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05/15/2024

A large body of research over the last few decades demonstrates education, including secondary  education, can significantly reduce the likelihood of an individual who has been incarcerated reentering the criminal justice system. Individuals who enroll in postsecondary education programs are …

05/15/2024

San Jose State University students have set up a dozen tents on a lawn in front of Clark Hall, calling for the school to acknowledge the death toll in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war.
The student encampment began Monday, which …

05/15/2024

San Jose garbage and recycling rates are on the rise again, making it more difficult for low-income families to balance their budgets.
The city is proposing a 4% rate increase or $2.05 a month for single-family service, which would bring …

05/14/2024

Protesters wearing shirts with fake blood lined the streets of Google’s Mountain View headquarters this morning during one of its largest conferences, demanding the Bay Area tech giant divest from projects that support Palestinian genocide.
The peaceful protest drew roughly …

05/14/2024

This May marks four years since the killing of George Floyd and the largest social uprisings for racial justice in the history of the country. In Santa Clara County, local officials and law enforcement administrators responded quickly with public proclamations …

05/14/2024

San Jose activists are rallying outside City Hall to protest a plan by officials to divert affordable housing money to shelters and sweeps.
The crowd gathered at 12:30 p.m., just an hour before the San Jose City Council is expected …

05/14/2024

State officials are contradicting claims made by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan in his push to redirect affordable housing money to homeless sweeps and shelters.
Mahan has argued the city faces $60,000 in daily fines per pollutant if the city …

05/14/2024

Mini disco balls dangle from a giant chandelier over people dancing energetically to a cover band’s live performance of Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk ” — but not much longer, as a legendary Los Gatos club shuts its doors after more …

05/13/2024

A cranny of Campbell is slated for demolition to make way for a larger housing project, leaving some residents and businesses unsure if they will be able to stay in the West Valley city.
The Campbell City Council earlier this …

05/13/2024

It’s Groundhog Day all over again with the proposed 2024 San Jose budget.
Yes, it’s true that there’s a different driving narrative this time around, but the answer is still the same: slash all affordable housing funding. Apparently, drastic disinvestment …

05/13/2024

San Jose leaders could select a new police chief by September. But before they do, some advocates are urging them to speak with families who lost loved ones to police shootings.
The city has mounted a monthslong public outreach effort …

05/12/2024

County officials want to provide broadband internet service in underserved neighborhoods, contrary to a long-awaited report that dismisses the idea.
The digital equity study, which they commissioned two years ago, warned the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors against the …

05/11/2024

Santa Clara’s housing plans are still out of compliance with the state, but the city hopes its newest draft will be the final effort.
The Santa Clara City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to rezone more than 27 acres along …

05/10/2024

San Jose housing commissioners had blistering words for a proposal to divert affordable housing money to shelters and sweeps.
The Housing and Community Development Commission on Thursday voted 6-2 to reject two spending proposals that would divert funds meant for …

05/10/2024

Two long-tenured Sunnyvale officials are moving up the ranks of local government.
The Sunnyvale City Council permanently appointed Rebecca Moon as city attorney at its Tuesday meeting. Councilmembers also appointed Finance Director Tim Kirby as interim city manager, to take …

05/09/2024

Santa Clara has more than half a billion dollars in needed infrastructure improvements and officials hope residents will pay to get those projects done.
The city is considering a bond measure for the November ballot to help tackle a more …

05/09/2024

A former Santa Clara County sheriff candidate has been convicted for lying about her credentials during her campaign.
A jury verdict has found Anh Colton — the 51-year-old former candidate from Cupertino who came in last place in the 2022 …

05/09/2024

The police chief at Foothill-De Anza Community College District is proposing to arm campus police with Tasers.
Tasers put faculty, staff, workers and students at risk. These weapons have caused serious physical injury and death, the manufacturer warnings make Tasers …

05/09/2024

A West Valley school district is on its way to boosting teacher salaries.
Voters in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District stepped up to support Measure A, a parcel tax, with roughly 67.5% of the vote as of 5 …

05/08/2024

As we see the first distressed office building sale transactions of what is romantically called The Great Reset — also known as the greatest single asset class value extinction event in commercial real estate history — a few observations about …

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