Wesley Severson
San Jose
Large downtown San Jose housing project clears final hurdle
Another piece of downtown San Jose’s revitalization puzzle has gotten the green light. A large, new housing development called ‘Madera @ Downtown West’ hopped over a major hurdle this week when the San Jose Planning Department gave the project final approval. Read More
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Advocates upset over recent Palo Alto RV tow warnings, mayor not sure why
Since 2018, the city of Palo Alto has been enforcing stringent parking restrictions on people living in motorhomes and vans on El Camino Real, and this week the debate about the parking enforcement has resurfaced. Read More
San Jose
Prestigious Silicon Valley school faces $2M lawsuit after claiming student photo was ‘blackface’
Two former students of Saint Francis High School and their parents are suing the prestigious, private, Catholic institution in Mountain View for $20 million dollars in what they claim was a case of mistaken racism that cost the teen boys and their families irreparable harm. Read More
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Park-like rooftop ‘people deck’ planned for large South Bay parking garage
Another innovative and ambitious project is now being proposed that could be a huge game-changer in the effort to revitalize and transform downtown San Jose. Read More
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Uniquely-designed high-rise would transform downtown San Jose skyline
Something new called "The Energy Hub" is in the works that could dramatically transform the skyline of downtown San Jose. Read More
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New fees, capacity limits, and name change for newly public Palo Alto park
After decades of being strictly accessible to only people with a Palo Alto address, the 1,440-acre park is now open to the public. Since its opening in late December, the park’s popularity has soared among hikers and sightseers across the Bay Area. Read More
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Large, new affordable housing complex could be built on old San Jose restaurant site
Bay Area developer Jemcor Development Partners is looking at the site of shuttered South San Jose restaurant The Fish Market as its location for a large new housing project that would be 100% affordable. Read More
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Concessions contract manager of Earthquakes stadium pleads guilty to sabotaging concessions system
The U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern California District announced that Salvatore La Rosa, who formerly was a contract manager for concessions at Earthquakes Stadium has pleaded guilty to accusations that he sabotaged the menus and payments systems at the stadium last year on opening day. Read More
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Investigation reveals controversial San Jose church received $340K in PPP funds
Calvary Chapel in San Jose owes more than $2 million dollars in fines for openly defying the ban on indoor gatherings imposed for months by Santa Clara County. Read More
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San Jose offers tiny homes to homeless in exchange for cleaning Guadalupe River Park
The City of San Jose is trying something new to battle the homeless crisis, and this latest solution could solve two problems at once. Read More
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Days after allowing indoor worship services, Santa Clara County reinstates ban setting up big court ruling ahead
Churches across Santa Clara County were rejoicing this week when they were told they could resume indoor worship services under limited capacity and with new guidelines. But just a few days later, that hope was pulled out from under them when the county was told by a U.S. District Judge that it could reinstate the ban on indoor church gatherings. Read More
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Two large Silicon Valley office projects halted as demand for office space plummets
The coronavirus pandemic has made working from home commonplace for hundreds of thousands of people in the Bay Area, which means the demand for office space has plummeted over the past year. Read More
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SJPD implements new LGBTQ policy, officers to receive special new training
San Jose Police officers will now get specialized training that is aimed at improving the relationship with the members of the city’s LGBTQ Community. Read More
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Levi's Stadium to transform into the state’s largest mass vaccination site
We’re used to seeing football games or concerts at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Now the massive facility will turn into what will be the biggest mass-vaccination site in the state. Read More
San Jose
New evidence revealed in allegedly faked Santa Clara County deputy shooting
Last week we learned the shocking accusations against a Santa Clara County Deputy who allegedly lied about surviving an ambush-style, drive-by, hate-crime shooting on a dark, rural road over a year ago. Read More
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Suspect accused in brutal San Jose tortoise attack is taken back into custody after returning to crime scene
A 40-year-old homeless man from San Jose is back in jail after police say he returned to the scene of a preschool where he was arrested days before for a bizarre crime spree. Read More
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San Jose police say person of interest in Gilroy murder was unarmed when he was fatally shot by officers
The man who was killed on January 21 by SJPD officers has now been identified as 27-year-old David Lee Tovar Jr., and police say he was unarmed when they shot him. Read More
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Homicide suspect shot and killed by San Jose police
Officers with the San Jose Police Department shot and killed a homicide suspect near an apartment complex on the east side of the city Thursday morning. Read More
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Inmate hunger strike reaches one week at Santa Clara County Jail
A hunger strike is underway at the main jail in Santa Clara County with inmates not eating for one week so far. The inmates are trying to draw attention to what they call unsafe pandemic conditions and unfair treatment of inmates who test positive for Covid-19. Read More
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New coronavirus variant spreading through Santa Clara County, linked to Kaiser outbreak
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department held a press conference Sunday to announce that the area is dealing with the growing threat of a new coronavirus variant that appears to be the source of several outbreaks in the county. Read More
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Kaiser San Jose hit with huge fine months before fines were issued in deadly Christmas outbreak
Kaiser Permanente in San Jose has been dealing with the aftermath of a deadly outbreak in its Emergency Department that started Christmas morning and now we are learning it also paid a hefty price for similar allegations months before. Read More
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Vaccine distribution in Santa Clara County falls well below expectations
Like many other areas of the county, Santa Clara County announced today that it is falling behind in coronavirus vaccine distribution and has given out less than half of its inventory. Read More
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Massive fire engulfs downtown San Jose building, damaging city’s oldest bar
The cause of a massive, four-alarm fire that shot flames hundreds of feet into the sky on Thursday morning in downtown San Jose remains under investigation by fire investigators. Read More
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Price of new Santa Clara County reservoir skyrockets, new alternatives proposed
Plans have been in the works for the last three years to build what would become one of the Bay Area’s biggest dams. But now, after a huge price increase, the much-anticipated project could be taking some big steps backward. Read More
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San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo: "The state of our city? Our city is suffering"
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo waited until the second to last day possible to deliver his city-required, annual State of the City address. The speech happened virtually and was originally supposed to occur in the spring but was put on hold because of the pandemic. Read More