San Jose Reels as eBay Axes About 800 Jobs
EBay is cutting roughly 800 jobs, about 6% of its global full-time workforce, in a fresh round of layoffs announced today. The reductions, which the company says will hit multiple teams, were first reported in the afternoon and are being communicated to affected employees throughout the week. The company says...
BART board approves plan to close stations if voters reject sales tax measure
The BART Board of Directors approved Thursday a plan to close stations and make other service cuts if voters reject a sales tax measure that is expected to be on the ballot later this year.
West San Jose Man Fatally Shoots Former Girlfriend at Shopping Center Parking Lot Before...
A West San Jose man fatally shot his former girlfriend in a shopping center parking lot before killing himself, prompting a homicide investigation and public plea for information.
Hundreds to be laid off from Bay Area-based luxury EV maker
(KRON) — Hundreds of employees will be laid off from a Bay Area-based electric vehicle maker. According to a California WARN report, 319 Lucid Motors employees are losing their jobs, effective on April 21. The employees are based in Lucid’s headquarters in Newark on Gateway Boulevard. The report states the layoffs...
San Jose pilot program will convert nearly 200 units at downtown high-rise into housing...
When The Fay opened in 2024, San Jose officials believed the 23-story, 336-unit high-rise could be transformative, not only by adding much-needed housing but also by boosting foot traffic near the southern gateway to downtown. Instead, the housing development at the corner of Market and Reed Streets in the city’s...
San Jose Hits Reset on Santana Row Mega Plan, Neighbors Brace for Impact
The City of San José has quietly but significantly hit reset on environmental review for the next chapter of Santana Row, reopening a key public comment window on plans that could reshape the high-profile mixed-use district across from Valley Fair. Yesterday, the city released a revised Notice of Preparation...
San Jose Supervisors Float Black Reparations As County Wallet Runs Dry
Santa Clara County supervisors say they are ready to at least talk about a local reparations policy for Black residents, a step supporters see as overdue acknowledgment of discrimination they say hollowed out Black-owned businesses, homeownership and generational wealth in San Jose. The proposal has been sent into...
Full presser: SJPD provides update on murder-suicide
The San Jose Police Department provides an update into a murder-suicide that in a busy shopping center parking lot.
Vehicle found unoccupied with airbags deployed in creek bed near Quito and Montclair roads...
A caller reported a suspicious person placing a bottle of alcohol in a stroller at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 1:15pm. The same subject was later reported at 10:20pm in the alcohol aisle and was suspected of attempting to steal again. No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle...
San Jose business sues VTA alleging revenue loss after it was moved using eminent...
Two years ago, VTA invoked eminent domain to move a San Jose business out to make way for the upcoming Little Portugal BART station. Now, the owner is suing the VTA for the business losses she says she is experiencing.
