David went to “The Giving Pies” twice Friday to support the business. There were also first-time customers coming in.

“It’s hard for these non-chain type places to survive. So I thought, I would come over and support. The pies look great,” said San Jose resident Eric.

Rasetarinera told NBC Bay Area Friday that her business has tripled since the incident. She is also receiving messages and orders from all over the world.

“I feel super grateful and super supported,” she said. “People placing orders like ‘I live in Canada, I just want to support you.’ They place an order and say ‘just give it to anybody.’”

Before Musk’s post, Rasetarinera said she heard from someone with Tesla, explaining that it was all a misunderstanding. They also asked if she could cater two events in March.

Rasetarinera said she hasn’t received a follow-up email for that yet, but if she does, she said that she will consider it if she has the time and resources.

A ceremonial public opening has been tentatively scheduled a couple of times, but canceled due to issues with the homeless living in the park.

Asbury and Spring streets are almost completely cleared of cars and RVs people have been living in. 

But weeks ago it was full when police posted notices giving car owners 72 hours to vacate.

The streets are where the new 5-acre city dog park is located, and those who had to move say there’s been a lot of emotion and tension.

“I have puppies myself, but, yeah, it’s just not that important,” said Eugene Blackwell of San Jose. “I don’t think it’s right putting dog lives over human lives. It shouldn’t be that way.”

In fact, that tension may have led to an earlier delay in the dog park opening.

City leaders said the recent stabbing death of a homeless man here cancelled their plans to open the park sometime after this last sweep.

Homeless advocates contend the anxiety created by the city sweeps is partly to blame. 

“They’re definitely treating dogs better than they’re treating people,” said Shaunn Cartwright, the director of the Unhoused Response Group. “They’re just, if you look at it as, they’re creating a human puppy mill over here. Just cramming a bunch of people into a small space to make a giant space for dogs.”

But Mayor Matt Mahan has led a move with other city leaders to make public space, such as the dog park as well as city trails, more open to the public.

He said the city is working with agencies to help unhoused people relocate to safe, dignified places, and find alternatives to sprawling encampments.

“I have to defer to our city work force to make the call on whether it’s ready to reopen,” said Mahan. “We’ve got to have safe ingress, egress places for people to park to be able to access this public space.”

There are still a lot of vehicles as well as the riverside encampment nearby and it’s hard to predict just how much has to be cleared out before the general public will come to the park.

Suspects Teodoro Ramos, 37, and Arturo Vasquez-Ayala, 41, are accused of committing the armed robberies in December and January, police said.

During the robberies, the armed suspects would enter the businesses while they were open and demand money from the employees, police said. They would take cash or the entire cash register.

The targeted businesses lost thousands of dollars, according to police.

After identifying the suspects and obtaining arrest warrants, authorities arrested the suspects last Tuesday, police said. They were booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail.

The suspect, Luis Carrillo-Moyeda, is accused of running the drug operation out of a business on the 400 block of Blossom Hill Road, police said on Wednesday. Though police did not name the business, property records confirm Carrillo-Moyeda is the owner of Yum Yum Donuts at that location.

“I think it’s crazy, personally, because I always come to this donut shop,” customer Mario said outside Yum Yum Donuts on Thursday. “And to hear this, it’s unbelievable. I would’ve never guessed.”

On Jan. 19, authorities executed search warrants at the suspect’s home and place of business and recovered various illegal narcotics, narcotics manufacturing parts, cash, an unregistered firearm and ammunition, according to police.

The illegal narcotics that were made and sold are known as “Tusi,” “2C,” “Pink Cocaine,” “Pantera Rosa” or Pink Panther” – a new synthetic drug that’s made from a mixture of ketamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methamphetamine, cocaine and opioids, police said.

Doctors at Valley Medical Center said they have not seen any patients coming in from overdosing on the new drug but added it is a dangerous mixture.

“We are starting to see more cases of it, so we just want the public to be aware that it is out there,” San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez said.

Sharon Noyes, a fourth-grade teacher at James Franklin Smith Elementary School in San Jose, lost her daughter Meghan in October 2022 following a battle against leukemia.

“Trying to figure a way to channel my grief to do something positive, I decided I needed to start helping the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society,” Noyes said.

The students and community rallied around the Noyes family. The students made bracelets, went to the Light the Night event put on by the charity and held fundraisers – all in honor of Meghan.

On Tuesday, they learned that they had raised more than $28,000.

