Closing arguments in Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker’s perjury trial have wrapped up, putting the case into the jury’s hands. Jurors will be deciding on two counts: if Becker is guilty of lying to the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury about whether he leaked a 2022 report on the city’s relationship with the...
Mountain View Planning Commission backs affordable housing development with little parking
An affordable housing development in Mountain View is one step closer to getting built, although it is still raising concerns that there is not enough parking for the hundreds of residents who will be living there. CRP Affordable, an affordable housing developer, is proposing to build an eight-story, 100-unit apartment complex at 334 San Antonio...
Palo Alto set to expand its network of license plate cameras
Palo Alto Police Department’s latest crime-fighting tool is silent, passive and largely invisible unless you know where to look. The city introduced this tool last spring, when it became just the latest municipality to partner with Flock Safety to mount automated license plate readers on lamp posts, street signs and other fixtures in undisclosed locations....
Mountain View’s future development plans along Moffett Boulevard just got bigger
Moffett Boulevard, a busy thoroughfare in Mountain View, is poised to undergo some major changes, possibly on a much larger scale than originally anticipated. The boundaries of a precise plan that will guide future development along the corridor are being expanded, after the City Council recommended adding three major properties at a study session on Nov. 19....
Palo Alto joins effort to stop quarry at Juristac
Palo Alto added its voice this week to a growing coalition of cities and environmental groups that are rallying to prevent a proposed quarry from taking over a grassy expanse in the hills south of Gilroy that is sacred to the Amah Mutsun tribe. Known as Juristac or Sargent Ranch, this area has been used...
Palo Alto to review Stanford’s plans to add more hospital beds
Citing surging demand in emergency room visits, Stanford Health Care is asking the city of Palo Alto for permission to add 70 beds in its hospital buildings, raising the maximum total to 670, according to an application that the hospital system submitted last month. The proposal, which is now being reviewed by the city’s Department...
San Jose needs plan for protecting renters, audit finds
A city policy aimed at protecting renters from unjust evictions doesn’t have a clear roadmap for taking action against San Jose property owners who break the law. The City Auditor’s Office previously examined the policy, which requires landlords to give valid reasons for evicting tenants — but renters claim the city’s rent control policies don’t always...
Urbanowski: Experience a new holiday celebration
Whatever winter holiday you might honor or tradition you might practice, December is a month where we mark another cycle around the sun and celebrate it through art and cultural practices. Integral to our ceremonies, our rituals and our family gatherings — music, dance, theater, crafts and poetry are what we share. These are our...
NBC Bay Area: San Jose special ed student’s diploma blocks future services
A Leigh High School student who is hard of hearing says he’s reading at a second or third grade level but was issued a diploma anyway. That diploma, he says, resulted in the Santa Clara County Office of Education denying him post-secondary vocational services his family believes he needs to succeed.
Downtown San Jose’s Capital Club is closing
The legendary Capital Club is saying adieu to Silicon Valley. The exclusive club that drew the who’s who of San Jose to network, party and plan the city’s future will close its doors on New Year’s Eve. The 34-year-old club announced the closure on Tuesday in a letter to its members, explaining the decision “reflects...