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East Side Union High School District was set to vote yesterday on a sweeping round of layoffs that district and union sources say would wipe out roughly 85 full-time positions, including counselors, social workers and campus safety advisors. Staff members and students warned the move would thin already stretched...

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live and work, but criminals are using it too. One of the fastest-growing and most frightening new scam trends is AI-powered “voice spoofing.” With just a few seconds of audio pulled from a social media post, voicemail, or video, scammers can clone someone’s voice...

LOS ANGELES — Kaiser Permanente officials reiterated Saturday that they've made the "strongest proposal" in the company's history to the union representing lab workers in six Southern California counties, one day after the union said members had voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. "Our Alliance employees...

Alexander Soofer, 42, allegedly used some of the money on a down payment for a $7 million home

There are some 5 million Iranians living in the United States. A large population live in the Monterey Bay and the Bay Area. On this program, we hear from activist/student Elnaz Sarbar, Data Scientist, Azadeh Sanjari, and Santa Cruz City Council member, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson about what they are hearing from...

“Rightsizing” is supposed to sound better than “layoffs”, but either way, people are losing their jobs. Anger and hurt were tangible at last night’s Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting. Students, staff, and community members flooded the building and were eager to be heard by the district.

Authorities say a San Jose couple turned a Fremont house of worship into a target, slipping five gold ornaments off statues at a Hindu temple and then trying to flip the loot at a San Jose market for quick cash. The ornaments, taken from inside Vedic Dharma Samaj in Fremont, were pegged at roughly $18,000 in value,...

Laughing Monk Brewery, which a few years ago took over the Faultline Brewery restaurant in Sunnyvale, is now headed to Campbell. The brewpub will fill the vacant Rock Bottom Brewery space at the Pruneyard, according to Regency Center’s leasing website. At nearly 10,000 square feet, it’s the largest restaurant space...

The Alameda County District Attorney’s office formally rejected felony vandalism charges against four current and former UC Berkeley students who were arrested while attempting to hang a giant cardboard mosquito from Sather Gate. The District Attorney’s office confirmed Friday that all charges were rejected Dec. 29....

"[They] are going to have to make difficult decisions." Locals take to the streets as officials threaten cuts for to essential services: 'It's going to really harm people' first appeared on The Cool Down .