“I had no idea it was going to be as big as it turned out to be,” Noyes said. “It just kind of reaffirms your belief in the goodness of people with so much negativity going on in the world. It really has given me hope for the future.”

The support even surprised the local chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

“These kids are raising more money than some corporate executives do,” said Carina Coppedge-Pope with Silicon Valley Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. “If anything, just seeing their investment in their community and their investment in making a difference at such an early age is really inspiring.”

Meghan’s former soccer club, the OV Toros in Morgan Hill, raised another $21,000.

All that money goes to research, with the goal of finding a cure for blood cancers.

For Noyes, it’s her new mission in life – to honor her daughter’s memory and live life to the fullest.

“I’m trying to live and play like Meghan,” she said. “That’s kind of our motto. Live and play like Meghan even if you’re not feeling well. She didn’t feel well a lot of the time. She still every day got up and made the most of each day. That’s what we’re trying to do.”

The school will continue to collect donations through the end of the school year.

The attack happened in over the weekend in a neighborhood just north of Valley Medical Center. It is a neighborhood the owner did not think coyotes would visit.

The 10-year-old Chihuahua named “Boy” is recovering and on Monday was clearly in a lot of pain.

“Boy means the whole world to me. He’s like my baby,” owner Lupe said. “He goes everywhere with me.”

Lupe, who did not want to provide her last name, said the attack happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday when Boy needed to go to the bathroom. She said she started to hear him barking form the backyard and that is when Lupe spotted three coyotes in her backyard.

Two were scared off by the dog’s bark, but the third was not.

“The coyote followed him and demolished him really bad,” Lupe said.

Lupe said she ultimately scared the animal off by throwing a rock at it, but not before a lot of damage was done.

Boy spent two days in the hospital getting surgery and a lot of stitches.

Lupe said she called us because she never would have thought she would see coyotes in her neighborhood.

State wildlife officials say while they have not received any reports of coyotes sightings in the area, the animals are showing up just about everywhere.

“There’s coyotes in pretty much every inch of California,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife public information officer Krysten Kellum said. “Even in populated areas.”

They say coyotes are typically out between dusk and dawn, and urge owners to keep their pets inside as much as possible during those times. Wildlife officials also said to avoid leaving any pet food outside.

“If you see a coyote make noise, get big, scare them off, teach them that they don’t want to be around humans,” Kellum said.

Residents can also report any coyote sightings on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

Meanwhile, Lupe continues to try to nurse her four-legged family member back to health and hopes the incident will remind others to stay closer to their pets when letting them outdoors.

“Be careful,” she said. “That’s all I’m asking – to be careful.”

Police said the 15-year-old boy was arrested last Thursday and booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall. Another 15-year-old boy, believed to be the driver of the stolen car that crashed into April Zoglauer’s car on Oct. 24, was arrested on Oct. 28.

The crash happened in the area of Blossom Hill Road and Winfield Boulevard, according to police.

Zoglauer was rushed to a local hospital, where she died, police said. Her baby, Devontae, was successfully delivered but later died.

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Teen arrested in San Jose hit-and-run that left pregnant woman, baby dead

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Police said the teenager was behind the wheel of the stolen vehicle that crashed into 21-year-old April Zoglauer’s car Tuesday night in the area of Blossom Hill Road and Winfield Boulevard.

Zoglauer was rushed to a local hospital, where she died, police said. Her baby, Devontae, was successfully delivered but later died.

According to police, Zoglauer was driving a Nissan sedan eastbound on Blossom Hill Road when she was involved in a collision with a Hyundai sedan traveling “against a solid red light” southbound on Winfield Boulevard.

Two males in the Hyundai hopped out of the car and fled on foot, police said. Authorities later determined that the Hyundai had been stolen.

On Saturday, officers arrested the 15-year-old driver in San Jose, police said. He was booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall for various crimes.

Investigators said cameras in the area helped them find the driver.

“Our detectives took this extremely seriously and didn’t sleep until they identified the suspect,” San Jose police Sgt. Jorge Garibay said.

The second suspect was still at large as of Monday.

A California home that was the site of a meth-making operation before it was raided by the FBI in March is now on the market for $1.5 million.

The six-bedroom, four-bathroom house in San Jose features an in-ground swimming pool and an “inactive meth lab and meth contamination,” according to the Zillow listing.

Would-be buyers are not allowed on the property until it’s decontaminated and cleared by the Santa Clara County Health Department.

