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October 20, 2026 by

Gilroy extends moratorium on data center projects

The Gilroy City Council has extended a temporary ban on new data center projects in the city for...

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October 20, 2026 by

State homeless prevention plan modeled on Santa Clara County

Riding on the coattails of Santa Clara County’s homelessness prevention program, California will be creating its own statewide prevention...

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October 20, 2026 by

Santa Clara shifts park priorities to keep $256K grant

Santa Clara resident Wesley Dudzinski walks through Maywood Park everyday as part of an hour-plus route between his...

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October 19, 2026 by

Hidden fees hinder Palo Alto housing program, audit shows

Palo Alto’s effort to assist people in purchasing affordable homes is hindered by a significant supply shortage and...

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October 19, 2026 by

South Bay socialist group’s membership swells

Mirroring the growth of an energized national socialist movement in the U.S., the South Bay chapter of the...

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October 18, 2026 by

Silicon Valley Black business group gets first female president

The Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce has made history by choosing its first female president — a...

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Dempsey: Midpen board votes to free directors from being required to respect the public

The democratic process starts with respecting the public. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board just voted to remove that as a requirement for its elected officials. Think about the last time you spoke up about something you wanted elected officials to address. Maybe you never have. Most people don’t, because it can be nerve-wracking to approach elected officials and tell them they got something wrong. Democracy only works if people do it anyway. Every bad contract caught, every unsafe building flagged, every misspent dollar discovered started with someone deciding the risk of speaking up was worth it. When elected...

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Making sense of this year’s election

Making sense of this year’s election

With Election Day approaching, a flurry of changes and claims about voting has left some voters wondering what to expect. Reporter Keith Menconi talks with Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Matt Moreles about how ballots will be counted, what voters need to know and why the process locally remains business as usual.

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