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May 26, 2024 by and

Tale of two mayors: Michael Bloomberg boosts San Jose candidate

When New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg mounted a short-lived run for president in 2020, then-San Jose Mayor Sam...

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May 25, 2024 by

Santa Clara County nurses reach deal on pay, worker safety

Santa Clara County’s public hospital nurses have reached a deal with management after a contentious labor dispute rocked...

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May 25, 2024 by

San Jose officials demand audit of homeless services

Spurred by a state audit that found San Jose spent more than $300 million on homelessness response, two...

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May 24, 2024 by

Recall efforts to remove Bay Area senator fall flat

A recall campaign against Bay Area state Sen. Aisha Wahab died yesterday due to a petition flaw leading...

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May 24, 2024 by

State AG asked to intervene in East San Jose trauma center closure

Vulnerable patients and community health advocates are calling on California’s top cop to stop a private health corporation...

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‘Where do I go?’: San Jose homeless residents living along creeks dread...

Butch Larson has been homeless for more than a decade. He’s set up camp across from Hampton Inn on...

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A closer look at BART’s extension to Santa Clara

A closer look at BART’s extension to Santa Clara

Despite ballooning costs and delays, BART's much-anticipated extension in Silicon Valley is inching forward as pre-construction work begins on the transit agency's Santa Clara stop. Editor Nick Preciado digs into the update with reporter B. Sakura Cannesta, who covers Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.

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Neil: BART to downtown San Jose will cost $12.8B. How did we get here?

VTA’s BART to Silicon Valley Phase II will build four new BART stations over six miles, extending from Berryessa/North San Jose to Santa Clara. The project has been subject to a lot of criticism. It’s been repeatedly bashed for a redundant Santa Clara station, choice of a single-bore design for the tunnel and its $12.8 billion price tag. The discussion around these issues has lacked necessary context and amplified the voices of opponents without a word from the project’s supporters. BART SVII isn’t flawless, but it’s important to know the limitations imposed on it that have caused the issues many...