Earlier this year, authorities arrested Peter Karasev, who was living there with his wife and three young children, for stockpiling bomb-making chemicals, methamphetamine and firearms. It’s unclear if Karasev owned the home.

Karasev is currently in custody and facing additional charges for allegedly planting bombs on PG&E electrical transformers in south San Jose.

The baby died from ingesting methamphetamine and fentanyl, according to an autopsy.

“I can’t fathom how a parent could recklessly cause the death of their own child,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. “What I fully understand is our responsibility to hold that person accountable for this heartbreaking tragedy.”

The DA’s Office said David Anthony Castro is charged with felony neglect and possession of a controlled substance. He is scheduled to be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Department 43 of the Hall of Justice in San Jose.

Castro, 38, faces prison if convicted.

The death was reported on May 13, when police responded to a home on Spinnaker Walkway and found the baby unconscious. The DA’s Office said fentanyl, broken glass pipes, and aluminum foil were found in the kitchen area of the apartment.

“A baby bottle filled with liquid was located right next to the glass pipes on the kitchen counter,” the DA’s Office said in a news release.

The baby’s mother was not at home when the baby died, officials said. The mother died from an overdose last month, according to the DA’s Office.

On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council is voting on whether or not to accept the offer and use the land to develop tiny home communities.

The 2-acre land in San Jose is being offered for a sum of $1 a year. 

Mayor Matt Mahan says billionaire philanthropist John A. Sobrato called him after seeing a press conference on one of the city’s so-called “rapid housing sites.”

Sobrato says he wants the land used for the same kind of housing for, at least, the next five years. 

“What I think is really exciting about this model is that it gets private property owners in on the solutions to homelessness,” said Mahan. 

Sobrato has also donated $5 million to bolster a similar project at Monterey and Branham Lane. 

The newly-proposed site is located in South San Jose at San Ignacio and Via Del Oro. 

If it’s built, the city would offer the 150 units to the unhoused within a mile and a half of the site – along with homeless seniors and veterans. 

“This is an emergency, and San Jose is really taking the lead in demonstrating their ability and their interest in treating it like the emergency that it is,” said Elizabeth Funk, CEO of Dignity Moves, the nonprofit tasked with helping build out the sites. 

This site would look different from the other rapid-build housing sites.

The homes will be solar-powered with two beds and they’ll be mobile. So, once the lease is up after five years, they can be transported somewhere else if needed. 

“The beauty of relocatable is that it opens up all sorts of possibilities in terms of land that we can take advantage of while the next thing is being planned,” said Funk. “It also helps us with neighborhood resistance because it’s only here for five years and then they pick up and move to another location.”

While the rent is essentially free, the project isn’t. It’s estimated to cost about $18 million to develop. 

But the mayor says that’s even cheaper than other sites the city’s developed and will provide the unhoused with something critical — a room of their own. 

“This is a slightly different model. At the end of the day what all these sites have in common is they give someone an individual room with a door that locks and that sense of stability and privacy,” said Mahan.

Read Sobrato’s full statement bellow:

“My father’s offer of a five-year no cost lease of the property on Via del Oro for interim housing is an admirable effort to help one of San Jose’s most vulnerable populations. It complements The Sobrato Organization’s broader Housing Security Initiative, a pilot program to address housing insecurity in Silicon Valley through a three-pronged approach that includes preservation, production, and pro-housing policy. While the Via del Oro project will provide immediate relief for the unhoused, we are concurrently advancing more permanent solutions such as our recent acquisition of the Townhomes on Gading in Hayward, to ensure it remains as affordable housing.”

The attack happened in over the weekend in a neighborhood just north of Valley Medical Center. It is a neighborhood the owner did not think coyotes would visit.

The 10-year-old Chihuahua named “Boy” is recovering and on Monday was clearly in a lot of pain.

“Boy means the whole world to me. He’s like my baby,” owner Lupe said. “He goes everywhere with me.”

Lupe, who did not want to provide her last name, said the attack happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday when Boy needed to go to the bathroom. She said she started to hear him barking form the backyard and that is when Lupe spotted three coyotes in her backyard.

Two were scared off by the dog’s bark, but the third was not.

“The coyote followed him and demolished him really bad,” Lupe said.

Lupe said she ultimately scared the animal off by throwing a rock at it, but not before a lot of damage was done.

Boy spent two days in the hospital getting surgery and a lot of stitches.

