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Will Prop. 50 boost minority voter turnout in South Bay?
Throughout California, voters are casting mail-in ballots at a furious pace for next Tuesday’s statewide special election to decide whether…
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Newsom signs off on Silicon Valley lawmakers’ bills
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills into laws earlier this month, tweaking bureaucratic processes to improve voter transparency, election…
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San Jose parents want school trustee to return funds or resign
Community members of an East San Jose school district are demanding a trustee repay funds or step down from serving…
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Santa Clara County faces heat for political mailers
Publicly-funded warnings about disastrous local hospital closures are appearing in the mailboxes of Santa Clara County residents. Critics can’t help…
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East San Jose school district changes how leaders are elected
An East San Jose school district is changing how and when its board members are elected. The East Side Union…
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Silicon Valley transit agency picks single tunnel for BART extension
Silicon Valley transit officials are moving forward with plans to dig a single tunnel and close their BART extension funding…
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Feds to withhold $40M from California for not enforcing trucker English
By Josh Funk, AP Transportation Writer Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday he will withhold $40 million from California because…
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San Jose State guarantees admission for South County students
San Jose State University has launched a program to provide South County students a clear path to obtaining a four-year…
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Santa Clara County expected to lose millions in housing grants
Federal funds for permanent supportive housing programs are expected to be substantially parred down, putting hundreds of Santa Clara County…
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San Jose airport refuses to play Homeland Security video
San Jose is choosing not to allow partisan attacks in its airport amid an ongoing federal government shutdown. San Jose Mineta International…
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Damaged East San Jose youth center demolished
A vacant former youth center in East San Jose has been demolished more than a month after a fire halted…
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California expands privacy protections for sidewalk vendors
Immigrants selling food, flowers and other merchandise along the sidewalks of California will have new privacy protections intended to keep…
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Santa Clara County Black infant program shuffle stirs concerns
The reassignment of a trusted doctor out of Santa Clara County’s Black Infant Health Program has sparked concern for future…
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Retired East San Jose advocate leaves lasting legacy
When Rose Amador took over as the director of San Jose nonprofit ConXión to Community 43 years ago, it was…
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San Jose vice mayor’s chief of staff enters District 9 race
Scott Hughes never imagined he’d step into the limelight after serving as San Jose Vice Mayor Pam Foley’s chief of…
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South County school district backs ultraprocessed food ban
Associated Press health writer JoNel Aleccia in Temecula, California, contributed. California will phase out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals…
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Silicon Valley Latina wage gap worst in nation
Latinas in California experience the greatest wage gap in the nation — and it’s unlikely to change soon with the…
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Silicon Valley’s special election to shape hospitals, gerrymandering
It’s not a general election year – but Santa Clara County’s November ballot is stacked with high-stakes decisions spelling major…
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Silicon Valley officials begrudgingly back Prop. 50
Governor Gavin Newsom’s bid to out-gerrymander Texas won’t affect Santa Clara County as much as other parts of the state –…
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San Jose path could be renamed for Filipino labor leader
A group of San Jose Filipino residents want to ensure their contributions to the labor movement won’t be forgotten. The group…
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