As San Jose begins to create standards for building data centers, residents, advocates and researchers warn the city needs to develop robust safeguards for community health before approving any new projects. San Jose is kickstarting its community engagement process this month through September, gathering input on what these standards should look like. Outreach will consist...
San Jose metro area ranks No. 1 in lawyer salaries
San Jose tops the nation in lawyer salaries, but the high pay masks a tradeoff with steep living costs and student loan debt pushing more graduates toward private practice — making public service work harder to sustain in one of the country’s most expensive markets. The San Jose metro area ranks No. 1 among 70...
Second downtown San Jose venue shutters amid permit battle
Another late night venue in downtown San Jose has temporarily closed its doors amid bureaucratic wrangling over operating permits. San Pedro Social, a Santa Clara Street establishment that opened in 2022, announced the closure in late June, citing a need to cut expenses amid a protracted effort to obtain permits that would allow the venue...
AI transparency rule from Bay Area lawmakers kicks in Saturday
After several years of delays, legislation from two Bay Area lawmakers that is being called a landmark artificial intelligence transparency law by academics and advocates is set to go into effect Aug. 1. First passed in 2024, the law will require AI-generated content like images and videos to contain easily accessible embedded details about its...
The Biz Beat: Backyard Café is a brunch oasis in Sunnyvale
The Treehouse Hotel Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale has an oasis-like otherworldliness that belies its location, nestled beside State Route 237 and neighbored by a cluster of Google office buildings. The hotel’s lobby might be your first clue that you are somewhere else entirely, with an artificial-moss-and-flower-covered Volkswagen Beetle parked perfectly in the middle of the...
Japanese grocery store opens in downtown San Jose
A new grocer has come to downtown San Jose, erasing its reputation as a food desert. Sakura Market, located on the ground floor below the San Jose State University dorms at 184 S. Market St. and next to the Signia hotel, opened its doors Friday. Part of the Osaka Marketplace brand, the specialty Japanese grocery...
San Jose to develop regulations for delivery robots
San Jose is drawing up the rules of the road for automated food delivery robots, as the industry eyes local expansion. New draft regulations, unveiled this week, could pave the way for a larger rollout of the delivery bots, which first hit San Jose’s sidewalks in April. That may include the introduction of larger and...
Santa Clara County nonprofits face the reality of budget cuts
Santa Clara County officials attempted to be as strategic as possible with the services they slashed due to a $787 million deficit predominantly caused by deep federal cuts. The shortfall forces nonprofits on the front line to constrict their services. Nonprofits across the board will be particularly hampered in prevention efforts in order to preserve...
South County rodeo celebrates the region’s agricultural heritage
A nearly 100-year-old South County tradition is making its annual return with a cowboy nod — and the buzz is growing. The Gilroy Rodeo is set for Aug. 7-9 and showcases the community’s cultural history while drawing people from all over the state and as far away as Europe, Australia, Mexico, Washington, Arizona and Colorado....
Downtown San Jose venue faces lawsuit and $50K fine
San Jose has slapped a $50,000 fine on a late night, downtown establishment over allegations that it has been operating illegally. But the owner said protracted efforts to bring his business into compliance have been thwarted by one bureaucratic roadblock after another. Freddie Jackson, owner of Kaizen Lounge on East San Fernando Street, said he...