SPECIAL REPORT, PART 2: Santa Clara Buries Total Pay Data About the Most Expensive...
Last month, Santa Clara News Online reported that Santa Clara now has the largest and most expensive City Manager’s Office in city history. That was a preliminary report because the City only shared salary information and did not include total benefits. That can be substantial. So SCNO has requested that information.
Immigration activity confirmed in San Jose as ICE regulation policy heads to council
ICE agents were back in San Jose Wednesday where the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network confirms at least one person was arrested. Meanwhile at City Hall, there were calls for transparency to ease fear.
Smash-and-grab robbery at Milpitas jewelry store foiled by owner firing a gun, police say
An attempt by 10-15 suspects to rob a jewelry store in Milpitas was thwarted after the store owner produced a firearm and opened fire, police said.
Los Banos Man Arrested in Bay Area Vandalism Spree Linked to Over 100 Incidents
Los Banos, CA (September 10, 2025) — A Los Banos man is among two suspects recently arrested for allegedly participating in a widespread graffiti spree that defaced property throughout the Bay Area, according to a statement from the San Jose Police Department. Sebastian Rodriguez, 23, was taken into custody...
Bay Area mom fights to keep epileptic daughter in school after district can’t accommodate...
A Santa Rosa family that made national headlines seven years ago when a judge allowed their daughter to receive cannabis oil to stop seizures in school, is now, again, battling to keep her in school. The local district says her needs have grown, and they can no longer accommodate her.
Gov. Newsom approves $750M loan for Bay Area public transit
Governor Newsom announced on Wednesday a $750 million loan to rescue BART, Muni, Caltrain and other struggling Bay Area transit systems, helping them keep them afloat until 2027. .
After fire, Alum Rock organizers fight to save treasured San Jose community hub
SAN JOSE — What is left of the former Mexican American Community Services Agency facility in East San Jose will soon be demolished. While it had gone through its share of troubles over the past decade-plus, a devastating three-alarm fire last month reduced it to rubble. Now, neighborhood organizers...
San Francisco woman ID’d in fatal San Jose scooter hit-and-run
Police said Monica Ibarra was riding an electric scooter near the SAP Center on Monday morning when she was struck by a stolen pickup truck.
Cupertino’s RV permit policy could affect homeless residents
Fanny never expected she’d uproot her four children from their Santa Clara apartment to a small RV parked on a side street off Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino. When her landlord kicked her out due to a minor dispute about two months ago, she began renting the RV for $900 a month to stay off the streets as a...
Chile, Mole, Pozole Festival in San Jose
All are welcome to celebrate Mexican Independence Day at La Plaza’s wonderful food festival that is sure to stimulate all the senses. As roasting chiles thicken the air, attendees of all ages can enjoy the velvety, slow-cooked mole infused with spices and hints of chocolate, and witness majestic horses dance to the...