San Jose BART Land Brawl Headed For Jury Showdown Next Spring
A years-long fight over chunks of land next to the future 28th Street/Little Portugal BART station in San Jose is barreling toward a possible jury trial, even as the transit agency now says it does not need some of the property. Small businesses and property owners caught in the dispute say the Santa Clara Valley...
Nokia-owned Infinera buys its San Jose tech site, solidifying presence
SAN JOSE — Nokia-owned Infinera bought its South San Jose site in a deal that cements the presence of the two companies in Silicon Valley. Infinera, a maker of optical chips, paid just under $27 million for a large office and research building at 6373 San Ignacio Ave., according to documents filed Feb. 18 with the...
Santa Clara County DA Warns of Potential Layoffs and ‘Dire’ Safety Risks Amid Budget...
Budget shortfalls could force the South Bay’s top prosecutor to abandon misdemeanor prosecutions, domestic violence cases and youth programs — leading to “tragic” consequences for public safety, according to Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen. During his annual State of the Office address on Tuesday, Rosen...
Copper Crooks Plunge San José Streets Into the Dark
Parts of San José went dark today after thieves stripped copper wiring from public infrastructure, knocking out streetlights and leaving intersections barely lit while city crews rushed in for emergency repairs. Neighbors reported entire blocks swallowed by darkness, and drivers said traffic signals were dim or out...
Students advocate for change after suicide
The following content contains mentions of suicide. Students, teachers and district officials are calling for action following a student suicide on Feb 3. On Feb. 10, Principal Brent Kline and the Associated Student Body organized a student forum at lunch where students had the chance to share concerns and possible...
Mosque in Los Gatos neighborhood becomes focus of local complaints as it seeks to...
Located on a quaint street in Los Gatos, the West Valley Muslim Association has been a gathering point for local Muslims for years. But being a community hub has also brought challenges, according to some who live nearby.
San Jose slow to tell workers about data breach
San Jose administrators have disclosed that private information for current and former city employees may have been compromised, following a data breach last month. The incident occurred on Jan. 9 when a “workforce member” lost a USB drive that may have contained Social Security numbers, according to a letter city...
Bloom Energy Dumps Peninsula Space, Piles Into Fremont Mega Plant
Bloom Energy has quietly shed roughly 104,000 square feet of Peninsula real estate, consolidating those operations into a newly leased Fremont site and shifting a chunk of manufacturing and engineering work across the Bay. The move pulls together facilities in Mountain View and Sunnyvale into a larger East Bay hub...
Missing San Jose State student found dead at Northstar ski resort
A 21-year-old student at San Jose State University was found dead at Northstar California Resort on Thursday, marking the third skier killed in two weeks at the Tahoe ski slope.
San Jose Local Hailed as Hero After Clearing Flooded Drains in Downpour, ‘You’re a...
We all know the rain has been coming down hard across California, and like in many previous years, the streets often aren’t fully prepared for it. Everywhere we go, we see flooded streets causing a lot of commotion and basically halting everyone’s daily activities. However, there are some people out there willing to...
