Bay Area pastor helped launch safe parking sites at churches for homeless residents
A Peninsula pastor is one of the first in the Bay Area to help provide a safe place for them while they search for housing in expensive Silicon Valley.
Palo Alto Pols Fight To Keep Midtown Fire Lot A Real Shopping Hub
The vacant Midtown parcel at 3191 Middlefield Road, once home to Philz Coffee, Bill’s Cafe, AJ’s Dry Cleaners and Palo Alto Fine Wine & Spirits, is back on the market, and Palo Alto officials are leaning hard toward bringing back street‑level shops rather than watching the block turn into another housing‑heavy project.
California Woman Killed on Kentucky Interstate While Trying to Rescue Escaped Pet
MOUNT VERNON, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is reporting that KSP Post 11 London was notified on June 8, 2026, of a single vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on I-75 northbound near the 62-mile marker in Rockcastle County. The preliminary investigation determined that Morabia Siddhi Suresh, 33 years...
Santa Clara Drivers Should Prepare for More World Cup Traffic Near Levi’s Stadium
Santa Clara is used to big crowds, but World Cup traffic is not a regular game-day headache. With Levi’s Stadium hosting multiple 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, streets around the stadium are facing repeated closures, detours, trail interruptions, transit changes, parking pressure, and late-night travel headaches. For fa
Real estate firms eye 400-plus homes at San Jose office building site
SAN JOSE — Two real estate allies are floating a plan to develop well over 400 homes next to a San Jose train stop, a project that would replace a large empty office building with affordable apartments and market-rate houses. SummerHill Homes and Cypress Equity Investments are planning to...
Sneaker Waves, Soaked Streets and a Split-Personality Forecast for San Jose
San Jose wakes up at a cloudy 59°F this morning, but inland sunshine is on deck to push temperatures into the low 80s tomorrow. The marine layer is clinging to the shoreline early, keeping coastal spots cool and gray while the South Bay breaks into sunshine by midday. At the same time, higher-than-normal late-night hig
University Ave home TP’d; grocery thefts; airbags deploy in Tesla dealership crash (Police Blotter,...
Someone reportedly punched the lock of the caller’s vehicle and ransacked it on Los Gatos Almaden Road at 3:26pm. Two men reportedly stole four cases of beer from Safeway on Pollard Road at 3:37pm. A vehicle was reportedly running stop signs and speeding on Almendra Avenue at 10:34pm. June...
Sipbie Caffe owner’s ‘taste buds’ help create drinks for his Los Gatos pop-up
When Matthew Clark opens his pop-up coffee shop on Main Street in Los Gatos each weekend, he’s serving drinks based not only on his own travel experiences but on the taste buds of his friends and neighbors. Clark, a Los Gatos resident of almost 15 years, established Sipbie Caffe...
Japanese market and dining site set to open this month in downtown San Jose
SAN JOSE — A Japanese market with an array of shopping, dining, and drinking options aims to start serving customers this month in downtown San Jose ahead of its grand opening in late July. Sakura Market will have a soft opening on June 24, with a full-fledged grand opening...
East Palo Alto Food Charity Rocked After Tax Forms Flag $1 Million In ‘Personal’...
Federal tax filings show a Peninsula charity that runs food and housing programs in East Palo Alto reported more than $1 million in payments labeled as personal expenses on its most recent IRS return. The disclosure has rattled donors and local partners who rely on the agency’s services and has drawn scrutiny from nonp
