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And on the Campbell Patch calendar - Diamonds dreams ✨️ karaoke

Good morning Campbell! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Campbell schools end up in a statewide antisemitism probe?
- Campbell resident sentenced after deadly wrong-way I-280 crash
Also on today's calendar: Expanding Sculpture: Objects to Experiences with Elizabeth Turk and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Campbellfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Campbellfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Brilliant sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.
- Wednesday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 38.
- Thursday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 68 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bay Area schools dismissed antisemitism complaints. The state stepped in. (mercedsunstar.com) — State education officials found that an ethnic studies class in Campbell Union High School District used course materials that discriminated against Jewish students, prompting required corrective actions. Campbell’s district is one of several Bay Area systems where the state reversed local decisions on antisemitism complaints and is now pushing new training and oversight as a broader civil-rights law takes effect.
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• Woman Who Killed Someone While Driving Wrong Way On Freeway Sentenced In SMC: Prosecutors (patch.com) — A woman from Campbell has been sentenced to nine years in state prison for a deadly 2023 wrong-way crash on I-280 near Woodside Road that killed a San Francisco driver and seriously injured her son. The case, handled in San Mateo County, involved felony vehicular manslaughter and other charges and ended after the judge denied a mental health diversion request.
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📸 Around Campbell
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Campbell
★ Featured events ★
- Diamonds dreams ✨️ karaoke
Cardiff & Cocktails, 260 E Campbell Ave, Campbell
8:00 pm
Tuesday January 13
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Other local events
- Expanding Sculpture: Objects to Experiences with Elizabeth Turk
San Jose Museum of Art , 110 S Market St , San Jose
7:00 pm - Family Storytime at the Campbell Community Center
Campbell Community Center , 77 Harrison Avenue , Campbell
10:30 am - Discount Day, Cosmic Clouds
Bottle & Bottega by Painting with a Twist , 2125 S Winchester Blvd Suite 110 , Campbell
7:00 pm - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting
Campbell, CA Calendar , 70 North First Street , Campbell
5:00 pm - Free Kids Craft days at Pennyland Toys
Pennyland , 1875 S Bascom Ave , Campbell
11:00 am - Peninsula Symphony with pianist Joyce Yang
Campbell Community Center , 1 W Campbell Ave , Campbell
7:30 pm - Speed Dating @ The Continental
The Continental Bar Lounge & Patio , 349 S 1st St , San Jose
6:30 pm - Paint Your Pet @ Woofboard
Woofboard , 389 E Campbell Ave , Campbell
6:00 pm - Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
Hammer Theatre Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio between 2nd and San Jose, California 95113
6:30 pm - Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio between 2nd and, San Jose, California 95113
8:45 pm - Community Game Night 2026
San Jose Museum of Art , 110 S Market St , San Jose
6:00 pm
Monday January 12
Wednesday January 14
Thursday January 15
Saturday January 17
Tuesday January 20
Wednesday January 21
Friday January 23
📣 Campbell Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- "Avoid the area" due to 2-alarm fire in San Jose, California.
9:12AM on Jan 11: San José Fire Department responds to a second alarm fire at a two-story apartment complex on the 500 block of Toyon Ave, with smoke… (Nextdoor ) - Police activity in San Jose, California.
1:04PM on Jan 11: Reports of police activity in Morgan Hill, California. 1:02PM on Jan 11: CHP has traffic stopped on 101 south of Coyote Creek Road… (Nextdoor )
- Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Campbell. Apply here.
- Campbell Union School District posted a job opening for After School Sports - Cheerleading Coach- Monroe Middle School in Campbell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Campbell here.
🗞 Nearby News
Los Gatos
- The Really Important Kind of Freedom (goodmenproject.com)
- Status Update: Barnes & Noble expansion continues, this time to South Coast Plaza (mercedsunstar.com)
- Euphrat exhibit aims to create ‘A Sense of Belonging' (eastbaytimes.com)
Cupertino
- Cupertino Library hosts ‘Unlikely Animals' author for book discussion (mercurynews.com)
Fremont
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