Santa Clara County’s newest health clinic on the border of San Jose and Campbell is its largest, combining more than a dozen services under one roof. The Valley Health Center campus at 1410 S. Bascom Ave. opens Sept. 28 and will provide adult medicine, urgent care, pediatric primary care, dental care, obstetrics and gynecology, behavioral...
Palo Alto mulls new rules for building and selling ADUs
In June, an accessory dwelling unit in San Jose became the first in the state to be sold separately from the main house. It closed for $530,000, taking advantage of a new state law that allows cities to treat granny flats, in-law apartments and other ADUs as condominiums for sale. Now, Palo Alto is considering...
San Jose official says campaign mailer misrepresents his past
A campaign mailer resurfacing decades-old misdemeanor convictions has sparked a war of words in the race for the District 7 San Jose City Council seat. A flyer circulated by the challenger in the race, East Side Union High School District trustee Van Le, accuses incumbent Councilmember Bien Doan of concealing his criminal record from voters,...
Six candidates face off for three Los Gatos council seats
Los Gatos voters have a choice between six candidates vying for three seats on the Town Council this fall — a big change from 2024 when the city held no election because two incumbents ran unopposed. In the Nov. 3 at-large election, two incumbents are seeking another term on the five-member council — Councilmember Mary...
San Jose residents make art for upcoming theater show
For Sandy Del Rio, making an alebrije has felt a little like returning to her family’s kitchen table. Del Rio, who was born and raised in San Jose, is one of about 20 residents who participated in a free four-part workshop by Teatro Vision, where participants learned about alebrijes and created their own papier-mâché creatures....
Brennan: San Jose should look beyond internal candidates for its next park director
When San Jose selects its next director of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, it should conduct an open, competitive national recruitment — not presume the position will be filled from within the department. Qualified internal candidates who have demonstrated success in change management and possess relevant operational skills should be encouraged to apply and be...
Silicon Valley voters to weigh ‘billionaire tax’ ballot measure
California Proposition 40, also known as the billionaire tax, is one of the more complicated ballot measures put before voters this November because its fate depends on two other ballot measures. Proposition 40 — a one-time 5% tax to be imposed on roughly 200 state residents whose net worth exceeded $1 billion at the start...
The Biz Beat: Worker-owned eatery serves San Jose State students
Owner Richard Hobbs said that when he purchased Peanuts Deluxe Cafe in early 2025, he had more in mind than simply renovating the popular but “fully dilapidated” restaurant across from San Jose State University by slapping on a coat of paint and installing new booths and tables. “I thought this would be a golden opportunity...
New methodology reveals drop in San Jose street homelessness
Walking trail use is up. Wildlife is returning. Large homeless camps have been dismantled. San Jose officials said the city has reached the end of the “era of encampments,” and is steaming ahead into its next era of slashing down street homelessness. San Jose has reduced unsheltered homelessness by 32% over the past 18 months, using...