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Alameda County Taxpayers Association lawsuit alleges city-union conspiracy on tax measure
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (587+ words) The Alameda County Taxpayers Association filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the city of Oakland improperly coordinated with union leaders in an effort to place a new parcel tax on the June ballot and is withholding public records related to…...
San Jose police overtime hit $72 M in 2025, audit shows
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (703+ words) DESPITE YEARS OF EFFORT to rein in spending on police overtime and reduce 9-1-1 call response times, San Jose continues to struggle on both fronts, according to a new report from the City Auditor's Office. "We have been on an endless…...
First-ever study quantifies impact of missing, murdered Indigenous people in San Jose
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (499+ words) COLONIZATION, FORCED DISPLACEMENT AND VIOLENCE against Indigenous'people in the U. S. have left years of generational trauma. Now, a first-ever report quantifies these impacts on Bay Area Native communities. Half of the survey respondents said they had a missing relative " with many…...
Raising canes: Stockton street fight between seniors escalates into alleged vehicle assault
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As San Jose eyes new data centers, residents push back on possible environmental impact
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (533+ words) SAN JOSE'S PLAN to support the rapid development of new data centers in coming years is running into increasingly vocal pushback. City officials said the projects will undergo rigorous vetting, including public input, and could provide an economic windfall. But…...
San Jose's largest hotel may hit the market, becoming a test for downtown rebound
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (629+ words) WITH SIGNIA BY HILTON SAN JOSE seemingly set to be put on the market, questions are swirling about the future of San Jose's largest hotel " and what it will mean for downtown. Now, as a potential sale may be getting…...
As San Jose sweeps the Jungle encampment, some residents fall through housing cracks
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (738+ words) AS SAN JOSE SWEEPS its last large homeless encampment known as "the Jungle," some residents say the city has reneged on its promises of housing. Maria Vargas, 55, said she's spent eight years at the Jungle. She's been in contact with…...
Federal grant to cut San Jose's homeless housing costs
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (519+ words) San Jose is looking to offset a sizable portion of'its homeless shelter expenses'through Medi-Cal reimbursements, but homeless service providers aren't making full use of the opportunity. That's about to change with help from a federal grant. The city will begin…...
San Jose faces new lawsuit alleging long history of public records violations
1+ week, 1+ day ago (563+ words) San Jose's handling of public records requests has landed the city in legal hot water numerous times over the past two decades. Now a local law firm is waging yet another court fight in an attempt to settle the matter…...
San Rafael OKs management contract for Merrydale tiny home village for unhoused
1+ week, 2+ day ago (371+ words) While 50 unhoused people in tents endured the rain in San Rafael's sanctioned encampment area on Monday night, the city set in place the operations management for their future tiny cabin homes. "On a night like this, where it's dumping rain…...