Lupe said she called us because she never would have thought she would see coyotes in her neighborhood.

State wildlife officials say while they have not received any reports of coyotes sightings in the area, the animals are showing up just about everywhere.

“There’s coyotes in pretty much every inch of California,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife public information officer Krysten Kellum said. “Even in populated areas.”

They say coyotes are typically out between dusk and dawn, and urge owners to keep their pets inside as much as possible during those times. Wildlife officials also said to avoid leaving any pet food outside.

“If you see a coyote make noise, get big, scare them off, teach them that they don’t want to be around humans,” Kellum said.

Residents can also report any coyote sightings on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

Meanwhile, Lupe continues to try to nurse her four-legged family member back to health and hopes the incident will remind others to stay closer to their pets when letting them outdoors.

“Be careful,” she said. “That’s all I’m asking – to be careful.”

The children drowned Monday at the Happy Happy Daycare facility on the 1000 block of Fleetwood Drive in the city’s Almaden neighborhood, officials said.

The victims were identified as Lillian Hanan of San Jose and Payton Cobb of Hollister. A third child was also found in the pool and was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

“Officers at that time did respond to a welfare check and jointly responded with San Jose Fire Department to investigate a call of several children in a pool,” San Jose police Officer Steve Aponte said Tuesday. “Upon arrival, we discovered that two of the children were in severe medical distress. A third one was also located in the pool. All three were transported to local hospitals.”

San Jose Oct 2, 2023

2 children drown in pool at Bay Area home day care

NBC Bay Area went to the day care facility on Tuesday to try to talk to the owner, but no one answered the door.

“We don’t have an official timeline as to how the juveniles reached the pool area – from the day care or from the actual home itself,” Aponte said.

Police couldn’t say how many adults were at the day care when the drownings happened.

Once police wrap up their investigation, it will be sent to the district attorney’s office, which will determine whether any charges will be filed against the day care operators.

The attack happened in over the weekend in a neighborhood just north of Valley Medical Center. It is a neighborhood the owner did not think coyotes would visit.

The 10-year-old Chihuahua named “Boy” is recovering and on Monday was clearly in a lot of pain.

“Boy means the whole world to me. He’s like my baby,” owner Lupe said. “He goes everywhere with me.”

Lupe, who did not want to provide her last name, said the attack happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday when Boy needed to go to the bathroom. She said she started to hear him barking form the backyard and that is when Lupe spotted three coyotes in her backyard.

Two were scared off by the dog’s bark, but the third was not.

“The coyote followed him and demolished him really bad,” Lupe said.

Lupe said she ultimately scared the animal off by throwing a rock at it, but not before a lot of damage was done.

Boy spent two days in the hospital getting surgery and a lot of stitches.

Lupe said she called us because she never would have thought she would see coyotes in her neighborhood.

State wildlife officials say while they have not received any reports of coyotes sightings in the area, the animals are showing up just about everywhere.

“There’s coyotes in pretty much every inch of California,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife public information officer Krysten Kellum said. “Even in populated areas.”

They say coyotes are typically out between dusk and dawn, and urge owners to keep their pets inside as much as possible during those times. Wildlife officials also said to avoid leaving any pet food outside.

“If you see a coyote make noise, get big, scare them off, teach them that they don’t want to be around humans,” Kellum said.

Residents can also report any coyote sightings on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

Meanwhile, Lupe continues to try to nurse her four-legged family member back to health and hopes the incident will remind others to stay closer to their pets when letting them outdoors.

“Be careful,” she said. “That’s all I’m asking – to be careful.”

The attack happened in over the weekend in a neighborhood just north of Valley Medical Center. It is a neighborhood the owner did not think coyotes would visit.

The 10-year-old Chihuahua named “Boy” is recovering and on Monday was clearly in a lot of pain.

“Boy means the whole world to me. He’s like my baby,” owner Lupe said. “He goes everywhere with me.”

Lupe, who did not want to provide her last name, said the attack happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday when Boy needed to go to the bathroom. She said she started to hear him barking form the backyard and that is when Lupe spotted three coyotes in her backyard.

Two were scared off by the dog’s bark, but the third was not.

“The coyote followed him and demolished him really bad,” Lupe said.

Lupe said she ultimately scared the animal off by throwing a rock at it, but not before a lot of damage was done.

Boy spent two days in the hospital getting surgery and a lot of stitches.

Lupe said she called us because she never would have thought she would see coyotes in her neighborhood.

