Pre-summer colors at the Alviso Slough salt pond, June 8th, 2026
Salt pond colors range from blue-green to deep magenta and are created naturally by the microorganisms when salinity levels increase. All Rights Reserved.
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ICE’s practices are notoriousProtestersMany community members and organizations were in attendance
On May 30th, 2026, in San Jose, hundreds of people were demanding to stop the proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) concentration camps in Gilroy and Dublin. There have been up to 51 immigrants that have died in detention, which is too many! The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Dublin was closed last year because of survivor-led organizing after years of horrific staff sexual abuse, retaliation, and medical neglect. All Rights Reserved
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red-tailed hawk at Mallard Slough San Jose May 2026
The red-tailed hawk, or Buteo jamaicensis, is the most common and widespread bird in mostly North America, and there are 2.3 million in population. They usually live between 12 and 21 years and are found in the countryside, woodlands, mountains, plains, and roadsides. The birds are known for effortless soaring and are often seen on roadside poles or sailing over fields and woods. Red-tailed hawks usually have a trademark reddish-brown tail but can also have black, brown, and white plumage. When feeding they usually swoop down on their prey at a top speed of 64 km/h. Their diet includes small mammals, birds, reptiles, rabbits, and ground squirrels. They also control mammals and rodents that eat farmers’ crops. The red-tailed hawks are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and can’t be hunted or bothered. All Rights Reserved.
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Photograph from my participation in the San Jose State University photography exhibition April 2025
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Completed “Brown is Beautiful” mural 1-26-2026Sofia Mendoza & Cesar ChavezLuis ValdezRosanna DesotoAlfonso SalazarAnalyn BonesJohn Garcia
“Brown is Beautiful” is a mural at Backesto Park in San Jose. Analyn Bones, John Garcia, Francisco Ramirez, Mauricio Magdaleno, and Alfonso Salazar are the artists that worked on the mural and was funded by Ramon Castillo. According to Alfonso, “The mural honors the past, present, and future of our Mexican and Chicano culture”.
Among the Chicano individuals painted in the mural are: Luis Valdez of Zoot Suit and Teatro Campesino fame, Sofia Mendoza, a San Jose Chicana activist in the 70’s & 80’s and Rosanna Desoto, a San Jose High graduate and movie actress who appeared in La Bamba and Stand & Deliver. Also featured are Tiburcio Vasquez a legendary folk hero, and Cesar Chavez founder of the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) that was later changed to United Farm Workers (UFW). The mural also recognizes the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, the people indigenous to this area.
The mural is near the corner of North 13th Street & Empire Street in San Jose and next to the handball courts.
Click below to access mural timeline
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Taken at the re-opened Alviso Slough Trail at the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge in the Alviso District of San Jose 1-26-2026
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Venezuela emergency protest at Mexican Heritage Plaza San Jose January 4th 2026 guassian blur filter
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SnowmenRudolphMan sitting on front porchPeace for all
In the Willow Glen district in San Jose there are numerous houses decorated in Christmas lights that brings thousands of walkers and automobiles in the neighborhood. The focal point of the Christmas lights are either on the corner of Glen Eyrie and San Ramon or San Pablo in the San Jose Willow Glen District.
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Mallard Slough in Alviso (San Jose) on August 14, 2025
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Alviso Slough Trail salt pond in Alviso (San Jose) July 2025
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