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12/01/2024

Sandwich shop by day and pizza parlor by night, The Last Round Tavern in San Jose manages its split personality exceptionally well.
Owner Caleb Orozco uses his homemade sourdough bread and thin-crust pizza dough as a base for identical ingredients, …

11/30/2024

An affordable housing development near Willow Glen was supposed to give homeless older adults a safe place to live. Instead, a number of residents are clamoring to leave.
Leigh Avenue Senior Apartments, located at Leigh Avenue and Southwest Expressway, provided …

11/29/2024

A critical city report highlighting deteriorating conditions at the San Jose animal shelter echoes concerns advocates and former volunteers have raised for years.
San Jose’s Animal Care Center is the city-run adoption center that also serves residents in neighboring cities …

11/29/2024

Santa Clara has been bulking up housing in its northern neighborhoods and officials just approved plans for thousands more homes.
The Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved an environmental impact report, rezoning and a developers agreement for a 48.6-acre mixed-use …

11/28/2024

In recent months, reports have been coming in from across the country, including locally in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, regarding an alarming rise in vacant land property scams.
This crime wave has become so prevalent that the California …

11/28/2024

Commuters pause and stare when the doors open along downtown San Jose’s light rail train stops. Before them isn't the sleek white transit car they're used to — but a time machine.
VTA officials are reviving their most unique, 96-year-old …

11/27/2024

Dozens of people crowd around hundreds of trees wearing Santa hats and reindeer antlers, hanging ornaments and laughing. San Jose’s beloved Christmas in the Park is about to enchant Plaza de Cesar Chavez.
This year, the nonprofit that brings the …

11/27/2024

Plans for a San Jose urban village have shifted, after developers agreed to pay millions to offset their decision to build more affordable homes.
The San Jose Planning Commission unanimously approved a downscaled plan for hundreds of apartments at the …

11/27/2024

As the sweeping promises of a new behavioral health court take shape slower than expected across California, Santa Clara County is one of the last to roll it out.
A new civil court process known as the CARE Program — …

11/26/2024

Homeless people are barred from living along regional waterways owned by Santa Clara County’s largest water agency — and could be charged with an infraction or misdemeanor and face up to $500 fines if they’re caught camping there.
The Valley …

11/26/2024

In the last 16 years, I have been privileged to serve as an elected trustee on the Santa Clara County Board of Education. My last board meeting was Nov. 20. Some voters in my trustee area will cheer that declaration, …

11/26/2024

A tight West Valley city council race is headed to a recount with fewer than 10 days until the vote must be certified.
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters began a manual recount of the Cupertino City Council race …

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