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01/19/2025

Roller skaters are about to take their last turn around the Aloha Roller Rink in Eastridge Center, with the location closing next month after six years.
Aloha Fun Center owner Liz Ruiz said the San Jose roller rink had an …

01/18/2025

Valley Water CEO Rick Callender is on “voluntary leave” after one of his employees filed a misconduct complaint against him, according to agency leaders.
The region's largest water supplier is searching for an interim leader in Callender's absence through April …

01/17/2025

Karen Noryko had not lived in Mountain View for long before she started to notice a lot of items that she wanted to recycle were not eligible for curbside pickup outside her home.
So, Noryko looked into options other than …

01/17/2025

A proposal to build housing for educators on the site of a shuttered Travelodge motel in Palo Alto eked out a hard-fought victory on Wednesday when Palo Alto’s planning commissioners voted 3-2 to move the project forward.
The Planning and …

01/17/2025

A local community college district is no longer facing legal action from a politician who used to serve on its board.
Gilbert Wong, a former Foothill-De Anza Community College District trustee and Cupertino mayor, filed a motion dismissing his lawsuit …

01/17/2025

Santa Clara has paused its ban on natural gas in new buildings and is looking for other ways to lower its greenhouse gas emissions.
The Santa Clara City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to suspend the city’s ban on natural gas …

01/16/2025

With the incoming presidential administration threatening mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, Santa Clara County is stepping up to protect them.
Santa Clara County has created policies and provided funding to defend immigrants against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but …

01/16/2025

Santa Clara County supervisors could relax restrictions on how much they can raise for their reelection campaigns.
The issue sparked a 30-minute debate at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday about whether a higher ceiling for candidate fundraising would help …

01/16/2025

San Jose residents want a neighborhood improvement initiative to restart after it sunsetted last June due to lack of funding.
Community organizer Jaime Angulo created the Responsible Landlord Engagement Initiative (RLEI) in 2010 to help neighbors resolve issues they faced …

01/15/2025

Latino members of the San Jose City Council are calling for more funding for undocumented immigrant protections as the incoming presidential administration threatens to ramp up deportations.
Councilmembers Pamela Campos, Domingo Candelas, David Cohen and Peter Ortiz want the city …

01/15/2025

A safe parking site for people living in their vehicles will open next month, and San Jose officials have chosen who will manage it.
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to award WeHope, a nonprofit homeless services …

01/15/2025

Palo Alto’s effort to transform downtown parking lots into affordable housing sites could reach a milestone later this month, when the City Council considers a new plan from the nonprofit Alta Housing to build more than 50 apartments on a …