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October 20, 2026 by

State homeless prevention plan modeled on Santa Clara County

Riding on the coattails of Santa Clara County’s homelessness prevention program, California will be creating its own statewide prevention...

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October 20, 2026 by

Santa Clara shifts park priorities to keep $256K grant

Santa Clara resident Wesley Dudzinski walks through Maywood Park everyday as part of an hour-plus route between his...

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October 19, 2026 by

Hidden fees hinder Palo Alto housing program, audit shows

Palo Alto’s effort to assist people in purchasing affordable homes is hindered by a significant supply shortage and...

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October 19, 2026 by

South Bay socialist group’s membership swells

Mirroring the growth of an energized national socialist movement in the U.S., the South Bay chapter of the...

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October 18, 2026 by

Silicon Valley Black business group gets first female president

The Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce has made history by choosing its first female president — a...

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October 17, 2026 by

San Jose’s draft data center development standards fall short

San Jose is creating development standards for future data center projects, but residents and advocates said they don’t...

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Dempsey: Midpen board votes to free directors from being required to respect the public

The democratic process starts with respecting the public. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board just voted to remove that as a requirement for its elected officials. Think about the last time you spoke up about something you wanted elected officials to address. Maybe you never have. Most people don’t, because it can be nerve-wracking to approach elected officials and tell them they got something wrong. Democracy only works if people do it anyway. Every bad contract caught, every unsafe building flagged, every misspent dollar discovered started with someone deciding the risk of speaking up was worth it. When elected...

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Who gets a say in Silicon Valley’s tech future?

Who gets a say in Silicon Valley’s tech future?

Artificial intelligence and workplace surveillance are transforming jobs across Silicon Valley, raising new concerns about displacement and worker rights. Reporter Keith Menconi explores the new People’s Tech Coalition, the South Bay labor and community groups behind it and their push to give workers more say in how technology reshapes the workplace.

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