San Jose Vietnamese Weekday Picks That Stay Open When You Need Them
The fastest way to waste a lunch hour in San Jose is driving to a Vietnamese spot that's closed Tuesday, or shut 3–5 p.m. for a mid-day break. These six places stay open when you actually need to eat, per the operators' posted hours and Yelp listings.
Campbell closes loophole that allowed high-density projects on single-family lots
Campbell City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to tighten the city’s interpretation of state housing law by requiring the land for a proposed project be vacant at the time a developer submits an application. In 2025, Campbell adopted an interim ordinance to comply with the passage of two state...
Amid ICE Fears, Mental Health Workers Report Drop in Immigrants Seeking Treatment
On the outskirts of San José at Fowler Creek Park, rolling grassy hillsides stretch out towards the east, dotted with leafy shrubs and grazing cows. It’s a peaceful spot, where social worker Ruby Lopez-Flores used to love taking her clients to get fresh air, many of them the children of immigrant families.
Alameda County DA says no alleged East Bay Eric Swalwell victims have come forward
Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson on Thursday urged anyone who claimed to have been assaulted by Eric Swalwell to contact East Bay law enforcement officials.
Blighted San Jose building lands on city radar for heightened scrutiny
SAN JOSE — A blighted building in downtown San Jose landed on the city’s radar and now faces intensified scrutiny to ensure the property doesn’t become a full-fledged eyesore. One of several locations downtown that have been afflicted by deteriorating conditions, the building at 96 North Second...
San Jose adjusts living wage for city contract workers to catch up with inflation
To help city contractors keep up with the Bay Area’s high cost of living, San Jose will now tie their pay directly to the rate of inflation — a move that increases wages for some of the city’s lowest paid contract workers. The San Jose City Council...
DA sends message to alleged victims of ex-congressman Eric Swalwell
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — The Alameda County District Attorney held a news conference Thursday with a message for alleged victims of Eric Swalwell. Earlier this April, the embattled politician resigned from Congress and dropped out of the California governor’s race over a sexual assault scandal. Speaking to reporters at the Oakland courthouse, District Attorney Ursula […]
San Jose workforce housing project moves forward to final city review
SAN JOSE — A San Jose housing development consisting of apartments for school district workers is poised for a final city review that would clear the way for the complex. The project at 2050 Kammerer Ave. would produce 78 homes, city planning files show. The rentals would be made available to teachers and staff of Alum Rock Union Elementary School District.
The Peninsula Chinese and Southeast Asian Restaurants Worth the Drive Up 101 from San...
If you live in San Jose and you've been telling yourself the South Bay has everything you need, Millbrae would like a word. A 35-mile drive up 101 lands you in one of the densest Chinese-restaurant clusters on the Peninsula — Cantonese dim sum, Hunan noodles, Sichuan banquet plates, Shanghai dumplings, Lanzhou hand-pulled beef noodles, all walkable between Broadway and El Camino...
These Los Gatos cottages come with ‘Professional Parents’
Pacific Clinics has quite the legacy. It grew out of a merger between Eastfield Home of Benevolence, a San Jose orphanage, and the Ming Quong residence, which assisted Chinese children who needed support, starting decades back. Pacific Clinics envisions “a world in which all people realize health and well-being,” and...
