What began as a case of stolen identity for one Santa Clara County official has snowballed into a scam targeting immigrant residents. Santa Clara County Deputy Counsel David Campos has been dealing with identity theft for several months, and the alleged culprit is a familiar face. Campos said he’s speaking out to prevent the perpetrator from continuing...
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Silicon Valley Bank CEO leaves powerful board
Silicon Valley Bank President and CEO Greg Becker, who led the financial institution for more than a decade before its collapse on Friday, has resigned from the board of directors of Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Laura Wilkinson, spokesperson for Silicon Valley Leadership Group, an influential advocacy organization for tech businesses, told San José Spotlight on...
San Jose mayor’s budget targets homelessness, public safety
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s top issues—homelessness, public safety, growth and blight—haven’t changed since he took office, but tackling them is going to require an aggressive approach. Mahan released his budget proposal this week, which outlines how he plans to allocate millions of dollars to address the city’s top problems. The proposal, which the San...
UPDATE: Santa Clara County swaps land to build teacher housing
Santa Clara County teachers could have a chance to live where they work as county officials take the first step in creating new housing for educators. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted today without discussion to secure approximately five acres at 10333 N. Wolfe Road in Cupertino to construct affordable housing for educators....
San Jose residents say Buddhist temple will bring traffic, noise
San Jose residents are speaking out against plans for a Buddhist temple in the Evergreen area over concerns it will cause the neighborhood to be overrun with traffic and noise. The 13,900-square-foot Wat Khmer Kampuchea Krom Temple is planned for a 1.86-acre vacant corner lot at the intersection of Ruby and Norwood avenues, which previously...
The Biz Beat: San Jose restaurant serves up Uyghur cuisine
As befits the culture of Northern Chinese tribes who traveled Asia’s fabled Silk Road trading route, Uyghur cuisine shows a mix of influences that stretch from Damascus through Central Asia to Hong Kong. San Jose’s Kusan Uyghur Cuisine has spent the last four years focused on dishes that bring authenticity and accessibility in a style...
San Jose officials lambasted for honoring mayor’s opponent
A move to honor Cindy Chavez for International Women’s Day is ruffling feathers at San Jose City Hall, with some saying it was politically motivated. Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei and Councilmembers Dev Davis and Pam Foley gave a commendation to the Santa Clara County supervisor for her 20-plus years of public service at the San...
Santa Clara residents blast homeless housing plan
Dozens of Santa Clara residents weighed in on a proposed supportive housing development for homeless people, with the majority against the idea. The proposed development, at the corner of Benton Street and Lawrence Expressway, would include between 80 to 120 interim, or transitional, homes. The county, through its nonprofit partner LifeMoves, would offer on-site support services, and each...
San Jose youth nonprofit CEO has a ‘personal stake’ in change
The new CEO of a Silicon Valley nonprofit that helps homeless teens faced bullying and intimidation as a gay youth. He hopes to channel that experience into bringing change to the lives of young adults struggling with their own identities. Josh Selo took the reins at the Bill Wilson Center last month, replacing former CEO...
Empty San Jose offices could convert to housing
As major cities like San Jose and San Francisco struggle with emptied out downtowns after the pandemic pushed huge swaths of people to remote work, discussion of converting empty offices to housing is gaining traction. The Office to Housing Conversion Act, or AB 1532, would allow certain office buildings to be converted to housing across...