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Serving San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)Vol. 1, No. 8

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A still pond at the Japanese Friendship Garden reflects trees, rocks and a small green-roofed pavilion under a blue sky, with willow branches hanging in the foreground.
The lower pond at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Kelley Park in 2013.  The city built the garden in 1965 to honor its sister city of Okayama, Japan. — Photo:  Maya Visvanathan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (shared under the same license)
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San Jose has eight sister cities, from Okayama to Dublin.  Here’s what that means

The first, Okayama, Japan, dates to 1957 and gave the city its Japanese Friendship Garden.  Four of the eight are active today.

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Map:  Where to drop off your ballot in Santa Clara County before 8 p.m. Tuesday

The county has 111 official drop boxes open around the clock and 110 vote centers.  Here is every location, plus the rules for signing, mailing and tracking your ballot.

Valkyries beat Atlanta 68-63 in Game 7 to win the WNBA title in their second season

Gabby Williams scored 28 of her 30 points after halftime, and the Finals MVP led a late 7-0 run that won the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history.

Clocks fell back an hour Sunday. Here's when daylight saving time returns, and who skips it

Daylight saving time comes back March 14, 2027.  Hawaii, most of Arizona and five U.S. territories never change their clocks.

New Mexico holds off San Jose State 21-16

Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa's 89-yard interception return pulled the Spartans close, but the Lobos stopped them on fourth down in the final two minutes.

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