Santa Clara County has filed a lawsuit against a Milpitas home care business for wage theft and unlawful business practices. County Counsel Tony LoPresti submitted an Oct. 31 complaint against Happy Trip Home Care and its owners for operating without a license, not providing breaks to workers and failing to pay minimum wage and overtime,...
Santa Clara County assessor candidates head to runoff election
With nearly all the votes counted in the race for Santa Clara County assessor, the contest is headed for a December runoff between Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor and former Saratoga Councilmember Rishi Kumar. As of Monday afternoon, Fligor has a commanding lead with 37.7% of the vote from the Nov. 4 election compared to...
San Francisco steals South Bay’s Super Bowl spotlight — again
An official lineup of Super Bowl fanfare events largely snubs the South Bay in favor of San Francisco — 50 miles north of where the game will actually happen. San Jose appears just once on a list of NFL-endorsed concerts, meet-and-greets and press events announced by the Bay Area Host Committee, the region’s major sports...