Philip Arca News Today

The year 2022 was transitional and eventful. The region started the year with a COVID-19 case surge, but the disease that terrified residents the past two years was less harmful,

After 10 months without a permanent executive director, Hidden Villa announced Tuesday (Oct. 11) the hiring of Elliott Wright for the position.

Hidden Villa canceled all of its summer camp sessions due to the “abrupt departure” of camp staff members upset over the nonprofits handling of complaints about decorative tiles with Buddhist swastikas on the historic Duveneck House.

A California summer camp tucked away in a woodsy pocket of the Silicon Valley abruptly canceled all summer sessions after several staff members quit over a controversy.

The abrupt departure of some camp staff was partially caused by discussions around a Buddhist swastika on the historic Duveneck house, which was built in 1929.

This article was updated 1:30 p.m. June 9 with expanded information

Six days before the first session, Hidden Villa abruptly canceled all of its camps for this summer, affecting 900 campers and 28 seasonal staff.