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San Jose to rezone land near airport for business development

San Jose is eyeing patches of vacant land underneath the San Jose Mineta International Airport flight path for commercial...

San Jose education leaders delay decision on school closures

The leaders of a local school district are postponing a decision to close a handful of schools. The...

Silicon Valley riders all in on Caltrain electrification

Caltrain’s electrification has lured people back to riding the rails. Transit advocates and officials said Caltrain’s electric fleet,...

Santa Clara County wants more family home care visits

Santa Clara County may be able to serve more vulnerable children through home visits by tapping into new...

UPDATE: Silicon Valley water officials approve pay raises

The elected leaders of Silicon Valley’s largest water supplier granted themselves pay raises, arguing more compensation would entice...

UPDATE: San Jose officials pull $10M to soften budget deficit

San Jose officials have reshuffled this year’s budget and agreed to a hiring freeze after deficits forced them...

The Podlight

Homelessness in the West Valley

In this special edition of The Podlight, West Valley reporter Annalise Freimarck takes a look at how cities in the region like Campbell, Cupertino and Los Gatos are tackling a rise in homelessness.

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An aerial view of San Jose, California

Bramson: Don’t wait for the other shoe 

The wildfires in Los Angeles last month burned more than 12,000 homes and structures, displacing 100,000 people. This happened over the course of just a few devastating weeks. Around the same time on the other side of the country, the federal government briefly issued an executive order that froze funding for more than 2,000 programs that could have resulted in millions of Americans not being able to pay their rent, buy food for their families or meet their basic needs. This happened overnight. It might just be me, but these days I’m hearing the old lyrics of Tennessee Ernie Ford...