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Six years after receiving word that the Winchester Ranch Mobile Home Park is closing to make way for luxury housing, the park’s residents are still uncertain about what’s next or when they’ll need to move out of the 111-unit senior community. “It came as a major shock to us when we woke up and we heard that the park...
A sneak peek: San Jose City Hall unveils its new six-figure website
San Jose City Hall is spending $350,000 for a new website, but city officials say the “Capital of Silicon Valley” was long overdue for a high-tech digital makeover. Despite being the hub of tech innovation, San Jose’s website hasn’t been upgraded in nearly six years. “I’m excited about our beta product,” said city spokeswoman Rosario Neaves in a...
Santa Clara County sees spike in whistleblower complaints, expands office
Improper hiring, employee or employer misconduct, corruption, favoritism and misuse of public resources. These are just some of the cases the Santa Clara County Whistleblower Program has taken on since it was established in 2010. But now the county’s watchdog office is expanding by adding new staff and updating the intake system for complaints, many of which are filed anonymously by county employees...
Hospital board approves sale of three bankrupt San Jose medical clinics
The El Camino Hospital Board of Directors unanimously approved the sale of five Verity Medical Foundation Clinics at its meeting Wednesday night, according to a release issued by Silicon Valley Medical Development on Thursday. A $1.27 million bid by SVMD includes the electronic medical records, furniture and equipment at three San Jose clinics located at...
Verity Health announces layoffs at six San Jose clinics
The future for eight Bay Area medical clinics — six of which are based in San Jose — is uncertain following an announcement from Verity Health that 180 positions will be eliminated beginning next month. The SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West announced Friday it will fight back by airing concerns at the El Camino Hospital Board...
Embattled Alum Rock Union School District selects new trustee
After a lengthy meeting that ended around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Alum Rock Union School District board of trustees appointed former SOMOS Mayfair Board member Corina Herrera-Loera to fill a vacancy left by Karen Martinez. Martinez resigned from the board in December after being elected a trustee of the San Jose Evergreen Community College District....