Karl Mondon

Staff Photographer at The Mercury News

Karl Mondon, staff photographer at the San Jose Mercury News and proud member of @MercNewsGuild

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Articles

Six months after scathing audit of San Jose shelter, animal advocates fume over unresolved problems

3 days ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

Nicholas De la Cerda-Echavarria (left) and Carlos Wagner try coaxing a scared Chihuahua mix named Dobby into eating at the San Jose Animal Care and Services Center, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Jose, Calif.
San Jose’s Our City Forest loses huge piece of federal funding

6 days ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

Sarah Zmay of Our City Forest, works with Bernice Ou-Yang, 15 and Vanshika Prabhakar, 14 of Piedmont Hills High School, planting a Catalina ironwood tree on Bonita Ave., in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014.
UC Berkeley faculty demand UC not comply with Trump demands

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Karl Mondon

UC Berkeley faculty have called on University of California President Michael Drake to protect political speech and academic freedom across the state's premier higher-education system and challenge the Trump administration's "unprecedented attack" on higher education. UC Berkeley's Academic Senate, comprised of campus faculty, approved the resolution last week. The resolution was signed by nearly 50 faculty members from academic departments across Cal.
Where We Live: Ancient trees still survive in the bustling Bay Area

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Karl Mondon |Ray Chavez |Jose Carlos Fajardo |José Fajardo

Arbor Day volunteers planted new trees across the country Friday - much as they've done for the past 150 years - but Californians celebrated the day six weeks ago, choosing March 7 to dig tree holes, a better fit for our planting season.
Ancient trees still survive in the bustling Bay Area

2 weeks ago | eastbaytimes.com | Karl Mondon |Ray Chavez |Jose Carlos Fajardo |José Fajardo
Where We Live: Ancient trees still survive in the bustling Bay Area

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Karl Mondon |Ray Chavez |Jose Carlos Fajardo |José Fajardo

Arbor Day volunteers planted new trees across the country Friday — much as they’ve done for the past 150 years — but Californians celebrated the day six weeks ago, choosing March 7 to dig tree holes, a better fit for our planting season.
Retired officer called an ‘inspiration’ at birthday bash. At 104, he may be oldest cop in US

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Karl Mondon

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - Two days after his 104th birthday, retired Oakland police Officer Toft Jessen was celebrated Thursday by dozens of Oakland police officers past and present, along with many others who lauded him as "an impressive individual" whose achievements are inspirational.
Cambodian New Year marks diaspora’s 50th year of survival

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Karl Mondon

Thousands of Cambodian and ethnic Khmer people from the Bay Area and beyond made their way to Stockton's Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple, the largest in the state, for a three-day New Year celebration over the weekend. This year, a certain gravity accompanied the joy in one of the state's biggest Cambodian communities.
Antioch council approves money for improvements to Amtrak station

1 month ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

Antioch residents rally at the Pittsburg/Antioch Amtrak Station, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, demanding that the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority reconsider their plan to eliminate the stop. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Karl Mondon TNS ANTIOCH — Antioch will invest $375,000 to upgrade its Amtrak station, even as the stop faces a possible closure.
Bay Area Gen-Z entrepreneur uses AI to help job seekers

1 month ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

Michael Yan, co-founder and CEO of Simplify, is on a mission to transform the job search process using artificial intelligence. After experiencing firsthand the frustrations of job hunting — applying to over 100 positions per cycle, manually entering repetitive information, and struggling to stay organized — Yan and his team set out to create a better solution. The result was Simplify, a platform designed to streamline recruiting and make job searching more efficient, transparent and fair.