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San Jose Quilt Museum Needs Community’s Help to Survive
A decades old staple in San Jose's art scene is at risk of closing, so it's turning to the community for help.
Gilroy Assistance League Announces 2024 Grant Recipients
The Gilroy Assistance League officially announced their 2024 grant recipients at a luncheon and presentation held April 11 at Eagle Ridge Golf Course.
From The Mercury News...
Milpitas Welcomes New Finance Director
Luz Cofresí-Howe has been named finance director for the City of Milpitas.
From Palo Alto Online...
Skyline Boulevard Wildfire Prevention Project Approved
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to reduce brush and vegetation along a 16-mile stretch of Skyline Boulevard between Los Gatos and Palo Alto.
Santa Clara County Lacks Needed Translation Services
In a region that speaks roughly 100 languages, non-English speakers often find themselves unable to follow Santa Clara County government meetings. That might finally change.
San Jose Anticipates Layoffs Amid Budget Shortfall
A looming budget shortfall in San Jose means looming threats of layoffs at City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times...
Chuckwalla National Monument Would Protect Swath of California Desert and Preserve a Sacred Land
Indigenous Californians want President Biden to establish a national monument in a stretch of desert that is both an ecological wonder and a window into their cultures.
From CalMatters...
Who Killed CA Utility Bill Legislation?
A bill to rein in a proposed monthly fee on California electric bills would let California’s largest for-profit utility companies charge customers $24 per month — with fees as low as $6 for lower-income customers — as a kind of membership fee for the power grid.
Silicon Valley Congressional Recount Closing in on Final Tally
The recount to replace Rep. Anna Eshoo's congressional seat is coming to a close, but it will still be days before results are finalized.
Housing Development Could Loom Over Los Gatos Backyards
A quiet neighborhood just off bustling Los Gatos Boulevard could be forever changed if a massive housing project comes to fruition.
Court Ruling Impacts Split Lot Developments
A legal ruling by a Los Angeles judge will impact the ability to build duplexes or triplexes on single-family zoned lots in charter cities such as Mountain View, Palo Alto and Redwood City.
From EdSource...
Rural Counties Far From Universities Struggle to Recruit Teachers
Nine counties located more than an hour away from universities with teacher preparation programs face particular difficulties.
Demystifying Medicare
Author Laleh Khoshkbariie
Flock Safety SLPR Technology
A celebration of the work of an artist who devoted a career to preserving the wildlands he loved. Plus: News you can use, and a tasty recipe!
Ee celebrate the efforts our fellow humans have made and are making to help heal our planet and connect us, while we simultaneously consider what we must do to protect our communities as the climate crisis worsens.
A Tesla lobbyist, an LA-based environmental group, and Gov. Jerry Brown brought a rule minted in Sacramento to Beijing, and helped launch China’s EV industry.
We take a look, or rather a listen, to Davisville, a radio show and podcast on low-power but high-energy KDRT 95.7, broadcast out of Davis, California.
Heat pumps, an energy-efficient way to both heat and cool homes, are a necessary element of California's climate goal of net zero carbon emissions. Here's what they are, how they work, and how to get one.
A bill to mandate use of the method will not advance in the Legislature this year in the face of teachers union opposition.
A new bill would make it illegal for homeless residents to camp in certain places, such as near schools, throughout California. Its authors say such a ban has had great success in San Diego. But a closer look at that …
In an analysis of more than 1 million votes cast by current legislators since 2017, CalMatters Digital Democracy reporter Ryan Sabalow and CBS Sacramento reporter Julie Watts found that Democrats vote “no” less than 1% of the time on average.
This week, a virtual visit to Surf City USA—a great place to experience the season of rebirth and renewal that's worth a drive from anywhere in our coverage area.
There is no scientific explanation for the conditions that make an eclipse inevitable. It’s a coincidence. Or a miracle.
Santa Cruz County is home to amazing murals. One amazing person is working to document them in one place.
On Hilltromper, a conversation with Felicia Van Stolk of the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History about her Garden Learning Center.
Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the “builder’s remedy.”
A type of resurrection involving big birds, and two efforts that offer help to individuals whose lives have been impacted by addiction.
After being reduced to three or four nesting pairs in all of California in 1944, Sandhill Cranes have come back from the brink and are returning to Lake Tahoe.
Prop 1 was designed to help unhoused people get off the streets by forcing them into treatment. That’s one reason it took two weeks of vote-counting to pass.
The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.
Beavers create unburned islands where plants and animals can shelter from megafires, research has confirmed. A movement is afoot to reintroduce the rodents to the state's waterways.
California High-Speed Rail interior renders
Below is the first preliminary render of a dining cab and bike storage for California High-Speed Rail. I have to admit that it looks pretty inviting. I especially like the idea of a bar with...
SPECULATION: Friedman Names 4 Possible Sharks Head Coach Candidates
Elliotte Friedman threw out a few head coach candidates that the San Jose Sharks might be interested in. “San Jose does like the tie-ins to the people who have been there,” Friedman said on the 32...
Blackwood Talks Grier’s Exit Message to Sharks, Speer’s Impact on His Rebound Year
After declining play and frequent injuries plagued Mackenzie Blackwood the last couple seasons in New Jersey, the goaltender found success with the San Jose Sharks. On the worst team in the NHL th...
Wednesday 5/1: Santa Clara University: All Out for Gaza
Alameda Lawn, Santa Clara University
Cirque du Soleil is back in San Jose
For the first time since the pandemic, Cirque du Soleil has brought one of their Grand Chapiteau shows to San Jose. Kooza is running across the street from the Santa Clara County fairgrounds until...
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