State wildlife officials say while they have not received any reports of coyotes sightings in the area, the animals are showing up just about everywhere.

“There’s coyotes in pretty much every inch of California,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife public information officer Krysten Kellum said. “Even in populated areas.”

They say coyotes are typically out between dusk and dawn, and urge owners to keep their pets inside as much as possible during those times. Wildlife officials also said to avoid leaving any pet food outside.

“If you see a coyote make noise, get big, scare them off, teach them that they don’t want to be around humans,” Kellum said.

Residents can also report any coyote sightings on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

Meanwhile, Lupe continues to try to nurse her four-legged family member back to health and hopes the incident will remind others to stay closer to their pets when letting them outdoors.

“Be careful,” she said. “That’s all I’m asking – to be careful.”

Simon Armendariz, 23, pleaded as charged last week to all charges and allegations, including four felonies for selling drugs to minors, misdemeanors for possession of ammunition by a prohibited person and possession of fentanyl, and two strike prior offenses, the district attorney’s office said. His formal sentencing has been scheduled for Dec. 6.

“Just so everybody knows: fentanyl kills,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. “Just so everybody knows: if you sell fentanyl to teenagers then our prosecutors will do everything in our power to send you to prison for a very long time.”

Authorities first began investigating Armendariz, who went by the moniker Risky, after Santa Clara police responded to a teen’s overdose. The pill – a counterfeit Percocet laced with fentanyl – was traced back to Armendariz, the district attorney’s office said.

Authorities traced the drugs to several other students, including one who would pick up the $10 pills from Armendariz at school or at a nearby church parking lot, according to the district attorney’s office.

Several students carried Narcan with them in case they overdosed, the district attorney’s office said. One of the victims, a 15 year old, overdosed in a bathroom during a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.

“The word got out that Risky’s drugs were really potent, so you had teenagers talking about that and carrying Narcan in preparation that there might be some kind of disaster,” Deputy District Attorney Eunice Lee said.

Prosecutors know of four victims so far. They all survived the deadly drugs.

If Armendariz had gone to trial and lost, he faced up to 39 years in prison.

But that cost might be worth it for families in San Jose, according to a new article from the U.S. News and World report, which ranks the city as the second-best place in America for them. 

The article points to education as the biggest draw for San Jose, with local high school students taking first place in college readiness compared to other major metro areas. 

The main drawbacks, already familiar to Bay Area residents, are the higher than median home prices and an expensive cost of living. Still, as the article points out, the average annual salary is $99,430, which is well above the national average of $58,260. 

The article drew its data from a larger U.S. News and World report, which analyzed the best places to live across America overall. It studied and compared the top 150 most populous metro areas. 

Of the 25 cities included on the best-for-families list, San Jose was the only from California. It was outranked by Huntsville, Alabama, which took the top spot based on its affordability.

A CERTAIN SAN JOSE ABODE… has become known for its atmospheric aura, one that pervades the room-packed, hallway-lined, stairway-saturated structure throughout the year. But when the first days of fall arrive, so does another outlook, one that feels a bit more eerie. It’s the Winchester Mystery House, that fabled manse built by Sarah Winchester over a century ago. The house, which traditionally marks Friday the 13th with a special nighttime tour and daytime bell ringing, has become a must-visit in the early part of the autumn, thanks to the Halloween-themed events that materialized on the San Jose attraction’s grounds, and within its storied walls, too. And a new event, one that takes visitors back to 1923, the year after Sarah Winchester’s death, will shimmer into being just after the first day of fall.

THE NEW EVENT, called “Unhinged: Housewarming,” imagines Miles and Flora, “an esteemed Hollywood couple” as they settle into the newly vacated home. A “lavish” garden party, complete with vintage entertainment, games, treats inspired by the ’20s, and more, will be one peculiar pop-up, while “creepy cocktails” will be served at Cafe 13, named after Mrs. Winchester’s favorite number. A new Halloween museum will be another draw, and outside scare zone, while stepping inside the haunting interiors of the home? That’s part of your ticket, too. Note that “Unhinged: Housewarming” will take place on select nights from Sept. 22 through Oct. 31 and purchasing an advance ticket? Highly recommended, especially around the weekend nights and close to Halloween.

The attack happened in over the weekend in a neighborhood just north of Valley Medical Center. It is a neighborhood the owner did not think coyotes would visit.

The 10-year-old Chihuahua named “Boy” is recovering and on Monday was clearly in a lot of pain.

