Bucks not clucks — that’s the future for a contested commercial site in Campbell set to become a Chase Bank instead of a Chick-fil-A that residents fought against twice. The Campbell Planning Commission on May 12 unanimously approved the Chase project on a one-acre site at 2060 S. Bascom Avenue, one block south of The...
Santa Clara County faces $200M losses in new state budget
Outrageous. Catastrophic. A massive leadership failure. These are the words Santa Clara County leaders used this week to describe Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decisions in response to his May 14 state budget revision. Instead of helping California’s second largest public hospital system withstand billions of dollars in funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s H.R. 1 spending...
The Biz Beat: San Jose brunch spot serves Cali-Mexico fusion
There is a distinct therapeutic magic to be discovered in a plate of Chunky Monkey Pancakes from Mix Huevos in San Jose, according to owner Ray Hernandez. Layered with warm banana slices, dark chocolate chips, glazed walnuts and a bourbon butterscotch glaze, it’s his favorite dish and, he said, nothing less than a tonic for...
San Jose mayor’s bid for CA governor fizzles out
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s bid for governor appears to be stalling. An outside committee set up to support Mahan’s campaign, Deliver for Mahan, has filed papers to shut down while another, California Back to Basics, has refunded a $1 million donation from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, as first reported by the Mercury News. “It’s...
Mountain View public golf course to end affordable memberships
On a recent Sunday afternoon, golfers hit balls that sailed past a gaggle of geese and a lone duck resting on the yellowing fairway of Mountain View’s Shoreline Golf Links. The 18-hole course is part of a 750-acre wildlife refuge and recreation area, a feature that many players say is what makes the course memorable...
Townhomes planned in Cupertino off Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino officials are set to review a proposed development that would bring more than two dozen homes to a commercial corridor off Stevens Creek Boulevard. The proposal from SummerHill Homes calls for a 27-townhome, three-story development on 1.55 acres at 10268 Bandley Drive, including five below-market-rate homes for low-income residents. The project would replace an existing...