Public Safety · San Jose, CA
A small propeller plane crashed on Capitol Expressway near Excalibur Drive in San Jose just after 3 p.m. Saturday, injuring two adults and one child who were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the San Jose Fire Department. No vehicles were involved in the crash, which caused a minor fuel spill that SJFD crews absorbed. The aircraft is a 1968 Cessna 177A Cardinal registered to Flying Twenty Inc., a nonprofit flight club for San Jose State University students, alumni and faculty, per FAA records.
Community News · Sunnyvale, CA
Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) and San Francisco 49ers safety Ji'Ayir Brown will host a community bed build on Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lowe's of Sunnyvale, 811 E. Arques Ave. Volunteers of all skill levels are invited, with SHP providing tools, materials and instruction. The event follows SHP's delivery of its 400,000th bed nationwide, with 168 beds currently requested through the SHP-San Jose chapter. Sign-ups are available at shpbeds.org/chapter/ca-san-jose.
Community News · San Jose, CA
The Bay Area-born Silent Book Club organization supports recurring monthly reading meetups in multiple Santa Clara County cities, including San Jose and Campbell, where roughly a dozen attendees gather at venues such as a Panera Bread in Campbell to read silently for an hour before discussing books. The San Jose chapter, organized by moderators Cleo Brock, Michelle Berg, Hannah Nielsen and Amy Ly, holds events nearly every week at libraries, cafes, parks and pubs, including audiobook walks and themed gatherings like a "Manga and Matcha" meetup at Maruwu Seicha in Campbell. In Fremont (Alameda County), Banter Bookshop hosts Silent Book Club sessions on the second Wednesday of each month for 10 to 20 attendees. The organization, founded in San Francisco in 2012, now supports approximately 2,200 chapters across 70 countries.
