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Amazon data center project in Gilroy upsets locals

An Amazon data center under construction in Gilroy is frustrating a local transparency group and residents who are voicing...

Palo Alto scales back rail redesign plans amid rising costs

After more than a decade of designing, debating and dreaming of grade separation at three local rail crossings,...

The Biz Beat: San Jose market specializes in meat skewers

A few months ago, puffs of smoke began wafting from a shopping center in North San Jose. The source:...

UPDATE: Federal judge weighs temporary pause for South County ICE facility

The judge reviewing a lawsuit seeking to block a proposed ICE facility in South County has deferred a...

Mountain View developer reduces affordable homes in builder’s remedy project

Plans for a seven-story condominium development in Mountain View took an unexpected turn last week after the developer submitted...

Five candidates compete for three Campbell City Council seats

Voters in three of Campbell’s five City Council districts will cast ballots in the Nov. 3 election, though...

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Cars parked outside a medical center in San Jose, California

Iton: Draconian federal policies are changing the physiology of Silicon Valley’s most vulnerable

Cancer is on the rise in young people in the Bay Area. Data from the Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry shows that the rates of cancer in people under the age of 50 in the Bay Area has been on the upswing since 2018, increasing about 12% between 2018 and 2023. This alarming trend mirrors statewide and national data. Researchers are perplexed about the cause. Possible culprits including obesity, microplastics and ultra processed foods, but some researchers are now focusing on another potential cause: chronic stress. Our work at The Health Trust puts us in close proximity to many Silicon...

The Podlight

Two big questions for Silicon Valley

From a proposed ICE facility to a surge in data center development, two of Silicon Valley’s biggest debates took center stage at San José Spotlight’s PolitiBeat 2026. The Podlight revisits the conversations about immigration, energy, economic growth and what these major developments could mean for the region.

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