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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...

San Jose expands cleanup crew that employs homeless residents

Neighborhoods stretching outside of immediate downtown San Jose will see cleaner streets and more job opportunities for homeless...

UPDATE: San Jose cop running for office to stay in race despite...

A San Jose police sergeant and City Council candidate, Tam Truong, has been placed on administrative leave amid...

Santa Clara County courts redirect mental health cases

Although Santa Clara County was one of the first in the nation to create a behavioral health court,...

San José Spotlight receives prestigious honor from Santa Clara County

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has commended San José Spotlight for its commitment to providing accurate...

UPDATE: Santa Clara official’s perjury trial delayed again

Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker’s perjury trial has been delayed again, pending the court’s schedule. Becker was accused...

The Podlight

Kamala Harris woos Silicon Valley, but is it enough?

Silicon Valley Democrats celebrated the move to push Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the ticket in November. But will the momentum behind her run for president be enough to defeat Donald Trump? Host Nick Preciado chats with Santa Clara County Democratic Party Chair Bill James.

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Op-Ed: Proposition 36 is a backward mass incarceration plan that solves nothing

As leaders of organizations and agencies that support those impacted by mass incarceration, poverty and substance use, we have a loud and urgent call to stop Proposition 36 and the irrevocable damage it will bring to our entire community if passed. The proposition is falsely guised as an attempt to reduce crime, homelessness and substance use. In reality, the proposition will only exacerbate the issues it claims to address. Proposition 36 is literally a proposal to go backward. It aims to overturn the advances in public safety secured through the passage of Proposition 47 in 2014. That proposition, which was...