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Downtown San Jose Adding New Entertainment Zones
The city has greenlit a plan to designate specific areas where outdoor events can flow freely with food, drinks, and fun. Examples include live music, street festivals, and casual gatherings under...
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Opposition Voiced Over San Jose Homeless Arrest Policy
Santa Clara County officials are voicing opposition to the proposal by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan to arrest homeless individuals who refuse shelter.
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Newsom Moves to Close Another State Prison. That Makes 5 Since He Took Office
California’s falling incarcerated population has allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to close four state prisons. Now he’s calling for a fifth.
She came to San Jose alone from the Philippines in 2016, expecting to be connected with a decent job and living arrangements so she could send money back home. Instead, what she encountered was a nightmare.The Filipino woman, who …
SEVERAL SAN JOSE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS pushed back against Mayor Matt Mahan’s proposal to arrest unhoused people who refuse shelter during a budget study session meeting on Monday. Prior to approving the 2025-2026 fiscal year budget next month, the city council …
The mayor said the city can use repeat, non-violent misdemeanor charges to work with the Mental Health and Drug Courts to help compel people to engage in treatment.
More details are emerging about San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's plan to arrest or hospitalize homeless people for refusing offers of shelter — and the city could create a police unit to do so.Mahan presented more details about his …
City of Gilroy officials are in the thick of the process to find and hire a new police chief, with Pedro Espinoza set to retire as of May 22.
A discussion among Santa Clara County supervisors on everyday gardening tools this week morphed into concerns about immigration witch hunts.The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously axed Board President Otto Lee’s proposal for banning the use of gas-powered leaf …
San Jose firefighters raised internal alarms in 2023 about addictive painkillers that went missing from their paramedic drug inventories, and gave morphine from tampered vials to patients with traumatic injuries, according to email records obtained by San José Spotlight.The …
In March, a Nazi flag was hung on the north Morgan Hill overpass in where supporters of President Donald Trump had gathered for a political demonstration.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is reporting a slight downtick in uses of force last year — yet deputies sent more people to the hospital.The annual use of force report shows total incidents, such as deputies punching people …
Santa Clara County wants to help homeless people on probation avoid extra jail time by bringing legal services to encampments.People on probation are required to attend regular meetings with a probation officer and court hearings. But for homeless people …
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