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Judy Rickard didn’t realize she was a lesbian until graduate school. The 73-year-old spent the next 50 years of her life fighting for LGBTQ rights. “I always knew I was different but I didn’t know what that was,” Rickard told San José Spotlight. “If you’re different and you know it,...
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Khamis: Section 8—open for business
While there is an ever-growing need for housing to support low-income residents due to the real lack of affordable housing, there are programs that help lower income families find and rent homes. The Housing Choice Voucher Program, better known as the “Section 8” program, allows private housing providers to rent...
July 28, 2021July 28, 2021
by Katie King
by Katie KingRising heat threatens Silicon Valley’s vulnerable populations
Extreme heat is dangerous and sometimes lethal—and it’s becoming difficult to escape in the age of climate change. In Silicon...
July 28, 2021July 28, 2021
by Eli Wolfe
by Eli WolfeShould East San Jose vaccination site reopen?
At least one city official believes a major vaccination site in East San Jose was shut down too early, but...
July 28, 2021July 28, 2021
by Lloyd Alaban
by Lloyd AlabanSan Jose looks to end retirement benefits for felonious city employees
A San Jose committee will consider moving forward with a proposal to strip retirement benefits from city employees convicted of felonies....
July 28, 2021July 27, 2021
by Tran Nguyen
by Tran NguyenSanta Clara County nail salons still reeling from pandemic shutdown
When Santa Clara County lifted some COVID-19 restrictions on nail salons and barber shops in late summer of last year, Louie Pham...
