Every 49ers game last October, CBS cut away to a "location of interest" in Santa Clara.
On Oct. 9, they showed Mission Santa Clara. During the Oct. 29 game, CBS’s satellite truck searched for anything resembling a downtown. The Domino’s …
Cupertino has almost balanced its coffers after facing a looming multimillion-dollar deficit for months, but the city will still have to contend with anticipated revenue drops in future years.
The Cupertino City Council unanimously approved the approximately $146.6 million budget …
Recent efforts to redirect Measure E monies meant for affordable housing in San Jose have brought to light 13 of those projects waiting for city funding to start construction. That waitlist is keeping more than 1,500 new homes off the …
I often wonder why funding for building affordable housing seems like the first thing to go when budgets get tight.
Despite being the single most effective tool to improve the lives of so many people for decades now in the …
While San Jose is getting cozy with artificial intelligence, the city is preparing safety nets for its own partnerships.
The city published a set of employee guidelines on AI last July. Now, it’s nearly done with an AI policy with …
Latino leaders across San Jose are saying President Joe Biden’s recent executive order closing the border to migrants is a step in the wrong direction for the nation’s immigration policy and immigrant communities.
Those who work with asylum seekers fleeing …
Youth sports nonprofits in Santa Clara are asking the city to drop its fees to book fields, and officials are looking for a compromise.
This year, Santa Clara started charging youth sports groups such as the Santa Clara Westside Little …
A landlord interest group may be drawing battle lines across Santa Clara County’s hottest elections.
Congressional candidate and former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has quietly dropped his endorsement of Margaret Abe-Koga, who's running for the District 5 seat on …
The U.S. Department of Education finalized its new Title IX regulations in April, undoing much of the damage the Trump administration caused with its 2022 regulations.
This damage included requiring college students’ complaints of sexual harassment or sexual violence to …
Land is California’s new gold, and the rush for a piece of it online might raise eyebrows when browsing the real estate listings.
This month, a seven-bed, two-bathroom home on a 4,000 square-foot lot is on the market for nearly …
A decision is near on whether to proceed with a futuristic transit system between San Jose’s airport and train station downtown, five years after officials started soliciting partners to build it.
San Jose transportation officials told the city’s Transportation and …
Victor Garza, founder of La Raza RoundTable and a Santa Clara County Latino community icon, died this morning, multiple community leaders confirmed to San José Spotlight.
He was 86 years old according to his personal Facebook page.
Latina Coalition of …
As of May, the average rent for an apartment in San Jose is $2,526 per month — 67% higher than the national average. The average cost to buy a home? Almost $1.5 million.
Although California is among the most expensive …
"Backyard homes" are about to get easier and faster to build for residents living in unincorporated Santa Clara County.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously signed off on providing residents within its jurisdiction two sets of pre-approved plans for …
San Jose is facing its most challenging budget environment since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Matt Mahan wrote in his June budget message Tuesday — with funding meant for affordable housing construction on the line.
Mahan's recent budget …
A legally blind San Jose teacher keeps getting left at the curb when ride share drivers see her service dog and say they don’t allow “pets.”
Los Gatos resident Inna Zaltsmann knows the dangers of Blossom Hill Road firsthand, with three serious car crashes near her home, including one where her daughter, a nurse, attempted to give CPR to a woman who died.
Residents of a …
The long-term sustainability of a beloved Campbell theater is drawing concern after being hit with what management said is a disproportionate rent hike.
Pruneyard Cinemas management is working to restructure its lease with landlord, Regency Centers, and is looking for …
State and federal funding for affordable housing took a steep drop in Santa Clara County last year, putting more of a burden on local governments to address the housing crisis.
The cuts in state and federal funding declined by 24%, …
Santa Clara County leaders this year may move forward with overhauling how they’re elected with a system called ranked choice voting.
The Board of Supervisors could discuss adopting the system in August. The change would rid the county supervisors, district …
