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05/07/2024

After decades of residents requesting historic status, San Jose is starting the process to create a new city landmark district — the first since 2007.
The San Jose City Council earlier this month voted unanimously to nominate Alameda Park/Schiele Avenue …

05/07/2024

San Jose needs millions of dollars it doesn't have to clear homeless residents from city waterways and place them into temporary shelter. Officials are considering raiding an affordable housing fund to make it happen.
The city manager is proposing two …

05/07/2024

After months of contentious debate among residents and town officials, Los Gatos has received state approval to build nearly 2,000 homes more than a year past the deadline.
Los Gatos received a letter from the state on Friday stating it …

05/06/2024

Valley Water is suing one of its directors for removing confidential documents from its district offices.
The water district sued Director Rebecca Eisenberg on April 22 for removing a confidential report out of offices, which also got her censured by …

05/06/2024

The unsuccessful March primary challenger to Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren is facing a federal election complaint for connections to a fake newspaper that appeared on the doorsteps of South Bay residents earlier this year.
A political action committee known as Defend …

05/06/2024

Regional leaders are brainstorming ways to keep affordable housing production up and eyeing a hefty funding source.
The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) wants to put a multibillion-dollar bond measure on the November ballot, with the funds going to …

05/05/2024

Burger Bar in San Jose might have been what musician Chuck Berry was thinking about when he rhapsodized in “Back in the U.S.A.”about a place where “hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day.”
The restaurant, founded in 1953 …

05/04/2024

One driverless taxi service plans to stretch its presence into the South Bay, after years of testing its autonomous technology.
Robotaxi company Waymo is expanding its coverage area down the peninsula into Sunnyvale. The self-driving San Francisco fixture will roll …

05/03/2024

The Santa Clara County Democratic Party has joined retiring Congresswoman Anna Eshoo in demanding transparency behind a controversial recount in the race for her seat.
The party’s Central Committee on Thursday voted unanimously for a resolution demanding the identities of …

05/03/2024

If this column were one of my many recent conversations about the war in Gaza, I would not need to start with the usual prefaces. But unlike those conversations, this column reaches people who are not close professional acquaintances in …

05/03/2024

More than 100 Santa Clara County seniors struggling with the cost of living will have a place to call home in downtown San Jose within the next few years.
The San Jose City Council unanimously approved a roughly $15.2 million …

05/02/2024

Santa Clara County funds wellness centers for behaviorial health across numerous school districts, but money issues are forcing schools to find ways to keep them open. 
A $13.2 million wellness center expansion grant program, approved last June by the county, …

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