San Jose Spotlight Articles

San Jose may be widely known as a tech hub, but it's also a city defined by its public art.
With a city of nearly 1 million people, San Jose is also home to hundreds of murals. In a multi-year …

A private health company plans to reduce lifesaving care at an East San Jose hospital as it expands another hospital in a wealthier part of the city.
HCA Healthcare is increasing the number of acute care beds at Good Samaritan …

Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling on local governments such as San Jose to use state funds for urgent action to address "dangerous" homeless encampments.
Newsom's executive order on Thursday suggests notifying homeless residents at least 48 hours before an incoming …

Willow Glen residents are one step closer to getting a new two-story restaurant and rooftop bar in their neighborhood.
A special use permit for the proposed Luke’s Rooftop Beer Garden and Restaurant was approved at a San Jose Planning Director's …

Some important changes are about to go into effect next month. The most significant change is how buyers can choose to compensate their agent or buyer representative for the work they do on their behalf.
Even though compensation has always …

The Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office has filed more than a dozen motions over the last four years contesting racist criminal charges against people of color. Only one has been sustained in court.
The county recorded its first Racial …

Sunnyvale is looking to offer safe parking for homeless residents living in their vehicles, and city officials are working on what that entails.
Sunnyvale wants feedback on a policy that would set parameters for potential safe parking programs, which the …

Democratic Party elites successfully executed a bloodless coup in getting President Joe Biden to step down as a candidate in November. We can hope the current euphoria expressed by those anointing Vice President Kamala Harris lasts long enough to get …

Assemblymember Evan Low is living outside his state legislative district in Campbell, raising questions about whether the lawmaker — and now congressional candidate — has turned his back on the people he was elected to serve.
Campaign finance and voter …

Santa Clara County evictions have shot up over the past year, prompting local groups and governments to find ways to support renters.
The county recorded 3,180 evictions last year, the highest amount since 2014. Compare that to the less than …

Money pouring into a tight Silicon Valley congressional race is drawing attention to a loophole in campaign finance rules that obscures the influence of special interests.
Three political action committees — Equality PAC, Equality California Federal PAC and Voter Protection …

San Jose is a beehive of artificial intelligence innovation, with the city continuing its integration of the technology into every day services to improve the lives of residents.
Now that AI is more accessible than ever, Mayor Matt Mahan along …

Dozens of uncashed checks. Expenditures that were not allowed. Tardiness in submitting quarterly performance reports. These are some of the issues found in an audit of local nonprofits providing housing assistance during the pandemic.
The San Jose Housing Department contracted …

The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) poses significant risks to our local businesses, consumers and the vitality of small financial institutions in our community.
While the legislation claims to promote competition, it creates conditions that unfairly disadvantage our local economy, …

There's a car crash in Cupertino about every three days, city data shows. Officials and advocates are trying to change that.
The Cupertino City Council unanimously passed the city’s Vision Zero plan earlier this month, joining a network of more …

President Joe Biden's stunning decision to drop out of the presidential race Sunday has put the Bay Area's own Kamala Harris at the forefront of the country's most critical race this November.
Silicon Valley leaders on both sides of the …

The for-profit company feeding water to six Santa Clara County cities may agree to walk back its plan for a 22% water rate hike over three years.
State officials are in the process of developing a settlement with the San …

Most of Silicon Valley's delegates to the Democratic National Convention are backing President Joe Biden, despite intensifying calls for the president to withdraw from the race. Some local Democrats wish, however, they had a better option for the top of …

The FBI probe into a Bay Area recycling hauler — and the showdown between its owner and another influential Vietnamese figure — has sent a ripple through one of Santa Clara County's hottest elections.
It's also revealing how two of …

A top Silicon Valley congresswoman has a grave warning for President Joe Biden — step aside or lose the White House.
San Jose Rep. Zoe Lofren, one of the most senior and respected members of Congress, sent a strongly-worded letter …