🚨 Fatal Motorcycle Crash at Blackford Ln & Meridian Ave
On March 24, 2026, around 1:21 PM, San José Police responded to a crash at Blackford Lane and Meridian Avenue involving a 2014 Mazda CX-5 SUV and a 2004 Yamaha motorcycle. The motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. The Mazda driver stayed at the scene and cooperated...
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Man reportedly said he was going to throw rocks at the Tesla dealership vehicles...
An officer recovered a stolen vehicle at Vasona Avenue at 6:48pm. A caller staying at an Airbnb on Shady View Lane reported a theft of over $100 worth of items at 9:27pm. A caller reportedly lost an envelope containing a check at Downtown on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 12:22pm.
Opinion: SJ Unified Officials Deceived Public to Close Schools
Dishonest, immoral, discriminatory and dangerous. For thousands impacted by potential San Jose Unified elementary school closures, these adjectives have been throughlines for the entire operation. San Jose Unified School District Superintendent Nancy Albarrán and Chief Business Officer Seth Reddy have facilitated a...
Mountain View Laser Firm Bolts For South San Jose In HQ Shakeup
Iridex, the longtime Mountain View maker of medical laser systems, is packing up its headquarters and heading to South San Jose, signing on for roughly 30,800 square feet at Hellyer Oaks Technology Park. The company plans to open the new HQ this summer, with the lease slated to kick in on July 1. The move will pull...
New Almaden: The Mercury Mine That Built a Boomtown South of San José
View the full episode transcript. Visitors to the Almaden Quicksilver County Park may well wonder what the heck accounts for the name. Who or what was Almaden? What is quicksilver? Why is there a 27-room Classical Revival mansion nestled in more than 4,000 acres in the hills south of San José? So many questions!
Prominent Electronic Design Automation Company to Lay Off 55 at Sunnyvale Site
Synopsys, Inc. has confirmed plans to lay off 55 employees at its Sunnyvale facility. The software development company filed an official WARN notice with the state of California. The layoffs are permanent and are scheduled to begin on May 26, 2026. Tech Firm Synopsys Announces Job Cuts at Silicon Valley...
San Jose man accused of killing wife identified
(KRON) — Police on Wednesday identified a man who is accused of fatally shooting his wife inside a South San Jose home on Friday evening. Alfonso Morales, 54, was arrested by responding San Jose Police Department officers as he walked out of the residence in the 400 block of Don Seville Court. Authorities had...
SJ: Motorcylist Dies After Collision With Suv Tuesday Afternoon
A motorcyclist died Tuesday afternoon in San Jose when he collided with an SUV, police said. Just before 1:30 p.m., officers were sent to Blackford Lane and Meridian Avenue for a collision between a motorcycle and an SUV. According to investigators, a Mazda SUV being driven by a man was going northbound on Meridian...
Suds Jain’s Franklin Mall Paid Parking Fight Is Back Tonight With a $180,000 Study
The Franklin Mall paid parking controversy is back. Tonight, the Santa Clara City Council is scheduled to consider budget amendments that would move $180,000 into a new “Public Facilities Paid Parking” project for a parking study at Franklin Square. That means an idea many downtown business owners, shoppers,...

















