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San Jose considers tax breaks to fill downtown offices

City leaders want to give new businesses a tax break and parking benefits to lure them into downtown. A downtown…

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Silicon Valley 2024 general election guide

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San Jose officials wrestling with control of Vietnamese garden

San Jose officials this week will reckon with a political fight over a park important to the city’s Vietnamese community. Councilmember…

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New East San Jose superintendent to deal with school closures

A struggling East San Jose school district plans to close multiple campuses as it brings on a new superintendent to…

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State lawmakers raise access concern over San Jose Vietnamese garden

State lawmakers are calling out San Jose officials for changing the locks and community event access to a Vietnamese cultural…

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East San Jose businesses to launch growth plan

East San Jose businesses are partnering with the city to launch a plan to drive more shoppers into the Tully Eastridge neighborhoods and…

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Fight brews over San Jose’s Vietnamese garden

Some Little Saigon activists are in uproar after a San Jose councilmember’s office changed the locks and the rules for…

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Historic San Jose building in need of major repairs

The San Jose Chamber of Commerce building is in need of some urgent upgrades, and the organization has launched a…

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East San Jose gets funds to clean lake

Arvind Kumar and his husband Ashok Jethanandani spend their Saturday mornings pulling weeds and protecting plants native to California, but…

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The Biz Beat: San Jose restaurant sells burgers for $1.99

There’s a new burger joint in downtown San Jose, with prices cheap enough to keep even the most hungry university…

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East San Jose groups want to increase younger voter turnout

East San Jose nonprofits are launching a youth led voting campaign to shape a more equitable society and empower residents.…

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Legal woes won’t stop downtown San Jose park revamp

San Jose is on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars after being sued over a planned concert venue at…

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Land trust wants to keep East San Jose apartments affordable

At a time when rising rents are forcing people out of their homes, one Santa Clara County nonprofit is offering…

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Former San Jose hotel houses 700 college students

Hundreds of college students will soon be able to call downtown San Jose home, thanks to the quick renovations of…

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Ex-San Jose official lobbies for private hospital she spoke out against

Magdalena Carrasco, a former San Jose councilmember, once joined protests against one company’s hold over health care on the East…

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San Jose mayor’s staffer sues over communist label

A worker in the San Jose mayor’s office is caught in a political storm surging through Little Saigon’s war refugee…

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San Jose cultural leader’s death shocks community

Chris Esparza always wanted to run a nightclub in his hometown of San Jose, friends and business partners told San…

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East San Jose’s Mexican Heritage Plaza has a bright future

As the Mexican Heritage Plaza celebrates its 25th anniversary, its operators continue to strive for a brighter future for East…

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The Biz Beat: Tiki Pete is a tropical getaway in San Jose

Pete Be looks exactly like you’d hope Tiki Pete would look: distinctively Hawaiian, a shaved head, covered in ornate tattoos…

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East San Jose hospital loses services while richer areas thrive

A private health company plans to reduce lifesaving care at an East San Jose hospital as it expands another hospital in a…

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