Silicon Valley military families may lose their low-cost grocer
The U.S. Department of War may close Santa Clara County’s only place for military service members and their families to buy food and household items at reduced prices. The commissary at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View has long served as a grocery lifeline for military families in the Bay Area. But...
Fear of ICE Raids Drains Sales for Businesses in Oakland’s Fruitvale
Enriqueta Soriano has sold bejeweled, colorful ball gowns for quinceañeras, weddings and other formal events for 30 years in Oakland’s Fruitvale district, a majority Latino area where one in three residents is foreign-born. The Mexican immigrant raised six children and saved for retirement with income from her...
Project opens 40-mile stretch of Bay Area waterway to endangered fish
Biologists say steelhead trout are listed as a threatened species in Northern California and haven't been spotted this far upstream since the 1960s. Now, they're hoping that populations will reach the creek to spawn and bolster populations.
Three Bay Area residents charged in $100,000 ATM ‘jackpotting’ theft
The suspects allegedly stole more than $100,000 from two ATMs on California’s North Coast using a “jackpotting” scheme — a method where criminals hack or manipulate cash machines to dispense money.
Emergency Rally in San Jose Opposes ICE in the Bay Area
Organizers of the rally include: Silicon Valley chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, Students for a Democratic Society SJSU, FRSO San Jose, Community Service Organization San Jose, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and San José May Day Coalition. Photo credit: ProBonoPhoto.org/Jillian Lovett. §. by ICE...
Massive retail theft and gift card fraud ring targeting seniors busted in Santa Clara...
Authorities in Santa Clara County say they have broken up a huge theft and fraud ring that targeted major retailers, along with hundreds of elderly victims across the country.
‘Rotting’ San Jose bus depot has new owner that eyes housing project
SAN JOSE — The long-abandoned Greyhound bus terminal in San Jose is now owned by the property’s lender, an entity that’s headed up by real estate executives who said they are prepared to develop hundreds of homes on the site. The lender, a Texas-based affiliate of a...
Bay Area group donates food for Diwali
Thousands of Santa Clara County residents celebrate Diwali every fall by creating colorful rangoli designs and eating traditional dishes with family. One local group takes the holiday spirit a step further by collecting thousands of pounds of food for those who need it most. The Bay Area chapter of Sewa Diwali, part...
Whole Foods’ Stevens Creek location reopens after a five-month hiatus due to vermin infestations
The Whole Foods store located on Stevens Creek Boulevard reopened on Monday, Sept. 29, after a five-month hiatus due to vermin infestations. The store initially underwent a partial closing on April 7, when inspectors from the Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health reported rodent droppings in multiple...
Jet stream shift brings Bay Area cooldown, but rain chances fade
A weak coastal low will bring clouds and a few stray showers Wednesday before the storm track resets farther north, leaving most of the Bay Area dry through the weekend.
