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Foster youth could get an additional five years of county support under a newly-introduced state bill. Senate Bill 9, introduced by state Sen. Dave Cortese in December, would raise the age limit of young adults who are terming out of the foster care system from age 21 to 26. While the proposed five-year extension is...
Deadly San Jose road to get makeover
San Jose is gearing up to address safety concerns along one of the region’s deadliest roads. Congressmembers Zoe Lofgren, Anna Eshoo and Jimmy Panetta announced last week San Jose will receive a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help convert Monterey Road from a highway into a boulevard in an effort to...
Silicon Valley politicos could face suspension under new proposal
When longtime Sheriff Laurie Smith faced a corruption scandal in 2021, she kept her job for months with little consequences. County officials want to prevent that from happening again. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to explore a policy allowing the county to suspend an elected official if the person faces charges from the Santa Clara...
San Jose joins a new DACA appeal fight
San Jose is joining a national fight to protect undocumented residents as a federal court gets ready to once again deliberate the decade-old DACA program. The San Jose City Council unanimously voted this week to join the Los Angeles city and county’s legal brief that claims dismantling the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, would be costly and catastrophic...
Robes, candles and chants: South Bay official in hot water over religious ceremony
On a Sunday evening late last month a Milpitas employee working at City Hall saw something very unusual and eerie: several people wearing dark robes, walking through the building while chanting, burning candles and possibly sage. To the worker’s surprise, one of the people participating in what appeared to be a religious after-hours ceremony was...
End of an era: San Jose antique shops could disappear
Walking past the palm trees that line San Carlos Street, it’s hard to miss the string of antique shops that have survived in an area once known as “Antiques Row.” These nostalgic shops may become a distant memory after the San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to annex a portion of West San Carlos...
UPDATE: Santa Clara County commits to millions in child care services
Santa Clara County is making a historic investment in child care services and workforce development in an effort to stave off an ongoing crisis. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to spend $20 million to help fund three programs run by FIRST 5 and establish a grant program to help reopen day care...
What’s next for the former Fry’s HQ in San Jose?
A plan to build a massive office campus in North San Jose over the next decade is moving forward after winning approval from the San Jose City Council Tuesday evening. Campbell-based Bay West Development plans to build nearly two million square feet of office space across seven buildings on the site of the shuttered Fry’s...
San Jose housed more than 2,500 people — but still falls short
San Jose reportedly had one of its most significant years in housing the homeless, but advocates said the efforts are barely making a dent. In the past year, San Jose helped nearly 2,600 homeless people get off the streets, with 71% of them moving into permanent housing, according to a city report published this month. The...
The Biz Beat: Community spirit at San Jose’s The Barbers Inc is a cut above
The owner of The Barbers Inc is portrayed in the mural on the side of his shop cutting Muhammad Ali’s hair—something that never happened, though David Diggs wished it had. “I remember my grandmother telling the story about when she was in his presence at a fight—him walking by her and just how remarkable he was to...