https://vietvalley.com Vietnamese News, Culture & Life in San Jose Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:30:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://vietvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-512x512_full_white_png-32x32.png https://vietvalley.com 32 32 https://vietvalley.com/will-prop-50-boost-minority-voter-turnout-in-south-bay/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:30:16 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 to adopt Proposition 50, the Democrat-backed plan to counter Republican gerrymandering in other states. But local organizers in Santa Clara County say it has yet to be seen whether the statewide partisan fracas over Proposition …]]> https://vietvalley.com/newsom-signs-off-on-silicon-valley-lawmakers-bills/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:30:44 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 accountability and workers rights. Several state lawmakers from San Jose and Santa Clara County had their bills approved. Here’s an overview of some new laws, which take effect Jan. 1, 2026 unless otherwise stated. San …]]> https://vietvalley.com/santa-clara-county-faces-heat-for-political-mailers/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:30:13 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 but notice the timing. The foreboding mailers, under the county government’s official letterhead, are appearing weeks before voters decide on a five-eighth-cent sales tax measure Nov. 4. County leaders say the sales tax, known as …]]> https://vietvalley.com/silicon-valley-transit-agency-picks-single-tunnel-for-bart-extension/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:30:16 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 woes. The strategy is steeped with risk. After a fallout with the main contractor and scathing rebukes from BART officials, the VTA board of directors voted 8-1-3 to lock in on a new set of …]]> https://vietvalley.com/feds-to-withhold-40m-from-california-for-not-enforcing-trucker-english/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:30:18 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. …]]> https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-state-guarantees-admission-for-south-county-students/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:30:13 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 degree. The university’s “Pathways to Success” initiative aims to increase college access for historically underserved communities. It’s partnering with Gilroy Unified School District and Morgan Hill Unified School District, and held events at Christopher High …]]> https://vietvalley.com/santa-clara-county-expected-to-lose-millions-in-housing-grants/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:30:14 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 residents at risk of becoming homeless. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plans to cap the amount of Continuum of Care grants that can be used for permanent housing to 30% for …]]> https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-airport-refuses-to-play-homeland-security-video/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:30:16 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 airport isn’t airing a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for operational delays during the federal shutdown due to its political content. Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento and Stockton have also chosen to …]]> https://vietvalley.com/false-promises-dont-help-our-seniors/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:24:44 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/?p=60976 By Bryan Do, Candidate for Santa Clara County Assessor During the past few weeks, a fellow candidate for County Assessor has been sending text messages claiming he will “exempt ALL SENIORS from property tax.” It sounds appealing but let’s be honest, it’s not possible under California law. And even if it were, further exacerbating the …]]> https://vietvalley.com/california-expands-privacy-protections-for-sidewalk-vendors/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:30:15 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 their identities secret from federal immigration agents. The measure, signed into law this past week by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, comes on the heels of other recently enacted state laws meant to shield students in schools …]]> https://vietvalley.com/santa-clara-county-black-infant-program-shuffle-stirs-concerns/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:30:10 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 efforts combating baby mortality. It’s also exposing the tense balancing act of absorbing a massive county budget hole without cutting services. County officials are moving Dr. Beverley White-Macklin, who has for decades developed a program …]]> https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-vice-mayors-chief-of-staff-enters-district-9-race/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:30:11 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-vice-mayors-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 staff for the past seven-and-a-half years. Now, he’s running to replace his boss. Hughes, 58, has entered the race for the District 9 City Council seat, which covers southwest San Jose and meets the borders …]]> https://vietvalley.com/south-county-school-district-backs-ultraprocessed-food-ban/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 23:30:10 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 over the next decade under a first-in-the-nation law signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law seeks to define ultraprocessed foods, the often super-tasty products typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats. The legislation …]]> https://vietvalley.com/silicon-valleys-special-election-to-shape-hospitals-gerrymandering/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:30:11 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/silicon-valleys-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 impacts for Silicon Valley and California. County voters on Nov. 4 will consider everything from gerrymandering to the fate of their public hospitals to their first new elected Assessor in 30 years. The last day …]]> https://vietvalley.com/silicon-valley-officials-begrudgingly-back-prop-50/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:30:11 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/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 – and some Silicon Valley leaders are swallowing their distaste while towing the line. As ballots are out and vote centers are open, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and Congressman Sam Liccardo have both voiced reluctant …]]>