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10/22/2024

The next iteration of the Cupertino City Council is slated to make significant decisions about housing and the budget. Candidates recently shared their perspectives.
Cupertino voters attended a Thursday candidate forum, hosted by San José Spotlight, where six of the …

10/22/2024

Goodwill has opened a new store in the most unexpected location — and for the employees it could be a life-changing experience.
Goodwill of Silicon Valley launched its first-ever store at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas last week, providing …

10/22/2024

Attending college is a big decision and can depend on various factors, including personal goals, career aspirations and financial considerations.
Research shows higher education has driven economic mobility and well-being in California. In recent years, the state has seen increases …

10/22/2024

Threatening emails from an individual seeking a trustee seat in San Jose's largest school district has the community on edge.
Rami Gideoni, a parent of a child in the San Jose Unified School District, started sending menacing emails last year …

10/21/2024

San Jose Councilmember Bien Doan wants proof that his colleague Omar Torres was sick earlier this month, causing him to miss a City Council meeting amid an ongoing police investigation into child sexual misconduct.
Late Monday, Doan urged councilmembers to …

10/21/2024

A shuttered golf course in East San Jose is ready for a future mixed-use housing project following city leaders' recent adoption of development guidelines for the area.
Months of community engagement with District 5 and District 8 residents led the …

10/21/2024

A key Los Gatos school intersection in need of safety features is getting long-awaited renovations this fall.
Los Gatos has begun building sidewalks and buffered bike lanes along a 0.3-mile stretch of Shannon Road between Cherry Blossom Lane and Los …

10/21/2024

Every year, National Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sept. 15, celebrating the contributions of Latinos to the U.S., including the $3.7 trillion we add to the national GDP – with $706 billion coming from California alone. Yet, the debate over …

10/21/2024

A former Santa Clara official is being fined for multiple campaign violations years after losing a Santa Clara County supervisor race.
Former Santa Clara Councilmember Dominic Caserta was slapped with a $22,500 fine from the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) …

10/20/2024

Union representatives are calling out San Jose police Sgt. Tam Truong for running a fundraiser for the family of a fallen officer while being sued for alleged financial fraud. But family members don't see a problem.
Truong set up a …

10/19/2024

San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres has been a public no-show despite refusing to step down over a child sex crime investigation. Now critics are calling on the City Council to remove him.
Mayor Matt Mahan has argued with at least …

10/18/2024

The Santa Clara County Office of Education has found a new interim superintendent, and he lives in Southern California.
The county Board of Education voted 6-1 to appoint Charles Hinman Wednesday to temporarily replace ousted superintendent Mary Ann Dewan. Hinman …

10/18/2024

Latinas in Silicon Valley have the largest pay gap of any large metropolitan area in California.
Latinas had a median annual per capita income of $34,400 in 2022, compared to white males who made a median income of $102,000, according …

10/17/2024

Santa Clara County's largest water district is weighing how to address the hundreds of homeless people living along local waterways — including potential penalties for those camped on district land.
Valley Water officials on Friday hosted the Unhoused People and …

10/17/2024

About 20 teachers and parents walked into a Cupertino Union School District board meeting Oct. 10, armed with signs that read, “Keep LGBTQ students and teachers safe at CUSD.” Another group of about eight people clutched signs that read, “Advanced …

10/16/2024

Supporters of Santa Clara County's top educator are demanding a grand jury investigation into her firing.
Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Tara Sreekrishnan and former board President Claudia Rossi gathered with teachers outside the Office of Education to …

10/16/2024

San Jose councilmembers are calling for the resignation of Omar Torres almost a week after a police affidavit revealed he's under investigation for alleged sex crimes involving minors.
"We are in the midst of an active and ongoing investigation, and …

10/16/2024

Santa Clara County elections officials have taken down a Vietnamese language billboard in San Jose’s Little Saigon neighborhood, after passing drivers noticed it advertised the wrong election date.
Until this month, the billboard on Story Road read "Bầu cử sơ …

10/15/2024

With 20 days left before the November general election, two candidates racing to represent Silicon Valley in Congress each have more than $1 million in hand — and a wide gap between them.
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has …

10/15/2024

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and California Assemblymember Evan Low traded razor-sharp rebukes of each others’ records on climate, public safety and housing in a tense one-hour debate for Silicon Valley’s hottest congressional race.
The candidates for Congressional District …

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