A long-awaited bridge installation is happening in Mountain View that will connect the Stevens Creek Trail to the Ameswell Hotel for improved pedestrian and bicycle access in the Moffett area. Currently, a portion of Stevens Creek Trail has been narrowed to allow for the construction of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge directly across from the Ameswell property...
Is San Jose’s mayor hitting the mark on his promises?
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has set himself on a launchpad for higher office, from TV interviews in other cities to big policy promises that have chafed the left. But the mayor’s political future will rely on the state he leaves San Jose in — and whether he’s fulfilled his promises to bring people indoors,...
Cupertino could fund more art with developer fee changes
Art in Cupertino is on track to get more funding from developments sprouting up across the city. The Cupertino Arts and Culture Commission unanimously recommended changes to the city’s art in-lieu fee program Monday to encourage different forms of public art. Recommended changes to the program would allow developers to pay 1% of construction valuation...
San Jose mayor and Trump aligned in homeless response
When it comes to homelessness, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and President Donald Trump see eye to eye: get homeless people off the streets and into treatment centers. Trump signed an executive order last Thursday calling to prioritize funding for cities and states that prohibit homeless encampments and drug use in public, and directing more...
Op-ed: Public education in Santa Clara County needs a defender
Public education in America is in crisis. As institutions across the county contend with an ideological shift, the Santa Clara County Office of Education is intent on implementing broad austerity instead of ensuring care, access and equity to all. In March, layoff notices abruptly called for a 25% reduction of its workers without a contingency...
Santa Clara County has 1 shelter bed for every 3 homeless people
The math says it all. Santa Clara County can’t build temporary or permanent housing fast enough to address its growing homeless population. There are 10,711 homeless people in Santa Clara County, according to a point-in-time count conducted in January. But there are only 3,454 beds across 38 temporary shelters and programs countywide to help homeless...
Palo Alto downtown aims to raise heights, spur residential growth
As Palo Alto leaders forge a new strategy for increasing housing in the downtown neighborhood, one edge of the 90-acre planning area is emerging as a promising site for a future residential boom. Downtown has seen virtually no residential growth over the past decade, even as other areas have experienced an influx of proposals. The...
Cupertino retail space to become townhomes
Dozens of townhomes will soon fill a key location in the heart of Cupertino that’s been vacant for years. The Cupertino City Council unanimously approved a 59-townhome development earler this month, located at 20770 to 20850 Stevens Creek Blvd. San Ramon-based SummerHill Homes will develop the project to replace two vacant buildings, formerly Fontana’s Italian...
Op-ed: Honoring lives lost in 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting
This past weekend, the Gilroy Garlic Festival returned for the first time since 2019. For many, it’s a cause for celebration — a beloved tradition revived, a symbol of community strength and resilience. But for families like ours, it’s not a celebration. It’s a painful reminder of what we lost. The last time the festival...
San Jose Rep. Lofgren calls out Trump for science cuts
Government workers from the National Science Foundation are sounding the alarm on President Donald Trump’s attack on the federal independent agency and its impact on the scientific community. In a July 21 letter addressed to San Jose Rep. Zoe Lofgren — ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology — nearly 150...