2 men face murder charges in attacks on their estranged wives in San Jose
Editor's note: This story contains details that some readers may find disturbing. Two men accused of killing their estranged wives in unrelated attacks over the past week in San Jose will be arraigned on Wednesday, prosecutors said. The most recent killing happened Monday in South San Jose, when a 49-year-old...
Santa Clara County charges 2 men in separate domestic violence killings
Prosecutors in Santa Clara County have filed charges against two men in separate deadly domestic violence incidents.
Mountain View Space Center Plan Sparks Housing Concerns as Major NASA Ames Expansion Moves...
Plans for the Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames in Mountain View are drawing attention over housing limits, traffic impacts, and Silicon Valley’s long-standing growth imbalance.
World Cup fans pack Santana Row in San Jose
Santana Row is getting in on the World Cup action. More than a dozen restaurants have teamed up to show matches and keep the excitement going throughout the tournament.
Santa Clara’s Once-Troubled Nuevo Dog Park Tiptoes Back to Life
After being closed for nearly 10 months, Santa Clara's Nuevo Dog Park quietly reopened yesterday, chains off the gates and a few wary dog owners testing the grounds. City officials say a third-party environmental review found no evidence that the park's turf, soil or drinking water was to blame for the cluster of illne
Sale of Coliseum to African American Developers Moves Toward Completion
‘This is on the precipice of actually occurring,’ said Ray Bobbitt, buyers’ representative. After many months of complex negotiations, the Oakland Coliseum development deal is finally nearing an agreement that will open the way for new owners – the African Americans Sports and Entertainment Group (AASEG) – to revitaliz
San Jose’s 160-room mansion has doors to nowhere and stairs that hit the ceiling
A Victorian mansion sits on South Winchester Boulevard in San Jose, California, with 160 rooms, 2,000 doors, 47 staircases, and 10,000 window panes. Construction started in the mid-1880s and did not stop for nearly 38 years. The woman behind it all poured a massive fortune into a house that grew...
Santa Clara Co.: 60 Thefts Tied To $157,000 In Losses Cracked By Investigators
Organized retail criminals tied to more than 60 thefts and $157,000 in stolen merchandise have been disrupted, Santa Clara County prosecutors and sheriff's deputies said Tuesday. The thieves went after stores including TJ Maxx, Nike, Dick's Sporting Goods and American Eagle across the Bay Area, according to the Distric
Oakland’s approach to illegal dumping ‘abysmal,’ civil grand jury says
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland is failing in its efforts to tackle illegal dumping, according to the Alameda County civil grand jury. "The problem has grown over the last 10, 11 years," said Rick Smith, who served as the panel's foreperson over the past year. Amount of trash in city has...
Zero-Interest Microloans Help Unhoused Californians Keep Their Autonomy
A Santa Clara University Professor Built a Zero-Interest Microloan Program for Unhoused Californians A program run through the Business School of Santa Clara University is making zero-interest microloans available to unhoused people in the area. Many of these people survive … Continue reading →