“Boy means the whole world to me. He’s like my baby,” owner Lupe said. “He goes everywhere with me.”

Lupe, who did not want to provide her last name, said the attack happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday when Boy needed to go to the bathroom. She said she started to hear him barking form the backyard and that is when Lupe spotted three coyotes in her backyard.

Two were scared off by the dog’s bark, but the third was not.

“The coyote followed him and demolished him really bad,” Lupe said.

Lupe said she ultimately scared the animal off by throwing a rock at it, but not before a lot of damage was done.

Boy spent two days in the hospital getting surgery and a lot of stitches.

Lupe said she called us because she never would have thought she would see coyotes in her neighborhood.

State wildlife officials say while they have not received any reports of coyotes sightings in the area, the animals are showing up just about everywhere.

“There’s coyotes in pretty much every inch of California,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife public information officer Krysten Kellum said. “Even in populated areas.”

They say coyotes are typically out between dusk and dawn, and urge owners to keep their pets inside as much as possible during those times. Wildlife officials also said to avoid leaving any pet food outside.

“If you see a coyote make noise, get big, scare them off, teach them that they don’t want to be around humans,” Kellum said.

Residents can also report any coyote sightings on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

Meanwhile, Lupe continues to try to nurse her four-legged family member back to health and hopes the incident will remind others to stay closer to their pets when letting them outdoors.

“Be careful,” she said. “That’s all I’m asking – to be careful.”

FRIDAY THE 13TH? It’s always a huge holiday at the Winchester Mystery House, an abode that has long been associated with the eerie and occasional occurrence. That’s because the former chatelaine of the rambling manor, Sarah Winchester, held a soft spot for the number 13, and finding its spooky spirit appearing in some of the home’s design elements is something of a parlor game for visitors. The attraction has a tradition of holding flashlight tours in the evening hours on Friday the 13th, whenever it occurs, while hearing the property’s bell rung 13 times is a sound that rings through the grounds. What to do, though, when you’re just about halfway between the two Friday the 13ths of 2023 and you’ve got a special occasion on the haunting horizon, one that involves the 100th anniversary of tours beginning at the storied destination?

13 HOURS OF TOURS… is the answer, of course. The Winchester Mystery House is looking to June 30, 2023 for its memorable marathon, one that salutes the centennial, “to the day,” of the colossal casa’s first tour. Nope, you won’t be on a tour that’s 13 hours long; rather, the hour-long tours will run from 11 a.m. to, eek, midnight on the final day of June. That’s also just about the exact midpoint of the year, the place where June and July meet, which seems like something that should be celebrated in a house known for its love of numbered chandelier crystals, windows, and such. But wait: You say you can’t make a tour on June 30? Fear not: There’s a Centennial Brunch unfolding on July 2. Tickets for both happenings are now available, so float by this site to snap yours up.

AS FOR WHEN… the 2023 Friday the 13ths happened and will happen? The first was on Jan. 13, while the second will take place, oh eek, on Oct. 13.

San Jose newlyweds Steven Phan, 49, and his wife traveled to Oahu to celebrate. But he drowned snorkeling off the island last week.

Phan worked for Apple in Cupertino.

First responders said that Phan was brought to shore by bystanders who performed CPR until paramedics arrived. But he died in the hospital.

Police said while the rescue was underway, the couple’s car was stolen with all of their belongings inside.

The Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii stepped in to support the wife.

“This is a very tragic situation. The family is grieving. Can you imagine being on your honeymoon and having your spouse pass away?” said Jessica Lani Rich with the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii.

There is a local push now for better education for tourists who may not realize the danger in the water.

San Jose Jun 9, 2023

4 San Jose police officers face termination

Detective Ismael Lemus was arrested last year on charges of using a retired patrol car as his personal vehicle without permission. Police sources with direct knowledge of the situation said he is one of the four officers who received termination papers this week.

A second officer is accused of running the license plate of a woman he met at a community event and then later showing up at her door.

The last two officers responded to a domestic violence call and left without making any arrests, sources said. They are facing potential termination because the suspect in that case returned later in the evening and killed the victim.

The officers are entitled to what’s called a Skelly hearing – a disciplinary hearing before formal termination.

The San Jose Police Department did not comment, saying it doesn’t speak on ongoing personnel matters.

“I’ve watched SJPD sadly become deeply involved in a negative spiral and it’s going to take some time to pull out of this spiral,” retired San Jose police Officer Michael Leininger said.

