Campbell’s Pruneyard Cinemas announced Friday that it has managed to reach an agreement with its landlord in a longstanding rent dispute, allowing the beloved theater to remain open. The news comes as a reversal in fortunes for the theater company, which told customers last week that rising costs would force it to close down permanently...
Santa Clara County nurse navigators triage non-emergency calls
As federal funding cuts put strain on Santa Clara County resources, a nurse navigator program could help buffer some of the losses and expand access to health care. The county began a pilot program in 2024 to triage 911 calls in South County and the West Valley to a nurse call center for non-medical emergencies. Nurses...
Stanford researchers use AI to monitor rare cancer
After radiation therapy, certain cancer patients face a lingering question: Is a troubling lesion a return of the cancer, or is it damage caused by treatment? At Stanford, researchers are testing an artificial intelligence model designed to help doctors tell the difference. Dr. Michael Chang is an assistant professor in the department of otolaryngology at...
Santa Clara County looks to consolidate independent boards
Santa Clara County leaders are asserting stronger authority over key services and public land in the region. While the proposed changes have come with explanations, they haven’t gone through without friction. The county has moved to take direct control of various agencies under independent boards over the past two years. Officials want to replace the...
Santa Clara County uses federal funds to house homeless people
Santa Clara County is using its latest round of federal funding for homelessness to rapidly house people in apartments. The county received nearly $600,000 from the Emergency Solutions Grants Program, which can be used to fund shelter operations, outreach, homelessness prevention or rapid rehousing. Over the past five years, the county has received $2.5 million in these...
Palo Alto doubles down to meet climate goals
Palo Alto plans to electrify more homes, buildings and cars, as well as expand communications to the community, as part of an effort to meet its ambitious environmental goals, according to a new plan. One of the primary goals of the plan, known as Sustainability/Climate Action Plan, is to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas...
Santa Clara County buys site of future health clinic
Don’t lease — buy. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors adopted that maxim with a unanimous vote Tuesday, opting to purchase the property where the county’s new 10-story Valley Health Center campus is set to open this year on Bascom Avenue in San Jose. The health center will expand California’s second largest public hospital system with...
Wildlife corridors planned in South County’s Coyote Valley
A land preservation nonprofit and a public transit agency in Santa Clara County are creating wildlife crossings to protect animals and motorists along Coyote Valley’s busiest corridor. In response to wildlife-vehicle collisions, Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), in partnership with VTA, is constructing underpasses for animals at key points along Highway 101, Monterey Road and...
West San Jose to get Costco after judge tosses lawsuit
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has tossed a lawsuit seeking to block plans to bring a new Costco to a West San Jose shopping center. The decision clears the way for the hotly contested development project to move forward. The suit, backed by a resident group known as West Valley Citizens for Responsible...
San Jose bans ICE from using its properties
San Jose will prohibit federal immigration activity at dozens of city properties and vacant lots. The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from using 11 city garages and parking lots, as well as the parking areas of 75 community centers and libraries as staging areas...