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02/10/2025

San Jose officials have implemented a hiring freeze and are reviewing funding cuts across departments to soften the blow of a larger than anticipated budget shortfall.
The San Jose City Council will discuss the 2024-25 mid-year budget Tuesday, after receiving …

02/10/2025

As the need for child care centers in San Jose grows, a new city partnership may help boost day care slots.
To alleviate some ongoing challenges with day cares staying afloat, San Jose gave $1 million to Upwards to help …

02/10/2025

The wildfires in Los Angeles last month burned more than 12,000 homes and structures, displacing 100,000 people. This happened over the course of just a few devastating weeks. Around the same time on the other side of the country, the …

02/10/2025

Fires emanating from San Jose’s homeless encampments far outnumber those coming from homes and businesses, leaving nearby residents scared for their safety and health.
Over the past year thousands of non-structural fires have been sparked by homeless camps, causing toxic …

02/09/2025

Cupertino residents can now tour one of the city’s most historic nature preserves using augmented reality — a unique blend of a city known for its cutting-edge technology and agricultural roots.
Cupertino recently soft-launched an augmented reality app, Cupertino McClellan …

02/08/2025

The elected leaders of Silicon Valley’s largest water supplier could give themselves pay raises next week despite freezing new employee hirings to grapple with a massive budget deficit.
Valley Water’s board of directors could approve a 5% raise from $365.87 …

02/07/2025

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said the Los Angeles wildfires created a rare opportunity for the state to build tens of thousands of new homes for displaced residents while simultaneously tackling the housing crisis.
Mahan made his proposal to the …

02/07/2025

Street closures, lower speed limits and designated “school zones” with car restrictions during drop-off times are among the measures that make up Palo Alto’s new plan to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
These programs, and dozens of others, are …

02/07/2025

Santa Clara’s George F. Haines International Swim Center has been closed for more than a year, leaving the city’s aquatics community and legacy foundering.
The city closed the swim center in January 2024, citing structural safety issues after years of …

02/07/2025

For nearly a decade, Mountain View has poured money into programs and services to try and turn the tide of homelessness in the city. But it still has not been enough to stave off housing insecurity for a large number …

02/07/2025

A top Silicon Valley education leader had five highly-paid admins and assistants working for her — with some making nearly $200,000 each a year in public dollars meant to serve the county's most vulnerable students.
An analysis by San José …

02/06/2025

Santa Clara County’s largest water agency has begun banning homeless encampments on its property, reversing a commitment to let nonprofits and advocates do outreach prior to enforcing its new policy.
Although Valley Water planned to start training nonprofit groups to …

02/06/2025

An older adult community in Los Gatos is on its way toward a major overhaul, providing what officials said are much-needed homes.
The Los Gatos Town Council unanimously approved the Los Gatos Meadows development Tuesday, a 209-home, multi-story project dedicated …

02/06/2025

Campbell’s Technology Parkway could become home to one of the city’s largest developments in recent years.
The Campbell Planning Commission initiated the community feedback process Jan. 28 for a proposed 290-home development located between 635 and 695 Campbell Technology Parkway. …

02/06/2025

Dozens of San Jose firefighters have headed south to help contain the wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, while San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has called on local officials to evaluate efforts to protect our city from a similar disaster. …

02/06/2025

Mountain View’s mobile home park tenants scored a big win Tuesday evening, following a yearslong effort to get the city to offer more rent control protections and cap annual rent increases below the rate of inflation.
In a split 4-3 …

02/06/2025

A new proposal to enhance car-free California Avenue with planters, road improvements and a playful “modern optimism” aesthetic won a warm reception on Monday night from Palo Alto’s elected leaders, whose chief regret was that the work hadn’t been done …

02/06/2025

San Jose’s historic St. James Park is one step closer to joining a national nonprofit’s network of outdoor music venues fashioned from neglected public spaces.
The City Council unanimously authorized negotiations Tuesday for a three-party operating agreement for the future …

02/05/2025

San Jose wants to "piggyback" off a partnership with Milpitas and a private company to tackle thousands of abandoned shopping carts.
The San Jose City Council voted 10-1, with Councilmember Pamela Campos voting no, to find an abandoned shopping cart …

02/05/2025

A coalition of California colleges including San Jose State University could manage a landmark investment by Google and the state to fund local newsrooms.
The director of San Jose State's journalism school signed onto an informal proposal submitted last month …