Leininger watched a series of firings last year and worries what the latest action will mean for an already short-staffed department and its morale.

“I see this as a tremendous problem,” he said. “Not only with the San Jose Police Department with national issues with recruitment and retainment. It’s a serious problem.”

On the positive side, Leininger said it’s good that the department is demonstrating a willingness to hold officers accountable.

But more bad news could be on the way. Officer DeJon Packer died of a fentanyl overdose last year at his Milpitas home. Milpitas police said they have now delivered their file to the district attorney for possible prosecution, but a former prosecutor said that could bring up new questions for the department he worked for.

“This is a very big development,” NBC Bay Area legal analyst Steven Clark said. “With the new prosecutorial focus on fentanyl, they are throwing the book at the drug dealers who are supplying it.”

Police sources said Packer was with fellow San Jose police officers the night he died.

“I think the question will be can they track the fentanyl to an individual and who else was there?” Clark said. “Who else witnessed the ingestion of the fentanyl will be very key here.”

The district attorney’s office said it doesn’t talk about the cases it may or may not be investigating.

The attack happened in over the weekend in a neighborhood just north of Valley Medical Center. It is a neighborhood the owner did not think coyotes would visit.

The 10-year-old Chihuahua named “Boy” is recovering and on Monday was clearly in a lot of pain.

“Boy means the whole world to me. He’s like my baby,” owner Lupe said. “He goes everywhere with me.”

Lupe, who did not want to provide her last name, said the attack happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday when Boy needed to go to the bathroom. She said she started to hear him barking form the backyard and that is when Lupe spotted three coyotes in her backyard.

Two were scared off by the dog’s bark, but the third was not.

“The coyote followed him and demolished him really bad,” Lupe said.

Lupe said she ultimately scared the animal off by throwing a rock at it, but not before a lot of damage was done.

Boy spent two days in the hospital getting surgery and a lot of stitches.

Lupe said she called us because she never would have thought she would see coyotes in her neighborhood.

State wildlife officials say while they have not received any reports of coyotes sightings in the area, the animals are showing up just about everywhere.

“There’s coyotes in pretty much every inch of California,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife public information officer Krysten Kellum said. “Even in populated areas.”

They say coyotes are typically out between dusk and dawn, and urge owners to keep their pets inside as much as possible during those times. Wildlife officials also said to avoid leaving any pet food outside.

“If you see a coyote make noise, get big, scare them off, teach them that they don’t want to be around humans,” Kellum said.

Residents can also report any coyote sightings on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

Meanwhile, Lupe continues to try to nurse her four-legged family member back to health and hopes the incident will remind others to stay closer to their pets when letting them outdoors.

“Be careful,” she said. “That’s all I’m asking – to be careful.”

Officers were seen breaking crowds up and asking families to go home.

At La Plaza de San Jose, patrol cars with their sirens were coming from every direction and a chopper circling around the area, asking everyone to leave.

That’s when the crowds started yelling and piling up as cars started getting towed.

Stephanie Magallon has more in the video above.

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Department officials in an Instagram post said they have reported the stolen fish to police.

“The city is heartbroken at the disappearance of these beautiful creatures,” the department said in the Instagram post.

According to officials, the koi fish have a value of about $4,000 in total.

Some San Jose residents reacted to the news Wednesday night.

“You just have to be a very evil person to do that to a place that means something like this,” said San Jose resident Audrey Lucatero.

The koi fish were taken from the Japanese Friendship Garden in a span of two nights, along with a water pump system, according to officials.

It left many in disbelief as they wonder why and how?

“I don’t know what you do you with that, where would you store them? and it’s just crazy,” said visitor Tiffany Nguyen.

San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services said the incidents happened Friday and Saturday night and they are just two of many crimes hitting the park in the last year.

“Including stolen tools and equipment and vandalized property,” said Daniel Lazo with the San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services.

The park was built as a symbol of the friendship between San Jose and their sister city Okayama, Japan, who originally gifted them the koi fish in the 1960’s.

“Koi is actually a homophone for another word that means affection or love in Japanese so the city is definitely heartbroken at the disappearance of these living jewels,” Lazo said.

The city said from now on the Japanese Friendship Garden, which is a gated park, will have security overnight in hopes of deterring these criminals from ever coming back.

Anyone with information on the missing fish should contact San Jose police at 408-277-8900.

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