
Dai Sugano
Staff Photojournalist / Senior Multimedia Editor at The Mercury News
Staff photojournalist at The Mercury News @mercnews in San Jose, Calif.
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sanluisobispo.com | Dai Sugano
SAN JOSE — A big photonics semiconductor plant in San Jose is expected to begin initial operations sometime in 2026, potentially creating hundreds of well-paying jobs. The future Nokia plant is poised to sprout at an office and research building in south San Jose where Nokia’s recently acquired subsidiary, tech company Infinera, now operates. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and U.S. Rep.
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sanluisobispo.com | Dai Sugano
Enes Kut, 20, a sophomore at De Anza Community College, in his room he sublets in Sunnyvale, Calif., on March 12, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Dai Sugano TNS There were many things Abdullah Enes Kut looked forward to about attending college in the Bay Area. As a Turkish international student from Uganda coming to the South Bay, Kut could immerse himself in a new culture, pursue a higher education in the technology-rich region and live entirely on his own.
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sanluisobispo.com | Dai Sugano
Santa Clara County social worker Matthew Kraft, who was the first to sound the alarm that baby Phoenix Castro should not be sent home with her drug-abusing parents, speaks after receiving the “Child Protector of the Year” award from the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Santa Clara County on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Campbell, Calif.
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sanluisobispo.com | Dai Sugano
A San Jose police patch on the uniform of an officer on Aug. 30, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Dai Sugano TNS SAN JOSE — Two Bay Area men have been arrested in connection with a fatal February shooting near Canoas Creek that investigators suspect may have involved gang conflicts, police said. The shooting was reported around 2:15 p.m. on Feb. 12 on Farm Drive, near where Hillsdale Avenue meets Foxworthy Avenue west of Highway 87.
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sanluisobispo.com | Dai Sugano
Brian Linebaugh, who has spent over 20 years learning the Tamil language and culture, recently produced a documentary, “Beyond Words: Stories from Tamil Landscapes.” The documentary celebrates Tamil culture, performing arts, and regional language variations. Photographed on March 7, 2025, in Fremont, Calif.
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