Alameda County Office of Education to pay $100K restitution for ‘historical harm’
(KRON) — The Alameda County Board of Education (ACBOE) passed a resolution Tuesday to pay $100,000 in restitution to families and descendants of Russell City residents. Russell City was created as an unincorporated community during the 1930s in the area that is now Hayward. The county demolished the community three...
California grandfather, 72, ‘boiled alive’ in scalding hotel shower: lawsuit
The water got as hot as 136 degrees, the lawsuit alleges.
Santa Clara County rallies to fill looming food aid gap
South Bay nonprofit leaders and government officials are racing to surge food aid into the region, as low-income residents brace for a sudden halt to the federal food stamps program. The halt of funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as CalFresh in California, amid a federal...
Developer switches gears on 200-plus unit downtown San Jose housing project
SAN JOSE — A developer has switched gears on a proposed residential development with hundreds of units in San Jose and will build market-rate apartments rather than homes for seniors. The proposed eight-story project would sprout at 313 Gifford Ave., according to documents on file with city planners. The...
San Jose students worry as AI transforms the job market
Henry Nguyen, like most college students, has big plans for his working future, but he's also heard about layoffs as machines and machine learning are increasingly taking jobs traditionally done by people. "I am concerned. There are a lot of students trying to get degrees, careers, and a lot of...
In-N-Out eyes new San Jose site on edge of fast-changing retail hub
SAN JOSE — In-N-Out Burger is eyeing a new San Jose restaurant that would replace an existing building in a retail center that is undergoing a fast makeover and adding fresh tenants. The fast-food chain intends to open a restaurant at 2641 McKee Rd. near the interchange of Interstate...
Hundreds of thousands of CA college students brace for loss of food benefits
"Campuses are preparing grocery gift cards and emergency grants and working with on-campus dining facilities to try to figure out expanded meal support," Johanna Lacoe, a research director at UC Berkeley, said.
‘Misleading’: San Jose mayor calls Newsom out over plan to clear homeless encampments
(KRON) — San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has called out Gov. Gavin Newsom over an announced partnership between the state and the City of San Jose to clear homeless encampments. On Thursday, Newsom’s office announced that San Jose had entered into an agreement with Caltrans to help clear encampments off certain state land....
Another Bay Area county is sending millions to support SNAP recipients during shutdown
Santa Clara County is allocating up to $4.5 million to support food aid for about 130,000 residents likely to see their federal food assistance disrupted if the federal government shutdown persists.
Modesto home invasion suspects possibly linked to similar incident in Union City
A group of suspects arrested after a home invasion in Modesto may be linked to a similar incident west in Alameda County, officials said Thursday.
