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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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May 24, 2024 by

‘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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May 23, 2024 by

Santa Clara settles lawsuit with 49ers

Santa Clara and the San Francisco 49ers have settled their last outstanding lawsuit after years of conflict, taking...

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May 23, 2024 by

Sunnyvale voters to decide on library renovation

Sunnyvale voters will have a tax measure on their November ballot — a long-needed bond to renovate the...

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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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LaFortune: Team San Jose offers hospitality scholarship at SJSU

As you can see in my bio below, I am currently serving as president and CEO at Team San Jose. Big job, great title and a true honor to guide an amazing team. But my career in the hospitality industry didn’t start out even close to this level of leadership or responsibility. My career started with towels, specifically with folding towels. I folded lots and lots of towels. I also cleaned hotel rooms, carried luggage, drove guests to Disneyland and emptied trash cans and ash trays. I got my first job in hospitality because I needed employment and wanted a...