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East San Jose youth center garners support for remodel
Community efforts to save the Mexican American Community Services Agency youth center in East San Jose are paying off. The…
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California lawmakers saw Sen. Alex Padilla’s forceful removal as ‘lawless’
California Democrats are calling for committee hearings and an investigation into how Sen. Alex Padilla was treated by federal agents…
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San Jose fire to resume drug oversight program after tampering
San Jose leaders are temporarily reinstating a drug oversight program they scrapped while firefighter medics internally flagged narcotics thefts and…
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Trump may shield undocumented farm workers from deportation
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he may create a carveout to his mass deportation efforts for hospitality and farm…
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Silicon Valley transit agency looks for solutions to looming deficit
VTA plans to get more aggressive expanding its revenue sources with reserves expected to be depleted by the mid-2030s. The…
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Silicon Valley lawmakers sound alarm on Trump’s military mobilization
Northern California’s representatives are keeping a close eye on the swell of militarized law enforcement sent to Los Angeles this…
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San Jose language programs could boost school enrollment
San Jose school districts are counting on specialized programming to slow their enrollment decline. While overall enrollment continues to fall,…
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Trump says he supports arresting California Gov. Newsom
President Donald Trump advocated for California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s arrest even as another administration official insisted Monday morning there’d been…
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San Jose BART extension faces nearly 2-year delay
Silicon Valley’s long-awaited BART expansion could be delayed for another year and a half while officials consider cutting one of…
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Funding falls through for Santa Clara County mental health facilities
Santa Clara County received zero Proposition 1 help from Gov. Gavin Newsom to expand its mental health facilities, despite him…
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California Democrats want their state to hold the line on trans rights
California lawmakers said the state should stand up to President Donald Trump after his threat to impose large-scale fines on…
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Silicon Valley transit workers overwhelmingly approve contract
The union representing Santa Clara County bus drivers and light rail operators has approved the latest contract proposal from VTA…
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No favorites for Democratic Party in San Jose special election
The Santa Clara County Democratic Party doesn’t plan to narrow its dual endorsement of both candidates running to represent downtown…
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Silicon Valley VTA workers vote on new contract offer
VTA has a new proposal for its frontline workers months after a historic strike halted public transit across Santa Clara…
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Sharks Way celebrates San Jose hockey team
San Jose is showing love to the Sharks by permanently naming part of a downtown neighborhood after the national hockey…
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San Jose will use cameras to catch red light runners
San Jose is doubling down on traffic safety, and red light runners and speeding drivers need to pump the brakes…
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East San Jose leaders burned out on smoke shops
San Jose leaders say stores selling tobacco, liquor and other illicit products are over concentrated on the east side of…
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San Jose State keys in on next gen social service workers
This story is a collaboration between San José Spotlight and Open Campus. Genesis Smith is spread thin. There aren’t enough…
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San Jose to cut older adult wellness program from budget
A San Jose grant program aimed at reducing social isolation among the city’s older adult population is on the chopping…
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Santa Clara County takes over managed health care program
Facing dramatic federal funding cuts, Santa Clara County leaders want to lessen the taxpayer dollars needed to support its massive…
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