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One Santa Clara County school district is preparing students for the future by expanding its curriculum from theoretical to a more applied learning approach. The Milpitas Unified School District Innovation Campus has opened the first phase of a project designed to provide business development and hands-on learning opportunities to students of all ages. Once completed,...
San Jose could allow homeless residents to sleep outdoors
San Jose is considering adding safe sleeping sites to its long-running list of homelessness responses—an idea officials have shot down before. Amid the city declaring homelessness an emergency last week, local leaders want supervised outdoor living spaces with supportive services for the city’s unhoused residents. Safe sleeping sites are already in place in San Diego and...
Retired Marine wants to serve San Jose District 6
A decorated former Marine is eyeing a new battle—winning the District 6 San Jose City Council seat. Amatangelo (Angelo) Pasciuti, 39, recently moved to San Jose after 21 years of military service took him to 35 countries. He wants to continue serving locally by securing the District 6 council seat, which represents Willow Glen, The...
Sunnyvale officials to consider traffic safety plan near schools
Walking and biking in two Sunnyvale neighbors is about to become safer for children going to school. The Sunnyvale City Council is slated to award a $3.9 million contract for pedestrian improvements in the Sunnyvale Neighbors of Arbor community, which includes La Linda and the San Miguel neighborhood. Residents in these north Sunnyvale neighborhoods have...
Free meals in San Jose lose pandemic relief funding
Funding for food insecurity programs in San Jose has been severely cut, after losing COVID-19-era dollars. Martha’s Kitchen and Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen — two of San Jose’s largest food distributors serving tens of thousands of meals to residents each week — are being forced to rollback services, after millions in pandemic relief grants...
Santa Clara County pilot program to up bail for repeat offenders
Local law enforcement agencies in Santa Clara County want higher bail for repeat offenders, in what they say is a move to reduce recidivism. A pilot program developed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney, county office of pretrial services, sheriff’s department and the San Jose Police Department will amend a form officers use when...
Silicon Valley transit agency unsure of when it will ban problem riders
Beginning next year, VTA will have the ability under state law to ban troublesome passengers who attack frontline transit employees. But there’s a catch—the transit agency won’t actually be able to wield that authority until it completes a series of critical steps. These include creating an advisory committee to define why someone could be prohibited from VTA’s...
Latino leaders who shaped Silicon Valley
Hispanic or Latino residents make up about 31% of San Jose’s population and 24.7% of Santa Clara County, according to U.S. Census data—and the impact of local leaders is visible across the region. Activists have worked for decades to give Latino residents equity, representation and access to services. The School of Arts and Culture at Mexican...
San Jose foster youth hub ready for construction
An affordable housing development centered on homeless foster youth will break ground in San Jose next month. The San Jose City Council approved nearly $40 million in state bonds on Tuesday to construct 81 affordable apartments—with half reserved for foster youth ages 15-24—on Parkmoor Avenue near San Jose City College. The remaining apartments will be...
A win for San Jose: VTA approves homeless housing site
After a monthslong debate between local leaders, North San Jose is set to receive 200 temporary homes for homeless residents. The VTA board of directors unanimously approved building the homes at its Cerone bus yard on Thursday. The consensus by the 12-person board comes as a surprise after deep political divides and ongoing disputes threatened...