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Sunnyvale public safety chief retiring in April

Sunnyvale’s top public safety officer is retiring after eight years of service. Public Safety Chief Phan Ngo will...

San Jose sets stricter rules for street vendors

San Jose police officials told city leaders they need more tools to impound the property of illicit street...

VTA strike must end, Santa Clara County judge rules

A Santa Clara County judge has ruled against striking VTA union workers, bringing bus and light rail services...

Commuting San Jose State students struggle amid VTA strike

A local university is trying to help its students caught in the ongoing VTA strike find transportation. The union...

Santa Clara County considers reentry services at Elmwood jail

Santa Clara County leaders want to reduce recidivism at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas and plan to study offering...

VTA offers Uber vouchers for stranded Silicon Valley riders

Silicon Valley commuters are feeling the pain of digging deeper into their wallets on a daily basis due...

The Podlight

Meet Silicon Valley’s first Vietnamese-American county supervisor

Betty Duong made history in November by becoming the first Vietnamese-American leader elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Host Nick Preciado chats with Duong about her background and vision for the future.

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Collins: The housing market is a mixed bag — so far

The only thing consistent about the 2025 housing market so far is its inconsistency. We have had slow weeks followed by red-hot weeks. Mortgage rates have fluctuated substantially thus far and have become as unpredictable as the stock market. Home insurance, which was once an afterthought, has also become a point of contention for buyers. With all this uncertainty, I asked a few of our top Realtors what the market looks like from their perspective. “It’s currently quite robust,” Clint Moore of Intero said. “In February, transactions closed at more than 9%, on average, over asking. Meanwhile, the number of...