Diwali Fireworks Spark Debate: Celebrations Meet Legal Limits and Community Tensions Across U.S. Cities
As millions of Indian Americans celebrated Diwali this week, the traditional festival of lights collided with American realities: a complex patchwork of local fireworks ordinances, record dry weather conditions, and growing tensions over noise, safety, and cultural accommodation. From Jersey City’s...
Does Being a Native of San Jose Fill Anyone with Pride?
San Jose, often under the shadow of its more glamorous neighbors like San Francisco and Oakland, has been the subject of much debate on social media. Despite being one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. with relatively low crime rates and higher living standards, it often gets criticized for being a 'boring'...
Drunken Bay Area camper prompts large-scale search while sleeping it off in a field
About 40 search and rescue personnel, including drone and e-bike teams, were deployed before the man returned to his campsite, saying he had passed out in a nearby field.
San Jose music venue closure is a loss for indie artists
San Jose will be losing a longstanding music venue with a reputation for giving budding local artists audience exposure. The Art Boutiki will close at the end of December after 16 years of providing an eclectic space for artists of all genres and creating a community for music lovers in San Jose. The music venue also...
Busted California Retail Theft and Fraud Ring Targeted the Elderly in $1M+ Scam
California authorities arrested several suspects in conjunction with a retail theft and fraud ring targeting the elderly and others in their more than $1 million scam, according to a press release issued this week by Santa Clara County. The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office High Impact Team dismantled the...
San Jose single mom worries as SNAP benefits might be cut
A single mom in San Jose is bracing for the worst as Bay Area families using government assistance to pay for groceries may temporarily lose those benefits starting Nov. 1. Chelsea Hollingsworth, a single mom, doesn’t want her 3-year-old Keaneau and 2-year-old Kayden to go hungry. She says every...
After Decades Away, Nation’s Returns to Monterey Road: Late-Night Burgers and Holiday Pies Hit...
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. After decades away, Nation’s Giant Hamburgers is back in San Jose. The Monterey Road outpost at The Plant is officially cooking after a three-store summer return. Here’s what’s open now, what’s on the menu, and why it matters for this corridor.
Proposition 36 shows mixed results as few offenders choose treatment over incarceration
Proposition 36, approved by nearly 70% of voters in November of last year, is meant to be a major step in addressing both drug addiction and the rise in retail theft. Nearly a year later, some say the results are not what voters expected. When California voters approved Proposition 36,...
Food aid for Bay Area families at risk as government shutdown enters 25th day
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - As the government shutdown stretches into its 25th day, food banks across the Bay Area are bracing for a surge in need if federal food assistance runs out next month. SNAP, known in California as CalFresh, is expected to run out of funding in November due...
Bay Area Chip Giant Announces Hundreds of Layoffs Amid Restructuring
(TNS) — Applied Materials, one of Silicon Valley's largest semiconductor equipment makers, plans to lay off hundreds of employees worldwide, the company disclosed Thursday. In a filing with regulators, the Santa Clara firm said it will trim about 4% of its global workforce — roughly 1,400 jobs — affecting "all levels...
