State and federal lawmakers from Silicon Valley are gearing up to push back against immigration enforcement in their home districts and beyond.
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State and federal lawmakers from Silicon Valley are gearing up to push back against immigration enforcement in their home districts and beyond.
With the launch of a new housing voucher program, San Jose intends to strike two birds with one stone: Provide below-market rate homes downtown and stabilize a financially struggling residential complex.
A homelessness prevention program that began in Santa Clara County is expanding across the country.
An East San Jose school district is laying off employees on the heels of declining enrollment, a budget deficit and school closures.
San Jose’s fight against immigration enforcement remains unimpeded as federal rulings try to hamper city and state efforts.
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A San Jose development touted as the gold standard for prefabricated temporary housing has turned into a hornets’ nest fraught with problems.
After a successful push by community organizers, Santa Clara County officials have agreed to explore a reparations policy that could compensate Black residents for historic human rights violations and systemic racism.
Santa Clara County’s low-cost grocer for military families was at risk of closing, but will live on for at least another two years.
Santa Clara County Assessor Neysa Fligor’s election at the end of last year was a moment of simultaneous breakthroughs.
Over the eight-day period that culminated in Super Bowl Sunday, San Jose drew in 459,200 visitors, driving record-setting retail and restaurant sales, as well as a surge in airport travel and hotel stays, according to Mayor Matt Mahan’s office.
A routine address from Santa Clara County’s top prosecutor became a dark vision of potential injustice across Silicon Valley’s criminal landscape.
Santa Clara County homeowners and businesses will have to pay hundreds of dollars in fees to challenge how much they pay in property taxes every year.
“At his heart, he’s a neighborhood guy, born and raised in San Jose, who cares deeply about the community, especially in District 9. In fact, if I could write a campaign slogan for him it would be ‘Vote for Mike, a man who cares.”’ - California Senator Dave Cortese
Serial entrepreneur, classic car collectors, TV host, civic organizer — lifelong San Jose resident Mike Hennessy has worn a lot of hats over the years. Now, he said that wide-ranging experience has prepared him well to step into yet another role: District 9 councilmember.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked California from enacting a law that would ban federal agents from wearing masks — but a similar policy in San Jose remains intact.
Public transit ridership to and from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for #SuperbowlLX hit an all-time high with 30,000 trips — although not without a few bumps along the way.
San Jose Mayor @mattmahansj.bsky.social’s moderate campaign for California governor has fared well with billionaires and tech moguls. But two progressive state lawmakers in his own backyard are less enthused.
Santa Clara County leaders are looking at a $470 million deficit in the upcoming fiscal year — forcing the largest midyear budget adjustment in more than a decade as they look to close $200 million of the gap.
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It’s a rare alignment of San Jose’s political stars: Two influential organizations on opposite sides of San Jose’s labor-business political divide have endorsed the same candidate in the District 7 City Council race.
Santa Clara County’s largest school district could close up to nine elementary schools due to declining enrollment — a game changer for the district as it redefines its future.
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Billionaires and tech moguls are spending mountains of cash to catapult San Jose Mayor @mattmahansj.bsky.social to the front of the race for California governor.
San Jose Mayor @mattmahansj.bsky.social has bristled at being labeled right-leaning while stressing he’s a lifelong Democrat. His hiring of a self-described conservative to run his California governor campaign could fuel fresh skepticism.
From Peter Thiel-linked tech investors to the creator of “Law & Order,” several notable people are gunning to vault San Jose Mayor @mattmahansj.bsky.social’s bid for California governor to frontrunner status — starting with a Super Bowl ad.
A pilot program to reconnect homeless people in San Jose to family outside the city had minimal effect in the past year.
Santa Clara County residents are breathing a collective sigh of relief as fears of federal immigration enforcement during the Super Bowl never materialized.
San Jose is easing restrictions on its local gambling industry as part of a months-long effort to lighten the regulatory burden placed on the city’s two card houses.
