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VTA Strike Updates

03/23/2025

As of Sunday March 23: VTA raised offer yet again, union vote Tues or Wed. Read on for the latest updates on the VTA strike from the folks at the Palo Alto Daily Post.

Rockslide Closes Highway 140 Entrance to Yosemite

03/20/2025

A major rockslide has closed the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park. Read on for details.

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Santa Clara County Union Leaders Skeptical Over New VTA Contract

The VTA board of directors Sunday approved a revised offer in an effort to get striking workers off the picket line and back on the job. Union representatives are saying not so fast because it rolls back previous agreements.
The …

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VTA Strike Strands Sunnyvale High School Students

Janeth Zarate is a freshman at Fremont High School who wakes up at 6 a.m. to get to school on time. On any normal day, she takes VTA’s 255 bus, but for the past two weeks service has stopped due …

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VTA Board Chair Absent in First Week of Strike

Thousands of VTA riders have been stranded without public transportation for 10 days due to an ongoing union strike, and the agency's board chair has been out of town.
Social media posts show Sergio Lopez, chair of the VTA board …

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Judge Rejects VTA Bid to End Strike, Court Hearing Set for March 26

The court decision Monday wasn’t the only rejection that hit the transit agency. Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a request from the VTA to intervene in the labor dispute and asked the two sides to resume negotiations on a three-year contract.

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Cupertino to Install License Plate Reader Cameras

Criminals driving through Cupertino could be caught by just their license plate as the tech hub becomes one of the last in Santa Clara County to install detection technology.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to …

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VTA Hosts Meetings on Interchange Project

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has scheduled a series of public meetings on the Highway 101 and State Route 25 interchange project. The purpose of the meetings is to provide commuters with more information about the changes coming to …

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San Jose Bus and Light Rail Service Halted by Strike

Commuters across Silicon Valley are stranded as VTA’s workers walk the picket lines and negotiations are at a standstill.
VTA’s bus and light rail services stopped at 12:01 a.m. Monday, as Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 went on strike. The …

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Morgan Hill Road Closures Scheduled as Llagas Creek Construction Enters Final Phase

Morgan Hill residents should prepare for significant traffic disruptions as Valley Water begins the final phase of the Upper Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project, a long-awaited infrastructure improvement meant to transform the city’s flood management capabilities.

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Cupertino to Protect Cyclists on Stevens Creek Boulevard

One of Cupertino’s most dangerous roads will soon become safer for cyclists.
The Cupertino City Council approved the extension of a protected bike lane project down Stevens Creek Boulevard in a 3-2 vote last month. Mayor Liang Chao and Councilmember …

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Sunnyvale Residents Split on Improvements to Dangerous Road

As Sunnyvale expands its bicycling network, one neighborhood is grappling with decades-old limitations.
Residents in North Sunnyvale, a portion of the city that historically lacks resources, are excited about planned safe transit infrastructure on Tasman Drive, from Fair Oaks Avenue …

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