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Affordable housing to replace East San Jose abandoned building

A vacant building in East San Jose will be replaced with hundreds of affordable homes. A 100% affordable...

Cupertino gets budget surplus surprise after fiscal uncertainty

After more than a year of unprecedented fiscal uncertainty, Cupertino’s future could be flush with cash. The unexpected...

San Jose film festival is a five-star economic boost

Film-lovers from across the globe have landed in San Jose for Cinequest, giving downtown a multimillion-dollar economic boost. ...

San Jose workers rally against hiring freeze

Labor leaders representing San Jose’s workforce want city officials to increase funding for essential services amid a recent...

East San Jose community aims to restore youth center

An East San Jose collective has stepped in to save the Mexican American Community Services Agency youth center...

San Jose police beat homeless man as mayor pushes arrests

Less than a week after Mayor Matt Mahan announced a bold push to arrest homeless people who refuse...

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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.

Latest Opinion

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan at a City Council meeting on Jan. 28, 2025. Photo by Vicente Vera.

Op-ed: Mayor Mahan’s plan hurts Black, brown and disabled communities

As civil rights advocates, we strongly oppose Mayor Mahan’s proposal to arrest homeless individuals who refuse shelter. This policy will disproportionately harm Black and brown people, including those with disabilities, who are overrepresented in the unhoused population due to systemic racism, economic inequality, and a lack of affordable, fair, accessible, and safe housing. The racial and disability disparities in homelessness According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Black/African Americans make up about 17% of the homeless population despite being only 2.5% of the local population. Latino and Indigenous populations also face high rates of homelessness due to economic disparities...