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Santa Clara County sues Meta over alleged scam ads

Santa Clara County leaders are suing Meta, alleging the company has engaged in a worldwide, systematic campaign to...

Campbell Library opens after two years of construction

Lion dancers, story time with characters, a musical performance and a bubble show were part of the festivities...

Silicon Valley DA calls out ‘nonessential’ spending amid budget cuts

As Santa Clara County leaders ask their top prosecutor to make cuts during a crushing budget deficit, District...

Months after opening, Palo Alto police headquarters is largely empty

It’s been nearly six months since Palo Alto leaders celebrated the grand opening of the city’s new public...

Santa Clara shifts minor public right-of-way changes to staff

Santa Clara officials are shifting decision-making over certain public right-of-way areas from elected leaders to city staff, with...

Budget cuts will close San Jose safe sleeping site

San Jose plans to decommission its only sanctioned tent homeless encampment months after it opened. The Taylor Street...

Latest Opinion

A homeless encampment in San Jose, California

Bramson: Preventing homelessness is more effective than criminalizing it

This year, two bills moving through the state reveal the competing visions shaping California’s response to one of its greatest humanitarian failures. One asks how we stop people from losing housing in the first place. The other focuses on managing the consequences after people have already fallen into crisis. Assembly Bill 1924 would require California to finally create a statewide homelessness prevention strategy by coordinating agencies, identifying evidence-based practices and developing action plans focused on keeping people housed before they end up on the street. The bill recognizes something most frontline providers already know: Homelessness is rarely a sudden event....

The Podlight

East San Jose reckons with Cesar Chavez’s legacy

New allegations about Cesar Chavez are prompting difficult conversations in East San Jose, where he lived and began his organizing career. Reporter Keith Menconi explores how community leaders are grappling with the revelations, the tension between legacy and accountability, and what it means for a city he once called home.