Sweetgreen set to open in Pruneyard on Jan. 16

Campbell location is chain’s 12th Northern California restaurant.

Sweetgreen opens in Pruneyard

Sweetgreen was set to open its 12th Northern California restaurant on Tuesday, Jan. 16 the Pruneyard Shopping Center in Campbell with a celebration from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., featuring live music from Lavender Fields Band, a complimentary floral bar from Gal in the Glen, and sweet treats from Humphry Slocombe while supplies last.

For every meal sold on opening day, Sweetgreen was donating a meal to the nonprofit Hunger at Home for people experiencing food insecurity in Santa Clara County.

Sweetgreens’ menu includes salads, warm bowls, protein plates and sides, featuring longtime favorites like the Harvest Bowl and Crispy Rice Bowl and offerings like the miso-glazed salmon, Southwest chicken fajita and hot honey chicken.

The Pruneyard location is 1,674 square feet and will accommodate 12 diners inside and 28 outside on the patio. Hours are 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. daily.

MetroED head to retire

After 11 years leading the Metropolitan Education District (MetroED, superintendent Alyssa Lynch has announced plans to retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year.

Lynch came to MetroED in 2013 after working for the Santa Clara County Office of Education for nine years. She led MetroED’s conversion for from direct funding to local funding, opening up its free Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE) courses to juniors and seniors across Santa Clara County. Until that conversion, SVCTE courses were available to students in the high school districts that are part of MetroED’s joint powers agreement, including Campbell Union, East Side Union, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union, Milpitas Unified, San Jose Unified and Santa Clara Unified high school districts.

Lynch plans to work through June. MetroED’s governing board hopes to have the new superintendent chosen in time for there to be an overlap with Lynch to facilitate a smooth transition.