CA Nonprofit Buys 6,100-acres of Sacred Land, Ending 10-year Battle Over Proposed Sand Mine
One of the largest private land purchases for conservation in California’s Bay Area was just carried out to save a historic ranch from being turned into a sand quarry. Before it was called Sargent Ranch, it was the sacred home of the Amah Mutsun Indian Band, and now it’s going to be protected for what one would...
$25 in quarters reported stolen from vehicle on Peacock Lane (Police Blotter, Feb. 1-7)
A group of juvenile males were reported smoking cannabis in an apartment driveway near a dumpster on Downing Oak Court at 2:03pm. Someone stole $150 worth of alcohol at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 10:36pm. Feb. 2. A caller reported she hit a parked vehicle at Carlton Avenue...
San Jose Parents, Teachers Blindsided By Potential Closure of Nine Elementary Schools
Concerned families, teachers, and community members packed the house at the San Jose Unified School District’s community meeting Tuesday evening after receiving news last week that up to a third of its elementary schools may be shuttered due to a 20 percent drop in enrollment. As Bay Area News...
This Life Size Monopoly Game In San Jose, California Is Even More Beautiful In...
Board game lovers, get ready. California is hiding one of the most over the top Monopoly experiences you will ever see. Imagine stepping onto a massive granite game board where every move happens at life size scale, with giant dice, oversized tokens, and properties you can physically cross. This Guinness...
San Jose Cops Bust Suspect After Failed Bank Note Job
San José police say a 41-year-old man is in custody after what appears to have been a low-tech, note-passing attempt at a bank robbery earlier this month. A man walked into a bank, handed a teller a handwritten demand for cash, then took off without getting far. Investigators later zeroed in on the suspected getaway...
County supervisor blasts Fremont on public-access controversy over rancher’s gate
An Alameda County supervisor is calling out what he sees as hypocrisy on the part of Fremont officials in the gate controversy that has divided residents in the rural hills, as the ongoing public-access dispute escalates into a clash between city and county. Supervisor David Haubert told this news organization...
Once “Highly Regarded,” California Assistant Principal Arrested in Child Exploitation Sting
Warning: The following story discusses attempted sexual assault and an attempted crime against a minor. Reader discretion is advised. A California middle school math teacher and assistant principal is in police custody after being caught in a child exploitation sting earlier this month. The San José Police Department...
Judge Nixes Mental Health Bid As San Jose Daycare Pool Tragedy Heads To Trial
A Santa Clara County judge has shut down an attempt to move one of the women charged in the Happy Happy Daycare drownings into a mental health diversion program, clearing the way for a jury to hear the case next week. The ruling ends another round of defense motions that have slowed the criminal case over the Oct. 2,...
Musician shot and killed by deputies in San Leandro told 911 he wanted to...
Authorities say the man shot by Alameda County deputies outside his home near San Leandro had an item that "was designed to resemble a firearm," after he had told dispatchers he wanted to go on a "killing rampage."
Fremont Street Tragedy: Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Two Cars on Stevenson Boulevard
A Tuesday night walk across Stevenson Boulevard in Fremont ended in tragedy when a pedestrian was struck by two vehicles and later died at a local hospital, according to police. In a press release shared via the Fremont Police Department, investigators said the collision happened around 8:32 p.m. on the...
