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Elections, San Jose November 27, 2021

How Sam Liccardo plans to influence 2022 elections

San Jose November 26, 2021

What do San Jose commissioners actually accomplish?

Real Estate, San Jose November 26, 2021

San Jose expands investigation of labor violations at emergency housing sites

Real Estate, San Jose November 26, 2021

San Jose’s Cambrian Park Plaza inches toward redevelopment

Homelessness, San Jose November 25, 2021

Nonprofits bring Thanksgiving meals to San Jose’s homeless residents

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November 24, 2021

San Jose airport taxi drivers protest fee increases...

November 24, 2021

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November 24, 2021

San Jose mayor, law enforcement address recent string...

The Podlight

Coyote Valley: Both sides of the preservation debate

Coyote Valley: Both sides of the preservation debate

On this episode of The Podlight, host Nick Preciado speaks to environmentalists pushing to preserve Coyote Valley and those who say private landowners have a right to develop it. The discussion, which features Green Foothills Executive Director Megan Fluke and attorney and ex-San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed,...

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Alexander: A triumph of justice or video tape?

Alexander: A triumph of justice or video tape?

Every trial lawyer knows that a photo is worth a thousand words and a video of a key event is a royal flush. A bona fide winner. Cases in point: George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. Interesting that these celebrated videos originated from very different sources. Seventeen year-old Darnella Frazier won...

How Sam Liccardo plans to influence 2022 elections

Elections San Jose

November 27, 2021November 27, 2021

How Sam Liccardo plans to influence 2022 elections

Mayor Sam Liccardo may be leaving San Jose City Hall next year, but the longtime politician isn’t ready to give up...

What do San Jose commissioners actually accomplish?

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021

by Lloyd Alaban

What do San Jose commissioners actually accomplish?

San Jose City Council decisions are almost always final, but they don’t start that way: Most major decisions go through...

San Jose expands investigation of labor violations at emergency housing sites

Real Estate San Jose

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021

San Jose expands investigation of labor violations at emergency housing sites

San Jose is expanding its investigation of illegal labor practices, including wage theft, at emergency housing projects handled by Habitat for...

San Jose’s Cambrian Park Plaza inches toward redevelopment

Real Estate San Jose

November 26, 2021November 24, 2021

by Lorraine Gabbert

San Jose’s Cambrian Park Plaza inches toward redevelopment

Cambrian Park Plaza is a step closer to redevelopment with the release of its draft environmental report. Located at the...

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Blog ElectionsNovember 19, 2021November 23, 2021

San Jose lawmaker’s social media pages kept separate, she says

Blog EducationNovember 16, 2021November 18, 2021

Top education leader is leaving San Jose community college district

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San Jose lawmaker who criticized county bonuses approved them for city employees

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Cindy Chavez is in for San Jose mayor

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State filings show Cindy Chavez is running for San Jose mayor

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VTA chugging toward full light rail service in Santa Clara County

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