Apple’s rare layoffs hit 147 Bay Area workers
The tech giant's cuts affected its virtual reality and Siri divisions. The company has laid off far fewer workers than many tech rivals.
Sunol, CA: Big-Rig Fire Shuts Down I-680 Lanes, Snarls Monday Commute
A tractor-trailer fire on southbound Interstate 680 near Sunol brought traffic to a crawl during Monday morning’s commute, with the cleanup effort stretching well into the afternoon before all lanes reopened. According to the California Highway Patrol, the fire was first reported around 4:34 a.m. near Vargas Road, sout
Waterford Launches Construction on Milpitas Affordable Housing
Waterford Property Company has begun construction on a 75-unit affordable housing community in the Santa Clara County city of Milpitas. The project is being financed with 4% low-income tax credits and private activity bonds and is set for completion in early 2028. As part of a larger master planned community...
Biotech Firm Nears 700K-SF Lease at Former Google Hub
Revolution Medicines Inc. is nearing an agreement to lease 700,000 square feet at Pacific Shores Center in Redwood City, a former Google hub on the city’s bayfront, the Silicon Valley Business Journal reported. The lease would more than double the biotech company’s existing Redwood City presence as it prepares for a co
Palo Alto considers banning oversized vehicles, RVs from parking on certain streets
Officials said about 73% of the city's unhoused residents are living in vehicles, which the city said is high compared to countywide data of 53%.
Santa Clara Co.: 3 East Palo Alto Teens Arrested For Suspected Assault In Mountain...
Officers in Mountain View arrested three juveniles suspected of beating up someone in June, police said Monday. On June 20, a call came into police reporting a fight in progress at the IFES Society Hall on Stierlin Road. Officers arrived and found a 26-year-old Turlock man suffering from an assault which caused him to
Rare swarms of dragonflies are leaving Californians stunned
A dragonfly rests on a plant at the Lake Merritt Dragonfly Habitat Garden in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) AP Californians are spotting swarms of dragonflies flitting around parks, chasing mosquitoes in ponds and hunting flies on farms, a phenomenon experts say was likely fueled by unusua
Developer eyes 100-plus homes on South Bay site owned by tech company
SUNNYVALE — Fortinet has spent nearly $400 million in a shopping spree for South Bay sites in recent years, but one of the company’s real estate acquisitions might find a new mission as a housing development. City Ventures seeks to develop 137 townhouses, including some affordable units, at...
Real estate merger leads to purchase of Campbell apartments
CAMPBELL — A merger of two real estate firms resulted in the purchase of a 348-unit apartment complex in Campbell. Avalon Campbell, at 508 Railway Ave., was bought for $147.3 million, documents filed on Aug. 21 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office show. At roughly $423,300 a...
Mountain View Mom, 36, Cleared of Murder in Newborn’s 2021 Death
Five years after Jenifer Marie Tupper was accused of murdering her newborn son in a backyard cottage on Leghorn Street, Santa Clara County prosecutors have dropped the case. Deputy District Attorney Carolyn Malinsky said her office no longer believes it can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the baby's death was a ho

















